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ROUND THE CAMP

SHANGHAI GUIDES.

Gratifying Progress Of

Movement.

The Girl Guide movement cele- brates its coming of age in 1932, and it is surprising how many people know that Girl Guides exist, but are entirely ignorant of their aims, ideals and methods. Lord Baden Powell, the founder of the movement, laid them down as fol- ilows:-

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BISHOP DEDICATES ROVER

SCOUT CHAPEL.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1931,

CAMERA OBSCURA.

Scouts Will Like To Try

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In the first place secure ordinary cigar box and saw off half the lid. Now obtain a plece of looking glass that will just At inside the box. Also obtain a piece of ground or frosted, glass to take the place of the half-lid cut

HEREFORDSHIRE SCOUT CHIEF RESIGNS.

The Bishop of Southwark recent-

Lieut.-Colonel J. L. Sleeman, ly dedicated the Chapel of St.

who for eight years has been Francis of Assissi, in the crypt of

County Commissioner of the Boy St. Luke's Church, West Norwood,

Scouts of Herefordshire, has re- as a Rover Scout Chapel.

signed, owing to the many calls The 8th South Lambeth Rover

made upon his time from outsida Scouts who have their Headquar

the County. He has recently suc- Court of Honour, hold prior to the tera in the crypt of the Church

ceeded General Sir Havelock- weekly meeting.

are responsible for the work in the

Charles as Chief Commissioner of Chapel, the altar of which is a Proficiency Badge Work.

the St. John Ambulance Brigado replica of the beautiful English away.

overses, which will necessitate his Proficiency Badge work forms altar in Southwark Cathedral. It With some glue or paste, fix the absenco from home durlag much, of part of the regular routine, and is intended that as each Rover looking glass face upwards at the the year. girls are encouraged to earn the Scout in the 8th South Lambeth end of box, at an angle of 45 de- Lord Baden-Powell has appoint- four badges necessary before the Rover Crow makes himself respon-

grees. Now glue the ground glassed as Colonel Sleeman's successor Teat for First Class Guide may be sible for some definite Rover ser-

to the top of the box, just over the Licut.-Colonel, C. M. Thornycroft, taken, viz:-Cook, Child nursevice, a shield symbolical of that mirror. Fix a small, cheap lense who was in charge of Arena Dis needlewoman-Ambulance or Sick service will be hung on the walls in a holo at the end of the box op- plays at last year's World Jam- Nurse. These badges are quite of the Chapel.

posite the mirror to receive the borce at Birkenhead. difficult to attain, requiring work

lens; then fix in position with glue. spread over two or more years,

To use, hold it so that the lens and 15 per cent. marks are re-

points towards the view. Screen quired for

away the light from the ground ROTARY GIVE SCOUTS' CAMPING glass, and on it you will then have

GROUND. the view.

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BARTER GUIDE FLAG.

In the St. George district, there is a flag, which was presented by Mrs. Barter, of Hurstville, in 1927, for the best all-round company in

the district.

"The Girl Guide Movement has

pass. There STC

A CAMP FIRE. been incorporated by Royal Char- numerous other badges, covering ter for the purpose of developing handicrafts, domestic science, First collect your firewood, al good citizenship among girls by specialized knowledge, and hob ways dry wood, never green forming their character, training bies, but the choice of these is left branches or wood that has lain them in habits of observation, mainly to the girls themselves.

long on the ground. obedience and self-reliance; in- Much benefit is derived from in-

Lay a few sticks flat on culcating loyalty and thoughtful-ter-patrol competitions and games, ground. Then put bark, dry leaves ness for others; teaching them the team spirit being emphasised and such things to start the fire. services useful to themselves; pro-and the desire of work for the going with. On top of this lay a moting their physical development; honour of the patrol and not for few twigs and small pieces of dry making them capable of keeping | self.

wood. Then cover over this with good homes and of bringing up Handwork, Nature Study, Coun- larger aticks in-a pyramid fashion. good children. Its desire is to try Dancing, Drill and Singing all

This flag was won in 1927 by Finally, stand on the windward co-operate with educational and have their place in the pro-side, and put a match to your bark Burstville, 1928 and 1920 by Bex- other bodies working to this end.

grammes, so that a Guide needs to and dry leaves. When the fire isley, and 1930 by Kogarah. The method of training is to give he pretty versatile. Fortunately well alight, logs may be added the form of a "field day." First of This year the competition took the girls pursuits which appeal to the assistance of interested friends For cooking one needs plenty of all, the companies were drilled in them, such as games and recreative outside the Movement is very often red hot embers. exercises, which lead them to learn available.

turn. After that, different patrols for themselves many useful crafts,

in each company were given cor It is a scheme of younger and

tain "work" to do. One had to alder sisters playing games to-ful to others, cach company makes

render first aid, the message being HOBBIES FOR SCOUTS. gether, rather than the instruction at least one combined effort to

sent by "Morse," while another of privates by officers in a cut and bring happiness to others. At dried disciplinary machine, or by Christmas time last year one Com-railways is gauge O, which is 14in. head, tunnel, and cross ball, and

The most popular gauge of model had to answer nature questions.

