Vol. 6, No.4.
SETPEMBER, 1929.
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MATIL D A --------------------------------CONTENTS.
Page GuideI'll' Pil'~t
ConicI'0nre
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Ulnss TeRl
Rl'o'Wlli(' Page Hi rthda'y Parties
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Imperial H.Q. Building Fund National Museum Lectures Birds of The Open A vial'.\' Rflngel' Debu,te Training f'mllping .. H.Q. Lilll'fll'.v
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GUI DERS' CONF E R ENCE. EVENING SESSION. 01'. A . K l~loyd talked for llalf an hour to the GUiders about teaclling others to sing. He said that l'I'cryone must envy the Gnidcrs their opportunity of irH'reasing the intelligent happiness of other ])<'011Ie. and that getting the Guides to Sing was one "'ay of uoing this. DI'. ICJonl recommended the use of a tuning fork to ~ivc II definite note (C or A), from which any other lIotl' cOllld be gauged. People were usua II), beth'r singer" than they thought, and it was to be remember\'d that. when a numbel' of people sing together, till' "il'tne, :!Jlpear, while the vices seem to disappear. i:iea-Clwntil'S. like "Billy Boy," were inter.ll§ting to ~ing-. but some "'ere quite diJIicult to learn, and uifINl'nt books gave different Yersions of the tnnes. it I\'a~ best to choose an eusy tune, auu then to goi",' thr Gnides confidence for their Singing., A helptill d(,"icc for teaching the tune "'US to "point th" music in tlle air" with the hand, showing the relutivp POSitiOll of the notes to be snng. Dr. :]'J~Y~I I hill"s it better not to attempt to make the KlDglllgpl~l'fp(·t as one gops along', but to get the wIJolc i<lt);t of tlH.!. ally.
~ong
lil';-.:t. ;IIHI poiish
art0nyal'd~
g'1':ldn-
VI'. Floyd recomUlenucu "Olne books ,yhiell would t1~ef\l1 to GlIidc'l's: The Chanty Book, Part 1 ('ul'wen) : 1'wiee 5.; Community Songs (9d,. at H.Q,) :
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Nnrsel'Y Rhymes. Books I, II and III, which
'rC'I"!',"'S
"olltuille(\ l'hYm('~.
d~lightflll
new settings of old
nurser.\'
ROlHlds are the quicketit WflY of teaching
pu·rt-singing. "as l'Nllly IllPHut h~
Pnrt'\"!'; " ,fel'u::;alem"
the CV.ll.
pos"" to I..." 811ng as a solo fol' the fir8t, ,:"rse. with fu Il ('[lOrus for the second I'l' rsl'. 'llll" method ~hollirl be applied to many songs. and \Yn~ n hetter iden Ihnll ~1'N'~'one .ingin!! all the time. Alt"I~1atr \ f'1'~(l8
(·t1t11d be
snn~
3.S Kolo and chorns.
Dr. Flo.1'l1 explainetl thal tll<' attitude of the ,ing-Pl'·. mind uffecte(\ l!i~ .ing-in!!. 'Ye Ileeged to h;lY\' ill our minds th", 1,I<·tlll'e" or beautiful tone" ,,' hi"11 \\'f' wishell to produe and then to malw the ~illg-illl: as much lil,e Ih:lt n~ possible. _ :-\lIl1lmillg- liP ht~ mn:-;t lnlel'e~t111g and helpful talk. DI·. 1"ln~· tl .aid: "Gin' the ~i1'18 thp note-have thp ~Oll~ ill Y01l1' own lllil111 --nnd if Y,Ou al'~ :l1l~ 11.1 flgre~: lllPHI thnt
~-on
W:Illt if to g"o
'I'h(" OuidE"l'R' I?llth\l~iu~ti(' ': lPlll't'C'intifln of this tnlk. ('0); F'ERE);(,E
'I'h<, Tll'pul I'
~tl':tlg'ht - It "iLl. j!o" nppli1l1~(, fil'OYP(1 th(,ll'
~~:f;f;ION-('ontin ll ell.
Rlatp ('llllll11issionel'. La\lr (,buuy!'1.
wns in t h(\ Chail' fot' thf" ('~reniHg o;;(\~sion. rrhp
of I hp
.\~(,JlIla
I'PFil
IYa' (lpalt ,n(h:GENRR.\ L·
I -"~hat (10 ) ·ou cons ider is the etiqnette to hl' nos'er\'t"d on t h e ocea~ioll Q,r It Ti iii it by n Commission-
("r, n clerJ::nnan. 'v i sitiJlg' Guider. mClllbel' J... A or other friend, to your Com l)nny?
'i\iisR
of
the
Y. Walter (9th Geelong) spok" on this ~t~(,s lion . • tl'('""in~ the necessity fol' lIIaklll~ tbe . YJ,SltOI' feE'l at hOI11E', She tboug-ht that the C.OilllluSSlOnel' shOlllti bE' g-iven some sort of a ~'elcome t? ~ho,~ th(' GuidE'S were glarl to see her. 'Ibe Co~mlsslonel wonld probably prefer the Company mephllg to pro,·ppd witheut interruption. but she sholllf1 at least llf' ('onsulted ~hout this-not just put ill n ('oJ'l1rl'
September, 1929.
for the rest lIr tbe evcJlillgo! If the clt'l'I;ymnn visitf'd ltpr CODlpauy, she usually askctl him to open the mpetlng with a prayer. It WfiS suggested by one Guider. who is also a ComlllissiollE'I·. tllat two Guides should be sent out~idl' I () JlJ(>",t tbe visitor---one to bring' her in, and W(' 01 hel' (0 run on abead and warn the Company of her U illlroach; other wise the visitor was liable to be left stunding while the waming took place. 2.-Whnt shou l d be the attitude of the G u ider in l'egar('1 to t he Commiss ioner v isitin g t b e COlnl)any? It \I';]~ :1g-reell that. if tbe CommiSSioner is to be
lite friend and helper of the Captain. she needs to 1l1' ill touch with the Company and its Iyork, ancl wilen ~ht' visits. it is as a friend, to encourag\l anti hl'lp, ratber tbun in a spiIit of criticism. Guides ,htluld Itt' IIlnde to fE'el that her vi it is a special tlll·ill. 1I0t UII ordeal. 'l'hc Commissioner should be rl't'eivt',1 lYith the respect lIuc to bpI' I,o~itirm , and al I hI' 8allll' lime with the utmost franknE's', eordinlit.l· nnd frieutlliness. 'L'jl(\ Cl1.lil'llltIll
here
referred
Ot1(;k
fo
n pl'evious
fli~(·u~~i()ll. (lul'ing' the afterlloon session. on (lu estiH II J ,,!, t h t' Guide "ection. denling with t he s u bjf'l't of Hn n J.:"(· .. -age Gu ide:oo. in [l Distrit: t wi1iel1 lHlS 110 n:lllg'(~ l' ('OIllIHllI Y. :Iii" t'allle'I'Oll (Hefid Of Rungers) spoke about thf'
ill;IJ1I· i"abllit )· of HungE'r '·oll."all)·. II bad been I:ng-I;II"l ;]II(] h('re. that iJlP .,'Ollllg'Pt' <illi(les of
Patrols :lttached to " Guick fOllnd ill practice. both in a Ranger Patrol hampered the CompullY, in theil' de \"p!npIllPllt of Il':lt1el"::.hil). und was also a hindrance til th" lIIl'mlJl'I'~ of the Hall~('I' I'Mrol and their de\('!OPIlWllt
a~
:)(I11it:-:.
