Vol. 5. No.4
MARCH, 1928
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Price
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AN OFFICIAL TREASURE
BAG OF GUIDERS' INFORMATION
FOR
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA HEADQUARTERS. VICTORIA OFFICE AND SHOP Open Daily from 12.30 p.m.-5.30 p.m.
STATE GOVERNMENT
HOUSE,
MALVERN
7th Floor,60 Market St .. MELBOURNE Saturday-from 10 a.m-12.30 p.m.
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MATILDA CONTENTS.
Notices . . . . . . . . Brow n ie Exercises The Lone Lookout Rangers Training . . . . Camping . . . . 15th Victorian Training vVe k 2nd Combined Guide Camp . . . . The Australian Flag .. .. . . . . ~ome Hints on Fire Prevention ,:\1 a DlH' I .~rm POSts .. .. .. Ballarat Xotes . . . . Appointments .. . . . . . . \'i'an-ants . . .. Correspondence Price Li t . . ..
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NOTICES.
T hrift.-The work of OUI' various He.lds of Departments is growing so much that it would be thrift of time, stationery, and stamps, If Guiders would remember to enclose stamped ac1 dre 'sed e nyelopes for re~li€s to ·their e nquiri es. E quipment De pot.-Th e Guide Equipment Depot is now open on Saturda~' morning from 10 o'clock to 12.30, as well as every day from 12.30 till 5.30. Owing to the pre;;sure of th e office I\'ork, it has been d ec ided b~' the Stat.e Executh'e Committee that the Staff shall be free in tlH' morning to deal wi th correspondence and country orders. Guiders are asked to let the Guides kno\\" lha t the office iR no JongPlo
open during- the 1110rning;. R e g iste r ed Equipm ent.- \Yill Captains please note that the Guide Eqllipm pnt. I'<' pot wil! not sllppl~' any registered e'lllipment, i.e., IJelts J r lJadges 01' G ,G. hatbands, without a writtLI1 o rder from the Captain. Mag a zines.-\Yill Guiders please not e that magazines ordered but not called [or within a month are liable to be sold? E x ch an ge.-Exchange should be added to COli n lr~' cheques; receipts are not postcd for amounts under 5/·, Guide News.-Will Guiders note that Guid ing news is published in the "Argus" in Tuesday morning' s issue under the sect io n of Women's Activities, and in the .. Age .. on Wednesdays. The news includes all Tra in ing C lass notices. Contributions.-Contriblltion s for the June issue of "Matilda" should reach Headquarters not later than ]\[a~' 8, 1928.
OUR H~omethi n g
BROWNIE
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old, sonlethi ng n ew.
Something magic, something true, Singing i n ,plent)', a story to tell , And Someth in g to make )'o u happy and well." BROWNIE EXERCISES. It has agai n been po in t ed o u t to us, a nd care· fu ll y explained by expert phys ica l cu lturists.
March. 1928.
that -the exercises as set down in the Brownie Handbool;:, are not Simp le enough for us Brownie G u iders who know nothing whatever of physical c ul ture, to teach with absolute safety to our Brown ies. It is, therefore, sug· gested that the follow ing set of exercises kindly compil ed by M iss Stewardson ma~' be adopted in -tht),ir p lace. ADRIENNE PALl 'G, Head of Brownies, First stand at attention, that is with the fect flat on the floor turned out to form an angle of about 45 degrees, heels in a line, w eight oC body oyer ball of feet, knees pulled haCk, trunk stretched up to full height without Rtiffness, head up and chin in, shoulders drawn hack and down , square to the front and of equa l height, abdomen and back flat, E x e r c is e 1.-(A) Without moYing the llead 01' hody, place the hands at the bac];: oC the necl;: w i th wrists and fingers straight, ' and tips of miclctle fingers just touching, arms shouldcl' 11eight and dl'Uwn back until the!'!' is a "tmight line from the tip of one eillow to tha t of the other, making a slight pull hetween the shouldcrs. (B) Pull the chin w e ll in anel ~lo\\'ly press head bacl;: as though against resistance . Re peat f ou r ti m e s . E ff ect s.- l. Improves gencral standing posi· ,tion. 2. COITects "drooping- 11('ad.'· 3. ~trength ens back muscles. ~, I·'lattens shoulrler hlad!'s. ~ . Promotes circu lation through hrain. C om m o n F a ults .-Bending knees. s \\'a~' in g l)od~· ·weight back on heels, hollowing tlH' h ack. dl'opping l1end and poking the chin,
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the fingf'rs. cupping th e hand s. IIringing th ~ elbows forward. E xercis e 2.-(A) Stand wilh I'f' e t placed about two feel lengths apart, body-wC'ight e qually over II01h feet and heels in line. (H) Be nd the trllnk forward and downward as far as possible, relaxing a ll !;pinal musclefl and l('tting arms dl'op loosf'l~ ' fl'om ",ho ulde n;. Rep e at t hree tim es. Effects.- l. Stretches Ipg and spinal musch's. 2. C01'l'ects the lIsl1all~' too pro· nounced hollow hack. 3. Compr esses the abdominal organs and so stimu lates cligE's tion. 4. Promotes f1exibili t~· of th e s,pine. 5. The con traction and relaxation of blood "essels at hack of legs a n d spine accelel'ates circu lat ion. Common Faults.-Bending one or hoth knees, throwing body-weight on heels. hody not bent in far e n ough towards the legs. hpl1(ling hack from waist after trunk is raisecl. E x e r cise 3.-(A) Ra ise the arms sidewa~'s and upwards above the head Llntil they are shou lder width apart, taking a deep hreath in through the nose, at the same timE' l'lSll1g on the toes. (Palms are turned upwarcl" as reach shou lder level ). (B) Lowe l" the hee ls a n d hreathe out through t h e m outh . b ringin g t h e arms down s ideways, tUl' nin g pa lm s as arm s are hei n g hrought down, Repeat four times.
MATILDA
March, 1928. Effect s.-l. 2. 3. 4.
Dcvelops respiratory power. Widens and lifts chest. Elongates spine. Stretch€s all arm, leg, trunk muscles. 5. F lattcns abdomen and shoulder blades. 6. Lifts all intcrnal or·gans. 7. Improy cs balance . Common F a u lt s .-Arms and hands not fully stretched, ar'ms closer than shoulder width apart, thus compl" ssing the chest, or arms mor'e than shoulder width apart, thus losing much of thi effect on the side muscles o( the trunl, and on the shoulder muscl es. Palms turned slightly forwal'd, head and waist forward, chest flat, kn ees hent, ankles separating and going o\·e,· on ankles, hrcathing and heel "aising not continuolls with ann movem nts.
WHERE 'S T HA T SMIL E?
"all yes, and when they mak e their promise Brownies put two flnge,'s on a lamp-shade," ~ald a R::rng r whose fir t and only experience Enro lment! Hrown Owls- take warning-and disguise YUllr' "lamp-shade" tott'ms!
ot' I3rownies was at an
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that, even if qualified to register in Group B, most Guiders will promise regular service. Thos e registering can make their own arrangements with the secretary for being informed of forthcoming events in the Guide world, and it is suggested that they keep up their subscriptions to "Matilda" as a further method of keeping in touch. The secretary of the ex-Guiders' Register, from whom further particuiars can be obtained, is Miss Embling, "Windelia," High Street, Malvern, S.E.4. Lon es in Ca mp. Seyen Lones were lucky enough to be able -to go to camp this summer-three from Tatura and one (rom Rochester who belong to the 1st Northern DiviSion Lone Company, together with their' Captain, repr sen ted their Company at the Northern DiviSion Camp at Sunnyside, l\lornington, ea rly in January-three of these Lones, who had been members of the Company fOI' som time, waHed until they got to Camp to be enrolled, ·a s otherwise It would have meant going through the Enrolment ceremony hy letter. '1'hre<, Lones fl"Om Nyot"a, members of the 4th Victol'ian Lon e Company, were very fortunate in that they were invited to at-tend the Third alTlJ) of the East .Melbourne, Richmond and Fit7.I'OY Distt"icts at Manyung, Mornlngton. They had a thrilling wee k, and are anxious to camp again next summer!
