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JUNE, 1935.
Number Eleven.
SOME RECENT BOOKS. (Written by Margery Herring, B.Sc., of the Chaucer Library.) In accordance with good Guiding tradition we must put the King first, and pride of place is therefor.e given to John Buchan's Jubilee Book, "The King's Grace." It is a well-written, straight-forward account of the 25 years' reign; it is worth possessing both for the pleasure of reading and as a useful book of r.eference. Among the many others written on the occasion of the Jubilee there is a book by Georg.e Swinnerton, which will long be sought after by those interested in current literature. It is called "The Georgian Literary Scene," and it surv¡eys the period from the point of view of the ordinary reader. It is a big book, well produced, entertainingly written and most comprehensive in its scope. Read the chapter headings and you will realise how much information it can give you about the personality of the people 'Vho int.erest you and about their writings. H. V. Morton has again satisfied the expectations of his many admirers. Having most happily "se'arched" England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, he has gone to "the East" for his new material. His recent book, "In the Steps of the Master," is a splendid travel book about Palestine, and it is probably unqiue as a really popular description of the Holy Land. Travel books of a more serious nature are Philip Gibbs' "European Journey" and J. B. Priestley's "English Journey." Both are written with the purpose of revealing political and economic conditions. Priestley limits himself to the North of England, of which he has a grim but interesting picture to paint, while Gibbs makes a survey of the nearer European field. Another book which will repay any effort made to procure it is "The Native's Return." It is the work of a Yugo-Slavian, Louis Ad'amic, who, having lived in America for many years and adopted that country, returns to the country of his birth while on a visit to Europe. He tells in the most charming way and with a freshness that is most captivating how he rediscovered his native land. It is indeed a travel book of unusual quality, and at the same time a most illuminating account of social and political conditions in that far-off group of European States about which most of us feel so vague. "Cobbers" is a travel book that has a very wide appeal. It is an interesting and attractivelv written commentary on Australia by Dr. Thomas Wood, who spent two years travelling in this country. The book provides all the entertainment that the title suggests.
For entertainment and interest of a different kind one can turn to a recent book, "Those Rich and Great Ones," by Henri Charpentier, one of Europe's greatest chefs. Not only is it an entertaining autobiography by a person of unusual charm and individuality, but the book has many good anecdotes about noted and interesting people. There are numerous accounts of excellent meals that Henri has served on celebrated occasions-in fact, he works into his entertaining story a most generous list of his own special recipes. And with it all there is much inspiration for those of us who cook for others than the "rich and great ones." The past two years has seen the publication of Galsworthy's last novel, "Over the River," and this concludes his third trilogy, "The End of the Chapter." This book gives us our last glimpse in pdnt of the Forsyte family, but it is not unlikely that Galsworthy's name and the name of Forsyte will be known to Britishers long after our own generation has¡ passed. There have, however, been comparatively few novels of distinction during the period we are surveying, but there are some which must be noted either for the interest of their subject matter or for the quality of their writing. "Anthony Adverse," by Hervey Allen, has maintained its position of popularity for a very long time. John Masefield's "Bird of Dawning" is a splendid sea yarn. "Dew on the Grass," by Eiluned Lewis, makes a particular appeal to those who are fond of children. Esther Meynell has written another book dealing with the world of music. "Time's Door" is a worthy successor to her "Grave Fairy Tale." "Mary Peters," by Mary Ellen Chase, is an exceptional novel. Much of it~ theme is dominated by the sea, and it has an air of serenity and a rare beauty. For a humorous novel it would be hard to find anything better than "England their England," by ' A. G. Macdonell. In it a Scotchman tilts at the English, and it is remarkably good fun. A new novel has just appeared for which one can predict a very wide public. The story is based on an improbability, but that is forgotten in the excellent characterisation and the humor that underlies it all. The quaint title, "National Velvet," is best left unexplained until you meet the characters in the book itself. It is by Edith Bagnold. More or less within our period comes the printing of a very important set of novels. To most people these are entirely new and-good
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news indeed-they are produced in an excellent small edition which is obtainable fot" 3 / -. These are the novels of Constance HolmO:!. They are all beautifully written stories with some splendid character work, and perhaps the best ones to read first would be "The Lonely Plough," or "Crump Folk Going Home." A book that must make a very special appeal to all Guiding People is "Pilgrims of the Wild," by Grey Owl. It is a true story of the pilgrimage of two lov~rs, G'rey Owi, half Scotch and half Red Indian, and of Anaharel), daughter of a line of Iroquois chiefs. They are trappers in the Canadian backwoods but, in obedience to a growing conviction, they follow hardships and dangers in the quest for a sanctuary for the very animals that they had originally been trapping. These are their littie People, the beavers, who are "the little friends of the Red Indian." Grey Owl has great powers of observation, and a gift of communicating his thoughts and observations in simple, vivid words. His story is an outstanding on~. Somewhat in the same strain is "TschiffeTy's Ride." It is the story of a man's epic journey on horseback, 10,000 miles in the saddle through the Amel'icas from "Southern Cross to Pole Star." And again in the heroic strainand heroic in the very best sense-is a biography by George Seaver. It is "Edward Wilson of the Antarctic." In the annals of South Polar exploration there is no name mor.e rightly honoured' he was a friend of Scott and of Oates with' whom he died. As medical man, as naturalist, and as friend he displayed those qualities which inspire in us the strongest feelings of affection and admiration. This book is in fact a very stirring story of a great Englishman. nOOI<>,
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ST. GEORGE'S DAY, 1935. Ev,ery five years in England the Knights of St. Michael and St. George hold a servicp., and they march up the aisle wit~ their. banners, just as the Scouts an~ GUIdes dId. on Saturday. Of course, there ]S no comparison suggested with t~e solem~ity a!1d grandeur of the former serVIce, but In spIte of extern I differences there remains the fact that both associations have the same ideal. Scouts and r;uides are emulating these men, all of whom have lived the life of service, Bishop Booth, in his sermon, said that this ideal could be found in the Laws of Moses, and it was on them that the Scout Law was based. Moses, like St. George, was eager .to "erve his people and to lead them to a happIer life. Three thousand years later :Baden.
