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MATILDA.

December, 1925.

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\,id(Il'ian Ex e cutive Committct' .. Intpl'state Guide Camp . . . . . . . . Tlw S('cond Victorian Rally . . . . . . TIl(' ('afe Chantant .. " .. On :-:a lu ting .. .. .. .. .. .. . . " Ulliding in Australia. .. .. .. .. .. Tilt' :-:N'ond Hamilton, Col('raine and Distl'iet Training Week . . . , .. Hamilton, Coleraine and Digtrict Rally District News . . . , .. .. .. .. Company N e ws .. " .. .. . . . . .\.ppointments .. .. .. .. .. .. The Fin.;t-Class Test.. .. . . . . 1-1 eadquarters-Change oof Address Di\'isioll :\<lelbourne and ~uburbs Training Departmcnt .. .. .. hlY('stiture of Patrol Lead('l's I'ric(' List ... . .. " .. .. ..

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NOTICES.

Al' (: unling to the Annual Registration and H.eport Forms for 1925, the total number of Guides , BrO\ynies and Rangers in Victoria is ~·n1.

Guides in various parts of the State are ··listlni n g-in" to the Girl Guide Bulletin, which is bl'ondcast from Headquarters, through 3AR, t\'ery "'W ednesday, at 4.45 p.m. (';uidpl's win notice thn t any altel'atiuns or addition, to the price list are printed in black type, Captains are reminded that, before deciding to hold any entertain1"nents, Church parades, 01' field days, the permission of the District (01' DiYisiona l) Commissioner must first he olltainec1. ..\c·ting-- Captains and Lieutenants, who are without Divisional or District Commissioners, :-;hould apply to Headquartt-'rs for a paper to (10 fOI' their '\'arrants. Those \\Tith a. COllunis::.:ionf' l', a pply, of cour:-:e, to hel'. ('l'eclit accounts may 1)(' opened by country nuidE'I'S. The accounts arc' sent out at the end of th, ' mf)nth, and prom}>t paYlnent is appredated. Exchange shol1:d be added to country c hequ e s. Receipts m' C' not ::.:ent fol' amounts und pl' 5/ -. If (iuide rs would "Titf:> ()l'(lers for equipment, pte. , on a separate shet·t, instead of including them in the body of 11 letter, it would Simplify, .a nd thus hasten, th e filling' of the order, For the next issue of "Matilda," District and Company news, and any literary contributions, ~hou](l I'each HeadquHI·tPl'S h~' February 8, 1926. VICTORIAN

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

At a recent meeting of the Executive Committee, it was decided that:(1) The proposed Gift for Foxlease be altered to a carve d wooden lettel'l)ox for the Hall at Foxlcase, instead of a picture, as originally intended. Guiders are asked to send subscriptions, however small they may be, so that the hox may rea]}y be from all Victorian Guides.

The Guidcrs of Victoria be allowed to (lecide "hether they prefer to wear white or blue blouses. Captains of Companies are asked to send in their own vote, as well as those of the- other Guiders connected with their Companies (including Owls) to Headquarters lwfore Tkcember 12, so that the matter can be settled at the next meeting of the l~xecuti\'e Committee. (3) Brownie Holidays (Rules, Policy and Organisation, Rule 30, 1925 edition) may not he held in Yictoria for the present.

INTERSTATE GUIDE CAMP.

l"l'om .January 8 to 16, 1926, the first Interstate ('amp "'ill be held at Camden, N.S.W. The Camp is heing organised by New South ,\Yales Henoquartel's, to whom the other States :u'e indebted for the idea of this first "Australian" event in our Guide history, as well as for hospitality so genel'ously offered the visiting GuideR. The Victorian delegates have been chosen from all diviRions except the MalIee, which was not ahle to send a nomination. In addition to the> following twelve names, Miss Bush is to act as Assistant Commandant to :\1iSR Shanks (Commandant), and Miss Blackwell Ost Kallista) as a Camp Cook. Division: lVlelboUl'n(' and Suhul'\)s ....

Centl'al ..

Western N ol'th - Eastern Gippsland

XOl'th Central \Yimmel'Cl N" orth ern .. .. Lone ('ompanies

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Delegate: Enid Bunning, 2nd Ke\\,. Miss Marion Sinclair, 1st Malvern. Miss F. V. Barfus, 1st Melh . Rangers. :Shirley Bechervnise, :!nd Geelong. 1\'[iss Pearl Scoullal'. ~nc1 Hamilton . Ma,ry Butt. 1st Ta1Jan~a tta. Ethelwyn Leonard, 1st Traralgon. Miss K. Stl'edwick. ] st Kyneton. Sophie Wheeler, ] st ~t. Arnaud. a :ive \\Tright, 1st Bendi~(). Miss M. Maconochie. l..;t Victorian LonC' GuidI' Company. Miss S. H. Irving, ~tntt · Secretary.

SECOND

VICTORIAN

RALLY.

On December 12, 1922, the first Victorian Guide Rally was held on the croquet In. ",n at State Government House, when between two and three hundred Guides took part in a .:\larch Past, the State Commissioner, the Countess of Stradbroke, taking the salute. On that occasion, the country Guides were represented hy parties of Guides from Skipton and Daylesford. On October 3, 1925, the second Vidorian Guide Rally was held on the huge la·wn at Federal Government House, when nearly 1700 Guides, from all parts of the State, ma1'c-hed

past the saluting has~'. and to see these hundreds of happy Guides tiling past her must in some measure ha ye rt~ paid our State Commissioner for all ~he has done for the Guidt' l\Iovelnent during the three years that hnse passed since that first memorahly rally. Thi~ time the country Guiding centres were repres~nted by well over ;:)00 Guides, from sueh distant parts as ~lildura, Hamilton, Sale, Swan Hill, 'Yonthaggi, Derrinallum, as well as from many to\Yl1S within a somewhat lesser ra,1ius. The above statistics a"one prove conclusively that Guiding is not a passing fad, but that it has come to stay in Yictoria as in so many other parts of the world; and the displays in just a few branches of the Guide work-Ambulance, Country Dancing, Team Games, Physical Exercises-ga ve to the uninitiated some idea of the excellence of the training- pl'l,vidcd by the Guide ~lovement. But to us, as Guides, the most thrilling and memol'ahle part of "our" rally was the more vivid realisation of the meaning of th(, "sisterhood" of Guides. One could not see hundreds of Guides, all weal'ing the same Trefoi 1emhlem of the promise they, too, had madespal'kling on ti<'s of varying hue, and almost out-spal'kled by the beaming smiles on their owners, without feeling a "something-" about -(iuirlin~' and its meaning to us, that just had not t'ome to out' realisation before. This feeling- culminated when the Guides, nHlI'('hing four ahreast, formed a hug-e horseshoe, the fifty ColouI'R-'Cnion JackR, Al.lstl'::llinn Flag-~, and Company Colours-making- a.n inner horseshoe, It was in this, Ollr speda I ceremonial formation, that the State Commissioner handed to Jean Kdso, Lieutenant in the 1st 'Vannon Company, the Silver Cross which hnd been awarded her hy Imperial Headquarten:; "for g-allantry" in saving- the lives of two companions from drowning, To the reci11ient of the Ailvei' Cross, this moment of prpsl'ntation was. no doubt, an ordeal; but to h('1' fcl'lowGuideH it \\'as surely an occasion for thought~ of pl'ide and thankfulness that on£- of Olll' Yictol"il'ln Guides had been able to ('arrv out the motto of prepal'edness in a 11l011l<'nt oj' elnel'g'eney. Aftel' the presentation the Stat(· ('lImmissionel' spoke to the ass0mbled Guid('s, t'xPl'('ssing hel' appreciation of the successes :lchieved throug-hout the State in the way ( I f trainin rr as ('videnced in many ways that aftr'l'llOnn n1;~1 commending to them as a thought til' take "L\vay with them the habit of thinking kindly of others, which resolves itself finnlly int~J courtesy of thought. Lady Stradbro]\.e has herself shown us an excellent examplp nf this cOUl'tesy in her own constant thoun-Ilt fnr tlw happiness and welfare of the Guid;'" th!'oug-h'o ut the State, and '\ve realise with (leep grati~ud.e how much she 'vas, both clirE-C't1y and !?du'€ctly, r,esponsible for the succesl" of this '~pocl'-rnakmg event," the Second Yictnrinn Rall~r.

Programme.

The State Htradbroke,

March Past Commissioner, the taking the salute.

MATILDA.

December, 1925.

Order PI' ~lan'h, Group 1.-18t :\lalyel'n, 4th .;\1:lI\'lrll. 1st GV l~ long-, 1$t Enst ')la\n'l'lI. :~\'(l '1;11\ ern, :-.th Geelong. Group II. l::;t Al'mada\e, l~t (3anliner, ~ l HI Bendigo, 1st Yall\)urn, l~t Tool"ak, 1:-;t U(>l'\'in :IlIum, Group III.-~nd Kt'''. ant re\\", lsl I·e\\", 1st HawtlHH'n, :!nd Hawthorn, :~rd 1lawlhol'l1. Group IV.-l~t Hpidt'lhl:rg- nang'er~, t~1 ~ld bourne Rnng'Pl'::>, lRt :\Ioonee Ponds, l::;t \\'onthaggi. 1st Yid\)l'inn Cad t:=;, l~t F.:s:·:;pndlHl. l~t _\.s('ot Yale, 1 st ohol..", l~t \Yannon (Mounted), Y.lI.Q. Tl'aining- Clas::"'R, (i<'elong ])istl'iet Training- l'lnSR, Group V.-lst Fitzl'l)Y, :!Ild l·'itzl'o). 3rd Fitzroy, 1st ~ 'orth Fitzroy. :!nd Gcc-Iong-, 1st Collingwood, 1st Richmond. :!n<1 Hkhmond. Group VI.-1st Bt. Kilda, ~nd St. Kilda, 1st .:\Iornington, 1st Auhurn, 1st Kllnyong-, J~t "~' nt ton, 1 st Seymour. Group V 11.- :3rd Cnmhl'l'\\"t'\l. 1 ~t ('c\ ntl'rhury, l~t Bendigo, 3n n<'elol1g, 1st ~U1T(,Y Hi1J~. Group V" I.-1st South l\[('lhoul'l1(>, 7th Gt~l' lung, 3rd Yictol'ian Lones, 1st Nortiwot(" 1 !'I \ {'ity of Melhourl1(>, 1st Middle Parle G,'oup I X,-l st C'aulti<,ld, 31'(\ ~t. KiI(ln. !Ith npelong, ~nd Victorian Lon('~, 1st and :!1l(1

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Swan Hill. Group X.- lst ('<Irltun, ~11l1 Carlton, :!ll(l antI 3ni Hami ' toJ1, 1st .l\tuniy:te. l~t l\lOl'('lnnd, ;itll (if'(,long. Group XI.-~nd nnll1s'\·i('I~. hIt .'\ol'th .i\Id 1JU\ll'ne, ~nd Not'th Melhourne Gt h ne('long, t::lt Trnl'ulgon, l:-;t 8ale. ' GrOll p X" .-1, st J I all1 ptOl1, 1kt K:ll1i8ta, .1 H: Hf'lgrave, 1 st Monhulk 1st l TJl1)t'1' ).'cl'n t 1'1..' ( ' {fully, 1 !"It 8andl'ing-hnm, ~n(l Bl'ig·htU!1. Inspection of Companies by the State Commissioner. Displays of Guide Work. Ambulance.-By memhers of 1st :-;l. Kild.l, ] :-;,t Carlton, hIt and :2n<1 1.'itzroy, 1st SUl're\ HIlls, and 1st Heidelherg Rang'Pl's- l"l'acture;1 leg and cl'uRhed hand; heH<l wound ~l 11(1 frnc~ur(o(.1 arm; ~prained ankk and \,11(,(1 wound: 1.1:n('tured . shouJder- hlade n ncl hneIllOlTh:lg«' fJ om poplIteal <ll't<')'y. 'r\\'o stl'et("\H'I' part i<'s . Country Dancing.-By mem\)(')'s of l~t and -lth Malvern, l~t ~t. Kil<la, 1Rt TOOl'elk, 31'<1 l!nwthol'l,l: Dln('}{ ~ng', Gatherillg Pens('o(ll-', ~f>llenger s Hound, Picking lI'p :::Hkl\s. Physical Exercises.-By memhers of ll-'t Al'madale, l~t, 2nd and :31'd Kew, 2nd and :h'd f {;twthorn, ] st Garclin<'l', ] st TOOl'ale Team Games,-By nH'm1>erR of 1st, 3nl and -lth Malvern, 1st Armadale, ] st Cault1eld 1~, I!ampton: Morse Big-nailing- HeIny, l\lv~!4ag" I,plny, Motors, Ball-Passing Hela,,-, Free Time for Guides to meet Members of other CompGlnies, Horseshoe, I?resentation of Silver Cl'OSS to JEA:-\ ~E.l.JSO (lst vVannon Company), for gal!nntJ:,· l~ saving- ~wo people from (h'o,,'ning. at C011':>H1E'!'able l'lsk to hersC'lf. National Anthem. DismisRal. T

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MATILDA. THE CAFE CHANTANT For G.G.H.Q.

