Scout News

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20422, 12 February 1938, Page 18 (Supplement)

Scout News

BT. GEORGE'S Well, here we are again, starting off the year 1938 with a big- splash. We met again for the new year with a good attendance of 24 present, including one of our old members in Bill Meldrum, who Is down here on holiday from King's College. Glad to see you again, Bill, and we hope you will be able to get along any time you happen to be in town. We also had present one of those ever-persistent “ Hamutana ” 'Rovers in the shape of Gus. After flag break and fall in. the Keas were presented with the Diggers’ Cup Tor gaining the greatest number of points for the past year. Next on the programme was the presentation of badges gained during the year. After that we formed tentative teams for the rally and then had plenty of fun having a go at the signaltower, with some rather humorous results. After this interlude we had a couple of good games and then dismissed ror the night. We hope to get our wall up on Saturday afternoon to practise on and we cordially Invite any other troops desirous of doing so, to come along and practise. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK “ Never throw mud—you may or may not hit the mark; but what matters most you always dirty your own hands.”

CLAUDELANDS TROOP DON’T forget to turn up to the Pound Night. Bring your mug and some food. We're going to have a good time. WAIKATO DISTRICT RALLY, 1938 The Annual Rally is to be held at Albert Park, Te Awamutu, on .Saturday, March 26, i 9.33. A meeting of the Scouters’ Association was held in Hamilton on February u as notified, Rally Officers were appointed, and details concerning the running of the Rally were arranged. Competitions 1. Inspection.—Troops to rail In in patrols of six. Attention will be paid to smartness of appearance, steadiness and general bearing. Marks: Double. 2. March Past.—Marching In threes, tallest in front, all Scouts carrying staves at the secure. Scouters carrying thumb or walking sticks. S.M.’s only to salute. All dedicated colours to be supported, and Troop flags only to be dipped at the saluting case. Twenty-flve paces to be left between Troops, troop flags and other banners march at the head of the troop they represent. 3. Signalling.—Morse and Semaphore (two separate competitions). Sealed message to be sent. Message will Include block capitals, small letters and numbers. Teams of four Scouts—reader, writer, caller and sender. Marks: Morse, double; semaphore, single. 4. Patrol Signal Tower.—Team or nine Scouts. Five Scouts support three other Scouts seated on their shoulders. No. 9 then mounts to the top of the tower and signal semaphore alphabet in order of letter. Speed and stability event. Marks: Single. 5. Ambulance.—Team of four Scouts. Test set on the ground. Test taken from St. John'3 First Aid Book and will be up to the standard of the Scout Ambulance badge. Marks: Treble. 6. Patrol Wall-scaling.—Wall-scaling shall consist of a run of not more than 75 yards over a course which includes at its mid-point a wall or smooth sides 9ft. high, 6ft. wide. Teams shall consist or eight Scouts, wearing full unirorm, including staves, sand shoes not allowed. Teams shall star in double rank across the wall and must not touch supporting ropes, or

| use the ends of the wall. Staves must be passed on all occasions. Points will be taken off for infringements. Each mem- | her of the team shall with each article or equipment that is carried at the commencement. A certificate MUST be signed by the S.M. that his team has practised for this event, otherwise that team will not be allowed to compete. Marks: Single. 7. Billy Boiling.—Team of two Scouts. Lay and light a fire and boll two-pint billy of water. Wood provided. Scouts provide own billy (two-pint), axes, knives, etc. Open to Tenderfoots only. Marks: Double. 8. Flap Jack Cooking.—Open to Second Class and Tenderfoot Scouts only. Prepare and cook a flapjack without the use of an egg. Competitors must provide their own material and utensils. Points ror quality and speed. Marks: Double. 9. Bridge-building.—Team of eight Scouts, P.L. in charge. Build a double trestle for the support of roadway. Trestle to be as per model given in Scouting for Bovs, any edition. Team? to supply own staves and lashings. Fifteen staves sft. 6in. long to be of natural wood: 2 5 lashings jin. ropp, minimum length 6ft.. maximum length 7ft. Gin. Lashings to be of three turns and two Trappings. Staves to have no other than regulation Scout marking. Oil or shellac to be allowed for . dressing staves as preservative only. [ Marks: Double. 1 10. Scouters’ Flapjack Cooking.—Post ! entries will also be received from Scouti ers. Assistant Scouters or Rovers for the j Scouters’ Flapjack cooking, run on the same line? as the Scout event, but no ; points will be given to winning group. This event will only be run if there is sufficient time.

Wolf Cup Section This Rally will be held in conjunction with the Scout Rally. | Inspection.—Cubs will be inspected in their own lairs, each Pack to have brushed manes, clean paws, clean j fangs, spick and span coats (the uniform i including shoes, socks and garter tabs. I will lie known as the coat). Cubs DO NOT { 2. Grand Howl (Non Competitive).— Immediately the inspection is over all Cubs will congregate at the Council Rock for the Grand Howl. ATter the Howl, Cubs will return to their lairs. 3. Lair Making.—As shown in Woir , Cubs’ Handbook. Ruling to Tollow later, j 4. Dance of Kaa.—To be done in turn j by competing Packs. 5. Knot Tying.—Ruling to follow later. 6. First Aider Test.—A competition 1 based on the First Alder Test—ruling to follow later. 7. Afternoon Tea Practice.—Each Pack to make their own afternoon tea and set ' same out. Ruling to follow later. !

He Doesn’t Laugh Now T should hate you to think that anything could happen to prevent a fellow rrom laughing. Laughter is good for everyone. It might have been better to have said: “He doesn’t laugh at us any more.” Let me explain. He was a workman, and I overheard him telling the yarn to a fellow workman. “ Bill,” he said. “ I used to laugh at them Boy Scouts with their bare knees and big ’ats. But not now! No Tear I don’t! I was on a job last week, hauling machinery from a lorry to the top floor of a building, when the rope broke. It was Saturday an’ we wanted to get away to go to the football match. It looked like we'd have to send _for another rope, an’ that would i have’meant missing the match, when up I comes a Boy Scout who ’ad seen wot ’ad i ’appened. “ * You won’t need to send for a rope.’ says he, ‘ ir you know how to do a splice.’ And then, afore we ’as time to say a 1 word, he starts work. Lumme, tn a Tew minutes he ’ad Joined the rope as neat as neat, you could ’ardlv see the join, an’ it went through The pulley smooth as you like. Cheeky little beggar he was, too. Just laughed when I offered him a tanner, and’ told me to treat meself to an Ice-cream at the match. No, I ain’t ever goin’ to laugh at them Boy Scouts no more.”