Matilda 1938 vol 15 no 04 oct by Girl Guides Victoria

OCTOBER, 1938.

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District Commissioner; Foster, etc.: Mrs. Clark, The Rectory, Toom. District Secretary: Ballarat: Miss E. M. Sydes, 18 Junction Street, Ballarat. Camperdown: Mrs. McKean, enr. Scott and Brooke Streets, Camperdown. Badge Secretary. Waubra: Mrs. Gorman, Roseneath, Waubra. Brown Owl. 3rd Caulfl"'ld: Miss M. Knox. 2nd Hawthorn: Miss J. Belot. 1st Numurkah: Miss K. Powell. 1st Stawell: Miss V. Johnson. 2nd St. Kilda: Mrs. Newman. Tawny Owl. 5th Brighton: Miss O. Warrmbumm. 11th Malvern: Miss N. Allan. Captain, 1st Avenel: Mrs. Williams, formerly warranted as Miss M. Smith. 1st Balwyn: Miss M. Lester. 2nd Brighton: Miss D. M. Curtis. 1st Carisbrook: Miss A. F. Bueknall. 1st Choeo\yn: Miss H. Bell. 3rd East Malvern: Miss O. Richens. 1st Glen Iris: Miss M. Fairlie. 1st Hastings: Miss E. Penny. 1st Kerang: Mrs. Briggs. 1st Pomborneit East: Miss M. D. White. 4th Preston: Miss E. Tobin. 4th Richmond: Miss W. Cozens. 2nd St. Kilda: Mr!>. Charlton. 1st Stawell: Miss M. Long. 1st Waubra: Mrs. Boothroyd. 1st Werribee: Mrs. McLaren. 3rd Williamstown: Miss J. Ferguson. 1st Woori Yallock: Miss Z. Jermyn. 1st Yallourn: Miss W. Drummond. Lieutenant. 2nd Caulfield: Miss S. Dallimore. 1st Euroa: Miss E. Simpson. 11th Geelong: Miss M. E. Bennetts. 1st Ivanhoe: Miss N. Bryant. 1st Nth. Div. Lone: Miss H. Bright. 1st Pomborneit North: Miss E. Hill. 1st Swan Hill: Miss W. Macpherson. Ranger Ca.ptain. 1st East Melbourne: Miss M. Young. 7th Vic. Lone Rangers: Miss M. Fowler.

Packs. 1st Deniliquin. 1st Lang Lang. 1st Smeaton. Companies. 16th Geelong, St. John's. 1st Minyip. 1st Smeaton. 7th Vic. Post. 8th Vic. Post. 9th Vic. Post. la West Melbourne. la Yarraville. Old Guides. Preston. Twigs. Local Associations. Blackburn. SÂˇmeaton. Leave of Absence. Mrs. R. T. Robinson, Div. Commissioner N.E. Suburbs. CANCELLA TIONS. Brown Owl. 1st Carnegie: Miss M. Stephenson. 1st Koondrook: Miss 1. Jamieson. 1st Moe: Miss F. McEvitt. 1st Prahran: Miss G. Oxley. 1st Stawell: Miss M. Bristow. Tawny Owl. 1st Dandenong: Miss B. Baines. 1st Maryborough: Miss K. McKemmish. 1st Sandringham: Miss E. Salmon. Captain. 1st Kerang: Miss M. Deakin. 1st Stawell: Miss E. Allsop. Lieutenant. 1st Euroa: Miss J. White. 1st Stawell: Miss N. Cook. District Secretary.-Mrs. Cleator, Hamilton. Badge Secretary.-Mrs. Pye, Waubra. Resignation.-Miss J. Dusting, 1st Trafalgar. -

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Change .of Address: Miss N. Thomson, The Bungalow, Nixon Street, Shepparton. Mrs. Charlton, 41 Broadway, Elwood. In Recess: 1st Miners Rest Co.

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An Official Treasure Bag of Guiders' Inf ormation for Guiders of Victoria. Australia. Price: 3/- Per Year; 4/- Posted. Single Copies, 6d. eacb. Editor: MARGOT ANDERSON. Guide Headquarter.. 60 Mnrket Street. C.l.

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EDITOR'S NOTES. The Matilda Committee is delighted to tell you that. tor the year ending August 31st. Matilda has a credit balance C1t ÂŁ5/11/7; the ÂŁ5 being a donation from the co untry and the 11/7 due to Guiders efforts! You will notice that trom now onwa.rds thore will be a Subscriptions Due co lumn . W<' hope this will help you to b e prompt with your subscription. At the Conference on the 24th. many Guiders said very nice things about Matilda. We are grateful to ther I as it is encouraging to have helpful criticism at all times. We hope you will mac-{e full use of the Advcrtisements column, and we invite contributions for our Correspondence column.

-------000'------WHAT WE ARE DOING. Federal Council, 1938. The bi-ennial meeting of the Fedel'al C c uncil of the Girl Guides of Australia was held in Brisbane on 10th and 11th August at the kind invitation of the Girl Guides' Association of Queensland. The Council Meeting was op ned by Lady Wilson, State President, and Lady Macartney. State Commissione r of Queensland was in the Chair. Miss Grace Wilson and myself were very pleased to represent Victoria at the CounCil, and other States represented were Queensland. New South Wales and Western Australia. Matters that are of importance and inte rest to all the States were di scussed. The Aboriginal Badge was altered in some small particulars according to the suggestions sent in by Victorian Guides who had done the test, and is going to be tried for a year on the new syllabus. Suggestions in connection with Australian Guides visiting international Guide Camps in othe r countries were discussed; it is hoped eventually to decide on a uniform that can be worn by all Australians to such Camps as the Guide uniform varies in each State. There was also much helpful discussion and exchange of suggestions connected with GUidlng generally. It was d ecided to recommend to the States that the Council meet yearly in future, and that the meetings every second year should take place at Canberra as it was felt that it is of great benefit and interest to all for the States to be in close co-opel'ation with each othe r. The Federal Secretary for the past t e rm has been Miss Dorothy Haw-

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thorn of Brisbane; Victoria will provide the Secretary for the next three years. The job of Federal Secretary is most interesting as she receives all communications from the \Vorld Bureau and other countries. The Executive CommIttee of the Girl Guides' Association of Queensland entertained the Cou n cil at a luncheon party and visiting delegates attended a very cheery Guiders' Training Class one night. The opportunity of meeting a nd talking things over with Guiders from other Slates was very much appreciated. -ELAINE E . MORAN.

-------000 - - - - - - VICTORIAN GUIDERS' CONFERENCE. Approximately 200 Commissioners and Guiders were present at the Annual Conference h eld in the Arts Building at the MelbOUl'ne UniverSity on Saturday, 24th September. The Chairman of the Conference-Miss Dorothy McDonald-in welcoming Lady Huntingfie ld, who had only returned to Melbourne the previous day, said how nice it was to see her bacl{ in Victoria, and thanked her for the great interest she always takes in the Guide Movement and especially for coming to the onference. Lady Huntingfield. in thanking the Guiders for their welcome, said how pleased she was to be amongst us again, and also, in these times of great anxiety, what a joy it was to be among people who stand for what is most needed in the world to-day. These qualities. for which we stand, she said were self-discipline, self-control and service. Sincc leaving Victoria, our State President has had glimpses of Guiding in New South Wales. Canberra and Alice Springs where she spent a few days. Here, sl1 told us, there are both Scouts and Guides, and very soon a Scout Hall is to be built which will be used a ls o by the Guides. Lady Huntingfield asked the Guiders present to think and talk about the possibility of Guiding for the Australian natives; she feels that such good work has been done among the natives of South Africa through Guiding that possibly we could help in this way and thus make them feel they are a part of something important. Before declaring the Conference ope n, Lady Huntingfield congratulated us on at last acquiring aur Guide House, and hoped that now we had ' possession of this ideal place, it would be a great encouragement to training in general. In clOSing, our State President wished success to the Conference and to the expansion of the spirit of Guiding throughout the world.

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In speaking to the Guiders, Lady Chauvel also welcomed Lady Huntingfield, as it was such a long time since any of us had seen her. She spoke of the main event of the year-the acquisition of the Guide House-and hOop ed that it would mean great things to the young members of the Movement. She told us that it had been greatly appreciated by the Commissioners who attended the Commissioners' Conference, which was held out-of-doors in perfect weather. Lady Chauvel then spoke to the Conference on the Voluntary Aid organisation and what it is endeavouring to do at the present moment. The Conference then continued with Mrs. Euan Littlejohn speaking on the Guide House and the various things which are happening in connection therewith at present-such as working bees, alterations to the house, transport difficulties, furnishings, a donation of £175 from Camberwell and lastly, but not the least important, finance. She suggested that if every Commissioner. Guider, Guide and Brownie, who visited the camp site, would write and tell country people about the marvellous time they had there, it would inspire enthusiasm treme ndo<usly and make country Guides de termined to hike or camp th e r e. The propose d camping arrangements for the summer were then explained by Miss Elaine Moran, Commissioner for Camping, who said that, it was hoped, as many Guides as possible from as many diffe r ent Companies as possible would b e able to camp there this season. A suggestion put to the Guiders was a proposed Guide holiday for Guides from anywhere to b e held next May holidays; this holiday to b e run on the lines of those held at the World Chalet in Switzerland. She advised that the committee had drawn up a few rules for booking the sites, and the charge for th e camp site is to be 6d. per head per day, or a fiat rate of 2/- per week. Miss Clare Broadhurst, Commissioner for Equipme nt, then spoke to the Guiders on the new uniform, stockings, pullove rs, cardigans and hats, all of which will be obtainable from Guide Headquarters very shortly. She appealed to Guide and Ranger Captains in connection with the question of wear in g brown stockings of a standard co lou r, and advised that these were procurable at Ball & W lch and Guid e Headquarters. Any suggestions, which Guiders de sire to put forward regarding the n e w uniform, are to be made to th e Shop SubCommittee. Miss Margot Anderson in speaking on "Matilda" had the pleasure of advising that there had b een a credit balance of £5/11/7 for the first time on record; £5 of which was a donation from the country, and 11/7 due to increased subscriptions. She ad vised that a new double page is being added to the cent re. in oille column of which advertisements are to be placed at a charge of 2/6 , and the Conf e rence was asked for suggestions to fill the remaining columns. As in previous Conferences, the Guiders were divided into groups for discussion of the

