Scout News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 66, 18 March 1936, Page 10

Scout News

Conducteu ?n the interest of Scouting in the district, and to acquaint the public with tho work which Scouting embraces. All contributions should be in the hands of ‘‘Tuakana’’ c/o A. F. A. Woollams, Ridgeway Street, at. the lat

Ro . er Notes. Last Wednesday week was ambulance night and our ambulance instructors put us through our paces with fractured thighs, collar bones, arms, knee, etc., and believe me, we had to stir up the grey matter, but our instuctors are hard to satisfy and we were well and truly pulled to bits over our practical work (we needed it, too). After this came questions on poisons and we were soon out of our depth on the subject. But the time went all too fast and at 9 p.m. we got, down to business etc. The answers to the programmes are coming in slowly but surely. At the close ot parade the group formed into a circle, to start on his period of Roving R.S. elect Cyril Hutrhley, of the “Moana” Crew. Two “Rovers,’’ L. Culver and B. Gaskin acted as his sponsors and Cyril was duly initialed as a Rover Squire. The parade then closed with a short prayer, and “Taps,” led by the S.R.M. Raising the Patrol Standard. Let’s go tracking first of all. All Scouts and pioneers have to know how to blaze a trail so that others can follow after them, and in the back woods a man may often be able io save his life if he knows how to follow' a trail. So you see why we should all know how to lay ami follow a Scout trail. Here are the signs used by Scouts. “Road to be followed”: An arrow formed with twigs, stones, or marked out in. the earth. “This path not to he followed’’: A cross made with twigs, straw, grass, or marked in the earth. “Letter hidden 3 paces from here in direction of arrow”: Make a hollow square with twigs, etc. and put an arrow pointing from it in the direction you want. If you leave the square empty it means 3 paces, hut you can make it as many as you like. Hide the. message just under the earth, stone or what you can find. “ I have gone, home”: End of trail sign Shows you have returned to the home base. Made by drawing or making a circle with a dot in the centie Finally, every Scout has a secret sign of his own didn’t you know that? Well i he has. and this is i.t If you are No. 4 iu the ‘‘ Morepork ’’ patrol nf the 2nd. Blankshir.-s, you diaw the head of your patrol biid or animal; at the top you put you i .mirfr -1 and at t.'m bottom you put Ist Bi . and I wonder how many of you could draw the head of your patrol emblem’!! very few, 1 think. Now. included in the signs is the Scouts’ salute. This I will take next week, so cheerio till then. NI'SHKA (the Guide). Wiffenpoof. What’s that you say? Well, a Wiffenpoof is anything that stands between your Troop and district competitions. The ammunition to use in hunting the monster is “courage?’ The Wiffenpoof says what’s the use of entering for the swimming sports, we have no fast swimmers: or. it's no good us trying for the Hallenstein Banner, we have less than 12 in our Troop so we are sure to be beaten —and so on. Don’t you believe it. Your troop has just as much chance as the next one, and your team may score points in swimming that the bigger troops with all their numbers may lose, In the Hallenstein P>anner it’s efficiency that counts, not numbers, Ali the troops are on an even basis this year and your troop can easily train a team of 2, 4 or 6 for different tests. Never admit that your troop is a washout. It isn’t. It’s only scared stiff (or it thinks it is). Your troop has as many brains as the other troop so go in and win and keep you colours flying. * * • •

Scouters’ Campers’ Badge. A very interesting circular has been received from the Metropolitan District of Auckland in connection with camping. Auckland is out to improve the standard and safety of Scout camping .and are tightening up their tests. In I order to help »Scouters and Rovers who I may want to run camps, special classes | are being held prior to candidates undergoing the necessary special tests. ft appears that Auckland has special tests for the “Big Brothers” in the art of camping as the circular definitely states that this badge is not to be confused with a similar badge available for Scouts. Information in this matter is being written for. and with the winter before us it would be a golden opportunity to put all our “Big Brothers” through a Camper’s Badge course to be followed by an examination, as then H.Q.*s would feel safer in* granting the camping permits. What say my “’Big Brothers’’ in the matter? I would be very pleased to hear their views for, or against. CAMPER. First Dominion Rover Moot. The first Dominion Rover moot to be. held in N.Z. is to take place at Easter in the South Island. The place chosen is the New Brighton Trotting grounds and it is hoped that a good muster will be there to take part. Any Rover wishing for full particulars can get them by getting in touch with local H.Q.’s. ■ Peat Park on March 28 is the date and place for the H.B.| contest and the first item will commence at 2 p.m. sharp. Send in your troop entry to Mt. •W. Gaze, 48 Glasgow Street, not later than March 21 and let us have 100 per cent, muster. And don’t forget that vour troop must enter for all the seven tests. Punctures and Breaks. If your garden hose sprang a leak you would do one of two things—eithe.r shut the supply off, or put your foot, on the point just above the leak and get someone else to turn the supply off. If you broke the broom handle, you wouldn’t overlap the broken ends but would fit the ends of the break together and put splints on each side and bind it up. Look up bleeding, and simple _ fractures just in case the examiners in the H.B. 'contest .-all for it-on.l remember to call the doefof.

