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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21736, 30 August 1932, Page 10

Schoolmasters from 35 public and preparatory schools recently attended a scoutmasters' training course at Wellington College, England, living under canvaa like a troop of scouts. When the chief Scout, Lord Baden-Powell, visited the camp he referred to the increase in the Scout movement during the past year; when 158,000 new members had been enrolled. He said he felt that the training of the boys in the larger schools would be of immense benefit to the Scout movement, to the boys themselves, and to the rest of their work at school. The spread of the movement in the public schools of England was encouraging a similar development in the overseas dominions, and many new schools in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa had taken up Scouting in the past six months. The amazing growth of the • Scout and Girl Guide movements in other-countries outside the Empire, said the Chief Scout, gave hope for a future of international peace. What had been achieved in the past 20 years had been a very big step, but an even greater development could be awaited with confidence during the next 20 years,