Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme

Badge training continued and a large number of 'Seniors successfully undertook badge tests. We hope that this will result in another generation of Queen's Scouts.

The term's activities ended with an informal camp fire. Unfortunately the weather forced us to abandon Pickersgill's magnificent fire, and we had to be content with an electrical substitute. Mr. K. G. Chilman, President of the York Scout Association, was our guest of honour and we were pleased to be able to present him with a small gift to mark his retirement from St. Olave's. Scouting in the School owes much to Mr. Chilman, who started a Troop in the Junior School in 1931, the troop from which the present Chilman and St. Peter's School Groups have grown.

SCOUT TROOP

The Summer Term always sees the culmination of First and Second Class tests. Fourteen boys completed the First Class journey, nine of them completing the report in time for it to be marked and their badges awarded. The others will be obtained next term. The boys who were awarded the badge this term were: Beckingham, Dodd, Grainger, Jervis, Lund, Phillips, Staines, Warnock and Yule. 'Six boys who joined at the beginning of the school year gained their Second Class badges. They were Blomfield, Buckman, Cantrell, R. J. S. Martin, R. S. C. Mcllroy and I. D. C. Summers. The other scouts have been working for the Backwoodsman badge, which will be completed at camp.

The field day this term was a change from recent ones. A coach was hired which took the troop to the head of Farndale. One party walked round the head of Rosedale, past the old mines, whilst the other walked south, along the west side to Rosedale Chimney. The latter party got a bit scattered at one stage but eventually all arrived on time at Rosedale for the bus back to school.

The highlight of the term was the visit of the Chief Scout to Hovingham one week-end. A small party camped there from Saturday afternoon to Sunday. With over 2000 scouts from all over Yorkshire there, it became a memorable week-end.

I should like to thank A. D. Bailey and Mr. Allen for their help in the year, and also Mr. Rhodes for transporting so willingly the scouts starting their First Class journeys. Scout camp will be returning to the Isle of Man for the fourth time, in the summer holidays, and 24 scouts will be attending.

SCOUT CAMP, 1965

The summer camp was held for the fourth time at Kirk Michael, in the Isle of Man, from Tuesday, 27th July to Wednesday, 4th August. 24 scouts attended, with A. D. Bailey as A.S.M.

TUESDAY.

We departed by train from York at 10-30 a.m., and arrived in Douglas at 7-30 p.m. A coach took us to the camp site where we were able to pitch the tents before the rain became very heavy.

WEDNESDAY.

The weather was very dull with occasional drizzle. This however did not prevent all the patrols from getting on with the process of making their kitchens and gadgets. The latter were inspected in the evening. 40