SCOUT WORK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 February 1942, Page 3

SCOUT WORK

PARADES & DEMONSTRATIONS THIS WEEK’S EVENTS. APPEAL FOR MORE SUPPORT. At a meeting of Scouters and committeemen of the two local Scout Troops last evening further arrangements were made for the celebration of Scout Week at the weekend. Despite considerable difficulties there is every indication that the local troops and packs will put on attractive programmes on Friday and Saturday. There will be parades and demonstrations of fire-fighting, ambulance, bridge-building and all the various scouting activities. In his message to “Scout Week,” Mr Hector Christie, Chief Scout Commissioner says: “Two great problems face us, the one, to preserve that form of life we hold dear, having (within reasonable bounds) personal freedom and liberty. The other, to consider how to so reassemble mankind after the war that there will be cohesion amongst those of like ideals, based on mutual respect and understanding. In other words, that friendship and brotherliness may be the predominating factors. Scouting stands for just this state of things and so during Scout Week scouting comes more prominently before the public with the objects, firstly, of attracting more leaders; secondly, of increasing the number of boys, and thirdly, of letting the public know the value of our work.” Every man of unimpeachable character is eligible as a scouter. The Boy Scout organisation will provide the training. Many of the most successful scouters are men who, prior to taking up scouting, had no previous training in youth work. The Cub packs cater for boys from 8 to 11, and the scouts for boys from 11 years to 17.