BOY SCOUTS.

North Otago Times, 3 September 1910, Page 4

BOY SCOUTS.

(By Scottish Chief.) -No. 'l Troop, Oamaru District. — Last Thursday afternoon, August 25th, found the boys of No. 1 troop busily engaged in the art o'f scouting. They are particularly keen on this dass af work, and the manner in which the lads carried out their duties more ' than satisfied their ■scoutmaster. The usual Thursday evening's .meeting on this occasion took the form of a physical exercise competition. Scoutmaster A. Barsdell, who is in charge of No. x 1 troop, had presented a trophy for tbis event. The judge found out that he had rather a difficult task set bdfore him in selecting the winner, as all of the lads were in first-class form. The result of a keen competition was that the honor of securing the prize belonged to PatrolLeader F, Ward, who 'was awarded IC2 points, out of a possible 170. The win was a decidedly popular one, as was evinced by the roars of applause which greeted the lad. The next on the list was Scout J. Farr, with 159 points, and Patrol-Leader A. Thomas came into third place with 156 points to his credit. The scouts of No. 1 troop are very enthusiastic, and it is astonishing how eagerly they look ferward to the usual Thursday afternoon parades,