L.lIlr l'llalll'pl III'g",l lhE' l1('e,1 of formillg more n:lll~PI' ('oll1paui('s. :Ina dnlftiug tbe ol<1er gil'l~ into tll('lIl.
'l'IIl' :Ig-t'll(ln was lhen IH'ocpecJed witb:genera l l"lb li e freqlle n tly compla in about
:l.-'l'h~
(Juitles in n n ifornl heing seen out aft('r tell o'cloc' at night., .\ rP we IJpi ng careful abou t t hi s?
I t \l'n~ ;Jg-r, r(1 that Hom('tillles Rangel'S or Guider. ill ""ifol'lIl 11\;1)' be mi.taken ior Guides. 'rhe impor, that anyone in uniform should not altl'ad ttltPlllion to themselves by unseemly behaviOlll·. It \l'IIS adl'isnble ihat one should llvoid beiu!! fllll I;]l(' in IIniforlll, when possible. I all t thillA' \\:lH
I . - I ...
t h ('
tl~uinl'Ot
ft"l" lin g
th~
w('ari n g
ul' lunxard:-.
hy C:ui<iprs gPII PJ'u l ? .\11 ;llIimnte<l discussion
took place. giving thC' :l(iI',1I1t;]!!", of U1HI objf'dion, to the wearing- of lanrnl',I,. 1)111 \l'ben pnt' to tile vote, a lal'ge majority <1('<'1<\,," fill' keeping thE' lanyard as part of a Gnid1'1"" IIn ifol'm. as Inil1 down in the rulE'S. 5.-~t·n .... i"t"
lli l,.-s an tl the
Protf'~tion
of t h e Tf'a-
t r'f'E",
:IIi"
lla)"lllnn (l"t Sundringham). appealed to t.;t1i(l~r ... to hl'llI tile authorities to Pl'otN·t the tenIn',' - pal'tif'nlarlr thp young- plants-f1long- the fore-:lHP'(" To l'eplacp th~ (liseased tl'C'es, young trees hnc1 bt'rn pl:lllh·(l. h1lt oit-lli,('kf'l'S \\'('1'(\ "Pl'Y 1':11',, ::,,:-: lJull
('\"('n
ClnW,," h;\l1
IImon~
tltp
been fOllno
tf'3-tl'Pf"
nun
playin.!! in
tl'ea<lin~
<1o\\'n
and out
the
~'oUUlZ
nl,J1lt,. It "'AR "~nil1~t the law to pick an~' pnrt of (he l,a-tl'r(', und , Ii," Haymnn a \(011 Gllioel's who \I~I',1 thp fOI'E'.l1ol'E' for tbeir Guide hil,<,s to cnll tbe Cillirlp,' attrntion to thr nrpo for ~nre. 'I'his finish,·" (h" Ag-pndu . and Latly C'hnnl'el asked :\Iiss 11'vin~ to ~Jl~nk abont ~eyeral thing'~ in conuf'C lion \l'ilh Ihp l<:qllipJ>1E'nt Depot at ITE'ocl<ltlflrtel's. The nf'\\' style of Gu i de hat ,,-as first (liSCU~sef1. "hil(\ f1 ~:lmJ)lf\. ohtnined fl'om 'f;;nj.!lnnd. 'Yfl!=; p:u~se<l l'Ol1lH1 nmong tIl(' Gni<1el'~ , r.rhpl'P wn~ much dis,·us.,iol1 as (0 the rE'slwctiYIl mpl'its of the old and "1'''' stl'It',. It 'YU, finall)' ngl'eNl. (,n Lady ChauvE'I's sugg-<"t ion. that Gllio('\'. should consnlt th('il' ('0111nnnir. a' to whpther thE'Y wOllltl likp to chan!!p to the II ('\\, st.~lp of hut. find thnt ther ~honlll pass the infol'mation on to the COl11mi"sioner. . ,[eallwhile Tf":ltl<lllfll'tC'r, wonld mal,e pn<lllil'ip. niJollt prices of loral manufacture. etc. I,nay ('hnuypl 3"1,pd Guider. whether they woulfl llI'efpr' to hayp a l o('al rule tbat Gllidprs' hnt.'l should hE' tUl'n~d flown aJl rotJnd. uJl the yeul' ronnel. onf1 not ju.l· i" "ummel'. When put to the .yotE'. a smaJl minolit)' yoted (01' thi' . • 0 no alterntlon wns ]11'0PO'NI.
)fi., Trying drpw
GnicJ('J's' IItt('ntion to t1IP
f
net
8epte]]]Jber, 1929.
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lhat cllinstraps were 110 101lger 1'CC01'ueU ill the Hull's as un item of a Gui<le's uniform, so they need "ot be 1I'0rn, thougll uniformity "'a~ advisable t111'UlIgLlUUl a Company, and jt was }\UOWll that some
Companies preferred to \\'car tlll'm to keel) tllcir hats OU.
A su:.:gestioll hall been bandcd in that I,' riday lIight lI'as not a su,itabJe night for thc holding of ill ill II' l'la~s('~, as it diu 1l0t suit mu"y Guiders. It lI'a ' l'xl) lailled t.hat classes arc hel,l 011 UOlllluys :IS \\'(' I[ IIslIall ,I ', alld that tile days could be arranged '1'1':1
10 suit Tru i u(-"(-'::i, if their wishes were known bcfore1I:111(l. ..-\ ~lIg-;':l' Stiull was s e nt iu tllaL IIalf-ilouL' Class('s l-IhnuJd ht.' al'l'ungec1 at LlllH.:ll -r.rimc. It was SllggC"::; t p(} br ~ I iss f-\winbul'lIe thnt a Trainer might b e av -
:lil:lble for 1% hours one day II week at [ulleh · time, to UllsII','!' questions, etc., for Guiders wbo lik ed to ,'Ollie to lieadquarters tben , L:III.I· l'!tauv€'1 ,uill thut til e ill€'a woulu be consid rl'f 'tl. :tnd dl'tuil:-; of "~ I ati l da ,
.
