WITH THE BOY SCOUTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 291, 29 February 1928, Page 6

WITH THE BOY SCOUTS

With the object of linking up the 1 , Auckland troops, and making each ' ] conversant with the activities of the j j others, circulars have been dispatched j ( to the different Scoutmasters, reques- 1 2 ing the appointment of a Wigwam scribe to forward a monthly report. I . At the end of the year a prize will be I ] awarded to the Scout who lias sent in | the most regular and best-written re- i ports. i Many letters have come from Scout- 1 masters approving of this scheme, and ' it is hoped that the scribes will be ap- J pointed as early as possible, so that each boy may have an equal chance < of earning the reward. * Pen-names will be allotted for the - scribes to write under. The closing date for appointments is I < March 30. ! * * * On the night of Friday, March 2, j j and the following afternoon, the Cal- t liope and Vindictive troops of Sea j ’ Scouts will be examined for the Jelli- | coe Silver Trident, by the New Zea- I j land Commissioner for Sea Scouts. * Commander Hall, R.N. The boys are looking forward with - great keenness to the test. j , Scoutmaster C. A. Macpherson, of the 3 recently disbanded Epiphany Troop, intends starting a new troop at no very distant date. He writes express- . ing warm approval of the appointment of Wigwam scribes. The Rev. C. B. W. Seton, Scoutmaster of the Otahuhu Troop, pending \ i the appointment of a scribe, writes as ; ' follows: j The Otahuhu Troop begins regular j' meetings again on the first Thursday in March (Wolf Cubs) and the first j i Friday ( Scouts). The troop, which has been closed to new members for six months, will j open its doors to a certain number of j fresh faces this year. The Rev. F. C. Truman, 8.A.. and \ Mr. B. O. Heather, 8.A., are joining the staff of Assistant Scoutmasters, so that the troop will be fully officered. Between 40 and 50 Scouts attended

the annual camp, which was held at Duder’s Beach, Clevedon, and proved highly successful. The visitors, who looked askance at the troop on the first days of its appearance at the beach, scenting raids and noise, were won over to belief in Scouting by the bearing of all in camp, and finally entertained the boys at a jolly evening.