Funds. Statt' Hally was, a::; it wei'e, a

The ~t'('()IHl public pn'~el1tment of facts that those closely I'onnected with the Guide MOV('lllcnt here had known for a long time past. It showed the ll'emendou~ly rapid growth of the :Movement throughout the ~tate, and, in more than one "-ay, indicated what, till then, the public had prolJahly not reali!';ed-ol' perhaps even thoug-ht I)f-namely, that the g-rowth tllUR ~tarted is g'oing to continue. All ol'g'anisation::; with such extensive scope as Guiding must, of necessity, haye a ventre, or headquarter~, to act as the huL joining the spokes, ,,-hose 111'mness and strength make "the wheels go round." Of course, the llpke('p of this cenfral otftce requires money, and, in the ease of the Guide Movement, it is intereRting to notl' "'here the nloney nHlst cmne from. Under the heading "Finance," we fin<l that Hule :) (1.) of the Girl Guides' nulC's, Policy al111 Orgnnisation runs as fo110\\8:".Apart from any I)1'otit made on the sale of Badges and Equipment, the Girl Guides' .-\.sRodation depend::; on public support for the expenses of its central office and staff and organisation throughout the Empire." "Compnnies and Local Associations are not required to contl"ihute to Headquarters Funu.~."

III cun trast t'l the ahove part of the

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1:3 :-5ignificant to note that paragraph (a) of the

Rule runs:"The spirit of the Movement is that, on the part of the girls themselves, money shou1d 1II::! earned, and not solicited;" alHl in Rule 27 (f) we read further:"Each Company must manage it::> own fund~. Its members should earn what fund:,; they require, by means of work or performances which deserve money in return. :N'o hegging for money is allowed, either for their own or for any other fund." Th£> alJUye rules are quoted because we have heen several times asked 1>y members of the public ,,,hy ,,-e needed nloney, "as each COlnpany if-! sp]f-supporting"? But, when it COlnes to the point. tht:' existenee of the ccntral ()l'~aniHa tion, with the conyeniences it provides ror the Companies j n the way of obt'lining pquipment, literature, etc., goes a long' ,,'ay tuwards helping the Companies thcmf;('lYes to I,e self-supporting. ::\fuch of the progress of Guiding in Victuria has l)een due to the State Commission('r, the (_ountegs of StradlJroke, ,,-hose interest in the .\Iovement first set Guiding on its feet here, and the lateRt proof of this interest was her determination to see Headquarters established in a central and adequate office before she leaves Victoria. For this purpose she orgnnised a Cafe Chantant, ,,,-hich was held at Federal Government House on October 15, to raise the necessary funds to cover thC' extra expense of a central office. From the first the success of the fete was a foregone conclusion, but the many ladies who did such splendid and untiring ,york for months ~arne

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befurehand must have been more than ~ati..'i fied when the },E'sult \\'a~ announced as £:!TOo-. with the })robability of a further sum at the final count. EndlE:Ss worl, and thought were put into all the Cl.lTangements, but it was felt lJy all the \\'01'1\.('1'8 to be in a wurthy ('<tuse, and '''-e feel that tl1(' public "'ho so generously supported the feU! '\'ill see amp~e return fur theilmoney in the aflirmation and extension of thh~ ::\lovement throug-hout the ~tatf>. for the better training of its future citizens.

ON SALUTING.

,Ye of the Uuides reg-unl the ~alut(> as a sign of Sistel'hood among ourselves, and of respect when giv('J) to the symbols of om' country. In a ,yay, . too, it iH always a sign of respect, for 'Y<' respect one anotlH'l', Ol' else there is no tl'ue sisterhood. In full unifunn. we give tlw full salute. the hand raised to the hat brim. Out of uniform, or without H hat, the salute is less ostentatious, to the shoulder only. But always between Guides, "whether one is a Commissioner and !he other a newly-enrolled Tenderfoot, or hoth Guides of a Company. the salute is a sign of greeting, and of sistel'hood~ and may he used in puhlic if desired. Thus~ we use it 'w hen ,,"e meet fo1' the first time in the day. It is thus that we greet the Commissioner 01' othf'l' yisitol' whOln we welconle officially, and also \\"hen we take our leave. At Guide functions we salute the Colours and the National Anthem, reminding ourselves of the promiseR we ha v(' tak('n of loyalty to our country. vVe UHf' thc salut(' according to our dress-full if in uniform. h(\ If if without a hat or not in uniform. This is ,yholly a convention whieh has arisen fOl' convenience sake. At non-Guide functions, not wishing to attract attention to ourselves, "'Co simply stand in the attitude of respect-at attention-f.or both the Colour~ and the National Anthem. Children at the State School::-; salute the Flag un Monday mornings. This is practkaEy the only occasion ,yhen civilians salute. Guides may, if they wish. use the Guide salute in this case-the half-s,'\lute, as they not be in uniform .

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GUIDING IN AUSTRALIA.

The following letter, from Miss G,,'en H. Swinburne, Blue Cord Diploma, dated London, July 29, 1925, arrived just too late for insertion in thc last "Matilda." Miss Swinburne has just returned to Melbourne, and is full of enthusiasm about all she saw and heard on the other side.

December, 1925,

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"The June ~Iatilda ha~ just <lrri\"ed, and 1 have heen most illtere~ted in it, P~lWci<111~- in the letter fn)nl ~liss ~\rmstr(lng', hecau:::E' it expresses in one l)aniculal' il11 idea aljout whieh I have hl"en thinking ha1'(l (lul'ing- th~' P:lst few weeks-that i~, the adaptill~ of tIH' detail~ of the Guide )[oYt,'ment so that it ~hall hecPllw a reall~- \-ital part of th(' )if(' of _\.nstralia, a ntl u force in deYt'loping ou}' FpI10ral cons('iOl1~ ness and indi\,iduality, "One nH'mol'alJle day I llenl'c1 the Chid Gui(l\..' :speak on International Guiding: the n1nst interesting pan of nIl \\"rlf; to lem'n ho"" n'en' l.'ountl'y-D('nmark, Polan(l, Cz€'chn-BloYal{ia, and all th(' others-had adapted Guiding to itl:' own ('onditifll1~, and no\\' W:1S ah}l' to hring hack to the ~[()\'ement as a whole a contrihution of (l'e~h ideas and eXpf:'riell<"(', "Since I left Australia, I h;)Yt' l'€'alised tlll' continent as it whol0 in a '\'n~' that 1 had ne\'t'l' don(> h0f\ll'e, antl I haye f(lund, too, ho,,- othel' people-hoth foreign and Rl'itish-look to Australia as onE' complete unit, The Commonwealth is only twenty-foul' y(',U'S old. hut sl.1l'el~ we can bring the younger g't'neration to fE'el that Australia ha~ a worthy plaee as one of tht' '~Teat <lss~mhlal,,::t' of fl't'e nations knO\\,1l as thE::' British Elllpil'e.' "Conditions in EngIHnd-climat0, dem,;ity or population, eYf'1l hours of Ineals-arC' yery different from ours: these things illfhH'lH'P \'E'l'Y greatly the netails of tl10 l 'on~pal1Y I>rogl'<tn)m~' and make a certain amount of adaptatioll (lesirnhI0: hut, apart f!'Ol)) tIl(' details, 'ye (In want the Austl'aJi;lll girls to f('~l tlmt the whoIIatmoRphere of tlll' (luirle ",o!'l.; is fnmilial' and natural to thE'111 , \\'ondpl' of I'~ng' IHn(l lwnH'lf-tl'uly the Tl'easUl'(, 1sl<1n'(1' in m't. history' a 11(1 tradition, has shown me \\ha t an insl1iJ'l1 tion it can l,e to Iiye c~ose to gl'('at ll1E'lllol'ies, <111<1 beautiful things, and it has convinced me that we need mOHt ul'gel1lly t () a \\,H ken in OUl' ,own ('hildrc'll 1he H('nSe of til(' l'oman('(' (\ 11(1 heroi~m of Au~tnllia, "In England the childl'en ('an see th(' "Yictory' of Nelson, the gl'~at c-:tstl0 huilt in t1w days of the Xormans, th4' stone rnal'i<pd lJ\' ,('hal'iots \\'hen Homan tl'umlwts l'OU~0d th~' guards along the wall, and \U' of the ohler generation, "'ho have still 'j(oul'lled from our ,yistful mother~ to ('all Old England hOllle.' al'e inclined to still look to thesf' thil\1.~s fill' OU1' ~tories and sense' of <1 (1\N'l11 UJ'('" 'To-day. !Ii) per ('ent. of Aush'alians al'e A ustralian-born, and en('h gf'l1<'l':ltion is furthel" from the direr-t and personal tou('h with the atmoRph(>l'e of English lif0 which make her l'omancp and histol'Y natU1'<1 I to them, so, unlesR we can giYe thE' children t he ~tory intcl'f'st of their own country, we ~hall leave them stranded, and negl<'C't a gTeat op])ortunity" ,]'h(, history of E,lgland is thE' POss('ssion of ('v('ry Bl'itishE'l", and should l)e a gl'E'at bond (;f Empire, but, side by Hide \\'ith Imperial history, we have the l'eC'ol'ds of Austl'Hli<l, tlw 'vorl< that hFts hePIl (lone tlllder th(' cOl1clitiol1S t h(' (:hildren know, the (If'ecls o[ thpir OWl! peoplE', the (liHcoYel'Y of, thf'il" Ilwn wide lall<l:-;, "The interf'sting p0l'sonal }HI1't;:; of nul' histol'\' are ;:;till largely hidd('11 ;t mong the gTP'lt volul11es so 5el(10111 taken fl'om tlH' sIH>lves: hu t they are t hE'l'e to he dis(;oY('rec1 "hene\"(>l' WP l'f'alise that we ne(>(] the>111, ',Vh('n the Guide ::\Toyenwnt '\"a~ plannf!<1 in "1'110

