Publi.hed by: THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OF ...s/1958/...Publi.hed by: THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Volume 3$. No. 8 April. 1958 APRIL, 1958 Chief Scout for Canada HIS EXCELLENCY

Publi.hed by: THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

Volume 3$. No. 8 April. 1958

APRIL, 1958

Chief Scout for CanadaHIS EXCELLENCY

THE RIGHT HONOURABLEVINCENT MASSEY, C.H:

Deputy Chief ScoutJACKSON DODDS, C.B.E.

Chief Executive CommissionerFRED J. f'INLAY

EditorG. N. BEERS

SecretaryJUDY HARWOOD

T HIS MONTHPAGE

306 METCALFE STREET ............•...•... 174LETTERS TO THE EDITOR_ ....•. _.. _ 175EDITORIAL _ _ _176SCOUTING DIGEST _...................•...• 178ST. GEORGE'S DAY MESSAGE .......•. 179

-NEW LISTING FOR SCOUT FiLMS_ ... 179B.-P. CENTENARY FuND_ .....•........... 180CUBMASTERS' HAT BADGE Is

CHANGED ....•.......•...............•......... 181TV PROMOTES SCOUTING _.. 181WE GIVE THE KIDS 'Too MUCH ... 18!lTHE SCOUT OUTDOOR TRAIL_ .••.• 18!l-83SCOUTERS' BOOKSHELF _•.•............. 184FUN IN THE PACK. 184ROUND-UP OF TORONTO REGION 185BRINGING DUTY TO GOD INTO THE

LIFE OF THE PACK ...................•.... 186PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BOATS _.. 187WHAT'S THAT ONE?_ .............•.•.... _.. 188WHY THE PIRANHA CAN NEVER

INFEST CANADIAN WATERS_ 189WOOD BADGE TRAINING COURSES .. 190EVERY SCOUT AND SCOUTER

SHOULD KNOW How TO' 'BUILD

VARIOUS FIRES : 191THE PATROL SYSTEM Al'<"DHow IT

OPERATES _ 19!lGAMES ................•..... _................•...... 193ApPENDIX-"Scouting for

Boys" 194-95

Published Monthly by theCanadian Generol Council,The Boy Scouts Association

Subscription rate-$1.00 per yearAuthorized as second class matter at thePost Office Department, Ottawa. Allcorrespondence should be addressed toCanadian Headquarters, 306 Metcalf. St.,

Ottawa 4, Ontario.

Scoutmaster Jack Young,Dear Jack:

Last evening I read a most interest-ing article by an educationist, in whichthe writer pointed out the dangers ofautomation.

Naturally, he did not suggest thatthe machines and instruments, whichman is using more and more, were dan-gerous in themselves but he did suggestthat man's increasing reliance onmachines andrinsbruments-c-with a con-sequent lesse~ihi\eliance on his ownpowers and abilities-was dangerous. Inother words, tfiat;:man's lack of trainingto meet situations brought about by thefailure of machines and instruments, onwhich he had learned to place implicitreliance, could have very dangerousconsequences. He ,said further that itwas not so much a case -of man, con-fronted by 'and at the mercy ofmachines, but of man becoming a robot.The problem, as he saw it, was of manenslaving himself.

It seem~ to me that this age of auto-mation and gadgets presents a challengeto Scouting, because of this ever-pre-sent danger of man becoming a slave tothe machine.

You ..mentioned in your last letterthat there was questioning in certainquarters of the necessity-or even thedesirability-e-o] .boys learning to fendfor themselves in the bush, because itwas said the age of the pioneer was overand there was no occasion now, in thisage of automation, for anyone to botherto learn to do these things. This, surely,is an example of one of the dangerspointed out by the writer of the article.For instance, it is quite true that agreat deal of otherwise unexplored ter-ritory is being made accessible .bymeans of the aeroplane, but what hap-pens if the aeroplane is forced down?Boy Scout training in first aid and inthe art of survival could very well spellthe difference between life and death.Certainly these things would become

of paramount importance, and all the-mechanical devices in the aeroplanewould be of little avail-with the pos-sible exception of the radio, if it stillworked.

What better place is there to do thistype of training than in camp wheremany basic skills can be taught witha minimum of reliance upon mechanicalgadgets? We must redouble Our effortsto keep the spirit of adventure alive inour boys by giving them realadventur-ous camping, and by teaching them tomeet situations through a reliance ontheirown resources and their own in-genuity.

Furthermore, and I think this isevery bit as important, we must teachthem the need .for strong spiritualvalues and high moral standards, whichno machine-no matter how complex-is capable of supplying them.

