SCOUT NOTES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 256, 26 September 1935, Page 4

SCOUT NOTES

(By “Tenderfoot.”) Scout committees will be ns busy ns bees during the next few weeks. Funds are wanted to pave the way for more progress. The executives of the Guides and Scouts are like most organisations these days; they are “bard up.” They have sent out the S.O.S. signal for funds and tho committees have decid-

ed, as they should, to rally to their assistance. Knowing as the committees do that without an effective t.vccutive work cannot proceed as it should, doubtless every effort will be made to make the coming appeal a great success. That the Scouts will do their share goes without saying. Though concentrating at present on the rally work for the next month, they will, 'as the Commissioner stated, find time to do their bit. The “Paddy’s Market” will be a great success if all lend a hand and a heart. Hello Cubs, it is your turn for the game this week. Here it is, culled from a now number of Scout:—“Each six form a circle and the players are numbered 1 to 6. No 1 player in each circle is given a penny and at the word “Go” must balance this on the back of bis hand, running round the outside of the circle back to his place, where be hands the penny to No. 2, who does the same. This goes on until all the players have had a turn. Any Cub dropping the penny must pick it up for himself and start again. The six to finish first win the game.” Try the game, Cubs, it provides lots of fun.

. Keenness for rally work is growing m every troop and, during the next three weeks, the going is likely to be pretty hard. A number of Scouts have only recently discovered that they are to compete against some of the picked Scouts of the Manawatu. AMien they realised that there would be competitors from Feilding, Dannevirke, Pahintna, Levin, and Foxton, as well ns from the city, they jumped to it and got right down to hard work. This is as it should be. To give of one’s best means there has to be no slackers and no careless work. There are four more weeks to go and every minute counts. With patrols and contingents from every troop in the district, given fine weather it is going to be a great event, and an experience every Scout will recall in Later years with pleasure. There are Scouts who say they would not miss the rally for anything; they know it is going to he a great show.

How the movement grows, says a writer in the Jamboree Daily, a copy of which Rover Levy lias sent along. One hundred years ago, at the place where the Australian jamboree was hold, there were camp fires, but they were not the fires of white men, but of aborigines, who limited by day and danced by night. To-day on this same spot 10.000 Scouts are gathered. Across the bay we see one of the world’s biggest cities; huge liners cross Die water, ’planes zoom through the air; motor cars speed along perfect roads in as many minutes as it took hours to do the journey to (Melbourne in the olden days. Tims does I a, Scout show bis admiration as lie writes of bis own land, as it was and now is. AYe are just as proud of the progress New Zealand has made during the last 100 years, are we not? AA’e should be. St. Paul’s.—AA r e bad a normal attendance again. The patrol leaders are trying to find some more boys. AA'e have decided tlie patrol is to make the visit to Dannevirke and have been working hard at the various tests. Junes Cate, John Carter and Noel Christiansen are to be invested next woek. Cricket practices are to begin almost immediatelv. Several boys’ have promised to take along bats and bnll to Milverton Park on Saturday. Our committee lias decided to help in the Paddy’s Market efforts and we are sure our bovs will do all they can.

7 tli P.N. (Takaro) Scouts.—Last parade was another conihiuod parade with Northern and Takaro, and great progress is being made with building their bridge for the Labour Dav rally. Some very good games were played, everybody enjoying themselves. 7 th P.N. (Takaro) Rovers. —The crew are practising very hard for their

concert which will be held very shortly. Last Sunday acting-R.S.L. Chatfield and Rover A’owcll cycled with Rovers Sweetman and Looser to Alarton, to attend a Rover moot. They left early in the morning and arrived hack at night after spending a very pleasant, and instructive day. The crew wish to congratulate Rover Sweetman on passing his Gilwell Rover theory paper. Good luck Arthur.

7th P.N. (Tnkaro) Cubs.—A very good pack meeting was held last week. Service stars were presented to the Cubs. Tom Harper was invested as a Two Star Chili. AA r e are pleased to report again that Billy Caution is doing fine and we hope to be able to report shortly that lie is out of hospital. Peter Dicker is back at Chibs and working bard for Ills second star, so look to your laurels you older cubs. Rally practice is doing well, G.S.M. taking the Cubs for practice. Pleased to see P. L. Snelling along at Pack to give us a band. Three new recruits were enrolled, and we hope that they will soon be enrolled as Cubs. Good hunting. Rovers Lender Browning with RovI ers P. Levy, R. Ballinger, and D. Pees also attended the Bover Moot at Alarton. The subjects discussed during the visit included talks on _ “Problems of To-day,” “Social Activities Outside Rovering” and “AA’lint do we train Our Boys to do in their Leisure Time?” The visit was greatly enjoyed. A full report of it will appear next week. AA’est End.—Last pnrnde night was given_ up to troop drill, signalling, knotting, and ambulance practice, besides -giving special attention to rally work. Troop members were pained to hear of. their Scoutmaster’s bereave- 1 ment. they 1 sympathise greatly with him in the loss be lias sustained in the death of bis brother. A silent heartfelt vote of sympathy was recorded. The committee lias decided to send two delegates—Airs Edwards and Mr A. C. Ale Lean—to the next meeting of committees to arrange for the coining Paddy’s market.

6th Northern.—Put in useful work in bridge building practice with Takaro last parade night. AA’e hope to get out nil Saturday for more practical work in bridge building in the open.

St. Paul’s Cubs report that they are without a Cubmaster, Air Syd. AVnrren having been transferred to New Plymouth. This is rather unfortunate for St. Paul’s, but doubtless another leader’ will be found sooner or later. Aleanwliile, Cubmistress Gwen AA'hitehead carries on and is doing good work.

S.AI. Sweetman and A.S.M. Looser intend that St. Pat’s will send a patrol to the rally at Dannevirke and they are working to enable this troop to put up a good showing.

Te Awe Awe troop continue to practise rally work, desiring to do their very best when the time comes. Terrace End.—G. Johnston and A. Goodwin were welcomed back last parade night. B. Henderson lias been promoted to Patrol-Lender vice Scout C. Dallas, who has moved to AVellington. AA’e hope to send three patrols to Danneviike. Our practice at erection of model camp kitchen proceeds and we hope to arrange for an outside demonstration on Saturday. It will be noticed that almost every troop mentions rally- work, which goes to show that interest is well sustained and keen.