:llTUUg'C'lIll'lllS
wu111(1 appear ill
tl:('u spoke to the Guiders about by th€' Natioual Conl'l' l'ence of tile takeu liP by tbe l'uu -l'acilic Coufer1'11('1', ill "nll'l' to Utili ont tile valuo of womell's ~ I iss ~\I'iIlIJul' n~ f, "Cll l'llI~ iuitiatt'll
r. \\ ',(' .• \" alltl
\\"a ges fro1H tl1~ poiut of yiew of migration. Th e illte l'~sl of tile Geneva Labour Olliec, n ll il of thC' ];; J1 g'Ush l\ ligl':.Hion autboritiC's.
,.;c helll l hacl tile
OUR B R OW NIE P AGE. , ' Bullle Lhiug old, some thing new, Something magic, something b'ue, Singing in plenty, a story to tell, And something to make you hap'PY and well," Ou BatuJ'duy, 8epteJllUUl' ~Sth, ut 2.30 0 'clud" tho Rev. G, Uox, Guide Lecturer in Natural liistory at the National ~luseum, Melbourne, will talk to Brownie Guiders. It is hoped that every one will attend . All Guiders, whethcr Brownie, Guide 01' Hangul', are invited also. A ]lack lcadcrs' afternoon and evening has iJee n arnlllgctl for Saturday, October 12. Miss Paling a nd Niss 'l'he wlis will be in charge, and will meet ]la~k leaders of MeLbourne and sub· mus n t il p.m. a,t Ileidelberg station. ADI'l.IENNE PALING, Head of Bl'O'Wllies.
III "1'<1 "1' to have "omp cl€'finite illformatioll about
.\ l1stJ'n ]ian ('OlH1HiollF; of work and -w ages for women.
tlw Y. \\' .C .. \ , a 1'(' preparing' sets of "pecinl books nnd )'('co l'ds . which "-010(>11 are to 1"ll' tlHl{ec1 to
1{( 'p)I. tn show. untl p l' ('Pl'tnin he:ulillg:-: . their dE'tailpd t'X P(llltlitll 1'(' ,
'na',\'
wen'" looking for Yoitlllh1(,l's to
11111[I'I'take thi" fol' tile purpose of
th~
enftuil'.I' . and
it lI'a" thou/!'ht thelt some Guiders mi!;ht he ,,-illlll/!, to J\:4:PP ~\I('h a"l'Ollnt~ as It clefillite P1(,('(, of H('1'\'ic('.
TIll' 1'l'(·OI·t!S. l't(· .. woulll not 11(' re:Hl)' for about
tlll'('f' 11I()lIth~. htlt~Ji~:-: f.:.Willblll'llC' w01lld 1Il' :.:-1:111 In h(,:l1' fl'om any Guider:-; who wotlill olTpl' to 1It'11> tlli:-: way, L eul." l'haun'1. ::,uUlwing' tin Illp COllfl' I'PI){'P, :-:nid t lIat \\"1l('I'eas IHO Guicl('l'S 1u\(1 nt tl\lllll't\ llll' ]!):!k <..'011 -
ill
ferelH'(' , o'-pr ~OO had comp to th iR Olle, nll(l it W:l~ :,:r:ltif.l'i ll ,(! to spe so lIlau~' GuidOl's tal(\' th is 0PPOI'-
lnuit.v o f' IH:'lping- 00("11 ntlJ f' l'. and g'aiDin~ hints fOt' I hC'JIl:-:pl Vl':-: , ~h(\ ))l'(JpOSt'l (l n y()tf' of thilllks to :\JiJ-i:" " 'nllE'!' for hC'1' \ ' hnil'munship (luri.ng- th e aJternoon :"f ~~:-:i{lt1. :"1 1111 thi:-: "':\:-: f'ill'l'i prl with ilflPlallse, rpU{\ l'IIl1ft.'I'l' II{'P wa~ then (.' Io~('d,
FIRST-CLASS TEST. First Class is at last" coming to (he front " among our Victorian companies. We need, most of all, experience. Guitlers who will J'cally tae-kle the matter, think it over ha«l, and :find out what is besrt will doa vCI'y good decd for Guid· ing ill Yie-Iioria-a deed that may" s prcail" fin· ally far beyoucl our own State. Let us not ask so much "What m ust we doF', "Whwt has evcryone else done~", but J'ath e l' try something ourselves, and sec 1£ it will work. The older countries look to us 'LS pioneers, hal'e we for gotten thaH The ideal of beeoming a First Class Guide should ,be the dl'iving force of our companies. The use of dctillit p kuowledge' f ol' rhal'a ctrl' 'training is one distin0tive feature of thc Guide movement; the tests fOl' First Class have been cllosen because of their opportunities for trainiug, ,the need for USillg the knowledge Guides hftye obtainecl. A Guide must lia\'c character, illitiative, alertness, she must lIa I'C ]l1':J.ctisecl in clividu ally and be rcally I'csponsible for what she undertakes. Practical Suggestions. 1. Be sure t h at every Rrcona ClnR~ (1uiile lnlows -the list of First Class tcsts.
2. Tal( c one ,thing at a time. The whole First Class test looks something intangible, and hard t o ta~kl c ; look a t one clause, anel OlIO only- it iJl'('O IlIt'S SU1'pri.ingly easy. il. Develop Group Work. We tend to treat our <:ompanies and patrols too much as units. To establish our company spirit and our patrol uni· ties is rthe first step, but when that is done we ;lIu st tak e the n ext step, or we shall lose what we have attained. The next step is individual initiJative. A lTange activities for individual Guicles or for small groups-Provide books for ohtaining information on History of the Movement (Guiding for the Guider, ps. 7-13, and Annual Reports). Allow Guides to moun,t pictures and look up information. Local maps with quarter miles mal'ke el e:ln be us ed for judging distances. Guides ('all lIlake pap er compasses and practise wi t h th c m, "ud make small maps round their OW11 ha.ll. For ('calking two miles ,they can begin with short distances aud gradually work up nntil ~hay can c10 one mile out aI!.d one mile back to th o Ila]] in half an hour. 4. Prcparc indOOI'S for outduol' 'worl<, so [hat the Guides are waiting eagerly for a field clay -when they can practise what they have JC3I'1lt. Allow plenty of time for patrols to ,1~:;l\'lss plans for a field day aud ma'k e prep:tmtions. Make sure that Guiders handle Natural History books for themselves. Useful E coks, Bush Boy's Book (Donald McDollahl ) ; Ea sy Guide to Southerll Stars {O1'l') j ),fatlll'c Stuc1ics ill Australia ( Gillies & Hall ) ; ];']'(shlio'hts of Nal\ll'c (Grallt A liI'lI ) ; lT sl'ful Bil'ds of BOllthern Austmlia ( Hall ) , 'rile ,,('r,v best of wishes, a lid may Victoria soon show ' lllrtJI,y -I!'irst Class Bac1g,es, well wou fl 11 11 wO'l'tldl)r· wo l'l1. (1, n. S\\' INBURN8, Hcad of T ests and Ba clgC'H.