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~uij(lhalls f(ll' nUL' ILlng't'l's til \'i~it :uHl ~tlltl~, hut \\t' 11:1\'e out' sht.'a\'in~' Shl'd~. WIH'IH't' till' wOll1 is sel\t to the f;t('ttlrks (If lhl' w"l'ld: :tnd il"rigati(Hl systt'llI, whil'h is l't'slWI'h'tl b~' ptht'" t'01.111tl'ies, :Ind lihl'al'i('s :Illd slH'ial halls in till\' town~hipH hllilt h~' tilt' piO!lI'l'l'S Ill' thl' !la'l, ()untn\\'(, do not know tilt' thl'ill :\1\d ('~ dtt'llH';l'l of nwnkt'nil1g ~l)l'in~ :Irt.t'l' rOU!' m011lh" of h;tl'l' t\'peR ,l1H1 no t1(\"(,l'~, ;llld WI' ('allnl· t ~xped lIUl' child!'('ll to \;!l,t' the illll'll~t' in h'l'l':-: I in tl1l- thillg'S "hich thp Ellglj~h chiJlin'l1 I(\\'l' : hut \\'(' C(\ll !P,U'll \\ hkh hllttl'l"IJi('s should lll' I,illed: \\l' ('nn \\atl'h tilt' \y!lt"lt grll\\' , :l1ld 1,110\\' whkh !,iJl(l is lH'sl rill' (llll' dist!'id: wh ,\' OUI' 11,1 t iYf' :-<hnJlI is (':llll'd I ~;111 I,~i:" :1111\ whiell IIt'etlt' is t1w P:lI'l'llt (II' tl1l' IItH'I'\' 11l:11 Idlls 0\11' ~llln tlT(,S, Tht'SI' thingH ,II'(' \lilt ill hand," ('O\l) \wlHl illm:-<, hut \\" (';111 lind 1111'1\1 if W,' WOl'I{, :IS tlw (: u ill('I'S or 1'~l1~hll1d 11:1 \'P \$)l'kf'd lwfnl'e \IS, 'Tlw!'(' iH SlIllldhillg allllllt Illl' (lllidp 1\[\1\,('111\'l1t i 11 A ust 1':\ Ii:! ,,11 ieh tilt, (:lIidps or 1'~\lJ.,:I<ll1d Iln not tllH1<'I'StHllcl, and 1'01' this l'!'aSIlIl, 'rl),' (iui(lC's \If 1';11,l.;lall<1 al'(' \\ailing 1() \\"kom(' tll' (iuid('s of Australia to full and ('qunl I1H'l1lht>l'ship in th(' l'.[$\'('ment, <t1l<1 th('y 1(101.; to \l:-l til hl'il1g' (JUI' ('ontrihutioll of 111'\\ \\I](lwlI'dg'l' an,) I1f'W ideas, \\011 hy (lU!' (lwn PlTn!'ts rl'OIll tll' ('OIHlitiollH ;tll<l PXIW!'if>/H'C's (If Olll' country: in!"tl':t<l of this " ".' :\1'(' still fldlo\\'ing loo l'Ios('\ ' v\'('r,v detail that hnR l'PI'1l 1'01111(1 suitahlt' 1'411' tlH' ~loth('l' COllnt!'y, r (';II111ot P1l1ph:lsb-w to I ~tl'()ng'ly that I n'fp!' tu PI',ll'th-:tl (lPLlilR onl~, The gTeat })l'illcipl~s of pllhlic' pnli<'y, OUl' ()\\ 11 rel'Pn1onial, so [ull of meaning, ill1(l 0\11' sign" of si~tE'rhood, and, al,(I\.'(', nil, tht' ~I'('(\t ideals of Ji f e to\\' h ic h WC' a n" pledged, ; 11'(, tlH' U 11 bl'ea]';:1 ble })011<1 11('1 \\,,('<:'11 ('vel'Y GUi<lt.> ;1 nd even llation: l'llt ~IIl'l'ly ntll' (iuideH ill AURtral1:l sh()[lId ~ing, 1\lIIong tlw old t'av(JIIl'iteH, Au~ !l'aIi: 1\l son g'!--;-p;u't kulal'l j OU1' II a t in 11 a 1 SOllg"- :IIH1 llloRt of all t1wy shcluJd know tl)(' llH'anill ; or our Austntlian I".ag, ;tile] 11ll\\ it should l'" u!5ed with thE' l:np01'ial Flug, Then, lhel'e nl<t\ he \\'ays of IiI'Plighting, tra('king, ('ampin:, hOl's('mmu;hip, (',u'e of anilllalH, \\'hi(,h lI1't' til l)eRt for Wi in AUHll 'nIiH, alHl whil'h will I· uS0flli fo1' Guides in other ('OuntrieH, OUI' nati,,( ' sign language ('ould 1)1' our intro(lu(" :on t ,1 tl."

('odes, our native ('Ol't'obo/'ee the IH'gil1l1ing- IIi' fun night in camp, The whole (lUestioll '~' ))(11 one of altel'illJ.,: the <1etailR and r(~q\l i relltl'll ', .; of Guide> ,,'(Jl'k or tt'!-;t!'l, hut of ;t<laptill;..! 1)1'1' outlook. finding' tilE' ('mj)ha~is whkh \",ill 1" l;eHt fo1' us, assimilating- the ~pirjt of nuidin'~ from th(' wisdom and expt'l'ielH'C' of t hOHe wh'l have \\'Ol'k0c1 fo!' us, :111(1 (>X])l'( s<.;jng the whol in a way that ll1:1kE'~ it yit:tl to utll' 0\\ 1 11:1 tiona I life, 'If \\'(' ('un do tiljS, WE-' shnll \\ill a hi~h' I sc!f"-l'(HIJ('ct in the .:\Iov0Tllc-nt, \\-( shall bl'in '~' our full eontl'ihution to those who art" \",.lltill. to heal' of our 8tH'Cess, we shall R(')'Ve Oll t' Cu1l1lTI0l1Wf'Hlth of, AUf'tralia. and, IhY'oll!:!h A l.1stnllia, OUl' Bmpil'E',"

MATILDA. THE

SECOND HAMILTON, COLERAINE AND DISTRICT TRAINING WEEK.

Fl'iclay. Septemll{>l' 1~. dawned at last, after much patient waiting- on the part of many nuider~. \\"ill !t 1)(' fine'! ,,·e wondered. It was! F a te sent u~ fine weather for the whol<, ,\eek. 'fw~l\"l' o'clo<.:k at the Hamilton High School. \\' hat a scene of hUlTY and bustle! Schoolboys rushing out with true holiday vim, and Guiders strul..!·!ding in under "baggy, lJeddy burdens." But soon out of ('hans comes order, fOI' our Commissioner (Mrs. \Yinter-Cooke), Commandant (Miss Il'Ying), Trainer (Miss Andrews), and, most important of all, the Q.l\1. (Mrs. AlJlJott), HITive. As if by magie, the whole S(:('JH' chan.!.:cs. The High Bchool is no moregone are the desks and blackboards, dreary reminders of cran1ming and exams. In their places we haYe diningTool1ls, kitchen, pantry, bedrooms Ui), and hathroOl1ls (3 red ones), our Trainer's special contrihution to our happy home. Boon ,ve were sl'ttled in our respective dOrIllit orics. "Yarra Yarra," "Zoo," "The Nursery" (Xo . 13, Commandant and Traincr slept here; " 'e huped they lil(e the nice dado. Perha.ps they didn't 110tice it in their hurry), "Behind the Scenes," "The \\~ide, ,Vide ,VorIel" and "1 a~ku." And which \yas the noisiest lJedroom, 'I ask you' '! Xot the Zoo, as one might imagine from the monh:eys and parrots that liYed there, but "I asku." "Guidc's, get up! Guides, get up! Guides, get up~ Do-o-o" woke us fronl our dreams at 7 a.m, Colours and prayers at 7.45 were followed by Breakfast at 8, and orderly work until 9.45. Thf'll we drilled, roll-call. signalling and company marching. ,Ye practised each in turnand ,,·hat a difference ill our work in the beginnin;..:· anel at the end of the week, AfH'l' 111ol'ning tea \\'e did Test worI<, and our t 'ommandant and Trainer soIYed many of OUI' Company problems for us. T\yo to three p .m .. re~t hour. and then Bush Craft, perhaps the most popular and fascinating of our ~ecl/Jld-cla!::ls ,,"ork. },Iap-making, tracking, stall<illg', Hnd firelightil ' g were all part of our Vl'og'l'amme. Afternoon tea, and then Con1pany ~rf'f>ting from 4.30 tu 6. Here, ,,'e were ju~t Guicks: ,,'e played games, danced country rlances. and practb,;ed for ~eC'ond-class. 'l'ime always sped only too quickly, and beflln- we l'e ~ disf'(l it, tea ,,' as upon us. At sing-f'ong-, after t(·<I, "~ir Eglan10re" was fil 'st fa \"{)ul'ite. while "A-Roving," Dashing' Away ,,-ith a Smoothing 11'011," and "Green G,'O\"- the n.llshe~ , 0" h (> ll1 high places in our hI-an!". TH]JS, and lights-out ilt !I..!;' p.m.; tlH'll sleep a n(l silc' nce until 7 a.m. ,,0E> w(Jl'k e d in foul' P,ltrols-"B~ackbirds," "Thl'ushes," "Owls," and "~IaglJies." PatrolLeallc'n; Cln(l Seconc1~ were ehanged twice during' the \\·f'('k, to enal)le us all to have the (JPlJ"l·tunit~· of attending' Court of Honour, and unrlel'stan<1ing' the duties of a Patrol-Leader. On ~un(l;'1 y morning nUl' District CommisSi(mPI' \ ' isitf'cl UR, and after enrolling Guiders frC)nJ :\IellJoul'ne and \\'arl'naml)OoJ, g-ave us an ilJspiring ac1ell'ess. Fortun(' favour('cl us; wann and brilliant sunshine flooded the whole day. "nuiclps' Own," H WOlHlf'l'ful and t,'uly

December, 1925.

(}uidey hour. we spent together. Such hourn are hard to describe in words, but liye in one's memory for all timE>. \Ye visited the 2nd Hamilton Company meeting on Tuesday evening. Such a joyous time we had. It was hard to te:l ,vhether the entertainers or the entertained enjoyed it the morE'. ,\"e certainly enjoyed the supper. A whole-day hike sounded too good to be true, but it \\:a8. On VV'ednesday we went to the Reservoir. Cooldng one's own dinner out in the open if; ever so thrilling, particularly 'when the eggs burst into smithereens, instead. of cooking in thC' coals. Flag raiding and message l'elay are famous games to play in the open country. T'ired, but, oh, RO happy! we trooped homewards, and were thankful that our tea was prepared for us. On Thursday, Visitors' Day, our Commissioner came and inspected us GuideR, Brownies, parents and friends arrived in full force to watch our Company meeting. 11'01' one blissful hour, we were all changed into Brownies-Commandants are delightful as Brown Owls! vVhat pleasallt evenings we spent, and how quickly we fitted into things, and learned each other's ways (pet aversions). At last the ailtoo-short week drew to a close, and it was with mingled feeling of joy and sorrow that we met for our last camp-fire. The most wonderful thing's in life are inarticulate: if \\e could only transmit our impressions by wireless it would be so much easicl'.

Our Trainer gave us a very helpful and inspiring talk, and made us feel the need for seeing life fully, and seeing it as a whole, and for striking the common. chord with vigour after the intensive training week was over. She likened Guiding to the opening of doors: we cannot mal<e or give solely, we can only lead the way and show what lies beyond. ,Yhen lights \,'ere out on this last night, our Commandant told a wondel'fu] fairy story, and we just hated to go to hed then-hut in this life we are ne'"el' ~mtisfied. All the Guiders in the dhltrict, and those from further afield, have 11 ' en inspired to furthE'I' effort, and gained more confidence and a greater sen:';e of responsibility from the ,,~ider vision and higher ideals which the training week has opC'l1ec1 out to them. lYe are all very grateful to our ('Oll1IllHudunt and Trainer for opening D('W door~ to us, and showing us llew stcu's, new pathR to follow. ne,,' hills to climb. FOl" giving us fn ith, 110pf·· and couragc to play our own 11t\l'ts in thE' gre~t game of life.

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HAMILTON.

