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Deal' Guiders, You will see that MATILDA is thriving under your interest. There was such an excellent response to our appeal Ior your opinions that MATILDA has grown four pages. Although mosL Guiders said they would like a lal'ger MATILDA, price 6el., as the decision was not unanimous we did not feel that we could increase the price, especially when one Guider declared that she would like a larger MATILDA, but added "I doubt if I can afford it." This is the type of individual who must be protected from herself-we have little hesitation in saying that this attitude is largely responsible for economic conditions to-day, and naturally we feel it our duty to set our faces against such things. We hope to continue to 'give Guiders a slightly larger issue without any extra cost, and this is being made possible through the co-operation of our advertisers. We ask you to say "Thank you" to them in the very best way you can, by buying their goods-telling your friends about them, and mentioning MATILDA when making your purchase. The result of the voting for most helpful articles was as follows:1. Articles on Tenderfoot and Second Class. 2. New Games. 3. Bush Lore. 4. Badge work. 5. Hiking. 6. Handcraft. 7. Brownies, Lones, Extensions and Rangers. 8. Guiding in other countries. 9. Camping. 10. Interstate News. The most popular of the proposed articles are :I.-Hints for New Guiders. 2.-Company Management. 3.-Woodcraft----Questions and Answers. 4.-Company problems. 5.-Accounts of Camps, Tl'aining Weeks, etc. 6.-Company News. We wish to thank all those who demonstrated their interest by sending in their views. MATILDA hopes you will find her new volume bigger and better. THE EDITOR

A Message to All Guides. My dear Guides, Many happy retul'nS of our 21st birthday I Not all of us will be here to see the next one, but every single one of us can do som~Â t hing towards making it a success. No doubt our numbers will then be three

times as big as they are now; but it is not in numbers that we can help mo t. It is the SPIRIT in the Guides that matters, and we can help to make that spirit grow in strength. If each one of us makes up her mind to show that true Guide Spirit, those girls who come into our sisterhood after us will catch iL too, and carl'Y it on. And what do you suppose that Spil'it is? Why, it is nothing more than determination to carry out better than we have ever done before -and with jolly smiles and laughter-our Law and our Promise: "To do our Duty to God and to our King, Cheerfully io help other people at all times, And to obey every bit of the Guide Law." (sgd.) OLAVE BADEN-POWELL, Chief Guide.

THE WORLD CHALET. January 3rd, 1932. To Mrs. StOlTOW, From the Chairman of the World Chalet Committee. "I have a very nice report to give you of the chalet. They have here a very nice old custom, to have a fete for the workmen when the roof is on the house. The carpenters put a little fir tree trimmed with coloured ribbons on the top of the roof. In former times they sang special songs for that occasion, but the young men don't know them any more, unfortunately. Usually they are treated in the house with a little dinner, but it was really too cold at this time of the year. So we had asked them to the inn at Adelboden. But first of all I must tell you that the Chalet itself is simply lovely. It stood out against an Italian blue winter sky in the lovely white snow and glittering sun, it was absolutely overwhelming, and I really wondel'ed that my strong wishes to have you here did not suffice to really bring you along on som~ magic way. "It is much bigger than I had realised, and wonder whether you will have the same impression. The galleries on the sides are wonderfully large and though thet'e were several degrees below zero, we sat in front of the house toasting in the sun and dreaming dreams of the future, when all the girls would be around. Miss Waeber and Miss Mutsenberg had come with de Sinner and me, and were equally pleased. You will get some photos very soon. "We had asked the workmen for five o'clock to the inn at Adelboden. I had taken with me a lot of red and white candles, and we decorated the table with green fir branches, and stuck the candles in the branches. It was the only illumination when the men came in, and looked lovely, and they were quite impressed with the sight, and appreciated it very much. First they were helped to hot coffee and "Zupfe," which is a sort of white bread made in the shape of a plait-you will see them whl'n you come, for we shall have some for the opening, as they have them at every fete.

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I had brought along Christmas cakes, and later they had some sausages and apple wine, and the old ones a glass of red wme; I am sorry; do you wince at the idea? They really did not drink more! "First t hey were all very serious and solemn, but when they got warmer one of them took out his "accord eon" and began to play and then we sang all together. and the Associe. of de Sinner made a very nIce speech, to WhlCll one of the workmen answered, to thank us; it was all very nice. "After a while one of the younger men came to me and said he would like to have a dance with me and off we went whirling an oldfashioned valse. I enjoyed myself thorough ly, but there was one serious inconvenience, they had on thick nailed boots, and occasionally you got a good kick which made me see the stars! "So I suggest~d could they take off their boots and dance in their stockings, which was accepted and off we went again, and it took some ti~e till I had danced with t he carpenters and t he plumbers and t he masons-there were about twenty-five of them. Fortunately, they did not all of them dance-it would have been my very end. But I enjoyed myself more than at a dance at the Diplomatice Club some days afterwards." IDA DE HERRENSCHW AND.