Wanganui East Troop. This troop has got a good idea. The\ have evidently appointed a scribe to re port their activities. Thank yov ‘‘l’.L.’’ Chappell for your very wel come notes, the more the merrier. Wlk will follow his example. Wanganui East Scout Troop movec into their new hall last Wednesday week. Although the number of boy. 4 were few there still remains a higl spirit of scouting. The hall is a larg( building and provides plenty of room for Scout work. “J’.L.” W. CHAPPELL. T. 1.8. Overheard at the swimming sports' that, about 75 per rent, of our chaps don’t know how to hold themselves properly or walk decently!! Are you one? \ ps, it’s quite true because .1 saw it myself. Wanted, physical training game-* for Scouts. That is something for the AV.S. men Io handle for a kickoff. Arc they setting a bad example! IDon t. let your chest, be where youi stomach should be. Tuck in back yoi: chaps ami put your shoulders back, not up, down, or forwards. This is plain horse sense and if you want to be an Al Scout, prai’tice the exercises giver in Scouting for Boys and remember the

SWIMMING SCOUTS AND CUBS ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, SA TL'RDA Y ’S RES U LI'S. The Wanganui Scouts and Cubs held their annual swimming .-ports at. the Gonvillc .Baths on Saturday afternoon, llie Gonvillc Troop won the Swimming Shield and the Gonvillc Cubs wun t.ic Swimming Banner. Glasgow Eagles won the Life-saving Banner. Following arc th-e rc>ull>, abbreviations indication Glasgow Eagles (GE) Castleeliff (Gas.), GuuviJle (G.) and St. Mary’s (St.AL.):15U Yards’ Freestyle (ope-n).—l'iu-t heat: S. Willets (G.E.) J, U. Hutchby (Cas.) 2, Ray Lovett. (G.) 3. Seconc heatj Reg. Luvctt (G.) J, J. Willett (G.E.) 2, R. Stephens (C.) 3. Final. S. Willets (G.E.) J, Reg. Loveti (Gon.) 2, R. Stephens (Uas.) 3. .10U Yards Freestyle, under 16 years —First heat: Brownshurp (St.M.) 1 Reeves (Gas.) 2, Robins (Gon.) 3 Second Heat: .Martin (U.) .1, C. Lain (W.E.) 2, J. Willets (G.E.) 3. Final Brownsharp (St.M.) J, Martin (Cas.) i C. Laird (Cas.) 3. 66 2-3 Yards Freestyle, under .1 years.— First heat: K. Greener (St.M. 1, R. Green (G.) 2, Doyle (W.E.) I Second heat: J. Clark (W.E.) .1, Al< Clusky (St.M.) 2, Underwood (Cas.) « Final: K. Greener (Hi.AL) .1, J. Clar (W.E.) 2. IL Green (G.) 3. Cubs’ 50 Yards Freestyle, open.—( Tinney (Gon. B) .1, J. Pope (G.E.) 2 C. Williams (Gon. B) 3. 33 1-3 Yardis Breaststroke, open.- . First heat: Ray Lovell (G) 1, A . Cai (Cas.) 2, Robins (G.) 3. Seco-nd heat Walker (G.E.) 1, Paul. (G.E.) 2, ( Brown (Gas.) 3. Final: R. Love! (Gon. .1. D. Robins (Gon.) 2, Walkc ' (G.E.) 3. 33 .1-3 Yards, teams of four. —Gia: ’ gow Eagles 1, Castleeliff 2, Gonville 3. 25yds. Freestyle (under .111- years).I H. filavis (Cas.) J. M. Lovett (G) ‘ C. Carrick (G.E.) 3. Cubs’ Beginners’ Race. — P. Patche ’ (Vir.) 1. B. Burton (Gon.) 2, N. Coutl man (W.E.) 3. 