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES, 9th Geelong. On Prida,', .July ~6Ih, 192f), !(his (late beillg I h(' nearest' l<'riday to the CUlllpal'y's Birthdny -.J uly 25th, a party was n I'I':lIlged to eeleol'lI te I' he occasion of the tOmpallY nttallllllg the age' c,f fh'(j years, The fuudioll was held in St, Alldrew's -Sunday School nail. St, Pau l 's Guide Company, Christ enul th Guitle ()ompall):, [11111 t h~ Rangol's 11'110 \\'\.'1'0 fO"'l1C'rI," gUIdes IU our ('UlllP'IllY wel'e invitcd. 'rile programme, 1"hic'h illc-ludell games, tountn' Dnll(:illg a Guide ('ompeti'tioll, siug-solll{ auJ SI;JlP ~l', sccmccl to b e thol'ough I)' rlljoyed by all. As onl' Guicll's llad fOl' XOllll' time iJeell maki Ill! artic'les fol' thc Jkl h:!I'Y Babi cs Home, (':Ic'h patrol elisplayecl in thell' CrllllCI' m;IllY cl:iillty garm en'ts ancl origillnl t c}.I'S \\-hich they had finish ed, Captalll and Lie utell:llIts also h:l(1 n Cornel', anel exhibIted man.\' ('urios ns "'ell as goods for the Babie., ' Home. Th e following WHe the artitles se llt to the Bn hies' Home :-11 woollen balls. + dressed <lolls, 5 r:l'ttles, 2 bOllnots, 1 pail' of shoe. , 1 pic tUl'C book, + si ngi ets, 7 jac' kets, 1 tin 1>3 by powd er .) cakes of soap, :.! face ,,-ash cI'S, 2 feed(I'S, 1 'pair of gaitel's, 1 quilt, 2 petticoats 1 dress. A beautiful hil'thdav cake ,,-n gi\'ell to the ('OlllP'lIl~' h;V Mrs. Robertson. A Ft('I' suppel' Miss Stringel', Captain of ,t:1e (' hl'ist Ghurch compUll;V, pre euted the prizes tu thl' Guicks ,,-ho had OO'CII successful in 'lYinnin,::{ ".)lllllp the Carpet" and the ".Jumblcd 'Nord COllll,etitiOIl.' , .Jo,H e Smith, on behalf of the Ghrist ChurCl1 Ouicle ('olllpany, thmll,cd our co mpally for the enjoyable cl'{'ning' ,th ey had spl'nt, and plesent ('cL liS witlt a bOOl. for Our library, Oue of the St. P:llil 's guides also_ thanked "s fo r th e ~ 1I ' jOY:lhle time thp~- had ht1(l . ;llld lIalded itS ;1 ga I'dell S,Vl'iJlgc for the '..iujdes ' GarrlcllS around. t hc' Ghul'ch . OUI' former Lieutenant, J\[rs. Hill, \\'h ~) was tlliable to b e present, Bellt us a guide houk lOI' the Ii bra I'.". 'J'aps and the :\'at io!lal AIIthl'llI IHought the e\'euing to a c'lose. 1st M urrtu n beena. The 1st Murl'tllllbrena Gil'l Gui,le s h('I(1 their Ihil'd uirthda.y part.v ill the MUl'J'UllllJe€'ll:l ~I n tr 8thool on Sa tUl'clay ('\'clling, 17th August. ;\. bou'l 80 persons, i'nr luding ]Illrents, fl 'iends : 11(1 re pl'eselltati\'e of the Lora l Association I';xl'(' utin' , 1st Oakl'<'igh Guieles :!lld Rangers, O;ddeiglt Brol\'n Owl, ]st Carllegie Guides, nnd :! IIII 1~:lst ::\lal\,e]']1 Guides joined in the fun. The hail ~nl pl'ettily rlceorat('(l wi~ h itclanil poppi c~ ana gUIll by Miss lng-ralll (o nc of the -1';x('(' lIt t i\' c), wlto al ' 0 added to thl' sweetness of thc' r\'ening by bringing nlong a big box of cho. c'" latrs and another of snowballs. 'rh c Co mmissioncr was wclcomc rl bv a Guarrl of HOllour, after which Dr. Spl'ingtiLOrpc rearl till' illllltlnl l' PPOl't. Th en followed ga mes lind ('olllpctitiollS ancl country danci ng, the cent ral factor of the evening being a hOl'ses hoe ce remony, when threc gi:'ls werc in \'e.'t('(l as Pn'[]'ol
during whic h the roo m was te mporari l! darj,cneil , the three red ca n d les a lonc h ~ h t~ ll g up. t he birt hday cal,e, and t hcn ,t ll'e SI llglllg of Au ld lJ3ng SY li e "m el t ltu X a t ion a l A n t he m brOI1I!' I:t thc happy g,lt hcri Jl J,t to an e nd.
