BOY SCOUTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 729, 31 January 1910, Page 6

BOY SCOUTS.

p RECOGNITION BY GOVERNMENT. p , A BRANCH' OF CADETS. |f < \WrrH PARTIAL EXEMPTION FROM p , ' MILITARY: TRAINING. ||| Under the Defence Act of 1909, pro-

risibh 'is ,made for,,;the. Minister, at; the instance r :of,;the; -local .'authorities..' con,»trolling; the'/ißby;Scouts 'movement,■ to ( scouts/ Since the ;Apassing.;of ythe hew' Defence 'Act, ;scout;.sniasters 'and/others .who' take {an .interest ''..in.the.work'df .the: Boy I ■ jgiving : fserious; ■ -consideration ■■:■to ,' their the;. Junior. .Cadets. t.'^^--. a '^^:' BU ßß es !ions' for a' : basis of gogreement"'.'were, submitted to, and ap;r'proyed:by,'a committee, convened-for the i'jimrpose: by 'DtJ R; •H; i Makgill,. Commiii-'' l :pf Boy : Scouts,-North Island; and iVTOrej. ;.;Bubs&iuently.v.;forwarded'' to , .the ;,>yari6us .districl?.';commanders. .-.eration and report-.A copy has also been v ;tie Hon.; G./Fowlds,/ Mini;ister.:.:in '.Charge'.; of ; : ;the'y Junior '■': ;.Cadets. ; jEegulations.; with; thereto Care the -.attention ;of ; ;the. o Cadet .Branch • of .the -Edncatipn Depart-' Anient, (j probability, .will; be SB^^.^ , at'C ; no'r'disiant'i'date^'''.' l lt. ■' B sreed;by 'the committee, and expressed ;• as.articles of-policy,, that: ':■■. ■ 'v v object .'of-the :Bdy. : .Scout organisa--faon-isto,train boys-in ,the direction of 'making them good scouts and useful citi- ;; sens,jbnt.wß must -not.-overlo'ok.' the - value ; of -military,. trainingsuch as they will- re-' v.ceive as junior:.cadets.-under,the,;Defence : - Act.'V, We .mast, endeavour- to 'secure for •, our;boys.;;a'soundvtraining..' from -both • directions, and thus turn out, the most : highly-trained" type for - our '. future,' citi-i-jwui,.' -To/secure this, .we propose;to .leave' ■ the';military-side- of tho.training,Mother :; than scouting,';'too the, cadet '-'officers,;'; and, {devote-'ourselves .to'-the; subjects'; detailed . in: military ./Scouting'foT.Boysi'. since the flatter type of -teaching is" difficult; to com: /bine; with .strict militaryVdiscipline'' and ;Uwv';^ !: 'K.Uv:^;Jj;iV. : ;^H.^; : c:':' ; ..!v X .■•£ Concessions; Asked,; Fori f : f : '.£.'.<yY ;''- s .^We.'.'desire!.;tha't'!brir : . ; training of"V the as scouts ■ shall, be.' recognised by 'the :•;Education;.Department,-:: /as i forming- ; a oßpMialised, branch.lof.'the.'^ets,'.to Vbo. ■ niow. as >?Boy / Scouts;'; appearing; as such : >n;6ffidal:paiwies;an'dfieldfdays in their" ■• distinctive"y.uniform'., ;?,We;/hope,; further,' -'to.; secure; for; ouryboys. the', following ;con-;;wssibro:~V;;-;/V" ;■;"'•:./:-;/;;';';/; .oV;';-: exemption' froml/the;- full i-V'■';-'<?, conrao;,'of-jmilitary.^training;/;:;/ ;; : //M;/Alar: to; "cadets; '} : i .->;" ■';;.;■ ■;?;;'; '?■ " ■ kfii'-} pf'.umfbrin: . i»; , U; : like; ; {vby{ '' C(;;; : <;'KW'<EecognitioriV b'f'.'the': examinations K?i .;; passed';;as : laid,' : do^in;^cbuting.fbrsi^ v 'j»Ssioiiß,' : ;it-;is -.obvious'; that';w'e-must.sub-. ; mit -to.; a;'certain') degree ..of /official •: 6uper:'; . ;.visipn ;'ani4vcontrol; y.but^^ftwhile.;.granting r : lsais,4it?is,'- inV'oui;opimoni':essentuili-that-itte.: . ;rarv'eaV ; andr;tliit;"wM - ;cStibn',' DeparMent,-.^tto' ; ;relationship';;be-' ! ;frcmsoffibiaVamtibl;;^;P,~. n^^;,;/,.;T-;^;; :(; . K^With^.tlrisfj ;.we' .jropbser.that; 'tte Scout-organisahpn'should remaih;'as body I'nndeTiciyilian l . l . cbnrrblrr-but ''.that-in ! ttJe;foUbwing>m'atters; the boys .should'be . rju^d-;under,;the'.'superyisibn; : of ..the.'De- --'..--.'.;.;; "- ; .-',;-- ;-.■;/ v;.;;*,;% .--''i' J ,; t»; ; taiie^paxtTin;;paiadesiScanipsj; and.i -;;;'|;;.-by the;;cbntrol-of ;. v,jif 3 ; : .rnnsi; |. : ;;)?;^;ni6niai;officers;-{V:'7;;;';f.: '\^''; ;- v r?i;>