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various subjects, and following upon th e discussion on "Matilda," Mrs. Eric Robe rts, Commissionel' for Lones, gave a brief outline of how Lone Captains conduct their Company meetings with their Guides, who sometimes live many many miles from an active Company and have n eve r seen a Guid e . In Victoria, at present, there are 11 Lone Guid e Companies and 7 Lone Range r Companies. Miss Alison Campbell, Commissioner for Ext e nsions, then spoke on Post Guides and Brownies, and the valu e of Guiding to th ese children. She specially mentioned those Brownies and Guid es who are being, and will be, transferred from the After Care Homes for infantile paralysis cases. The n ee d for greater co-operation betwee n Bl'own Ow ls, Guide and Ranger Captains, so that children will not drift from Guiding, was stressed by Miss Gladys Onians, Commissioner fOT South and Port Melbourne. Guiders the n divided into groups for Brownie, Guide and Ranger discussions. Afte r dinne r, Guiders were entertained by a mod e l Company Meetin g run on the line s of those in existence in Victoria 20 years ago. This inte r esti ng and amusing item was at'ranged by Miss Barfus, on e of the first Guiders to b e e nrolle d in Victoria. During th e evening, Dr, Duras, Professor of Physical Education at the Me lbourne University, gave the Guid ers an int r esting and helpful talk on physical education of the presentday child. W e w e re fortunate in having with us at this Confe rence Miss G. Bickersteth, a Red Cord Diploma'd Guide r from England, and, also, it was pleasing to note the number ot country Guiders present, in addition to r e prese ntatives of the Salvation Army Guards. With the singing of ".Taps," so end e d the Guiders' Conference for 1938. -BETTY M, MACARTNEY. ------~oOo'------

SUBSCRIPTIONS DUE. Miss 1If. Adams, Malver n. Miss M. Bailli e, Gardenvale. 10th Ball arat Coy. 1st Birchip. 1st Curlwaa. Mi s Clifford, Barmah . 1st Chocolyn Coy. Camberwell North L.A. 2nd Hamilton Coy. 1st Hartwe ll Coy, MIss H, Johns, Nambrok. 9th K ew Coy. Miss N. Senior, Warrnacknabeal. Miss M. Lummis, Caulfield. Mrs Mannix, Swan Hill. Miss Mack, Warrnambool. Murch ison East L.A. Miss Marfell, Warrnambool. Miss M. McDonald, Cau lfie ld. Miss B. Macdonald, Labertouche. Miss I. Pearson, Heidelberg. 1st Pascoe Vale Coy.

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Mrs. Q. Purton. Hawthorn. 1st Rutherglen. Miss E. Roberts, Kew. 1st Warrnambool Guide Coy. 1st and 2nd Warrnambool Brownie Packs. 1st Warrnambool Rangers. Miss D. Withington, Balwyn.

Editor:

ELSIE SYDES.

Now Black Eggs. A huge brown moth was presented to me, so I put it in a jar, now there are dozens and dozens of small round black eggs. It is a strange thing, but there are five white eggs too. I wonder what the difference is?

The Proboscis. N ow this moth has a long feele r effect (proboscis) i n front . This looked like a short nose at first, then really you could see the thing grow, first down then curled under.

Final Stage. That was all for then, but gradually it changed color, pinkish orange and now brown with a firm outside skin. Weren't we lucky to see it all! -T. E. MULLIN.

Tortoises and Lizards. I have seen tortoises travelling across dry plain country in search of water, although the holes wher e they had come from had not dried up. Frill-necked lizards will eat all the caterpillars off grape vines. Stumpy-tailed lizard's favourite food is C. Kinsella. ~trawberries .

Bronzewinged Pigeon. I watched a Bronze-winged Pigeon having a drink at a waterhole. It did not lift its head while drinking, like other birds do . J. G.-Lubeck. WOODCRAFT W EEK-HOW TO START GUIDES ON NATURE QUEST. 1. B e enthusiastic yourself. 2. Make it simple-nothing technical-have e nough of this at school. 3. Living specimens where possible. 4. JUDGE GU IDE ACCORDING TO HER ABILITY. This applies espec ia lly w h en t esting. One Guide may find it quite easy to pick

a sparrow, well let her discover something more difficult. Another who finds it quite difficult will have achieved something equally good by going no further than the sparrow (as a beginning). The Guider must use her own judgment. 5. Find out what the Guide is REALLY INTERESTED IN. One might be interested in eggs, anothe r the difference between two birds-colour, nest, etc., difference between males a nd females, or young birds. 6. Teach them to use their EARS as well as their EYES. This is as much a part of woodcraft. (Touch and smell might a lso be added.) 7. Make it VARIED. e.g. FOOD-See sparrow eat bread, then eat from canary's cage; blackbird eating warms--ÂˇbringR in different kinds of beaks-short, strong sparrow's; long, curved bill of spinebill for getting honey from flowers. Blue Wren-small beak, catchi ng insects. How do different birds WALK-note their FLIGHT-different types of TAILS. 8. Choase a bird she CAN SEE EVERY DAY-on way to school or at home-she can make a pet of it-feed it-become fond of it. 9. Let the Guide sketch things. 10. Use pictures where it is not possible to use live specimens. 11. Take a trip to your Public Parks and Gardens---Botanical gardens-Melbourne. 12. PLANTS. N.otice and point out little things, such as-wattle and gum have only stamens-do without petals. Wattle-two ){inds of leaves-young ones different from more advanced ones. Why do gum leaves hand down? 13. Notice FLOWERS and TREES WHEN on HIKE. While looking at flowers will see birds-spinebill at work. 14. Start with GARDEN FLOWERS IF YOU LIKE. Get on to wild flowers later. 15. DISSECT-PARTS OF FLOWER-let them learn by pulling one to pieces. 16. Use COMMON NAMES-do wild flowers and cll'chids in lo cal areas, 17. Be ACCURATE. 18. Get the Guide's point of view. HER interest, HER ability, HER opportunity and so on. -Joan Harper, Guider in-Charge of Nature at Woodcraft Week.

Crescent Honeyeater's Call. Having read Matilda's note on the crescent honeyeater, I was doubly interested when I came across it recently in the Omeo Valley. I heard a bird with a loud, musical call, saw him flying, but could get no identifying mark. Then suddenly he said, "E-gypt," and that is exactly what I believe Leach credits him with. Later I heard him in the hills around Belgrave-but have still to see him. His flight is quick a nd perky, and I found him hard to track down. -M. HOFFMEYER.

The Robber Gull. AN AMUSING INCIDENT. An amusing incid e nt took place at Lakes

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Entrance. A sih~ gull had feund a levely piece ef dead fish, which he was busily deveuring. Suddenly a dark, speckled bird, with big, strOl11g beak, appreached. The gull immediately gave way and the big bird teek seme fish and sat nearby, eating his beety, eccasienally dipping it intO' the sea. The silver gull returned to' its meal, when anether silver gull came aleng fer seme-whereupen the ewner ruffled his feathers and chased this maurauder away. When the big bird came for mere, eur little friend gracefully retired, as befereapparently might is right in birdland! The big bird was the 110bber gull, er Richardson Skua, a rather rare bird, accerding to' Leach. After his meal he flew away to' sea and we saw him nO' mere.

Helmeted Honeyeaters. SO' far in a radius ef abeut three miles reund Weori Yalleck we have feund abe ut 50 different birds, but the best part this week was finding some helmeted heneyeaters, in a bit ef swamp-land, aleng a creek. There appeared to' be abeut six er eight and after a little while they teek nO' netice ef us. A little further in we feund the nest suspended in a clump ef gum leaves, about twenty feet frem the greund, and with (judging by the seund) several well grewn yeung birds in it. We sat and watched them being fed. The hen-bird teek nO' netice ef us, but the father was mere suspicie us and stepped and watched us several times befere geing to the nest. -7.. ZERMYN.

Thrushes Build. Anether interesting bit shrike thrushes building quite clcse to' the grcund. started and sang to' each ef material was added to'

was a pair ef grey in a hellcw stump They had cnly just ether as each piece the nest.

Emu Wrens. The real ebject CJf eur visit to' the swamp was to' try and see an emu wren. When we had almest given up in despair, twO' ef them came cut cf the bushes just behind us and hcpped reund frem bush to' bush fer nearly ten minutes. Their seng is rather like a ~veaker echO' ef the blue wren's. Beth male and female have the stl"iking tail feathers that give them their name, but the hen has net the blue throat patch. -z. ZERMY 1\.