Lr~clel's ,
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IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS BUILDING FUND., In response ,to the Appeal for f un ds for the lIew IllIprr i:! 1 H e,aell/uarte rs Bu.i1 c1 iJl?" £63. 17/ has ~o far heen co n tribu ted by V l cton a n GUI des, and further pro lll iS<'5 b ring 't ho amo uli t up to £10-10 13/·. 'l' hl' l~xC<' n tj\,(' om nu.ttce tabled Ihis lJIont h to the General SecI"etary, asking i f a sta i r case (£100) co uld be r esen 'ed as A u stra li a's gift, hut the ('able in reply stated t hat t here " -e re n o longe r any staircas<es availabl:e, a nd 1\'e a r e ~ \\' aitinl! It l e'tter with suggestlOn s as to w hat parts of t h e b uil ding a r e :'lt ill needed, o n d we hope t ha t we sh an b e able to a nn o unce n ext month w h at i s su gges t ed. J ne fe II Owi,,!! it Ilst of the contrib utions :l,n c'l p r omises w hich h ave heen l'cceb -'Cd . Interim rel'eipts 11ave been issu eel by us pOlld ing receip t of I he i nclh- jdua I certifi cat{'s w hic h will be sen t fl'rlll JoJ llgLand \\'h en tIle total sum is se nt. Contr ibutions for Bricks, etc. Paid . P romised. I ~t AI'a 1';1 t ('0 , ,. £1 0 0 .1st BI'o:lclford Co. 1 0 0 lst 81'l1thcn Co. _, 10 o ] st Ca mpel'clo\\' 11 Co. 2 6 211(/ C[[lllponlo l\'lI (;0. 12 6 1st &. 211 d Ca ll1 p'e l'down I'tltks 12 6 ::I'rl C'nm)1C' I·t1o\\,n Pack 5 0 :11'(1 ('an l )1<' I',lo\\'1I Pa('k 5 0 (': l tC'I'tOIl D istric·t .. 0 0 1st Del'l'in:i1 lulll Patk 10 0 1st DC'lTinn ll ulll Cu. 1 10 o nigb," L.A . . . _. " 10 0 nigh," Gllir1es &. Raugt'I'S 5 0 FC'l'lItrrC' Gu ll v Distric·t C'Ol11.p:lIlies' nllel Parks 1 5 0 J st ~Io<, C·o. .. ,. ' . " 12 Ii 1st :Hoonee Pon ds Co. .. 12 Ii 1st MoolI(>C Ponrl s Pack 2 6 1st J\[ol'lli ngtoll Co. . . . 10 0 1st ]\fomin g-to ll Pac k . , (j ::\ [ I's. l'ld\\-urcl ~ranifo l cl (S'tair ) . , 2 10 0 Pn krn li am Dist.rict .. .. 1 ]5 0 POltlnnd L .A , .. 1 10 0 St. Arnaud L.A. (step) . 2 10 0 St, A1'I1aucl Co. (~tep) 2 10 0 1s t ~a Ie Co . . . ,. .. 10 0 ~[iSR Isobr l Stewart 5 0 1&'1: STraHonl Co . . . . . 0 0 8:1 lI(hillghnm & Hampton District .. J7 (i '0
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Contribut ions to General Fund f rom V ictoria, P:tiu, Promised, J st A 1'111 ada Ie Rangcl's , £1 ~ 6 1st, Altona Co, " , 10 0 Barwoll Divisiou " , II ot s[1l'cifjed 8endig'o L ,A, " 1 0 Cheltenham ffistl'iGt not spct:ifietl 1st Citf of Melbourne ('0 , 8 H UluJJes'L.A, " " " £3 0 0 8t h, C'ambel,,,'C' II Distrid :') :i (1 ,) 1st Drouin Uo , " " " 0 0 I~a.st l\[elbolll'llI' alld l{i~h, 1II0lld Distritt " :!O 0 0 Echuea L,A, " " :> ,) () ,) (i :'lId Essell(lol1 Uo, " ] st }'OOI( scray " 7 6 ) J,1el'lIt1'ee Gully District 1 U Ha;l\'thorll DiJrtrict , lIot-speciJi ed ]st Horsha m " " " 1 1 0 ] 1st Kynbralll Co, " 0 0 ]0 0 1st KyabrHln Ranger: Kyabram L,A, " " 1 0 0 Kcw District " lIut specified 1st Kerang Co, " 0 0 I st Lakes -1~ lI tra IICC Go, , 10 0 1st Lalll'eficld Co, 10 0 I\' orth('otc District " " :) 0 0 ::1'(1 NOI,t h Mc lboul'll l' Cu , :2 fi North :l rdb , Distl'icr ~ I::! 0 \'"orthcl'll Di\'ision 3 0 0 1st Ollleo Co, " 1 ] 0 S"-:I n Hi II Disotl'ict :J 0 0 Stratford L,A, " 1 0 0 ~I\d 'r oOl'ak Co, (St, Cat herine's) ~ 0 0 1st Too l'ak Pack 6 6 :?Ilrl \\'!ll'l'n:lInbool Co, , Ii 0 0 ]st Wonthaggi 1I0t spe<'ifi('d
Guides say, " Oh! 'rhe Haturc study, .L ' J] Heyer pass that- I hate it! " \Ve Imow this is aJI 1111 lIatUl'al feelillg, tauserl" .L :Jm afraid, by the 5ubjcct being " taugl-. t" from t he wrong :Ingle, alld J do thiuk that Guiders should sCI'iously IIHlke all effort to wOl'k up th ei r 011'11 cllthusiaSlll alld illrrease their lmowleclge (the t\l'U are really illseparuble--one depends 011 tllt' other), The nature work is our "\\,('ak S1'ut," :1 I,d lI'hell th orc arc 80 few oPPol·tuJlities, ('0111pal' "ti\"{'I~', of getting" tho lIature lor e our, ('I\'('s, should 11-1' lIOt show :Jill' appreciatiOIl of these guide lectul'cs hy attending them if we :1rc fl'e('! The let'tu l'es at prese llt al'le held f l' olll 3 to 4 C I'l'rl ' Tuesday :ritenlooll, :mcl the s,vllablls is I'ul) Jished up to 24th September, I)ut it is p,'ubabl e that, if thc public giv es s ufficicnt jJl'oof of appI'eci,a.tio]l, 'thc authori~jes ma~' extend the sc ries, ReI', G, Cox is willing to arrange Icttul'cs at othcr timcs for specia l parties, -F,V ,B.
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£63 17 0 £~O] 6 0 Tutul .... .. .... . . . . . . . . £]O~ 1,1 0 -SYBIL H, mVli\G, NATI0NAL MUSEUM NATURE LECTURES, It was quite by aeeidellit that )rjs~ Paling' happellcd to be at the )[u cum olle 'l' ucsda y whell Re I', 0, Cox was gidllg olle of h is Tuesday nftel'llOOIl lectul'oS, but she found it so I'e l:" intcresting and helpful tha,t she has told ail he l' friends about this oPPol'.tUJlitv for Guidpl's to il1'c l'o:lse fhoir knowlcdge of aild illtcrest ill the na'i:'Ure lore whieh fOl'l11s so importallt a pmt of OUl' Guide te t work but ~\-h i c h Guid ers often fee l t hemselves quitc in co mpetent to den I wit'h, 1 l1I,V elf wenot to the ledUl'e on Inserts, and 1 rlirl wish more Guides :J1l{] Guiders harl l)ee11 th-e re, MI', 'C ox is so i ntel'estillg, berause Ill>' himself is so intcl'esterl, n n(l w{' as Gnirlel's neE'd to hal'e OUr Olnl inte!'cgf al'ou8erl bl'for(' we ellIl mnke the Guides lHl1'II, It is so cll'enrlful to hear
BIRDS OF THE OPEN AVIARY, 3,-The White-E ared Honeyea ter, A commotion in the gum saplings olle Spring Illoming, ill wltith ('he shrill cry of th(' ~lIn:l lated Honeyeruters blended with the louder :Inger of -the White-Eared, told that something iu teresting was afoot, aud au explanation of <the hub -b Ub was immediately sought, Wher e the domain of the Birds' Bath falls suduenly to a M elaleuca-fringec] ereek, the cxcitEl'cl flight of a Humb e r of little birds marked the spot of the d13tlll'ba lice, and thel'(' , O'l the projecting bough of a low gum tree clung a large Pallid Cuckoo, el'ouc hing against thc Lark, with olle dl'oop i IIg II-ing, ~Ind apparently in pain and trouble, Had,wflrds ana forl\'Hrds flew hon e,veate rs, tomtits, yellow-l'obius and other birds, always angry :It the presen ce of one of these ostracised members of the bird family, and now keen to take [.ch-ulltage of this one's seemillgly crippled help1essllc s, hittillg at him wioth wing or beak, :md utte ring cries of opprobium and challonge, Th e Curkoo snapped f eebly at each little fo e as it sped pas t llim, thus keepillg them at arm's