!£'££; !?^dasssfiiiation; Honours should ybe; J .cqnducted "Cbji -officers. aj*: S£K■:W W° 6^ure : '• a.portion ?^:-l ! 'l .');-^of.tie-routine' niiliia^ 1 training, the $;.S; ; p proposed ?fe^/ftßhould;; to goffered' "•ul- ;lien '. /thereof iJ^KK^ddfibe'viub^ '%?>ss£ ■$* 5 hands" ! appointed ';b3r : r:V'^''r ; '^ ;

fSi«®v^(^'-'Sv: : I'^i-v 1 -/?'.'- 1 :; V- :.": so7faT;as:possiblej r pfii- f:i"'■. the above officers 'should; be supplied from If-gilvStheYstaffvdf-'.the BbyfScout {oiganisatioh:inspectors,; ': ;and ; other, - officers;.:;., should' feft;fi assist .the-. Department ■,- in f '■6ut. : ;the /official-i share■' of, the, Iv???:;:J fori, it berjag, clearly understood' that the oii0 ii seroces tej-gv^lpnJtheirApsijnjy p:^,: <i-]jmandaittf of'the- : and that : t^ pSSfeii' the IS:S,fe officer.jinVcb'^ bnthepart of the. scoutmasters., The : ;following :facts:-should: ; ;be. rememV paS-St; berediin;/,cohsider^ above"; elei<en: years .of age tire --Defence; .■;1909,':; but v that -may:in;;part*:take; the form I??';.'-.•'•"'*of scout.■work'is conceded:byythe.Act; ■:■''- j"t.;'/,; ( v;:.; (b)'Tieijuwor'-'fcadets are/controlled: by sK;.(v"<;:J;U»: Minister; for'SEdncatioh,/whose";. Chief: j! r ;' : Si-yi;':; i of;.Staff Jisjthe■ Commandant; of.- CadetskJ ; - K K,'.-K;'r v (c)..The;i %U-: : ;]?l: scouts depends''on' .mutual,': agreement;' be-' i:'% : T.:-.;;;\\^e«u;the;M^ p54W> .toon; therefore,;:.proposals frbm'-.our : ';.or-' |ir-v'.? : .';v : ; , : .*anisaiion: .m'ust'.,bo ;.'.'robmtted', ; .;;-to'.-;.tb.e' !rt S K':YS ftfihister. '-Y ; Y-': -K----:- ■ 'V.-; !- •' ■'-'■'--'-• ••'•■-.•; t¥0;:;;■>,::"By the^above;s^^gestirals-a' l ;boy.scoui s£ :;/;.:' pemainsoii eiactly; in piisvpresent : positioni' : :but:';on":;;theVdays f"; ;"'; ; ;•:•/ fiiears in: : his'-;.officaJ:.(apacity' tiv) c'fSmerjdfthe'ißoy Scout Branch; of.- Cadets.; SV-.~:'? ,: :r:teo6utmasters:.will l conduct: their. wbrkVas f;:';v : :; ; present on ordinary..'ooca-j:;7'-.jeipn; ".but, : if he : . voluntarily,'offers vhis" [:";KV:; .:•;:gervipee, ..a scoutmaster.: may..• be. attached |..:V,;...,:\ ftp' the:'. Scout Branch "of the .Cadets, aid ;:;;.' v v: : ;. : ':tean :'. then, appear•'on-official 7 occasions in E'J' ':'■'' ,'punmediate : ': command.'of: his 'troop, ;but v'; .pubject:,.to . orders - from j'the : officer, in r?',;;■:.'