A c "lain HI'owni " had lo tal< e a message lo a shop in lht' lown. 'I'ht're she saw no less a pt' rson lhan 'l'awn.\"8 falher. On being asked to whom she gave lh e message she said. "I gave it to l\lr. Tawny Owl."
L one Rangers.
RANGERS.
The 2nd Victorian Lon e Ranger Company is now being formed for (1) Guides or Rangers sixteen or over who are unabl e to contlnue atlending ompany m ee tings, either because of the distance of their homes from Company H eadq uarters, or because their work preven li3 them; (2) Gir'ls of sixteen years and older who wish to b long to the Guide Movement as Lones, because of the r easons stated above. Applications should be sent to:-Miss E. ]\fol'an, Vi' intel' street, Malvern, RE.4.
'],he Rang"r BI'aneh of the GlIlde Movemen t, or I'ather ti)" need of Ranger Companies, Is becoming mor t' and mOI'e a probiem. This year we l'eally want to g t this branch working in Victoria. Service is the keynote of Rangers and this is the first problem- the temptation 'is to r u sh the giris into what we think should be their service, instead of developing and helping them to find their own niche in -the community. Let us work gradually. A t first we find the girls with loyal thoughts of the Guide Company, stil l wanting many Guide activities; soon we find them beginning to plan for themselves. Later we have the Rangers running their own Company, and storing up the wider knowledge; and then we have the "Ranger," in the fu ll sense of the word. Let liS think of the girl herself-tired of disCipline, thinking her'self too old for the rest of the Company, restless and assured she Is not understood by anybody-how can she be guided? Next-shou ld the Company be made up of all ex-Guides, or can ex-Guides and non-Guides be helped tOl:"ether?
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Ex -Gu iders Register. Guic1ers who are unable to kee p in touch with active Guiding may, with the approval of their Commissioner, be registered as ex-Gl1ider~ Guiders who have been e nrolled Jess than three years (Group A) are asl{ed to giv~ their servic~s for a minimum of four parades a year, a choice of channels is open as relieving Guidecs, instnlchesses, voluntary workers at H.Q., Lone work, and so on. If of over three YPil.rs' service (Group B), this work is not obligatory, and Guiders may merely register, though it is hoped
MATILDA
March. 1928.
Evel'y Commissioner and Rang('r Captain must work Ollt her own Company problcmR. but here al'e a few suggestions. l'rogramm('s shou l(l be val'ied. and on broad Iin('s; there must be something In thc programmes for each Ranger-remember th(' gir l al this stage is an individualist. The girls shou ld not be rushedgradually reach the object. One kind of service does not suit the whole Company. Consider yOUI' own girls only. Ta.l<e into consideration local conditions. What suits one Company may not suit anothel·. The Captain must be prepared and willing to ftnd herself less and less needed. and the Rangel' at last standing on hel' own at the service of the Company. Movem nt and COl1lmunity. SHEILA M. CAMERON. Head of Rang rs.
8- (a) 'igns, Tature work, Obs rvation. (b) "Nature." 15- (a) Union Jack. Australian Flat;, Halut . (b) "Music." 22-(a) Slings and "Service'" 3ection (.r Rangel' T es-t (1 and 2). (b) "Service." 29-(a) "Health" section (Ranger Test (1 and 3). (h) "Ranger Health." June 5- (a.) 1\1orse. SpliCing, Knots, Turk's Head. (b)-"Organisation." 12-(a) Books, Handicrafts (Ran g!'r Test) (2). (b) "Recreation." 19 - (a) Co ns-tellation s. Countl'y Dancing. (b) Open dl. cusslon.
[Details of a Rangel'-Guiders' Trainingwill be found IIndp!, TI'alning Noti('l's.-
Commissioners, Guiders and Trainees are asked to notice that the Cou l'se on ly takes eight nights. On part will be intensive Guide work (for T ests), the other pal·t a Rangel' talk. Guidel's wishing to join the Classes s hould attend the compl te Course, which is a concentrated one, and allows no tim foi· repetition. Any pI'ospective Rangel' Guide l's who hav(' not done any Guide work should communicate with Headquarters. so that al'l'angements may be made fOl' some pI'eliminary work herol' tho CIa ses begin.
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TRAINING. A Stale Training We le, attended by 33 '-'ulders. was held at Morongo, through the courtesy of the CounCil of the Presbyterian Girls' School, with Miss G. l-l. • winburne as Commandant. This was followed by a Weel,End of Brownie and Ranger Training. with Miss Swinburne as Commandant. and MiSs Paling as Brownie Trainer; there were 26 'L'rainees. Mrs. Winter Cooke very kindly lent h I' home, "l\!urndal," Hamilton. for another Htate 'l'raining Weel" with 1\1 iss BarCus aR Commandant, a nd Miss Pali n g' as Brownie Trainer, the number of Trainees being 21. Training Classes. Guiders should communicate wilh their Commissioners before attending Classes, and every one who has not previously been nominated, mus-t bring a Jominatlon Form signed by her Commissioner. A charge of 3d. cach per night is made, to covcr expenses of lighting, etc. Notices of Training lass s, etc .• are puhllshed in Tu sday's "Argus," and \Vednesday's "Age," and are posted on lhe H cadqual'ters Notice Board.
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Training Week. A Tmining W('ek for Guiders and pI'ospectl",Guiders (ovel' 18 years of age) will I e held from Wednesday, May 23 to Thursday, May 31, 1928. I"e('. 30/-. App li cat ions, accompanied hy a deposit or 5/-. shou ld be made in writing to the Secretary, Tl'aining Departmpot, at Headqual·ters, not later than A PI'jJ 21. DepositR will not be refunded unless withdrawal of application Is made a fortnight \)('fol'e the heginning of the Week.
Week-End of Brownie and
Ranger Training.
Guide Training. A Course of Training for Guiders will be h ld on Fridays at 7.45 p.m., at Girl Guide Headquarters. 60. Market Street, Melbourne, heginning on Friday, March 2. This Course Will be planned particularly for those who have not previously attended a Course. A second similar Course will begin. if required, on March 30.
A Tl'ainlngWeek-End for Rangel' and Brownie Guiders (over 18 years of age) will be belel from Friday, May 18 to Tuesday, May 22. Fee, 15/ -. Applications, accompanied by a. deposit of 5/-, and s-tating which Course is to he taken. should be made in writing to the Secretary, Training Department, at Headquarters, not later than April 24. Deposits will not be refunded unlcss withdrawal of application is made a fortnight before the beginning of the Week. Guidet's may attend both the Week and thl' Week-end. MERLE BUSH, Acting Head of Training.
Ranger Training. The firs-t Ranger Training Course for the year will meet at Guide Headquarters on Tuesday evenings at 7.45 p.m. 'rh e following is the programme for the first Course:May l-(a) "Rangers: Who? Why? Whither?" (b) Law, Promise, Attendance.
The Report from the Head of Camping was I'eceived by the Executive Committee on Febmary 15, 1928, and the Committee passed a vote of thanks to the Head of Camping and a ll -those concerned in the camping- anangements,
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MATILDA CAMPING.
K i tchen Shelter-l<iy 14 x 14 . . . . Punch er .. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Twel ve Guide Camps were h Id this summer. This is a great increase on any previous years, and over 300 Guides and their Gu i ders were abl e to en joy a week's camp. Miss Morton h el d t h ree camps at Mornington, w i th Guides from Richmond, Fitzroy and Lone Companies; Miss Hayman (1st Sandl'ingham), Miss Button (2nd North Melbourne), Miss Moore (1st Canterb u ry) Miss Barfus (1st Mel bourne Rangel's), hel d Co~pa ny Camps at Eltham , vVandin Yalloc and J\iornington. Sister May held a camp at 'Metung, Gippsl and Lakes, with Guides from Gippsl and Companies; Miss Bush held a Northern Divisi on Camp at MorningtOIl; and Miss Barfus a Division Camp, joined by Guides from Casterton and vVarrnamboo l , at Hamilton. Two Sk'tte Camps were held at Sunnyside, J\1ornington, with Miss Barfus and Miss Bush as ommandants, Guides coming from Ball a l'at, ICew, Armadale, Brunswick, Geelong, l d a / ver'n and Heidel berg . A Campcraft '\Veek, attended by 22 Guic1e r s, was held at Sunnyside, Morn i ngLon, with [\1i:;s Moore as Commandant. The thanks of the ampers arc due to ali those w h o so kindly lent camp sites, and who he l ped in so many ways. ",Ve w i sh to express OUI' thanl,s to Mrs. Alston (or hel' Christmas donation, to the State Camping Department, of £20, some o( which Wl' have alt'eady spent on tents and other Guic1e equipment. " 'e are vel'y gl'atefu l to MI·s. Alston [01' this . Camp Advi se rs .
