SCOUT SONGS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19803, 19 May 1934, Page 10

SCOUT SONGS

ROUND THE CAMP FIRE. Here are a few popular rounds which find a place in the programme around the campfire. “Row Your Boat” Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream, Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream. “Soap and Towel” Soap, soap, soap and towel, ’ Towel and water free, Busily, busily, busily, busily, Clean you dirty knees “What is the Properest Day for Scouts?” What is the properest day for Scouts, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Each is the properest day, no doubt, Why scout but one day? [Chorus (going up the scale).! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. “Hello” Chorus (Going down the scale to represent the echoes gradually getting fainter and fainter). , Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello! We’re here to meet you, We’re here to greet you, Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello! THINGS WE SOMETIMES FORGET. Action in general Is superior to Inaction. Out-of-Doors in general is superior to Indoors. The Unusual in general is superior to the Usual. The Surprising in general is superior to the Expected. The Mysterious is generally superior to the Transparent.

Under the title of Pow-wows and Growls, for Leaders and Owls, a course of instruction is at present being held in Highfield Den every Monday evening. The course which is being run by “Rama” (G.S.M. E. Manthorp) was intended primarily for the Patrol Leaders of the Highfield Troops, but an invitation was extended to the other Troops in town and at present there are a dozen Patrol Leaders and Scouters meeting every week. The sessions are proving very interesting, as they are the result of experience and much reading. They are very comprehensive and take in such subjects as, Aims and Objects of Scouting, Its Origin and History, Troop records, Patrol System, Tests, Camping, Hiking, Picture writing, Sign language, Discipline, Troop and Patrol meetings. Specimen Troop and Patrol meetings will be held and at the end of the course, a questionnaire will be set, to test the knowledge of those who have attended.

Some of the interesting parts of this course such as Picture writing, and Sign language are well worth taking note of, and how we have acquired the alphabet. Opportunities will be given for Patrol Leaders to air their views On any pet subjects and they will also be given chances to take a Patrol on some of the usual subjects.