lengtll, but 11 0 made no eITol't to cscape, and 1,h en rthe eagerness of the onsluugllt showed sigll~ of abatill!!, his w eakness seellled to illl'l'P:lse, and h e would f1uttel' to a new spot, 01' more Ilelpless attitude, This ollly enrouragcd his attackl'I'S to I'clleln'(l aeti Yit,I-, alld it lool, cd a s though the pOOl' cl'ell'tnre was going to havo a far from pea rcflll (,IHli ng, Suddellly from a little distallce up the creek cam e the rail of allother cuckoo, not the mOIl(»t OllOns plaint wi,th \\' hich they generally vex our ear, but a quick, interrogatillg cry for its mate's whereabouts, Tmmediately it was hcal'r] the sick cuckoo sprallg alert, made a savage peck nt thc llearest llOn"yenter, and flying without a trace of his rer ~ llt disability, !l;hrew forth an answering call. Straight to him in Iler swift (l ipping l1igM r:l1ll(' his mate, nn(] ns shl' ap~ proach('d he joillcrl hcl' on the wing) and together th(',v ']i,,;al'[lc:II'('<1 ill tllC bno~'nllt sunshil1e, Was it only imagination , or, as discern-
MAT I ment dawned upon me, did there come from the tlying couple a little chuckle of mocking triumph Over such easily gulled creatures as the honeyeaters aml lily~'Hl. WHile the mahngering male Had been en,tieiug a way the attention of the proprietors of ,the neighbouring nests, his lurking mate had selected unmolesteu a suitable place for her unloved foundling! To confirm this reading of the plot pres en ted no difficulty, for in that pOI-tion of Ithe A "iary nests ,~ere few, and we could discard as unlikely the Yellow Robin's, the half-finished compila. tion of little sticks which was the absurd apology for a Wood Swallow's nest, and also that vI a "uub Vl'r011, had hIdden in tHe rubbish on the creek bank. The only other known nest, and by fm' the most likely reEository, was that of the \\'JIi<te-Eared Honeyeater, and sure enough, lying there beside the two pretty pink splashed eggs for which it had been built, was found the large creamy-colol'ed egg of the heartless intruders. A fortnight or so before this date the WhiteEared birds had divulged the seCl'et of theil' abode by regularly lying in wait at the stable for the daily retUrll of its pony occupant, upon whose back they eagerly pounced, and began rapidly to fill their beaks with the loose, sof,t hairs of his shedding winter coat. Clinging to the pony's back or sides, they soon collected 11 goodly supply of hair, and with this away they spf?d to line their nest. In many places, of course, where White-Eared Honeyeaters abound, there are no horses or cows available, tUnd so some other lining for their nests must be adopted, but go on horsebaek to any locality in the scrub iu nesting ,time, and iu a few minutes a White-Eared (and a W1liteEared alone of all the birds) will alight upon the horse's back. Our particular pair of honey-eaters whether they noticcd the addition to their clutch or not, did Hot seem ,to make any fuss over it, and t h e mother-,bird continued her sitting with patient perseverance. She and her mate paid rcgular YISit'S to the Birds' Bath, where they drank lind splashed among the other birds with great enjoyment, and then sitting for a while in the shade, tlley shook and preened their feaithers, displaying the black of their heads and throats, which shone in vivid contrast with the bright \\-h He patches behind the ears from which they deriye their name. Presently, with one of their musical liquid notes, away they would fly, she to her nest and he to pry, and peer, and probe, for food for both, amongst the bark and lea,·cs of the surrounding trees. I n the fulness of time the young were duly hatched two legitimate littlc squirmers, and the ungainl," intruder twice their size. The parent hirds ~howed equal coneern for each occupant, a nd though the :f'oundlillgs' mouth was always wide agape, and his cries more insistent than those of thc rightful heirs, nothing was discernible bu t a st rict imptartiali ty---.and he received neither more nor less than his equal share. As
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he rapidly outgl'(~'W his foster brothers, however, the poor parents, while providing their true offspring with enough nourishment, had to work oventime to supply the voracious stranger. In a little time it was plain that the frail nest would not long suffice for all three youngsters, and Sure enough, before JOllg tIle cuckoo was found ill sole possession, and his two ill-used comptanions were sprawling on the ground beneath. Fortuna tely the fall was short, :Lnu some dried gmss had broken its shock, while ,the care of the old iJirds, which was in no wise relaxed, had made thclll as eomfortable as possible by pusillng to· gether the rude resemblance of another nest. 'l'he parents continued -to attend to the wants of lile Ottlll'tlnts or lIotll uppel' and lQlrer storey, but in spite of their care one of the legitimate young, perhaps injlll'ed after all by his fall, soon sickened and died. The ants, finding his body, his little brother had to move, once more, but fortunately he had -become pa.rtly fledged, 'a nd so was able to flutter and struggle to the shelter of a tea-tree's stem. There, in the near vicinity, he remained for some days, car3fu]]y provided for by his parents, and rapidly improving his growth of feathers. ] 11 the lI1eantime the cuckoo grew prodigiously, and hi~ appetite increased in proportion. No "" indeed were Ithe White-Eareds kept busy. No time now ill the early morning for the SW(wt-voiced matins with which they w'ore wont to welcome the sun. No time at midd'l,)' 1Ior a:; {'''I'nlllg now for lazy dalliance :.,t the hath, a hilRty dip for health and cleanliness' sake is all they now allow themselv€.s. Morning, noon and evening, their ceaseless search for food occupies all their time, and with faithful affection they Ile,·ef spare themselves, nor seem to grudge 'their labors. By the time the founelling left the nest and dumsily fluttered into neigh'boring hmhes the rightful heir, whom hc had jockeyed out cf house tllld home, was ablc to ;iy very well, and as he and his foster-brother gen(\r:tIJ~{ took 01'posite direCltions in their short erru.tic flights the poor old birds had added troubles ill longer j"urneys and the perplexity of keeping each ynungstl'I"S II"hCI't'aiJolls in mind. 'J'he little 1Iolll'vea ter was the first to reach full independunc'e, and before long he disappeared to fend f"r hilllself, leaving no trace of his presence near the ~ccne of his babyhood. It is pleasant to think, however, when a glossy, green-coated bird, w1th white patch uehind his ears, flies past, 01' with clear, rich note awakes the echo of the hillside, that this, perhaps, is ,the same luttle chap, grown big and strong, and, may!be, all the more resourcefUl, because u::: early hardship and ill· treatment. A <lay soon came when the cuckoo, feathered now in soN dappled grey, anu bigger than both foster parents put together, began taking longer flights, till presently, 'b eing in no need of their ('nl'c, he thl'ew of tht'il' gn'lI'dianship nll(l s,JiJe<l (tway to t11c scent's linn llabits of his gypsy kin. Thc h\"o 01(1 honey-eaters <were soon again