Powell arose, as a modern St. George. He saw the squalor and misery in which a large proportion of English boys were growing up, and he wished to make their lives happier, He also wanted to teach the more fortunate to do their duty, so he created the Scout Movement. Bishop Booth then spoke of the threefold vow that all Scouts and Guides promise on their honour to try to keep. They promise to do their best, and that alone should keep t.hem from doing anything unworthy of the movement, Duty to God meant reverence, duty to the king meant loyalty to the "finest gentleman in the world." Duty to other people was not just one good turn every day, because "you'd never done your duty till you're dead." Nowadays the aim of all right-thinking people was for peace. Scouts and Guides must use their training in this direction so that the sacrifice of those who fell in the great war would not be in vain. They must never forget to Whom they owe their allegiance, "God the Captain of us all," It was very pleasing to see the Cathedral so full, especially as it was a lovely day, and thel'e were many outdoor attractions. The guides not only filled their own half of the nave, but overflowed into t he scant part as well. There were many more Brownies than usual. Leading the Procession of Colours were Lady Huntingfield, Lady Chauvel, Miss Pmnell and Miss Irving. The Scouts were represented by Colonel Harold Cohen , Mr, G. H. Thomas, Mr. W. D. Kennedy, and Mr. F. R . G. Sanders. P.L.S. ENID COLQUHOUN. Guiding in Victoria has suff.ered a very real loss in the death of Enid Colquhoun, District Commissioner for Toorak and Armadale, once Captain 1st Toorak, President of the Victorian Guiders' Club, and an always ready and cheery First Aider, in which capacity numbers of Guiders will remember her kindness to them at Training Weeks and at Camps. !',H 1.
INTO A WIDER WORLD. [E.M.J.C.J Into a wider world the Trail she followed; And now, Earth's venturous mile behind her set, Greets the glad Company that bids her welcome, But, by the things she loved, we keep her yet. The singing wind shall hold her, and the sunshine; Friendship, and dreams, and laughter running free; All things untroubled by human limitation Shall bring her near; and Time no bal'l'ier be. The camp-fires glow upon the hills of Heaven, Her light new-set along that beacon-chain; We of the Trail, her comrades, kneel to gather Fuel oC Faithfulness, while we yet remain.
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"THE PEOPLE WITH THE GREEN HEADS." We Begin. It was fun to see these people at our me,eting one night--fourteen of them, gracing the walls of our hall and the sills of our window ~ Each one bore a number, and we moved about trying to guess all their names. We were given one point for each name we knew, and five points for describing the tree, a branch of which we had brought--for you must know that "the people with the green heads" are trees. The People. Among our distinguished visitors was the Osage Urange, about which great curiosity was aroused. It is a North American tree with inedible fruits very like an orange. There were really two Sheoaks, male and female, and it was such fun to pull their leaves (which are really stems), in pieces and see how each piece had one pointed end and one toothed end and fitted together in such an intriguing manner. After a country dance, we learnt from our Division Commissioner about the two big groups of trees in Australia, the Eucalypts and the Acacaias. An English friend of hers had asked "what trees have you in Australia?" and this was quite understandable to anyone who had seen the glorious, shady, spreading trees of England. Nevertheless, our own trees have many charms of their own, and the lack of the eucalyptus in the air may be noticed when away from these shores. The leaves of the Eucalypts hand edgeways, and are hard and tough, to prevent excessive evaporation in a dry land. Although the gums have different leaves, nuts, etc., they have some similarities, and one of these is that all the seedpods have five divisions and flat tops. The ti-tree is a cousin of the gum, but th(' flowers really have petals, while those of the gum blossom are all stamens. The Acacias 01' Wattles all have pea pods and belong to the family, Legumes. We learnt that the Black Wattle has divided leaves which close up at night; that Acacia Myrtifolia is the only wattle which lasts in water; and we will be able to identify t he Wild Indigo, also one of the "pea pods" and the Hakea, which comes from the sand plains of West Australia and is neither a wattle nor a gum. We Play. Then we had a game; the Ranger in charge call ed an initial and a number, and those numbers ran to "posts" and told them the name of a tree beginning with the initial. K stumped
me! ~ut afterwards we thought of Kauri Pine. Handicrafts. Arranged on some chairs were several handicrafts and Lieutenant told us that Mary and her lamb had been made by a Ranger Captain in Yorkshire. Mary's head was an oak gall, her cap an acorn cup, her body a pine cone, and her legs and arms beech twigs' while the lamb's head and body were chest~uts. There were also two Mulga wood boxes and a ring; a vase of Sheoak wood; a posy of gum leaves and seed pods and lilac seed pods coloured and varnished. Supper. Supper next, while one Ranger gave us a poem on trees, and Captain told us one of R.L.S.'s fables. Once Upon a Time. Once upon a time there came to the earth a visitor from a neighbouring planet, and he was m~t at the place of his descent by a great p~llosopher who was to show him everything. First of all they came through a wood and the stranger looked upon the trees. "Whom have we here?" said he. "These ar路e only vegetables," -said the philosopher. "They are alive, but not at all interesting." "I don't know about that," said the stl路angel'. "They seem to have very good manners. Do they never speak?" "They lack the gift," said the philosopher. "Yet I think I hear them sing," said the other. "That is only the wind among the leaves" said the philosopher. "I