-------0'00'------THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINE BADGE (Guide),

This is ene ef the mest interesting Preficiency Badges to' werk fer, and the mere ene learns abeut eur Aberigines, the mere ene wants to' knew. Every Australian sheuld make It her duty to' obtain the Badge, beth fer the interest shewn by these in ether ceuntriesSlheuld we travel-and frem an Australian histerical peint ef view, fer Australians knew enly teo little abeut their ewn ceuntry. New fer the jeb in hand-first ebtain a blackcevered exercise beek: this will net wear eut

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like an erdinary seft-cevered beek, and will be a valued additien to' yeur persenal er cempany library. Next, buy a sixpenny cepy ef the Sun Beek "Blackfellews ef Australia." "The Little Black Princess" and ether beeks to' be read in cenjuncLien, can be berrowed frem mest public libraries, and there are varieus beeks en the subject at Headquarters. Armed with a syllabus ef the badge werk, devete several pages ef yeur exercise beek to' each sectien, and write dewn everything yeu can find eut abeut it. Many pictures en the subject appear frem time to' time in lecal publicatiensthese lend atmesphere to' yeur beek, and can be pasted in the apprepriate sectien. It is a geed pla.n Le write enly en alterrt9.te pages, allewing plenty ef space fer illustratiens and drawings which seen meunt up and fill the blank pages. By fellewing this plan yeu will have all the knew ledge yeu require in a cern pact ferm, which is such a help when preparing fer any test. The mE're writing ef the subject matter alsO' helps to' impress it en ene's memery. "Blackfellews ef Australia" is net quite cemplete in its infermatien, and when preparing fer the badge several evenings were spent in "research" at the Melbeurne Public Library. It is advisable to' a ' k the man en duty fer sever:!l ef . the beel,s set eut in the syllabus, as they are net all k pt in the bedy ef the Library. A vi>it sheuld be made to' the Spencer Gallery ef the Australian Museum sectien, and here yeu will find on display many interesting weapens and a tree, frem the bark ef which a canee has been cut. Dilly-bags, children's teys, varieus feeds f'nd metheds ef preparatien, and cerreberee ceremenial "eutfits" are alsO' there in quantity; and m(lst interesting ef all, are the actual implements illustrating the different metheds of til'e -making, and a lite-sized exhibit cf aborigines \n a camp, cemplete with river, canee and mia,mia. ) Middens can be seen at varieus places in Victoria-at Portland, along the cea.<;t frem Portland east; ar::m!1d Pert Phillip Bay-Franksten and Merningten-and var;eus ether places which can be viSited and examined if time and epperLunity arise. It is alsO' very interesting to' visit the settlement en the reserve at Lake Tyers in Eastern Gippsland. Here we have learnt hew to' threw a beemerang and have seen the eld aberigines making fire, which is really rather thrilling! The mest interesting sectien in the sylJabus and the ene that demands mest "research" is: "knew something ef ene particular area in which the aberigine has lived er is at present living." The questien is whether to' take a tribe that is still living in its native haunts, as the Arunta tribe, er ene that has been living in seme area that yeu knew er have access tete study in. The scope ef this sectien is undeubtedly vast. I selected an area that I knew well and have spent years, in helidays, explering. I thus had a firsthand knewledge ef cenditiens under which the aberigine must have lived-ef aberiginal feed: his hunting and lhe varieus serts ef animals, trees, birds and marine creatures that were available to' the Beenereng er Bunurreng Tribe. All Victerian iribes were "Wurrengs" and were part ef the great Wurreng natien ef greups maintaining friendly relations. The area in which the Bunur(To be Continued).

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THE SIGN POST Editor: Ruth Denny. FLOWER LOVERS BADGE.-(Colltlnued).

PART II.

Distribution. "Have a knowledge of different methods of seed distribution." The fact that seeds are distributed from place to place is shown by pla!n'ts springing up in unusual places, ex roofs, ruins or on tops of old walls. Because planb are stationary, young plants have to be givell a chance in the struggle for existence. There· fore, it is necessary that the seed be scat· tered as far as possible from the parent plant Only a few seeds out of the large numbe! produced, find suitable conditions for germinat· ing. This makes the distribution of seeds a very important part of the natural history 01 a plant. Briefly the various forms of distribu· tion are as follows:(1) The seeds may be scattered by the wind, ex thistle, daisy family flowers, OJ blown out by the wind, ex poppy. (2) The seeds may be scattered by frui1 exploding, ex pea flowers, wattles. (3) The seeds may be distributed by cling· ing to the wool or hair of animals, e~ burr (bidgee widgee) grasses. (4) The seeds may be distributed by animal~ or birds swallowing them, ex mistletoe berry fruits. PART III. "Know some of the old English names and have a knowledge of the uses and propertie~ of some of the plants."

Native Names. As the syllabus is written for English Guides, it might be well to substitute some of our own native names and how they were reo ceived, ex Black-eyed Susan, Prince of Wale~ flower, parson-in-the-pulpit, "elephants," scar· let postman, eggs and bacon, honeysuckle (Banksia), daily bread, trigger plant, boronia, wattle and tea tree. This opens up an almost untouched field, as also does the

Uses and Properties. Tough rice flQwer-boot laces or string.

Century-medicinal properties. Wattle (black)-tannin from bark. Yam-fleshy edible root. Native Hop-bitter, principle much used fOJ sick stock. Cranberry-edible fruits. Kangaroo Thorn (wattle)-much used fOJ hedges. Bracken fern fronds (young)~rushed fOJ bull-ant bites and stings. -J.H

Thrift Clause in First Class Test. The alteration of the Thrift Clause in the Guide First Class Test turns our thoughts from the general acceptance of the word "Thrift' as meaning Saving-money, etc.-and remind! us that "Prevention of Waste" is just as important. A sense of "Prevention of Waste" needs tc be developed, and this could be done by teach· ing the Guide to be orderly and particular (not fussy) about her own possessions. If, for ex· ample, she is systematic with the contents 01 her haversack on a hike, looks after hel clothes in the proper manner when she reo tires, keeps her room tidy, having a place fOl everything and everything in its place, etc. the rest would surely follow. A person who is careful of her own be· longings would have a sense of responsibility with regard to those of others, and possibly our book-shelves and the Guide cupboards and haJls would benefit. To be consistent, this must also apply to other things, such as health, and time. Calculation of time wasted in anyone day would be asto~nding, and prevention of waste of health woul~ greatly minimise sickness. When talking the mattet' over with the Guide, the preventions to receive special attention could be decided by her taking her particular. weaknesses. There is a helpful article on this test . in ' "Guider," January, 1938, and it also appears in "Hints on First Class Test." -V.H.

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Thrift Again. The Thrift Clause of the First Class Test reads :"Understand the meaning of thrift and show that she has endeavoured to prevent waste in six practical ways; three with regard to her own property and three with regard to other peoples." A correspondent asks: "Does this mean a period of preventing waste-and if so, I would like suggestions of the ways in which it may be done-or does it mean that you just take an opportunity (or six of them) to stop waste for others and yourself?" Would any readers of this page help with ideas on the subject? -R.D.

SIGNALLING. In a recent test for the Signaller's Badge the examiner gave the following very helpful criticis m of the candidate. We publish it here both as a help towards second-class and as assistance to more advanced signallers. "The Guides examined, though vel'y keen to qualify as signallers, seemed to regard signalling more as of academic interest than of practical value. At the beginning of the eX9.mination s u ch remarks as "Oh! I missed that, could you pleaSE) wait while I think?" rath er gave the impre1'jsion that the idea of Signalling being a method of passing information over distances which precluded speech, was not appreciated. This may, of course, be due to Guides having to learn and carry out their signals in the limited space of a room or small hall. It is not known if the procedure of teaching Guides to make dots and dashes by numbers is used, but such a method is not likely to attr9.ct enthusiasm or make Âˇthe subject particularly interesting." How many Guides do consider s ignalling as part of a necessary "test" which has to be passed, and that is all? Surely it is up to us as Guiders to see that it is something more? There are several Commissioners in Victoria to-day who, as small Guides at boarding school, used to enliven the two hours "prep" at night by using their eyes to blink and wink morse messages to each other across the room. Not a very praiseworthy example perhaps! but at least it did me9.n that the code was used as "a method of passing information over distances which precluded speech!" Even If we do practice our signalling In halls we can make it more exciting by means of torches, or by the use of clickers obtained from Coies or saved from Christmas crackers, in preparation for hikes and outdoor meetings when

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was meant. A Guide will soon be thrilled with signalling if she finds she can really use it to send messages. It is very dull to concentrate solely on single letters just because she has to know the alphabet to be a second-class Guide. Many Companies dislike morse. Is this the rea son? Have we failed in giving to them the thrill and excitement of a secret language, a code of t heir own? I s that the reason we so seldom see a Signallers Badge? "Vill those people who are doing long distance signalling and who have learnt the miscellaneous signs from "Signalling for Guides" or the "Diary" please note the following alterations which bring them into accordance with modern practice. AAA-Amend to sig'nify "Comma." ii. ii. ii.- Insert to signify "Fullstop." EX.-Am end to signify "Separates whole numbers from fractions. MM.-Delete. The Check Letter signs are only used in wireless telegraphy for automatic high speed tran missions as it was found that they were not of great value as a check to true numeral signs, mi takes being more likely to occur in the morse l et~ers than in the figures. When they are u sed thllre is no check letter for 5, it is not E as was pI'eviously given. With regard to the numerals in semaphore, the numeral sign is only u sed in giving the time of origin of a message, when figures appear in the text of the message itself they must be s pelt out. How many people realise that there is a complete phonetic a lphabet for the use of army signallel'S and that it is not only cel'tain letters which have their appropriate names? The same examiner gave the following reason: "In the case of G, for example, (which is without a phonetic word in our handbooks) if a Guide ca lls another letter of the same sound (B, C, D, E, POI' T) and forgets to use the phonetic word for that lettel', it is more likely to be taken as G. It is therefore recommended that the appropriate word should always be used for all single letters." This phonetic a lphabet is as follows:A-Ac. N-Nuts O-Orange B-Beer P-Pip C-Charlle Q-Queenie D-Don R-Robert E-Edward S-Sugar F-Freddie T-Toc G-George U-Uncle H-Harry V-Vic I-IsaaC J - Jamea W-Wilhall'\ X-X-ray K-King Y-Yorker L--L-ondol\ Z-Zebra. :vt-Mon~ey

OctoneI', 1938.

MATILDA

POLIO KNITTING APPEAL. Dear Matilda,Might I say "thank you" to the Brownies, Guides, Rangers, Guiders and their friends, who have responded so splendidly to the guide section of the polio knitting appeal. To date we have been able to send to the Victorian Society for Crippled Children the following:200 rugs. 279 pairs of splint covers. tl blankets. 14 pairs of socks. Jumpers, singlets, dolls and hot water bottle covers. In addition through working bees 122 books have been cleaned, mended and covered for the travelling library of the Society. The guide section of the appeal has now closed, but the Society for C"ippled Children, 47 Queen Street, Melbourne, would like to hear from people who are willing to knit jumpers, cardigans and singlets for polios, and will supply directions for knitting these garments, if volunteer knitters will get in touch with them. Parcels of rug pieces have come from packs, companies and friends from nearly every part of Victoria, from the Riverina and New South Wales-and I would, on behalf of the Society say "Thank you" for helping the Polios over a real emergency. -M. B. FOWLER.

