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Junp., 1926. CONTENTS
Editor'x Lpttl'l' :-: (ltkes . Post Box . '. Il1l1H'I'jaJ Camp .. Miss B{'hren'~ \'isit C ift to Foxleas(' .. . . ., t 'olllpany Standanls . . . ..... Guiding in X('w Zeal;I11(1 "1'he Compleat P.L." Patrol Emhlems .. .. . . Indian Cil'l Guidu~ . . ,. Bother Those Rule's ., " Gil'l Guides Assodatinn. \"ktol'ia \YmTantR .. .. " ,. . Shoulctel'knots .. " .. .. Xotes on Tenderfuot T(;st \\"ol'k .. Trn in 111 g' DepartnH'n t " . . . . .. .. 1'raining ',"eek .. Brownie Training- ('l;u..;ses Pl'i('(>
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LETTER.
Deal' GuidersApparentlv originality is lacking amongst Victorian Guiders and' Guides-or is it just that \"e do not feel our ideas are g'ood enough? The response tf; our fir~t request fOl' the Inyention List was depressing, hut we do hope you will help UR and each other mono' next time. I think, too, that you are forgetting that Matilda is your responsibility as well as mine ~ ContributIons of any kind have been rare (If late; I do hope you 'will overwhelm us \"ith your outpourings for the next number. You ,,-iiI find elsewhere details of the visit of ~Iiss Behrens, to whom we are looking fot' much help and inspiration. During last month the 4th International Conference has been held in America; unfortunately Australia was not able to send a. rcprpsentati"Ve. The Chief Guide was to be the1'e, and repre~entatives from all over Europe. "~e are hoping that ;) I1 our Guiders who are fortunate enough to be in England this summer will be at the Imperial Camp, \vhieh is to be held at Fox]eafie next month. 'Ve heard last week from ~1iss Margaret Moo1'<', ",-ho was just going to a Camp, and had been at the Bro\ynie Conference at Foxlease. She will be hack again here in October. \Ye arc "Very glad to meet Miss Enid Robinson, 'w ho spent a short tinle here on her way from England to Tasmania, where shp is to be for som e months, doing training- work. Good Guiding to you all, Yours very sincerely, SYBIL II. ITtYIXG. NOTICES,
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' Exchctl\ge shoul(l he (l(ld( d to ('{)untn' Iteveipts ;11'(' not ])oHted for amnunts lllHler ~/-. Captai I1H arE' l'emin(l('d thn t. before dpC'idingtf~ hold all~' entertainnH'nts. Chul'ch parade~. 01' 1·'I('ld ])n~n;, the pel'mission of the District (or I ~iyi<.;ionH 1) Commissioner I1lU~t first be ol)tHined. If r.: uide'l's would "THe ordel's for equipment, \ te·., Oil a separate sheet, instead of includinl.:' them in the hody of a letter, it ,,"ould simplify, and thu~ hnst(,J1. tlw filling of tlw order. (·h('queH.
Guiders please note that magazin('s ordered but not called for within a month will in future be sold? Guiders are reminded that credit accounts are payable monthly, and a moment's consideration of the matter will show the neeessity for prompt payment. XO goods should be ordered from a Company unless the money if'; in hand, or will be at the end of a month,
At a I·cc.:ent meeting of the Exet:utiyc Committ<"0, l'Ilrs. Geoffrey ,Yalker was appointed to take charge of the Post Box, Ouiding is not new to Mrs. \\'alke]', as she "-as our first Head of Lones, and we are very glad indeed that :-:;he is able to take' on the PORt Box, ~o in future will Guides and Guiders wishing to cOl'l'espond with Guides in othel' ('ountries write to Mrs. G. ,,'alker, 'rivoli Place, ~outh Yarra. IMP ERI A L
CAMP,
.An Imperial Camp is to be held at Foxlease from July 14 to 21, 1926. The Object of the camp is to wdcome OverI->eas Guiders and Guides to Foxlease, where they can meet Guide folk of the British Isles and other parts of the EmpirE', and join 'with them in a Guide Camp. The following is a list of Victorian Guides a.nd Guiders at present in England, and v,ho will, we hope, be'at the Camp:Mrs. Knight, District C0l11.missionc1', Footscl'ay; Mrs. Springthorpe, District Commissioner, Oakleigh; Miss A. Campbell, 1st l·'itzroy; Miss M, Mills, 4th Ballarat; Miss y, Jennings, 1st Yict. Cadets; Miss M. Moore, 1st C~nterbury Pack; Miss E, Purnell, 1 st Bendigo: MISS F. Sa.lmon, 3rd Camberwell; Miss F. Thompson, 1st Hawthorn; Ranger Betty Bedggood, 1st Heidelberg Rangers.
MISS BEHRENS ' VISIT .
Miss Behrens arrives in YiC'toria on June 18 from South Australia, where she will have been for a month, and before that in \\~estern Australia for the same tinH'. During her all-too-short month here Miss Behrens i8 hoUling a T'l'aining \Yeek for Guiders at Grendon, 8herbrooke: a Conference and Training CourRe for CommiSSioners in MeJbourne; Training Classes for Guiders (detai!s of which "'ill be found later on the Xotice Board at Headquarters): a Trainers' 'Yeek-end; and she will be present at an Indoor Rally of Guides, a meeting of Local Association membel's and CommissionerR, \Yhich the DiYision ('ommissioner is arranging; and a meeting of the Victorian State Executive Committee, The Indoor Rally of Guides is to be held at the ::-it, Kilda Town Han on Saturday, June 19, (Continued on page 4)
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GIFT TO FOXLEASE.
