SCOUT NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23683, 17 September 1940, Page 12

SCOUT NOTES

i i [By Wniiiu.'J Headquarters Notices. September 27.—First class axemanship. September 28.—First class estimations (this has been postponed from September 21). To be held at 27 Brunei street, Alornington, at 2. Cub football at Robin Hood Ground. Aleet at ground at; 1.30. Entries close on September 20 at headquarters. Ambulance and healthy man badge examination at headquarters at 7. October 1. —Scooters’ meeting. Entries close on September 25 at 6 p.m. October B.—Rock Council at North Dunedin Hall at 8. October 12.—AJetropoiitan camp will bo hold at 3at Passmore camp. Entries close on October 7 at headquarters. Officers' ambulance division every Monday night at headquarters at 7.3(1. Third lecture in borne nursing to-night. Tho following St. Clair’Scouts passed the axemansbip test on September 7: — 1, Rhodes, G. Griiidley, T. Trotfc, W. Scrymgeour, R. Boltom A. Long, W. APLanghlau. French Scouts Carry On. ; Little nows has been received of the late of Hie .French Scouts, and it can only be assumed that they stayed at their posts and continued their rescue work. This assumption is confirmed by the following incident related by Sir John Shea, county commissioner for London;—“ An officer who was getting away from Paris told me that on arriU iug at a certain railway station, where he hoped to got a train, there was an indescribable state of confusion. Suddenly a troop of Boy Scouts arrived. It practically' took over the station, established an inquiry bureau, succoured a crowd of refugees, and got them in some semblance of order, and helped to get many of them away by train. I’Jiey remained at their post.”

For Scouts. Believe in yourself! Believe you were made To do any task without calling for aid. Believe, without growing too scornfully proud. That you, as the greatest and least are endowed. .A mind to do thinking, two hands and two eyes Are all the equipment God gives to the wise. Believe in yourself! You’re, divinely designed And perfectly made for the work of mankind. This truth you must cling to through danger and pain; The heights man has reached you can also attain. Believe to the very last hour, for it’s true , That whatever you will you’ve been gifted to do. Believe in yourself and step out unafraid. By misgivings and doubt be not easily swayed. You’ve the right to succeed; the precision of skill Which betokens tbc great you can earn if you will! The wisdom of ages is yours if you’l! read, But you’ve got to believe in yourself to succeed. Troop Reports. 6th Dunedin (Mpsgiel),—Metropolitan inspection was taken by Commissioner Black, who also tested the boys on their proficiency badges. Lashings and knots were then carried out by the Moreporks, signalling by the Bulldogs, ambulance by the Eagles and Kangaroos combined. A social was held to which several troops and brigades were invited, A game of handball was played in which 25 boys took part with two visitors from the Anderson’s Bay Rovers. 27th Dunedin (Kensington).—Flagbreak opened the programme on Thursday night, after which the troop formed up in a straight line with one Scout trying to crawl from l one end of the line to the other along the bput backs of the Scouts in the line. This game was followed by tenderfoot and second class instruction. A short talk on second class first aid was followed by inspection, after which the leaders took their patrols to the corners.- During the evening A. Groves passed his tenderfoot.