Our Chalet. Quite a number of Companies and ~acks have scnt contributions towards the gIft ~f books to the Chalet Libral'Y, and £13 / 2/ 4 lS the total amount. Next month we will tell MATILDA how the money was spent. S.H.I.

"A Health Song." 1

Tunc: "Row, row, row YOUl ()O~ts ." Breathe breathe, breathe more all'Leave ~indows open wide, For then you'll have the air you need, Whatever may betide. Wash, wash, wash your clothes, y (lUI' house and then your face. Let the sun~hine in; keep the flies well out! And health will come apace. Use, use, use your muscles Or they'll be no good; Take exercise to be as strong As everybody should . Chew, chew, chew your food With gu sto and with zest; . When making meals remember thlsPlain simple fare is best. Wear wear wear more wool, Speei~lly n~xt your skin, Warmly, neatly, cleanly clad, Whether out or in. Sleep, sleep, sleep all night, To build you for the day, The younger you are the more you need To help you wod, and pla~'. "R.D."

STRADBROKE CUP, 1932. The Handcr aft Exhibition in connection with the competition for the Stradbroke Cup will be held in the Upper Town Hall, Melbour:ne. The Exhibition will be open to the publIc from Tuesday afternoon, September 20th, to Saturday night, September 24th. The charg~ for admission will be sixpence, and for GUides and Scouts in uniform, 3d. . Owing to the very large number of entrIes received the Committee has been regretfully forced to decrease slightly the space allotted to each district. This will now be 9ft. x 8ft. Districts are reminded that their Displays must be contained within this space-i.e., that the outside measurement of their walls must b:! 9 ft. x 8 ft. Districts will be responsible for the arrangement of their displays. CommissioIl:ers ar:e reminded that each district must furnIsh a list of the cost of the display, and the number of persons who have done work for it. .. It has not yet been decided whether DistrIcts wishing to sell their ~xhibits rna:,' do so. A name placard Will be prOVided for each district. . The districts will arrange their displays In the hall on the morning of Monday, September 19th. Judging will begin during ~he afternoon, and will be continued the followmg morning. H. M. F. ALEXANDER, Hon. Sec., Stradbroke Cup Committee.

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Something New. Here is a game which may help Captains in their search for "something new.': Each Patrol is given one verse of the fol,lowm~, and a certain time (say, 10 minutes) !n whIch to learn it and prepare suitable actIOns: The"! each Patrol in turn sings and acts thelr verse.

LOST! Rangel' Edith Paterson lost a copy of Dr. Leach's Bird Book at the second Combined Rangel' Camp; does anyone know its whereabouts? F.V.B.

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"Oh that a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for!"-Robert Browning.

Macedon in May.

Flying-Up Ceremony.

We have had such fun at the Training Week at Macedon; we wish lots more Brown Owl s had been here too. Oh! It's jolly to have laughter, And it's jolly to have fun, And both you'd find at Training Week If you could only come! All the Brown Owls would like to tell you so, but there is so much to write and so little space, that we could only give you the beginning and the end. Oh, Macedon! We've had such fun, We wish the week had just begun, And as our case we sadly pack, We plan how soon we can get back. -Brownie Guiders, Macedon .

Brownies are all hidden. Guide Company marches in and forms Horseshoe. Brown Owl: "Who is this that comes to Brownie land?" Captain: "The Guides of the - Company." Brown Owl: "Why have you come?" Captain: "We have heard that there are Brownies (or is a Brownie) waiting to join us." Brown Owl calls the Brownies, and they make their Fairy Ring. Brown Owl: "Is there a Brownie here whf) wants to fly to the Company?" Brownie (saluting): "I do, Brown Owl." Brown Owl then pins her wings on and says "With these wings flyaway to the Company." The Brownie then flies into the Horsesho:) and is caught by her future Patrol Leader. P .L.: "Who comes here?" Brownie: "A Brownie of the - Pack." P.L.: "By what right are you here?" Brownie: "By the right of my wings." P .L.-"Come to Captain." They then go to the Captain, who welcomes the Brownie into the Company. -F.'f. (A Going-Up Ceremony will appear next month.- Ed.).