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~lATILDA,

December. 1925, COLERAINE

AND

COMPANY NEWS,

DISTRICT

RALLY. The fin~t combined Rally of the Hamilton, Co~eraine and District Guides took place on October 23. in the Hamilton Botanical Garden '. Guides and Brownies formed a Guard of Honour for the reception of the Countess of Stradbroke at the gate. A march past of Guides of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Hamilton. 1st Monivae, and 1st 'Yannon (Mounted) then took place, the State Commissioner taldng tlH' ~a.lute. The State Commissioner 'was accompanied by The Lady Helena Rous, Miss S. Irving and ~Irs. "'inter-Cooke (District Commissioner). Mis:::; Scoullar, Captain of ~nd Hamilton. and District Captain. was in command of the combined Companies. After an inspection of the Guide Companies by the 8tat(' Commissioner, a1)out 60 Brownies gave the Grand Salute. During the afternoon the 1;hield givcn hy the Hamilton hranch of the Hamilton and Coleraine Association of Girl Guides was competed for, The events were roll call drill. first aid, knots, physical exercises, flag racC', Pr<'viously the Companies hn d p1'cpal'ed :"Jatul'C' Log- Rooks, and \\Titten essav~ on the flag', hE'alth and Guide law, 1st Monivae, a small hut enthm;iastic Company, carried off the shield for one yeat'. After the presentation of the shield, and tht:' di:::nnissal from horsC'shoe, the Captain of 1st )[onivae could not he ~een; she \yas 111o])lwd hy a s('Nhil~g mass of Guider::; and Guides, 8tH' C;lnH' through the ordeal of cong-ratuln tions hot hut smiling. ~evercl1 hundred peopt<' 'ookl'd Oll, H nc1 werp much impressed, as mo:,;t of them had never seen so many Guidf's together before, The IH'xt H.ally is g-oing to hp far hetter and much Iligg'er! ~lemhers of the gxecutive and friends solc1 l'efreshments, pl'oduc(', ca.}{es and sweets. TIl(' funds will he handed over to the Compani('~ of the District. DISTRICT NEWS,

Hamilton and Coleraine,-In ~epU'ml>el' then' W<l!-l a Guide1's' Training "'eek at the Hamilton High School. Several of the old Guiders of this Distl'ict attended, and several pro:::;pcetlV(> nuiderH. 'Ye \YP1'e pleased to hrlve four 1>1'01"pe('tive Guiders from tIl(' newly-fonne(l Association of \Yar1'l1amhool, also Gui(l('rs fl'0111 )1(' bournt', Geelong and Bendigo. Misl'l Irving was Commandant, and Miss AIH11'ews the TruirC'l'. 'The \Yef'l~ "':1~ H \'el'Y happy ;IIH1 1110~t suC'cessful ont>. The DiHtl'iet H.ally on October ~3 wenl ofr well; \\-e W(Te all V]Ptised to S('(' OUI' ~tatE' ('nmmissionel'. 'rhis waH hel' first visit to th(' (;uides lIf the DiHtricl, all(l it mudC' all the difference' to our Itally hayi ng hf>I' with lIS. La(l\' Helf'na UOUH 'ntH with her, and MiHH 11'Yin~ kindly ('am(' up to jurtgf> th(' ('ompptiti()n~ fo,' thp shield. l~nfortl1nately. owipg to dwindling numbers llf Ouic1eH (mostly left thE> Ilistriet), and :aC'lc of a Guic1t'r who can give> t1w time necessary to th(' stud~' of Guiding', \YEo' have had to c1i~ band thl' Company at Coleraine, Th(' Brown Owl of \\~<1.nnon is, fOl' the present, keeping 011 the Coleraine Brownie Pack, and WI' hope one day to huild up a Guide Company again. }\.[. 'VINTF.R-COOKE. D.C.

1st

Ca-nterbury

Brownie

Pack.

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PHd\:

have nothing Yl'l"~' thrilling ttl l'l'!HH't fIll' lilt' veal'. Our lHUHht>l'S h:\\'\.' V:ll'kd fl'nm 16 ttl 1~, ;lnd at pl'eStc'nt IH'L1lnisp til n':ll'h ~O !ll'l\l\'\.' tlw

end of the \'t';11', OUI' ehh'f t'xt'itl'llH'nt was llUl' first Birthd;lY Party, lwld :ll Brown 0\\ l's IHlllH' on ::3eptemhel' :?6, l)ln' actual hil'thday lH'ing' I)l\ Septemhel' 1 :~, \\'t ' i l l \ itl'd tIl(' :lnl llnwtlwl'll Pack. and had gallll's tOg'l tIlt'\' on tlH' ln~: A coming- ('xl'itpml'nt is tilt' 1..';\Inhl'l'\\,\.'lI ;\lllll1al mel')tilu~-: \\'IH'll tIll' 1'a -I, a 1'1' til Ill;ll,p tl\I'il' first n l)})l'Hra nce> in PH hi k, For the Will termon t hs \\'e had to mer-t unce a fortnight-on tIll' ~atunl<ly afternoon, at Bl'O'Yl1 O\\,l's home, 'I'll(' Hl'O\YIlh's enjoyed tht> g'nme~ out of (1001'S on till' lawn. hut no\\' \\,p are had~ at nul' own hOI11' in tIl\' Prpshyh'l'iHll C'hul'C'h. Some or the HI'O\\nil's say tht'~ will g-et thE'it' SE'l'nnd-l'1asH 1)(>1'01'e tlll' end of tlw yenl', nnti we 110})(' it will he tnlP: and very soon some of t hem will 1)(' weal'ing ;1 ~tal' on :t hrown baekground.-1\I. Moore, Brown 0\\'1. 1st Carlton.-\Ye were delighted to have anothel' visit from our CommissionC'l', Mr!'l. Ferguson, on Septemlll'l' 10, the ~pe('inl ohject of her visit being to el1l'ol fOUl' memhel'~ or the ~kylark Patrol. As it WHS thl' last pl'Hetlc£' before the Rally, w(' had H \ 'f' l'y husy time, but all ng-l'eed it was a \'cry happy l'Yl'ning' At the Stat(' Rnlly on Odohe!' 3, twenty-six of our Guide:::; wel'e able to attend, Hix of them forming two amhulance squads. On Octobel' 17, we took toys and scrap hool,s to the Children's Hospital, and tIH' plear-Hlre our giftR and visit meant W81'(:' shown in the ht'ig-ht smtlel4 on the children's faee~, so that we were amply repaid fot' our work, On Novemher 4 we held our first hazaar, the' pro('eeds of which \\'el'(~ £47. Our special thanks have heen <'Hrned by our Commissioner, fo\' the great help she has heen to our Compnny.-I. L. '''ilson, Captain, 1st Caulfield.-\Ve are gdting on very well with Second-class \\'ol'k, and quite a numher of left arms are now adornetl with the coveted hadge. \ '\?e wish that w(' could go for Pl'{lficiency Badges a liltlf> ofll'ncl', as it SeoCIllR ages until next April. "\\'e nre celel>l'ati ng OUl' :,;econd bil'lhday on Novemher 23, when we hoprto have ,vitIl us the StH te ~(>('ret:u'y, our District Commissiolwl', anel district Gui<ierR ann friends. vVe went to Greer~sborough fo)' a F'ieln Day on Novemher 3, which was most enjoyable. \\'e have heen busy for \\'cpks I'O\\', collecting dean hrown-papel' bagH and old clothing fOl' the Melboul'lw City Missioll, "\"'e have not yet clecider1 on our Chl'istma~ good turn_ We are ypry, very sorry to he lOHing 1st Lieutenant at Christmas. and we kllow we Hhall miss hel' very much, especially at th(' piano fOl' ('ountry aanC'ing. Thl' ~t. Kilda COJUpHnil's kindly clonate(l some of the proceeds of their recent display to OUI' Company, for which we art' pxtl'emely gnltefu I. Each Patrol in our Company i~ arrang-ing a "slul't" to l'Hise Company fundg he fore Chl'i!-lllll<ls. At the heg'inn lng- of our new Y('at', \\.C' hope to l'nalu! a :a1'ger f'!fort to replenish our fUlHls. \\'i:,;hing" every Company a Merry ('hl'istmas and Happ~ an{t Guic1ey N"ew Y (,.1 1', w(' conclude out' I1<'WS.-I. \\'nrd, Captain. 1st Ferntree Gully.-The Company has made very good pl'ogres~ ill spitl' ()f an awkward hn'ak and some lo~t time (ll1l'ing t1wir fil'st year.

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MATILDA.

\hl~ ('I'lf'iJrutl'd tlH'ir firsl bil'thdu\" in :!'\oYI) lnher. and hope to have as gue:-;t Mis:-; B, Arm1ield. who was Acting-Captain for sev<'ral mont,h~, Round('1' Pl'Hctiee iF; the fa YOUl'ite activIty at present, as tl1(' Guide's hope to challenge other teHm~ in the clistl'iet very SOOI1, Latel~' ,t~ey 1un": , entertained two small parties of vHiltmg- Gtl1de~ fl'OIll 2nd Carlton, when town ancl (ountry met antI learnNl quite a lot from eadl other. ThE-' link Was strengthene(l hy ml'eting ag-ain at the Second Yictorian Hal1y.-E t:, Spieer, l'avtain, 1st Fitzroy.-Most of Us were ab "e to go to tht, Second State Hally in OctoJwr, and we enjoyed ourselves very much, Some of us were in the Ambulance squad, handaging a hl'okpn collar-bone. and stopping bleeding by IH'eHSUl'l' on the poplitea I artel!Y, Some of us f-'l1tered for Proficiency Badg-es in Octoher, health. athlete, knitter and milliuer heingamong the SUhjl'cts tl'iNl fm', Xext week-end o~r Patrtll-Lf'ade1'S haye been <ll-11<ed to stay with the \Voodenrl Guirks, and al'e getting very exeited about it. 2nd Hamilton Company.-SinC' e last report our District Rally has ("ome and gone. It was 1l10~t successful. and the town and district have heen quite thl'illed ahout it. Thf'Y had never Heen Guides en ma~He before, and, after s('eing 80n1e of our work, and ho\\" sn1a1't we can he they have hegun to realise that thel"e iR some~ thing more in us than they thought. ""e were vcry pleasE'cl that Moninle won the !'lhield. They are only a small Company, but Sf) keen. They sort of hel(mg to us, as they wpre Lone~ connected with OUl' Company ulltil th0 beginning of this yeat', \Ve have enrolled five reel'llits this year, and have promises ot about seven more since the Rally, Seven girls have passed their Secondclass, and most of the oth0},s are ready for it. The feelin~ of unity among the Companies is "verye-reat. and we are holding a combined picnic of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Hamilton on November 14. In conclusion, ,ve wish all the Guides and Guidel':-: a "el'Y happy Chl'istmas and a brig-ht and prospel'ous XC'\\" Y('HI'.-Pearl Scoullar. ('aptain. 1st Hamilton Brownie Pa~k.-l·nfortunately, thi~ yeal our Brm\"n 0,,"1 haH 1)(>(>11 away quite 11 lot in ~\relJlnul'l1f', \\"t;> hop(' Hoon that she will be so well that she will never ha.ve to go Cl..\\"ay, :\1 i:-;s Scou~lar took us while :-;he ,,"as a\\'<! y. \\'e 11.1 c1 a "ery nice American Tf'a one ::-:H t 1I1'cla y afternoon in AUgU~t, an(l mad(' quite· :1 lut of money for our Pack func1s. \Yf' g-an' it ('ol1e-ert, and the })eolJI~ seem ed to r-njoy tIH"'m o..;e ""es \'el'~' much, At thE' Girl Guich' Ra 11;,'. \\"C' gel'"e Lady Stradbroke our (;1'an(l ::-::tlntf', '\ ' <1 s~lllg OU1' Brownie Song, She said sh(' \nlS so pleased to see us Jooking l';O bright ane1 happ.\", Brownies are alway~ lik(' that. At ('Iwistlllas time some of us ar~ going do\\'n to P(Jl'rlanc1 with Brown 0\.... 1 ano othel' nllidel's, and \\'e tll'(' looking forward to a nice time, "·c· \\'ish YOH H II a .Merry XmaH, and n. I-Iapp;." Xc\\' YPH.I',-P(,<ll'l Seoullar. DistriC't Captain. 1st Hampton"-Olll' JJiggE.·Sl pit 'c'£" of 11('\\"1-1 is that we no\\' hayp ;, IJlstriet ('(JIlllllissioner. 1,vho haH nh'(,H(ly ~ncl " a)'e(l l1f":'I'self to our Company" \Ve ha \"(' rf·('(·i n , d :-;("\"el';t1 lett en.; fl'onl other Companies thj~ ye(l r, t We) from the ""hite no~p

P:1tl'ld

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Fulh'lln,

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who

1'00Tf>-

December, 1925.