will explain to you the theory of winds; it is very interesting." "W.ell," said the stranger, "I wish I knew what they were thinking." "They cannot think," said the philosopher. "I don't know about that," returned the stranger; and then, laying his hand upon a tr unk, "I like these people," said he. "They are not people at all," said the philosopher. "Come along." N ext they came through a meadow where there were some cows. "These are very dirty people," said the stranger. "They are not people at all," said the philosopher, and he explained what a cow is in scientific terms which I have f.orgotten. "That is all one to me," said the strangel路. "But do they never look up?" "Becauoe they are graminuorous," said the philo路sopher. "And to live upon grass, which is not highly nutritious, requires so close an attention to business that they have no time to think, or to speak; or to look at the scenery-or to keep themselves clean." "~ell," said the stranger, "that is one way to live, no doubt, but I prefer the people with the green heads ." Next they came to a city, and the streets were full of men and women. "These are very odd people," said the stranger. "They are the people of the greatest nation in the world," said the philosopher. (Continued on Page 9)
6 MATILDA June, 1935. ,~------------------------sent Indians sitting in a boat. Choose one Brownie from each Six to be a shark swimming around in the sea. Tawny, P!icklead~r and any odd Brownies can represent Islands m the sea. Editor: Nancy Thewlis. Brownies pretend to paddle like Indians in a canoe and sing the following words to the tune of "Row, row your boat." "Books may give us wings that lift us "Paddle, paddle your boat up above the hard road of our own life, Gently over the sea, but they may also give us a staff to Carefully, carefully, carefully, help us along it." Sylvie Thompson. Or you'll be eaten for tea." BOOKS! At the word "tea" Brownies all fall sidewards into the sea and then run to the islands How many Brownie Packs are fortunate £01' safety chased by the sharks. Any that are cnough to have a Pack library? Very few of caught are promptly eaten up and then put us, I am afraid. Books are expensive, and under the sea, which can be a corner of the Pack funds have to serve so many purposes. room. . But it is an aim for Brown Owls, as there is The game goes on until all the IndIans are so much we can give children through the medcaught and the shark which has caught the ium of books. Kind friends of the Pack may gl'eate~t number is the winner. M.E.H. come to the rescue, perhaps not with the gift of books, but the loan of some of their child" BROWNIE GUIDERS' EFFORT FOR hood favourites. Here we can serve two purCAMP HOUSE. poses, firstly the broadening of the children's outlook through reading, and secondly, the The special effort on the part of the care of other people's property, for books that Brownie Guiders to raise £25 towards the are lent in that way must have extra care Guide Camp house will now be closed. The taken of them. A library can be built up total sum stands at £23 / 1/11. Any donations slowly, and the pleasure of the children, will received after the publication of this "Matilmore than compensate Brown Owl and Tawny da" will be acknowledged in the July issue. for any trouble they may have taken in colFUl ther donations have been received as follecting the books. lows:-5th Kew 1 / -; 1st Moonee Ponds 5/-; 4~h All Brownies love stories; to them there is Preston 1/ -; 1st Ivanhoe 1/ -; 1st CarnegIe something not quite right in a meeting with~ / 6' 1st Monbulk 1/6; 3rd Hawthorn 1/6; out them. So if we cannot have a library, then 1st'Bena 1 / 3; Camper's Fee £1/5/-; Toona we must have more and more stories. To the £1 / 1/ -; Pack Holiday Fund £1/14/7. Brown Owl who is incapable of making up her own, there is a little of a trial, for good MYSTERY HANDCRAFT No.3. stories are hard to come by and books bought Place box "A" over box "B" so that they for the purpose have a habit of only having form a closed box. Now make a hinge with one or two suitable for telling. To these either strong paper or brown linen, 8in. x 2in., Bl own Owls falls the task of ever being on and gum it down one side on outside. of box. the watch for good stories, and it is extraLeave till quite dry, then to make It extra ordinary how one comes across them in odd strong, put another piece of paper or linen corners. It is a good idea to keep a large inside. book into which these odd stories can be Put the centre of the long plait on centre copied or pasted. In this way a good variety of hinge and fasten with paper clips <?ne about can be obtained, and we avoid the risk of an inch on either side of centre of hmge, and telling the same type always. Here is a list again on either 'side of box about lin. from of a few books that Brown Owls will find usetop. The hinge itself must be left free to ful for stories. They are all obtainable at the open or close. Measure ~in. from centre on Methodist Book Depot in Collins Street. Aneach of the tops of box that open and draw other place where cheap editions of books can line right across. On this line measur~ ~!n. generally be bought is Evans Bros., in Collins from either end. At these spots cut a sht .m. Street. wide starting from line and extending outStories for the Storyteller, 5/ "; All the wards towar ds the edge of box. This gives you Year stories for the Little Folk 8 / 3; Rainbow two slits in each half of box, and thread one Children 7/ 6; Fiddlededee 3 / 6; The Light of the shorter plaits through each of these and Princess 3/ -; The Book of Fairies and Elves join underneath, thus forming handles. Bring 6/ -; The Wonder World 6/ 6. N.'!'. long plait over box under handles and fasten an old shoe buckle on one end and so fasten SINGING GAME. like a strap. Here is the game that the Guiders voted You now have a case for lunch, Pack treasecond, equal with "Bush folk," which will sures, first aid, mending outfit, or anythingappear next month, in the recent competition. else you like. V.H.
