SCOUT NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 87, 9 October 1935, Page 20

SCOUT NOTES

(By- "Sahi.") Our friends see the best in us, arid fey that very act call forth the best from us.—H. Black. A Metropolitan, social evening will be held in the Trinity Methodist Hall, jliddiford Street,' on October 10. An jnvitation is being extended to members of the Metropolitan Council, and Sill Scouters of the Area, and their tvives, to be present. Ladies are asked to bring a plate; a copper coin collection will be taken. Uniform will be worn. Officers, and prospective officers of the Wellington Metropolitan. Area are invited to attend a Training Camp at Tauherenikau over the Labour Day weekend, when training courses for Scout and Cub sections will be taken. It will be a course for officers to assist them in "putting over" the work to the boys, and (not merely instruction in elementary. Applications should be made to the Metropolitan Secretary on or before October 1, with an advance payment of 2s 6d. On Saturday the sketching and mapping and observation and deduction sections of the Annual Metropolitan Competitions will be held. Sketching and mapping will be examined at St. Peter's Hall, Willis and Ghuznee Streets, commencing at 2 p.m. Observation and deduction competitors/for enclosure hung with coloured pictures will assemble, outside the Dominion Museum at 2 pjn., also competitors for enclosure containing persons • and objects. Pencil and paper will be required. Competitors for enclosure containing a" set scene meet in the Post Office Square at 1.45 p.m. Paper will be supplied for this test, but competitors must bring their own pencils. PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION. i The First Wellington Rover Crew invite entries from all Scouts and* Rovers in the Wellington Metropolitan ,Area ;for a photographic competition, i Entrance fees are sixpence for the first photograph and threepence for each •other photograph entered in any section.- There are five sections, viz., Scouting (photographs of a definitely Scouting nature), view (landscape, seascape, or combination), study (please yourself). Nature (birds, animals," or things), humorous (use your imagination). The view section may include figures. All entries must be iin by November 1. Photographs taken since November 1, 1934, are eligible. They must be at least quarter-plate ■ size, either direct prints or enlargements. Each entry must be mounted on some stiff paper or cardboard, with details of section clearly written on the back. Touching up will automatically disqualify entries. Should competitors wish their entries to be returned they must include the necessary postage. As the competition is an entirely non-profit one the more entries received the better the competition and prizes. The development and printing need ' not necessarily be done by the competitor. Catholic Scouters are reminded that their fortnightly pow-wow will take place tonight in the basement of St. Mary's Church, Boulcott Street. A notebook and pencil should be carried for taking notes from the "camping lectures." The lectures and notes will be the same as required for the "Campers' Badge." 'The annual combined Ranger and Rover social is to be held in the Mokoia Hall, Fifeshire Avenue, oft Cambridge Terrace; on Saturday, October 12, at 7.45 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all Ranger and Rover Commissioners as well as to -all Rangers and Rovers. Uniform is to be worn. Admission for Rovers, Is, Rangers a plate. • COMPETITION RESULTS. : The Metropolitan Signalling (Semaphore) ':Competitions e resulted:—lst Greytowri Troop, 11 points, 1; Island Bay Baptist Troop, 10 points, 2;, Mount cannel Troop, 5 points, 3;. Ist Upper Hutt Troop, 4 points, 4. The general standard of work was good. There was not very much to choose between the first two teams, and both'troops are to be congratulated on the efforts of their teams; The Ist Greytown team excelled in their sending, which was clear, correct, and smart. When malting letters the flags should be put in the required positions in one movement It was noted that some competitors gave an additional flick to thejr flags after their arms were stretched out. This is not. necessary, and is rather inclined to spoil the sending. It was also noticed tha* a number failed to make use of phonetics when callingl to the sender, thereby considerably increasing the likeliness of errors being made in sending. Actually most of the mistakes made in sending were ■in the matter of the letters Q and Y. The stance when sending, and the formation of letters were on the whole 1 good. In" some cases senders were in too much'hurry and failed to wait for the answer to groups of words. A few were not1 too certain of the correct answering signals.' The necessity for absolute correctness in details of sending, angles, etc., and of answering should aljvays be kept in mind, also the fact that these details increase in importance with every increase in the distance between sender and receiver. In many cases the: practice is done at short distances in the .den or hall, and the absolute necessity: of precision in these details is apt to be overlooked. The examiner wishes to express ;his appreciation of the assistance rendered during the tests by Rovers Fred. Evans and John Pike, of The Terrace Rover- Crew. •■ , The Morse Signalling Competition resulted in a win for the Island Bay Baptist team, with Ist Lower Hutt second. * The ambulance and first-aid results are:—Lyall Bay Baptist, 1; Petone Sea Scouts 2;' St. Mary's, 3; Khandallah, 4." ' ,' ■ . ■ . ' . ■ ■ ■• . Last Saturday a wonderfully successful afternoon, organised by Mesdantes Hoy and Scammel, was run in aid of the Ruakawa Sea Hovers' funds. Very sincere thanks are due to the two ladies who put in so much work to make the function the outstanding success it was. Miss Eileen Biggs and Mrs. CNeil both obliged with songs,' and after several games afternoon tea was served in Mrs. Scammel's party room. Altogether there were < over 60 people present. FATROI. LEADER PETER POINT. • We come to blankets in. our came serial, with which are' included "fleabags."'lf you,, can afford a sleepingbag, of the. warm, downy variety, you ? rl-iM lui£' s w? y > for they are best, l dislike the waterproof-covered sleep-ing-bags; they keep perspiration trapped, and you wake up in the morning soaking wet Blankets of the fluffy, variety are almost as good as the woolly sleeping-bags; the hard; horsehairy ones are like ice. If you cannot make a good bed, or toss about a lot in the night, have one of your blankets, sewn into a bag. First-aid Kit.—Never go into camp, no matter how short a time, without a first-aid outfit. Do not leave this to someone else to bring, but make lf^^\ yo + F seU- •« is better to have six outfits than none at all. ,Fora 1^ coos Ust is: Box Plainly ke X wrtn/ed. cross to take the stuff bottle of iodine with, camel-hair brush; cotton wool for cleaning wounds; adhesive plaster, small rofi lin; two 2in, and two 3in roller bandages; a few tabloids of Cascara Sagrada; safety pins, tapes, and ne2J. es- r.For a lonS cajnP you need 't&P* aS ove "**. and the fellowlng: b^HP/ Oller- and some 3m «,„„• f 5: P ICT} C acid lor burns; ammoniated tincture of quinine (for I^^}^ bandage: white lint ™tJl 0V! oment atlons; finical thermometer (if you know how to use it). t n ?'£} he address of the nearest.docthat e^?i mg t0 cam P: il is hoped y°u™lU never nee(i him. but a Scout is "prepared." If there is any doubt about the condition of anyone^ do not be afraid to send for the doctor Deal with cuts and scratches at once: lives have been lost through a staple scratch. ■ .