IJIi)T'J'En. RECEIVED FROM THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY FOR

RIPPLED

CHILDREN.

Miss M. Fowler, Girl Guide Association, 60 Market St., Melbourne, c.l. Deal' Miss Fowler.I should be grateful it you would very kindly convey to the Guides the appreciation of the Society tor the wonderful assistance they are givIng with the appeal for woollens. Again thanking you for your co-operation. Yours sincerely, -MARION URQUHART. Almoner and Executive Officer of T1H' V ictorian Society far Crippled Children. ---:0:---

TREE PLANTING IN NEW SOUTH WALES. In connection with the 150t11 Anniversary Celebrations whiCh fire now t!l-j{ing place in New

South Wales, one of the Guide Districts arrang.-rl a tree planting ceremony in a local park. The Municipal Council granted the Guides permission to plant the trees in the park where they have their Rallies, on the banks of Cooks River. It is . a lovely spot and many sports are held there. The Council gave the trees-Flowering Hibiscus from Norfolk Island-and also arranged the digging of the plots and the provision ot guards. Befol'e the actual planting of the tl'ees, Miss Manning, who originated the idea of the Guides giving their country a birthday gift of a tree, told the children about it and why she had thought of it. Each Pack and Company planted one tree, twelve in all. The Companies formed Horseshoe and the Packs their Fairy Ring. As each tree was planted, the Guides said one verse of "A Tree is a Good Scout," and to conclude the Packs a ltogether gave a Grand Howl. Then all the trees were given a drink, the guards placed in position, and so the Birthday Gift was complete. - -- : 0 : - -

The following letter has been received trom Dame Katherine !i'urse, Director of the World Bureau. Dear Miss Irving,Thank you very much for so kindly sending us the sum of ÂŁ22/6/5 for the Thinking Day Fund. It is perfectly wonderful that Victoria Should have given such a large sum, and I can't tell you how thankful we are for it. The World Hostel-or "Our Ark," as we propose to call it-is really materialising now, and ca lls for every penny which we can receive on its behalf. Our houses are more like being demolished at the moment than developing into a comfortable home, as the London County Council regulations necessitated two or three pretty big a lterations before the houses can b e used as a HosteL However, we hope to OIpen in the autumn, and to receive guests from a ll over the world. We shall presently be circulating a list of equipment we shall need, together with the prices so far as we can judge them. I don't want, hOlWever, always to be asking for money, and we should be equally g lad to receive gifts in kind so long as they fitted in with our general scheme of colour, etc. Perhaps som of your Guides would give marked linen for us-personally I should love to. see a Noah's Ark on this, or our world trefoil, or the two combined-and it does not matter in the least if we get a certain number of individual towels, napkins, etc" because they will always be useful and the more individuality we can get into "Our Ark" the better. Yours sincerely, KATHERINE FURSK

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MA TILDA

GUIDE HOUSE. TJ', o Planting Day. Working bees over the past four or five week-ends, under the supervlSlOn of Miss Boardhurst and Miss Weickhardt (who prowess with the plough has called forth great admiration) culminated in tile planting of 80 trees in the garden sites at the Guide ,House on Saturday, 10th September. The Rangers and Guiders who took part in these working bees have put in a tremendous amount of wo.rk, ploughing future camp sites, digging up the garden beds, grubbing out shrubs and bushes and even two full-sized camellia trees, which have been removed to more suitable positions in the garden. Lady Chauvel, bcfore planting the first tree. a pin oal{, said "This is the first ceremony we have had at the Guide House, in which Brownies, Guides, members of Local Associations and parents have all taken part, and I would just like to say how much we enjoy seeing you all h e re together, representing all branches of the Movement. We are going to feel a little sentimental about these trees, for these Guides and Brownies will see them growing up and will enjoy the m in, the years to come." Trees were also planted for the Chief Guide, Lady Somers, Mrs. James Storrow of U.S.A., Mr. W. A. Angliss, M .L.C., Overseas Guiders, South Australian Headquarters, and Victorian Companies, Packs, L )cal Associations, and other m e mbers and fr:E'nds of thE' move ment.

bndowment. The following dates in October are still fr ee for endowment by Companies and Packs: 2nd. 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 12th, 15th, 17th 20th, 22nd. 25th, 26th, 28th. Companies or Packs having birthdays on any of those dates will be glad to know that they will be able to cndow themreserve your birthday now! GUl...;.

Gifts of a Union Jack from Mrs. Geo. Coles, and a horse from Miss Lena Weickhardt, have b een received for the Guide House. BJ'ldge Party. A bridge party in aid of the Guide House will be held at the home of Mrs. C. P. Broadhurst, Congleton, 457 St. Kllda road, on Thursday. 13th October, at 2 p.m. Tables, at 14/- l'ach. may be reserved with 1rs. Maxwell ('oo('h. 124 Kooyong road, Armadale (U.4621). Chllllllittt' f -

;\1 rl';. E . l. Littll' joh Il (Com"' llor) , .\fl·S. R. ~1. Clark (Hon. S~('r l' tary) , :\Iiss M. I.. Drury (Bursar), ~Irs . 'N. A. Angliss, Mrs. ('. H. EdmondHoll. '\1rs. C. O. Fairbairn, ;\frs. J. \OY. Springthoqw , :'liss I.. '\L -Andn>ws. Miss ·'\f. E. Bush, :'liss C. Broadhurst. ;\liSR E. 10-:: . MOl"<ll1.

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Miss B. H. Purnell, Miss P. M. Russe ll. Miss M . E. Alfred. He lJl'esen taU \'e5--

Miss'!'. E. Mullin (Brownies) , Miss R. D e nny (Guides), Miss F . Barfus (Rangers), Miss S. FoCJtt (Exte nsions), Miss 1\1. Fowler (Lones), Miss 2:. Jermyn (Country) . Camping Equipment. The charges for the hire of camping equipment and camp sites at the Guide House are as follows: Tents.-5/ - pe r week. (Tent 8 x 10, Fly 12 x 12, including guys.) Set of T e nt Poles and Pegs: 2/6 p r week. Tent Week-end Charges.-Tent and fly. including guys, poles and pegs: One night, 2/-; every subsequent night of part of day, 1/-. General Kit.-6 mallets only will be available. No camp beds, nor the First Aid Kit, will be for hire. Including all other kit: 6d. per head per day or part of day. 2/ - per head per week. Camp Site.-6d. pe r head per day or part of day. B ooking Fee for use of Camp Sites: A d e posit of 5/ - shall be payable for booking a camp site, for any party up to and including 10 people, and for each additional ten people or less, a further 5/- shall be payable. Booklngs.-Applications fo-r camp sites should be made to Miss F . .V Bartus at the Guide Office. No booldngs will be accepted longer than four months in advance for either house, or six months in advance for camp sites. (Headquarte rs Camps and Confere nce s will be booked by lh e n.) Preference will be given to companies and packs that have not been the re before. The aim is to g'ive the experience to the greatest numbe .· oC Brownles, Guides and Rangers possible. HOllS('l!.

Owing to the necessary alterations and repairs to the two houses, these will not be available for letting before Christmas.

- - - -0001- - - DISCUSSION CIRCLE. Quite a number of Guiders have expressed a wish to form a small group to discuss subjects of to-day, and propose bolding the first discussion, on Slum Abolition, on Friday, Sep~ember 30th, at 8 p.m. at Guide Headquarters. The name of the speaker and leader of the discussion will be announced later. Would any GuiderS or Rangers wishing to take part in this discussion group please let me know, at Guide Headquarters. by 15th September. -M. E. ALFRED.

October, 1938.

MATILDA

THE RANGERS' PAGE - - - -:0: - - Editor: ELSIE COUTTS. "So let the way wind up the hill or down, O'er rough or s m ooth, the journey will be joy ; Still seeking what I sou ght when bu t a boy. New friendship, high adventure, and a crown, My heart will keep the courage of lhe guest, And hope the road's last turn will be the best." -VAN DYKE.

WE BECOME SEA RANGERS. We a r'e the S.R.S. "Endeavou r," a n d have on ly been la u nched si nce last October. Every time we h ave a n apprentice to em'ol we look about for "atmosphere" and so try to give all members of ou r crew a very special memory of h br enrolment to calTY her through her years of pleasure as a Sea Ranger. Our ship was named after captain Cook 's "Endeavour" and a lso after the famou s T. O. M. Sopwith yachts "Endeavoul' I. and II.," which keep us both with the spirit of the past alld the thrill of the present. Our first enrolment took place at sunset o ne n ight, on t h e wharf of the Yarra swinging-basin, faCing West. With sh ips ly ing at their berths on eith er side, and the golden pathway of S U Ilt.h ine down the Yal'ra, we thou ght of a ll the thl'illing places of t h e wOl'ld to which that very river could have taken us. Our next enrolment took place one summer night after we had had our "Christmas party" sail in a yacht off Williamstown. On the way home, three membel's of the crew we re enrolled on the front of the ferr'y in mid-Yarra! A tanker lay at the oil wh::l.I1'-lights ablaze-the moon shone overhead, and each side of u s gleamed the r ed a n d green river lights, and we were a lone on the ferry-rattling its way across - th e "moment" was right! The next en l'olmen t took place on a Saturday night-owing to the recruits' inability to atten d r egular meetings, It was about 9 p.m. when we arrived at Station Pie r, Port Melboul'lle. A biting southerly wi nd blew up the Bay-and we fo u nd it difficu lt t o discover' our required "atmosph ere." A destroyer of the AU'ltralian Navy lay alongside-and hav ing inspected it from various angles, not h in g seemed so desir'able as OUI' presence on boardbu t the question was ju ~ t how to get there! The sentry told us in a firm voice: "No visitors allowed on board." However, aftel' a chat to one of the ships' officers who explained what we wanted to the. sentry; we were given permission for our enrolment on the qU:lrter-deck of H.M,A.S. Vamp ire .. That was a real thl'ill! The rea.ou nd ing echo of our footsteps on deck, t h e b rHlian<;e of polished brass, the blue electric lig h ts u~ed by the crew, and the Jack-staff topped With it.s Roya I Crown.-aU added to the atmosph~rE) _just that Iledous impressiveness we had sou ght! The motto of .::the F leet: "!';i lent Service" was well before us.