SHARKS AND INDIANS. Have the Brownies in their Sixes in straight lines, sitting on the floor with their legs stretched out in front of them to repl'e-
PATSY'S VISIT TO BROWNIE-LAND. Patsy Miller had wandered away from her mother. She had been rather a naughty girl, and had made Mother very cross. The lovely
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green ball which Daddy had given her, and her little doll "Marj.," had ceased to interest her, and she wanted something new to do. She lay on the bank of the small creek, overhung with Weeping Willow trees, and gazed moodily into the water. Presently, on a tiny wave (which was simply caused by a tear from the Weeping Willow tree) Patsy beheld, floating towards her, an oak leaf, on which was seated two of the quaintest little figures she had ever seen. One was dressed in white cloud, caught here and there with sparkling dew drops, whilst clusters of smaller dew-drops glistened in the wonderful fair curls which reached to her waist. The other figure was a merry little man, attired cosily in a suit of brown with a tiny brown cap perched on his, head. They came straight towards Patsy, who gaz.ed and gazed, hardly able to believe hel' eyes. Then, just as the oak leaf drew level, and Patsy was able to distinguish the figures more clearly, as' if by magic, the little craft stopped, and before she had time to l'ealise what had happened, the little man had taken off his cap and was bowing before her. "I am a Brownie and come from the kingdom at the end of this creek," he introduced himself. "And this," he added, bowing to the little lady at his side, "is our Fairy Queen." "Oh!" exclaimed Patsy, "Are there more people like you in your kingdom?" "There are many more folk there besides us," answered the Queen, "and we are all such busy, happy people. If you would care to see for yourself, you may step on to our boat and we will take you there now." Patsy's pretty blue eyes sparkled with pleasure, her little lips smiled happily-this indeed was an adventur,e! Carefully she stepped on to the oak leaf boat, surprised to find that there was ample room; the Queen sang some magic notes and the little craft started on its way. Patsy looked all about her. For the first time she realised how pretty everything was -the blue sky, the fresh green grass, the beautiful trees and myriads of blue bell'l. Swiftly the frail craft sped on until the twinkling lights of the Brownie Kingdom could be discerned faintly in the distance. "We are now approaching my little world," said the Brownie Elf, and Patsy felt very excited, as the craft dl'ew alongside 'the bank and the Fairy Queen took one of her dimpled hands, and the Brownie Elf the other, and led her forward. Everything was just as the Fairy Queen had told' her-there were hundreds of other folk clad in similar garments to the Brownie Elf, and Patsy was surrounded by happy and contented faces. All the Brownies' homes were clean and tidy, their gardens neat, and their babies' faces had been washed with dew and their hair combed with pine needles. A tiny fairy was diligently cooking some honey for her Brownie husband's tea, whilst another fairy was crooning a lullaby and rocking a tiny Brownie baby to sleep on n daisy.
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A group of Brownie children were dancing to bird music around a ring of mushrooms. But the person who interested Patsy most was the village blacksmith. He was endeavouring to mend a butterfly's broken wing, and as he worked, was murmuring kind words and promising to do his best to help it to fly again. Suddenly Patsy yawned, stretched and bumped her head hard on a tree, then sat up and looked all around her. There was the small creek, the green grass, the Weeping Willow, but--! A wise old owl hooted from the branch above her head, and she thought of her mother, and knew that it was time to go home. That night, as Mother was tucking PatEY in her cosy white bed, she noticed a tiny Oak leaf on the floor. "I wonder how that came in here?" she said, picking it up. "There are no oak trees in our garden." "Why, that is just like the little boat that took me to Brownie-land," said Patsy, sitting up in bed. "And Mother," she whispered, as she slipped her arms around her mother's neck, "I'm never going to be naughty again, and I'll help you ever so much." And Mother smiled gently to herself as she kissed her little daughter goodnight, and quietly put out the light. -Fairlie Davis.