Next came ball games, e.g., over- pupils, by school teachers in an

pany gave a very delightful party The gauge of a railway is the then a relay race. After tea, there academic curriculum."

lo orphanage children, providing distance between the inside faces was a "camp fire," at which the tea and presents out of their own of the lines. It is said that so results of the competition were none too well lined pockets. An- small a gauge as 2in. can pull given out. other provided a destitute family its owner. The clockwork loco. is with Christmas dinner and pre- the most used by youngsters. It is Renta and provisions for daya to always ready for immediate uge, come, whilst two others gathered and its few controls are learned in together clothes and toys for a Baby Home. Deeds quickly and quietly done, but who can tell the benefit to givers and receivers?

Guide Movement World Wide. These aims and methods were

originally meant for the girls of Britain, but it was not long before companies of Guide and Scouts sprang up in other countries, and to-day the Guide movement is to be found in every country of the world. There are 269,376 Foreign Guides; 518,826 Guides in Great Britain and 106,302 in the Over- scas Dominions, making a world total of 894,503.

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To encourage the individual to find ways of being useful and help-

a few moments. After purchasing a train and lines, it is easy to make articles such as small figures, a station, hooded lights, signals, and model railway sheds and bridges, etc. All these help to make your model railway very realistic. The small hooded lights need not be the same all the while, tiny globes may be fitted, and worked off

much enthusiasm from every com-

These were met with, pany in the district, not least of which was the successful company

Kogarah.

SMOKE SIGNALS. Camping is Popular, Camping is very popular with all Companies, and owing to the

Smoke signals are most useful to The Shanghai Association is Buy Scouts' Association, Millington

too far away to be seen. You must a Scout when he is out of sight, or very small part of this great or- Camp is available to the Guides

have a smoky fire (not the sort to ganization, but 258 is no mean one week end a month through the total for foreign girls here. This

Spring and Summer months. Until

bell the billy, or sit around for a total comprises 31 Guides and off one has camped with girls, it is electricity. Perhaps a model steam

the house supply of yarn!). cers, 210 Rangers and Guides, and impossible to realize fully the engine is more realistic, these may, smoke to ascend at varied intervals To signal, you must cause the 117 Brownies. There are one benefits that are derived from be run on coal and charcoal. Ranger Company, 7 Guide Com erecting a tent, chopping wood, panies and 7 Brownie Packs in the lighting fires, cooking food, and at-purchasefl as a toy, but you become

At first a model railway may belong and short, arranged accord. ing to your code. This you can local association, the majority of tending to all Camp duties in turn, interested in it, and it quickly be-regulate by stoking the fire with are connected with the and above all tackling every job comes a pastime, and from amp grass and leaves, and spread- various schools, but the Ranger

ing a wet blanket, or old piece of Company and two Guide Companies

carpet, or sacking over it, and re- are open to all girls of every

move it. nationality and hold their meetings in the Headquarters Room at 2 Peking Road, Room 305.

which

ever

cheerfully. Camp has been the pastime it develops into one of the only holiday possible to some most fascinating hobbies Shanghai girls, and has given them known, untold delight.

There are many annual Divi- sional activities, such as Sports

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HEADQUARTERS FOR BATH SCOUTS.

All Packs and Companies hold Rally, Company Inspection, Swim-time each week it is impossible for weekly meetings, at which the ming Gala, and events to help her to judge the full effect of programmes are based on the four finances, the success of which dur- | Guiding on the girls, and the co- Mr. Ronald Wills, Assistant Dis main aims of Guiding, vizing the past year have shown that operation and interest of parents trict Commissioner of the Bath and character development, service, Guiding in Shanghai - Is in aare desired in order to make Guid- District Boy Scouts Association, health, handicrafts. These pro-healthy and active state. The ing here the development of the has provided the Association with grammes are arranged by the com- esprit de corps of the Divialon is highest and finest in each Guide, rent-free headquarters. These con- pany Guiders and Patrol Leaders wonderful, but as each Captain which is the main aim of the Move- | sist of four rooms which Mr. Wills of a committee meeting called a only sees her Guides for a short | ment.-North China Sunday Newa. | has had redecorated and furnished.

The Workington Rotarians have secured a camping ground of Home acres for presentation to the Boy Scouts. The ground is between Cumberland. Branthwaite and Loweswater in

HUDDERSFIELD'S SCOUTS.

Huddersfield Boy Scouts Associa

At the Annual Meeting of the

tion it was announced that there had been a large increase in the Boy Scouts of the Association, the total increase for the Scout year just concluded being 599.

ON THE BALL, BABY! ·

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Edinburgh Wolf Cubs, the junior. Song, presented Lady Glentanar, Boy Scouts, at the Annual Sing- wife of Lord Glentanar, the Com- missioner for Scotland, with a giant woolly ball for her little daughter.

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