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Miss G. Nethercot{' and Miss E. H. PUl'l1eil h ave passed the Camp Advisers' Test, and have I e ' n appointed Victorian Camp AU\·iserl;\. Camp craft W eek.
If applications warrant it, a C, mpcraft " ' eek wi li be hel d from SeptelllbeJ' 2 to 29, 1!12~. Further details will he announ 'I'd lat
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Seafo r d Hol i da y Hom e. AITangements have been made with the Young ",,' omen's CIll'istian Association sO that Guiders, with 01' without Camper's Licence, may take their Guic1es to Myoom, the Y."'.C,A. Holiday Home at Sea(ol·(1. 1"uII pal'tieulal's may 'b e obtained on applicatioll to Headqutl.l·ten;. Camp Equ i pm e n t. The fo ll uwin,; Camp JDquip11ll'llt is avai l ah l e hire byl G u ider' (rom Hleaclqu>'lrle l' s. at the . stated cha l' ,for dlll'ation of camp. Application for ('quipment must he mac1e to H('adq u arters at l east six \\'('eks In'for(' l' quil·eel. Applirations will be dealt with in or(lel' as l' ceived. an'iage and freight (1'0111 storage depot in Kew to camp and return i' to I){' paid by applicant; and any loss 01' damage is to be fully coven'd by her. [01'
Tent Poles-Set of 2 uprights, 1 I'irl,;e " (16 sets: Ridge 12 ft., uprights 6 ft.; 3 sets: Ridge 14 ft., uprights 7 ft.)
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Each Cubicle Poles-12 poles, 8 ft.; 26 poles, 7 (t. 3d. Tent Pegs-500 tent pegs, 300 bl'ailing pegs ., .. " . . . . . . 3c1. pel' dozen Tents-1 tent (8 x 10), with 2 doo l's, to be used as store tent only; 9 tents, x 10: 1 tent, 10 x 12; ali compl ete with ftys-7/6 each
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MERLE BUSH. Head of Camping.
15th
VICTORIAN TRAINING WEEK , " MURNDAL," HAMILTON ,
To enter the verdant garden o( ".l\1urndal," with the noule trees protecting the house, which harmon is s so perfectly with its sUl'1'oundings, ul'ings to mind the immortal Keats. "Charm d magiC casemen,ts, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, and fairy lands forlorn." To hold the 15th Victorian Training Week under such ideal conditions afforded both inspiration and enjoyment for the 20 Guiders who attended. Tile deut of gratitude which we owe to Mr. and 1\1.rs. Winter Cool;:e is indeed great, and the hospitality which evCl'y Guidcr received at their hands was unique. The enthUSiastic, cheerful and lively personalities of one Commandant, Miss Barrus, and our Assistant Commandarit, lVJ iss Paling, wel'e also responsiule to an enormous exten t (or Olll' supreme enjoyment. The Guiders who attended Came (rom man)' parts of the \!Vestel'n District, as well as from Gippsland, and Melbourne, resulting in a varied company. We wei' at "1\1 urndal" from January 31 until l~ebrual'Y 7, and it is incredible the amount of work which can be done, and the store of IOlOwlecige wili h ca n be accumulated in so "ma li a space of time. The Patrol system, together with the running oC a Company, and the l'unning of a Jack, were explained fully to us, with the result that many of us have a Cal' cl arer idea o[ these essentials. Our sessions of -lying knots, Signalling, learning Guide games, making beds, tracking, and so on, covered, from a Guider's pOint of vi w, ail Tenderfoot and f-iecond Class work. Chief among om' sessions were the Company l11E'etings, and the Pack meetings, both most interesting and amllsing, Several Guidors were able to pass their running, bed making and signalling tests while they were at "Mul'ndal," which assisted gl·ea.,tly. One afternoon we practised fire making, and ,the variation In the size.s of the fires was the cause of much l a ll ghtel'. We cNtainly I'elm'ned with our minds o\'el'flowing with Guide knowledge . Tilose of us who canied out the Guide motto to the extent of packing our bathers, enjO),E:d a refreshing swim in the boat shed on the edge of Wintermere. This was made possible by th{' -thoughtfu l ness of Mr. Wintel' Cooke, who had a Cl'ate let in for us. In the water we r veiled while the rest looked on with envy in their eyes. We welcomed with delight the information that Mrs. Winter Cooke had promised to give us two talks ahout "Murndal." The first concerned ·the history of the family, and that of the landmarks, wl1ile in the second, Mrs. Winter ooke spoke of the olel and valuable paintings in the house. We came away tru l y enlightened l.1pon the subject of Art. Every Guider l ooked forward eagerly to Camp Fire held in the moonlight beneath the spread. ing trees with an opossum as our guest. Many
MATILDA and varied w ere the songs wc ung, and happy w ere we. In the mid t of all our occupations, whatever they were, we had no occasion to forget the birds, for they twittered and sang and warblcd continually around us-oh, most happy incident! Our last activity at the Tmining Week was to plant in the garden, as a sign of gmtitude to our host and hostess, a golden cypress-an eternal memorial. To this cercmony came two beings who could well hold th tille of "mine host"-Sandy and Saxon-two members of the canine race who accompani«:'d US in all our doings with most joyful results. All through the Training Wcel" eyer present in our minds, was the thought"l3liss was it in that dawn to be a li ve But to be young was very Heaven."
2nd COMBINED GUIDE CAMP, S UNNYSID E,
MORNINGT ON . Oh! what a wonderful w('('k it was. that w('ck of camp in ear l~' J anuary! 1 had long-I'd for it so much that 1 was told 1 would hc disappointed-that I had expected too much. But nO,-camp passed all <'xpectaliu11>;. V; e a lTi\' cd at FI'anl,ston statIon, t wl'ntr odd (;lIides, wondel'ing what camp would he lil,e. and feeling how \·cr.\' littl e' we I,new ahout It. BuseR tool, Ul'; 011 t 10 ~lInnYHid<o>, and from thc hil l above the camp site 11'(, had 0 111' fil'st \' i ew of th e horseshoe of tents, or thc nion Jacl, flying ab o\'(' , and of the S (' tl just blow. II was a very hot w('el" hilt OUl' adopted mothers made our ol'(l(' l'iy work very ('asy [or us so tha.t it was donc b('(or(' the hottt'st part oC'the day.
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able to swim so orten , as a shark a,PP('[lr('d 011 the scene, and, though he t1i<l his best to l{c('p us out o( the water, hc left liS a fcw yal'ds to get cool in. . Once we w ent for a scramble rOLlnd the I'ocl"" and took our afternoon tea with us. On alii' last day it was cooler, so we walked along the lJeach towards Frankston. We ate our lunch in the shade of two isolated bathing-boxes, and after rest-hour huiTiedly completed our nature logs. Then we felt free to paddl e from some rocks that were ju"t neal', and a numb er of photos wcre taken. All too soon it was time to start back, On the way, a couple of m essagcs w re signalled from advance to rear parties, callsing mLlch exc item ent. 'l'he very n ext day w e had Lo pacl< up and say good-byt' to camp. nut we won't forget Ihat week for a very long time-and will OftCIl wish we were peeling potatoes for thirty, 01' making gl'ease pits that would act, so that we could be back in camp agai n!
THE
AUSTRA LI A N
F L A G.