THANK YOU, 2nd Hamilton Pack, for answering our S.O.S. for help for Packs who find difficulty in collecting enough pennies to carryon. Some other Packs have decided to help, toÂˇ) .

Toona Depot. Will Brown Owls please note that there is a depot waiting to receive offerings of brownie overalls, caps, ties, belts, emblems, etc.-anything, in fact, that your Brownies do not need, !1nd ether Brownies might find most usefU l. These will be sorted out, and sold for a small sum, to any Brown Owl whose Pack funds are rather low. If you are changing to the new caps, the depot would love to have the old ones. The prÂˇ)ceeds will go towards Brownie funds, so you will be helping in more ways than one. I would take it as a courtesy if all articles are sent in clean. WINIFRED ELVIN, 279 Domain Rd., South Yarra. (N .B.- What does "Toono" stand for? Send in everyone of you a 2d. stamp, with your answer, and await your prize- Brownie Page Src.).

When the Toadstool Comes. All Fairy Rings must have something to show where they are, and so we have the toarlstool-- but how does it come? This is what happened in our Pack. For several meetings before the first enrolment the Brownies "prepared the centre of the ring" for something to grow there to dan ~e around, by placing their pennies on the same spot each day. They did not know what was coming, so their excitement grew each week until on the day they were enrolled, on the exact spot wh ere all the pennies had been thpy found a lovely toadstool. - 3rd BALLARAT PACK.

A Brownie Bit. B.O. (testing Recruit): "How do you make a Fairy Rim!'?" Recruit: "By krcping the circle straighi."

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1st-CLASS CONFERENCE. Evening Session. First Aid-Miss Davies. Guiders need to know not only the Test wOl'k itself, but how to make it interesting to the Guides. There are many Games for practice. The method of testing varies somewhat with the Guide. It is a game to play with keen, quick, deft hands, remembering our motto. Practice in the Company should be made realistic with red ink and flour. As much as possible of the Test should be done orally, though a few written questions give the chance for thinking things out. AccUl'acy is necessary, and one would not pass a Guide who was very slow in applying her knowledge. The question was raised as to whether a Guide who had chosen to do Sick Nurse Badge instead of Ambulance Badge should be required to know the pressure points as well, as this is such an important knowledge when treating accidents. Much discussion took place, and finally it was decided to send the recommendation through Executive Committee to Federal Council, "asking" "that knowledge of pressure points to be added to the First Class Syllabus in the First Aid Section." Health Rules-Miss Salmon. It is inadvisable for the Guides to "sit around and take notes" for this section of the Test. Often a Tenderfoot who has been trained by the candidate is too young to be satisfactory as a "test," Discussion arose as to how to test and what to expect. Someone suggested using tWJ charts-a red one and a blue one-for a month, to be filled in each week by the candidate and the recruit together, the blue one to show case,.; they had come across in which the healJ;h ruleb had been kept, and the red one to show in what cases they had been broken. II ike-M iss Moore. It is to be a Hike, not a Field Day- - entails getting to the spot chosen as well as doing things were there. Military maps are now a\'ailable at Mullens at 4 / 3 each for different areas. Preparations made beforelland art' important. For Patrol Hikes the permission c.f the Commissioner is required; it is a )!()od idea for the Captain to arrive there at sOlne l.hne during the Hike. One way of arranging fOl' practice is to have the Company Field Day at which the patrols work as units unde!' their Patrol Leaders. Some of the esser-daIs to notice are:P'irst Aid Kit, Sanitation, cleal'ing up (involves judgment of time), enjoyment, the journey to the spot chosen, preparation of food, looking after things while therE' (e.g. Coats). The half-day Hike should be a Tomantic adventure. In England half a day would give daylight from 2-3 p.m. In winter here, the half day docs not leave many hours of daylight av-