One I;hillings worth of 'phone calls obtained permission for our next enrolment! Permission for a n evening of delight! Twelve blu e-clad figu res on a chill winter's n ight clambered over the side of the wharf and jumped on board t h e "Edina!" There she lay in the moonlight, near the Spencer Street Bridge. A sailing ship lay a t the wharf on the other side of the river-and the waves of a passing launc h lapped her silent bu lwark s. Then , lik e a page f rom h er h istory book, the "Edina" took life, and the tune of the Sailors' Hornpipe spread its spell over the ship as we "T oe -heel-toed" the t u ne over. V\That plea s u re we had on board-.never d id any floor give such spring and elation as did Edina's deckand sad but tru e, I now have a piece of th:li deck made into a memento of that happy evening! The Hornpipe over-twelve glowing dan cers climbed up onto the Edina's poop-and the ship's mate was enrolled with the blessing ot Edina's 84 years of service! That night gave us another idea! Ou r n ext ent'olment would be on a sailing ship! \Ve set off at 7.15 p.m. on a very dark night in search of one. \Ve nearly gave up hope, w h en down on the Sou th \Vharf we spied the "Milleeta," an inter-state trading ves sel, unloading a cargo of timber. Permission bei n g g ra n ted to board the ship the only way to get there was discovered to be via the rigging. Well-we h:lve always wan ted to cli mb up or down riggingand her'e was our opportunity! We swung on board and wended our way aft-to the manner born! The clanging of a bu cket-dredge and t h e unloading of coal from a collier at the OPPOSite wharf were the only sounds that broke the silence, as, beneath the spars and rigging of t he day-gone-byc>. two Guides became Sea Rangers and promised to "maintain the h on our of t h eir ship." -G. ONIONS.

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SAMPLE MENUS FOR DAILY MEALS IN SUMMER.

Breakfast: Grapefruit.-Vitamins, minerals, water. ' Cereal and Milk.-Protein, carbohydrate minerals, fat, vitamin. Eggs.-Protein, water, mineral. Toast and Butter,--Starch, fat, water. White Coffee.-Water, fat, minerals. Lune~:

Cold Meat and Salad.-Fat, protein, minÂˇ erals, vitamin, water. Brown Bread and Butter.-Fat, pr.otein, , little starch. Fresh Fruit.-MineraIs, vitamin, water. Cheese.-Fat, protein, water.

MATILDA

Dinner: Vegetable Broth.-Water, a little fat, min· erals. Roast Lamb.-Protein, water, fat, minerals Baked Potato.-Starch, water, fat. Green Peas.-Minerals, protein, water. Mashed Parsnips.-Minerals, water, protein, starch. Baked Apples and Cream.-Fat, sugar, min· erals, water.

It will be noted that a summer meal con, tains less carbohydrate and fat than would be necessary for a winter meal, as these are known as the "fuel" food.

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HOUSEHOLD BUDGETING. (Continued from August number.) Now that we have briefly studied food values, let us get a rough idea of food a llowances. Meat.-~ lb. per bead p er day. Bread.-~-l lb. per head pel' day. Milk.-1 pint per head per' day. Bacon.-1 lb. per head weekly. Butter.-~ lb. per head weekly. Cheese .-~ lb. per head weekly. Sugar.- ~- l lb. per head weekly. Polatoes.-3-4 lb. per head weekly. Teft.-~ lb. per head weekly. Cocoa or Coffee.-l lb. per head weekly. Jam.-l -l lb. per head weekly. H er e is a special diet prepared bV Dr. I1ildo. Kincaid for hard times.

A rough guiue to food n ecessary to a man , his wife, and two Children between 3 and 6 years of age. Total Per Pel' lb. per Week Week Minced mutton, to be varied with liver, fish 5~d. 2/9 or rabbit · . · . · . .. 6 lb. Dripping (mixed beet 6id. and mutton, all fat) 4~d. 1! lb. 2 lb. 2/2 Skim milk powder 1/1 10d. lb. 1/ 8 Butter . . . . . . · . 7d. 3~d. Sugar .. . . · . · . H lb. 2d. 6d. Whole wheat meal 3 lb. 7d. 7d. 1 lb. Cocoa (bought loose) 1 lb. Id. 1d. Salt .. . . . . .. · . Hice (varied with flour, lb. barley, oatmeal) 2~d. 2ld. 5 lb. Wholemeal br'ead · . 1/ 11 6d. Potatoes . . · . · . · . 8 lb. Dried peas or lima or lb. haricot beans · . · . 21d. 2~d. Cabbages (varied with silver beet, spinach, pumpkin or swedes) 4d. 3 lb. 1/ Apples, oranges and cheapest fruit in season .. . . · . · . · . 5 lb. 1/3 Soap .. . . . . . . . . . 4d . Candles . . . . · . · . Hd . Matches .. . . . . . . . . Id . Total cost per week-13/ l!.

Note that this diet

is for hard ti·rnes.-E.R.O.

October, 1938.

MYS'l'ERY NIGHT FOR RANGERl::;. O.F.S. HALL, S7 SPRING STREE7', OOTOBER Srd, 8 p.m.

"From ghosties and gholies "From ghosties and ghouli es And from things that go bump in the night, Do Thou, good Lord, de liver us." Come prepared for anything, and don't torget your p e llcil. Companies who meet on a Monday night meet at the G.F.S. Hall and enjoy the fun. Admittance: 3d. in uniform; 4d. without. Slipper ld.

RETA SPILLMAN, Convener, G.G. Headquarters, 60 Market Street, City, C. l. - - - - - :0 : - - - - -

SHEPP ARTON DIl::;'l'RICT NEWl::;. It is difficult for the city Guid e p eop le to r ealise how very much into a rut Guiding can become in th e country, and how we w e lcom with open arms such personalities as Miss Elizabe th Gilchrist, B.Sc.. Ph.D.. a Ranger Captain and Commissioner from Edinburghand Miss Thcompson, a Lon e Guid e Capt., and Miss And e rson th e Editor of Matilda. Misi' Thompson came to us earli e r in th e year from Mildura and at our Annual Meeting on the 6th, both she and Miss Anderson gave us little glimpses of " the oth e r person's job" in Guiding. Miss Cilchrist, typically Scotch, and with an attractive accent which made several of our "ain" Guid ers come right out of their rese rve d shells came ove r from Rushwol'th-40 mil es away to m eet our Guiders at th eir monthly Guide rs Council. Miss Gilchrist is holidaying in Australia, and with the common bond of Guiding settled among our Guide rs and chatted like a life- long friend. Only the crackling fire disturbe d that council as s'h e told in her own dry humourous way of h er contacts thrOlUgh Guiding with members of the Royal family. Our own warm-h earte d little Queen, as a Brown Owl at Glamis, the Queen Mother, our late belo1Ve d King, Pri n cess Mary, very shy-Edinburgh'l' c'~mpest day couldn't damp h er e nthusiasmthe Duchess of Gloucest e r-a li e ute nant when Lady Alice and the Duchess of Kent . The latte r was inspecting Brownies-they had a ll been drille d to courtesy and say "Your Highness" if spoken to. Th e last little Brownie in the line forgot the lot in her haste to hurry after the Pack-but the other children didn't forget to correct h e r-so back she trotted-curtseyed deeply and murmured "Your Highness" , and the Duchess laughed merrily. Very regretfulJy at the annual meeting w e farewelJed Mrs. D. McPherson (Miss D. Rokahr) who for eleven years has given her willing and capable service to Guiding-first as Guide Captain-then as member ot the Executive, and laid a very solid foun{lation for Guiding in ShepPll-rton . When re ,

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sponding to our b est wishes she said "Guiding was in h e r blood!" Our loss is Corowa's ga in. Mrs. Parkes, who comes to us fl' om Alex'andra has kindly consented to fill the vacancy on the Executive. Great encouragement is always given to Guiding in our distri ct by th e annual visit of our District Commissioner, Mrs. L a n se ll, who goes the rounds of h e r huge parish with no economy of time or exp e nse to h erself, and brings Miss JIoffmeyer, the Division Secr etary along with h e r. While they w e r e in the District a Guide rs "Get Togeth e r" was h e ld at Kyabram, and from a Commissioners vie w point it was a ve ry inspiring sight to watch this class of 38 young women spring to e ve ry laughing command of Miss Hoffme ye r . This class at Kyabram cOincided with the first day of the 4th Test match. At about 8.15 p .m. Miss Haffme ye l' had h e r "Brownies" in a pow-wow ring round h e r and eyes w e re popping as she told an e nthralling story of a wi c k ed witch. "And do you know a dreadful thing happened," breath e d Miss Hoffm eyer-in the pause waiting - Husba nd at door "Engla nd's won t h e toss." During m y visi t to the East last year, I was invite d to atte nd a m eeting in Hong Kong, which was h e ld at 5 p .m. till 6.30 p .m., first Monday in the month at which the Executive of the L .A . and the Guide rs m ee t togeth e r. The Colony have a w e ll prop(Jlrtione d hall, about 60-40 as H eadqu a rte rs- with Secr e tary's room, kitchen and a huge wired in v e randah on on e side. Th e r e was a smiling C hinese boy in a.ttendance-whol brought in t ea a nd kept 'unruly equipme nt. Over th e love ly openbri c k e d fireplace was th e motto. "Priends around th ese h earth stones speak no e vil word of any living c reature." The Colony Commissioner is the Gove rnor's Lady and she takes the C h a ir. Th e District Commissioner gave her Report, and Executive work was d ealt with, their Guide r's proble ms were aired , the n all formality disa ppea re d and games w e re played, and Brownie, Guide and Range l' and Exec utive people a ll took part. Se ve ral of the Guide rs were Chinese and looke d picturesque in their blue unbe lte d coats and loose pantaloons (white in summer) with badges from shoulder to cuff-no hats. Th e Chinese do not take responsibility easil y so the y a re tawny an d Lieutenants r ather than Brown Owls and Captains. Guide rs and Executive together visited w eekly a very poor Chinese Hospital, and a syllabus was carefully arranged so that one of the two visitors could always speak Chinese. As the Shepparton Ce ntenary Is b eing celebrate d in October of this year the present Guides are prosing to have a back to Shepparton in their new hall (the Executive are busy on curtains) and the y are willing to hold the babies and chuckle from the wings and chuckle at the il-ntics of the ~rstwhile Gu~d~r~

a nd Guides. A ve ry cordial invitation is give n to any o ld She pparton Guides to come backplease te ll Miss Palmer. BoÂˇ,r ough Office, Shepparton, if you know of anyone who would like an invitation and hospitality, e tc., it could b e arranged. -MARJORIE MILLER, District Commissione r.

