Vol. 6, No.3.
A"CGUST, 1929.
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MATILDA nCTORIAN GUJJ)ERS' COJl(FEREJo.'CE. 13th .TTJ)'Y. 19:!9.
2nd
The Conferen~e, whkh was held in the Flat l{ooJO at tbe lJniv(>rsity of ~'lelhourne, by the courtesy of the .illelbou rne Uni versi ty council, wns opened by .il1rs. C. 11. Edmondson (Acting Division Commission er for the Eastern Suburbs), who, on bebalf of the Deputy State Commissioner, who Wa& unable to be present at tbe attel'.cooll ~e::;8ioll, welcomed lbe Guiders, who attended f rom all parts of tile State. Sbe SHi(] tba t all must benetit from tbus meeting, as tbe country Guitiers often brought a fre8lmess and bread th of outlook, wbile the town Guiders, with more opportunities for inter-change of ideas. might help tbe couutry ones, too. Mrs. Edmondson comparpd Guiding, not to ,1 $tatu tinished and beautiful, hut lifeless-but rather to somt'thing living and growing-a young cb ild 01' a young tree. Tbe tree must sink its roots very deep beforp it can g-row "ery bigb. and will. during tbe progress of its 1:l'owtb. need wat~bin~, tr:tining, pruning and lopping off. 'l'be same may he said of tbe growing Guide Movement. We migbt all be compared with gard~n~rs wbosp aim i~ to belp tbe young seeds to grow. and >l tiny seed may grow into a giant tree. :\lrs. Edmondson tben w~lcomed tbe Gui<.lers, and suggested tbat, a: it was a Guiders' Confprence. tbey sbould elect tbeir Oil u ('huirman. so sbe callpd 1'01' nominatious. Sneral were submitted, and Miss Vida Walt~r (Btb Geelong) was plel'ted to th~ Chair. 'The ql1estion~ on thp agenda paper were then <l~aIt \litb in o .. de .. ;l.-BROW:O>IES.-{'u,n R~cruit, 1)(' taken Urownie Pack before the age of eight?
into
a
Miss Paling (Hen<l of Brownies) asked what Guiders had found by exppl'ienc(' . I'e"el'al Guiders ~aid they tbougbt on(' (,(lIlld dr: mo .. p with cbildl'(,l1 of 7 and S. as tbey ",('re much kE'{'llt'r lit that "P'P than later . One Guider tllkes thp na111ps beforeb.wd. but does not t,lkl' thp (·lIi lrl .. ('1l ill!n t be Pack till they a1'(' pight. ~li s" Paling <In'\\' "ttention to tbe fad that. as a BI'oll'nie is fl little gi ..1 wbo is IpaI'lIiOg' to bE" a Guide latl'r. it is refill,"
thp Caphlin's opini on on taken into tbe Park before iE'S
will
the:l" ar(' to . :1g-rP{"
bp
n.
nn
r('nd~'
to
a
Illatt('l' fol'
thiR. If J1{lC'l'uit"i al'P tb('~' are R tbese Brown-
goo
'0 the ('notain thi~ noint. A
on
to
Guides
befoJ'£l'
anll Brown Owl !leNI r~(,('llt
i5i,su('
of
"The
Gui(le .... had dealt with this qupstion. nnd it wa' tberl' ree.)mmendell thM R"('ruit_ "honlrl not bl' takell into a Pn .... k if IlJHhl r:-".
Rnll' :)Ol. It \Ya~
nl...;o
I{.P ...\:(). ,
tal1tio!l. llot in tbe sense of an inspection. '1'lIese outings were a gooll preparation for tbe l,'irst Class Half-Day Hike, but details need to be worked out scparlltely in eacb District. Discussion arose as to wlIether the Patrol Leader 01' tbe Captain shoultl obtain tbe writteu permiSsion (If tile parents for their uaug-uter to go in c\large of the P.L. After tiiscussion. it was agreed tbat it tinally uepen<ll!ti on tbe iliscretion of tbe Captain as to whether sbe allo\yed one or more of her l'atrol Leaders lo take the l'es[)onsibility of these indi vid ual bikes. :!.-H()w
to
Corner
at'range
Time
(or
a
.Patrol
that has lSt~(,oJul f'Ls'is Guide:!>. Guides 8Jmobt ~eeon(J Cln.~s.
anti. newly-enrolled Guides.
J)is('us~ion arOSt! aoout tile differences between "Grolll) Time," "Patrol Time;' "Patt'ol in Council, " "Corner '!li lll e :' It was agl'eeu that it depenued 011 the stage and type of COlllpany. as to wuetlIel' ont! used onl y Patrol Time for the teaching of test work. or whetber it was better to have the test work uone in gTOU IJ ~. III any CUllie, PatroJ-inCounci l. the Patrol "colJlmittee" lOel-"tLug'.IHU:-.t not IJ left out. as it was the preparation for the Court of Honour m eet ing-.
a'- Is the aCtlllisition nnd wearing of badg-es which are easy of attainnlent by certain G'llide..; who have ha.d !otl)t!cial education (e.g .. Cook or Toymaker ba.(lge hy a gil'l in Technical School). and is, llrobahly uf higher standard than that bet for the test. con!o;,idered as "pot-hunting," or foohl)uld the Guide take the test and wear the badge a .. a sign that she ha~ !SP~~ial knowledge , and cun U Hf! it? lliss ~\dnbl1rne opened the (liS(:llHSioll by ~a,\"illg tbat the gain ing of bndg-(-'s in ~u<.:h ('a~f'~ was qllit~
.iuHtifia.ble. anti in accordance wilh tbe purpose of badge work ~enet'al1:r. Guiders needed to be sure tbat Gui<les ha.d really done all tbe work required by the ·.\"llabus. and not jnst takell notes on it. .~ Guide wbo WOn II ProtieieIH·.\' Hadge "hould keep ~p bN' pl'Uctice in tlle work; tllis could be done at COll1 l)Ull."
aud
.:\leetiugs.