Thank you very much for the addi-tional contribution "from your gang. tothe B.-P. Centenary Fund. Your Courtof Honour's acceptance of the sugges-tion to turn over one week's dues to theFund is sincerely appreciated. Pleasetell them sq at the next meeting.

Warmest regards to the family,Yours sincerely,

Chief Executive Commissioner.

Our cover picture

.Spr'ing and Music-Don't we

all look forward to those out-

door park concerts. This Cub

is enjoying the music of an

R.C.A.F. band.

lApril, 1958]

ITHE SCOUT LEADER

Dear Sir:We .have sent you some of the latest

editions of our Troop newspaper, the OwlHoot, whi h we have published regularlyfor over . year now, (the Troop is onlytwo years old), and this month we areprintingrt e tenth edition. So far we have

• contacted other Troops publishing news-papers bu we would like to trade withmore Troo s in Canada, the United Statesand Overseas.

I am a f!ithful reader of The Scout Leaderand The IJnior Leader and find them excel-lent for idF.as and information on Scoutingin the re~t of Canada. On reading TheScout, thet English Scouting magazine, Iwas very I[lUch impressed with the columnentitled the "Council of Thirteen" whichis a trainirlg course for Patrol Leaders and'also with the fact that the Patrol Leaderswrote 'in their criticisms a~d suggestio~s.Why not [have a column m The [uniorLeader based on this line?

Editor Jim MacKinnon,17th Sydney Troop,31 Leonard St.,Sydney, N.S.

* The exchange of Troop or Groupnewspapers can be great fun and weurge interested readers to contact Mr.MacKinnon direct.

Dear SinRecently I reread the story of lamie's

Dream as itold in Gilcraft's Wolf Cubs. Atthat time it occurred to me that a story,written to Cubmasters and based on thetheme of their trip through the Jungle,might be of some help to those who haven'tquite achieved the' proper balance betweendiscipline and happiness, .or between workand play, etc.

I am' enclosing the story I wrote on thistheme. Whether it has any value to Leadersin difficulties I am not able to judge, butif you can use it or parts of it, fine!

I continue to enjoy and use The ScoutLeader.

Sincerely,Cubmaster Enid T. Alien,1st Barons, Alta., Pack.

* Jamie's Dream will appear in thenext issue of The Scout Leader.

Dear Sir:Enclosed find a $5.00 money order to be

put towards the B.-P. Centenary Fundfrom our Pack which is the 21st VictoriaIst Parkdale. Our Pack enjoysCubbing so

much and they hope that their small dona-tion will help in some way to make Cub-bing and. Scouting even greater.

There is also a snap shot of a guest wehad at one of our Pack meetings. Thechimp's name is 'Jimmy' and is .owned byMr. Culimore of Victoria; he had been outof the jungle only four months when thepicture was taken. The Cubs certainly en-joyed 'Jimmy'.

Yours sincerely,G. W. Somner, CM,21st Victoria 1st Parkdale Pack', B.C.·

Dear Sir: ,May I say a few words about the older

boys in our Troops. It seems that we arealways wondering why they leave Scoutingand what we can do to retain them.

The reason we lose them is obvious--etheylose interest in the programme. Not THEprogramme as it should be but the pro-gramme that their Scouters are providing.Their decision to leave is a carefully con-sidered move and they cannot be criticizedfor it. The same cannot be said for theirLeaders; if they spent a little more time"carefully considering" they would be lessopen to criticism.

But all the older boys do not leave Scout-ing. One frequently sees Troops with asmall number of older boys and less fre-quently Troops with a good proportion ofolder boys. The former situation is the rea-son for this letter.

These Scouts seem to be the forgottenpeople in Scouting. They are little morethan the Leader's personal fag. No part ofthe programme is directed towards them.They are "ex-officio" Leaders at an agewhen they should be getting real adventureout of Scouting.

In these Troops, the Scouter devotes allhis time to his many younger boys who"need so much instruction-they have so'much to learn". I agree that they have alot to lear~ but after all chaps, ,they dohave seven years to learn it.

[page 175

Unfortunately we h'ave Leaders of these"Senior Cub Troops" boasting "Johnnywon't IJe twelve until next month and heis already Second Class". Who are theykidding? Johnny isn't Second. Class but hisScouter is. Scouters who run this kind ofTroop will never have anything differentto run.

Don't misunderstand me, I am notagainst older boys shouldering some of theresponsibilities of adult leadership, but let'sgive them something in return.