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APPLICATIO

S a r e invited from Guiders wi shing to ca mp to fill the following positions at 2nd East Malv e rn camp , to b e h e ld at Ocean Grove from 9th to 16th J a nu a ry, 1939. Q UARTE RMASTER. FIRST AIDER. LIFE SAVER. Applications, g iving qualifications and camping exp e ri e n ce, to be made as s oon as possible to~liss U . E . A UI'ed, 5 \ "Uls m eI'e Road, IillW, E.4.

W AN,TED UR GENTLY.- A Brown Owl to run a Pack in Toorak Road, South Cambe rwe ll. Co mmunicate with-

Mr s. Bakewell, 4 Stokl,J A venu e,

KEW, E.4.

APPLICATIONS

are invite d from Guid e rs wlshll1g to camp to fill th e following pos itions at 2n d Brighton Beach (Melbourne Orphanage) cam p , to be held at Britannia C r ee k from 23rd to 30th J an u ary, 1939 : ASSISTANT CO MMANDANT (with Campe r's Lice nce) . QUARTERMASTER PIRST AIDER. Applications, giving qualifications and campin g ex p erience, to be made as so<m as possible toMiss C. W . Rogers, :;1)0 Glenfe1'lie Road, MALVERN, S.E.4.

------000------C AMPING.-An y District having vacancie s for Guide s to Camp during Dece mber or January 'phone O. Knight, \ Vlndsol' 2223. W ANTED.-A Quartermaster and Camp Life Saver for a Combined Gippsland Guide Camp to b e held at Drouin from 10th to 17th ;Ja nuary. Apply to ...

H. Porter, Drouin,

MATILDA

10lnt Editors: ?vL HESEl-TINE, M. Bl TT. "Twist me and turn me and show me the Elf I looked in lhe water. and there saw myself."

Decorative Tacking Stitch. A request for some notes on tacking has been received. For further particulars and diagrams see "The Guid er ," October, 1937. Essentials for Good Needle Work.-Should be attractive and suitably stitched, which for the young shoUld not include fine needlework. Should be colourful and the individuality of the child goes into the choice of material and contrasting shades with which it is wOl'ked. Must be suitable for the purpos€' for wbich it is intended. Must be neatly and strongly made, Choice of Materia/s.-Essential that the child has a choice, but lhat choice should be from a selection of suitable materials, Flimsy fabrics such as voile, silk and muslin ea~ ily fray and are difficult to handle. Unbleached calico, plain casement cloth are good, Linen and crash fray rather easily, Natural or pale colours are best and give more variety in the choice of coUons, Too vivid colours are a strain on the eyesight. Needles,--Crewel sizes, 3 or 4. Ernbroiderv Cottons.-D.M.C., No. 12 in 2d. s k eins or a similar cotton. The work should be creative and enjoyable, not something which has to be done. Essential for the child to learn the foundation processes from the beginning, and not have help with the turning down of hems, "beginnings," Uendings," and ·'joins.'· For Brownie work the finished hem should be ; inch to an inch in width according to the size of the article, and the first turning taken should be half th€' width of the hem. The hem Rhould be turned up on the right side, and the first row of tacking keeps your material in place, Afterwards decorate with other coloured threads or stitches. '.rhe stitch itself should be from il inch to I inch in length anll the space may be even or half the length of the stitch. Ot.her methods are first stitch long, space, halt length of stitch; ,second stitch, half length of first s titch, space, jllld then third stitch same' l€'ngth as first and i.o on. Or you may have one long" stitcn fol- ' lowed by two short ones and so on. It is permissable allow·a knot: to commence work ' 01' a back stitch: may be taught: Finish with two back stitches on .the .wrong side> ;: Many delightful articles ma,y be made in the · following simple way:. Start your anicle by making a square or ob-

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long. These will make tray-cloths, table napkins, doll's bedclothes and needle forks. With the addition of over-stitching part of the sides in gay colours, these can be made into simple bags or case~ . The work may then be decorated with simple taclting 01' other stitches.

A Compass Story. An officer in GoVel'llment service in New Cuinea told me a story about his native boat'screw and t.he compa s which generally appeals to Brownies. The natives didn't seem able to grasp North, South, Eas t or '.vest, and he soon found they had their own names for the compass points; North was "Dee-wai" from the likeness of the north point, as marked on the compass, to a flower. East was a "Buckle," from the resemblance of the letter "E" to a buckle witb a tongue. South wa.~ "Snake," fOl' obvious I'easons, and West was teeth, again fairly obvious. The officer was obliged to give such orders to his coxswain as "Huckle-snake-buckle," or "Snake-teeth," etc., which, though confusing for him at first, were perfectly clear to the crew, and evel'Yone was happy! P.M.N.

Brownie Library. A most attractive book has been given to the Library by Mi 's Leila Tulloh consisting of a collection of Brownie Games and Guide Song'll which sh e collected on her l'ecent trip abroad. Our sincere thanks go to Miss Tulloh for her gift.

S.O.S. If any Guiders have any old clothes or oddments ~ uitable for a jumble sale, would they let l\Iiss J ean Johnson, 15 Airlie Avenu e, Armadale, S.l., know and , h e will arrange to call for them. She has a Free Kindergarten Pack and .is anxious to raise funds to provide the children with uniforms. Also if anyone has any old postcards she has no further use for Miss Johnson would be very glad of . them for games, handi('rafts. etc.

Brevities. Has yOul' Pack done anything for the CamP. House yet? Does the Pack even know it exists? ,Remember the Brownies are the Guides and Guiders of the future. Do you ever play "Fire" with your Brownies! You will get a shock when it comes to refolding their ties again.

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An Appreciation of Brevities. Have Brownie Guiders noticed the natty little :brevities appearing regularly in Matilda the last Jfew months? They are very neat and to the .point. One in particular impressed me very 'much and I resolved to try it out. Perhaps Guiders will remember it. "Do your Brownies 'clean their belts? Miue don't and I remembered 'how shabby they were getting. A word to Tawny and she bought out of Pack funds brown nug'get, brush and polisher which was duly prepen ted to the Pack and its use explained. Next week I'll admit I had forgotten tor the moment and /;.oon after my arriv:ll one small Brownie very proudly showed h er belt. I remembered th en and commented on it generally to the Pack who to my s urprise were most disgusted. "Brown Owl we wanted to give you a surprise at inspection!" Need more be said,

Our Pack Holiday. The Brownies of the 1s t Richmond went tor a week'l:; holiday to Victoria cottage at Long I s land Frankston. We left on 28th August and C!l.me 'back on 3rd September. Th e hour e was very big and just outside the gate there was a rail and we used to sit on it a nd talk. On Thursday Miss Coles, our District Commissioner; Mrs. Tate, and the Frankston Commissioner, came and we had our photo hken. 'Vhen we got up we used to strip our beds and th en wash oUl-selves, tben we had breakfast. After breakfast we washed and dried up, and th en we made up our beds and tidied our dressing rooms, then we had morning tea, and then we had our free time. After that we had dinner and then we washed and dried up, then we had our sweets and re~ t hour. After that came afternoon tea and then w e had free time, Lhen tea. After tea we had a song and dance. One night St. George and the Dr:lgon was acted by tbe Elves. Most of the Rangers were Brown Owls so we calle d them different names. Our Brown Owl was just called Brown OWl. and then Wootoo, Kaloola. Kincoona, Wirra Wa, and Sister. \Ve enjoyed ourse lves so much tbat when Saturday came we were sorry to go home, but we did want to see our mothers again. Brownie Margal'et Ridsdal e. (Aged 8). -----:0:----

THE RECRUIT. Are you ready for an unexpected recruit! 11' not, now is the time to get ready for her, prepare a Recruit Book-this is a book which you can give her and say, "have a look at this, these are the things you have to know to be a Brownie." Well, make the book as interesting as posÂˇ sible, start at the cover. It might be of coloured paper with a Brownie in full uniform and under this a well-printed notice to say this is a Brownie and in the book is what you have to do to be like her,

The first thing is the Promise, perhaps a simple picture of a Nativity scene with simple words to say that as He loved us so we too should try and love others. Or a simple verse, asJust because He loved us more than WI! can tell, Jesus from His glory came on earth to dwell. Then the King-a picture of the King would not be hard to find and if the Pack wants to add the whole Royal Fa!p.ily-well, why not ~ A picture to show a Brownie helping othel people should be a picture of some possible thing-drying up dishes rather than stopping runaway horses. The Law could be printed neatly and have jolly pictures round it. We can't all be artists to draw the Fairy and Pow-wow rings, but we can all draw "stick figures" and they aro such fun. We can further decorate our pages with a fairy, and with someone holding up a finger for silence. I think the best idea is to have a loose leaf book and when a better pie. ture is drawn it can be easily substituted. For the salute, three drawings are required -a hand with a law on each finger, and 8 picture of a half and a full salute. For the good turn separate drawings could be used-perhaps each six might contribute, or this might be combined with the Promise. For washing up show a series of drawings, and if you have a poet a series of rhymes might make this dull task more attractive. Judging from school children you should have no trouble in getting material and you might find it best to have separate books fOl each six, or if you have the one book all the six rhymes with drawings of the emblem would be included. As well as this, have a Recruit card and "Packet" so that when the Recruit has seen the book she can make herself a Law card, Have cards with the Law Promise and Six Rhyme on one side, and the different things to be done on the other side, in the packet have pictures, scissors, coloured pencils and have some glue here-or handy. Have your cards with a wide margin so the Recruit can decorate her card as best pleases her, and so for her first day she will not only' have had an insight into what is done in the Pack, but she will have had the pleasure to have something to take back, something which will make her feel that she too, is part of the Pack and can worÂť as do the others. -1..T.