Captains
l"ilOlllfl
provh1t\
tbis opportunity in tbe programmes .•~ Glli,le ,,·ho hollis a lladgp ,llould be .Ietl'rmillcd to ",'ply the knowI(\(lg(' it implies. -I,-How are Companiel'i (~uidt~~
when
there
ia
no
c'lling with Hanger-.\'ge Kn.ll :.:-e l' ( ' umllan.y in the
JJh.trict? ~ollle Guiders ll.ul lJad to 3:-il( thl~ 01t1l:\r (;uides to l(ltlvp, u:'; the,\· \\·er~ Ul)settillg' tbE' Company for
the
yonng!'1' Gnides.
Onr Gni<lel'
hatl
Senior Patrol. whkh \\'u:-: worJdllg' POI' CIas ... Hndgp. :lnfl al!-:o llpJping tlw otht"l's
formed t !ll' ~rith
a
First sOme
of tbe I'<,('ontl CIa." work. _~notber tiuit"'r I",a made onl~ ol,lpr Guide into l'01l11lilllY TJ\,.ul?l'. :1'-10-
into COLllpany f;ecretary. and thlls glv"n tbem resI.onsibility : later a Hang-er COlllpany Waf-:. former!. whidl thpy could join. Olle Guider had hu(1 girls from 11 to 21 in her Gnide Company.
- tIWI' n~T~f'cl
nlight lUl\'e to ('ommiS$10DPl". 'rh~
t~PI~
August, 1929
mntteJ'
thnt in ~nf'{'inl ('a~f'~ au excention malit'. in (·oll~l1ltntiou with tbp
uP
wn~
finnll~'
put
to
thp Yot€'.
and
a
majority ,oted tlI,lt no dl:1ngp bp made in tbp age il<) fnr Rr",,-nip Hp("rnit~. GlT]DER.
1.-8hollld a Patrol Lp,uler be ablp to tuke her Pa.trol out on a, ~a.t\lrda~· afternoon. pro,'ided that the enlltain is sai h,fird that .. he ('an be trusted to act as a true Guide. and that no tl'avt'llin~ will be undertaken, and that a l'lrogramrne beforebanrl and
reJ)o,'t a.fterward should be handed in? Mi,,~ Hayman (1st ;:;andlingbarn) spoke on
this subjeer. to open tbe discussion. ~be ,aid it deJlenfl<:'d largely nn lo('al conditiolls. If tbese are snitable. and tbl' CommisRionl'r an(1 the Guides' "nrents llre agreeable. and tbe Guiders are willing to give tbe time lll'(·e san' for thp SUllervi8iou. it can be <.lone succ<"Rfully. In hpl' (,olllll:WY ,,"('b OUtill!{R have been foun,1 quite satisfactory. but had taken nlace only in winter. llS slIP considered tbe summer-time bad t'xtra diUiculti~" heyolld a Pntrol Lefiller's ~cope. In eacb ta.,·. tile Captain visitetl thp Patrol at some period of tbe onting . n" a pre-
with thp rc..;u lt that the younger one~ began to Ipavp. 'rile subjptt "3:0.: l'ai~ecl of Gni,d:l'H l'l"uching " Unng-er 41g('" anrl not \'i'unting' to ~o on from the
Gnid
('oillllan)".
One sugge,tpd th,lt t ht' I '"ptain,
of tb~ Guidc' Co mJl3nip ~ in :1. Dt~t;'j(-l mi~ht nlf'€:lt and di~(-tlRS whnt wa~ be-st to 11f' 1;,)Ul' to 1",(,)) thp
ol(ler girl~ in thc llllll"pmcnt without "1J',iline: their Guide ('ompanies. It was ngl'eed that. a~ GuidIng WRS n!pant for girl, of 11 tn 1(;. the ComJlanie~ shollld not bf' "I)oilt for ~iI'l" of tht'Sl' nge~. and tbat if nere,~ar~· it wn~ hetter to put tbe older one, out of the ('omllany. 'I'b('"e girls ott,'n joined up Rg'uin whpn n. nnn#!~r Compnny W:l!-: fnrmNl. ancl in an~' ("n~(1 tll(\y hnll had some GU1(1(1 trnining, 1.-(3) Tht"
Gui de
prohl~m
~UOVfompnt
of girl ... who wi ... h to join the
hetwppn the ugf'p; of 1-1 and 16.
~1i"H , 'Io(,rp (l"t Cautl'l'bll1·~· H:lUgPl'Ki "ai,1 that. in illnustrial di"tl'icb. :1 gil·1 of 1+ migbt he <111itr l'ra(ly to be tak"n into a HnngPl' ('ol1lpnny. :111(1 ,1 gi 1'1 of 14 01' H; in !lIP"e lli"tri('1,; ,,·oul(1 bc too 01(1
nlt'c1C1y
in
cl0Yelt)IHllt'llt
fol'
tl
Gnitl('
('OIllI)tHI~·:.
it
August, 1\!2\!. d{~JJl'lldl'tI
Campbell
a
MAT I L D=-:A=-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ;l
gJ'('ut ue:t1
tuc IYIIl' of ;~il'l.
ou
It=ger~)
(Fitzroy
lbougllt
it
~li:-.;ti
"'ould
:l i:TlJi(l ~ l'v:JllHiny
do no hurm lo Jet :such gil'lil join
fol' lj 01' ]~ luoutll •. _'Iiss IIaUlliton .lsl Ha!l1I-fon) tbought it a hpl" to the Hangl'r CowJjuuy If thl' re(:l'uit:s bad
lJ(lf>J1
;\liss Bal'tlls (1st (
Gu ic.lps til' 'to It ~I elbouru<)
\VU ,')
sugg-p:-;tpd
by
'hut t!h: LiIHO SPdlt by
tlw ;,ril'i ill a Guide CUlllpan,\" 'Ilig-ht bl' wasted ::ali far us tlll' g-il'l's owu den~lopmcul W.ls t·uuc(lrrwll; hut
tbat it wa" :.(ood for sU('b g-il'ls Co be giyeu t11'lluite bal'd work. :lnll to fee] ~oll,dou, (If theil' ~eniol'it,\'. us a stag-('. beyond being Gujdes; girls wllo were all'p~t(l."
ea r·ning- their Iivillg l1l-'etip<i thi:-:
~timJ.lu~.
