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A Troop of Carmarthenshire Boy Scouts, by camping on the new County Camping Ground at the foot of the Brecon Beacons during Eastertide, will be the Trst Scouts to make uso of the new ground.

The ground is the property of Colonel Audley Lloyd, Castell The Tonbridgian, the Tonbridge Among the awards made by Pygyn, who has offered it to the Baden-Powell, have been Scouts for their use for at least School Magazine, in announcing Lord the formalion of a Boy Scout Medals of Merit awarded to:-E

five years. Troop at Tonbridge School

Mr. this Rev. B. V. Burroughs, District Summer Term, says:

Scoutmaster, Bingley Local Association.

"People as a rule react to things

were able to acquire a facility in Peralan versification, but Sir Muhammad Iqbal was too great for that.

If Sir Muhammad Iqbal had taken Urdu he would not only have added to the somewhat meagre store that are new in one of two ways. C. of Urdu poetry, but would also have Some are young enough (and there made Urdu

of the greatest are young of all ages) still to feel

the attraction of a novelty and Dr. want to know more about it; others are old enough (and there are old of all ages) to turn away with a conservative grunt, using that de- done before.' vastating formula, 'It's never been

one

languages in the world.

Yusuf All said: "Sir Muhammad Iqbal adopted Persian because ho felt his message was not being There are many more excellent sufficiently spread abroad through parts of the book which might be Urdu. This view was also express picked out as exemplifying the.ared in his paper by Dr. Anand, who tistry with which the author drew attention

to Sir Muhammad

"Next term the New Thing will be the Scout Troop. It has never

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I. Ladipo Oluwole, Hon. Secre- tary, Lagos Local Association. W. Hawes, Assistant Commis-

sioner, Madway District.

H. Cracklen, Assistant Commis- sioner for Rover Scouts. Med way District.

Watson, Hon. Scoutmaster, Slat City of Stoke-on-Trent Group. Ringe, Group Scoutmaster. Barnoldswick Group.

rageous condition and the main paints his scene, and then deftly Iqbal's influence, not only in India. been done before in Tonbridge | G.

leaves it to tell its own story, but but also in almost all Moslem coun- School; but although new to temple of the town-bred Austra- Perhaps the part which is most tries, and said that the poet felt! Scouting is no longer a novelty in H. H. Marshall, Group Scoutmas-

pregnant with meaning is the con versation between Alden and Jayananda after the adventuro in Klemuon Saheb's house. In his comment on Curzon's Delhi Dur-

lian girl and the Briton of county family to adjust themselves to and make a success of the new way of life. They pass from almost ac- tive hatred of each other to friendship and Anally the grief bar the Sadhu lays bare the depths they share at the failure of Richard's attempt to transplant a

of the heart of India.

18,

when he returned to India from

a great many other Pablic Schools Europe in 1908 that Urdu was still where Troops have been flourish- too poor and immature to be made ing for some time past and have J. the vehicle of a philosophy such as

made definite contributions to the he had lately conceived.

life of these schools. Not only

I doubt if even a person who British village to the valley of knew his India really well could Sir Muhammad iqbal's works. vision makes them realise that fathom this interesting book in companionship

love,

into has grown

There are some pleasant ple- tures of Australian bush-life, but the characterisation is poor and the story too full of impossibilities to make a sound novel. Those who buy it hoping for "singing gold" will be disappointed.

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["A Farewell to India," by Edward Thompson; Ernest Benn, Ltd., 7/6 net.]

.That Mr. Ernest Thomson has pemething worth while to show

one reading, and it easily stands rereading, and although...a strong- er to India can never hope to un- derstand this complex country by reading one book, he will get an insight into the immense task that confronts our politicians to-day by reading this one. It will cer- tainly find its way on to the book shelves of most Anglo-Indians,

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["Unwillingly to School," by Anne Allardice; Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1/8 net.]

for his many years in India is evi | teachers hardly substantiates the

of

ter, 11th Sheffield (Pitsmoor). Group. Richardson, Assistant County

Commissioner for Welt Cubs, Leeds.

G. Zyre-Evans, County Scout Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner for Wales, says: "There is no County in Wales with a finer camping ground. Once the Carmarthen Scouts have seen it they will not want to go anywhere else."

The camping ground Includes a three-roomed furnished cottage, complete with garden, stream and a library of modern books.

East Edinburgh Group. B. Wodehouse, County Commis-in

Sir Francia Younghusband, pre-shall we be coming into line with Miss H. E. Farmer, Cubmaster, 4th siding, hoped that some British poet other Public Schools, but we shall would undertake a translation

be coming in touch with a Move C. ment which is world-wide in its appeal and which affects thousands E. of boys who have never seen the inside of a Public School.

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Ing others interested in the Boy the lives of elementary school

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have had bad luck in her choice

Parties of Scouts passing It is evident too that his under fcasions. It belongs to the All's friends, or were they her fate

through London on their way to Most of her girl standing of the Bengalis is only Quiet school, and although there sent friends? exceeded by his love for India, and may be some holy terrors of head- friends were teachers by disguise

Sir Herbert Austin, when he try, the Boy Scout Movement bas camp, overses or at home, or visit- Ing the metropolis, are frequently neither of these would have stood mistresses like Migs Tomlinson, it and man-hunters by profession, opened the Boy Scout Fair held at benefited the country a great deal to be found in the Club for dinner the strain of teaching in a mis- is a bad look out for our future and an unfortunate friendship Birmingham Town Hall, promised more than we realise, as it is built alonary school during the last few citizens if the prevalling attitude with a member of the opposite sex 100 guineds towards the new head up on sound and good principles." years were it not for his sense off of the school teachers is as this

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BOY SCOUTS AND TOC H. In India's book would have us believe. Catholic parson.

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The Rev, Pat Leonard, D.S.O., the frequent unsigned threatening teaching is a nerve wracking job, holiday was also good but rather tary help the Boy Scent Movement tary of the Birmingham Chamber letters from the President of the and although one might not per- out of focus with the rest of the requires is very small for an or of Commerce, said that his Arm who was the Church of England Independent Student's Association-haps agree altogether with the picture. It would have done bet ganisation which accomplishes a insisted, that when possible, the Chaplain at the World Jamboree or the meetings of the Conventing prevailing sentiment in the book, ter in a book of essays. One might much in the way of character young men whom it employed in 1929, has been appointed As- of the Pentecostal Brethren of

should belong to the Boy Scout sistant Commissioner for Kindred one must admit that many of thesam the whole book up by aaying training, Sir Herbert continued:

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