ailable. It is suggested that 4 to 4~ hours would be a satisfactory time, and perhaps the candidates could start before lunch and carry on so that they could be back in daylight. Several Guiders considered that the test could not bE' done satisfactorily in less than four hours. Organisation is important, the Patrol Leader sQould not do all of it herself. 'some Guiders thought two miles was fal' enough for the walk part; some thought a "hike" meant mostly being on the move. Someone suggested that the activities while walking and when resting would depend upon the two Guides who were taken. Animated discussion took place as to what is a "hike" and what is a field day; it was difficult to know whether the Conference came to any decision. Enjoyment does not necessarily mean extra things put in-Guides could enjoy items mentioned in R.P. and O. Training of Tenc!erfoot-Mis Moore. The recruit should be tested by some othpl' warranted captain, not her own; in some country districts exceptions may have to be made. It is a possibility that the recruit may be passed in the Tenderfoot work, but the First Class candidate who trained her should fail; two examples were quoted by Miss Moore. Discussion arose as to how much is requireri for the recruit to know. On the subject of the Union Jack, she should know the Crosses, the Patron Saints, the Original Flags, reasons for th e joining of the different crosses; the Acldition of St. Patrick's Cross indicates or represents the Political Union. For knowledge of the Australian Flag, Guiders were referred to the pamphlet on the subject, showing guide,,; stamps of the different States before Federation would help them to realise some of the effects of Federation. Thp Conference discussed whether the teaching of the Law should be left to the Candidate or undertaken by the Captain. Several Guiders thought it was the duty and the privilege of the Captain herself to give this teaching to every recruit, but it was suggested by Miss Bush that if a Guide is read V to be tested for the First Class Badge she should be expected to be able to explain the Law to a younger girl. Most 'of the Guiders present agreed that the ('andidate, whether Patrol Leader or not, would find it verv difficult to discuss this with her recruit. but 's omp thought that she would be able to do it satisfactorily. It was suggested that, as the Caotain is training the candidate for the first class test, she should help her with ideas of how to explain Law to her recruit. Miss Bush read from the May. 1931, issue of the "Guider" details of a competition which had been used in England in connection with testing the first class work. This competition was the kind of thing we should aim at to make test work reallv l'palistic, and an application of our Motto and ou" general Guide training. Origin and DevcloJ>ment-l\1iss Bush. Miss Bush quotE'd an E'xtract from the "Guider". Guides should know the main dates in the t'arly history of the Movement. The Guides

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should }fave a' genel'al idea of the devlopment of the different Branches and all Guiding overseas. For testing the examiner could have a talk with the candidate, asking leading questions, such as-Why don't we all dress alike. The examiner should insist on the main points of the knowledge, but value aright any knowledge that is right. There are many games such as the following one:Distribute a set of cards around the room; all look at them, and if they do not know the answer they may find it. Then play a ring game, dancing and singing in a circle; ask a question to which the answer is on one of the cards. At the end of the song the Guides break away and rush to get the proper card. There are relay races with chalks and coloured paper where one cuts out cockades and cords, or runs up and colours them on a figure I 01' drawing, or one can have figures and sketches of Guiders, and the Guides run up and put the right cords and badges and cockades, etc., on the figure drawn. Here we have to include the early history of Victoria with the knowledge of the numbers. One can do plays representing events in our own Guide history, such as giving the Guide a "date" to act. Guides could dress up for these. For overseas knowledge it was suggested that list badges of the first biennial report be used, and the Guides have games on matching the Badges to the proper countries. With two copies of the biennial report one could make up a complete set of cards. In response to Miss Moore's enquiry for any question, the following were discussed:(1) How long should the First Class Test take to cover. Miss Salmon thought the candidates should be quite ready for all their tests before they did any of them. It was agreed that there were delays in the testing of the Guides because the Guiders were so busy, and the Captain should be able to say the candidates are quite ready before she asks anyone to test them. (2) Who may test for First-Class Badge? The pamphlet issued by Headquarters to all Commissioners gives details of how the Commissioner may arrange for the various tests. Noone person would be expected to be able to do all the testing. The arranging of examiners is the responsibility of the Commissioner; Guiders may not test their own Guides for First Class Badge. Miss Moore expressed the thanks of the Conference to the Registrar of the University, Mr. Bainbridge, for allowing the use of the Cafeteria, and to Miss Edith Cameron fot' n1aking such congenial arrangements for Tea. The Conference then closed .

Custom -House. This game may be played anywhere. It 1'0 quires a coat for each girl and a piece of string long enough to use in making a package of the coat when it is folded. One portion of the Rpare to be used ShO~lld be marl,eel off-

by a chalk mark or by chairs-as a customhouse. Captain and her helper take up their places inside the custom-house. Beyond the custom-hou se is an imaginary train, which may be indicated by a series of chairs or pillows. At a word from the Captain, the girls begin tying their coats into neat packages with the string (paper optional), making the lmots securely and properly. The leader keeps watch of the time and gives a signal to finish the package-making. Upon this, the girls rush into the custom-house with their packages. As the Captain says to each, "Open, please," each presents her bundle. If the package is obviously neat, with knots correct, it is marked at once to pass into the train. If not, the passenger must stop and rectify it. The first arrivals seat themselves in the train. The last to arrive must stand. Those who have not finished when the Captain, still watching the time, blows the whistle for the train to start, miss the tr_uin, and have to take the next one. The game may be repeated for the benefit of the passengers left behind, with two of the expert package-makers acting as officials. (From the "American Girl Scout").