1.-(h) .tit whut age s h o:.lid n ,ltirl jo;n a ltRnl{Cr CVlnpnny '!
('otH:ernillg' .:.;-1rl:-; alrNuJ.\· ill Guidp COlllpjllies.
~Jiss
~ I ll"l'l' saitl thut. ultboul!b it "oas bard fol' tbe CIlPtuin, to lo"e th .. old!"1' gil'k who wel'e reliable an(j belpful ill till' Guid .. COUIIHIII~·. th"~' should be al-
lowe-d to I)UN~ 011. for the :-oal,;:e of the younger oues c\)lIlin,C' alollg-. ["('udy to takt? l'e:-:pollsibility RS th ,·u(·unl'ip:-: ol"l"urrf><i. It wn:-:. n lI1attp l' for tb~ Hanger nnll Guich· Captains cOl1 cerlH'tl to discuss ('at'h girl
illllivifi nalJ.\·: it was impol'tallt to hlll'e this ""fiuite
liuk l.H'tw('en tll(' G uide au(l Hang"pi" Companies. 'l'be l'Olllllli:::MioIlPI' :-:.houltl bl' <:on~tlltell jJl ull (·us(·s when" H WH:-: thOllg-Ltt a (';'uhll:.' uncle!" ](; should go on to Hallg€,l'~ .
2.-'",' hnt iN a " Di s tri ct Ranger ( 'o olpao ;,-?" " ' hat a r e its diffi c ulti es, its ad"antaJ.:'e~ nntl cl iS8t l\'UlltUJ,;'{.""!
~ Ii ss ~Iortoll t1~a~t ;\Ielbollrll(' und l:ithwnuc1 Distr[(Ot Hangers) nllel"''' th" (liSl'UH,loll h.,· "a,l'lng that Distl'i<-t ('olllllanr wus a goocl Mea in a Distrkt
,t
",bel'll>
no
ullmber to
one
Com nun,\"
~u"nol't
:-:l1n)JI~' a COJllPIIII~-. but
(·o11 ld
a nunger
n ('omnHIl.\" ShOll III be lookrfl UpOll
:-:uftki~ut
that suC'iJ
merely as tP'lU-
oorury. to pl'O\'ide [01' the older Guides from tb,' other Companies until "wh tinll' as thp~' coulll ~tart theil' owu
('oJllPflnip~
of
nflllg'el'~
in connection with
Ih" "ell31'ut(' GUi(11' COUlounl" •. to mnke th('
SNIUPDCP
of "Rro"'nies-Guides-Rall~('I"~" (·Olllp!Ptt·. ~OlHP of the- (Uffi("ultif':-:' of Di~tl"i<:t ('()1IIIHlnip:-:. W(lrp tlw ar -
I'nng-ing- of ('!JIlI"'11 Par:1tl ps (1:allgel's might lIl N't c('ntJ'a ll)O',11(1 thplI gP nt!' to join their fOl'mel' Guide COlllp:lllie~;): t-IomC'ti m:.: \\"0111(1 forlll ;l
Compan,\'
('OUlj):lUY.
illxte:lCl
oth~r
tltl"'
girll-!
fl'(JlIl
one
Guide
cli'lu(' within th£' Hangl'l'
of "mixing-" witb Gnhh.:.s from it mig-bt in,·uln' :-:'010... of the
('omllnui~~: hn\'iLJ~ to ('nlll p long- Illstall('''" to U1petillgs. of thf' ndYflDhlg-P~ wtlol'P :- tlle Oui(\(I's fll·{t not being 1o" to Guiding- wbpn th('~' gl'OW tno 0111 for Gllldps: th('~' ~aln a wider outlook b~- mixing \\'ith
(iniclr"
~ome
member!"; of othp,·
('olllJ):tnjE"~.
tlH· ...• lp:trn tn 1'1111 to -
g-I'thpl'. :lnd grt lhe team "pi l·it. j\1i~~
(':llllJlbt.'ll (F i b:l"o.\' Hung('I':':':) thollg'ht it to consic]pr a Distl'irt Compan~o a t('m IIl P:lSlIrf'. A bi;:r1!{loI' ('om!)nn.,' W:IS more ~atis fn(·tor.\' thaJl ~c."'Yf'l'nl smnll OIlP~: it $!':l\'P n wiflftr
was II
Ilit~·
1l0r:lI'~'
olltlook fl'om thp point of "ie\\, .. r (·itizPlIshill: ,,'a"
l p~~
likply to he-(,OHlf' ("liqllE"Y than
~1ll:l1l
('OI1lI1:111ies
attl1C'llNl to n (lpfiltit(' bod)' (('IIIII·('h. 1'«00) Till' COI,fpJ'£'II('P ndjOlll'l1('(l for tl'n in th£' Club Housf'. N ·n . -Tht'" :'H.' t'Ount of tht' E'·en inJ{ ~es ...·iHn of the {'onterent'e win be IHlbli s h p(l in next U)lntilda ."-EtI ,
TRAINING . Training Cl asses. Th(' 5th Course of Cln ses on General Guide Work l)l'l!nn Oil Fl'iclar, 26th July, in (',harge of Miss Moore. A Training Class for Ranger Guiders is to be held during the afternoon of Saturday, lith AUlZllst, at the Fib:roy /}arr\I'IlS (if wet, at the P.G.A. Room. Presbyt"t'ian Girls' Hostel, Gipps Street, East Mel bonrne) . The progra mm e will include Long Distance ~ig'nalling, Knottillg, :llld Running a Ten m G::tm~. '1'ho ~I' \\'ho
