Boy Scouts and Cubs

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 64, 2 March 1929, Page 9

Boy Scouts and Cubs

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“ORION.”

THE FELLOW WHO CAN WHISTLE

The fellow who can whistle when the world is going wrong. Is the fellow who will make the most of life; No matter what may happen, you will lind him brave and strong— He’s the fellow who will conquer in the strife.

The fellow who can whistle when the whole world seems to frown, Is the kind of man to stand the battle’s brunt; He’s got the proper mettle, and you cannot keep him down, For he’s the sort that’" needed at the front.

The fellow who can whistle is the fellow who can work, With a note of cheer to vanquish plodding care; His soul is filled with music, and no evil shadows lurk In his active brain to foster grim despair. The fellow who can vjhistle—he Is built on Nature’s plan, And he cheers his toiling fellow* men along. There is no room for pessimists, but give to us the man Who can whistle when the world is going wrong.

INTERNATIONAL JAMBOREE. The following contribution has been received from S.M. Cooksey, who is to take charge of the N.Z. Contingent chosen to attend the Imperial Jamboree: — It is natural that every Scout should wii i that he was going aecross the sea to attend the great Jamboree m England. Of course, that would be impossible. But you all can help to send a brother Scout, and that is true scouting. , What is the Scout going for? He is going not just to have a good time, He is being sent on a very special mission on your behalf. First he carries greetings to every other Scout in the world from the Scouts of N.Z. He is going to keep his eyes and ears open and see how other nations are carrying out the spirit of scouting by different methods. He will learn and possibly teach. Always, he will feel he must do his best for the honour of New Zealand.

Of course he will have a good time at the Jamboree. You know that Scouts always do when they get together. What fun trying to talk to Chinese, Indians, Germans and Turks I You bet there will be some fun. He is to tour round the Old Mother Country and learn why we salute our flag of Empire the Union Jack. He will stand on ground, sacred to every Britisher where great men like Gordon, Nelson, Shakespeare, Kitchener, Drake and hundreds more have stood, and he’ll know then just why we out here talk proudly of ‘ ‘ Home. ’ ’ When he comes back he will have a store of knowledge to impart to you and you’ll “pull up your socks,” and make yourself a Scout worthy of this great heritage, and ready to carry out your responsibility to your brother Scouts all over the world. 2nd HASTINGS TROOP. Last Friday there was a good muster on our usual parade night. Frimely Troop came down to visit us, : nd after some games the real Scout work began. Scouts B. Simpson and B. Tayler finished the best of the second-class tests, and are now real Scouts, for no one is a full Scout until he has passed that test. Next week we are visiting the Frimley Troop at their den up at Frimley. We are also wanting a few more boys to take the places of those who have left for boarding school ana other towns. It seems as if there will be no chance of running the cubs this year as Patrol-leader H. Johnson who was in charge last year is now working on a Saturday afternoon; so we badly want someone to take on the cubs so as to avoid the disbanding of the Cub Pack. “BIG SMOKE.” THE SEVENTY-FIRST MILESTONE. February 22nd is a magic date to Scouts, for on this day, seventy-one years ago, our Chief was born. In looking back, the Chief can have few regrets, because over fifty years have been spent in service to his country and his fellow man. He is one of the greatest men of his generation and his name will go down in the history of the world as the creator of a world wide movement for peace and good fellowship. You Scouts know that ho can write good yarns and draw splendid pictures but you may not be aware of the fact that he can draw and write equally well with both hands. The Chief never asks a fellow to do a thing he has not first tried out for himself, -and perhaps that is why the Scout method of training is so popular. LADY B.—P., TOO! By a curious coincidence February 22nd is also the brithday of Lady Baden Powell, the Chief Guide. We Scouts owe much to her and she will not be forgotten on this day. HEALTHCRAFT. To the Scout, health is a most essential thing. A strong body is a boy’s first great need. To be physically fl! nablos him more readily to become mentally alert and aids him in his fight to be morally streight. Every Scout should seek througli wise means to become physi cally str ng. This docs not mean developing big muscles, but tough muscles — .uscles that respond quick ly to the will, that are under com mand, that obey orders. They make

a boy graceful, trim, alert. They help him to achieve, to win out. The Scout motto means: Be prepared in health as in all other thmgn. What use will all your scoutcraft bp, if you can’t walk or bike a mile with out getting tired? What fun in camp if you are so frail that you sneCze every time wind blows? Start now to develop a healthy body, so that you may get the greatest joy and happiness out of life. THIS IS THE LAW. Live cleanly. Eat wisely. Sleep adequate!}. Exercise regularly. Study methodically. • Save systematically, Invej* judiciously. So—an .' only so —may you attain health, wealth and wisdom, if you have them not; or retain them if you have them now. No exceptions can or will occur. No halfway measures will suffice. No intentions, however, good, will compensate. None but those who obey these dictates may live happily. The rest must fail, in one way or another. Inexorable, harsh, unyielding, cruel, perhaps, but nevertheless. Is is the law! —The Magazine of Wall St.