The Letter Cabinet which is to be sent to Foxlease as a gift from the Guides of Victoria has been finished, and was on view in Bernard's window, Collins Street, Melbourne, from June 8 to 11. The Cabinet, which was designed and made by M1'. Goldman, measure~ a bout ;) feet 6
inches, and is made of polished blackwood; the grain in each panel of the upper do orR l11.ukes a design almost exactly like the tail of n, lyre bird. It is designed to act both as a receiving box for letters and as a sorting ca hinet. with pigeon - ho lel-; for let t (>I'H wa Iti ng 10 he <.:Iaimed.
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when it is hoped that as many Guides as possible will be pres(>nt to give Miss Behrens a happy welcome. \Ye had hoped that it would be possible for ::\liss Behrens to ~ee ~omething or Guiding: in the country, hut the time was too short, and <.:ountry CommissionN'~ and Guidel's havc the chance of being present at the Training \Veeks, and, of course, all Ciasses and Meetings, if they happen to be in ~lelhoul'ne.
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The tinle has now come when some of our Companies in Victoria are old enough to be thinking of adding to their Company treasures a Company Standard. The first flag acquired is, of course, always the l:nion Jack, and, when a Company has learned what this flag can mean to them as a symbol of national ideals, it will often plan to haye another flag to symboli8e more especially the Guide ideals, which are, of cour::-e. emhodied in the national ideals as well. HO"'ever, one needs to work and plan ahead for some time hefore coming into possession of a Company Colour, and the following extracts from the literature available on the subject of Girl¡ Guide Standards will be of interest, not only to those who have already begun making enquiries with a view to having one of their own. "From early days wonlen were allowed standards. . .. At the First Girl Guide International Conference in 1920 the use of Stan.dards for Guides ,vas first suggested. Hitherto Guides had used square banners with the Trefoil emb:em, and it was now proposed that Standards should take their place. It was suggested that the locality and its special traditions should bE' symbolised on the Standard belonging to each Company and . . . in order that these flags may be correct according to heraldic and Guide precedent, it is advisable that preliminary designs be submitted to the Hon. Rachel Kay-Shuttle\vorth, ,\'ho is keeping a Register with the object of preventing duplication." "It should al"'ays be borne in mind that materials, design ~nd workmanship should be worthy of the ideals these Standards are to represent; for many centuries past English women ha \'e lJeen famous for their needlecraft, and it is hoped that the G.G. Standards, by their beauty of design and skill in execution, will carryon this tradition." The original type of Guide flag (square, with a trefoil emblem) may still he used by Companies possessing them, and will be a sign of the age of the Company. If it is desired to replace it by a new Standard, the old banner should be hung up as a "trophy" in a place of honour in the Clubroom, or some other safe spot. "The old l'u!es of hel'aldry should be observed in the design of Standards. They are well adapted to needlecraft, and they ensure decorative effect and historic accuracy. "In England, a complete Register of all designs fol' G.G. Standards is kept by the Hon. Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth, at Gawthol'pe Hall, Burnley, Lancs. .All designs are submitted to
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her, and she advises Commissioners. Captains. and prospective standard-bearers in matters of heraldry, design, colour, material and technique. A small coloured sketch - drawn to scaleshould be sent to her of the suggested design, and with it a short statement giving1. The emblemfl, their derivation and meaning. ~. The suggested colouring. 3. The money available for materials. 4. The skill and experience of the worken-L The design being approved and registered aH (:o1'rect, the workers will make a full-sized drawing, transfer the design to the material, and carry out the embroidery in accordance with the registered design (see G.G. Gazette, March, 1922, on the Presidential Standard)." "\'~hen the embroidery is done voluntarily hy Guides and their friends, Company Standards can be made at a minimum cost of 35/for materials." These prices apply, of course. to England, and would he ('onsidcrahly more here. In days of old, the standal'Cls varied in length according to the rank of the owner: G.G. Standards vary also. the longest beingthat of the President, H.RH. Princess Mary, which is 9 ft., with rounded fly, for Royalty; the shortest, a Company Standard, 6 ft. x 2 ft., with split tip. There are three types of Standards, i.e., 1. For States. . . . 2. For large areas with the aoovc (detel'mined by the Commissioners concerned). 3. For Companies . The latter carry their emblems thus:a. The Guide Trefoil. o. Badge of . . . State. . . . c. Special hadge ~ho"'ing sub-division of (b). d. The motto. (>. The Company's special emblem. "The badges representing Local Areas should. if possible, have some historic significance and should be chosen by the Commissioners concerned. "The Company Badge may he adapted from the emblem of the local town, and should be chosen by the Company Court of Honour, after discussion by the individual Patrols. . . . If the Company adopt a Patron hero 01' heroine. their badge might be used; for example, if Florence Nightingale were selected, the badge would be a lamp. "After the badge is chosen. it is advisable to send a coloured drawing of it to Miss KayShuttleworth, and explain its significance. If derived from an existing badge, crest, or coatof-arms, this should be mentioned, und a coloured drawing of the aforesaid badge, crest, or coat-of-arms enclosed. It is usually necessary to obtain permission for its use." "Brownies . . . have no Standards, but use their Totem as ring-centres. The Totem has its own Significance and ceremonial, and a Brownie must look forward to her promotion, when, as a Guide, she will learn the use and meaning of Standards." Further details lllay oe found in the documents available at Headquarters. It will be
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l'ealised that it will take some time, [or the present, before designs can be carried out. as they must be first submitted and approved in England. ep to the present there is only one of these Standards in Yictoria; it belongs to the 1st :\Iah'ern (Toorak College) Company. and was a gift from the Principals of the College. It is a particularly beautiful Standard. which Guiders and Guides may have noticed at thE" Second Yictorian Rally in October last. The State Secretary is already in communication "\vith the State and Federal authorities re obtaining permission for the use of the crests and badges on Guide ~tandards. All designs or enquiries re these Company Standards should be sent through the Commissioner to Headquarters. whence they will he suhmitted to the Imperial Headquarters.