come are a ked to be prepared with a Game Llrey could run. A Brownie Gt;,iders ' Class (Element:.tl'y) is beillg held on Tuesday evenillg3, in charge of Miss D. H()~tz. There will be only one other elementary dass this year. Training Week. The 18th Victoriun '!'raining Week for Guiuers and prospective Guidet·s is to be held ~It Government Cottage. Macedon Upper, from 4th to 12th September, inclu i~-e; fee 30/-. This will be preceded by a Training Week·End for Brownie and Rangel' Guiders, from 30th August to 3rd eptember indusi ve. Although entries closed on lOth Augu t, there are still vacancies, and fUl'Ither applicatiens should be made immediately rto the Sccretm y, Training Department, at Headqu,arters. MERLE BUSH, Head of Training OAMPING. Seaford Holiday Home. The Y.W.C.A. Holiday Home at eaford is :lYailable for parties of Guides in charge of their Guider. Permission :b'orms and other information should be obtained from Headqnarters before Guiders make any arrangements. •• Pegersham, " Hea lesville. Through the kindness of Miss White, "Pegel'sham" i ayai\ahle fOI' partie (not more than eight) of Guides in charge of a Licensed Guider, 01' for Guiders an 1 their friends. Permission Forms and othe! information must be obtained from Headqnat1tel's before any arrangements are made. Camp Equipment. The following Camp Equipment is :n-ailable for hire by Licensed Guiders from Headquarters, fo t the started charge for dnration of c::tmp_ AppliClltion for eqnipment must be made to Headuual'ters. if possible, six weeks before required. No order can be dealt with if received later than three weeks before the beginuing of thr e:1mp. Applications for equipment will be dealt with ill the order received. Carriage and freight from stomge depot in Kew to the camp alld return is to b e paid by applicant, and any loss OJ' damage is to be fully covered by her. Tent Poles, set of 2 uprighJts, 1 hdge, 1/ 6 set (16 ets; ridge 12ft., uprights 6ft. - 3 sets, ridge 14ft., nprigbts 7ft.) Cnbicle Poles .. 1/6 dozen (12 poles 8f.t.; 26 poles 7ft.) Tent Pegs .. .. .. .. .. .. ., .. .. 3d. dozen (500 Tent Pegs, 300 Brailing Pegs). Tents . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/6 each (1 Tenl\; 8 x 10, with 2 doors, to be us.:!d as Stor r Tent ollly; 9 tents 8 x 10; 1 trnt 10 x 12; all complete with 11 ,VS.) Kitchen Shelter (Fly, 14 x 14) .. '. 3/Puncher (for making eyelets) .. .. 1/MERLE BUSH, H ead of Camping.
4
.A"gu~t,
MATILDA . OUR BROWNIE PAGE.
1929.
POST BROWNIES. lot is just at the Brownie age that a cripple
"Something old, something new, Something magic, something true, Singing in plenty, a story to tell, And something to make you happy and well." Dear Brown Owl, fn answer Ito your letter in last month's "M:a.tilda," I feel that this is a great opportunity for Brownies to do a combined paek good turn. One Pack was told of the distress you spoke of, and it was arranged that each Brownie !Should ask mother for a "something" out of her grocery cupboard to make up a parcel for a ]1001' family. The following week everyone arri ved with an extra big smile and the "something." which ranged from salt and John Bull Oats and tea, showing that e3!ch mother had given according to her mean. A week later the same system was ad<1pted with left-off clothing and, although the result was nota very large parcel, as most people have already answered the many appeals of thi order, still it was quite 'Worth while. I sineerely llope that everyone of the 3D Paeks in Melbourne will do it bit in this way -ju t once, anyway-and at once. Best wi hes, AJ)R,rENNE PALING, Head of Brownies. N.B.-Parcels marked "La.dy Forster Appeal, North Port Railway ta.tion," may be sent earriage free from any station. Anyone who has any difficulty with this should eommunicate 'With Miss D. Stringer, 14 Grandview Grove, Upper Hawthorn, E.3. Tel. Haw. 3445. EXTENSION GUIDES. Some of the Guides of ,the 2nd Heidelberg (Austin Hospital) Company have now passed the Second Class test, and are working for their First Class, and for this are needing the follO'Wing Ib ooks:Black BeaUJty (Anna Sewell); Pip (Ian Hay); Treasure Island (R. L . Stennson); The Little Duke (Charl()tte Yonge ) ; Pollyooly (Edgar .Jepson ). We of the ~ ever-Never ( ~fl's. A. GUllll); The Little Black Princess (Mrs. A. Gunn). The Call of the Wild (Jack London); If any Companies rould spare copies of any of the c books, the Company would be most grateful. They could be ent to the Captain, Mi '1I Em'hling, WindelJa, High-street, Malvern, .EA. t u'bs!:l'iptions would be most acceptable for any or all of the followillg:-" The Guide," "The Guidel'," and "Matilda." .