GUIDERS' EVENING IN MAY. The theme for the evening was unusual Pack meetings. Owing to the small attendance, we were unable to divide into more than two groups to devise the meetings. Thus, since the fewer the heads, the less ideas we found, when we came to carry out the prf)grammes, that each group had planned a tou~ for the Pack. One merely went around Australia by boat, calling at each capital city en route, but the other (very ambitious!) turned the whole Pack into an aeroplane and flew to England, where they were able to take part in some of the Jubilee celebrations, and hall audience with the Queen. After travelling by boat, train, aeroplane and, finally, owing to the plane crashing, hiking half way across Central Australia, the Guiders arrived back at the Meeting Pool ready to eat the extra large supper provided by the caterers for at least four times the number present! M.B.
MONTHL Y LECTURETTES. The next monthly lecturette for Brownie Guiders will be held on Wednesday, July 3rd, at the Meeting Pool at 8 p.m. Owing to the school holidays the June lecturette is abandoned, but extra attractions and much useful information on the subject of Semaphore will be forthcoming on July 3rd. The usual charge of 3d. will be made, and supper will be served.
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"To regret one's own experience is to arrest one's own development."-O. W. Holmes. Editor: Marion Sinclair. "Dreams, books, are each a world; and books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good; Hound these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow." -Wordsworth. Once, a long time ago, there appearedpossibly in an early copy of "The Guider"-an al ticle entitled "Sanctuary." It led skilfully from a description of those places of refuge of former times to the consideration of such things as literature, music, painting-anything to which one might turn in spare or troubled hours-as sanctuaries for mind and spirit. An unoccupied mind, like a neglected garden, grows weedy and unbeautiful; and a mind which is completely busy with its own daily occupations may wither and age early. "We do not grow old, we become old by not growing." Minds, unlike bodies, are not limited. Their possibilities of growth are not restricted by years; yet we learn from the psychologist that many people never develop mentally beyond the age of sixteen. Is it not important then that the minds of our Guides should have seeds of growth planted in them early? Let us see to it that sanctuaries are shown to them and made available according to their various tastes and inclinations. Books are our central thought this month; and reading is one of the greatest refuges from the cares of the "daily round." The following article will help those who, loving to read, yet feel they but wander aimlessly in the lofty aisles of their Sanctuary. M.S.
WHAT SHALL I READ? To get the best out of our reading it is essential to have a plan, just as an architect plans his building to make the most of his scenery and his m3iterial. This plan that classifies the books you read according to your mood is, perhaps, as good as any. There are books of escape, books of information, oooks of enchantment, books of experience. In the
gl'eatest ones, the ones we read over and over agam, the four classes are inextricably interwoven, but if need be we can read them merely for the mood of the moment. We read the books of escape to get away from ourselve", from the petty irritations of the workaday world. They thrill us with a sweet and generous excitement. All adventure seems possible. Such are the detective stories, tales of romance and adventure, most biographies and most of the novels of the day-frothy, rather like a diet of chocolate, apt to pall. Great old stories coming into this category are "Red Gauntlet" and "The Heart of 11'1idlothian" (Scott), "Vanity Fair" and "Esmond" (Thackeray), "David Copperfield" and "The Tale of Two Cities" (Dickens), "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo" (Dumas), "Wuthering Heights" and "Jane Eyre" (Bronte), Hardy's "Wessex Tales," Kipling's books and Conrad's stories of the sea. Books of information are useful for reference, but they do not claim to be literature. We read books on Soviet Russia and Fasci3t Haly. Encyclopredias and dictionaries make fascinating reading, and so do those useful little pamphlets "How to become a Millionaire," or "How to Win the Davis Cup." Guide books take us through every country in thc world. Myths and legends, works on all the arts and on all the sciences, and illuminating treatises 6n great masters of literature, like Bradley'S criticism of Shakespear.e's plays, are all informative. Books of enchantment transport us into a world of phantasy, and imagination and fun. There is a lightness of touch about them, and such a strain of sweetness and exaltation that we are penetrated by their power. Perhaps among the greatest ar'e "Alice in Wonderland," "The Tempest," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Fairy Tales" "Don Quixote," Kipling's "Jungle Books;" "Mary Rose," "Dear Brutus." Most of the lyric poetry of the world comes under this h eading-; and so does the g-reat galaxy of those books we call Belles Lettresessays of power and charm that illumine the
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ordinary things of the world and make the wilderness blossom like the rose. Lamb's essays leave a fragrant sweetness, and so does the merry, everyday wisdom of "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table." All these lead up to the books of ,experienc (~. The greater a man's understanding sympathy is, the greater is his capacity for serene joy, or for suffering. When to this capacity for joy or agony is added the power of .expl¡essing it in living words, we get the great books oi the world. These are worth the effort of reading. "Hamlet," "Lear," "Othello"-where souls are purged of their flaws by pity and terror. The lovely "Imitation of Christ" by Thomas ii Kempis has brought peace to thousands; Carlyle's splendid and tortured spirit cries aloud in his "Heroes" and in "Past and Present." Matthew Arnold's verse is lovely, and serious. Browning's men and women, and Bridge's "Testament of Beauty," are the crystallised experience of their lives; and we continually turn back to the great things of literature and find life's experiences mirrored in them. M.B.L.
