Scout Notes

Northern Advocate, 2 April 1937, Page 10

Scout Notes

by TUAKANA

A Cub Song

Most Wolf Cubs are familiar with the tune of the popular song, “Poor Little Angeline,” and so here is quite a good parody on this well-known song. It was written by one of the lady Cubmasljers from Malvern-, Victoria. Try it at your next meeting. We are Wolf Cubs-all; at Akela’s call. When the moonbeams in the jungle

fall, On our council ground, see we gather , round All on the jungle trail. With old fat Baloo and Bagheera, too, We learn of hunting as the real cubs do, And our Promise say and our Laws obey, All on the jungle trail. Though in sixes we are divided— Grey or tawny, brown or black, On this one thing we’re all We all do our best for the pack.

Going day by day on the jungle way, Happy Wolf Cubs we at work or play. And well pass each test and well do our best, All on the jungle trail.

For Philatelists

Those members of the Movement who are among th£ ever-increasing number of stamp collectors will be interested to learn that special Scout stamps have been issued by the Dutch East Indies. These stamps depict two Scouts with the symbol of Jacob’s Ladder Un the background. The words, “Wereld Jamboree,” are on the top, and the country of issue. “Nedert-India,” and the value is on the. bottom. They are being issued in denominations of 7 h cents (bright red), and 12£ cents (bright sepia). They are to be sold at a premium of 2J cents to assist Scout finances. Any Scouts or others requiring specimens of these interesting stamps should forward postal orders in Netherlands Indies currency, including postage to 'General Headquarters, De Uadvinbersbond (Mampanweg, 44 Bavia-C. Nei), It is expected tha| the stamps will be issued in May.

Three Brave Scouts

The Gilt Cross for gallantry, which is one of the highest awards that the Scout Movement can give, has been awarded to three courageous rescuers in England. - Scout Griffins, aged 15, won the medal for answering the call of a swimmer who was in difficulties a long way from shore at Rhyl. He •swam out to the man, and, grasping him under the chin, towed him to shore. Scouter Cheale rescued a woman from drowning in the Thames after two other men had tried and had given up the attempt as hopeless. Scouter Griffiths pluckily climbed a steep cliff to rescue a boy who was clinging to some crumbling rock. His companion had fallen and had been filled, but Griffiths prevented a double tragedy by seizing the boy by the waist and jumping with him to firmer ground.

Knots

An old sea captain was describing a trip across the Atlantic to a Tenderfoot whose recollection of his first Scout meeting were rather hazy.” “Yes, lad,” he said, “we steamed about 20 knots when the weather was good.” The Tenderfoot nodded with an air of triumph. “I know,” he told the captain, proud of his knowledge. “The reason you steam the knots is so that the sailors can untie them J easily, isn’t it?”