■; general,,command;;of; the .cadets or .any V:\.. vspecialv"offifcer : appointed;,by. the .'."bbm-' i -.''' : '',:i~.3nan'dant of cadets; to., take .control, of ".the l ; './::":;';;.:.- : /Boy;';Scout;:Division. V. Thus,,-on "an; offifyi,'::.:"■■ jcial' - : pa:rade,; ; ; the, - cadets, will". be;' divided [.I;-!'■;-:;.:ranto cadets.; pure, and simple; and-cadets p/,.&';.;:-'Wfi6";are'il»y-.sconts..'';All;:'will come under t'/v•'.;-. •■•'. fthe command .'of' the/general:"offioer comi'o-■•;.;.' fmah'ding,V"but;the.: two .'divisions ' will t?f!: : S'-> ■■ each';have its-'special;staff',,of-officers.' :.'. 6'j : .",, : :.; i-'ltjis: hoped: thai: scoutmasters may li? ;''.-'''..obme .'forward,', and, as,. : far as possible, ';8.r,-;;: ; -':':'ißupply the staff'of .the Boy Soont-Divi- •';.:; i«ion.-■;. In'this'way'the training of the' &:":':;;:;,.^^.scputs'will'.not suffer frohl want .of .con-. L-S1;':': ; v.:itiiiuit7.-': Scoutmasters who do not wish t , '; r .'>t';-..'--'to':jtake; this-voluntary.-, official ■: service ?•":":'.;■;:•;; must.stand aside on.theee days on which f;v':','"''.';;'--;official<',work : : iß.--be.ing carried out. - :" S- - a ; ;H,M: Instruction;and,Examination. ;••;-;■;■;.' ')'. '.'.examinations .for 'Scout,' $i-f. : ■': : ;...'Secpnd-olass : ' Scout;'-i;and.. Tirst-class ,";;:"::":."-./Scout',badgesiwill be carried offii;.V.;;.-;;;:■ ybts;.approved -by the Department, but iw,,;,;;..;/'. be desired, that, these positions !:'',: : ,',,,; ehould" be -filled; as far as possible .from ;::'i?" ,:?':-our;,staffs: jlhspeetors mayVbe" appointed S;r.'.-y-,'' by. the .Minister: to report on the work: jjy-;;;.:; of instruction ■■'. given. by the scoutmasr>;'',"■■.:■.'.ters..;','.Eiemption from"part, of the,roU'tine;cadet work: may. be secured for their f-'*..;', '■'■':; tbbys ■■■ by-.scoutmasters.;;whose'■;<stan3ar!Js ;,'.:; : ' ! ;;';«rtisfy. 'such -but,' to this end, K;:*-* > iattendance-,' by-the;-boys.;, at \-'ti.- specified b;.',;..:;. - /number of: instructional ;olasses must be-k?;-v- r>come;'compulsory.''"'•• :■ ■■'•■■:■ ''-;/;• , ~-,;