OJ' invalid child fiI'st begins to realise that she is differcllIt from other children. Her little frie nd s, her little sisters and 'brothers, now go off to a wonderful place called school, and are away all day, but the wee cripple must stay at horne alone. Of course, everyone is as kind as kind can ibe, but when lllother is busy and everyone else away all day, the days do seem terribly long sometimes. All the Mondays are very much like the Tuesdays, aud the Thursdays not very different from the Fridays. Nothing much ever happens! \\. hen you can't run about und go to school and play with other folks, how can it I But to e\'en Slllall people in Victoria _someI_ hing most e).."Citing has becn happening. One day someone came from Outside, and began to llnfold a wUllderful scbeme called Brownies, and suddenly en路rything looked different. Somehow each one hacl found a whole new world, a world of gay companiollship and adventul'e, of imagination Hnd 'beauty, of usefnlness and service. They no longer felt that they were useless little cripplcs; each one of them was now going to be . "brave :llld helpful, like thc Knights." The Post Brown. Owl liycs on a hill away in the Western District. She is a very wise owl, and sends each child the most delightful Brownie路ish letters "for her very own self." The local Brown Owl is the perBon whJ has the joyous job of telling the little girl &'Jout Brownies, and of eJ\.'plaining every,t hing to her and to h~r mother. The Post Brownie joins her own local Pack, and becomes a member of a Six. Although he call1lot attend Pack meetings, 1t is alway best ,that she hould be made to feel, really and truly, one of the Pack. o Reader, have you "Guided" so long that you havc forgotten. the fir t glOlY it gave to your days 1 The glory of striving, the glory of fello\\路ship. Do you remember how you f elt when ;vou retul'll ell your first alute to a strang'?!' I For the sak!' of your own first days of Guiding, go alld search out a little cripple or invalid child, that ~ he, too, may have ,thi s new full life. he needs it more than you did. When yo u have found a (路hila who fulfils the necessary conditions:1.-She must be over eight and uud er Guide age; 2.-Sbe mu t be preyented by her physical defect from attending Pack meetings, but not be mentally cleficien t; either cl1(1 her name and address to the Post Brown Owl. Girl Guirle Headquarter 60 11:arket S t rct>t, ~[elhoul'lle, or, hetter till, go to the 10(al Brown Owl and tell hC'1' about the child, and take her with vou to ee Ithe "would-be" Brownie, then sh~ ran write to the Po t Brown Owl, giving her full particulars, such as name, nge, :tc1dress, llame of Distl'iet Commissioner.
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Pack to which the child will be attached, the llame of the illness, and any other details she thinks it wou ld help the Post Brown Owl to know. The Posi Brownie family is still a \'er~' little (lne. Will you please help us ,to grow' NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICE. TJuough the Y.W.C.A. throughout the w01']d an effort is heing mad e to colleet data with reference to living costs of employed women. This has both II national and an international signifi· cance, 1t roncel'llS !nigra tion, aetua I yalne of wages reteh'ed, natur e of food in relntion to climate, health of w(lm en and national sta'ltilud of living. The result of such an enquil')' ean be sntisfac,tory only \I' hen based upon thr adunl accouuts kept OVel' a suitable period. J t is only within groups such as the Guide mO" elllent Ilnd others, whrJ'e a measure of goodwill can be obtained, and wherc the effor.t will be seen as true Sl'r"ic,e, that we can hope for succcss. Those \\'ho are in chnrge of the enquilT m'e workillg hard to prepare account books 11wt wIll 'h e imple ana rIeal'. Three Guidcrs haYe yolunteered nlrend ,v to keep these areuL1nt l)o')ks. If any Guiders 01' Rnugers are intel'(\M <:'d they may O'btain full details from Miss S,yiJ11)t1l'1l(' wi:lwut eommihting themselves ill any way, All other r0L111tries [Ire making the enq'liry, and it is our sincere wish that Australia should show her E'<lrnestlless and sinceri,t y by re~poucl iug to the desire for rea 1 kl1o~vleage expressed oy til<' World Conference of the Y.IV.C.A" and th!' International Laboul' Offi ce at Geneva. ST. ARNAUD NEWS. Dear Matilda, I t is such ages since any llew has been sent to you from Our district that you will have almost forg04:ten us. Do :vou know, Tilly deal' (yo u clOll't miud me calling you "Tilly," do you~ I'm sure i,t ounds more confidentiaL) Well, do Y0lt kno\\', ,ye have been so ill that I was afraid we woulll not l'eco,7er, and that you would be l'eceiving our O'bituary notice at any time. The j}}ne s was due to loss of leaders--<tltat preYnlent eomplaillt in the GUidiJlg world, but just when we felt at our worst we heard tllat a new stnr was aibout to :lippear in our Guiding firmamen,t. It seemed too good to be true that :l Guidel' \\-as actually coming to us, because for !J lOll;:>; time past our Guiders had E'ither been leaving the district, 01' they were too husy 01' ,t oo ill to calT:v 01) . But here was a "l'eally truly" Guider taming to us, and thrill of thrills, with ToxlE'ase and Wac1dow experiences as well. Since the recollS/trucii(jJ1 of the Guide Campa,ny it hns been presented with a Union .Jack,
