SCOUT NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 301, 20 December 1922, Page 10

SCOUT NEWS.

; i it.i I'ATiir.wiiKn. ■ « l-nuilluil-r .-.viwids >„ :,!l ~,u.r,,,,-,l in : J;»> tins Hi- »»«s..ir., «nvrtn(c< b-st I -«ish-s r<>r ■«imicl lamijlna." .md iimnks all . Ifnr tb.-ir kind .-xin-i-s.-ions. I Jw.irk wlfh'a M-iiup puiiuU uiali'i.' v. h'icli' v.-'jis i s»n<l adilr-.".-, rrmu I'unon .Imiups unci Mr I • i;plK<hv. .li.-iii" . ~iiimlsai(i:i-i-. uiad,. iim.-' Ipass swiftly. Hi.' limil it-ui. «» i n u \) pnund j «jiiL'hi< iva- supper, whl.-li »:is tlioroughlv SenjojeU. * The I'mi.-oubi ir.«.|j li.-I.J ; , .Uvii-ih paiad>- ; Jon Sunday -vi-nlus ■" >l>•• > ' H-faurrh. Sir-vi Thi>r* wen- over MIO offio-rs and .-c.mK ~11 pnrade. iDc-liidinn j "troop rhau'l'ain. X.v. V:. "■r:i'y'|..i-. t 'ia've a tiniSi.Tinon. whir-h «-nn lisu-Dfd in with iuti>n-sr ' Sby tin- boys. i £ The i;r.y U-uii irui.ii imruaeU for lhoj past tim- of this .year hist Friday «\ening. i JThere w< ii :;.i<id niiistt-r. som- 07 boys |answcriu>t iln- r.ii! -all. I'ifry mombprs of , Ithis rruup urn Koiiiu iiuUpi , canvas ar llpn- I jjiflprNon during tlic I'hrintnias holidays. . S The ramptHitioa for ih- Ilomp S'ursinjr ■ |Oiip for Kirl peaci- dvouth took place ou i •.Saturday. Tho n-inning troop was St. ! fcAndrew's i;irl Pvace Scouts. Tue team's [work was very crrditanli' indeed, and they ' s»ro tn l.p loiigin tula ted on Ihpir success, j ITh- i-iip wlli In- pri-sHnl«d 10 the team on ' (Thursdiiy pveuinj:. inst.. on thp occasion j lof rheir break-up pntertniuniem at St. ■ lAndrcWs Parish Hail. All IntPlPstPd will I H>p heartily welcomed. I The attention of all officers iv ihargp .if jtroop camps is drawn to the followins rule : , I"Sα scout shall take part in anr boat train- < •Ing until he can swim r,» yards. Bathing j {will only be permitted under strict supervision to prevent non-swimmers getting Into Jdauperous waters. A picket of two good I fewimmers staoujil be on duty (undressed i j U*virh sreat-i-oats on. iv a boat or on shore i s the circumstances innv demand, ready to j Jbelp any boy iv distress! The picker itself ! (may not bathe until the others have left ' {tin- wnter." i I The Court Ambulance Shield was comJpeted for on Saturday last nt Sr. Matthew's I piall. The competition was conducted by {members of the St. John Ambulance ♦Brigade, under Superintendent C. \V. JGooderham. Seven teams entpred for tile i The contest resulted as fol- ' lows : —St. Maryti Itrst. Urey I.vnn second, j .SI. Peter's third. - ■ -

'»•; It Iβ curious to find th;v.t. although hoy acout tj-oops have been in existence in AuckUanil for fourteen years, there is "till a portion of the public who do not understand ifhat all the work done by scoutmasters is It is done for the love of the tthing, without pecuniary reward of any kind : more often the scoutmaster puts his giand In his own pocket to supplement the .■very small l'uuda of the troop. It is often Jthe case t)iut not able to understand this, arc -inclined to treat the scoutMnaster as if Iv; were a. paid official, and consider thai their sons are doing him a tfnvour by joining lilh troop, though, really, if any favour.* , aw being done the hoot is "on the other foot.

• Some tliree .weekF ago. Master Alex. Woods, son of • Lieutenant R. A. Woods. :scnurmnstDr of the Calliope Sea Scouts, with > friend were rovrtng about in the vicinity of the XortU tlead rocks ai I'helti'nham 3each when they noticed two ladies who ■ieeemi'd to be in great distress. The ladies railed out to the boys asking them if they ■bad seen two little boys, who had wandered from their parents; care. Tne boys replied ..that t hey had not. bat "tliat they would go Jn senrch of them. Presently they found Jthem. up to their waists in water. In a very ■precarious position, with the tide rleing: The youths managed to get them on board • their dinghy, and restored them to their relatives, who were very thankful, taking the boys' addresses and promising to cnll on their parents to thank them personally for the scout-like action of the sons.

, The Devonport troop wound up the year with an officers and leaders* dinner in -i'lird's Tearooms. A most enjoyable evening •was spent wltli musical items, both tnstru•mental and vocal. Mr. Knowles. the seoutmasttr, thanked his olßeers and patrol leaders for the sood work they had put in during the year. For some necks past the boys of this iroop have been milking a daily practice of assembling on the bench in charge of their instructor. Mr. C. Mitchell, when- they so tbronsh a few minutes physical jerks folldwed by practice in lonu distance swimming. For .scouts who live near the water this is a irood lead: fi.au sees them out of the water and on their way home to breakfast. ' f St. Barnnbus' troop held its final gathering test Fridajr evening. The meeting took the form of a games ereutng. There was an 'pscellent attendance of parents, and all jvere extremely Interested in the woi*k of the boys. Iladges were presented to Scouts fhe troop committee, who also congratulated the officers and scouts on their good work. ?'he troop are journeying to Tnmakl for their Christmas camp.

; Leys Institute troop, like other troops, enjoys a pound night, and finished their JrearV work with nn enjoyable one on Friday last. The Wolf Cubs closed their year on Monday evening. Six cubs will be promoted to.the senior troop next year. The work for 1823 will commence on the first Friday in February. i Ilobsoovllle are holding a fair. "Hey: ho! <omc to Uie fair'" perlmps 1 should pay. have held' a fair, to raise funds for Both bnyjind gir! scout troop. \Ve wish them (very success, and hope they will Jiuvr good tamping'during the Christmas week.