Ever since the l eafllet on the Australian Flag was published, w e have been tl'ying to discover some {'asy rilles for drawing the Flag with reasonable accuracy. We have, at the Guide Office, a flag drawn from .the ?fficial measurements of the Admiralty (given III the pamphlet), and ha~ e found much int r est , in proving mathematICally the results whIch appeared from the drawing.
March, 1928.
it appear', that several of the measurements used [01' th e stars on the flag very neal'ly COI'respond to measLlrements of the Union Jackso nearly, indeed, -that unless one has fine draughtsmen's i nstrum ents, one will probably get a greater degree of accuracy by using' them, than by working out fractions and scales. For instance. the mdius of the COUI' big stars of the South<o>rn ross is one-foul't enth the width of the fly; two of the white bOl'd I'S of st. George's Cross on the Union Jack are on(' .. fifteenth of the fly; th{' difference is ,dO' width of fly, which on a flag 14 inches long is of an inch. If the flag is exactly lJ inches long, the radius is ~-inch, and is, of course, very simple; but if it is small 1', and th e fraction given b.,' taking one-fourteenth width is difficult, you may use twice the fimbl'iation of Hl. George's Cross, and if your flag is 12 inches or more, tho lea st bit more. Th e radius of thc inner cil'cle of the stal's is [oul'-ninths thc radius or thc ollter. TIlt' diffel'Cl1ct' /)etw('('n four-ninths and a halC is one-eightccnth, which, on th (' flag lJ inches long, works out at ,i. of an inch. This diffcrencc is so small that on flag's undel' 12 inches you may, for practical PUl'pos<o>s, neglect it. .-\ \'C l'y I'cmarkable fact appeal'ed in conn ection with the F deral ~tar. The disltll)('c h('lw(,<O>1l the point· of thc slar is the least bit IpHS lIw n til<' 1'('(1 hand of ~t. G eol'gp's 'ross, pillS on(' till1briation. On a flag of 1R inches this meaHllrunC'nt worl<.. On a flag of 20 incil('s til>' il1acctll'ac~' is apparent. ][ yo II want a J'cally accul'al(' flag YOII must, of COIII'Se, pi'ocure good instl'lIlllcnts and [ollow the directions in the pal1lphlet, hut Lh E' measlll'em ents gh'en below arc a good practical guide; t ht' inacc ura cy of ('ac h meaSlIl'PI1lCnt .::; staled-in fla g" OVCI' 12 inches a littl C' sh ou ld he allow (I (or inaC'l'ura 'y; in snullI<'I' tiags (hes<o> measurements I1n~' b e tal<en a" th('y stand. Take a pair of compasses and a protractur and a good I'll I ('!', and a fin e pcncil. Draw the oblo n g r I' ~' Otll' flag, and Pllt il1 the Union Jacl, as carefully as possible; 15 in 'h<O>8 is 'I good size, because that makes the fractions work out casily. ' Beginning at the lower corner of the fly ot the Union Jack, nam e every point where a line m ets the edge by a lettel', .\ is the cornel', B the line betw en the r ed a nd white of St. PatJ'ick's Cross, C the ou tel' edge of St. Patrick's white cros , D the lowcr fimbriation of St. George's Cross, E thc lower line of St. George's red cross, F' the llpper line of St. Geol'ge's red cross. G the uppe r fimhriation. H the lower line of St. _\ndrew's Cross, I is lhe top corner o( fly. One ppint of each star must point exact ly up.wards, i.e., it must be on a line at rig!ll angles to the base of the flag. FEDERAL S'l'AR.-Centre exactly in cl'ntrn of the lower half of boist. Tame thc lower corner of hoist X. :.\feasure along bas line:l distance equal to width of Union Jack, mark this point. Y. From Y draw a linc at rigilt angles to hase line. Th e point on -this line midway betwe!ln base of flag and base of nion Jack will be t h l' centre of Fedeml Stat·, Z. Outer radius of Federal Star is thr<'<'-t nths width 9r Union Jack, thl'('e-fifths width of Union Jack is A F, three-tenths is half A F, Inner radius is four-ninths outer radius. This
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March, 1928. is I'xactly twice fimbriation 0[ St. Georgc's Cross. The point wh ere the outer circ l e cuts perpendicular lin e is l. Obtain distance between points IJy maldng a n arlgl e of 51? degrees with Z I , 0 1' by using a clistance the l east bit l ess than 0 F. Hule lin es from each point on the o uter eil'c l e, through Z, to touch the innel' cil'cle, to which the outer points must be joined to form the star. Gamma of the Cross is l eft unfinished to show this. 'rhe po ints on inner eir Ie are mal'ked 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
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SOU'l'HERN CHOSS.- ,\Iph a. neta, Gamma, D elta, are the same s iz c. Extend the base Jiue of the nion Jack .to the edgl' of the flag (A L) and divide the fly exactly in half by a line 0 l'
ei ghth Union J ack is the least bit more A C. Draw a lin e from C' parallel with to meet 0 P at K. The centre of Bela H th e middl e of this line. Distance is Y Z C' or K.
than A L is in from
EPSILON (the sma ll s-Ca r).-Draw th i s b efore Delta. Th e ce ntr e of Epsilon is distance E F from 0 P towards edge, and ·h of width hel ow A L. Th e centr e of Alpha Q is one-s ixth width above X 0, so distance required will b e onefourth of 0 Q. This is a l so the radius of the outel' c irc l e of Epsilon. Inner c il'c l e fourninths outel' circle, or half outer c ire'le <O~" width). This star has five points, so with protractor makc an angl e or 72 degrees wi th tIl<' perpendicular radius. This gives distance
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at right angIE'S to A. L. A Land 0 P meet :::.t J\L. The centres or Alph ", and Gamma are exactly on 0 P, one-s ix th width [rom hot tOil I and top respectively. One-sixth width is G 1. Radius of outer circ l e is one-roul·teenth widlil. inner radius of Federal Star is -f. minus .·to·, so, using this, the inaccuracy wi ll he sli g ht on a sma ll flag, and the distance between the seven points w ill be clear l y seen . Inner radiu s four-ninths of outer, or use a li ttle l ess than half. When using the accul'll:te measurements, make an angl e of 51~ with the perpendicular " adius hy using a pl'oU'actor, or w ith centr e Z describe a circle with radius of A lph a Q-Q' equa l Z-Z' (see diagram), ,wd the distance between th e points may be taken from this circl e-15-16. .Note.- This requires great accLlracy; the us e a protractor for each star l essens risk uf inaccuracy.
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BETA .-Centre one-sixtee nth of width o r on e-e i g hth of Union JacJ, above A L. One-
between points. Points on inner circl round in same way as for other stars.
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DELTA.- At th e centre of Beta R make an a n g l e of eight degrees K R T with the lin e C' ,..: . J oi n the centre of A lph a and the lower o uter pOint of Epsilon S. Produce theRe tlVO lines till they m eet at U . Thi..~ point is tIl<' centre of Delta U. U m a ~' be o)Jta in cd !J,' measuring two-ninths width from NI toward'" edge]\'[ N, a nd drawing a pel'pendicular to mee-t R T. N Ll Hhou ld be twice H \\. (plu >; .1.width). _'u In the diagram each star is l eft at a differcnt stage so that the co nstru ction may be seen c l ear l y. Of course, Alpha, Beta, Gamma. and Delta must a ll look like Alpha in the diagram, when ·the fl ag I S fiOlsh ed. A line from Z parallel with X 0 should ru n just above(-'- width) · the top point of Alpha. A lin e dr~~vn from E parallel with A L is just below top point o( De l t a. G. H. S WIN B UHNE.