CORRESPONDENCE. The following extract from a welcome letter sent flpropos of "music month" to "The Signpost Page" will be of interest and help to Captains:"I wonder if I could raise a smile by telling you what we are reduced to in a Country Company, which, instead of going on like the dear old brook, makes one ever to reflect that there are no birds in last year's choir! At any moment now a handful of Guides will storr. me in the Guide Kipsie. As new chums they will assure me most positively that they can ' , sing a note. Agreeing with them all-aiming at possessing harmony at the outset, I ask them to sit in four groups, and to make a huge effort to do justice to our old friends Doh, Me, Soh, and Doh! Then we start in earnest. I start off with Group one, and each group falls in, emphasising their "Doh" in turn, to ensure good time. Finally we have something like a cheery peal of bells. After that we p.eal off from the higher C and co"-' down, one group falling in after the other, accenting their first effort. Before long thi s "Round for Voices" assumes the following importance:Doh Little birdie on the wing, Me How I love to heal' you sing, Soh Tell your JOY in everything, Doh (ff) Sing . . . . sing. Doh Hear the bell in yonder tower Soh Ringing out each golden hour Me To the Princess in her bower, Doh . Ring . . . , ring. Patrol competition:-Variation of word m/ltter. Yours si ncerely, "COUNTRY CAPTAIl'{."
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HUSH LORE (Cont. from Page 5). "Are they really?" said the stranger. "They scarcely look so." And so to B~. When we could be induced to finish supper, Lieutenant introduced the "Tree Song" to us, and we enjoyed singing it so much, we sang it through several times. It is a Is ong the American Girl Scouts sing dancing round a tree they h.ave just planted with ceremony. After "Taps" we went forth into the world peopled by the singing people with the green heads. RUTH DENNY.
QUERIES. Myrnong.-Cladodes have a leaf-like appearance, but bear flowers and fruit. Wattles and blackwoods have phyllodes, which are a flattened leaf-stalk, evolved, through droughty conditions, to reduce the leaf surface and so retard evaporation. The reduced feathery leaves may also be seen. These phyllodes perform the functions of true leaves. Cohuna.-The specimen sent is the lookingglass bush. The tiny cavities at the junction of mid-rib and side-ribs may be homes for certain ticks that eat plant pests-an interesting partnership. They may also be waterpores. Observation of t his p~ant would be valuable.
AUTUMN LEAF COMPETITION. Numbers are coming in, Guiders. Send yours in quickly. Results will be published .in July.
AUTUMN GLORIES. Chemistry plays a large part in our Autumn colours. Leaf-green is caused by a substance called chlorophyll. Lower temperatures and less sun turn this into a red-brown compound . M.Il.
THESE POSTURES! I have been asked how can one change Jemima into Jane when she finds it quite impossible to stand' up straight and flatten her shoulders without making her back more hollow, and poking her head forward? It is rather a big question to answer in a few words, but I will try to give you some help. This Jemima must be stiff somewhere, and so needs to be "limbered up." Perhaps she has a stocky typ.e of build. Everyone falls somewhere between a STOCKY build, like Jolm Bull, and a SLIM build, like Uncle Sam! The Uncle Sams tend to stand badly, and to droop. But they can straighten themselves fairly easily because they remain supple. What they need is to practice holding themselves well, especially keeping the tummy flat. This practice will exercise the postural muscles, and exercise will strengthen those muscles, and so make it easier for them to hold a drooping Uncle Sam upright and >;traill'ht till he looks more like a George Washington!
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John Bull, on the other hand, does not develop a bad posture so easily, but when he does it becomes "set" more quickly. HE will have to be made supple b-efore he can correct it for himself, and will then have to strengthen his postural muscles to hold the correct posture. Postural muscles are the muscles which hold us upright against the pull M gravity. Just as a boy builds up his biceps by exercise, so we can build up these muscles by exercise, and the best exercise for them is to use them properly by practising "correct posture." Every time we stand properly they become the tiniest bit stronger until it becomes normal for us to stand well. Here are two "limbering-up" exercises to tryon the company! 1.-Sit on the floor, crossed legs (like a Brownie). This position is good in itself, as it tends to correct hollow back and flat feet. Now to a rhythmical count of 8 or 12, turn the head quickly from side to side. Follow this by turning the shoulders for eight or twelve beats, and then fling the arms round for the same number of beats. This exercise should be done fairly quickly, and the whole boay should be held relaxed throughout. Done properly, it will make the joints of the neck, shoulder, chest and spine more supple. 2.-Guaranteed to produce much mirth in the Company, and at the same time to loosen the joints of the spine and hips, and to help flatten that tummy! Kneel down on hands and knees. N ow like a cat on a wall, (1) arch your back up, and at the same time put your head down as far between .your arms as you can. That is the first part or "count" of the movement. (2) Next put your head up like a tortoise and let your back relax and sag at the waist into a hollow. Repeat 1 2, 1 2, 1 2, 1 quickly, finishing on 1. N.B-The shoulders must be above the hands, the hips above knees all the time, 010 swaying about. The elbows must be stiff am! straight all the time-no bending there . Do ask some more questions, and good luck to you all. A.A.McA.C.