spond with our \Vattle Patrol, and one from ~lOl'niJl"toll Sw·allo\\"s to our t)wallows, and ~ ~ . others from Caulfield and Annadale. \\ e enJoy lhis ('orres})ondence, as it gives us 11(>W ideas, and we would like to write to other country Companil's, \Ve have just finished a wildflower ('oJllpetition, for the best hook of mountpd \\"ildflowers, and we arc sending the \\"inning l)ook to 1st \\'annon, to let them see what kind of flowers grow near the beach. ~ome tiUH' hack we had a motor trip to the Cheltenham Benevolent Home, where we took scarves, mittens, and other useful articles, and gave a concert to the inmates in their concert hall. Several of the Second-class Guides go to thE' Children's Convalescent 1l0nH' at IIampton on Sunday afternoons, and help the nurses by taking- the iittIe unes to the heach, and telling them stories" At present we are eagerly looking forward to our long-delayed birthday party. It is on November 21, and we are going to spend the afternoon in sports at Picnic Point, with Armadale and Sandringham Guides tn help enjoy the fun. 1st Melbourne Rangers.-¥/e have had two enrolments lately, \yhich bring Out' number up to 12, of ·whom five are wearing uniform, V\~c are getting rather interested in badges, and have started marking off on our lists which items \ye are going to do for Out' Ranger Test, while S0111P of us are even secretly decidingon the Proficiency Badges that are most interesting, and ' looking longingly at the Ranger Star Tests, and \Vondc'ring whether we should ever be able to pass them, Most of us werC' able to attpnd the Second Victorian Ral1y, and though we did not meet many fellow-Rangers. we were very much interested in the Guides from so many different parts of the State. We are having a ChristmaR party for ourselves and some friends on December 10, and on December 16 we follow our custom of giving a Christmas treat to the children in one of the Mission Homes; it is quite exciting planning novelties to g-iv(' the children pleasure. 1st Morela'nd.-On September ~4 \Ye had a surprise visit from the State Secretary, Mis~ Irving, who gave us a nice talk, and taught us "Taps." Ahout 30 I)f OUl' Company went tn the Rally, that day of days, which ""ill always be a happy memory to the Guides. On Cup Day a picnic to Greensborough was organised by the Leader of the "Vattle Patrol, when about 60 Guides and fl'iends spent a very enjoyable time together. Our Building Fund benefited by the proceeds, During the last month we had a visit from Miss Man:;hall, Brown 0,,"], of Hamilton, \\'ho taug-ht us the Enrolment Hymn: we are looldng forward to seeing her Rgain, 1\1 iss Booth, Captain of :?11(1 Brunswick Company, is kindly taking OUl' l'ecl'uits fvl' their Tenderfoot T(':-;t, l\1any of our GuidE'::; entered for Proficien('y Tests last month, and we are hoping they have be('/1 successful.-D. ~Iadd ison, Company Secretary, 1st Sandringham.-This is OUl' first appearance in "lVlatilda," fo!' we are quitt-' H new Company. Our District Commissioner e111'olled the first ten Guides on August 28; now we have 22 in the Company, ftn(l one Lone Guide, who can only come occasionally, On October 17 we joined "dth 1st Rkhmond in it hilH' to BC'aumaris. \1\'e found a gT~at variety of wild flo\\"el"s, and played scouting' games in the hush.

Decemher. 1925.

MATILOA.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------and we felt that we wcre yery forunate in haying the country so close at hand. "'10' had <.l combined ChUl'ch Parndt' \Yith the :Scouts on XOyembel' 1, in the Preshyterian Chun: h, when the minister preached a sermon whkh had a special appeal to Scouts and Guides. The next thing to look forward to is the 1st Haml)ton Birthday Party, on Xoyembcr ~U, 'Yl all hope that the weather "'ill he fintO'.--n . Hayman, Acting-Captain. 2nd St. Kilda.-Our enthusiastk little t'l)lUpany of sixteen comrades an' looking- fnnntrd to our birthday at the end of the month. when our Union Jacl\: will b(' dedicated, nnd \\.(' will have a small party. Fh'e hayE' Ht-m'ly finished their Second-class. nnd the Pntro l - Leader8 hase entered for some of the Prolkiency Badges. "~e had a thrilling' time at tl1(' hig: Rally, and at thE' Bro\\"ni<' evening \\-ilh the St. Kildn District, and are 11m\' hU8~' pl'el)<tl'ing for our cake stall at the forthcoming hazaar. 1st Woodend.--'l'h is Company is 110\\' stn.l'ting parades again aiter a recess of three months, owing to the absence of our Captain, and on [Lecount of the bad wcn tlH'1". "'0 n 1'(:' vpry pl('used to he able to write to " l\Intilda" agairl, as it h; such a long- time ago l:lince we have done so. think we are a ven' lucky Company, hecause we haye n little }nu.,h l;addock of our O\n1 to hold our hikes in. 1'hl'ee of 0111' Guides have their SCl'ond-clnss B,ulg-e. and fh'e have passed for their Amhulance, A shield \\-as a,\'arded hy OUl' CommissionE'r fo!' Patro' Competition. and is held for th(' fil':-;t time of eompetition by the Kooknhurra PntJ'IlI.--,Tl' n.n }'. Anderson, Cavtain.

,'Te

MRS. MALAPROP'S ACCOUNT OF THE HAMILTON DISTRICT RALLY. Oh! ~ir Anthony, we had, ye~terclay, olle of those ceremonial, symbolical, physiolog-ical displays of Girl Guides, and I have not yet recuperated Iny abnormal equinox. It gave me hydrostatics to Ruch a degree that I had to be eonveyed to the infernal regions of the house, A.nd, ,vould you helieve it, Sir Anthony, that oh1'!tinate, self-willed hussy, Lydia, d(,Risted in going out to wateh the profw'iioll Oil parade? Such things do not become a young woman, hut HIH- wouldn't li::;ten to my lwemonitions. I'm sure when I was a young girl J waH tht' very pineal)p~e of obedience. But, to preeedE'j with my nal'l'ativt'-Fl'om the top lawn "'e could decipher the Guide~ falling in, all colours of the rain!>mv, "as thick as leave::; in the Alhamhra." The similitude struck me immediately, in spite of my cog-itation. It is strange how the ineffectual qualities in a woman triumph over intrepidity, and, after a \vhUe I volun teered forth to get a. ('losel" vista. For the period of twenty minutes the Guicles waited at the gates of the horticultural gardens for the band to make its serenade, ,,,hieh it did ,vith anything but military incision (punctuation), while I, "'ith my usual recourRe, subtracted the attention of the spectatOl's with f'ntertaining Rnticlotes. \Vhen the trumpets pealed forth, eventually, the Guides moved forward at a brisk pace, with pennants flying and eyes fixed ahead in a glassy stare. I really car.not construe what tlwy Raw. and I emphatica lly hact no (\ ntipathy

with (Iwil' tiistress, Wht'll a sHlull pIIl'til\ll p f ,1lTiYl' d s(lmt~ \\'hH tin tllt' l'P:U ' of tiw dnllll, and itpP ' ,ll't"\ tp ht> sli~htly ,lp tached, l'lHnpktl'I~' denwhilist>d tIll' front rank . In fact, tIll' Hl")mh:\)'dil' I' nl'llt' r:l\ \\"IH\ ICll thl, panorama lWC;\lllt' almost plll'pll' with a~ph) ,'i atil)11 as th~" enl'l'O;tdlt'll tIll saluting" !lnx. ~\t this l;oillt 1 \\',IS quill' ')\' I.'l'l'llll\l' witil no:'rYl)US dehilit y an,l hlllllidilY \\'lw1\ 1 III l'\.'l ' i\' ,' d t h~ hand \\'h kh

this

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heads in lll\' dil'l' cti(1ll. st ' Il·IIl!..; Ill" !luI L)t' \'oUI1 tennncc, ..uid ti'ting hat:-:: 0\ \~ I' 1111.'11' rig-hI eyex and actuallY \yjl1kin~ at 111(" :"\PYt'I' did I I\'d ~(\ eng"l"oRx,:d. At this h\' (ltwh lit" illlIH'lll)\·il..'ty r l'E'tllrnt'll to till' ilft\'\'lhhH1 tl'll xtall. and itnnH'diatl.'l~' liquhlatel1 1\1~:-::('jr "itll flllll' \'up:--: uf tt'n to rl'ston' Illy 1' l]uil;ltt'r,lI. TlH'I'l' 1 found that th(llldltll'~s little hussy , Lydia, \\111) h'1(l 110 alltip;llh~ with illY i1l11)('1' tUl'hnbility, and al'tll:\ . I~· ,tg\'\'I'd with thiR 1111)(1l'1'l1 111('t h\)tl of :-;;tluhril'n t iOll , She g",lye 1111'. too. Sl) l'oill'siyl' :\Il .!('l ' l'lIllt tlmt 1 am ahsolutely opini(\Il'ltl~ d that s}w had :-::ul'cumhcd to tlll,' \\"ilex or I 11n t IH'I'~lIa~iVt' State ~t>(Tetn.1"Y. :t11l1 intendl'll ttl bl'l'DlIll' 111' tachetl to tIll' l·elwlx . '!.'pt. tn IH' surt'. it is llot everybody who 11HH my afflul'\l('t' or I:\llgun~l'" n n<1 ni('l' d('nlngem(,llt of ('pi taphH. J Hnl inforl11etl, Oil thp l)('sl 1l1lI(l(,I'al'Y, that

the immaterial re8ult

thiH l't'I'l'lll(miuI <:lWIll thl' ('()11111:tllit's al'!'

png-ne Is tn'lnelHl()u~, nnd full of recruits. If 1 werE." Pn'miulll not

:1 day :-IhllUld l'lolH' hefore severe l'cprimand:-; \\'el'(' tlffl idce] nn t h(" trnine('H of these gil'IR to impl'()\' (' theil' illl}ll'ul)l'i(>t~' and deport mcn i, hut tIll> (lovcrnmcnt do not l'eprehE'l1£l the a{lVHnt;lg(:~ of ('nl1('iliaton t rea tmen t. . Aftel' reviewing- thi~ 1'('gimPllt:11 diHplay of the daught01'S of 1'-':"(,, I IWl'l'olntell s.llIly l\mll('"'HI'ds, and hcthought mYHl'Jf that it is indeed tnle, as OU1' immol'tal poet, H;lIljn 1':ltters0l1, I think it is, says--

"Oh! wad HOnle P()W~I' the gifti(' to set' Olll'ReIs :u. ; ithcrH 1'1('(' lI~,"

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APPOI NTM ENTS. District Commissioners, Footscray, YarrClville and Spotswood, - i\ln.; . K!,ight, 66 ){n.])ieJ' ~tl'e<'t, 1"oots(,1'ay. Oaklelgh and Murrumbeena. - Mrs. ~pl'i))~'thorpe, Tuc-kelt Htt'eel, .1\1U1'l'Uml>eenH. Shepparton.-Mj~::; Kendall, ~heppart()n . State Camp Advisor.--Miss 1\1. E. BUHll. :.!!i I "iew Stl'pet, Bendigo. WARRANTS. Capta i ns: Xt'tlwt'<.;ol( '. <;. 'r 11 h!>, n. l<J, .\bhott, HlIlh . .\ndrews, D. 1\1. Lieutenants: nall, Mrs. .\f ()o)'e, IVI. S Lr ].;: I'~;. Ell:.. THE

FIRST-CLASS TEST.

Rules, Policy and Organisation, Rule 34 (p. 40-1925 Edition) The First-Class Badg(' iH 1l1 ~ 1'(' than H nll'I'I ' ft is also a t('st (If character ' and leadershIp. ,\s th(,l'f' haH heen SOl11(' Yugllen('ss as 10 how 011<' should Het about. qualifying, 01(' n('('('ssa,.~, fjl'o('(>(Ill\,P i~ set <)11{" 1'l'CJficicncy 'DeHt.

/ll'lo\\.

)IATILDA.

Tht tin~t l(ualificationH are that :\. ca.ndidate rnust lJ(' n ~('<.'on<l-Class (;uide, and have a good infhH'nce in her Compan~-, Later fluafif1cat.ions mentioned arC" tll(' holding of the Cook, N('dl('womnn. Clliltl ~urse, and Ambulance or Sick • ' Ul'!)(' 1~,\(l~' tc' ~, l'an(iida 1el:; will eitlH'\' he (a) \\-al'1'nnkd UUidcl'!', (II) CllideJ":-; in }11'(>pal'ation for \\'ulTnnts. (c) Ulli<1(>s, (a) The holding of \\'alT<lnt (Captain or Liclltt'nant) in itself satisfi('s t11(' C'hl:1.raC'tpr tt~t.