MA T ILbA SOME HINTS ON FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE EXT I NCTION,
By a F irem a n, (J ames Kemp,
3rd Officer, Metropolitan Fire Brigade,)
There is a haunting pro1>lem occurs to liS through our life, sometimes very near, and al other times jusl a passing thought, It is what lo do in case of fire, I suppose each one of liS has at some time or other, when staying away from home, thought: "Whalever would I do if this place caught fire?" Sometimes the thought 1>urns more deeply into our mind when we reacl of a .person we know meeting their death or serious injury through this dl'ead agency , Let me star,t, then, to give this answer from th" point of view of a traveller, and say a few things which may, pel'haps, be of value when the seconds are very precious, and may 1>e the dividing line between life and death, When ~taying at a strange hOllse, a tr:lveller shoU l d, befo r e retiring' 1'01' lhe night, 1>e PC'I'fectly c l ear in his mind lhal he lmows the \'arious means of xit from -the building, and his nearest way lo the outside, Bvery corridor on his floor should be mentally charted, and each stairway noted; the presence 01' a1>sE'nec of any means of fighting a fire, and the pos i lion of sLich app l iances kept well in mind, .~\ \'iew from YOllr window will lE'll YOll whal chance )'OU han) for escape from thal diL'C'etion, Hhould thal C'xt l'C'me chance have to 1>e tal<en, Do nol be contenl to know thC' front st:J.ir and lift; find if there is a bacl, stairway, When you I'etire at nigh t, place YOllr clothing in sllch a position that )'OU can dress )'ourself with the least possible dela)', EliminalC' the necE'ssit y for fran tic search 1'01' articlE'S of c l othing, [ I{now a much-travelled man who nc\'er traYI'll; without a small tin containing about hvo inches of cand l e and a lox of matchE's, ~o that, if he is in a "trange place and the lights fail, he is not lost in his strange and darkE'ned surroundings, I slrongly recommend this 10 any traveller, but would urge you to consider the candle and matches in the same lighl as a Boldiel' does his emergency rations, onl)' to be llsed when all light fails and you are in dire need, Used thllS, it will be a friend in' tim .. of need, which it is intended to b e, e\'E'r place !'ntire faith on a lift. If tllC' lift i" operatE'd by an emplo)'ee, at a time of fire he ma)' d('sert, or he may bE' ca lled to some other \'ital dllty, and tbat avenue of escape is closed, The firE' may also have involved part of the lift mechanism, and l' ndered it inoperative, Remember that every floor you tra\'el downward is a floor nearer to safet)', 01' at any rate, bring you the chance of rescue by means of a ladder, I mention this because hi"tory of firE's has so often been that peop l e go from floor to floor in their paniC, and each floor higher puts I hem further from chance of rescue, Many other safety measures will suggest themselv!'s lo you in the various places you may stay at, Now, a few warnings, If smol{ers are about, be sure that the cigarette end and the match are C'xtinguLshed before they are discarded, Many fires a l'e caused by lacl, of attention to this important detail. If you sit by a fire, do nol pi l e it up with fuel; you may leave the room, and in your absence the piled fuel may tumble out and start a fire, If you have only a candle
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or oil lamp fOl' illumination in your room, be careful not to leave it near a curtained window: a chance breeze may blow the curtain in contact with the naked l ight. It is far better, when you leave a room, if on l y temporarily, lo extinguish lhe light, than to come back and find the room on flrc, Your duty to your neigh1>our, and, in this case, your neighbour is your fellow-lodger, should impel you to think that some little act of carelpEsness with a match, light, 01' fire, may imperil his life; and so, while you may be prepared to take a chance for yourself, you are not justified in taking any risl, which endangers others, I am (ully aware o( the very grave risks women run by having small irons whose heating power is supp li ed by a reservoir of petrol. These awful conlrivances are fairly common, and there is a l ways the possibility of the reservoir overheating and bursting, or the petrol bursting into flame as they smooth out the creases of their c l othing, The clothing catclH's fire, but the worst aspect is the 1I>;er being showcretl wilh fiaming pctrol. 1 have come across some bad cases of bUl'ning throug'h this ageucy, 'I'here is a l so the small eleclric iron sUl'l'eptHiollsly connected to the elC'ctric lighting socket, J\ s thiH is done . in secl'C'cy, there iH the danger of a knock at the cloor, and a spc('dy covering up of the heateel iron, wi th all its possibilities of fire, ThCl'e is a furtlH'I' risl, that, as womC'n have no know l edge or the: ,"oltages of lhe current llsed in the hotel in ,,,hici1 the~r al'C' Hluying', lhey Inay put an iron on a CIrcuit which is unsuitablC' for the mal,e, anel then the heat ing unit fuses, with dang('l', not only i n the I'oom, hul t he who l e wiring of thE' builcling Ill")' g'P-t o\'C'rheated, and HE't the buileling on fire in a remote spot. ~Illa ll spinl lamps are used in IJ!'droolllH for var i ous purpo cs,
frequently
with
infantH.
The
danger
here is thut if th spirit lamp is not specially well mad!', it may gel o\'E'I'heated; lhen a spirit sto\'e necessila,l eH a supp l y of ~pil'it fOl' refilling; again, lhE' ~piril bllrn~ with an almost inYisih l e flame, and should th' spirit overfio'v and ignite, til(' reHllllant fire ' has usu:llly made considerabl!' headwa,v bC'fore it is disco\'el'eel, Should )'OU, undel' an)' of thE'se circumstanceH, be arouscd al nighl with the dread call of fil"C', m)' advice is: (1) Dress ,l'onrself pI'omptl.r, not fOl'getting lo put )'our boots on, [mention this, as our expE'rience is mostl)' to find women running around in night attire, in bare feet. risking bad colds and cuI f('('t from broken gla8s; (2) ~uturatc a scarf 01' othC'\' piece o( material with wal!'I', rC'ud)' Lo CO\'CI' it o\'er ." our nose a n d nlOuth to filter the poi::;onous gases oC smoke, Thllf; E'quipped, )'Oll are in a position to r nder effici en t hC'lp to others in misforlune, You can now arouse olhel' inmates, anel sound a general altum, U .rOll (eel your strenglh will permit ,1"0 II , llH'n go to thc aid of aged 01' infirm, 01' the children who may be l ocated in YO UI' vicinity, Remember that, to save ten p~ople is better than to try to sa\'e a hundrpd and fail. Do not tackle a task beyond )'ou; your intelligent efforts wi ll be fo ll owed by others who will follow your example, Our experience is that people, at times of a cl'isis, al'e very much like sheep, If one gets panic'ltricken, -the rest soon rollow, On the other hand, a cool, calm attitude is copied, and peopie will follow calmly your example, Do not, at a time l ike this, attempt to drag out heavy suit-cases or other goods, The
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probability is that you will be forced to abandon it, and it th en h cco m es a formidabl e obstr u ct i on to hU'T.,-ing people. In panic from ti r e, everything usuall y goes w e ll unti l someone stumbles; others stumble over th m; and in n o time th er e is a honib l e h el P of struggli ng a n d u n conscious people, b l ocl<ing th e escape of others, and quite unabl e to 11 elp tb emselves. Jt i s fat" better that you shou l d lose all your 1H'l ongings than that you lost' your life, or encompass til e death of other,.. th"ol1gh thE' impedance of your lugg-ag . (To he co ntinl1ed .)
