SCOUT NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21570, 16 November 1933, Page 2

SCOUT NOTES

[By Grky Wolk. j Tlie Dunedin Rotary Club lias presented the Boy Scouts’ Association with u llotary swimming shield for competition between the troops. The competitions are to take the form of a relay race, each of four members swimming one length. The team is numbered from one to four. Scooters and Scouts should note that in these notes the numbers of the boys differ from the circular they received. The reason is that the numbering must be changed so that the deep end of the baths can be used for the diving and undressing in the water. No. 1 enters the water at the deep end, with his clothes on—shirt, shorts, and socks as a minimum over bathing costume. Undresses in water without touching the bottom, and swims to shallow end. No. 2 swims on his back the full length of the baths, with his hands clasped. No. 3 dives and picks up ai plate from the bottom, and the plate to.the other end. No. 4* swims the length of the baths with clothes on—shirt, shorts, and socks over a bathing costume. The first team to finish wins the trophy. These competitions will take place in the baths at 6 p.m. on December 2. The winning team will hold the trophy for a year. The signalling competitions are also to be held the same day teams mustering at the Ocean Beach Scout Hall at 2 o’clock, so that the examiner will be able to commence at 2.15. The members of the Scooters’ Executive will assist in running this competition, as several of the district staff will he visiting the troop and pack at Outram. CAMPING. 1 hope that this year will be a record one for camping, for after all that is where we learn the most about our movement. A good idea for saving time in camp was demonstrated last year by the North Dunedin Troop. It was encamped near another troop, and puzzled the scoutmaster of the latter by the fact that it was always ahead of his troop, having breakfast cleared away while the oilier troop was finishing, and so on through the day. The secret came out later. The North Dunedin Troop had a daylight saving time of its own by putting its camp lime on half an hour from summer time. It recommends this for making the camp programme run smoothly. It is now time patrol leaders and scon tors wercgetting ready to fix up the many things that are seen to, in order to run u successful camp. This cannot be commenced too early.