Observation and Stalking Game. Leader stands in centre of hall hold ing a branch of a tree in which is placed a stuffe:l bird or a life size picture of a bird. Each patrol is in its corner. Each patrol sends up one member to oberve the bird and bring back ~ description of it to the group. When she has returned another goes up, until each member of the patrol has observed. While the patrol members creep up on hel' the captain turns slowly. If she sees anyone of the patrol members who are approaching her move, they lose their turn and have sacrificed their chance. This is on the idea of the old game of Ten Steps. The object is to creep up unobserved and see which patrol can get the most complete description of th p bird. The players may return to their patrol corners without pr~Â caution. Those approaching are the only ones who must use care.-(From "The Waratah").

Handcrafts. At the end of last year we were given, through a Guider, a number of books of linoleum patterns. Being samples of 1930 designs, the pattern-books are no longer required. We are able to offer some of these books to any Guider who knows she can make use of them with her Brownies, Guides or Rangers. The designs are printed in colour on very stout paper, and immediately make one think of furnishing a dolls' house, but also of all kinds Q! other ways of using them. Will any Guiders wishing to have some of these books for thr use of their Packs or Companies apply to Miss Barfus at the Guide office?

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Patrol Emblems. The Violet. A wealth of fable clings to this flower's name. Perhaps the most appealing theory is that it comes from the word "via," meaning a wayside, from whence "the violet tolls its perfume on the passing air." But in reality the title is a diminutive of the Latin, Viola; thus the flower has no English name. Long ages ago we find that the Romans weri'! great lovers of violets; they made wine from the flowers, as we make sweetmeats to-day. While the Mahommedans manufactured a kinJ of sherbert from them. Poets hail the violet as a symbol of virtue and modesty, chiefly because the flowers nearly always appear to droop downwards, as though trying to hide among the leaves. Now it is a very interesting point to note that the violet produces two entirely different kinds of flowers. Those that we all know so well, and of v.hich we are so fond, mainly because of theil' delicious perfume, are mostly barren; i.e., the:' produce no seeds. It is the hidden flower of the autumn which is the seed-bearer. These late flowers are small and inconspicuous, and always remain closed. Thus they are selfpollinated, and do not have to depend on outside agents, such as insects or winds, to distribute their pollen. Seasons do occur when the necessary insects are not present in the spring, and there would be no fruit formed if it: were not for these autumn flowers. The flower bud in the spring blossom is small and pointed at one end, and is encased in a green covering known as the calyx. This is cC'mposed of five separate leaf-like structures called sepals. These sepals are easily seen when the bud begins to open. The fully opened flower displays five petals, which are purple as a rule, and correspond in numbel' to the sepals. Two petals form the upper section. ar.d three the lower. The centre petal in the lower half of the flower ends in a nectary, and is streaked with dark purple lines called "nectar guides," which direct the insect to the store of honey. In return, the bee takes away pollen on its body and deposits it on another flowcr; thus fertilization is accomplished. The five stamens or pollen bearers, which are rich yellow in colour, are closely packed round the tiny green seedbox. Childl'en often delight in pulling off the petals, in order to see "The old man sitting in his tub," as they call this part of the flower. The pansy sh ows it better, as the similar structure is larger. The heat't-shaped leaf, with its lighter green under-surface, is familar to everyone. If l'

leaf is held up to the light, the pattern of the veining can be quite easily seen. In the case of the violet, t he leaf is feather veined; i.e., there is one central midrib, from which side veins are given off. The leaf stalk has two ridges in the front, which form a groove 01' channel, and which can easily be felt by running a finger up the stem. This groove lessens the weight of the stalk, and increases its strength. In the same wayan iron girder is much stronger than a round iron rod. The margin of the leaf is very evenly cut into tiny notches. It is wonderful, too, to see the unfolding of new leaves. The two outer edges are l'olled inwards in two bundles, which gradually unfold. The seeds of the violet are scattered by explosion. At first the fruit is round in shape, but as it ripens, it splits into three parts, and the smooth slippery seeds are flicked out through the contraction of the seed case walls. The pansy fruit is similar. The violet increases mainly, however, by means of runners, The root is a strong tap root. In Australia, the violet is a garden plant, and it flowers profusely in the winter and spring, thriving best of all in hill gardens. But there are also our wild violets, which are not so well known as the formel', and which, though diminutive in size, are very appealing because of their daintiness. The most abundant variety is white and purple, and another kind is purple-blue. Both, however, lack the perfume of the English flower. J.h.