"MANUEL ARM POSTS! " In the dim past of Victorian Guiding somc Recr uits-quite a l arge batch-werl' be ing tested . On account of sho .路tage of time the ch il d r en were asked to WI'i t e down the men.ni ngs of the wh i stle sig-nal s n.s th ey wel'e blown. In correcting the papPI's aftenval'ds one was stilTed to deep thought on I'eading as the answel' for the "shod-long'" whist l (': "Alarm, be I'efldy, manuel arm posts." At the time, it seemed mainly n. slur on the teaching of ('Hhe l' the Guidel' Or hel' Patrol J .ead er. Since thos e eal'ly days, how e vel', one b as rea li sed more and more how little und erstood that "al arm" whistl e-sig-nal is. Shall we thinl{ about iL a littl e? "G irl Guiding" gives, fOI' most of the wh i stle signa l s and hand-sign!'!, Reveral meanings-o r l'n thel' Rever al ver sions of th e same m eaning, for eac h signal may have hut one meaning, to avo i d confUSion. Gu i des!'!o often confuse the "al el't' whis tl e (short) with th e "frceze" signal ( Iong)-probab l y because they have not sifted the val'iouR \vords cxpl'essing the 1l1paning- of each, choosing f"om U,em the main idea behind tht' signal. "Al arm, be reacly, man your alarm posts"an interesting series. If this special ,vhistl e means only "be ready," why not use the "alert" whistl e? Any necessary orders for the emerg'en cy cou l d then be g iven. But "man your alarm posts" is not included in any of the other signa l s we I par n for our T ef't , n.nd this is the v ery special m ea ning for th i s signal. WelJ tben, what are "alarm posts?" A r e t h ey not posts to which we go-which we
that Lhey go t o th eir Patl'ol Corne l', fall in , and answe.路 the P.L's roll ('all, so that f'he can im11l edi;ltely r eport as to whether ('v(, l'yo n e is presc nt (it woulcl h c dl'eadful i [ one of the Guides bad g'one to a noth er part o f the building and were forgotten in th e escape) , From this orderly formation the Guider would be able Cluicl{ly a nd easily to marshall th e Patrols, eac h in ehal'ge of the Leader, out of hal'm's way. Alternately, Roll Call D"ill formation migh t he chosen for the "alarm posts." It might be more effec tive in dealing with this cme l'gen cy of fi l'e if t h e Guides' alarm posts were at the fire hos e and fir e buckets; it might even b e th e outy of one to go and hreak the fire-alal'm. It is, of co urse. understood that this eme rgency of tire, taken h ere as a n exa mple. is by no m ea ns the o nl y one that Guiders would prepal'e for; and it is for each Company to decide, in consultation probab ly, what would be the most 1H'l pfu l "a l arm posts" t o armngp. If it is a simpl ancl Order l y [ormation, the alarm whistle co uld b e us(' c1, for practice in ohedience, on other occasions wh en that speCia l form a tion woul d he convenient, e.g.. on th e arriva l of a CommiSSioner in th e middl e of a program m e, if it was d es i!'ecl to g iv(' her a formal welcome. Habitual obedienc(' to such s;gnals would makp the manning of a l arm pos ts mOI'e 01' l ess automatic-a trem endous h el p in co nnteracting' p a niC in case of r eal (' m er路gen cy. At hik es, it would often be found esse ntia l that there should he some way o[ d ealing with emergencies, such as sn akes, spreading of the coo king-fire, accident, etc . In Ca mp similar oeCUI'l'ences mi g ht d emand "prep a redn ess." 'I'll{' ol'dinary Company "alarm po s t s" might not be adaptab l e for use in a l arge area in thp open . A Company might arrange spec ial "al a rm posts" fol' special plaCE's. If, hOlVev er, theR(, had not be en al'l'anged for any 1'(,:1s0 n (impracticahility or fOl'l';etfuln e~s), it would need to he und erstood that the a larm whist l e, if tl se d . n1ea nt "Alal'J11" in the sense of Dan g('r," anfl eonsequcntly d ema nded the exe rC"se of speed in finding out the emergen cy, and disc r C'tion in d ealing- 'vith it. T o some, the importa nce of the "alarm" whistle signal may seem b ere to he slightly over-rn.ted, hut it seems intim ately conn ectp fl \\路ith our "preparedness." F,V.n, I
BALLARAT NOTES ,
uma ll"-in case of a larm? Now, l et us see whethel' this idea wou l d reall y work in practi ce. vVe may be meeting in a large room upstairs; t he building may be of wood, and rather old; the stairs also of wood, with no outside escape l a dder. There may b e a garage next door. The obvious emergency which might arise during a Company M eeting would be a tire. If this does occur, how are we go i ng to get the Guides to safety? It is np use waiti n g til l the moment alTives-we must B e Prepared. The Guider. therefore, has her Company organised in such a way that, if an outbreak of tire does occur, she can, in the shortest possible time, and with the least possibl e effort. take th e c h ildren out of danger - l et us hope there will b e time for them to us e the one availabl e sta i r case. Beforehand, therefor e. she gives t h em a ll "a' arm posts"-special spots to which they are bouno to go immedi(1tely they h eal' th e "alarm" signal. It may be
Since th e last Ballarat notes appeared in "Matilda," Guiding has gone a h ead In leap~ a nd bounds, and our Guides a re most cnthusiastic and eager in their worlc Our new ypar is just starting-some Companies have resumed and others start in February. vVe h ave 10 Compani es . all working very enprgetically. From the 7th Ball arat Co . onwards a 11 started l as t year, and h ave m a de good progr ess under their respective Captains. Our n ewly- appoi nt ed Commissioners, Mrs. H. Morrow, of Ballarat ~Test, and Mrs. C. Fisken, of Yendon, visited the Companies in their resp ective districts, and proved to the Guides that th ey are l{e en l y intel'estf' d in the moveTni 'nt. On October 6 .]927, a Cafe Chantant, arrangE'd hy the l a dics of thl' L()cal Association , was held in the "Wattle" T ea Rooms. A very enjoyabl f.' programme was prese nted, a nd the afternoon
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was most successful, the sum of £33 being I'caliscd, \\'e a1'C very grateful to the ladies of the Local Association, who are always ready and willing' at all lime;; to help us, \ Ve have been very fortunate to have with us dur,ng the YNU' for Training Classes fOl ' Guiders, Miss G. H, Swinburne, of Headquarters, and we take the opportunity here to thank her very sincerely for the help and advic(: she has given us. On Octob€l' 22 we hpld a Field Day for Guiders at lhoi! Victoria Parle Miss 'winburne was in chal':;", and th o:! aft. I' . noon proved very helpful '111,1 i'lstructive, and [ am sure those Guiders PI' ,'~"!1t ;('arned !'0111'> valuable points as to how ,~ I'ield Day should lJe ea I'ried ou t. On November 19 we hell our Combined Rally for Ballarat and District. and we were very pleased to se(' such a bl'ge number of our sister Guides from the sUlTounding distl'icts. At 2 o'clock you could see, hurrying to the C.E, Grammal' :,;chool Oval, which had been kindly loaned to us fOl' the occasion, trim figures in navy blue, with signalling flags. or splints and bandages, tucked t i ghtly under thelt' arms, All assembled in their respective positions, and eageJ'ly awaited the al'l'ival of Lady Somers. who was accompanied by our Division Commissioner, Mrs. C, 0, Fairburn, After inspection by Lady :';omel's, the March Past was held, Lady Somers taking the salute, an 1 we felt very proud when even the ~cout", who were among the onlookers, complimented us on OUl' mat'ching, Roll Call, Drill, Squad Signalling, Ambulance work, and Long-distance Signalling comprised the worl, for the Com pet iI ion, Miss G, II, Swinburne, who judged the wQl'k, found it vel'y difficult to judge iJetwecn thp competing companies, but finally the S hi el d was won by I he 3rc1 Ballarat Coy . \\' e ('ong-m.tulate Nlis!'! fUdelle and Miss C. JohnRon
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Lady Somers, befre prcscnting- tl1(' Shield to the winning company, :1.ddressed the Guides, and h0)' l11essage " ras very inspil'ing to everyone present.