MATILDA GOLDEN BAR CEREMONY.

Brownies in a ring. Brownies to receive Golden Bar run round outside the circle. B.O.: "What seek ye little Brownies bright That wander round our Fairy Ring to-night ?" Brownies : "We seek the gate though it may be far That leads the way to a Golden Bar." B.O.: "You must try each gate until at your touch the Golden Gates will open wide." Brownies then go and try each pair of arms until they find the right ones who are Golden Bar Brownies. They are allowed in and Brown Owl says: "Do you know what it really means to be a Golden Bar Brownie ?" Brownie: "To be a really useful Brownie." B.O.: "Will you always promise to do this?" Brownie: "Yes, Brown Owl." Presentation of Badge. Grand Howl.

SERVICE STAR CEREMONY. Have twelve flowers with a lot of petals for each child receiving a star. The other Brownies have one or more of the flowers held behind their backs as they run into a circle. At a pre-arranged signal they put the flowers in twelve groups round the toad stool (if there are a lot, twelve chalk marks may be made on floor beforehand). Brownies sing to tun of "Nuts and May"Every flower means a month Every petal a good turn. Each day we try to lend a hand, Each year a service star we earn. Children who circle naming a flower, till they and find the flowers.

are getting stars go round month as they pick up each reach their enrolment month stars attached to these last -L.G.

STRADBROKE CUP. The Guiders' Committee has decided to exten d the date of the Stradbroke Cup closing until 30th September. All entries are to be at Guide Office by that date. For Brownie modelling read to two parts flour, one part salt, mix to modelling consistency with water. Bake model in cool oven until hard. Colour with water colours. If wished, model may be varnished with a clear varnish.

October, 1938.

EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER FROM RUTH SCOTT, Brown Owl, Malvern. This is to tell you about thll Lithuanian Camp. There were four Australians, Miss Abbott, W.A. leader of the party, two from N.S:W. and myself, and also one New Zealander. We travelled with the British party but were sepel'ate except when Colours were needed; there were 29 from Great Britain and they were put into one region and we were in another. It was teeming with rain when we arrived at the station of Kannas, and there were rows of Guides waiting to receive us. We were taken by the arm by the Lithuanians and put into a bus, we then drove out to the camp, nine kilos, and were taken to our various regions. We were in North Kannas, the camp was in a pine forest. There were about 14 nations represented altogether, the Finns were in our group and Holland was just next door.

The Lithuanians are most artistic and spend hours decorating the camp, the tables were really delightful. One was cut out in the shape of thei! badge, another was a ship, all the edges of the paths were patterned, too. All the flagpoles were in the centl'e of a field, the Lithuanian flag, then a little lower the World flag and the Lithuanian Scout flag, and then all ours the same height. Night and morning two Lithuanians marched in and put the flags up broken, two Brownies always came too. they had a large camp in one of the regions, they had a special hymn whenever they touched the colours. One afternoon we went ovel' the Scout Camp. it really was most interesting, we stayed for the camp flre, but couldn't understand very much; that night we went to a party at the house of the Foreign Minister, the leaders of groups and all Australia. The Lithuanians gave us some most attractive displays, they dressed in their peasant costumes and did Shrove Tuesday customs, Harvest Homes and an ancient Lithuanian wedding. we were most intel'ested, they sing most beauti fully; the~1 are by far the kindest people I have ever met and were simply wonderful the way they tried to make everything easy for us. We went for marvellous excursions to Nida and Polanga, it was a great excitement seeing the sand-dunes and swimming in the Baltic. It was a simply glorious week and I enjoyed every single minute of it.

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GUIDERS' CONFERENCE. There will be an Exten ~ ion Guiders' Conference on Saturday, 8th October, 1938, at 41 Spring Slreet, Melbourne. The conference will s tart at 3 p.m. and finish about 9.30 p.m. Bring a mug and som eth in g fOl' your evening meal. Tea will be provided. If you have any questions or subjects for discussion, please send them in as soon as possible; also suggestions for a speaker if you want one. You a1'e in piled if you are illte1'ested, eve n it ynu are not actively connected with Extension Guiding.

weigh things in the balance, have their own opinions and know why, and what is more have th e co urage of their convictions. People can get most things without effort in these days, eve n opinions. It wOl\lld be int e r es ting to know the exact small proportion of the population that is not swayed by the da ily press at a time of national disturbance or e moti onal strain. Mass thought and mass s uggestion are apparent everywh ere in the fashions and c r azes that we meet in our daily comings and goings. W e can h e lp through Guiding to do something to remedy this unfortunate state of affairs. It is not only development of character through self-discipline that is r equired but it is also n ecessary to d evelop the machinery of the mind to its full est extent. Not on ly shall we be assisting th e community by providing w e ll equipped citizens but we shall be doing the Guides themselves a service if we help them to form the habit of using their minds as indi viduals, to have their own op ini ons and r easons so that later on in life they will be able to depend on th ei r own opinions a nd r easons so that later on in life th ey will be ab le to depend on their own balanced judgment.

Whe n thinking over our job as Guiders as we all dOl from tim e to time, is is a good plan to set out to discover if w e are doing all we can in any special direction, to further our aim of h elping the Guides to equip themselves to b e good citizens in the future .

Ju st as machinery rusts and falls into disuse when it is not oiled and use d, so does the human mind when it do es not have plenty of wholesome exercise and the right sort of food . W e must provide opportunities for this exe rcise and this food for our Guides if we are to co unte rbalan ce the m ental laziness which is the result of the cin e ma, wireless and other "canned" entertainm ent tal{en undiluted. Otherwise, they may lose the ability to think, reason or have absorbing healthy inte rests, through lack of practice. Furthermore a h ealthy mind, in the sense "pure" mind, can only be r etained if the mind is occupie d with matte rs of a h ealthy and "looking outward" nature. If left to itself a mind is too easily apt to grow in and look inwards, with d e pres sing r es ults. How then can we h e lp our Guides to use their minds aright? The answel' lies in th e very h ea rt and esse nce of our m e thod of training. By see ing that we have a REAL patrol system, when each Guide's opinion is important, when the m embe rs of th e patrol work things out together and stand or fall by the result; if they fall they know better next tim e, and in the process learn th e wisdom of looking at both polints of view b e fore forming an opmlOn, and equally important, by taking the Guid es out in the ope n wh e re they ge t the thrill of adventure with an element of dange r and have to d epend on their own alertness and judgment, and wher e they make th eir own entertainments and interests.

What the community n ee ds at the present time is individuals citizens who can think things out for themselves, who can r eason and

In the words of the Chief Scout, "Scouting is . . . a school of Citizenship through Woodc r aft." -E.E.M.

A. McARTHUR CAMPB ELL, Commission er for Extensions. SCOUTJNG AND CUBBING AMONG THE "POLIOS." Guiders wilJ be interest ed to hear that there is now a flouri s hing Post Cuh Pack in Victoria. The re are also several Packs and Troops of Cubs a nd Scouts among the "polio" patients in "After Care" Clinics. - J.A. ----:0:----

EXTENSION NEWS FROM TASMANIA. An Extension Pack of Brownies has just been started in the Launces ton Hospital. It is 26 strong at the moment; all its members heing infantile paralysis patients. It Is a lso hoped that an Extem;ion Guide Company will soon be able to start, as the oldel' girls are anxious to join. - J .A. ---:0:---

OUR JOB AS GUIDERS.

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CAMPING and TRAINING "Happy hearts and happy faces, Happy play in grassy places . . ..

Sydney Visit, 1939. A party of Guides and Rangers between 13 and 18 years will visit Sydnc y for the Boy Scouts' Jamboree next January. Th cy will leave Me lbourne on 3rd January, and arrive back on 11th January. Miss S. II. In'ing will be in charge. Thc fee including fares and pocket money will be £5/15/- for those under 16 y aI's and £7/10/- for those of 16 and over. Applicants must be nominated by their Captains and Commissioners on spccial application forms which with full deta ils, m a y be obtained at the Guide Office. The party will take part in Girl Guide Day at the Jamboree on 7th January and will be accommodated at St. Margaret's Hostel, 90 Cambridge Street, Stanmorl', N.S.W. Applications accompani ed by a deposit of £2 should reach the Camping Secretary at thc Guide Office by 15th Octobel' and kit lists, parents consent forms, etc. will then be s nt to successful applicants. The balance of the fee will be payable on 15th December. Guiders are reminded that membe rs of the Movcment in Victoria wishing ta wear uniform in another State must receive permission from their own Commissioners and from State Headquarters. Guide rs wishing to take groups of guides or rangers to Sydney must apply for permission on the special form obtainable at the Guide Office. D etails of uniform are as follows. Ful1 particulars will be issued with application forms. UnHorm.: Guides must wear the official Victorian overall of the pattern and colour sold now at thc Guide Shop. Two overalls must be taken by each Guide, owing to the hot weather. Tie should be own Company Colour, width 2~ ins., length 3 ins. above belt buckle. Badge polished brightly, in centre of tie. 'Belt should be in good condition, with buckle centre front, and rings exactly at each side. Empty swivels should be hooked up or removed. La.Il~·ard: in the case of leaders and seconds, should be worn under the collar and above the tie, attache d to the whistle which is fastened to the right hand swivel and compass if worn is on this swivel also and the knife on the left. Hat and hatband must be the same as those now on sale at the Guide Shop (Le. no old-fashioned varieties or makeshifts.) Chinstraps will not be worn (unless a U members of a company or group wear the~ and they must fit firmly and n ot hang loosely). Guiders' Hats will be worn turned down with cockade, state badge, etc. on thc crown. Sto kings and shoes : Brown stcckings and shoes will be worn by all. Stockings must be exact colour ot those obtainable at the Guide Shop. Shoes must not be high heeled and should be lace u p if possib le. O vercoat shou ld be navy blue if possible. PullOVer or

cal'{lig'an if worn sh ould be those obtainable at the Guide Shop. (If it is impossible for a

Guide to get one of these, she must wear her jumper or pullover underneath her u n iform. Hail' ribbons if worn should be the same colou r of the uniform and all guides in the company wearing ribb ons should have the same colour. Bloomers n1.ust be black or navy blue. No white or coloured petticoats to be worn on any account.

