SCOUT NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 19407, 16 November 1926, Page 9

SCOUT NOTES

{By Totem.] [All contributions to be in at the 'Star Office not later than Monday, 12 o’clock; 01 each week.] First Dunedin (Eoslyn). Troop paraded in good numbers at the headquarters. Coronation Hall, Maori Hill, last Friday evening. The fall-in sounded at 7 o’clock, and the leaders took oyer their _ various patrols. The work for the night was as follows Hawk Patrol (under P.L. Wood); Morso signalling, buzzer, flags, semaphore, speed tests. Stag Patrol (uniar P.L. Glasson): Trestle building, splicing, blindfold knot tying, and lariat spinning. Bellbird Patrol (under Instructor Creighton): Single-stick and stave drill. The Owls and Wolves practised tenderfoot, second, and first class work under A.S.M. Macmorran. The troop, after being inspected by the Scouter, rehearsed the dominion hakas and repeated the Scout promise and laws. The 10th Dunedin (Green Island) Troop had a good muster on Friday night. After inspection the patrols settled down to work under their leaders. For a while the Scouts’ pace was practised, and then the Scouter took charge for massed semaphore signalling. The Panthers received instruction in first aid. Second Matheson had charge of the recruits, and completed the instruction in ■ the tenderfoot work. Later the Scouter examined them in this department, and all were successful in passing the tost. Three “ tenderfeet ” have been successful in passing the signalling for the second class test. A practice of the haka concluded the evening’s work. The 2nd Dunedin (Mornington) Troop paraded in strong numbers on Saturday night. The programme was: —Stags: Mapping and first class work. _ Hawks: Knots, bridge building, and pioneering ivork. Hams and Hounds: First class and second class work respectively. The Scouter then held a strict inspection,, after which games under the A.S.M. were held. Physical exercises followed, and after fall-in and a foiv words by the Scouter the troop repeated the Scout’s promise and were dismissed. Recently the troop held a parade at the Mornington Children’s Rest Home, when they put in the afternoon chopping wood. Next Saturday afternoon the troop will parade at Mornington headquarters at 2 o’clock, and will go for a: hike to their usual Saturday afternoon grounds. On Friday evening the 7th Dunedin (Anderson’s Bay) Troop held its weekly parade, the muster being good. After inspection the Avork Avas general, mainly training and practising for the first class. Scouter AgnoAv spoke to the boys on the subject of tobacco and smoking, and warned them of the effect it would have on their general health. After a practice of “ maze marching ” the troop Avas dismissed. On Sunday, November 7, the 7th Dunedin, accompanied by several of the Rovers,. held a church parade at St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Avhen the Rev. H. 0. Fenton preached an interesting and appropriate sermon. Afte* church the troop marched back to their, headquarters, and, after a feiv words by the Scouter, were dismissed. The Ist Dunedin (Ocean Beach) Packparaded at headquarters last Tuesday, Avhen about thirty Cubs ansAvered the roll-call. In the mrly part of the evening 8 Cubs passca their ambulance test. The pack then marched to Chisholm Park, and a tracking game was held. The pack later gave the “ grand howl,” and marched back to headquarters. There they sang the National Anthem and repeated the Cub’s promise, which brought a successful evening’s Avork to a close. The pack will muster at the hall on Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Scouts and officers will be pleased to hear that Commissioner W. F. Meek has returned from Sydney, and is again in harness. He will be making his rounds soon, so got busy. The Rovers wiF hold a social at local headquarters on Thursday evening, at 7.45. Scouters, Cubbers, and their assistants are invited to attend. The admission; for gents is Is, and for the ladies a basket.