INTERSTATE NEWS. South Australia. This year the Scout and Guide Act of Loyalty was held on May 6, instead of June 6. The Guides formed up in divisions at the rear of Government House, and marched quietly into Government House grounds, making a massed semi-circle with the Scouts. On the arrival of His Excellency the Governor, the National Anthem was sung and the colours bl'oken by a Scout. An address of Loyalty was read by Mrs. R. T. Rudall (Deputy State Chief CORlmissioner) and handed to His Excellency by Mr. Part (Acting Chief Commissioner for Scouts). During this the Scout H.Q. Colour Party stood on the left, and Guide H.Q. Colour Party on
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the right of the dais, whilst all the Company Colour Parties formed a background to the semi-circle. His Excellency gave a most impressive speech. Cheers were giv.en, then followed the March Past. H.Q. Colour Party led, followed by the Commissioners, the Brown Owls, the Guides in divisions, then the Scouts. The President, Mrs. K. D. Bowman, and members of the Executive Committee and State Council were also present on this glorious morning.
A THINKING DAY CARD FROM ENGLAND. The Federal Secretary received a Thinking Day ford-on-Avon District, which reads: "To the Girl Guides of and best wishes."
reports that she has Card from the BradWiltshire, England, Australia-good luck
THINKING DAY CARD. Last year's competition for a design for the Thinking Day Card is to be repeated this yeal', and the following are the details for the Competition: There is no limit of any sort as to the number of designs sent in, or to the age of the person who sends them, and it was felt by the judges last year that it might we worth while to make the competition generally known in Art Schools as well as among Guides and Girl Scouts, our object being to get the best possible design. 1.- Prizes. There will be the following prizes: £10 for first prize, £6 for second prize, £3 for third prize. 2. Design. The designs should be for a postcard and should be in monotone (i.e., one color suitable for printing on white or on another colour), as it is too expensive, at present, to reproduce in several colours. 3. Size of Design. The size of the design submitted should not be more than about 8 x 6 inches, or 20 x 15 cms. This proportion should be maintained, whatever the size of the drawing. 4. Submitting Designs. The designs can b~ sent direct to the Director of the World Bureau, 17 Buckingham Palace Road, London, S.W.l, or through the Headquartel's of each country or Association to the World Bureau. Thl? sender's name and address should be written on the back of each design. 5. Date for receiving Designs in the World Bureau. The designs should reach the World Bureau by September 1st this year. No design will be considered after that date. The World Committee at its next session in .Tulv will appoint judges to select the desig-ns which they consider should receive prizei'!. The
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HERE IS PHANTASY l June 14th will soon be here, so there is no time to lose before you secure your tickets for "Here is P hantasy." Admission is by programme, which costs 3/-, including supper. The enteltainment is to be presented at St, Chad's, Martin Street, South Yal'l'a, and commences at 8.15 p.m. Programmes may be · had from t he HOD. Sec., Miss Jean Robertson, 101 Mathoura Road, Toorak, or at the Girl Guide Office, where bookings may be made for an extra charge of 6d. pel' seat. This is an evening that you cann ot afford to miss. The items are varied and uniqu e, the cast is defi ni tely distinguished-to say more is not permitted.
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Companies and Packs who have been in the habit of hiking to Ashburton Forest will be sony to hear t hat tbis area is now closed, as it is being converted into Golf Links. The actual area concerned is bounded by the High Street, Ashburton, Market Gardens, Gardiner Creek, and Outer Circle Railway. S, H. I RVING.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. G~iders wiII be interested to know that the Victorian Branch of t he Australian League of Nation s Union has given t he Guide Association a number of books, 'which will be of immense help to t hose Gui ders who wish to have actual knowledge concerning t he work of t he L eague, and who want to pass t he inform ati on on in a practical way to t he Guides and Rangers in t heir Compan ies, These books have been placed in t h e Guiders' Reference Lib rary at H eadquarters; all 0f t hem are on sal e at the L eague of Natio ns ')ffiee, Kurrajong H ouse, 177 Collins Street, S, H, IRVING. ,
