SCOUT NOTES

Northern Advocate, 31 October 1936, Page 6 (Supplement)

SCOUT NOTES

HORA HORA TROOP

There was another good attendance 1 at the weekly parade of the Hora Hora Scouts, held in the Den on Thursday night. Second class and badge work was done and good progress is being made by the boys. Service stars were presented to T.L. L, Aston and "Bit. D. ' Moselen. , The tyre race from Walton Street tk the Den caused a lot of amusement and keen competition. Everything is in readiness for the bonfire on Guy Fawkes’ Night and the Group birthday tea on November 7.

Scout’s Face: Practising The Test.

- Take this test seridusly, beginning by getting, used .to doing short distances in ‘ the required time. Get into the habit' • of doing ■ Scput’s Pace' % whenever you have to - go'even a short distance. The time you should take for a-quar-ter, a-half, three-quarters and one. mile is 3,6, 9 and 12 • minutes respectively. Do Scout’s Pace for three minutes and you should have " covered •a-quarter mile. Alternatively, if you do Scout’s ‘‘Pace for a-quarter mile you - should take three minutes for ‘ the distance.

p Ways With Morse. Running Morse. Each ; patrol stands in file at one end of the room. A chalk .. line is idrawn in front of each ' 7 about four yards away and another about eight yards away. *lll6 line nearest the v patrol is a dot and the one farthest away is a dash. The S.Mj calls out a letter and the' frohfScout rims; that is, for ■ “ A,” he would run once to the near line, return to the base and once to the far line. The winning patrol is the one with the most letters correct.

Ohtunpion Knot-Tier. i- Pind the champion knottier. (a.) All players tie a giyen knot, the two first ot each

patrol get a token. (b.) Same competition in ! the dark. All correct get tokens!!

(c.) Same coihpetition, using only one ' hand, in the light; first two get tokens, (d.) Using only one hand in the dark; all cbrrect get tokens. (e.) Final champibns (those with most tokens) take ends of the same rope ■ and endeavour to tie the knot

while jerking the rope and' try to prevent their opponent being first. Patrols in turn can invent difficulties in knot- . tying and - challenge each : other. By giving tokens instead of making Scouts drop out, interest is kept up, and all get practice.

He who sings his own praises strikes many jarring notes.

S?; Scout Proficiency Badge. Missioner.—Have a general knowledge of and be able to demonstrate! —(1) How to ;V choose, prepare and ventilate a sick room; (2) how to wash, 1 1 give medicine and take a ■ patient’s temperature, pulse and respiration; (3) how to prepare invalid foods, fomen-

V : tations, make beds and . . treat bed sores; (4) how to apply a roller bandage to hand, knee and foot, and know the materials used for dressings.