ROTORUA GIRL GUIDES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 192, 7 April 1932, Page 6

ROTORUA GIRL GUIDES

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Dear Guides, — About your patrol corne-rs. Thex^e is no.doubt that these have improved since. the four original patrols made their -small beginning, but you can make them even more attractive and "guidey" if. you wish. ' I noticed a little idea in "The Guide" for a "Be Prepared" box for the patrol corner. This box could be an ordinary wooden orie, about 12in by 18in covered and lined with wall paper, with a little curtain of the patrol colour in front and a shelf inside. The patrol embroidress could work the emble-m on the curtain and "Be Prepared" could be printed below the emblem. I will give you a list of contents as mentioned in the "Guide."

(1) Needles, pins, cottons, wool, scissors; (2) glue; (3) drawing pins; (4) Note paper and envelopes; (5) scrap paper; (6) pencils and india- 1 rubber; (7) shoe laces; (8) safety . pins; (9) a ball; (10) iodine and bandages; (11) compass; (12) hairslides; (13) uniform and shoe buttons; (14) colonred chalks; (15) hammer and nails." And it would be a good idea to ini clude a clothes brush. Not a single patrol could produce one to lend distinguished visitors recently, after their good uniforms had made acquaintance with the dusty floor during camp fire circle.

News has reached me that you are progressing very well with your new drill and that you will soon be able to make a smart display, Your instructress was heard to remark that she expected it would be- a pleasure teaching the drill to guides, as they are such well-disciplined people. If she still thinks that at the end of the course, then you will have proved yourselves a credit to the movement. -Captain says you are well turned out for inspection these times and that everyone is working away with a will at second class and badge work. V/e are all waiting to hear your new songs on birthday night. The old belt and lanyard relay still seems a firm favourite with you all, j but how the morse game tangled you up! ! Have you tried sending morse by your whistles? I wonder bow many of you re-member your whistle signals. Now just as a little test, write down the meanings of the following: — One long blast — three shorts and a long. A succession of shorts. A succession of alternate longs and shorts. One short blast. A succession of longs. Did you know them all? To test your general knowledge of I guiding in New Zealand I ask you the following questions: — What is the name of the Guide home in Auckland? Who gave ^ it to the guides? Who is your provincial commissioner? What distinguishing marks does she wear on her uniform? I My last query is, can you tie a middleman's knot?