If Scouters aim 'their programmes at theolder boy level they will not only retainthese boys but they will attract others whoare either new to Scouting or have previ-ously left t!he Troop.

The younger boys will enjoy Scoutingjust as much and will strive all -the harderto meet this higher standard.

This is not meant to be a 'criticism ofScouting in British Columbia or in theComox Valley. I have been active in theMovement as a Cub, Scout, Rover andScouter in three provinces over a period ofsome years. The above is a conclusiondrawn from personal observations during.that time. I would appreciate hearing theviews of other Scouters.

Yours sincerely,Ronald W. Hawkins,District Scoutmaster,Comox Valley District, B.C.

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•• EDITORIAL ••The Boy Scout Movement

started ds a direct result of thewritings ~f its founder, Lord Baden-P{)well. IWhen 'this outstandingsoldier discovered that a trainingmanual he had written for theBritish army was being adapted by

.English )'choolteachers and boys,he decided to reconstruct some ofhis ideas and re-write them so thatthey would be more directly ap-pealing to boys. Thus Scouting forBoys was written. Originally it ap-peared in fortnightly parts in aboy's paper and eventually it wascollected,' edited and published inbook form. The book was such atremendous success that it was al-most immediately translated intoseveral languages and at the pre-sent time has been printed in al-most every known language.

As a direct result of the publica-tion of this book,one ()fthe greatestyouth movements the world hasever known came into being.

It has been said that it is theworld's third best-seller but evenif this statement.is challenged it isstill a clear indication of the popu-larity of the book. It has been usedas the basis for hundreds of thous-ands of other books and articleswithin the Movement and in otherorganizations and youth associa-tions throughout the world. Themethods outlined in the originalpublication were hailed as a revo-lution in education and each re-vision by the founder consolidatedthis position.

These are only a few of the many,many things that can be said ofScouting for Boys. It is a truly out-standing book. It seems that everytime you. open it you find some-thing new or refreshing. Just re-cently we were looking for a pro-

THE SCOUT LEADER

gramme idea and not being able tofind an adequate reference, turnedonce again to Scouting for Boysand found what we were looking forand more. Like many readers, wehad looked at page 61 of the ScoutBrotherhood Edition many timesand presumed that I had seen allthere was to be seen. However, Imissed one piece of B.-P.'s humourwhich appears on the bottom of thepage in a line drawing of a tomb-stone. This is how it reads, "Herelies in silent clay Miss AfabellaYoung, who on the ~lst of Maybegan to hold her tongue". Thetraining value of this statement isnil but it made me remember thatthe most important thing aboutScouting is that it must be a happyaffair for boys. And so it goes frompage to page in this wonderful bookfor boys and boy-men.

One would naturally expect thateveryone associated with theMovement would want to readScouting for Boys .. Certainly itshould be in the personal libraryor every Scouter, Quite apart fromthe actual programme idea materialit contains, it is really quite amaz-ing how this book stimulates thethinking process of those who areleading boys.

The drawings, alone, are fascinat-ing both from a humourous pointof view and from the emphasis theygive to some of the points beingmade in the text. B.~P. was notedfor his sense of observation andthese drawings show very clearlythis facet of his character. .

Like many other great books,Scouting for Boys is as alive todayas it was when it first revealed toboys the, exciting game of Scout-ing. The World Brotherhood Edi:tion, which is the one sold through

[April, 1958

our Stores Department, is a faith-ful reproduction of the Founder'sfinal edition, edited to bring it upto date with our present rules(1956) . In addition there is a sec-tion entitled, "The Story of 'B.-P.'"by Wi1liam Hillcourt of the BoyScouts of America, and the Chief'sLast Message. In the foreword theFounder writes, "So, go ahead,.read the hook, practise all that itteaches you, and I hope you willhave half as good a time as I havehad as a Scout".

To this statement I would onlyadd that if you have not alreadyhad the delightful experience ofreading this book, written by oneof the most outstanding men of thepresent century, please accept thisinvitation to do so and encouragethe boys about you to discover theadventure of Scouting for Boys.

A Little Fellow Follows MeA careful man I want to be.

A little fellow follows me;I do not dare to go astray,

For fear he'll go the self-sameway.

* * *I cannot once escape his·eyes,

What'er he sees me do, he tries;Like me he says he's going to be,

The little chap who follows me.\

* * *He thinks that I am good and fine,

Believes in every word of mine;The base in me he must not see,

The little chap who follows me.I

* * *\I

I must remember as I go,Through summer's sun and

winter's snow;I am building for the years to be, That little chap who fo1lowsme.

B.P. said:"I've put into this book all that is needed to make you ~ good Scout.