GUIDING IN
NEW ZEALAND.
During my recent visit to ~e\\' Zealand. through the kindness and courtesy of the Chief Commissioner of Guiding in Xc", Zealand, Mrs. \\~. R. 'Vilson, who l'eside~ in Auckland, I was enabled to visit some of th<, Girl Guide Companies in the Dominion, and also meet some of the Guiders and Commissioners. Guiding is a force to be recognised in ~ew Zealand, and has certainly come to Rtay. Some of the Companies have reached a very high standard of effiCiency, and it was a pleasure to watch them at work. One Company I was particularly impresserl with-the 1st Cavell, at Auckland. The Guides at present have the benefit ot' Lady Marjorie Dalrymple's experiencC' and knowledge from Eng:'and, who is doing organising work in th0 Dominion for six months. Recently Mrs. 'Yilson secured the valuahle services of Captain l\1cLaglan, a master of jiu-jitsu, to instruct the Guides of Auckland in the science, and son1(' of them are no·w experts. At the Girl Guide Rally for the Auckland province held in Auckland in April, a wonderful exhihition of jiujitsu was given by a small girl, and was a revelation to the vast audience present, which included Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and Lady Alice Ferguson. The small girl defied the efforts of a dozen men to lift her from the ground. Holding a long stick at an angle across her body, she invited the men to force it to the ground, but strenuous efforts failed. Standing in one long line thC' men used all their weight against her, but failed to m.ake even an impression on the Guide. The audience were also treated to a thrilling' display of fire-fighting by the Cavell Company, in charge of Miss Mona Burgin, District Captain. A little cottage on the grounds \Vas set on fire. The girls quickly ran out the hoses, etc., and extinguished the fire before the house was demolished, although it was enveloped in flames before they reached it. Guides were pres~nt from Rotorua, Hamilton, vVaiuku, Cambridge, Pukekawa, Manure"\ya, and rruakau. C. KNOX CHAPMAN, DiRtrict Commissioner, S·wan Hill.
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Deal' Guider:::;Tho last issue of "l\latild;," t'ontnin('d ;\ ~ug- g-estion to Vtll'y till' forJ1l of Cnmpn ny :'\ott'~, so that "'e might hdp OlH' another by pllhlishing our ol'igina I ideas. As t h(;' IHllnlH.'l· appea.red at the end of the Hummel' the appt·o pl'iate subjl'ct WaR naturally "L\ Fil'ld DH~ Occupation." The Hl1g-g-e~tiol1 hi\:-l l('ft lIlt' Guiders of Victoria uninRpil'('(l- ",hy? Pt'I'hnps you did not read "Matilda.... Thnt "ra~ a loss in many ",ays. Pel'11ap:-,; the idea (litl nol appeal to you: we would 1)(' "f'lOY much interested if you" oulcl t<'ll UH ho\\' "l\latildn" can help you most. Pel'hapH you 11:\ VI' no invC'ntiveness- I do Hot helievE' it. t confess I was ll(>hintl the I'JtlitOi' in til(' Illn.ttel·, and, as one h'ttcr only hH s a11pem'('d in response to the suggestion, I ani now hl'l'l'[t of n, job. Consequently tIl<' datl' ",iiI 11(-' {'xtt'ndl'd till July 15, and the Hugg-eRtiol1s \\ ill appeal' in the Septembcr issue: 1'01' by Septemh('l' \\'{' will all be making plans for (lUI' Hummel' C'X('Ul':-lionR. Do not he elahol'utc. Do not \\"OJ'I'y alHll\1 other people inventing tlll' HaUH' thing- if you have thought o( it. it is the result of youI' own originality. Send youI' lettel' as SOOIl as possible; we do not wish to el11l>nl'l'as~ the postman on the lnst day. Bl'C'vity is the soul of wit. \';ll'if'ty is th(' ~m!t of Guiding. Can we make Guiding like Cleopa tl'<l? "Age cannot wither her, nOI' ('l1stom stnle Her infinite v[l.ri0ty." ,Y8 (,rt n! Yours truly, G. H. S\\,INBlTHNT;::.
"THE COMPLEAT P.L."
Honourcd P.L.! I a.sk you-have yuu ever seen yourself as yOUI' Patrol or yOU)' Captain, or indeed th0 non-Guide world SC'N; you '? It is a fine thing to be original, but perhap:-l it is finer still to sacrifice a little of one's personality to conform to a certain standal'dproviding that standard hC' a high one. "~ot failure, but low aim, is crime." It is very evident that we, as leaders, can only maintain the highest form, by suhmitting ourselves to diSCipline, and hy folding away OUi' little likes and dislikes for the sake of tlw broader outlook, and a keener sense of justice. Those under us will very easily recognise thp fake, and the true.
