BOY SCOUTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 22 December 1924, Page 9

BOY SCOUTS.

BROGRESSiyjB LGpAL MOVEBfENT

ITEMS OP interest

J.a connection with the erection oi the : Boy is-eouu' pair, tenders lor the timber, roonfig iron, ironmongery, anu upo'rs.' arid n aye b.&ffr" decideci on, but tenders ’tor -tiie actual labour oi erection have not yet ‘ been ’ cririsidered 'in view “of n'egotiatioiis 'with the Pluuket Society tor sharing the building:

-V £>t' a -r reporter, who interviewed a meriilier ol the scouts’ committee this morning, Was 'inforriied that the'bu'ildiiigi would be gone 011 with right away, whether the committee 'caiife to terms with the Pluuket Society ’of not. ! 'v- • In connection with tiie 'training ol' boys as scouts, some itei'esting remarks- were made on Friday flight by Mr. Horner. Air. Horner said that in discussing matters' with General Andrew recently, : the; General said he vyas very pleased with the progress being made in this district. He Was, however, particularly anxious that in the’ training of the. boys,' the sebutniasters should • see that there was a definite progressive 'programme of training followed ii-p. In some places there was' a -'tendency for scoutmasters to “ride 'their 'owfi : hobbies” and specialise in' some, branch of sport that they happened 'to ! 'he interested hi, This was unnecessary, 'as there was a definite 'programme-b-f -training laid down by the originators of thb scout movement. In the 'first two months a scout should qualify for hie tenderfoot badge; and then, with a view to becoming a. second-class scout, a further course of training should he followed up. When this objective was accomplished there were, still further fields to- explore. Scoutmasters would find that if they got- a boy moving, he would keep moving. • ■ Continuing,-'Mr. Tionier sakl that headquarters had found it necessary to adopt a. system whereby the troop committee was responsible for the Work of the scoutmasters. Tt was therefore advisable to have a. regular monthly report from the scoutmasters, and iii this way the committee would keep in touch with the boys’ arid would know just what progress was being made. •Mr 1 - Horner was thanked for his and at the -wroe meeting it was decided to ask the scoutmasters for monthly reports.