(lJ) In t11t' second case, a written l'{'commendation shoulll be olltain('(l from the District Commissioner, or, if there is none, from the Guid('r sent by Hf'adqllal'tel's to inspect the Company, or flom thf' Train!"!' of th(' Class th(' Gllidf'l' att('nds, (t:) (;ui(ks who an' P ltr ~ 1 r.A"U.1l'I'S Uwrel,y satisi'.\ tl1(' character test: in other cases the COlll"t of Honour should dpcid(' if <1 Guid(' h(' aI1o\\,f'd to do thf T E' ~t. It i~ ~tl'ongl~ <l{h'ist' d that l1otic(' he taken from tinH.' to tinH' h~' l'ommiRsioners or COllrts of HOll{) Ul". of un\\<11 ranted Guidel':s or Gllides who ha"\-e passed 1heir four Proficiency Badges, and pellni~slOn granted them to enter for the .l:i'lrRt-ClasR Tf'st as tht'y aPPt' .. u' worthy of it, Tnstrllction in tlw technical detailf'l can he -cal'l'ied out at any time. hut it should h{' underHtuod that permission to enh'l' for the test mad,s a definite step in a Guide's careerone which she should surely take in time, hut one which the COUl't of Honour, or, in the case of (;ui<iers, some (>11t~id(' allthol'it y, judgps if she is l'ead~' to 1ake, fn ...-if'w of tl1(> fact that a candidate must take thrp(, othel' l;uides out for a half-da~', a Semi(> of J'(' sp " nHil)ility is essential in the cbal'actf'l' test. Once the charactf'r of the candida te has heen recomm('nded. she may pro-ceed with her le~ulership t{'st. The first part is instrncting- a recruit for the. Tenderfoot Test, and : t T e nderfoot in tl1f' Health Rule~, Thf'sf' must I)e \'ouclwd for by the same authorit\' as thp character recommendation, TIl(' caT~didate ma~.. th('n make arrangements for 11I-'r half-day hike. taking "three other Guidpr-:, and int{,l'E'sting- them in outdoor things." ~hC" should draw up a programme and fon\"urd it to her Dh;trict Commisbionel', or, if there i:-; nonf.'. to the Di"isional Commissioner; if shf- appron' s ~he should f'ndOl'Se it, and the Guide sh ': ul(l shov..' it to t11(' mothC'l'R of tht=' Guides she \\'ant~ to take, and get their endorsemf'nt of her plans, .-\n a.ccount of the hike--a "hike log"-should be written up by the Guides taken, rf'ad and signed by the Captain, and countersigned by tl1(' District ('ommis,~ion('r (Jr" Distl'iC:t Captain, App1ication should tlH' l1 be ma(Ie to the Hl'ad ()[ Examinations foJ' a Test, the application to tie aCC 'Jmpaniecl by her m('mhership card with :-(1) RecomnH'ndations for charact('l', and training uf R(~ ('rl1it, and of a Tenderfoot in thf' Health Hults. sign('(l as descl'illNl above; (2) The Hik.. l'rogl'ammf' and Log, signed anel counlE'!'signed; (3) The I'(>(luir(~ d I'roficicnc~' Badge certificates; (4) H(;l' map of her District - thf~ reslIlt of "tl'an:'Y'sing" at If'ast 11 (' hOllndan linf's: (5) .\ Fipl(l :-\otel)ook ,showing at least thrcp t n,l\' C'I'!W;; and f heir rna ps, if nut pal't of he}' Distl'ict l\Iap, ancl ('\'ide>nc(' of 'field practi<:(> with t.ri a ngl(· mc-.thods {'(J)' IV'ights ~Ind widths; (6) Hol<lf'rs of thf' S\vimmp!"s ~~,adg(' or the Elementary or any higher ccrtIfic'ate -of thr' R.L.~,~, should fon\,:lI'd thiH,

December, Ut26.

.\ t tIl(' Examina.tion, she will be required to judg(' heights, distances, weights, numbers, COIDpasH directions, answer any questions on her map, !'lhow her l)ankbook, and walk two miles in half an hOlll'. She may also be asked any questions on Second-Class work, as it is important that sh~ has not let slip her MoOrse and Knots. 'Vith l'('gal'd to heights and distances, it is essential that Guides should know measurement!'; on themselves personally; the most useful are height, armspan, handspan, length of f.root, and of stride. It is very hard to get an ave rage for thE' latter over ash ort distance; Guides should pl'actise this frequently over distn nc('s of 50 or 100 yards, noting the differ('nc(' whpn th{'y walk slower or faster, up or down hill, and try to evolve a regular p:..lce for In('asul'ing, Over ::;hol"t lengths it is better to P1lt one r;f' ot immediately in front of the otlwr, Tf the pl'actical work is all satisfactory, a. wl'itlpn papel' on the history a.nd development of the Guide Movement will be given,By "dC\clopment" if; Ilnderstood th(' organisation of the :Vlovement, duties and distinguishing marks of CommiSSioners, etc, A candidate sh""'uld l<now the names and addl'essE's of her State, Divisional and District Conllnissionf'r~, and Secretaries (when' snch ('"'{ist) , and of Headqual·tcrs Office. B~- fulfilling the cGndititms beforehand, the standard of the First-Class Badge will be kept up, and a more satisfactory grasp of the "... ork for tl1(' Hadgf' as n whole will he obtained,

0, :\r. ,\NDREWS.

H E A DQUA RTERS-C HAN G E

ADDRESS.

1"1'0111 .lunuary VI, 1926, the addrE's~o;; (Jf the (iuicle OITIC(' will he Hh Floor, Colollial Mutual Life Building, Collins ~t. We shan alI appeeciate the more aaeqlla te acclo mmodation provided hy the new OfJices. and it should he much simpleI' henceforth to cope with thE' cYf'l'-growing correHpondence, and the large numher of orden; for equipmf'nt, etc .. which comp daily from all parts of Victoria, a~ well as from other !::;tates, ,\H two definite enquiries haye already been received as to "what we can give the Guid(' Office as a present," it has been thought that the following list mig'ht provide ideas for anyone Wh:1' would like to help furnish our new quarters. If sllch t.herc be, it mighet be adyisable to commllnica te with Miss Irving, beforehand, in caf'lC' of t11(' riRk of duplication of gifts. The Offi·(;c has already sev(,l'al such gifts, which wer(' made at the beginning of things, when .M iss Hogarth first started th{' Guide Shop and Offic'('; th{'sc are a roll-top desk, hlackwood inkstand, perp('rtl1al calendar, clock, and I(,tter-scales; and quitp latch' we have had a sih"el' tea-strainf'l' giYen UF;. which has been "(,l'Y 11 seful. ~onH' things which \\'ould IH'lp the Offioo t ',r Be PI ppatTd are another pair of sCif'lsors; hookHhelyE's to hold the reference library we hopE:' to ha.Yc avuiJuhh'J for Guiders; any number of . petrol cases, preferably st:.l.ined brown (Condy's mak('s an ('xcellent -stain); a few chairs for til(> use of Guides and Guiders who haye to wait aJt the Officc and for meetings; one or two win" or wicker lcUel'-ha!';kets; one or two wastc-

papPI'

hask('t~.

December.

)IATILDA.

1~~5,

EXAMINATION

Olh' (.uidl' in a l'olllpan~' linds ht'l'sl ' lr' 11I1:Ihll· ttl attend tl1I' Tl'st thl'otl.~11 illlll'ss, tlt:1\ is. lit

DEPARTMENT,

It l.as comp under Jll~' nntic\.' twit'\., during, the lust set of Pro1ich'nc~' Tests that candidates haye not seenled to rea liSt' the l1l'cessity of tretuting- these Tests a~ a erioHs thing', 1 as quite confident that this 1ms 1H.'t'n dOlh' without an'- intention of discoul'tE'l:;Y, hut it HUlst not happen, There must be an' l'ntire nhsencf> of that casual attitude towards the 'rt'st ~ that makes such a bad impression on the Examiner. and entirE'I~- defeat.s the ouject for which thest.' highly- tl'ain€'d ladies and g-entlemen "illingly and gl'aciousl~- g-i"n~ their selTices, nnll1('l~·. to hclp Guides to make thems('lYes 1ll0l'C' and more proficient, and thereby nliGl'(' useful to tlw community in which they lin~ , Might I ask Captains if they would remind Guides ueforC' entering for th(' T('!-;ts to )(' ,"cry cart'fu] a1>ollt their beha,-iolll'. ROBINA H.-\~l1LTO.K, Head of Exam ina tion.

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hilt it is oh\ in\ls Ill;lt illnt' , 's

is not likl'ly to 11<1 \'t' I>I'PI1 t h" l't';ISOl\ 1'01' Hi I ('lddl's not Il<lYing pn' SI'llt,'d tltt ' 1l1sI'IY\,S at tlH' 1\'st~, 1'01' \\ hil'h Iht'~ ' Ilnd pn'\'io\lsl~, ~()l1h' t't'rl:til\l~ '

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qua tt' (>XCIISt' S hl'll, 1'(' I hI' Tt'sl s Ipol, plat'I ' ; hll t in most or till' Tt'sts }ll'oYisIOn lI:ld ht'I'1l nlull,' b~ til(' E:,llllilll'I'S foJ' tlH' h'sting or lH':ll'ly Tltt' :'\1' (,.1 h' t\ViCt' tilt' nllmht'l' that al'l'i\' t'd~ " ' OJl)tUl Tt' st \\"<lS a particIII:lrly Ila ,~I'al\t eaSt', \\ hich \\ould have had mOl'\, dil'l' e()IlSl'ql1t'nl~I.'S if " t ' Irad it'sh'd this tillH' on tlll' S:lIllt' S\'stl'll1 a~s last. It is l':tUW!' {'mhal'l';lssing' 10 ' 11;",(, to t'xplain 10 a IH'\\' F!xamitH'l' \\ In "lh.,I'(, an' 0111\ 1h-t' sl'ts of \\Ol'k to ('xam il1\'. \~ 1]('11 slit' lIook(';l a. \\ holt' Satlll'('la~' morning- in ol'd.,l' t(l han' tinw to g'o t l\l'Ollg'h 17 ,>('Is! (l' SI't'tuS to l'OIlH' IInder til(' "'inh Ln\\ or ('OIlI'(Sl'Y, \\ hil'h i:;, ant'I' all. 1lH'1't'1~ till' scit'ncl' or sl'l'ingthings frolll t11(' otlwl' IH'l'snn's point 01 Yit,,,, ~, in thi~ caSt'. tilt' 1<:-xaminl'I'S',

is til(' motto : Ht' l'I'l'Ptlr\'d~ this :Ipplit's to 1)I'Dtiei(,IH'~ I;adgl' 'I'psls, too. II h:lllJwlls in tOll I\lal\~ caSt'S (whi('1t <l1)1H'1l1' H:-\ T·'aillln'~ in till' :t1n \'I ' Ulhll') that 1ill ' worl;: }H'('s0nt('d for TC's(s sho\\ S not. onh :t J<leh of pl·otil.'iC'n('~" in thl' sllhj\'d, hut :111 :lh~Pl\l'I' 01' \'\'0n l'Il(iilllcntal'Y kno,\ I<'dg(' or it. \pall from the bad iml)J'cssiol1 til(' Exprninl'l's or Hlll'iI \\ ()I'!~ nlllst g'ain, if they thinh: that is 0111 ' stan<i:ln{ in GuidI' wor1\:, it is slll'cl~' lHld 1l';linillg fOI ' tht' (}Ui(10 candidatN{ th0Jl1sclyl.'S, iI' tlll'\' Itan' a. CC'(>ling thnt "nnytlling- will do," It i~ palp:lIII\' not fair that a Guide' slr 1fl111d hI' alll( ' to \\ in ~l I~adg(' 1'01' worl, in ClHlI!lj('ct tlln I slit' has t1('\"I'I' tOllcIH'd u0fo1'<' Ish(' slnri<'tl to "('I':II1l" t I\e WOl'l\: (perhaps from one boo], on I~) fIJI' I Ill' Test. stnrting any tim(' 1>('t wI'( ' n t 1)(' !-wnd ing' in or nUllH's 1'01' '1'('sls and tlw da If' or t Ill' T('st~ itself, That is not "pl'OfiC'I('I1(,~ .. _\nd thcn t1H'l't

~11\'('1~

DIVISION MELBOURNE AND SUBURBS,

Table of Proficiency Badge Tests held October, 1925, -

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Laundr('~s

Milliner , Musician NcC'dle",'oman Naturalist . , Sick Nlll'SC Thrift Toymake1' WritC'l' , , ,

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Badge .\mbulance Athlete .. Clerk Child Nlll'!'it' Cook , , , . , Domestic Service Entertainer Fire Brigade , , GardenC'1' Health . , Home Mak('l' HOl'sewoman Interpret01' Knitter . ,

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17 12

S 26 3

2·1 38

10 !)