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\\·e paint the Compleat P.L .. then, as fail' and just. But how cold this picture ~eems for Guiding! Surely her(> is H need fot· bigheartedness, and wan11 affection ev(>n poured out, as our fourth Law inRpil'es us, on each and every gir1. I wandel' ho,," many Leaders know that great legendary leader of men, Hiawa.tha, well enough to enter into the spirit of his gentle, elder hl'othel'ly 0xhortation: "0 my children,
Love is sunshine, hate is shado,\"; Life iF! checkered ~had€' ann Runshin€'. Rule hy love." Also from the mellow tuneftllness of Long-fello,,, we can gather: "Xot in word alone, hut in d€'Nl, to lov€' on0 another. "Gren tel' than angel' is love, and subdue-tho "Patience is powerful! He that o'ercometh. Hath power o'er the nations . . . . " Guiding a~ppea]s to us as a jolly sisterhood; hut one cannot repress a shudder at the rememhrance of evidences of the bully, so near the surface in all elder brothers and sisters. Beware this common pitfall! In the midst of many a happy game comes the over-forceful, ungentle voice of the "big sister;" and magically it chases the looks of deJigh t from the little faces. Authority will tread so rudely upon the toes of innocent fun. ~one of this, please, in the name of Guiding! Comes the need once more for discip:ine, and self-control. on the part of the leader herself. Heart and head must be well balanced. Pursuing still further, the point of pitfalls for the unwary. Oh, P.L.-what of the "bad days?" ,\'hat of the P.L. "'hose spirits go to zero, because the attendance is poor, or th0 patrol is not shining with quite the usual lustre? Perhaps it iR a bad day for the Red Rose Patrol to-day. Only three diminutives, including Susie Stokes, who never knows anything, and who always prefers to munch apples. Time drags; nl) points for excellence are registered in favour of Roses Red to-day, and P.L. does expect a grand splash always. For four people at least, Guiding descends plump to the bottom of thE' ladder of adventure. Xow come then ~ Let UI'; give our Red Rose P.L. a' love potion. See: Already it is taking effect. ,nth a hearty let's-make-the- best-ofit gesture, P.L. gathers her "Roses" around her and sets the conversational ball rolling with energy. Shy but conscientious Nellie has been anxiously waiting for weeks to confide in her Leader that she has quite failed to master the middleman's knot. Xow is Xellie's chance. Susie a:so condescends to take heed; in fact, she manages the intricacies of the knot before poor N"ell has even b~gun to see where Leader'l'; fincrers may have got to! Sitting hack on her he~ls flushed with pride and importance, Susi~ now polishes off the remaining knotR which have awaitf'o her inten?Rt th€'se many Inoons. Meanwhile Alice is inspired to make the somewhat g~eater effort required for. recit~ng the "health rules." For there is no dlstractmg' clamour of voices, and Leader looks calm, patien t and wholly a tten tive-m ost fta tteri ngto the small mind.
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And so, after all, this tU1'l1S out to he a \'('ry successful "cr)rncr hour;" and really, ~usic can be very entertaining. The stories about her wonderful baby brother (Susie has been pining to talk of him for ,veeks). have quite brightened the dreary afternoon. To laud and honoUl' naughty little Susie's regene1'lltion: "Hel" heart was in her work; th<' heart Giveth g-race unto every art." l'p, therefol'c, Red Hoses, and home through the mud and the ra.in. Dof's anyone murmur? Never a bit, when one is all aglow inside! On<', two, three, then-join hands, heads down - -and so into the elf'ments. Guides ought to stick together and see it through. Great fun this, dodging the pools, dodging the drops of rain from the one shelter-"big sister's" umbrella-trying 10 0mbl'ace the whole "Rose" family!
"Then come the wild weather, come sleet, or corne snO\,i', vVe will stand by each other, however it blow." K.RA. PATROL EMBLEMS.
"Each Patrol is named after a flower or a bird." Our Guiding textbooks are often apparently vague, but there are those v,rho try to read hetween the lines-I'md that's magic! One dictionary definition of "emblem" is: "a picture or representation imaging forth a truth." Surely the idea of Pc1.trol Emblems iR ju~t thifl-that the emblem chosen by the Pat1'01, in Council, should expreflS the patrol's ideal in some way, and give them something to emulate. English Guides choose the Rohin as typical of cheeriness and b'eauty in the midst of trials; and one feels tha.t these Robins would have a motto associated with the 8th Guide Law. A peep at a book like "Flower Legends" sUgg€'stfl ideals that can be Rymbolised by a flowel'. Unfortunately many Patrols seem to choose their en'lblems promiscuously, because the colours happen to appeal to them, without a thought for a meaning, as an inspiration. One Australian Patrol Leader, when asked why her Patrol had chosen to be Thistles, explained thu t they were Scotch, and "could'nt be sat on;" and one has even heard of Patrols choosing an unexpected emblem "because it's lhe football colours" of their particular fancy in t€'ams! In this, as in so much else, the Guider must prepare the way for the Guides' thoughts. The c;hoice of an emblem could be linked up with the nature work. v\"ould the Canary (always Gaged as we know it here) be an inspiring emblem? On the other hand, would it be helpful to choose the Mallee Wren when one lived in Gippsland, where the Guides could never study it in its native haunts? v\"ith regard to flowers, it is interesting, though inexplicaljle, to notice Patrols who choose Honesty or Daffodil or Primrosettowers that can only be studied here in a ('ultivated state in gardenfl. Again, we find
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"?aratah Patrols in \'ictol'ia. but yet'y few Xative Heath or other local fto\yers, "'ould a.nything be mOl'e worthy of emulation than our own Sarsaparilla, which garlands the gt'('ygreen bush with trails of purple glory? Or those confiding little "striated tits" that look like fluttering leayes (or fairies) ~lR th\:'y flit about us on our bush rambles? In Australia we need., in man~' cases, tt) makl' up our own flower and. bird. legends: but it can only be done by studying the liYing things themselves, and when the Guides h;:lYe found out for them.selves the ideal that pr'om})ts tlw ('hoice of their emhlem, then it will 1)(', ind.eed, c\ "representation imaging forth a truth," Ii'. \',R,
INDIAN
GIRL GUIDES.
