The Boy SCOUTS

Taranaki Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 14245, 25 June 1910, Page 4

The Boy SCOUTS

By Scoutmaster

' Address of District Commander.—Capt. ’ W. Wright, Hawera. \ Addresses or Local Scoutmasters. —J. R. Sullivan, Central School; N. R. MTsaac, Post Office; W. P. Nicoll, I Corner of King and Brougham [ Streets. ■ The Central Battalion has now been . in existence for six months. During ■ this period a record of marks was kept. . The patrol which got the highest number was awarded by being given the : rank of senior patrol, and allowed to 1 head the battalion on parades. Tho ; Cats, by good work, good attendance at i parades and instruction classes, came a . good first with an average of 94 marks, while, tho Wekas came very close w’th , an average of 83 marks. Tho marks ' for the other patrols are as follows; — ; Owls 67, Jackals 62, Pigeons 57, Hounds 56, and Peacocks 37. The fol- • lowing scouts gained tho highest marks i during tho first period : —Patrol-Leader - Bruce" 124, Corporal .Spencer 114, Cor- ■ poral S. Ewing 100, Scout G. Bradbury ■ 96, and Scout W. Ewing 92. Patrol- : Leader Bruce’s performance was an ex- • cellont one. i Scoutmaster MTsaac has presented a • bugle to No. 2 troop of.the Central Bat- ; talion. Scout W. Blanchctt has been 1 promoted to the rank of bugler to this ; ttoop. . On Wednesday next Mr. W. T, Goad ; will give a lecture to all scouts on ; telegraphy. A practical illustration of • wireless telegraphy will also be given. The lecture will be given in the Central School at 7.30, p.in. All scouts in the district should make an effort to bo present.. Bugler R. White successfully passed the necessary tests for his second class badges. There are now twenty-six second class scouts in New Plymouth. Sergeant , Knight, Patrol-Leaders Rudd and Corkill, Scouts Jenkinson and Fookos, Corporal S. Ewing, and Sergeant Tate have qualified for their markmauship badges. Sergt. Knight obtained the highest score, 125 out of 150. Patrol-Leader Rudd has successful!; 7 passed the test for his cyclist badge. His average .marks were 96 out of 100. The scouts are much in earnest and intend to play tho game properly. On Thursday night , Scoutmaster MTsaac gave a very instructive and interesting address on “The Scout in the. Home.” The boys thoroughly appreciated the truth of tho homely remarks. Ho dwelt considerably—and rightly—on the need for every scout to carry out his laws and maxims first of all in the homo. If this is not done then scouting is not properly practised. It is mother and father, brother / and sister, who have the, greatest right to your love, scouts. Your greatest : care should bo for them. If parents who read this column wish to assist thb scouts and scouting in-a quiet though, very, effective way, let them remind 1 their sons who are scouts of the, scout’s laws and oaths. A reminder to a scout is sufficient. A new scout was sworn in last week, and it is expected to have two more recruits next week. There is not a scout in town who is sorry for having joined the ‘ movement. Tho Difference Between Idleness and

Industry.—A gentleman in Surrey once held a farm worth £2OO a year in his own hands, till ho was obliged to sell half of it to pay his debts, and let tho other half to a farmer on a lease. After a while the farmer wanted to buy tho land. “How is this,” said the gentleman, “that I could not live upon the farm, being my own, while you have paid rent, and yet, are able to purchase it?” “Oh,” said the farmer, “two words make all the difference;’ you said go, and 1 said come; you lay in bed, or took your and sent others about your business; but I rise betimes and see my business done myeelf.” How Isaac Hopper Did a Good Turn. —lsaac Hopper was a good old Quaker who lived in Philadelphia. One day a friend drew his attention to a waiter called Cain who made continual use of bad language. In vain did Hopper try to persuade tho man to change this terrible habit. On one occasion he came across him in the street quarrelling and swearing as usual. Hopper at once took him before a magistrate mid had him fined for blasphemy. Twenty years after Issac again met Cain, who was miserable and in poor circumstances. Has condition touched the Quaker’s heart. “Dost thou remember me,” said the good man, “and how I had thee fined for swearing?” “Yes, indeed I do; I remember what I paid as well as if the event had taken place only yesterday.” “Well, did it do thee any good?” “No, never a Bit; it made me mad to have my money taken from me.” Hopper invited Cain to reckon up the interest on the fine, and paid him the fine and the interest too, saying, “P meant it for thy good, Cain, and I am sorry I did thee any harm.” Cain’s countenance changed ; tears rolled down his checks; ho became a quiet man, and gave up the bad habit of swearing. So, scouts, you can do a good turn, oven if it is necessary to take severe measures. “Smile and whistle under all circumstances ;” don’t fret or “cry over spilt inilk.” Learn 1 something from this little story Two gardeners who were neighbours had their crops of early peas killed by frost; one of them came to console with the other on the misfortune. “Ah!” cried ho, “how unfortunate we have been, neighbour! Do you know I have dono nothing but

fret ever since. But you seem to have a fine healthy crop coming up already; what are those?” “These!” cried the other one. “Why, these are what I sowed immediately . after my loss.” “What, coming up already ?” cried the frotter. “Yes; while you were fretting I was working.” “What? Don’t you fret when you have a loss ?” “Yes; but 1 always put off the fretting until after 1 have repaired the mischief.” “Why, then, you have no need to fret at all.” “True,” replied the industrious gardener,, “and that’s the reason why I put fretting off.” Learn these brief lines: Mother, brother, father, sister— These claim the scouts’ first caro; At homo and round the fireside— How kind wo should be there. BE PREPARED!