the dedication teremollY was performed by Archdeacon Morgan Taylor. INe have a prospective Brown Owl, and when she is ready we hope to have Brownies in the District Ollce more. The Rangers have been carrying on, but Ithey f ee) the lack of in't ercourse with other companies. At present we al'~ all busy preparing for a novelot3" show, to rai.se funds for our Guide Hall. You will hear morb about this later. Yours, etc" D, McLEAN, Distri'c t Commissioner, St. Arnaud. THE CIDLD NURSE BADGE. Commissioners and Captaius will have notrJ with intere!>t that in futme the Ohilc1 Nurse B:I,dge for Guides is to be awarded in accordance with the sylla'bus published in Rules, Policy and Organisahon; see Victorian Supplement, 1929. rfhe home training and the car e of chil(lren from two to five years old has received fnr less attention in the past than has the eal'e of infants. Knowledge of the care of infant~ is 1ightly regarded as essential and paramount in importance; but the scarcity of literature, propaganda and organisation on behalf of the ,·,toddlers" is due entirely to lack of time and funds, llOt in any deg-ree to an idea that it is unnecessary. Indeed, it is Yery necessary and important to continue and develop beyond the agE' of two, the teaching of the Health Centre sisters, and to bring into our homes the ideals of kindergarten training. Through the Guide badge we hav e an opportunity for wOl,k of great value. \V e ea n spread knowledge, and w e can form souua pllfblic opinion upon the importance of knO'Wl ec~ge. We must look for what we need, but the training of the kinclergnl'tens find the ad v;ee of Health Centre Sisters are readily availillble for us, A supply of useful hooks is already on o]'(ler froUl England (sec belolv). The Uhilrl Nmsp 'badge should rank; with Ambul:l11ee and Sick Nurse in respect to the time :111d attention given to it. In some ways it is eyen more impOl'tnnt, because it con('eJ'llS :1 matter in which Guides often exercise full I'psponsi,bility. The Cill'e of sick people may depend largely UPO)l carrying out directions :1nd keeping Ito a time-tahle, but gil-ls ofteu take full chnrge of cbilchen between two a nd five withO!lt any direction, rule or 'Warning to gui(le them. T elling iiI'S, empty threats :md frigbipning, sips nnd tastes, making ehildren show off, clisregard of the effects of cold nnd fatigue, arc faults in the management of ~hildrell that are absolutely rampant. We 11ee,1 a nrstlate tradition-let US make it. Training for Gui(les,--iSpeeial r lnsses should he a1'1'ang'NI for Child )Jurse Bndge, or 811erinl eyening'S set npart for study. One
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instructor might 'be asked to take the whol.! syllalbus, or two or three might be as'ked to take a few classes each :-A Kindergarten Teacher for "kept happy and good through self-control and occupation", including the best kind of plaything; a Health Centre Sister for clothing, cleanliness, rest, exerci§.e and gcneml routine and hygiene; a Doctor for tliet. particnlarly for children of four IWcl five; alld, perhaps, an experienced cook. I am not suggesting that all these are necessary for eVHY course, but I 'Wish to help each Distri·;t to filld what the guides will need by iuvitillg the g('nerous aid of those who already have suitable training. In country companies, a guider and her second-clas' guides could meet to stud,v books and prepare a perfect volley of questiolls to 'be sent to me by post-iudeed, if any groups wish to study by correspondence I will gladly send questions and ad vice on each section of the syllabns. While special classes are in progress, many jolly ancl inrtere tiJ1g things can happen at Company meetings. lSewing and washing have too often IJeen glected in preparing for this hadge. Life· long habits of eleanlines and neatness, cleyploplllent of self - respeet, and the attitude of strangers towards a ehild depend largely on the" nurse's" knowledge of elementary sewing and washing. These can YI!ry well be undertakell at Company meetings. Begin with cOlllipetitions for "remembering thimbles" and "threading !loedlos." Discuss best killd of thim1ble, needle and thread. Gin' out fastenings of different kinds, ani! allow a certain time to attach them to pieces of cloth. Have ready perfect samples of each. Arrange competitions and discussion, and then let all try again. A hem ,'lith elastic inserted (incl!ld· ing ideas on "thrifty' elastic and its pr oper looseness for children) should be pa rt of j his sectioll. 'l'he general idea shouli! be "running l'epniI'S," including darns. Washing should be actually practised. Most companies can arrange to have hot water, even if it menns a fire out of (1001'S. Usp of apron, rolling slee\'es, neatness and method ar(' all im · portant. Cooking should be practised, too-some may be done at the Company meeting; some prac' tised at home and brought to classes. All these su'bjeCJts may be used to emplo.v a group of advanced guides, training them to work alone, to overcome difficulties, to explore, :lIld find out. If tIle work is written down and given to Patrol Leaders, and if Guiders have prep,ared carefully 'What will be required, satisfnctory work can he done in a short time (20~5 minutes). Let Guides try first, to find out how much
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they knoll'. Tlten cbeck by a conect sample to filHI o lIt lto\\' much more they need to kllow. "Leal'll by Doing" is our watchword. Guides should lmow a Humber of lllll'Sel'Y Thymes, ~1)1(1 know each olte l')igt,ltt rdll'ough . ")Iotltel' Goose" is a good addition to the libl'an·. Diet:- \Yh en diet has been taught at the spe· cial classes, guides can cut from magazines and mount pictures of the food required, 01' draw the thillgs on cardboHJ'{1 fol' themseh'es, colour them and CILt them out. Routine : Dailv routino should be olle of the 8ubjerts t·aken at the class. Make a ca I'elboard clock·face. Diyide the company iuto pairsa nurse and a child. Announce the age of the child fo!' the eyening. pjace the hands of the clock. Sho\\' a carel for" a.m. " or "p.m." blo\\- .1 whistle. The" utll'ses" immedia tely :J.Jegin to set the children to the proper occupation for the time of day. The Te.t:-A leaflet on the Child );'l1l'se Test "ill be prepared in n{'ronlance with the sylla'bus. Books:-Leaflet on Diet: Procurable on application frem Prahrnn Health Centre, )falyet'll Road and Clarence Street. Healthy Childhood. Dr. )1al)' \\. estOll. Pri ced (about ) 4/6. On oI'de!' fl'om England to H.Q. Children from Two to Five, b~' Edith L. Maynard. Price (about) 9el. On order from England to H.Q. G. H. SWTNBURNE, Head of Test and Baclge '.