In the last fe,Y years this movement has be~n spreading in a remarkable way among girls in India. In the province of Rajpu tana, which is ('onsCl'vative to a degree, and. which is many yenxs behind most of the rest of India, Christian, Hindu, and Mohammedan girls are l'esponding to its appeal, and then~ are companies in several of the stations ,,'here the L nited Free Church of Scotland Mission is worldng. 'rIll' practical outlet it gives meets the needs or girls in India as well as in Bl'itain. It is teaching Hindu girls that when COI11panies Ineet for games 01' work caste must often be ignored if thE'Y are to live up to lhe "law" that "a Guide' is a sister to every other Guide," and quite recently an Indian Christian girl with a gift for leadership refused to join, saying "she \yas not good. enough to he' a Guide," thus showing that they, too, are realising the ideals for \\'hil'h OUioing- stanch:;.
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Uniform, \I\ "HY is the Guide's Tie always tl'iangular '? 'WHY is the pouch worn in front, and on the left side? \\'"HY must shoes be black, and laced up? \\'HY are hats not worn cut away into bonnet shape, even for shingled Guides? ,\VHY maya whistle be worn by a Second, but not by the rest of the Patrol? WHY is the chinstl'ap worn under the ('hin, and not on it? 'VHY is a 'Yarrant Badge not worn in mufti? THERE'~ A REASOX!
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CO -'1M rSSTO~ EH~. Deputy State Com." issioner -, Lady l 'h:l u\'d. :\{m'phy St., South \'alTn. Mallee. ~[c'Yillinllls.
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Rallarat-l\1 iSR M. l\f n l1tgoll1el'Y, 1;WS ~t m't ~t.,
Balln,ret t. BC'Hufol't-Mn.;. P. nussell, Mnwalloc]"(, BN~ufol'l. ('nRtet'ton-M I'R. ~hHw, Hi tie Duwns, Digh~·.
Melbourne and Suburbs. (Division Commissioller: Miss H. Hamilton Toorak ollege, Malvern) , Brunswick, Ca,rlton and North l\lelboul'lw- l\1nL .M ephan rt~erg'uson, HOVHi Parade, HnYtll Park. Bl'ightOll-Ml'R. .1. Millikin, 1\-1 ulg-na Htt'eet, Brighton. CamlJerwell, Surrey HLls und Mont AlI)(,!,tMl'S. C. H. n. Steele', 2G3 tTnion ltd., SUITe\' Hills. . V()otscray and Yarraville-l\1l's. Knight, Nuviel' Street, F'ootscray ( on leave of n b!-lf'l1 ('v ; address letters: MI's. T;n,ulknel', c / o l\1,'S, Dunlop, Yarra ville) . I {awthorn and KE'w-Mn;, C. 11. ItJdmoJldson, 46 Kooyongkoot Road, Hawthorn, Malvern and 'I'oonlk-MisH H. Hamilton, Toorak Col!ege, Malvern. .:'!'orthcote-Mrs. P . .J. Sinte'l', 4t JanlC's Str,'('t, Northcote. Oakleigh and MUlTumJ>eena-MnL .J, \\'. Springthorpe, 'f<uck<'tt Street, Murrumheena (on leave; address lettc!'!:;: Mrs, Oough, \\~ahl'oonga Cresccnt, MUlTumJH'cna). PrCt.hran-Mrs. Brady, St. Matth(' w's \~iC'arage, Prahl'an. Port Melbourne, South Melhoul'ne and Alhert Park-Mrs. J. H. Keating, IlIa war1'n, St. George's Road, 'roorak. Richmond-Dr. Florenr'e Cooper, 86 Collins St., Melbourne. Sandringham and Hampton-MrR, .J. Drysc1al<" Fernhill Road, Sandringham. St. Kilda-Mrs. A. S. \Voo!('ott, :{2 \\'(>sthul'Y StreN, Ea:::;t St. Kilda.
MATILDA. WARRANTS.
Issued Since January 1, 1926. CaptainGrant, D., 8th Gl'C')ong". Hayman, D .. 1st Sandring-ham. Bagens. C .. lRt Pakenham. Kerr. H.. 6th Geelong. Lee. M. D., 1st Oakleigh. ~IaC'kie. n .. !lth Ballarat. 1'1 unl·O. 1.., 1st Camperdown. Oldfield, X .. 2nd Bendigo. \Yilson. P .. 1st Sale. "?ood, M. E .. ] st Drouin. L ieutenantGross. P., 1st Richmond. Jones. H. P., 1st l\Iulvern. ~IcComb, F.. 3rd Camherwell. Pearse, ;-;:., 1st Sale. Purnell, Bdith. 1st Bendigo. Brown OwlBrown. l\IDl'gal'et.
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1926.
Flowers. D uelJeIl-Vark green and sky-blue. Boronia-Dark brown and yellow. Buttercup-Emerald green and yellow. r'lematiR-Dark green and white. Clover-Dark green and mauvC'. DaffOdil-Dark green and yellow. Dandelion-Dark grf'en and yellow. Fuehsia-Royal blue and searlet. Geranium-Dark green and scarlet. Holly-Dark green and scar~et. Hea th-Dark green and rose pink. Orchid-Dark brown and dark green. Hose-Dark green and sca.rlet. Scarlet Gum-Dark green and scarlet. Scarlet Runner-Emerald green and scarlet. Thistle-Dark green and red. Violet-Dark green and purple. \Varatah-Dark green and scarlet. \\'attle-Dark green and yellow.
NOTES ON TENDERFOOT TEST WORK. ~nd
Malvern Pack.
SecretariesDivision: l'Jelhourne and Suburbs - M. Sinclair. District: Camberwell, etc.-A. Hughes. District: l\Ialvern and Toorak-D. .1. The,,'Ii~.