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su nning t h l'lllse l ves ill the tree tops, clljoying well earned respite and relaxwtiou at the water's edge, and practising all th ei l' Illllsical nceomplishnH' n ts, :I S though 11 0 ul'.it'ttillg illtl"llll('I's li'k"l young ('[H'koo, ('\,('1' !listur] I'd their joyful ('xis-tence, RANGER DEBATE,
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The A.ugust meeting of Rangers from the (Jompanies in the metropolitan al'ea took the form of a debate, the subject being "That the Wh ite Austrnlia Polic\' is J u stifin.ble, " Miss Cameron, Head of Ral;gers, was in the ch air, and Uiss Der ham very kindly adjudicated, '1'hr dl'batr was opened 011 the nffirmative si!lc 1)\, ~riss ~r. I~. Mills ( 1s t , 1ll'I'r\' lTills ), follow!',l 1.J)' Ranger Lorna James (1st East Melbourne), upholcling the negative side, The "Affirm~tives" \,'('I'C supportcd by R:l1lgcl's Hazcl Pal'lnento ( 1st East Rew);j Sh!eila Browll (3rd Kmv ), II nel other speakers. The ~pc:lkeI'S sup]>:);·ting tile "i'/!'g:rti\'!' " were Rallgel's RC'beC't:l ISalltS ( 1st JoitZI'O,\'), 1':dll:1 .Jolles ( 1st I~. ::\ 11'1 1)0nl'1lc) , Alice \\,ill(' h ];·t ~re l hollJ'nc), and lInzel Gro~s (1st I,;, ilrolhOlll'ne ) . Othl'1' Rangers ('ontl'ibuteel to thr disc'ussion. After ,th(' opener nnel h('r OppOJl!'lIt hnll s Ulllm('(l up, Miss Derham gn \-c some \'ery helpful ('OIllU1(,lIts on the ilebat(' from the "teehlli(·al" poin,t of \' iell' , :11111 nnIlOUII!'Nl that, ill thl' :1\\,llrding- of points, ,the negnti\'!' si(l!' ha(] 11'011 h." i;lIH poillts to :j~i1. 'Th£' sp!.'Hk!'rs h ~d oh\· iousl.v gi\-e n Ill Ul'i1 thought to 'the prepm'ntion of th('ir mutter, an ,] the flebnte JlI'o\' l'd Illost interest ing and helpful in sugge:·ting nell' points of vi c \\' on this l11u(,h fll"bnt:-i1 sul);jert. TRA INING, 6th Course of Gener a l Guide Training Classes lI'ill be 11<'ld on .\ [ O~ IJA YS, from ilOth SeptelllbN to 11 th );o\'I' IllLer inrlusi\-e, at Heaflqutlrt tel's, nt 7.-15 p.nt. This will he the filial (,oul' ~ r for ·the y('nr. R a n g er Guid ers' Training Classes. The rourse of rbsscs planned fOI' l\[oncln.vs during' Octob!'I' has bern altel'e!l, and \\' i ll now Ulkr place 011 FI'idn~'s, brg-illliing ~Oth Sept('mher. Th e lirst tll'O ('lasses (20th and ~ith ep11'n'her) will IJ{' ollly for thus£' who h,,\,!' 1I0'! pr('\'iousl~' att('ndec1 a Rnnger Training cours('. 'rhe four Fridays ir. O(·tober ",ill ,be opell fOI' nn\' Ranger Guidel's 01 prospecti\'(' Guiders, 'l'he ~.vllab u s ",ill he publish('<1 short ly. Train ing Week, '1'he 19th Vi ctori:]). '1'r:li1ling " 'eek of General Gui,le Training will b£' held from 31st DCtcmb('r to Ph ,)'Inu:uy, 1930, inclusi\·('. Further det:tils will be :11U'ounred Inter, Brownie Tra ining, T he fin:! I B "o\\' nie 'l'raining- Co u rse for tlle year \, ill be a mOl'lling one; details of datcs nJl!1 pln('e will be announced shortly. MERLE Bl SR, Head of Training,
CAMPING, Sea ford Holiday Home, The Y,W,C.A. H oiiday Homo at Seaford is nva il nbJe for pal·ties oj' Guides ill cha rge of their Qui(ler. Pcrn nssion forms a n d nthel' ill' forma 110n should be ohtained from lJ ~adqua rtel's I)(' fol e Guiders lila ke any n I'm nge ,ll.'nts. Peg ersham Healesville" 'l'hroug-h the kinrlnes of i\l'i~s Whit,~ , "Pege1'shaUl," Ul'alesYille, is available £01' parties (1I0t Illore thnn t'ight) of Guides b rll.1rge of a Lie'cnscd Guider, 01' for Guidel's anel thpir fl·iends . Pcrmission 1'0 C'l1lS a!lrl other hrfol'lnat iOIl lUU !i>t he obtaill('d from H;:-:lCI ' I'I:<I'[01'S ],efoJe :111.\' :lnang'elJl('nt '11'~ r.1~d ~. C2.mp E q.uipment, ~',lI' list of C:1IllP equipmcnt nnlilable for hire hom l l e'aliqulll'ters sec list in Augnst issue. NO:'l1 I'; of the equipment, howe\'o r, will be av:til:lbl(' ,]uring- Decembel' and ,)annan'. I n d cor Ca m p Test , In orcl('I' that Guiders ",ho ha\'o lIot a \ ;:,,11 p('r's Lil·l'nc·(' may take their Guifles aW:IY to furni s h"!! 01' ullful'lli~hl'tl ho use, thc )';xecutivo ('on:mittc c has :lpprO\'e<! of an IndOor Ca mp Te st, 13£'for(' sit,ting fOI' this Test, a Gnider(n) Illn,t b(' a \Val'l':ln~ ('(l Captain; ( II ) must he 1'('commel1(]ell bv hcr ('ommi ssio n ('I', \\'ho will do so nft(';· ('011 'nltation with ,th" llead of Canq,illg; (t) must ha,'c attelodl',l a I'idol'inn 1'railli ng \\'('f' k 0 1' TrailliJlg Canlp; (d) lllust h,,\,l' attell,le(] trainillg " OU I'fI' ill 111 ,10ul' Camps b.l' the Henel of Camping 01' Guider appointed by her. The I ncloor Cnnlp '1'(' ,t '''ill he 't llken bv the lIead of C:1mping or Uuider appointed b.\~ her. 'I'h(' ('l'rtifi(,:Jte \\' ill he sig'lI('d b.v Guielrrs' own Commissioncr, all(} th£' ]leael of 'alllpillg'. I r is proposed to hold the fi rst tOIlI'se, b(' ginning in Oetohe l' this yem·. The ('oursl', CO II s istillg of foul' weekly ('lasses, will be helel at Headquarters. Any Guiders Illay att£,}l(l the ('0111'$(', but onJ.Y ' those eligible' undel' abo\'e C'on<litions IIIny sit fer th(' Test. Dates of dasse wi ll he nd\'e;'tisecl ill t h e dnily press, and on II rndqu:lrtcl'S Not i,,1' Bonrrl. Details of the Test ma~- he obtained from II!'ndqual·ters. Summer Camps, 'I'h(' follo\\'i11g , l1m111('I' Cnmps hnye bcen nr1':1 nged, 'Ill!l will h(' held near Frankston. Fur thrr !]etaiIR 'will b(' sellt to ('ommissionel's. Combined Guide Ca mp , 6th to 13th ,rmlllnr~', H130, COll'.l11nl1dnnt, Miss Moore, Combined Guide Ca mp , 2nd to !Jth ,)an u nry, ('omnw n!];)nt: ~Iis i'l'ethercote. Combined R a n g er Ca mps, 26th De('ember to 21ld ,),nnu:1ry; 3rd to 11th ,jnlluarv. Commandant. ~Iiss Ba rflls. . Campcraft Week : 18th Jan u ary to 25th ,bn u · :Jr." inclupi\-e, CommmHlant, Miss Busb, l\fERLB BT SR, Head of Camping,
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TRAINING ,LIBRARY.
