SCOUT NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 245, 13 September 1940, Page 3

SCOUT NOTES.

ALL MUST WORK. (By “Rang.'.”) The following is a message from Dr. Michael Grazynski, President of the Polish Boy Scouts, to ail Scouts:—“ln ell'ect, Scouting has created a united family, a family coming not from a community of blood, hut from a common ideal, a common programme given to us by our great Chief, Baden-Powell, and developed in the course of many years in our Scout movement. Our activities and work are built on tho supremo basis of Christianity, under tho guiding liand of God arid on the active love of mankind. To the aim of international and universal brotherhood we add good, faithful and efficient service to our own country. What wo most of all appreciate in a man is strength of character; this is to say, liman who puts liis ideals into practice. We hare always sought to bring cheerfulness to the attainment of our serious ideals and to the security of human hearts. “There aro still many sacrifices to he made. But in the end —alter the ivar —a new order will arise in the world, more in accordance with our Scout Law, and once again Scouts will throng the paths of oiir jamboree and will gather round our happy camp fires with laughter and song, as a sign that wo have not only survived the evil times hut that wo are going forward with new enthusiasm und strength towards the goal of a happier future for humanity as a whole. Our great game has hardly commenced. Wc must have faith and wo must work.” TROOP JOTTINGS.

3rd (West End) Troop.—At the patrol camp which wo held recently we noticed that quite a few of our billies were rusty and dirty, and so we decided to fix matters by giving them a good scrub up. Scoutcr Collins asked for volunteers, for the job and out of the number who were willing to dirty their hands picked two Scouts. Arrangements were made, water was bailed, trying pans, billies, basins, ladles, plates and all manner of things were laid out, but no scout turned up Vo scrub them. So, not smiling and whistling too much under the difficulty, Scoutcr Collins did them himself. This reminds us of the story of a Scout who conveniently (or so he thought) forgot to mow an old gentleman’s lawns that lie liad promised to do. But it so happened that this old gentleman had a card up his sleeve, for lie liad invited one Scout from caeli troop in his district to mow ilis lawns. Each Scout who kept his promise won for Ills troop sets of morse flags and buzzers, rope by the chain and lots of other valuable material. For this old gentleman bad used each Scout who pro mised to mow liis lawns as a representative, of liis -respective troop. So that the Scout who failed to keep liis promise, i.e., broke the first Scout Law, let hi's troop down as well .a s the old gentleman. Tiie following Scouts have won their reader’s badge: Eric Bartlett, Walter Fletcher, Cedric Clark, Allan Cawley. A novel activity wo had last Monday was long-distance signalling. Patrol-Leader Kay Tawharu took his patrol to the Manawatu Rivet bridge where with torches ho signalled to the Kea Patrol, under 'Brin Fletcher, about a mile and a-half away. The signalling was very well done, some good messages being exchanged. 4th Paimoi'ritou -North (All Saints') Troop.—The troop looked more like itself again last Friday, as the school holidays were over. We had nearly a full muster, inspection was won by the Morcpork Patrol. Wo were given some physical drill by Hawkcyc. We iiad a visit from a Mr Ross, an cx-Scouter from Wellington. When our half-hour’s instruction in patrol corners was over, wo indulged in a strenuous game of dodgeball. 9th Palmerston North (Si. Patrick’s) Troop.—The troop, commencing the usual routine after the holidays, opened the meeting with prayers and inspection. The smartest patrol for the evening was the Stags,' who arc leading in the inter-patrol competition, after the Tuis hud won the first. To even up lire patrols, N. Bill was' placed in tire Tuis and It. Raphael waft placed in the Seagull Patrol. To warm up the troop atrd gain some points for the patrols, an obstacle game was played, the Moreporks being the winners. Giving the patrol corner system a change for a while, the troop split up into various classes with a •patrol-leader in charge of each class. To bring the meeting to a close a a rough game of “all in” handball was played. Mr Gill held a short, class of ambulance work.' West End Rovers. —The newly-formed Rover Crew at West End hail their first mooting at the West. End School recently. At a former meeting L. Kennedy was elected Rover loader. The crew now consists of seven members. , R.-S.L. Kennedy gave a talk on the Scout Law and Promise, which all the crow have to memorise. Afterwards the crow had a game of hand soccer.