SHOULDERKNOTS.
l?p to the present there has been a certain lack of unanimity in the choice of colours to represent various Patrol emblems. For instance, many Robins are \yearing brown and red, which are the colours of the English Robin, hut not of the Australian species. For the knots that include green, some Patrols are using dark green. while others have emerald; "·attle is a case in point. The following list of colours has therefore t4een prepared, and Guiders should note that orders for shoulderknots will be filled in future according to this list, unless otherwise specified ,,?hen ordering. It will be noted also that some of the colours in the list are not identical \"ith those given in Girl Guiding (for English birds and flowers). In each case t.he rlrst mentioned is the ('olour to he worn on the oU t:::ide. Birds. Bell .Miner-Dark green and dark yellow. Blackbird-Black and yello,,'. Blue Crane-Dark grey and white. Blue "'Wren-Black and royal blue. Coach whip-Black and dark green. Dove-Dark brown and mid-grey. Eagle-Black and dark brown. Emu-Dark brown and cream. Galah-Mid-grey and l.·ose pink. Goldfinch-Dark green and yello\\'. Greenfinch-Dark green and yellow. Kingfisher-Dark brown and royal blue. Kookaburra-Dark brown and cream. Magpie-Black and white. Robin-Black and scarlet. Rosella-Royal blue and scarlet. Swan-Black and scarlet. Swallow-Xavy and white. Thrush-Dark brown and dark grey.
Whistle Signals. rI'he ONE LONG BLAST mei:I.l1S "Halt, Silence, Alert, Look out for my next Signal, Cease." It is often difficu:t for the new recruit to see the difference between "Alert" for the last blast, and "Attention" for the short blast. It is therefore advisable to use the term "Freeze" for the long hlast, indicating, as it does, Si lence as well as stopping' quite still. Woodcraft Signs. The idea of the CROSSED ARRO'" is to en8 ble a trail to be read backwards. It is, therefore, obvious that, to ma.ke it perfectly legible, the small tick should he made on the side from ,vhich the tracker has approached that spot, and at an angle that indicates his previous direction. Another way is to break the shaft of the arrow. and let the broken end show this. The point of the [LlTOW shows tht:' new direction to be taken, of course. Composition of Union Jack. Measurements:-St. Patrick's Cross: 1 unit white, 2 units red; St. Andrew's Cross: 3 units white; 8t. George's Cross: 6 units red, "fimbriation," 2 units white; \Vhole width of flag, 30 units; \Vhole length of flag, 60 units. After drav,ring the oblong, draw in pencil c1 iag-ona:s on which to build up the Crosses.
TRAINING
DEPARTMENT.
The YICrI'ORIAN HEADQUARTERS TRAINl:-.JG CLASSES hav p resul11.ed regular meE'tings, <Ind are now held as follo\\'s:MONDAY, 8 p.m .. at 8t. John's Hall, Latrobe Street (near Eliza beth Street); Trainer: Miss F. Y. Barfus. TUESDAY, 10.30 a.m., at Y.\Y.C.A., Russell Street; Trainer: Miss D. M. Andrews, Blue Cord Diploma. FRIDAY, 8 p.m., at Y.\Y.C.A.; Trainer: Miss Barfus. (The fee for each Class is 3d.)
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June, 1926.
These Classes are intended primarily f~lI' the training of prospectiYE' Guidf'rs in accord,\ llee with the Yictorian Executiy€' l'ommitee's Hu:e: "Th;\t no Guider lll a y starr \York ,yith a Company or Pack until shE' has pas~ed through a Training Cla!"s, or done a Clllll'$ t' of Correspondence Training." For Guide1's who h<I"E' all'ea.dy l'ol11plkd with this Ru: e, and thos(' ,,-ho are alt'E'ady rUl111in~' their own Con1panh' s. as well as thnse no\\' in tn:..ining, a CO"'CRSE OF ~lOXTHLY CLAS8B~ has been organised. Th(' Course, as planncd, includes suhjects of gTneral or special interest to Guiders. The first of the series was h01d on l\[onddY, ~lay 10, the subject beillg a talk ahout "Birds and their 'YaJ s," hy Mr. Charles Barrett: th(' excellent lantern slid(' s "'ere particularly interesting. The next Class is lo tak(' tho 1'01'111 (.lr a talk and demonstration on HA::--JDCnAFTS, by ':\lrs. MUrl'c:t,y and Miss Butchart (of the Arts and Crafts Society). This Class ,,-il ! he held on Wednesday, June 9, at 7.30 p.m., and it is hoped that GuidC'rs "'ill take this OPPol'tunity of O"aining knowledge in a branch of work who~e valuC' as part of the Guido training- i~ not nhyays suffici0ntly l'ecogn ised.
TRAINING WEEK. The 11th \ "ictol'ian Tra ining- \Yeek is to l)e held at Grendon, Sherhrooke, 1'1'om June 22 til 2!l. The Comma nclnnt will be Miss A. D('hl'ens, Head of Training, Imperial HeadquartC'rH. The list of applications is closed, the "'eel, having- already hC'en over-applied fOl·.
these 'lass~" !' an' ju:-;t a s sull:lbll~ t\)I' Brownit' Uuidel's a~ f()l" l'l)ll1p a llY (;uhlel' l', :tlld it is hoped that 0\\ Is w i ll :n ·:til (hl.'m!'l': "~' :-; or the~e lIJlPOl't ullitil's. Dm'ing' the visH ()( ~lil'S l!dll't'IlS it i~ hnpt' d that special Bro\\"nit' Training t'l;\s~es will Lw h e ld . Pal'ti c ulnn- wi 1 ilt' ,lth' l' l·tiSt'd latt' l" alld will ,liSt) appt'al' nJ) tl1t' :\"tltkl' Hnanl at Ih':l <l 1'01'
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The Course fOl' CorrespondencE' Training of Guiders is being l'eOl'g-aniRed, and assignments will shortly be )·ea.dy for issue'. Prospective Guich:,l'."1 who are not within reach of one of the llea,dqual'ters Training Classes should apply for tlw Coun;e to the Secretary, Training Department, Ht Headquarters. FH.I~DA
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BARf"l"S,
::5eeretH.ry, 'rraining- Depal"trnent.