66 2-3yds. Breaststroke (open). - First heat: -D. Robins (Gon.) J, ' | Taunton (St.M.) 2, -C. Brown (Cas.) . - Second, heat: Ray Ijovett (Gon.) R. Greener (St.M.) 2, Bcavcn (Cas.) ■ Final: D. Robins (Gon.) .1, Ray Lovel ’ (Gon.) 2, C. Brown (Cas.) 3. .”.3 l-3yds. Freestyle, under 14 yoars.- ' First heat: B. Adams (G.E.) 1, I ! Davis (Cas.) 2, R. Green (Gon.) i ’ Second heat: T. Underwood (<’as.) ]■;. Robinson (Cas.) 2, K. Greene 1 (St.M.) 3. Final: B. Adams (G.E.) J ' T. Underwood (Cas.) 2, K. Greene (St.M.) 3. Cubs’ 33 l-3yds. Freestyle (open).First heat: Nicholls (Gon.) 1. C. AVi Hams (Gon.) 2, I, Pope (G.E.) « Soconel heat: C. Tinney (Gon.) J Drummond (W.E.) 2, McCarthy (Cas. 3. Final: C. Tinney (Gon.) 1, Nicholi (Gon.) 2, Drummond (W.E.) 3. 33 l-3yds. Backstroke, under 16 year. 6 —Wilkins (Cas.) 1, Ray Lovett (Gon. 2, J. Taunton (St.M.) 3. 33 l-3yds. Freestyle (open).—Firs heat: S. Willets (G.E.) 1. J. Lain (W.E.) 2, L. Carter (G.E.) 3. Secone heat: Brownsharp (St.M.) and Reg Lovett (Gon.) dead heat 1. C. Hutchb} (Cas.) 3. Final: S. Willets (G.E.) 1 Brownsharp (St.M.) 2, Reg. Lovet (Gon.) 3. 33 l-3yds. Freestyle, under 16 years —First heat: <J. Laird (Cas.) 1, B Adams (G.E.) 2, ID. Walker (Gon.) 3 Second heat: J. Taunton (St.AL) 1, *1 Willets (G.E.) 2. Walker (G.E.) 3 Final: AV'alker (Gon.) .1, C. Laird (Cas. 2), B. Adams (G.E.) 3. Cubs Relay Race (teams of four) across baths.—Gonville A J, Gonville E 2, Glasgow Eagles 3. 75yds. Freestyle open).—<S. Willets (G.E.) 1, Reg. Lovett (Gon. 2), Brownsharp (St.M.) 3. ;>Oyds. Breaststroke, under .16 years.— First heat: D. Robins (Gon.) 1, Moriarty (St.M.) 2, Doyle (W.E.) 3. Second heat: Ray Lovett (Gon. 1, Walker (G.E.) 2, Taunton (St.M.) 3. Final: 1). Robins (Gon.) ], Ray Lovett (Gon.) 2, D. Walker (G.E.) 3. Cubs’ Dive (open).—Nicholls (Gon.) 1, Robinson (C.) 2, Glasgow (Gon.) 3. 100yds. Freestylp, under .14 years.— ID. AVilliamson (Gon.) ], Clark (W.E.) 2, Taunton (St.M.) 3. 33 l-3yds. Backstroke (open).— Wilkins (Cas.) 1, G. Laird (Uas.) 2. J. AVillets (G.E.) 3. Cubs’ 25yds. Freestyle, under 10 years.—J, Piper (Gon.) 1, S. Glasgow (Gon.) 2, B. Eraser (Gon.) 3. 25yds. Backstroke, under 14 years.— T. Underwood (Cas.) 1, D. Williamson (Gon.) 2, D. Robins (Gon.) 3,

Cubs’ .j.j l-syds. Breaststroke (openi. —McFarland (Gon. A) .1. Nicholls I (Gon. A.) 2, Williams (God. B.) 3. 33 J.-3yds. Flying Squadron (teams of j six). —Castleeliff 1, Gonvillc 2, Glasgow! Eagles 3. Cubs’ 25yds. Breaststroke, under 10 years.—Piper (Gon.) .1, Glasgow (Gon.) | 66 2-3yds. Freestyle, under .16 years.! —D. Williamson (Gon.) 1, V. Carr (Cas.) 2, R. Reeves (Cas.) 3. Cork Bobbing for Cubs.—Gonville B I, Glasgow Eagles 2, Gonville A 3. Dive (open).—R. Green (Gon.) 1, Chapple (W.E.) 2, Williamson (Gon.) 3. Life-Saving Banner. —Glasgow Eagles J, Gonville 2. 33 l-3yds. Rover Championship.—R. Arnold and B. Gaskin (dead heat) 1.