SCOUT NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20510, 28 May 1938, Page 24 (Supplement)

SCOUT NEWS

By “Silver Wolf"

We are glad to see that the Tauplrl Troop has restarted. Good hunting, Tauplrl, and thank you for your notes. We are always glad to hear from you. Don’t think that your doings are unimportant; they are essential to the success of this column. Cheerio. HAMUTANA. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK 11 Two points about your income —make It first and make it last.” HAMUTANA CREW Last Thursday four of our troop filed into Gus’ car and went through to Cambridge to honour the Roblnhood Rangers at their dance. We understand the other members of the crew were rather bashful which explains why we were not there in larger numbers. However, the four that went had a very enjoyable evening. If many more invitations come In from the Rangers it looks as if we will have to take up dancing as a profession. However, we thank you very much for an enjoyable evening, Roblnhoods, and trust that we may be able to return the compliment very soon. To-night Is the night for our much-looked-forward-to debate with the Damiens, to be held at Collier’s place, so we will leave you until next week and let you know the result then. SCRIBE. TAUPIRI TROOP We are gradually getting Into our stride again, after being inactive for about nine months. We have about six Scouts practising for the Second Class, while the rest are nearly ready to pass their Tenderfoot. We had a church parade with the Guides at our Scouthall on Mothers’ Day. The service was conducted by the local Methodist Minister, Rev. Churchill, who is also our Cubmaster. We are having a camp this week on the Old Taupirl Road, and we hope to be able to show Southern Cross how to play games one of these Friday nights. HAERE RA. ST. GEORGE’S Well, here we are again, and here’s some more news for you. On Saturday afternoon two or our Scouts went out with some of the Southern Cross troop for Second Class cooking. There were some weird and won- j derful concoctions served out but they \ tasted alright and we have all managed i to survive. Then followed a game of i Rag raiding and alter a lot of scrambling 1 and crawling around in blackberry, etc. Southern Cross emerged victorious. On Monday night we had a good attendance of 2 5 in spite of cold weather and a circus! We were determined to do some work so we settled down in real earnest and the result was that seven Scouts j passed their TendeiToot and numerous ! others passed their Kim’s name. Scout i Race and Compass for Second Class and \ P.L. Wally Mood succeeded in passing Ins Reader's badge. Congratulations, you new j Tenderfoots and we hope you may soon |be all Second Class Scouts. By the time we had finished all this work it was nearly ! lime to go. so we dismissed after a very I p ion table evening. Next week we are. ! holding a parents’ evening and we also j cordially invite all the other troops in Hamilton to be present. All you have t«i bring is yourself and a plate of cakes or somethin? to that effect You can be as- ; sured of a good time. On Saturday afternoon some or our memners are gotnfr for j their Second Class cooking and firelight• i in?. ! ro-nigllt wo aie going to the Fire >tai tlon on the first step of our Fireman’s Radge. ?o it looks as tf we have a busy i time ahead Remember, the place for our parents' evening. St George's Scout Had. the time—7.3o p.m., sharp and the charge absolutelv free to all All Rovers and ■ t'"oops invited. Cheerio all, till Monday [ IHKht.

SOUTHERN CROSS TROOP Friday night arrived with a fairly good attendance or Scouts. As it was a freezing night we all played “ Freezing,” which warmed us- up considerably. Patrol leaders and seconds were nearly all away so we got together and played various games which were new to most or the boys, but which were well known to the troop in its early days under the leadership or •• Wew.” As all Scouts have to have a registered number now, our memories were very severely taxed when the time came Tor filling in the details for registration. However. alter much hard work in low gear we finally managed to complete the cards. On the Saturday afternoon a parly of us hiked to a spot down the river where a few Scouts cooked some weird but wonderful dishes. Boh was well supplied. Firstly, he friend an egg, then some extra large sausages. Feeling a little thirsty alter devouring- large helpings or the same, he drank a large cup or superrich cocoa. By this time he was well under way. Two tins of crushed pineapples. about lib. of peanuts and six or seven apples miraculously disappeared and rather to our amazement, Bob was still able io walk home. st. George’s *• llendy ” and two Scouts joined us later and we hud a game of Magiaiding' followed by another game in which Doug and "llendy” hid and the rest of us tried to find them. Poor old Doug is still picking the prickles out—he hid under a gorse hush! However, we didn’t find liim till last even though Cuth went ’•birdnesting ’’ trying to locate him. \Ye put a message in a bottle and threw it out into the river in the hope that it might float to Australia (perhaps) and be returned. It will probably sink before it reaches the sea—but who knows—lt might travel thousands or miles. Well, wo must close now until next, week when we will have a lot more to ten you. Will ex-members who have sCAlivt!' please return them to us as wo need them URGENTLY for new boys. SOUTHERN CROSS. CLAUDELANDS MOndav nigh’ ?a\v the troop in full ! swing again, after the holidays. Tendertri.it and Second Glass work, also First i la-' mapping were carried out. Our programme wa« varied with some interesting games, mainly to warm us up, ror the night was very cold. Note.- —Where are the rest or Claude, lands Tro'-'p ? Don’t forget, boys, we have those second Glass tests to pass before we go to the Dominie,n Jamboree in 19 40 ~o roll up. lad', and Claudelands will Have a goodly representation in 1 940. [ BCRIBE

TE AWAMUTU Hello, hello, everybody! Station ROW broadcasting on relay from Te Awamutu Scout Hut. We open to-night’s programme with an account of last Friday's meeting. There was quite a number of Scouts present and the evening was spent in games and work; then the big thrill of the night came when Scouter Gulford gave the Scouts back their staves in the stave carving competition. The winner of the competition was P.L. Cox and he was presented with a beautiful sheath knife presented by Scouter GuHord. lie announced also that Rover Glasgow had given a special prize to S. Lofthouse for a good effort. This prize was also a sheath-knife. Scouter sailed Tor the island cruise last week and we take this opportunity or wishing him bon voyage. Well, cheerio everybody. MORE GAMES FLIP Line teams each end of hut facing each other with hands extended and palms facing downwards, a Scout leaves his team and flips with his fingers one of the opposing teams and runs back to his “den.” if touched he becomes a prisoner. Game finishes when one side has imprisoned all the others. Submarines Line Scouts across hut with legs apart and feet touching the feet of next. Opposing team have to creep through legs without being touched by the others. Scouts with legs apart must be blindfolded, and must not wave their arms about except to touch one going through their legs. WELCOME CORNER Norman Kemp, Claudelands.—Welcome, Norman. Good hunting and ramping with the Great Brotherhood or .Scouting. FIRST FRAMKTON It seems that most Scout Hall heaters in Hamilton have choked flues or something because when our >.M. arrived on Friday night be was Torced lo fight through the very dense atmosphere to get inside the hall Message carrying was first on the programme. then the old favourite of “ Freeze,’’ Afterwards., owing to the rart that thre'e of us have managed to set our eyes on Second 'Hass we had a practice at running the mile at Scout s Our > M. gave in the wrong turning point so we ran nearly two miles; however, we forgave btm. Hidey in the Dark followed and then \\e sat round the fire and had a competition to see Mho could tell the biggest tall story, we think our A.S.M.

qualified for first prize when he asked to be excused as he did not know very much about that sort of thing. To finish up we had some campfire songs with a solo rrom each of the troop's Bobby Breens.