BROWNIE TRAINING CLASSES, Brownie Guiders' Trnining- Classes will he held on the 3rd 1'uesday in each month. at 7.30 p.m., in St. John's Hall, Latrobe Street. Bixel'S will be in Six Corners at 7.30 for Six Time, for questions and discussions; and at 7.50 each evening there will be the Fairy Ring as Opening Ceremony, the special PrOgl'cl.mme heginning at 8 p.m. The suggested Prog-ramme for the year appears on the Headquarters Notice Board. Any further suggestions will be very welcome, and will, if possible, be included in the Programmes. The attention of Bro\vnie Guiders is called to the special Classes for Guiders which are being arran&,ed fOl' each month. The subjects
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GIRL GUIDE HEADQUARTERS. Price List (Postage extra on all onl ni).
Books. Amhulance Badge Booklet .. I~asl{('t-mnldng n t Home .,
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5d .
nirthda.y Books G,G, (Suede) " .. " (Cloth)... . nook of Prayers rur Guides or the Chllrc'h Brl()wnie Games " . . " Brownie Ilandbook ., ., . . . . " .. Brown Magic ., ,.
Calendars-G.G. .. Brownie ('a.mp Hook- Hoy Scout ,. Campe/'aft fOt, Girl GuideR ('ompany Holl Boolts ., .. Cub Games ,.
9d. & 9d. &
Diaries-G.G. . . Drills for U. Guides ..
Extension Branch . . .. Correspondence Training Course.
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F'lower Leg·e nds .. .....,.., , b'ootprints- A Play for Renior Ollide~ names- Behrens " ., .. .. ., Davidson , . . . . . . , . . . . Trotter: 'ream DarneR . . . . G11'1 Guides' Book ., G.G. Book of Plays: 'I.'he New Ord€'l' Girl Guiding- Official Handbook .. ., G.G. Badges, and How to Win Them G.G. Prayers and Hymns " " ~luide Law-Illustrated Wall Card .. 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 Scou t .. .. ., " .. .. Land and Sea 'I.~ales for Scouts and Guides (Kipling) .. Lcfax Looseleaf NotelJooks .. .. Lcfax Refill . . . . " .. " .. .. Lef:.-\'x Inset: Knots, Hitches and Bends . Indoor and Outdoor Game!'; Route Sketching- , . . . " . . Camp Fires and Camp Cookery .. ., ., .. .. ., L€'tters to a P.L. (Scouts) on 1st Class Tests.. .. .. .. .. .. ,., .. ,.. Letters to a P,L. (Scouts) on Scout Law
Letters to a P.L. (Scouts) on Tenderfoot and 2nd Class .. " .. .. .. .. . . '
2/5/2/6 J / f;
1/3 8d . 2'6 1/ -
1/ 2/ 3/ 6 9d 2/6 1 1/ 3 1, 2/6 1/6 2/3 1/3 1/3 7/6 9d.
2/6 4/6 9d. 1/6
7/6 9d. 4d.
2/3 4d.
6/1/6
6/:! / !J
l/B 4tl . 4<1 . 1<1. I / fi
9u . 9d .
9d.
10 Lone Guide Pyke) "
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Merfield (Mrs. Lilian ........... . ~Iemhe rship Cards (with Law and Pl'omise .. " ., .. .. .. .. ~Ior(' Hints to Commissioners . . . . Pamphl e ts on Guid es. Brownies, etc. (for propaganda) .. . . . . . . . . each Pa trol ~y~tem ., .. .. .. .. " . . ]'ow-\Vows for \Volf Cubs . . . . . . Parents' Consent Forms, per book T'a trol Roll Books (pocket size) .. 1)ost Cards- Pri ncess Mary .. .. .. .. TIle Chief Guide . . .. .. Pr.of\ciency Badge Certificate Bookle ts (to District Secretaries only) Report of Headmistresses' Confere(lce Ru1<'s. Policy and Organisation, 1926 .. School Companies and Cadet Corps T e nth Annual Report .. .. " ~COllt as Handyman . . . . ~ix Plays for Girl Guides Steps to Guiding .. .. .. Surveying and Mapping . . Training Girls as Guides Transfer Forms, per book . . . . . . . . ., single .. Union Jack ~aints .. .. \Vigwam Papers (Scouts) \Yolf Cub Handbook ,"arId Camp Book ..
5/ 5d. 6d. 1d. 9d. 1/3 10d. 4d.
5d. 5d. 4<1.
6d. 1/3 6d. !I d.
2/2/9d. 1/6 1/6
2/6
1d. 2/2/2/6 3/6
Mcwgazines.
U.G. Gazette. for Guldens and Commission ers, per year, post free .. .. C;.G. Gazette, pel" copy, monthly The Guide, per year, post free The Guide, per copy, w eekly . . l\fatida, per year, post free .. Matilda. per copy, quarterly .. PostagE' on odd copies .. .. . . .. .. .. The Guide, last year's odd copies . . ..
5/4d. 15/2 2~d.
3/4 9d.
1d. 1d.
Music.