2 H 5 5 7

7 ]

2 24

1 3

15 1

9 1

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fi 37

3 12

25 6 11 1

20 1

7 1

11 8

1 7 9

·1

376

22-1:

150

1 2 5

fn lhi:-; conn('cti( n it shoilld Ill' 1101"1! tlwt "un time to .finish the \vOl'1\: fo)' t hI' '/'('st" ('~I n HCYer be' an U.<IcCjuulC' (' X('IISP foJ'.t (."ill .. \\110S(' 1110tto iH ]k Pl'C'pal'cd, Altll()lIg]I th(' uctllul dates ot' the individual ']'p::ils HI'(' oft!'l1, tlll'ollgh force of cit'cml1stnncCK, not [tYnilahl( ' \lntil quite close to the 'l~('Htl'i t!1emseIY(·s IllI' 1I10nth in which the Tests will fall is' al\\:t\s I010wn beflo-l'ehand, a 11'1 it is not 10 II< ' \\ (;1)l\l'n'l1 at: jf the Exanliu0l's, wl1o, i1 IllllSt: ht' 1'(,llll'mhl'l'f'd, see us to a IUl'g{' \ xtcnt as outsid('I':i, considel' th(' Guid(' 1\TO\'<:'1.1(,l1t dis( inc1 ]~ ' 1:1 ('l\ing' in "HYl::itpnl,"

Certainly for the Hake of pllblic opinion but

~l1ost certainly for the Hale(' of Ill(' GllitlC t~'ain

5 2

mg ,involved, Guiders are llI'ged to 11('11> to 1 '~'ctIfY t,hesc il'l'egularitiNI by stal'ting with tIl(' Compame:.s themseh'<,s, stn.tigh t H way, ;\ nel nol even waiting till UH' UE'xt cntrieH for 'I'C'Htl-l nrC' due.

The a.uove table is ven" interesting- from several points of view. The 23 badges entered for in this Division alone show a wide scope of interest in the various branches of Guide work; and the results achieved seem more and more sUltisfactory. It is noticeable that in most cases quite a g'ood percentage of the candidates gain the Badge, probably because only those who have a fair chance of paSSing, i.e., those who really are "profiCient," finally enter for the Test. But it Is rather startling to compare the figures in the first two columns, When

of any Guide who enters fo1' a I;adge-- Pitiwr ],~. inspecting samples of work all'cad,' clono ('.g", ~OYH, sf'win?" knitting, etc,), 01' inuking (:ll~lUll'lCS 1'0 pl'enOIlS study, and PI'cselll' Pl'O tlclenc~ ' (e,g" fnt('rpl'et('l, Artist, \\'riter Clerk CO,ok, etc,). If GuidcR han' thus tc pro~' l' })I'o: .fiCleuc;y bcfore entering, and al'e to II~(' the interi~n period merely 1'01' extra pl'aeticc 01' preparatIOll of ~ct work, it will Rllrcl~' not happen that such a lal'g~ pel'centag-e drop out just be~ore the Tests, ~lther because they "have not .filllshed the work,' or because the~' do not feel that they know it sufficientl~',

- - -77 ,

(~tlid<"I'S sllould hnow t.lle (llta Ji 1..\

of' til(' wor).\,

1-1

D(>cember, 1925.

'IATILDA.

For tIlt' .\ pril. J 926. Profieic路ncy Badg-e '1'0~t!". entries should be sent to the District Commissioner, or to hC'1' DiRtdet or Examina tion Seerct..'1n', from all the Companies within the District. In DIstriCts which have at that time no CommiSSioner, ('n1riC'R should h(> s<'nt to the Examinatkm ~\crctan', DiYision ,M elbourne and Suburh!", nt HC'adquarters. not later than March 1, ~926. En trie~ arC' to be accompanied h~' 6d. to defra~' postag(> expensC's, and should m('ntion:Xamcs of ('andid.li.('s and Company. Badges C'ntcred for (not more than thre('), with choice of altC'l'natiye where theRe ('XiRt. (Pl<'nse refer to lat(>st edition of R.P. & 0,). Xame of the teacher::> of the candidates in ~llbj('cts entered for, if the candidat(> i", a(tendin~:. or has r('cently attended, a TC'chnica} or Domestic Arts School \\ itllin tllp DiYision, (Refer to R,P, & n .. Rule 360.). F. ' .. HA RFUS, Exam. Nec .. Diy, Melh. and ~uh. TRAINING

DEPARTMENT.

Training" Cla~1-il's are held weekly in l\ff'l1>ou1'ne as follows:Mondays. 8 p.m. The place where this Clal:5s is held i:5 bcing- changed. Particulars ma~' be obtained from the office. Tuesdays, 10.30 a.m .. at Y.~"".C.A. Hall, H.U3sell ~tl'(" t. :;U (>lI'Olll路ne. Fridays, 1\ p.m .. at Y.\V.C.A. Hall, Russ(>l] ~., -:\1 (' 1h (Ill l'llL'. The fcC' tor the aboye Classes is 3d. per class, Visiting ('ollntry GuiderR are yery welcome. StClte Rule.-"Xo Guider may start work in a. ('()mI>al1~' 01 Pack (either as Captain, LieutC'na t. TU), (>1' 1'.0.), unl-?-!:'s she has passed through an apprl)ypd Training ClaRs, "(;'ui<1f>l'!"' unalllf' to attend an authorispd Traiping' Class mll~t llnclertakle a COlll'SE' of Tra ining' II~- CC)"l'C'spondence, and satisf~ an anthorised Trailwl" that the~' are capable of lJn(h'rtaking' the gc'neral n"lanagE'ment of a Compan~-. :--:U(;11 a (~l1idel' to he authorised for ("olTespondt'nc(' Training \\""ork l)y the Head of Training." Th0 C()rrespondC'nce Training Course /'01' Guidf'l'S ha~ now he en definitel~' organisE'd. "Lf's:-;ons" wiJl he' pORted fortnightly, the postagf' he-ing defrayed by the Trainees. This p()~tag(', and the pl'ice of a fe\\-- necessary texthook:"" \\'ill lJp the' only expense attached to tl1(> COlll'H'. .\ htl'g'<' numb(路1' of Country prospecti\,(> (~tlidH'~ a 1'(' now in Training hy COl'reRpOndl"ncc. .~ny othf'r!"' v,'ishing to take advantage of the' COUl'se should apply to the Se'cl'etary. Training Df'partnlPnt. G.G. Hf'adquarters, who will put tl1<'m in tOllch as soon as possible with a Tl'r. in(>1'. Brownie Training. Tra.ining Classes for Brownie Guidf'l'1:5 will )w h!~ld in the third week of each mr,lth, th(' actual dates and place heing postr d on til!"> ::\'otic(:' Board at Headquarters. Two Training Weeks for Gl<dcrs and prosJkC'tiv(' Guiders will ue held at Government Cottage. Upp('r 2\Jnce'don:-

From Thursday, January 21, to Thursday, January 28. 1926. 2. From Friday, IJanuary 29. to Friday, Febl"uary n, 1926. As fur as possih](>, it will bE' arranged that GlliderR who han' n ,t previously heen at a Training \\reek will attend the first Week. and those who were at any previolls Wpf'k attend the second one. The Second Week will consist of Two Courses, running part1r in conjunction, for:(a) Brownie Training, to include 2nd Clas~ as well as Brownie work. (b) Advanced Guide Training. ThE' Training at both Weeks will include Company Management. Guide Games, Drills, Ceremonials, SpecimC'n Gllide Meetings, Badge Work, ('tc, Fees fOl' eHllE'!' \i\T(,(,J;: will be 30/-. The l'edu(;('d farc fol' C'lIidf'rs travelling in a party from M'elboul'n0 to ~lac(>don will be 6/10 return; the transport eXpE'l1SE'S [tvC'rage 2/- each way per persnn for c'lh. and 6d, for each it('m of luggage. MERLE BUSH, ,\clting H('ad of Training. 1.

INVESTITURE

PATROL

LEADERS.

Patl'O} Lead('J's do n()t \\'('a1' their Strilws or their special hat-h,Hl,~'(' until they are Second Class Guides, till \\'lwn tl1n' are only Acting P.L.'s. Patrol Secund~ do not need to bE' ~ f' l~ond Class Guides h('for(' 1h('~' weal' their ~tripe. hllt it is USllD I 1'01' ~('conds not to wear their Stripes until th(' P.L. hu!"' been investf'(l ,,-ith hers, The cerem.on~路 ['OJ' flln'1-it itlll'e of P.L. i~ g-iVE'll below ; it may b0 ('it lin ::>imp1ified or ela hOl'ated, according to Cil'C11l1Btances; Inrt it is nlwnys impl'C'ssiY0, au(l ll1Hl'l(s <1n <'poch in the lit',' of the Patrol and It1 f til(' Comp:lny. The Compan~T will be in Horseshoe formation, which we like to lIse onl~- for speCial oC(';I~ions, such as this, and Bl1l'olnwnts. Patrol Leader ('omes forward to Commissionee 01' GuideI'. Commissioner: DO~ ' o\l l'('alise your l'('spoll:::;ibi1ities as n Pa tr01 L('aclcl'? Patrol Leader: Y('s, l\[a(lnm. Commissioner: .\l' e you willing- to Ul1ch-rtnke these responsibilities '! Patrol Leader: ypq. ':\Iadam. CommisRioner: Can T trust you to do yom' llt'st for your COm}1any and ~-Ollr Patrol,? PatI'ol Leader: On m~' llonoui' I prombe to remember my l'psponsibilities as n l'atrol Leadf'r, and to do m~' jH'St for my C('l1lPn.uy and my Patrol. Commissioner then invests the P.L. with the Trefoil above tl1(' Badge on her hatband, and pins on her left pocket the two whit(' hraid stripes. She will tlH'n shakE' hands ,,-ith the Leader (unless :::;h(' has done so after the promise). P.L. will tl1en salute, and be 8f'11t hack to hel' patrol by th(' Commissioner. Any eXJtra cC'H'moninl that mig-ht add to the dignity and solemnity of the occasion might be introduced here. In some Companies the Second steps fon'lard to welcome her l1e-wlyinvested P.L. al:l she r('tUl'ns to her Patrol, salutes and shal{es hands, and tlH'n the r~gt of the Patrol in turn (l.o lik0wise.

December,

19~5.

In one Company the whole of th e 1"':1 trlll cam e up silently and stood behinrt the Patrol Ll' a(h~ I' as sh e was being inyeste d with Badg-l' and Stripes, so that they were then n e ar lH'1' when she turned to go back to her P :l tro!. In this case the Second was carrying the Pntrol Flag-. .and at this moment handC'd it oyer to t 1H' 1'<1 trol Leader. At some stage in the cerc'mony tl1P (ommissioner or Guider will probably say a few \\ords to the Company about the responsibilitit' s of a Patrol Leader, and how thE' Patrol!" mu~t hack her up----on Patrol Spirit. in fact. This might come either before or after the TnYl' sfit\Il'(' itself, according to circtlmstnnces

Patrol 8y~tun .. .. " .... . . . , Pamphh'ts on Guiding' (\al'ill\l~) ,. Po\\" - \Vows for \,'olt' ("l1b~ . . . . . .