ARTIST BADGE. Useful suggestions for Artist Badge are now ayailable at hendquarters. Th s:v 1111\ln(] p :-..-!A list of certifirates that may qualif.v fnr certnin sedions. Suggestions for time :ll1cl t:vpe of te~t. ] n tNpret'l tiOll of Section 3. G. H. SWINBrRXE, Head of Tests nnd Badges. SOUTH-EASTERN DIVISION. :Mrs. Fnulk11er, the Diyisional Commissioner for the South·Eastel'll suburbs, ent61',tained the Jnetn be's of the lo cal associations of the Division at her home on Jul~' ] 8th. Mrs. Faul'kner l'eport· Prl on the satisfactory progress of Guiding in the Diyisioll. much of which wns due to the help gob-en (luring the :-enr bv the local associations. :;\fiss Bush ga\-e an interestiul!' addre s on the ori~ill :lIld development of ihe mo'-ement. Lacl~' All!'ll, President of the Toorak am1 AI" ma rlale L.A .. and Mrs. Plowman, Vice-Pr('sirlent of the Oakleigh and Jl.furrumbeena T.J.A .• both thn llked Mrs. Faulkner for the opportunity she ha(l, gi\'(>11 t.heir fellow members to meet Miss Bush, and to leal'n more ahout the :lctit'itiees of th(' other distric,ts
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BIRDS OF THE OPEN AVIARY. 2.-l'HE SUPERB WARBLER. Not, all it may be thought, because they warble superbly, is this name given to the family of little birds commonly known as Bluc 'i'its, Blue Bonnets. 01' Blue Wrens, but because they belong to the class of " ~\'arb l er " and are, uy virtue of their plumage, indeed supel-b. [t is true they can '''arble yery daintily-who has not heard with delight their joyous little tl'iI11lmt it is not equal to that of some of their relati,-e, the Re<.'d Wm'blers, for instance, who, though lacking gorgeous fea·thers, cau exte l in song. In a tangle of prickly acacia, 0 ~ lose to the ground that the bracken :lnd heath hid i; from view, was the grass-woyen nest from which Jimmy, a littl e Superb \\'arblel', first look ed out through the round opening in its ide. at the wonderful ,,,'orId around him, And let no one be so superior as to say that even a little Blue 'i'it with nothing to show but a cavernous mouth, and f \V tubbly feathers on his paunchy little body. has not the sense to appreciate the beauty which sUlTounds him; nr to cleny aesthetic ta9t~ to birds which keep their ong in tune or, like ,Jimmy's parents, who chose the lo,'eliest spot in the Open Ayiary in whicll to buHd their nest, and t IH'J1 crowned it with se,'eral bHs of l>'1'centlst moss in which to stick a single small ~l'im 'on feather, dropped by a passing reclbrowed fin ch, thus giving a tiny 'pTnsh of ('01(1111' to delight their eyes, even as it did mine, Youllg .Jimm,v, I mu ~ rOllies, did not at first match tIle beauty of hi hom e, and between him and his byo si,tE'J's there was little to (,hoose, (Turing their infancy, in ugliness :lnd in a yoratious rapacity f01' food, B,v som(' early Jllisr,h:mce ill the ne9t, ho\\'('\-el', or perhaps thro ugh :tn earlier imp<.'rfec-tion in the egg, it ~oon bet':lme npp:lI'cnt that the snd clistincItion was .Iimmy's of possessing onl,\' onE' foot, and in tead of a second se.t of fOllr ('ie,-er toe, he had 110tlting but a SltraigM stirk of a leg ,\'ith which to hel1) ~)nl:lllce his plump little bo(l~", DeIspite this deformity, he thro'-e l'apiilly with the other, an.1 "'hen they n1:l<1c their first appearnnce at the Birds' Bath he nlren(ly showe(l great skill ill horping about au(1. \\'ith assistancc from 011(' willg, in COmillg to a balance on t\Yig or hough, Tn their first plumnge ,there is H'I',v littIp (lif!'<.'rt'n ce between the two sexes, but while the little hen birds remain in th<.' same mode t gre ~" gnl'b all ·their live , .1imm~', as we sh:ill see. herom s lwter on ,erv much (' a hinl of a dif!'PI'ent (·o lour!" • Llo~-r1, th<.' yellow robin, and sen'ral ,,'hite'bl'o\\'e(TlI'],PI1 . were nt the Bath when .TiD1m~" anl1 his l'elatin's arrived, and they were soon :lCr(\-pted int(l the fricndly communHy without nny 'nell'antagt' heing taken of hi s 11l111appy Inme11e s.
The ummel' slipped 'by, a all summers llo, too quickly for man or bird , and Jimmy's f,ather, with most of the other growli males, P)lt off the)]' sho'wy jackets and caps of blue. and bla~k, and for a season mixed uno!!tentaJtIously =th the dan in :l co mmon uniform, During the winter Jimmy became very tame, and wa,s, perhaps, our most regular ,"isitor, taking food from our hands without the least fear, He seemed to make a point of showing off how lit-tle he cared for the IOSJ of a foot. and would come prop, prop, propping along till he reae becl the ba.th, ,,-hE'll w,ith a spring he landed on the edge, balanced Inmself on one foot aml the s-tum)J, and l eaned dow,. to sip the 'W3Iter which he loved. B u t his groat bhow-piece was a Blondin feat, in which he took especial pride, Near the !bath is a thin rope, hanging slack between two tea-tree posts-:-part of the fixing for a hammock-and when .JImJllY was taIled near this spot he would invariably fly to the rope, nnll though it SW lln~ and sh{lok, and hi~ poor stump s1i11pecl off one sIC1e and then off the other, he would stick to it till U~ last he got a firm poise, {lnd then give a long warble of hiumph and satisfaction. As a rule the young male Superb 'Varblers do 1I0t (·hange plumage during their first yea1', but remain bac helor , nnll unadorned, until the econci pri11g, but perhaps because lt~ was hatch ed yery early in hls year, and was thus lLearly twelve mouths old when Sprin~ came 10UlHI, young ,Hmmv proved an exceptiOJ1? a nd 0111' (lay in early August he arriYe,l wlilt a blotched and ragged appparame about the lu:'arl ancl houlders, Tn two rl a~'s morc a spl'ink HII!; of black and blue feathers u'Ppeared, and was oon follo'Werl by a complete cap and jacket of hright blue, tran forming him into a respl endent little be:i~ ill full nuptial nttire, During the bu y, hap-p.y days which followed, our hero 's dazzling ~0.1t ~aught