Action Song: Girl Guides Marching on the King's Highway .. .. .. Brownies of the Wide-Wide World . Brownie Song Book .. .. .. .. .. .. Rrownie Song Book (words only) .. . . Country Dances (single) large variety .. Country Dances (bound), Introduction to C.D. .. . . .. .. .. ., G.G. Prayers and Hymns (Tunes) G.G. Song Book . . . . . . . . . . . . G.G. Song Book (words only) .. Song of the Brownies .. .. .. .. .. Taps . . . . . . . . . . The Children's Song (Kipling)
2/6 2/6 2/6 9d. 1/ -
6/2/9 2/6 9d. 2/6
Hd. 6d.
Equipment.
Bandages, plain white triangular Belts-Brownie .. .. .. .. Guide . . . . . . . . . . . , Guider . . . . . . . , . . . . I~llt.tons -Black, per dozen Brown, per dozen .. .. .. .. Ca.mpbeds .. Chinstraps .. . . ., .. .. .. .. .. ..
7~d.
1/6 2/4/ 5d. 6d. 22/6 4d.
June, 1926.
Cockades-Brown Owl " .. . . .. l/H Captain . . . , .. .. .. .. l/B District Captain .. 1/9 District Secretary .. .. 1/9 District Commissioner 1/9 Divisional Commissioner 2/3 Htate Executive .. .. .. 2/3 Colo\lrs Brass-jointed Pole .. 11/Trefoil f,o r Pike .. 10/6 A llstralian Flag or Union .Jack 22/6 Compl6te .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42/Carrier for Colour (leather) .. .. ., .. 4/6 Cord for Knotting (coloured blue 01' red), 2 yards for .. .. .. .. .. " .. 3d. Emblems- Brownie, ready worked .. .. Hd. Brownie, transfers for .. .. .. 1d. Guide, felt with red ring ready worked .. 10~d. Guide, felt, plain .. .. .. .. 2d. Guide, transfer .. .. 1d. First Aid Outfits, for Patrol or Company, in brown canvas case, for carrying £1/1 / First Aid Outfit (in tin. for pocket) .. .. 2/ G First Aid Emergency Dressing, "Sanax," for the pocket .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 3d. & 6d. Gloves, hrown gauntlet, all l:iizes 13/6 Hatbands-Cadet .. 9d. Guide (offiCial G.G.) .. 2/6 Plain Silk .. .. .. .. " 6d. Ranger (offiCial 'l'refoil) 2/6 Hats- Guide, linen, stitched .. .. .. 4/Guide, felt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8/ Guider, large or smail shape 8/ Brownie (rush) .. .. 2/Ranger (small shape) .. .. .. 8/Hat SecuI'lers-Patent .. .. .. .. .. 1/6 Haversacks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3/6 Knives, with one blade and marlinespike 3/Lanyards-Linen, white .. .. .. .. .. .. 9d. Br,own (for Pack Leaders). 1/lV['unition Cloth, brown or navy, 36in., per yard .. .. .. .. .. ., " .. 1/4 Name Tapes, to order, 3 doz. .. .. 3/9 Name Tapes, to order, 6 doz .. .. 5/3 Overalls-G.G.-AII sizes below:Sizes. Neck. Slve. Lgth. in. in. in. in. 1 13 16i 36 % 13~ 17 39 S
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42
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14i 15 15l
19 20 21
45 49 52
Overalls-Brownie Overcoats-Prioes on application. Patrol Flags, plain .. .. .. .. .. Patrol Flag Poles, 6ft. .. .. .. ., Patrol Flags, transfer for emblem .. .. .. Paper Patterns, all sizes-Overalls, G.G. Brownie Overalls Blouse . . . . . . . , Jumper .. Guider's Uniform Pouches .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . , Safety Chains ., .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . Signal1lng- Stick-BlackwGuu, Tapered Plain, Tapered .. .. Shoulder Knot:::;, all COlOUI1S .. •. Stripes, P.L. or Second, €ach stripe Swlvels .. .. . . ..
15 ,'·
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2~d.
1d. 6d.
June.
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Guide, triang'ular (pale blue) Guidt, t riangnlar (other colours) Brownie. tl,iangu]ar (brown) Whi~tles .. Writing Pads. with Badge ..
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1/-
1/ 1/3 9d.
B~l d~\'A -
Thanks Badge . .. .. \ ietorJall l'~xt'c\ltin\ Conncil . . \\-al'I':lnt Hr()o('ll\'~ l~rown Owl
Badges.
\Vings . . .
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Committee. silver .. Commith't'. (Tt'l'man sil yt'!' .. .. .. .. .. Cords-Divisional Commissioner .. . District Commissioner .. .. .. . All Round .. Examiner's Radgf'~ .. .. .. .. .. .. Guide-T<>nucrfoot, braSR .. . . . . . . 2nd Class .. .. .. .. 1st Class .. " .. " .. .. Proficipnc\' .. Hostess, patrol .. - .. .. Lone Guide Tenderfoot .. .. .. .. RangC'l' Tenderfoot .. .. '. .. .. Ranger Test .. .. .. .. .. Ranger ~tar .. Service Stars~Brownie, Guide, Guider, Ranger ,.
Ramsay Publishjng Pty.
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Only obtainable through District Secretary. unless there is none, in ·which case they are obtainable direct from State Secretary. Brownie Recruit .. .. . . . . . . . . st!. 2nd Class .. 6d. 1st Class .. 6d. Proficiency .. .. .. .. 4d 9d.
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Brown Wool 1:-; no\\ ~tnt;ked at llcadquarten>. at 1/ - PCI' Hkein, for making woollen caps (or Brownies for wint(,l" wcar. Two skeins wtll ma1\:l." thrc'c ('aps. Dil'Pctions 1'01' making will 1)(' round in "'I'll(' (;lIi<1<'," No. :~9, Yo!. 1\' FO R SAL E.-Gu ider's Uniform, sli,~h t ly
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