it does not seem to be g enerally known nmong Guiders that thero is at Headquarters a Reference tibrary eOlltaining a lready over 300 books, pamphlets, reports, ougs, dances, plays, etc, Up to the present there has been no charge for books out, and no time limit for their l'ctUJ'n, The cost of the !books is met by lleadquarter , 'fhe library is kept up to date lI·ith books recommended ill the val'ious Bnglish Guide publications, supplemented by Boy cout iiter:tturt' of general interest, as \\'\,II as books (,a na ture lore, Austrdian legends, Elt~, Guiders c,ften find it convenient to bono\\' a 'book be· forl' hU,ving a cop,v, to make sure it ('ontain' t he information the,\' req.uire. COli III I'." Guidt'rs may bon'Ow hool,s if tIH'Y Il('fmy the postage. 'I'he following is a Jist of the hooks at pl'Cs('1It in the Library. Thc list of magazines, tnll~ic' nnd songs will be published later. S, H. mVI~G. LJBRA~Y Ll T. Boy Scout Publications. Tht' Boy Sco ut and Ilis Law. Hoy Scout Tests. Boy ' cout Complcte ignalJing J nstructor. The Boy's Book of Swimming. Good Scouting. lIo\\' to Run a Troop. llik and Trek. Kn otted :111cl Splici ng Ropes. Look Straight Ahead. Lette-I'S to a P.L. on the Tenclorioot a ntf Second Ulnss Tests. Letters to a P.L. on the J!'ir t U1ass Test. Letters to a P.L. on the rout La\\" L('ttrl's to a Wolf ub. ~hps nnel How to Read Them. The Night Sky, Pioneering and Mapmaking. POiJlts for Patrol Leaders. The QU 2 t of the Boy. Scouting' Sketche . Scoutin!!: and the Adolesccnt. The tout Commissioner's Handbook. Sco utillg Out of Doors. SllI·\,C'.vi ng a nd Mapmaking. S'ltuniay Aftcrnoon Scouting. Sco ut Prayers. Talks on Ambnlanfl'. Trihal 'I'raining. 'Pht' \\,igwam Papers, Camping, '1'he Boy Scou t Camp Bo()lc Campcl'aft for Girl Gnidt's. Camping Out. Camp Cooking and entering. The Quarterm!lster ill Camp. Sta nding Oa mps. Whnt to 'Fjxped in Cnmp.
Fiction. The Golden Age. Tho Lone Guide of Merrifield. Games. 'BI'oWllie Games. '1'he Gil'l Guid e Book of Games (Behrens). Gil'l Guide Games and HoII' to Play 'l'helll ( Dal'idson). Competiti,-t' Games. The :Manvc Book of Games. ReCl'eath'c Games. A Book of Games ror Rnngel:s nnc1 Cndets. Srouting Games. A Book of Game for crouts. S ix ty J ndoOl' Games. 'I'('am Games ( Trotter ). Gilcrnft Book of Games. Girl Guide Publications. 'I he Alltibnlallce Badge fOl' (lid GlIirll's. A Hook 011 Rnllge!'s . 'J'ht' I~xtellsion Branch. 'I'hl' Book of DriUs, The Girl Gnide 1..:1\\,5. Girl Guiding. ,uiding for thl' Guider. Ilin ts on Girl Guide Badges. lli nts for Second Class (;-.r.Z.) . Th(' Pa(rol System. Rull's, Polir:v :tllcl Ol'gnnisntion (1922 to 1 9~:) in('I.). ('outillg for Gil'ls. Snillts (If the Flag. ::ihol'L Hints on 'ompally ~rnnng('mellt. f-'tcps to ('fil'l Gn.iding. General. Ans!ra lin n ~I u cum Bird Postrn )'(18, Australian Girl Guide Diary. British Red Uross oeiety-.JuniO I· Fil'st Aid ~r:lIll1:t1.
.Junior ;\111' ing ~I:lllun1. .Junior ]-]I'alth MWlun1. H,v giene :llld 'anitation. Anllual Reports (Victo ria), ]92i·1928. Annual Repo'Jrts-1919 to 1929 (inrl.). 'rl'(' ('/1 III bridge COI,fe l·('lIce. (':1IllP PI'U,"('(' . {'ntholir Gil'! Guid e Prayer Book. I"ox lt'nst'. . (; irl Guide ("'nycrs nnll Hymns. 'I'hl' Guide T.:1\\'-Reac1ing' RIHl PI'R~·PI·S. 'I'hl' Guider p [ r. Osbol'lI TInlln ). Th e' I IlI]lpl'i:lI Camp, 192, . 'I'ltl' InlJl('J'inl (\1111]'1, ]926 (T~og Bool,~F. E, 'all1'.oll). Kinpbook---'6 kllot rhnr ts. Lrfax ~otebook ln sets : Il lIl oor :lIlcl Outdoor GnmPR. KIlOt~, lIitl'h('s an<1 Brnc1s. Hout(' ' ke[ching. Unmp Fires nnc! Camp Cool,('r~r. ~r:tl in('r's Compn s C:ll'rl,
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