M, W,
HAMJLTO~,
District Secrctary,
APPOINTMENTS , C omm i ssion ersGI·nhrrnl, IISp ringbal1k ," Lancefield, South Y:1.I'I'a-Mrs, G, Gihbs, "('harminstel'," ~t. George's TIoad: '"I'Qora l"
March, 1928,
CO RRESPONDENCE , Dear Miss PalingAfter the session on "Story-telling" at the Brownie and Hanger week-end severfll interesting questions arose which we had no lim e to LOllow up just then; so if you have room on the Brownie l~age this quarter I should like t ·) make clearel' some of the things I said and to invite people to give their own idca upon it. The subject was "read,ng' stories, I sa id that the true c:hildl'en's class.cs should be read, not told, By claSSics 1 mean such books as "Alice in 'Vonderland," ",\Yinnie-the- Pooh," the "Dolittle" bool{S, "The Wondel' Book" (lIawthorne), "The Hel'oes" (Kingsley), and, though (ar b elow these in literary merit, "The Oz" books-all stories which are ah'eady expI'eBsed in the best possible way. Legends of folklore al'e generally better rcad than tOld, because it is the story itself that counts, Rathel' than anything we wish thc children to lem'n fl'om it, but the reading matter must be fi r st rate, Thcr e is a little book ahout Robin Hood in tlte "Told-to-the-cltildren" sel'ies, whieh kepps the atmosphere of the ballads and just enthralls cbildl'cn from six to ten yeat's old, 'Yhenpver we use the hest children's stOl';es, or Rtol'ies that have heen handed down, we must beware of intel'posing OUI' own pel'sonality -our part is to show the children a new world, to make the people's and heroes' deeds theil' own "Ve do not lost touch with the children, though it would not mattei' mueh if, for the lime, we did, lJecauRe we are entering with them into the' old lands th at are ever new, Story -tell i ng will a l ways he one of our gl'eat c1clights. I am suggesting reading instead for ccrtain tail'S only; and a;; 1'01' poetry, it needs an [\\'licl 01' an issue all to itse l f. 1 have hael "ttlc cx])cl'iencc with Bl'o\\'nie P:1.cks, but I hnve proved all that 1 have written by reading to othel' children, anel it alRo follows the pl'inciples of the Parents' Nntional Education rnion-a soeiety with which Guiding has heen in thc closest touch since it hegan, If the idea 0" reading i;; new to BI'owni e Guiders I hop (' these notes will hclp them, I am SUI'e their expericnce will he mORt intercsting,- Youl'R tntly, G. If. S,\\TN'BlTR:\,E,
D i strict
Lancefield-Mrs. It.
WARRANTS , C ap t ai n sBond, Evelyn, 1 st Coli ing-wood (I'esignf'n), Penbel'thy, Lily, 11th Geclong-. 'C'rquhart, Marion , 1 st Richmond, L ieu ten a ntsBloOt'e, M., 4th ICew, Lewis, A" 1st North FitZl'OY,
BRACKET
FOR
HOLDING
TH E
COLOU R,
We are now stocking an interesting device [01' holding the Flag in clubroom, ChurCh, or Hall. It is in the form of a nicl{elled bras!' bl'Ucl,et on a maple shield, which can be fil'ml~' screwed to the wall. The shield has a small frame in the centre, into which may be ins erted a card with the name of the winning Patrol in Competitions, the bracket thus serving a double purpose, We feel that Companies will welcome this invention of a Scoutmaster to meet a need that is felt by Scout Troops and Guide Comp J nies f!olike. The price is 30/-,
B row n OwlLyon, Noel, 1st Parkville,
T a wny OwlStokes, M" 3rd Kew.
WANTED TO SELL-Guide Uniform and Hat; quite new, E. Lumley, Heserve Road, heJtenham, 'Phone Chelt., 598,
M ATILDA
:'larch, 1928.
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GIRL G\JIDE HEADQUARTERS. Boo k s . (Postage extra on all orders). P ri c e L ist J \.ustralian Flag (p:lmphlet) 3d. Basket-making at Home .. 2/Birthday Books-G.G. (Suede) .. .. 5/" .. .. (Clpth) ' .' .. 2/6 Bool{ of Prayers for Guides of the ':::hurch 1/6 UI',!J\vnie Games .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1/3 Brownie Handbook .. .. .. .. .. .. Sd. Brown Magic .. .. .. .. .. 2/ 6 Camp BoOk-Boy Scout .. .. 2/Campcrart for Girl Guides .. 3/ 6 Christmas Cards-Guide anll Browni 2d. Company Roll Bool{s .. .. .. 9d. Cub Games .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2/6 Drills for G. Guides .. .. ' 1/3 Extension Branch .. .. .. .. 1/Fiction-Bunch, a Brownie .. 4/ G Peg, Lieutenant .. . . 3/6 Geraldine, a Ranger .. 5/The Guide Camp at Heron's Bay 4 6 Tales for the Brownies .. .. 3/6 Teddy's Year \\'ith the Fairks 2/ 6 Bridget's Fairies .. .. .. .. 2 6 Fit'st Trail .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. /Flower Legends .. .. .. .. ., .. .. 2/6 Foxlease Bo o k .. 1 6 Footprints-A Play for Senior Guides 1/6 Games-Behrens .. .. .. .. .. .. 2/3 Davidson .. .. .. .. . . . , .. 1/3 Trotter: Team Games.. .. .. 1/3 Girl Guides' Annual (Collins) .. .. .. 7 G G.G. Book of Plays: 'I.'he New Order 9d. Girl Guiding-Official Handbook .. .. 2/6 G.G. Badges, and How to Win Them .. 4/6 G.G. Prayers and Hymns .. .. .. .. ., 9d. Guide Law-Illustrated "\'all Card.. .. .. 1/6 Guide Law (Short Readings and Prayers ) .. 9d. Guiding fOl' the Guider .. .. .. .. 9d. Girl Guide Movement (pamphlet) 4d. How to Run Wolf Cubs .. ., . . . . . , .. 2/3 H£'alth Badge (booklet) .. . : . . .. " .. 4d. Honey from Many Hives .. .. .. .. .. .. 3/ !J How to Tcll Stories to Children (Bryant) 6/Knot Book-Boy Scout ., .. .. .. .. ., 1/6 Land and S a Tal es for Scouts and Guides (Kipling) .. .. . . .. 6/Lefax Looseleaf Notebool,s .. .. . . . . 2/ 9 L efax Refill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1/ 9 Le(ax Inset: Knots, Hitches ancl Bends. 4c1. Indoot· and Outdoor Games 4d. Route Sketehing .. .. .. .. 4d. Camp Fires and Camp Cookery . . . . . . . . . . ,. 1/ 6 Letters to a P.L. (Scouts) on 1st Class Tests .. . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . , ., 9d. Letters to a P.L. (Scouts) on Scout Law 9d. Letters to a P.L. ( couts) on T e nderfoot 9d. and 2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. Lone Guide of l\[e rfie ld (lUI's. Lili an P~'ke)
5/ -
l\[au\'e Book of Games (Ext. Hr.) .. 1/ 6 lIIemb€rshlp Cards (with Law and Promi e) to fit pocket . . . . . . . . 5d . Guid and Ranger (to fit pocket) .. 5<1. Pamph lets on Guides, Brownies, etc. (for propaganda) .. .. .. . , .. each ld . Patrol System .. .. .. .. .. , . .. . , .. 9d. Potted Stori('s to t e ll ~couts and Culls .. 5/Pow- Wows for Wo lf Cubs .. 1/3 Parents' Consent Forms, per book ,. ,. 10d.
Patrol Roll Books (pocket size) " .. .. Post Cards-Princess Mary .. " .. '. " The Chief Guide ., .. . . . . PI'oficiency Badge Certificate Booklets (to District 'ecretal'ies only) Ran ge r s (Guiders' Hanc1l oak) .. .. .. .. R epo rt of H eadm istresses' Conference ., Rules, Polic~' and Org-anisation, 1927 . . . . ~aints of th Flag (R. Helth) . . . . . . . . ~chool Companies and add Corps Scout as Handyman .. .. .. Six Plays (or Girl Guides .. .. .. Steps to Guiding . . . . . . . . . . . . ~uf\'eying a nd Mapping .. .. .. TI'aining Girls as Guides .. Transf('r Form, pel' !Jook of ~5 .. .. OJ
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single ..
Union Jack Saints . . . . . . . . Wigwam Papers (Scouts) .. .. Wolf Cuh Handbool{ .. .. .. 'World Camp Book .. . . .. . . Magazines. G.G. Gazette, for Guidens and Commission ~ r~, pel' year. post free .. .. .. G.n. Gazette, p I' copy, monthly .. The Guide, per year, post free The Guide, per copy, w eek ly .. Matida, pel' year, post free .. .. Matilda. pel' copy, quarterly . . . . PORlag on odd copies . . . . . . . . . . . . Tile Guide, last yeal"s odd copies .. Music. Action Song: Girl Guides Marching on the King's Il ighway .. .. .. BI'ownles of the \Vid e- Wide World . Brownie Song Book .. .. .. .. .. .. I3I'ownie Song Bool, (words only) . . . . Country Danc\C'S ("ing-I!'), larg-e variety Countr.\· Dances (bound), Introduction to C.D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ountr ~' Dance TUllc"'. ~ ,t 1 . . . . . . . . . . G.G. Prayel'''' a nd HymllS (Tllnes) G.G. Song Book .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. G.G. Song Bool, (words only) ..
