WITH THE BOY SCOUTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 687, 12 June 1929, Page 6

WITH THE BOY SCOUTS

A meeting of Commissioners and Assistant-Commissioners was held at District Headquarters last Monday evening to consider what form the 21st Scout birthday celebration should take in Auckland.

It was decided that a rally would not bo advisable, as it would clash with the proposed rally to be held later on. The demonstration will, therefore, take the form of a general parade, which, weather permitting, will be held in Princes Street. Full instructions will be issued to troops in due course. First-Class Test Results: The secretary of the Examination Board, Mr. ,N. M. Matheson, forwards the following results of the First-class Badge examination held at Western Springs on June 1: Judging Distance, etc, —Edendale Troop, H. Fawcett and H. Francis; St. Barnabas’s, G. Candy and R. Marks; Herne Bay, R. Carson and A. Poison; Onehunga. A. Carden; St. George’s, R. Matthews, W. Mackie and R. Berry; St David's, P. Dobie; Ellerslie, C. Weston and G. Roper. Cooking,.— St. Barnabas’s, C. Hardman; Ellesrslie, O. Weston, G. Roper, and G. Skipper; Onehunga, A. Carden and Henry Ashforth. First Aid. —St. George’s, R. Matthews and W. Mackie; Onehunga, A. Carden and Ron Smythe. Conventional Signs. —Ellerslie, O. Weston, G. Roper and G. Skipper;, St. David’s, P. Dobie; Onehunga, A. Carden and Ron. Smythe; St. George’s, R. Matthews and W. Mackie; St. Barnabas’s, G. Candy; Herne Bay, A. Poison and R. Carson. Signalling. —Herne Bay, R. Dean; St. David's. P. Dobie; St. George’s, R. Matthews, W. Mackie and R. Berry. I. Irvine, of the Edendale Troop, completed the tests, and has been awarded his First-Class Badge. Proficiency Badge Night, June 6: Passed for Healthyman Badge.— Skipper, Mclntyre, Dobie, Mack and Reeve. Public Healthman Badge. —Dobie and Keates. King Scout Repasses. Public Healthman Badge: Curtis, Richmond, Whiting and Carson. Missioner Badge: Mudge, Storey, Reeve, Cowan, Boyd, Beetson, Buck, Segedin, Colclough, Fowlds. Halliday, McClenaghan, Wheeler Bennett and Porter. The examiner reports a great improvement in answers at this examination. King Scout Repasses. —Xeary. Richmond, Curtis, Carson, Hooker, Whitten, Johnston, Whiting and Gee. No. 1 Division On Friday. June 7, a pound night was held for troops of Xo. 1 Division. There were present at this function the following troops:—St. James’s (Scoutmaster X. M. Matheson) : First Gordon (Scoutmaster M. Stralen) : West Street Church of Christ (Scoutmaster F. E. Walls and Assistant-Scoutmaster A. U. Crawford) ; Leys Institute and Herne Bay (Scoutmaster J. L. PieterA lively time was spent in games under the leadership of Scoutmaster

Stralen, after which a sing-song was held, each troop introducing its special Scout songs, these being heartily supported by the others. Finally supper was served, this proving, as usual, a popular item. District Scoutmaster F. E. Walls then passed a vote of thanks to Scoutmaster Stralen, who had so ably organised the function, and to Scoutmaster X. M. Matheson, who supervised the preparations for supper. After the Scouts had been dismissed, District Scoutmaster Walls called the leaders together to discuss the possibility of a Patrol Leaders’ Conference. No. 3 Division A divisional rally will be held on the Epsom Training College grounds on Saturday, June 15, commencing at 2.15 p.m. After inspection and the march past (Scouts in full uniform —no staves) there will be an athletic meeting, when Scouts will have an opportunity of earning the Athlete’s badge and later the Cyclist’s in a cycle relay race for dispatch runners. During the afternoon a series of troop “stunts” will be performed by the various troops in the division, followed by a combined tea for Scouters and Leaders, who are requested to bring their own supplies. District Scoutmaster K. Dyer, who will be in charge of the proceedings, hopes that all the Scouts in Xo. 3 area will attend on this occasion. Great Lone Eagle reports that the Devonport Scouts have been busily engaged in preparing for First Class and Proficiency Badges. The proposed night signalling could not be carried cut, many members of the troop being absent with influenza, but a football team has been successfully organised. The Association’s Five-Year Service Medal has been awarded to Scoutmaster R. B. Simpson, of the Matamata Troop. A successful pound night was Trnld by the First Cornwell (lat€: Punua) Wolf Cubs on Thursday, June 6, the Assistant Commissioner for Wolf Cubs, Mr. A. J. Veart, and the Group officers being present. During the evening, Mr. Cronk, chairman, presented the troop with a decorated standard on behalf of the committee. It was accepted on behalf of the troop by Scoutmaster Dyer. The Scoutmaster and Assistant-Scout master Taylor then made a gift of a Totem Pole to the Cub Pack, this coming as a happy surprise. The first birthday party of the Richmond "Wolf Cub Pack will be held at St. Cuthbert’s Hall, Falder Avenue, Grey Lynn, on Tuesday, July 9. FOR WISE HEADS Wo rd Square: 1. Xot sealed. 2. A native of Poland 3. A girl’s name. 4. A tide. Answer to last week’s word diamond: S. Ice. Scent. End. T.

THE RIVER OF LIFE The river of life flows on From its mountain source to the sea, Dark and grave in the shadow, In the sunshine dancing with glee. The sand of its bed is sorrow, And weariness, toil, and pain; But joy is scattered along it In nuggets of golden grain. If we sift the sand in passing. And the bright grains keep each day, When we reach the sea at sundown It will pave us a golden way. A USEFUL DOOR-STOP A useful door-stop can easily be made bj' any boy. All that is needed is an empty cotton reel, a piece of felt, and a long screw. The piece of felt, cut to the necessary size and shape, is securely tacked or sewn round the reel. All that now remains is to fasten the padded reel to the floor by means of a screw through the hole in the reel. A RIDDLE When do boy scouts become violent? When they strike their tents.

GRASS The sea has been poaching badly at Canvev Island in Essex, but the good folk are not going to build an expensive sea wall to keep their foreshore from being washed away. They are simply planting a thousand roots of Spartina Townsendii in the mud. The grass will bind the mud and resist the waves. While grass is saving Britain’s coast, grass is saving London’s nerves. Architects are lining walls with a quilt of eel grass, which grows in salt water, and is so salted that it will not decay o.r burn. THE CHILDREN’S AGE Sneinton (an old part of Xottingham) has a Children’s Heading Room, j and no wonder they are pleased with j it. | The tables and chairs and settees are all tiny ones, so that little readers can sit without the discomfort of dangling I legs, and on the shelves are books I about hobbies and pets and lessons, | and books about adventures and ; poetry. In order that it may be as complete ; as a grown-up reading-room there are miniature reading-stands so that a | Brownie or a Wolf Cub can stand up S to scan the paper, as grandpapa does.