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Ie caught the ear, a bravely as any of the others, and nefore very long he had captivat<.'d a li·tt1p :Hln,iring brid~ , A proud and nttentil'e 'pousp ,1':15 11(', gunrdil1~ her jealo'lslv, inrlefatiga>ble in fineling her food, anel ah,-nys ready to }Jarnde for hC'l' ;I,elmiration hi gifts of beaut\' ~llle1 SOllg. Thl'ough the bright days of early summer, whfOn the , nn parkled on green and bro11ze and re<1 tip]);>'1 shoots of iIJoughs, when ,yilel Rowers still ling-er(>i1 in the ~helt('ring scrub, :111(1 there ('emer1 110 nC'C'tl for more delight, many a furfher deht of halJlPill es, did we incur from the momentary flash of rolou]' which ,limmy, or one of his similarh' honnetted consins . lent to th<.' Runounding's ,,-ith sight-anI' thlg' contrl]st or satisfying harllloll~-, OI1P morning, towards the enel of summer, .Timmv, with several of his kin, in whose rnmpa ny :llso were n. rouplE' (If wrens n 11(1 tht' npl't(>~t of littlp thornlhills, ,,'ere prosppc,ting about nenr the bath fOl' l'<.'mnants of crurnn)s. when nll wen:'
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startleu into alarm by tl 3 loud notes beautiful in thelliSelyes, but charged "ith dre~d for all RDla II birds, of a Butcher-Bird neal' at hand. "Fly! Fly!" pipe(l .JilYll1'X to his companions, who lost no time in dartiug jor the protection of the tea-~ree. Another' "'} I'U, and .Jimmy, too, wonld have 'becn safe ill that kind shelter but (ndng to his lame leg [HIt! tOl the fraction ot'time expelldell in giring his :shrHI w:lriling, his doom was ealed. I\'ith an!),,· lik<· Haslt of wiu,Y~ the Butcher-Bird swooped I.von him, and .Jiml'~v wal' bornc aloft to cluick and horrible destruction. Poor, braye, beautiful little fellor.. what a 8:111, untimely en.(ling to your ~:h:)I"t bu, h:,l'PY l~fe! The bath WIll ncycr again r('fled roUl' brilh~l1t hlue, :the )'o<pe on ~\-hich you ~lirl YOUI' Bll)lldlJl act ,sways usele s in the b1'3,He. and though other \\ arblf>l's come and "0 we never ~ef> one without a satl and atrectiol~nfe ; hOl1ght ior ~:lme bl~t gn llant .J im. ABOUT BOOKS. Do Guiders, generall,\', realise that there is an nhl'irlgecl forlll of th(' Girl Guide Handbook whi('11 can Ibe bought by the Guides for 9d.? It is (·;tlled " steps to Guiding," and <lontains all of Girl Guiding tha.t the girl of Guide age needs' the sedions '\\'hirh are not illcluded being thos~ dealing. "With the Browuie and Ranger branches, and G:nders. A gooo,l text ~)ook on Pil'Rt Aid is a welcome an.rlition to the Company or Patrol Library. Th" St. .John Ambulance Association's handbook is excellent, but so abbreviated that it is not satisfactory for the use of the Guides thcmseh-es. We recommend, therefore, the " Gilcr a f t T alks on Ambulance " (price 2/-), by Dr. IV,. L. tephen. The book is very clearly and brightly written, and makes the ,subject as attr~ldhe and thrilling as it should be when taught to the Guides. E,-ery Gnider would do well to handle this book. it is in the H.Q. Library, and is also for ale at the Guide Equipment Depot. -F.V.B. PLEASE NOTE !
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Equipment. There seems ·to be some misuuderstauding regarding the price of hayersacks. T hese are on sale at the Equipment Depot at 4/- each-not '2/6, as some p u rchasers seem to thillk. For Guides who wish to make their own havcl'sa,'ks, paper paMerns are on saIl' at 3d. each. Tbe Second Class Test pamphlet will 'be Oil sa le at the Equipment Depot in the second week in August. Accounts. It does no t appear to be genero lly un derstood that Hea d quarters cannot run credi t accounts
for tu\\'n Compallies or Guiders. T he keeping of the 3.30 odd aFcounts of Co untry Companieil, Packs, prospect i-vo Guiders, etc., n ow take s p ractienlly a ll Miss Sweeting's t ime. Also, fro m a finallcial aspect, we nee d more and more cash eustomcrs and less cred~t accou nts, as we have to pay monthl) accounts for the goods we buy. For Sale. A country Guider ~yho has g1\'en up Guiding . wishes to sell her uniform. Any Guider who is interested lll:.ly s,'e it if she will rupply to Miss Barfus at Headquarters. Found. A Rauger Tenderfoot badge, \Iith initials on l,:lf'k, was found by MI'. ,). KolloshE', of U.6. Cars, in one of his Belgrave cars recently. The owner mny h,n e the b:1dge 011 iclentifying it at Headqua del·s. Cookery Books. 011\(' time ago Mrs. Mouutain, District Coml1li~~iOll('r for FE'rlltree Gully, very kinilly offered a number of copies of her Cookery Recipe Books to ;111\' Loral As ociatiol1 which would like to dispose of them for the benefit of their funds. A Humher of these books is still available, and District Secrctaries l1lny haye any number on pa~'lUcllt of postnge. The hook are usually sold at 011(' shilling each. Annu al Sports. 'rhc Riehmond and East Melbourne District will hold its second Allllual Sports Day early in Odober. Thcy announce that the Country Dances for ('om petition 'Will be "Hey, Boys, up we go, '" and "OrallgeS ::mcl Lemons." "Hey, Boys, up w e g:o" is a squal'e set for four, and" Oranges an<1 Lemolls" is a dance for eight Guides. APPOINTMENTS. District Commissioner:Uro.\'(lon-l\1rs. Tan ('ameron, Calmora, Croydon. ~[ornington~Mrs. W. W . Leggatt, Aulna, ~1orniJlgton.
WARRANTS. c apta ins :1st. Heic1elberg~Miss B . Bedggood. '211(1 PTa luau-Miss C. Bl'oadh urst. '2nd Preston-Mrs. F r ost. 1&t Skip~on-iMi~s E. E lder. 4th Sout h Yana-1\fiss .T. Inglis. 5th Yictor ian Lones-Miss R. Mackie. ht 1'erang~~1iss M. Williams. L i.eutenants1st A l phingtoJ!-~,[iss 1\1. Sharwood. 1st :;\Ioj'(lialloc~~1 i ss M. Whita'ker. lst So uth Yana-.Miss F. Th ompson. Br own Owls:1st C'Iunes-1\1iss M. McD onald. 1st South Yarra-Miss E . Ru shworth .