Training. CIa ·ses. The next course of General Guide Training will begin on MONDAY, 13th June, 1932, at the Guide Office, at 7.45 p.m. Miss H. M. Dunn will be in charge. T he next Course of Brownie Training WIll begin on THURSDAY, 4th AUGUST, 1932, at 7.45 p.m. at the Guide Office. Miss A. Paling will be in charge. A Course of Training for Ranger Guiders will begin in the middle of July. Training Week. The 26th Victorian Training Week for general Guide and Brownie Training, will be held from Friday, 19th August, to Saturday, 27th August, inclusive. The fee will be 30/-, anti the place will be announced later. Miss K. M. Wilson will be the Guider in charge. The training will be done by Diploma candidates. Applications, stating whether the Guide or t he Brownie training is to be taken, and accompanied by a deposit of 5/-, should be sent to the Training Secretary at the Guide Office, before 18th Jul y. M. E. BUSH,

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Field Day at Berwick. 7 Murrumbeena Road, MUlTumbeena, S.E.9. 8th June, 1932. The Editor, "Matilda." The Oakleigh-Murrumbeena and Carnegie D istrict Guides and Rangers had a most enjoyable Field Day at Berwick on King's Birthday through the courtesy of Mr. Tweddle, who lent his paddocks, supplied a copper and wond for boiling the water, and supplied milk for the party of 137 who attended. Included in the party were 28 Guides from 2nd Carlton and 1st West Melbourne Companies, who had been invited to spend the day in the country. There Kas no set programme, and each of the Companies spent the day in its own way, the whole coming together at the finish for a Camp Fire. Do you think you could find room in the next issue of "Matilda" to say a little about us, please? I know the Guides would all be ever so pleased to see something about their great day in print. It was a wonderful day for all, and one which they will not readily forg et. Thanking you, and with best wishes, I am, Yours sincerely, FLORENCE A. PIE SSE, Dist. Capt., Oakleigh, Murrumbeena, Carnegie District.

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[Whau will "Matilda" call this Questiv1'l Corncr? -Editor] Is It Compu lsory for Ra nger s to Wcar Uniform whe n being E nrolled ? It is not the uniform but the Promise that makes the Guide (or Ranger) so it i!; quite permissible for a girl to be enrolled as eith~r in mufti. Most Rangers prefer to wear UnIform for the enrolment, but t hey should not be plessed to do this, especially in times of rinancial stress. It is to be noted that many invalid Guides and Rangers are unable to wear uniform for their enrolment, from purely physical reasons, and it would surely not be in accordancc with the Fourth Law if the lack of the right dress excluded anyone from membership of the Guide Sisterhood. What are the duties and position of a Company Leader? A Company Leader is generally a girl who is not old enough to be a Lieutenant, or perh aps not quite suitable for such responsibility, but who is a particularly good Guide, and could help very much with a Compan y-better as a Company Leader than as Leader of one patrc>l. Sometimes one patrol with an excellent leader is inclined to depress the rest of the Company because it always beats the others hollow. E

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often works then to take this leader out, giving a younger girl t he leaders hip of the patrol, and make the older one Company leader. The Company Leader is not warranted, ancl is not to be considered as a Guider, or even a prospective Guider. She wears three stripes on the pocket instead of two; not patrol emblem or shoulder knot; patrol leader's badge in hel' hat, otherwise just an ordinary Guide uniform. Th e Company Leader's duties would be really those of a junior Lieutenant; she could take any group for any special thing--whatever fits bE-st into the progl'aml'le, and is in accordance with her abi lity.