4d. 5d. 5d. 4d. 1/6 6d. 1 /3 9d. 6d.
2/2/9d. 1 /6 1/6 2/6 1d.
2/2/2/6 3/ 6
5/4d. 15/2 2!d.
3/ 4 9d. ld . ld.
2/6 2/6 2/6 9d.
1/-
6/4/2/9 2/6 9d.
Song of the Bra", nies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2/6
~ongs
4/-
(or Gill Guides (Waltonl Dayi s) .. Taps .. . . . . . . . . . . The Children'S Song (Kipling) Twice 55 Community ~ ngs . . . . . . Equ ip m e nt. Bandages, plain white triangular .. Bayonet Hooks ((or Guiders' Uniforms) Belts-Brownie .. .. .. .. Guide . . . . . . . . . . Guider . . . . , . . . . . . . . . " Buttons-Black, per dozen Brown, per dozen .. .. .. .. Chinstraps . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cockades-Brown Owl .. . . .. .. .. Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District Captain . . District Secretary .. .. .. District Commissioner Divisional Commi sioner State Executive .. . . . . . . Colours-Brass- jointed Pole .. Trefoil fcr Pike .. Australian Flag or Union Jack Complete .. . . . . . . . . . . . . CatTier for Co lour (l eather ) .. . , .. .. Combination Knife and Fork .. . . . . . . Cord for Knotting (coloured blue 01' red), 2 yards for .. .. .. . . .. ., .. .. "
Hd. 6d. n,1.
nd. 3d. 1/6
2/4/5d. 6d. 4d. 1/9 1/9 1/9 1/9 1/9 2/9 2/9
11/10/6 22/ 6 42/4/6
1/ 6 3d.
Marc h, 192 .
MATILDA
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Emblems-Brownie, ready worked .. . , 7~d. Guide, felt with red ring ready worked .. 10~d. Guide, felt, plain .. .. 2d. Guide, transfer .. .. .. ld. First Aid Outfits, for Patrol or Company, in brown canvas case, for carrying £1 / 1/ First Aid Outfit, in leather case, to fil on belt . . . . . . . , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5/ First Aid Outfit, in rubbe r e m 'e lop e, f o r pocket .. .. .. . . .. . . ., .. .. .. '2 / First Aid Outfit (in tin , for pocket) .. ., 2/ 6 First Aid Emergency Dressing, "~anax." for the pocket . . . . . . . . . . nd .. 3d., a nd 6d. Gloves, brown gauntlet, all sizes .. .. 13/6 Hatbands-Cadet .. 9d. Guide (official G.G.) .. .. . . !/G Guide, stamped G.G. ready to work.. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1/ Plain Sill, . . .. . . .. .. .. 6d. Rangel' (official Trefoil) .. .. 2/6 Hats- Guide, linen, stitched .. .. .. .. 4/Guid e, f e l t .. .. .. .. .. 7/ 6 Guid er , s mall h a p e . . .. .. .. .. 8/ Guid er , English fUI ' fe lt .. . . . . .. 25/ Brownie (rush) .. .. 2/Ranger (small shape) .. .. .. .. 8/Hat Secul1e rs- Patent .. .. .. .. . . .. 1/6 Haversa cks . . . , . . .. . , . . . . .. .. .. .. 4 / 6 Knives, with one blade and marlinespike 3/Lanyards-Linen. white .. .. .. .. .. .. 9d. BI'own (for Pack Leaders). 1/Munition Cloth, brown or navy, 36in., pel' yard .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .• 1/4 K a me Tapes (1 lin e ) t o Ol'd e r , 3 d oz. . . 3/ 9 Nam e Tapes (2 lines ) t o o rdc r . 3 doz. 7/ 9 Overalls-G.G.-All sizes below:Lgth. Slve. Sizes. Neck. In. In. In. In. 1 ! S
•5 6
13
l3l 14
Hi 16 l6i
16,
36
17
39 4:1
1&
19 20 21
46
49 62
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Overa ll - Brownie Ove rooats- Plices on application. Patrol Flags, plain .. . . . . .. .. Patrol Flag Poles, 6ft. .. ., .. . . Patrol Flags, transfel' for emblem . . .. ., Paper Patterns, all slzes-Overalls, G.G. Brownie Overalls Blouse .. . . . . . . . . Jumper .. Pouches . . . . . . . • . . . . . . Safety Chains .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Signalling Sticl,-Ta p red . . . . .. . . Shoulde r Knots, all coloul'8 .. .. .. Snal<e -bite Outfit (La ude r-Brunton ) .. Stripes, P.L. 01' Second, i!ach stripe Swivels . . • . . , •. Ties-Guider 's (navy, brow n, g r een, pa le blu e, saxe ) .. .. .. . . .. ., . . . . Guider'S (sa xe ) . . .. . . Guide, triangular (pale blue) . . Guide , triangular (other colours) Brownie, tr1\angula r (brown) . ,
Whistles . . . . . . . . . . .. 'Vriting Pads, with Badge ..
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Badges.
13 / 6
Only obtainable through District Secretary, unless there Is none, In which case they are' obtainable direct from State Secretary. 6d. Brownie Recruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6d. 2nd Class . . . • . . 6d. 1st Class .. •• .. •• .. •• Proficiency .. .. .• .. .. 'd. 9d. Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4fCommittee, silver .. 1/ Committee, German silver .. .. . . .. .. Cords-Divisional Commissioner •. .. . 10/6/9' District Commissioner .. .. .. . 2/6All Round . . . . .. . . . . . . 1/Examiner's Badges . . .. . . . . . , .. 1/ Extpn s ion T e nderfoot Badge (mam'e) 6d. Guide- Tenderfoot, brass . . . . . . . . . . 6d. 2nd C lass . . . . . . . . . . 1/1st Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4d. Proficiency . . . . .. .. .. 6d. Hostess, patrol .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1/Lone Guide Tenderfoot .. .. .. ., .. . 1/Ranger- Tenderfoot .. . . . . .. .. .. . . 6d. Ranger Test .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6d. Ranger Star .. .. .. .. .. .. S e rvice Stars- Brownie, Guide, Guider, 6d. Rangel' . . . . 9d. Service Stars-Five-year .. .. 1/Secretaries' Badges- District . 1/Divisional 1/ Tass els- Area Director .. .. .. 6/6 Th a nk s B a dge .. .. . . .. .. . . 4/Victori a n Exe cutive Council .. 1/3 Warra nt Brooches-Brown Owl 1/3 Tawny Owl. 1/6 Captain . . . , 1/Lieutenant ., 1/6· Ranger Captain
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Registrations.
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6d. 2/2d. 1/3 1/-
1/1/9d. 1/9d. 2~d.
1/ 1d. 6d.
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3/9d. 1/1/-
B ro wn ie P ack .. .. . . . . .. . . . . .. .. .. Cadet Company .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . Gu id e 0 1' R a nge l' Co mpa n~' .. .. .. . . .. Gu id e a nd B r o wni e R egh rati on (in c l. Enro lm e nt Card) .. ' . . . . .. . . .. . . Local Associations .. .. .. .. .. .. Secre tari es . . ., .. . . .. Study Circle . . . . .. Warrant Fee- Guiders .. ..
2/ 2/2/ 6d. 2/ 1/5/ 6;1.
FOR SALE-Several Guiders' Uniforms slig h t ly use d.
B rown Wool is now stocked at Headquarters, at 1/ - pe l' ske in, for making woollen ~ps for ' Brownie s for winte r wear. Two skelDS will m a ke thr ee caps. Directions for making will be fo und in "Th e G uid e," N o. 39, V ol. IV.
R a msay Publish i ng Pty. Ltd .. 203-7 King Str e et. Me lbourne.