BOY SCOUTS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1925, Page 4

BOY SCOUTS

(Coni rilmted..' The scouts to represent Hokitika at the New Zealand Jamboree at Dltnediu next January are now being selected. All vone wishing to go who lias not yet dime so should apply to the scout masters this week. It is hoped to sent one patrol I roni each troop. Empire Day -aw about line- do/.eii 11,i\ mi parade. The cubs turned up in especiallv good loree only two or three b.-ing awav. Scouts and eiih- are asked to keen in n-jnd the tact that tieKing’s Birthday will he celebrated on June 3rd. Details w ill lie made known at the respective meetings, probably an early rally to salute the ting, and an evening camp lire, will be decided on. Eni-li nt the local troops have the names of buys nil their . honks who on varilng excuses are anything lint regular in their -iiu.it attendances. I lie following account of a lad wlm took in earliest his scout membership, in spile 1.; 11 ilheitllies, might lie made tli<' text w.-rc anvoiie sermonising the ’’ slackers." It comes to Us I rum the otiieial publication of the Boy Scouts of America : ■■ Fail Sell 111 I sivi-'-u years old. a -coni of Akron. Ohio, ha- hi 111 1 1:' 1 n!i- , app-. ll l.y .-lime pliy-ieal trouble and was advised against taking the swimming Ic-t I" ipii'lily as a First ( lass Seoul. lie was. however, so anxious In make this test, that he finally went out ami learned to swim ami qualified. Sometime after this his hack trouble

became worse, and as ii was lound tb.it !»,* had tuberculosis of tin* spine, he was -.rut to the Springfield Lakes Sanitommi. where it wa< necessary tor him to lie 011 his stomach constantly and he carried around on a stretcher for about two years while he took the sun cute. ••This was pretty terrible on an active, ambitious scout, but instead of a “ grouch,” he not only arranyed to continue liis school work at tlie samtoriiim. studyiiiu: liis books ami recilinn to the nurses, hut In* saw the need for the Scout in**; aiiioii|f the other hoys in the institution. He asked permission of tlie doctor and. strapped to the bed as he was, lie organised the Spriiilield Lake Scouts. Those of the boys who are able, carry Karl out on a sti’eteluM* on the lawn to siinorviso their scout exercises and direct them in scout principles. When they want its «ro to 1 hwoods they load Karl into a wauon. stretcher and all, and drive him out. with their pony team that has been oiven to tlie institution. He has eiyhl hoys who are studying for their tests under him, while Karl himself continues his scout work in ah of the tilings that a hoy so handicapped can do, haviiiLC been awarded liis Life and Star scout rank a little while* iiLfo. The doctors of the Sanilorium say that the Scouting Rroyrammc* has had a wonderfully line eif“et on the hoys under their care.”