TOYS. Have you ever made a toy? No"! Well, wh not begin now. Toys are most fascinating t(l make, D.nd give infinite joy to the recipients. Strive always for reality in your toys. Make them as natural and as beautiful as possible. H you happen to have some green wool, make a frog or a panot, not an elephant or a rabbit. By the way, t he following books all haye most realistic knitted toy patterns in them. "Leache's Knitted Toys" 6d., "Weldon's Knitt ed and Crochet Toys" 6d., "Bestway HomeMade Toys and Novelties" 9d., "Home Budget Toys and Novelties" 1 / -. W col can be procured for 4d. a skein and upwards. When knitting your toy let it be firm, or th~ shape will be lost. It is sometimes advisable to line the toy with calico in order to make it finn, especially for a standing toy. Join you wools firmly, I'unning away all ends invisibly at the back of your knitting. Patterns for cloth or woollen toys may be :11ade from your knitted sections before sewing them together . Sew together all sections firmly and neatly, stuff evenly. All tails, ears, eyes, legs, etc., should be made very fast indeed. Now a word about stuffed toys. I mean those Âˇ11D.dc of cloth pattern s, for t hese may be had from the "Age", costing about lOd. Flannel, '.-elvcteen, Teddy Bear cloth, unbleached calico and any of the imitation fur fabrics may be very effectively used. If you should be wiring these toys, be sure to turn back all ends of wire and twist over mainpiece stays. Ends may be f'afely covered with adhesive plaster. These toys may be stuffed with chopped scraps of :11 aterial, slumberwool, wood wool, etc. Wooden toys leave heeps of scope for the 'r,aker's ingenuity. For t hese all kinds of odds and ends come in very handy. Cotton reels, cocoa tins, metal case of Thermos Flasks, three ply wood, ends and sides of kerosene and fruit cases, etc., broom ha ndJes and so on. Let us trace an eleph ant from a flat kn itteJ " attern on to the end of a kerosene case. Saw it out carefully, especially at trunk and tail. Should tail snap off, make one from wool Ot' cloth or a small piece of leather, a nd nail 0') fi n n ly. When the a nimal is cut out stand it on n <;pction of board cut from the side of a case. laking care that the stand is two inches longer :-It each end than the animal to be mounte.l. Screw the elepha nt on to board from beneath,

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allowing the screws to penetrate well ~n~o the legs. Fix axles under the stand, about ~2 mches f10m either end. Screw wheels firmly mto ends of axles and see that they run easily. Paint elephant grey and mark th~ feat?res in black. The stand may now be pam ted ill green, and you have a very lifelike toy. A very effective engine can be made thus:}<'or the boiler use a cocoa tin or an old thermos flask case. Place on a piece of board twice the length and twice .the width of .the tin. Make th~ cab twice the heIght of the tm. Add the rool and two windows in front, and one at either side. Make the tender for coal less than half the height of the cab. Saw the end off a la~'ge cotton reel, and fix on the front of the bOIler for the funnel. Take a smaller reel, round off the top, and place on the boiler .hali way al~ng. Before fixing these on to the tm place a pIece of wood upright inside it to keep the shape and hold the screws that secure the funnel to the boiler and the boiler to the board. Two half cotton reels placed at either end of the boani make realistic buffers. Finish with wheels as for the elephant. Half a large wooden reei makes a good wheel, or old closed "boot polish" tins. Sets of iron wheels can be procured at the ironmonger's cheaply. The e!1gine is very elfec. tiv!\ painted in black and SIlver. N ow just a few cotton. reels and pIeces ,of wood, and we have a chan' and table. For tne chair use two reels for each leg, three for the back with two wooden bars across or two smaller reels. These can be screwed to the seat (which should be narrower at the back) or bore two holes in the seat at the back and thread the reels on a wooden skewer or stick through the hole two reels below, three above. The seat can be covered with a piece of cloth or leather. Paint brown or lacquer any colour. The table can be made from part of the case use three reels for each leg, fix them firmiy to the table one and a half inches to two inches from the edges. All these wooden toys should be well smoothed with sand paper, wood file. or plane, before attempting to paint. them. These suggestions, I hope, may be of some help to toy make!'s, a!1d may ass.ist them to carry out some bright Ideas of theil' own. -D.M.

Coming-of -Age. Many and various have been the ways in which Guides in Victoria have celebrated the 21st Birthday of the Movement. The majority have kept their "Good Turns" a secret, but one has heard of the Country District which entertained a Guide for a week, this Guide would not otherwise have had any possible chance of a holiday from looking after four small brothe,s and sisters; one has also heard of hampers that have gone for distribution amongst the unemployed, eggs and oranges which have been sent to Hospitals, and other similar acts. One District at any rate has planted trees, 16 Golden Poplars, a truly pleasant thought; one was planted by each Pack and Company, the Local Association and Commissioner. I should think that every Guide and Ranger attended some form of Thanksgiving Service

on Guide Sunday, either at Church Parade with her own Company or her District, or at a Guides' Own. How fitting to have a Guides' Own in a lovely garden as one District did, but wherever we were we all expressed thankfulness for the past and hope for our share towards the future of Guiding. -S.H.I.