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Will all Commissioners and Guiders please note that there will be two entirely sepal'ale courses for Guiders at the Guide House next summer. One is a T l'aniing ' Veek which will talw place indoors and will consist of general training for Guiders and Owls in Company and Pack Management, second class and first class work, woodcraft and so on, any Guider may apply and all new Guid ers and those who have never been to a Training Week, as well as the old hands requiring new ideas and inspiration should attend this cqurse. The sccond is, a Campcl'aft Wee']':: which will take place at the Guide House out of doors under canvas and will consist of training in work for the Camper's Licence, Camp craft Badge and Quartermaster Certificate and a certain n u mber of Guid rs who have been recommended by their Commissioners will be tested for these. All Guiders who hope to lalte their Guides Camping or want to bring their Camping up to date should attend this course. .T he dates of both courses are the same. 26th December, t o 3rd January. The Fee fC'r each will depend on the number applying, see last Matilda. Applications for the Train ing ' Veek should be sent to the TlIII.ining Secretary; those for the Campcraft Week to the Camping &..ocreta.l')'; both to the Guide Office before 1st November.

Camps for Guides and Rangers. Two Guide Camps will be held at the Guide House from 5th to 13th January next. Guiders in charge, Miss D. Holtz and Miss E . Moran. For full particulars see September Matilda. Applications close 1st N ovember. A Rangel' Camp will be held, if applications warrant it, at the Guide Hou se from 26th December to 3rd January. Miss F. V. Barfus will be in charge. For full particulars see Septembe r Matilda. Application close 1st November.

Camp for Guiders Holding Campers' Licence. This camp will be held at the Guide House from Saturday, 29th October to Tuesday, November 2nd. Guiders wh o would like to attend shou ld write t o Miss Hanison at the

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Guide Office at once, when furth er particulars will be sent.

Camp First Aid Test. li'ull deta ils of this test will be found in P .O.R., 1938, rule 69, page 154. A course of locturcs for the t est will begin at the Guide Office on 13th Octobel' a t 8 p.m. , and will consist of approxima tely six classes. Dr. Mildred Hutchings, M.B. , B.R. will be in cha rge. All Rangers and Guide rs with practical first aid experience and camp exp<' rience should tak l' this important t est. It has been arranged particularly for those guiders who hope to ta ke coming season. a nd will be of h elp to the coming season, and will be of help to candidates fOI' th e- CampcI'uft Badge. -ELAINE E. MORAN.

-------00 0------OCEAN GROVE CAMP SITE. It is no longer ca ll ed "Th e Ocean Crove Camp Site," but has been named "Bungar r:J." meaning "A Gift" as the prope rty WlIS given to th e Gec long Districts by the la te :'Ill'. R. Purn ell. The site, together with a ll equ ipment except the flag and first aid ki t, is a vailable for camps, the hire being 2/ - pel' head fOI' those outside th e Geelong Districts. Applications !;hould be sent to Miss D. Gillett, Ceres. who would be pleased to forward full information to anyone desir:ng to camp there. - A.M. ------ :0 :-----

THINKING DAY LETTER FROM FRANCE. Murat, France, 15th April, 1938. Dear Distant Sister,Across the seas and continents, 3 French Guide brings you news of the Murat Company. Before telling you of the life of the company, I must very quickly introduce myself. My name is Marie-Louise; I am very much older than you-in a few days I shall be 18. I am almost your grandmother. I am very keen on my Company, which I joined on 22nd February, 1938. Alas, you can see I have not progressed very far, but I love the Guide life. I am now going to tell you of the company. It is divided into two patrols-the, Larks, with "Flamant" as P.L. and "Lapin" as second; then Faithful Weathervane, Brave Campanula. Orderly Kingbird, Babbling Chicken, and Marcelle, who has not yet got a totem. The Bees, of which I am a member, has Squirrel as P.L., Fox as Second, then Silent Seagull, Expansive Cat, Calm Camel, Christiane, who has not a totem yet either, and lastly Ouara, the Smiling Lioness, who is the writer hereof. But do not scream-although

I am a lioness, if I put my paw on anyone, I never put out my claws, and it is only to give a caress; as for my roars, they only exÂˇ press tenderness. We have a club room where, every morning before beginning lessons, we go to sing I Guide song, beginning our day cheerfully. The Lark patrol wears a blue shoulderknot, and the Bee patrol a gold shoulderknot, matching the colour of these busy insects, the sun, the hive, the honey. And in this clubroom where we feel united, each patrol works, the one in its hive, the other in its nest, and all around the flying bees symbolising the patrol JalW, and the larks who fly in a blue sky. The motto of the Bees is, "Towards the Light;" that of the Larks, "Sing as you Soar," and that of the Company, "Keep on bubbling in spite of everything," mottoes which our threE' flags symbolise. The Company meets every Thursday afternoon. We go for long hikes in the country, following a trail, or perhaps under the direction of Captain, who perhaps you know is called "Coal Tit." Each Wednesday, except during the holidays, from half-past seven to half-past eight or sometimes eight forty-five in the evening, the Bees have a patrol meeting, and the Larks on Saturday at the same time. We, the Bees, at present have made, and are making still, a doll's house, painted in pink and a kitchen painted white, which will be a gem once it is finished. On Sunday, 1st May, we will probably go for a magnificent hike. Imagine, little sister, we are going on Saturday, 30th April, to a little neighbouring village, where we will spend the night, then we will return the next day. Sunday, to Murat, aftel' having attended Mas~ and had our meal out of doors. How did you celebrate 22nd February, thE' day when we all think of each other? That night, from half-past seven until about eight forty-five, in the light of little candles, while a wood fire was burning on the grey hearth. on a map of the world we pinned little flagf in the different countries, where our sisters were celebrating Thinking Day, as we were and we sang as we thuught of them all. Reply quickly, and tell me what you do ir your company-your games, etc. Now, if this fine weather continues, we will have lovely hikes, and now that you knOVl what we do in our company, you will thin} of us, won't you, of the Bees and the Larks always cheery, always gay and smiling. Captain is at a Guiders' Camp in Provence; our camp for August has not yet been fixed but I do not know if I will be able to go. I must leave you now, dear little sister hoping that your reply will not be too long in coming. A Guide handshake and affectionate Guidt> thoughts. A cheery salute to all my Australian sister, from this dear Company. OUARA SOURIANTE.

MATILDA MEETING OF E'XECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 21st SEPTEMBER. Present.-Lady Chauvel, Mrs. Faulkner, Mrs. Ebeling, Mrs. Edmondson, Mrs. Liltlejo,hn, lVII's. Tate, Misses Broadhurst, Cameron, Moran, Purnell. Hitchie and the Secretary. Agreed.-That Miss Barfus be designated Assistant State Secretary. R:,:p()'I"ted.~That alterations to the Guide douse were to be started upon immediately. That a Conference and 'l'raining JJay for Commissioners would be held at the Guide House on 23rd September. Tbat !\Irs. J. G. Medley would propose the adoption of the Report at the AnnClal MeetIng to be held on 18th November. That thl' Ranger Committee hau Qccepted the invitation of the New South Wales Rang'ers to a Ranger Moot. 1'hat Miss Dell Hayman had been appointed trainer in the United Provinces, India for a ~'ear and would leave England in November. F2deral Co:uncil.-The ~Iinutes of the 9th :\Ieeting of the Federal Council wpre rec'eived and ratified. -So H. IRVING. State Secreta!·y.

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Sto<·king".-At the request of many Guide Companies the Guide ShOl) will in future stock tan stockings which will be the official coloul' for tan stockings in Victoria. This colorur has been decided by the committee. and thought has been given to the choice and prict'. For a full fashioned stocking we are able to sell a good quality stocking for 3/11 and it is hoped to b(' able to stock childr('n's stockings at the smallel' price of somewhere between 1/11 and 2/11. These stockings are obtainable at the Guid(' Shop in all sizes and also obtainable at Dall & Welch's for the same price, 3/ll. The Committee hopes to get the loyal support of all Guiders in Victoria in making the stocking the official colour. More information will be gi\'en later about the children's stockings as this is not yet finalised. PuHo\·ers.-Guide pulloyers and cardigans to match the colour of the Guide material will be in stock early in October. All Guiders, Rangers and Guides who hope to go to Sydney ::1.t Christmas will need one of these in their kit. Victe,dan Guides must look their best in uniform for this occasion and it is hoped to g<'t a good response to this new item in the Uniform. Prices will be about 12/11. cardigans being just a little more. Brownie pullovers will also be a.vailable, the price being 5/6 and 6/6. BooI{s.-Sea Rangers will be interested to heal' that there is a new Sea Ranger book called "Sea Sense." It is very comprehensive and gh-es a full range of Sea Ranger work. Price. 3/-. -C. BOARDHURST. Commissioner for Equipment.

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