SCOUT NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21200, 24 August 1940, Page 14 (Supplement)

SCOUT NEWS

(By “Hamutana.”)

Most or you lucky fellows are now enjoying the school holidays, and, while It is aa yet, a bit too eariy lor camping. It’s the ideal time Tor hiking—as far as that goes, any lime is •* hiking time.” The wetter it is, the longer you will remember that particular tramp, and while 1 don't want you to pick on the lirat wet day to try and prove this statement, there 1> leahy no excuse lor the old saying that the weather Isn’t suitable. Just be sen slble about the clothing you wear and suit the conditions and the equipment you carry with you. Also, by hiking. I mean actual hiking, not the cycling business which tome boys airily will call hiking. Hike with an object and you will get romance. Imagination and added charm to your biking and give it an entirely new outlook. Exploration, nature, compass, trail, treasure, mapping and pioneering hikes. Just to mention a few, give you, not just mere walking, but bring a purpose In view and you will discover Just what fun is derived from hiking with an obiect. —Hamutana. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK “If you aro a square po«, keep your eye on a equere hole and eee that you get there.” —Rovering to Success. HAMUTAPiA ROVER CREW Once again we had to forego our weekly meetings, due to the happy occasion or one or our ex member’s 21st birthday party, which was almost in the nature of a Crew reunion. Needless to say, we had a real chin-wag and we all voted It a most enjoyable and memorable evening. Congratulations, Jim, and we hope that you won't give up looking Tor that elusive door! Last Wednesday we held a special Crew meeting to enable “ Littlejohn ” to give us a very Interesting yarn on Rovering in general. As we are in the majority, a young Crew, we found " Littlejohn's ” advice most helpful In formulating Crew activities and service. —Scribe. ST. PETER’B TROOP This la the first time our notes have appeared for quite a while, but we hope to be a regular feature In future. Last Friday night we started our meeting with roll call and flag-break, followed by an inspection by “ Littlejohn." He also gave us a short but very Interesting yarn. A patrol relay was held and resulted in a win for the Tula. Half an hour of Instruction under our P.L.’s followed. after which we had another game, " Swinging the l ead," or some such name being its thrilling title. The meeting dosed with flag down and the Promise. As a rather agreeable surprise, our weekly ration or cocoa was forthcoming. (Other patrols, please note.) A Court of Honour was also held. Since we la«t appeared In print a number of promotions have taken place, namely. Second Jack Wilson to Patrol-Leader of the Moreporks; Scout Brian White, to second of the same patrol; Scout Alan Poole to Second of the Keas; Scout Matt. Gibbons to Second or the Rellblrds. To these boys we offer our heartiest congratuttons. We had a good attendance at the P.L.’a Training Course and we are sure that the knowledge gained will help us a great deal In running the troop. —Scribe. CLAUDELANDB TROOP After starting the ball rolling with a boisterous game we settled down to work on the compass, map reading and setting. A good deal of ingenuity was shown in the compass card game—some of the younger boys taught us some points about the compass we’d never known before. At about 8.15 we were pleased to welcome the Dominion Training Commissioner— Littlejohn, who gave us one or two new games. Two tenderfoots, Warwick Davey and I.es Paterson, were then Invested. After supper, Littlejohn ended up with a chat, bringing out some useful suggestions to help us In our Scout work. BT. GEORGE S TROOP Owing to school holidays being In full swing Just now our attendance at parade suffered considerably. Nevertheless, with the follows present we held a very interesting parade during which we had a surprise hut very welcome visit from our old friend, Littlejohn." We were very thrilled to have him with us and we listened very alternatively to what he had to say to us about Scouting. We were very loathe to say good-bye as he hat been a very real Scout to us all during Ills all too short stay. After " Littlejohn ’’ had left us we had a couple of games and concluded parade with prayers and flagbreak. Will all St. George’s Scouts please note that weather permitting, there will be a hike next Sunday, leaving our hall at 10. Bring your bicycle and some eats, and also provisions, etc., for cooking test, and don’t be late. —Ranglora. CUB PROFICIENCY BADGES CHAPTER 4.—SWIMMER'S Now that we are on to the last chapter of the Cub Proficiency badge course, and winter has gone and we will all be looking for some nice cool spots to play In, there is nothing better than to be able lo swim, so mst or you Cubs will, I hope, learn to swim and as soon as you can swim 25 yards, float easily, swim on your back, duck dive, and hpney pot succesafully, you will be able to go Tor your Swimmer’s badge, a word on the various stages or the Swimmer’s badge:— Floating.—Balance In the water Is the main thing to remember. To do thla, you must be comfortably in the water, as if you were in bed—with your head right back till your ears are under. Your toes should just peep out or the water. Don’t stiffen yourself as If you were a little piece of board. Practise floating as 1 have tried to tell you and see how lent you can keep it up. Swimming.—Don’t try swimming until yo” ran successfully float. Till next week when we will give you more of the Swimmer’s badge, good hunting. —Wontolla. CUB NOTEB PROFICIENCY BADGE First Aider.—Must be able to dress and bandage a band in such a way as to be aspetlc. a - possible; and know how to clean ' Know treatment for sprain*, and how | to apply the wide bandage \o a sprained j ankle. Know how to nut on tho large arm | -Png; know the treatment for stopping blooding from the no«e: know how to exllnsulsti clothes that have caught flee; and bow to treat minor bums an l scalds and choking. This badge |s quite a bard one for Cubs, and i< a very, useful one to have In times lik* l these. Much time and practice, however. 1< needed to become a rea,\p. good first aider. So Cubs, do your be-*. Won tall a. £T GEORGE’S CUB PACK Recently we started our new **ory and it is going to be very exciting. so wc arc all looking forward to next week's chapter of “ Mystery Island." We al**<> had two new Cubs come to join us, and hope they will enjov themselves i and do their best for cubbing, j Greetings to IV Kearne. 5 4 Harwood I •street., and R. Reid. 11l Lake Road ' The winning six for the last week vm the i Tawny.-, with 8. next the Browns, and . Greys, then the Blacks and Red. | More news of our cubbing activities next week.