9d. Id . l/ :~

Parents' Consent Forms, per book Patrol Roll Books (pockt't. si7.\')

10d. {d.

("al'd~- Prin('C'~s

Mary .. . . . . The ('hiC'f Guidt.' .. .. PI' C' fich.'ncy Badge ertifieate Hooli:l ts (to District S(' cretal'il's only)

Post

Tenth Annual Heport . . Rcout as Handymnn .. . . Six Plays for Girl Guidl' S " ~teps to Guiding .. .. ..

'!. /-

1/ 3/9d.

Guidl' s

Transfer Forms, per book . . .... . . . , Union Jack Saints .. 'Volt'

5d.

2/fi/2/6 1/3 8d. 2/6

9d. & 1/ 9d. & 1/-

-Calendars-G.G. .. .. . . Brownie .. ..

Ha ndhool,

2/-

2/ 6

(~azett(' , for (tuider,s and ('ommi~ SiOnf'l'R, per YC'HI', post free . . . . G.G. Gn,7.('ttp. I)l'!" ('opy, monthl~ The C:-uidE', per year, post free The C:llide, per {'opY, w (' (>]<1y . . Matidn. pel' ~' NlI', post fr{'(' .. Matilda , PC'l' copy, l[unrtC'rly .. Postag'(' on odd ('opil's .. .. . . .. . . ,.

The Guide, last year's odd copies . .

2/-

Ca.mp Book-Hoy Scout .. ("ampcraft for Girl Guides

. ..

2d. 2d.

Company Roll Books .. .. .. .. .. ("uh Games .. ..

9d. 2/6

Company Record Book .. Diaries-G.G. " .. .. " . . . . " with Penci I "

4/1/6 1/ 9 1/3

Extension Branch .. .. .. .. .. "

.. .

1/ -

Lcg2nds .. " .. .. .. .. .. Footprints- A Play for Senior Gllide10l Gamf'1';- Behrens .. .. .. .. .. Davidson .. " .. .. .. .. .. Trot tel': Team Games .. .. .. Did Guides' Book .. . . . . .. . . G.G. Book of Plays: The New Order Girl Guiding- Official Handbook .. .. -G.G. BadgeB, and How to Win rrhem -(.:t.G. Prayers and Hymns .. .. " -Guiding Book .. .. .. .. .. .. . . Guiding for the Guider .. .. .. .. -Girl GUide Movement (pamphlet) How to Run Wolf Cubs .. .. .. .. Health Badge (booklet) .. .. .. . . How to Tell Storie.s to Children (Bryant) Knot Book-Boy Scout .. .. .. .. .. .. Land and Sea Tales for Scouts and Guides (Kipling) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. l,etters to a P.L. (Scouts) on 1st Class Tests . . . . . . . . " .. .. .. .. .. .. Letters to a P.L. (Scouts) on Scout Law

2/6 1/6 2/3 1/3 1/3 7/6 9d. 2/6 4/6 9d. 7/6 9d. 4d. 2/3 4d. 6/1/6

L~loWE't'

on Tenderfoot .. .. .. . . ' (Mrs. Lilian " .. ..

l\Iemh"rship Cards (with Law Promise .. .. .. .. .. .. .. '::\Iore Hints to Commissioners .. ..

6/9d. 9d.

9d. 51_

and 5d. 6d.

-:i /'d ,

L5/2 2~d.

3/4 9d . ld . 1 d.

Music.

3/6

Ch,-istmas Cards-G.G. .. Brownie "

Letters to a P.L. (Scouts) and 2nd Class .. .. .. 'Lone Guide of Merfield Pyke) .. .. .. .. ..

('lIh

n.G.

Ambulance Badge Booklet .. Basket-making at Home .. .. .. Birthday Books- G.G. (Suede) . . .. " " .. (Cloth)... . Brownie Games .. . . .. .. .. .. Brownie Handbook " .. .. .. .. . . Brown Magic .. .. .. ..

1/ 6 1/6 2 /6 '!- /

MC:!gazines.

Books.

Drills for G. GUides ..

Wigwam Papers (Scouts)

(Postage extl'a on a 11 orders L

td ,

6d. 1/ 3 6d.

Tra.ining Girls as

Price List

$(1.

Report of HeadmIstresses' Conference H.ule~, Policy nnd Ol'ganisation, 1925 . . School Companies and Cadet Corps

Surveying and Mapping . . . . GIRL GUIDE HEADQUARTERS.

Sd.

Action ~ong: (tid (;uidel:ol l\Iarching' on the King's I Lig;hway .. Browni('s of t}wWide- Wide WOI'hl . Ih',Q wnif' :--;ong Hook .. .. . . .. .. .. Hl'o,\vnif' :--;ong nook (wordfo> only) .. . ,

Country Dances (single) large variety Country Dances (bound), Introduction to C.D . . . C.G. :--;ong- HOI»).; .. .. .. " .. . . G.G. ~ong' Hook (words only) Song of llH' nl'ownies .. .. .. .. .. Taps .. The (,ll i1dnm'f; Song- (Kipling) . . .. G.G . PI·fl.' ·Pl'S and H:\'mns (T11l1<'1'1)

2/ 6 2/ 6 :! / 6 9<1 .

1 -

6/~ / li

9d.

2/ 6

ga . 6d :! / fi

Equipment. Bandag-l's. plain whit<' Belt!";- -Brownif' . .

triangular

7~d .

1/6

(j.llid(· .. .. .. .. .. Guidpl' .. .. .. . . .. BllitollK HInck. p e r <1()~ n

2/-

!)d . 6d . 22/6 -1 (1.

I ~ ,.()\\'n, Pf'I'

dozen . . . . . . Campb('(ls .. . . .. .. Chinstraps .. . . .. ., .. . . .. Cockades- Brown o-w] .. . . .. .. Captain .. . . . . . . . . . . Oistrict Ca.ptain .. Oistrict Secret.ary .. . . District Commissioner Divisional Commissioner State Exeoutive " .. . . COIOllr1-' Brass-jointed Pole . . Trefoil f.or Pike .. .. .. A ustra.lian Flag or Union Complete .. .. . . .. ..

Carrier for Colour (leather) .. Cord for Knotting "

1/ ~I L/ !I

]/ 9 l/~

.. " Jack . . ..

.. 2 yards for

1/9 2/3 2/3

11/10/6

22/6 42 /-

4/6 4d.

If rJml,l .. m~

Decem!>pr. 1925. ~ Bl·()wnit ..

n'ad~'

\\·ot'i,,·d

Brownit!. tJ'anHj"'I':-; ror .. (iuide, felt with I'('(i ring ready

7~d.

Id .

work(·<J .. 10!d. felt, plain .: .. 2d . tl'anHt\'\' .. " Id. Fir~t Aid ()utftts, for Patrol or Company, in In'own ,'anY<lH {'a~(', [0\' ('Ht'l'ying £1 / 1 / First Aid Emergency Dressing, "Sanax," for the pocket . . . . " .. .. . . . . 3d, & 6d, Uk>vcs, brown g'<llIntId. all ~i7.N; 13/6 Hathand~ - ('a{]pt 9d. (iuide (official (U~.) ,. 2/6 Plain ~ilk " .. .. .. .. 6d. Rangcl' (official TI'f'foil) 2/6 Hat~ Guide" linen. ~titch('<1 " 4/Guide, felt .. .. .. .. .. .. 8/Guider, large or small shape 8/Brownie (rush) " .. 2/Rang-er (small xhaw') ,. " ' " 8/Hat ~ecUl(>rs--Patent .. ,..... 1/6 Havcrsac};;:s " .. " ,. .. .. .. ., .. 3/6 Knives, with OlW blad E" ano. marlineRpike 3/Lanyard:-;-Linen, whitt· . . . , . . . . ,. .. 9d. HI'own (for Pa.ck Leaders). 1/~tllnition Cloth, h1'own or navy, 36in., per yard .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1/4 Name Tap('s. to onler, 3 do:'.. .. .. 3/9 S/3 Name Tapes, to 01'(101', 6 doz " .. Overalls-G.G.-AII sizes below:Sizes. Neck. Slve. Lgth. in. in. in. in. 1 13 16~ 36 2 13! 17 39 ] :i 1_ 3 14 18 42 4 IH 19 45 5 15 20 49 52 8 15~ 21 6/ Overalls-Brownie Overcoats-PriceR on application. Patrol Flags, plain .. .. .. .. .. 6d. Patrol Flag Poles, 6ft. .. .. .. .. 2/Patrol Flags, transfer for (>mlllem .. ' . . , 2d. Papf'r Pa ttern!';. all sizes-OYeralls, G.G. 1/3 Brownil' Overalls 1/Blouse .. .. .. ., 1/Jumper .. 1/Guider's Uniform 1/6 Pouches .. .. .. .. .. .. ., .. .. _.. 9d. Safety Chains ., .. .. ,. .. .. .. . . . 1/Semaphore Scou t8 .. 1/3 Shirt Blousf'R, navy munition cloth 5/6 ~ignalJing- Stick-Blackwood 1/. Plain .. .. 9d. Shoulder Kn 0t!-'. all colouflS 2~d. Stripe.'S, P.L. or Second, each stl'ip(> 1d. Swivels .. 6d. Tlf\S-Guider's (navy, brown, green, saxe, pale blue, red) .. .. 2/6 Guid(>, triangular (pale blue) 9d. Guide-, triangular (other colours) .. 1/Brownie, tl"iangular (brown) " .. 1/Transfer Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . -. each 1d. " " . , . . . . . . . . Booklets 2/6 Whistles .. 1/3 \\Triting Pa(ls, with Badge .. 9d. (~ujct('. (~l1i(h·.

1st Class .. .. ProfiCiency .. .. WingR .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Committee, silver .. Committee, Gellman sih-er .. .. .. Cords-Divisional Commissioner .. District Commissioner " .. A II Rouna ., .. .. .. l'Jxulllint·["s Badges .. .. .. .. .. _, qUidf' Tenderfoot, hrass .. .. .. .. .. ~nd Class .. .. .. .. .. h3t Class .. .. .. .. .. " Pt-oficieney .. .. .. ,. .. Hostess, patrol .. . _ .. .. .. .. " Lone Guide Tenderfoot .. .. .. Ha ngcr - Tenderfoot .. .. .. .. .. Ranger Test .. .. .. .. .. Rang-er Rta l' .. S('r'Yicc Htal's-Rrownie, Guide, Guider, Range I' " SI:'l'vice Rtars-.B'ive- yeal'1 .. .. Secrctarit:'R' Badges-District . DiviRional Bash-President's .. Tassels-Area Director .. .. .. .. Thanks Badge . , ., .. " .. " .. Victorian EX'E'cutivt' CounCil ,. \"Tnrrn. nt Brooch0s-Brown Owl .. Tawny Owl _ Captain .. Lieutenant .. Ranger Captain Registrations. Cadet Company C}uid<, Compan.,Registnltion (.}uide (incl. Enrolment Card) . . . . " .. Local AssociationH .. ., .. .. .. .. Lone Guide ('ompanies .. .. .. S(>cretari·es .. Study Circle .. .. .. \V'arrant F('('- (; IliderR .. ..

10/6/9 2/6

1/6d. 6d. 1/-

4d. 6d. 1/1/6d. 6d. 6d. 9d. 1/1/4/1/-

6/5

4/1/3 1/3 1/6 1/1/6

2/2/6d 2/1/-

1/5/6d.

Brown Wool is now stocked at Headquarters, at 1/- per skein, for making woollen caps for Brownies for winter wear. Two skeins will make three caps. Directions for making will h E' found in "The Guide," No. 39. FOR SALE.-Guider's Uniform, perfectly good; tailored at Lincoln, Stuart's; scarcely worn. May be tried on at Office; £4/10/- or off0r. ~\ pply Sta t<' Secl'€'tary for particulars.

Badges. Only obtainahle through District Secretary, unless there is none, in which case they are obtainable direct from State Secretary. 6d. Brownie Recruit . . . . . . . , . . . . 6d. 2nd Class ..... .

6d. 4d. 9d. 4/9d.

Ramsay Publishing Pty. Ltd., 203-7 King Street. Melbourne.