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NEW BOOKS. ~torjfit'''' Co r th~ ~tory H our. hy .c.\da. )1. ~:tl'zial~ . }'rit-'p :l j ~~ . IJluS :HI. po:-;ta~n~. )liss ~l nl'7.iHls is HUt' of' tllt-' uest writt'l"S of ('hilllr(1I1'~ stol'ips . 'fhis bunl..: cOlltail1s ~, of hpr eXcplll'nt :-;tnril's . L t' ~ kon", fr om t he ' · 8.rp,lt~· of 1 .H't~. l'ritl' :i f ;';. pLn .... :KI. I",stag .., Tllis is a ('11"11)1 t'.lltIOll or til .. uutohio · gr!lllll~' "e the Chip!' l""Ollt. It llIak," l'x,'('lIput 1'<'31!in~. nnd is :l ~oot1 t hinJ.{ to hu\'e in uny ('olupany LlIll'lI r~·. (~u i dE'''' ' l~"Jfll d :\ut~h()ok . I.)ri(:~ 1 '- . pins :!t1. l)Ost · a~l'. 'J'his is au intlll(·t'Jllt~Jlt for :tny Gui<ip to UO 1H'I' (;1I1df' :!lHl Class 01' hpl' ~ntl1r:lli:4 HHd~t·, It (,ontaiu:-: lJag't>~ gh-lng- lwuding' for notps Ull ~rl'pe:-;. B iru.:-.;. Fl()w ~ PI':-: , ~\ lIilllals. IusPtts HIHl :-=.tnl':ot for p,'pry lllonth of the r,'nr. It al~n "(Jlltaiu, ,I little lutl'u(\ndlon te!lillg YOIl how tu n~l' the hook, If auy of thl" Gniuf's ('au uHol''' th,' 1, · this ;>'~ "t .. hook b 'n'lI worth haviug, Hi n t , o n 1st (, l l1~tI.. Pri('t> nIl., ,,111:-; 111., postngp_ :\Iuuy HlIifl e~ HrtJo lIot (ioilll! thpil' l :-.;t C 1ass, and if '-"l'r\" Gllith' ('uulll own thi:-: ~rnnl1 hook it would lH' [briilill!! fol' Iwl' 10 jot ,1ow1l ill thl' "Pill"" aJ\ottell all th .. diffprPllt thill~:-'; :-:11. ' is tlskt,t1 to find out. Thi:-: l)Oo}\:, Us wpH CIS Itt-Ipillg' thl' wbolt,' Cumpan)·, will IIPI)' E'\'err illllh'ilitlal t;llitlf', flS ill it sh~ js n!o(kl'll l't'l"=-,onnl qll(!stifllJS nn Iwig-htf.t. rlistan(~(-':,;. \\"l'i!!hts , as weH ;,s ;:h'illg' hpr itl~tl'lIdiHIIS on thf' W!l,r 10 goo ahout jtlfl)!illg- tht'lll 'Phis hOHk is \\"(111 wor{h haV"iu.!!. Stt" J)~ t o ( ;ir1 (i u iciin g, Pl'il'p Btl .. llius 1t1, l)OstnJ,:(', 'rhi~ b nn ahl'i'lg'l'cl pflitiou of thl' 1.11';.tf' houk G-irl Glliflillg. nnc1 dPil ls only with thp (-tit'l Ht1iflp~, I f P\·f'l''Y ('tUllIH1H,\' ('ould IHI~S('S~ 0111' or l \\' 0 ('nph,,:o; or thi:o; sUlall honk II c'oliltl bt' I" I ~:-.;(,tl ollt til uU l't!
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''l'llits, wh" woul,! t11l'u kal'll in lhl! thrill ing- luau Il('r U~ t.o". h~ till' Chipf }\{'oHt t~x:lf'tl~' whnt i:-<. u UiJ'1 Hn iup, und how shp c'au go ahnl1t hl'rollliu~ly, The \'liine of t hh; hook has llf'~n lung' o\""l'loQk(~d, but Oil"!; kno",n n' u n1<'<111" to 1ll>lplng recruit II, no COIll}HIUY will hp without _I l'UPY, UlIl~,,,, , l)oll c~· a ud Orga ni sat io n , Pdf''' ] 13, plus 211. llOstag-I', OwIng tn thp ];"'gl' IInllll)l'l' nf altpf:]· ttOJl~ m a(] " throllJ£lIout t h l-' ,rt'al' to all h~If I J!P:';. thpl'P has lH't,U H f'c~J'ta.iu alllonnt of .lpta,'" in llw l'l'intillct' of this hook in J'111,~lantl, \,p ~1'1 IlIlltH'l'flllS o)'(lf'l's I'Y~ry duro hu t It will I..... 1l1lJln .... slhll' to dt'ai with thpJn II II til til<' HII ! of .111111' (II' tilt' l",g:illning- of .Tulr. It will th en 1.H' uP("t's""'aI'Y fill' 4"\'('I'Y ('U11lP:lIlY to hayl' It nt'\\' " .. tlr. as thf' nltt'rntlulls an' :-:0 f\xteusivt' ~ i"n nlli n" ( 'hart" P ri('p 1 H, pills -td, post 3 "t:', Th {\'stl. dlillls 111'(' UlO .... t f:tsdllatill~, Us h~' IflokinJ! UI. OUt· lpttt'l" ,r Oll (':Ill imlll .. f1i:lt('l~' IHit it into ) [ or~('. ~I'liln pliur(·. ('ipitt'l' "(Hleo, fine "orl .. lind Ilw tlp3f oOfl l111mh ulphn lwL TI :Ibn I,dn·:o; (H rt'('tiolls COl' filldiJi~ flir4'diou:-: hy thf~ HUll .ltHl how tn fiud tllP points of tit." f'fll1lpass h;\- youI' waft'll , 1ml ~'Y(~l':rhofl:r luu~t
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A competition has j ust been held in Northern Ireland to find a more agreeable substitute for the word " hiker," and t he word finally chosen was "shuler," which mean s "to walk:' There was, of ctJurse, the usual collection of coined words and uncomfortable hybridsjoypeds, r uckstors, kit-rovers, pack-striders, wendlers, and yonderers were among t he less monstrous of them. "Shuler," however, is so defi nitely Irish as to be inappropriate elst'where t han in Ireland. ("Argus.")
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