'The Library. As Guiders are taking a keener interest in the Library at Headquarters, we are now more anxious than ever that their interest should not lessen through not finding the desired books on subjects helpful to them. We have no definite funds to draw upon by which we might replenish its shelves, so would ask of any Guide or Ranger if she has any books on the Booklover's Badge or Ranger Test, or any book suitable for the Library, that she could spare, we would be most grateful for them. We do not mind if they are damaged, for we hope later, if possible, to re-cover all the books now in the Library. Thank you. ISLA PEARSON, Hon. Librarian. The books required for the Booklovers' Badge are:Girl Guiding. The Golden Age (Kenneth Grahame). Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson). The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy). Alice Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll) . A Book of Verse for Students at Home and Abroad. The Book of the Naturalist (W. H. Hudson). The Call of the Wild (Jack London). Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott) . Books for Ranger Test:-Shakespeare's Plays; L' Allegro; II Pense1'050 (Milton); Ode to a Nightingale; Ode to a Grecian Urn (Keats); The Revenge; Idylls of the King (Tennyson); Selections (1st or 2nd series) (Browning); Poems (Longfellow); Horatius, and Battle of Lake Regillus (Macaulay); Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (Gray) ; Selections from Wordsworth (Golden Treasury series); Ii-, and Recessional (Kipling); Fight for the Flag; Deeds that Won the Empire (Fitchett); Tales of the Great War; The Happy Warrior (Newbolt); A Book of Saints and Heroes (Andrew Lang); Quentin Durward (Scott); The Heroes; Westward Ho! (Kingsley); Puck of Pook's Hill; The Light that Failed; Kipling's Treasure Island; Kidnapped (Stevenson); Lorna Doone (Blackmore); The White Company (Conan Doyle)' Essay on Warran Hastings; Essay on Cliv~ (Macaulay); The Coverley Papers (Addison)' Virginibus Puerisque (Stevenson); Autocrat of. the Brer.kfast Table (Holmes); Essays of Ella (Lamb)! Sesame and Lilies; The Crown of Wild Olive (Ruskin); The Jungle Books (Kipling); The Call of the Wild, White Fang (Jack London): Wild Life in a Southern County (Richard Jefferies); The School of the Wood's

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(W . Long); Ki ndred of the Wild (C. Roberts); Wild Animals I have Known (E. T. Seton); The Maneaters of T savo (Patterson); Parables from Nature (Margaret Scott-Fatty); Fairy Tales of Science (Arabella Buckley); The Cruise of the "Cachalot" (Frank Bullen ) ; The Beaut ies of Nature (Avebury); A Wanderer in London (E. V. Lucas); The Road Men der (Michael Fairless); The Money Moon (J effery Farnol ); T he Scarlet P impernel (Orczy); Adventures in Contentment (David Grayson); Leaves in t he W ind, Pebbles on t he Shore (Gardiner); Along t he Road (Benson ); P ippa P a sses (Browning); Reynard t he Fox (Masefield). Books on Popular Science and Biographies of Noble Men and Women.

Warrants. Brown Owls. 9th Malvern-Miss M. Crellin. 1st St. Kilda (All Saints)-Miss A. J. Cooke. Guide Capta ins. 1st Avoca-Miss Ursula W heeler. 2nd Colac (St. John's)-Miss P. Williamson. 1st Coleraine---Miss L. Lewis. 1st Mildura-Miss Nell Th omson. 1st Port Fairy-Miss B. McKechnie. 5th Prahran-Miss N . Watson. Guide Lieutenant . 2nd Ararat-Miss J. Tardrew. 1st Cheltenh am-Miss V. A. Bullen. 1st Dimboola-Miss G. R. Lawn. 1st Fairfield-Miss E. J acobs. 4th South Yarra-Miss J. Duval. Ranger Captains. 1st Collingwood-Miss D. H . Irving. 7th Victor ian Lones-Miss E. E. Moran.

Registrations. P acks. 5th Brighton. 1st Croydon. Flinders Naval Depot and Crib Point. 1st Footscray (St. John's). 3a Geelong. Companies. 1st H artwe ll. 1st Apollo Bay. 1st Huntly. 4th Brighton. 6th P r ahran. 1st Cobra m. 1st W horouly . 2n d Collingwood. Local A sociations. Murtoa.

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