So, go ahead, read the book, practice all that it teaches you and I hope

you will have half as goad \I time as I have had as a Scout."

•In

Scouting For Boys ./

You'll find all the information and ideas you need tooperate your Troop in this special World Brotherhood Editionof "Scouting for Boysn.

Written by Baden-Powell in his own, easy to read, styleand profusely illustrated with many of his humorous sketchesthis book is the basic handbook for every Leader.

You'll pick up new ideas, information, for Troop meet-ings, hikes, camps, wide games. You'll receive informationon nature lore, physical fitness, emergencies. A gold-mineof aids in running a Troop.

Helpful notes to Scouters follow each chapter and acomprehensive appendix directed especially to you, theScouter, outlines B.-P.'s plan for Scouting and gives histhoughts on The Patrol System-Proficiency Badges-Disci-pline-Health-Religion-Camps and many other subjectswit.h which the Scouter is concerned.

Get your copy of the Scout Brotherhood Edition of"Scouting for Boys" today.

• Tracking

• Woodcraft

'!;" • Physical Fitness

• Emergencies

• Campaigning

• Scout Craft Order through your local ScoutDistributor or The. Stor~ Depart-

• Campingment, 306 Metcalfe Stre t, Ottawa4, Ontario.

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ITHE SCOUT LEADER [April, 1958

Attention .Rcdio Hams!DATE~May 10 to 11. TIME-any

time from midnight on Friday, May 9until midnight on Sunday, May 11(local times) . WAVE-BAND-anyamateur wave-band and with anyequipment consistent with licensing re-gulations.

All amateurs (SC(JUts) participatingare reminded that' they 'must strictlyobserve their licence regulations.

The idea came to the organizer fol-lowing the success of the amateur short-wave radio station set-up at the JubileeJamboree, last year, when 'contact'rwasmade with over eighty countries. It ishoped that Scout radio amateursthroughout the world will make contactand thus further the bonds of inter-national friendship and brotherhoodwhich unite the Scout Movement.

Apart from individual participationit is hoped that radio stations will beset up in Scout Headquarters and camp-sites with the co-operation of localamateur radio societies and clubs.

The B0Y, Scout "Jamboree-on-the-Air" is not a contest and there will beno prizes for the operator making themost contacts.

A special station is planned to be inoperation from the International Scout-ers Training Centre at Gilwell Park,Nr. London, England.

Cubs and Scouts of the part they canplay in Conservation and to focus theirattention on it through yarns, appropri-ate films, hikes, projects, etc.

Conservation is still our theme for'58 and our Conservation pledge is stillas appropriate today as it ever was.

Country-its Soil and Minerals, itsForests, Waters and Wildlife.

Good TurnWe recently received an account of

a particularly thoughtful 'Good Turn'which the Scouts of the 8rd St. Cath-arines, Onto Troop have been carryingout for the past three years, that ofstencilling name outlines on the' storewindows of the city, thus enabling theblind to find their way more easily.

Conservation PledgeI give my Pledge as a Canadian to

Save and faithfully to Defend fromwaste the Natural Resources of My

National Wild Life WeekApril 6-13

Jack Miner, the great Canadianconservationist, was born on April 10,1865. '

By a unanimous vote the membersof the House of Commons and Senatepassed a bill ten years ago creatingNational Wild Life Week to be heldduring the week that the anniversaryof Jack Miner's birth occurs.

This year that week is April 6-18.It is not only a tribute to one of

Canada's outdoor personalities but anopportunity to remind the public ofand awaken interest in Conservationof all our wild life.

This National Wild Life W~k willbeen opportune time to remind your

I

_ Cubs and Scouts of the Montreal, Quebec, Region rallied to the supportof the Montreal Children's Hospital by contributinrl part of their savings andfunds towards the cost of a new X-ray camera.

, This project was started in 1954 and spread to centres outside Montreal.In December 1954 the Hospital received $290.71; r,n April 1955, $1l1.54 wasadded and in May 1956 another $125.09 was donated. ,

The present cheque is for $252.33 and represents contributions up toDecember 31st, 1957, and brings the grand total of contributions to $779.67.The approximate COSt of a new camera is $750.00.

Cub Gregory Miller, 8, of Montreal East and' a long-term patient at thehospital presented the cheque to Mr. John H. Molson, president of the Hospital.

Miss Ida Thompson of Montreal East is the CJbmaster and has served thepatients fo~ the past four years holding Pack meetings at 7.00 p.rn, everyTuesday.

Work in the Hospital was started about ten years ago by Scouter PhilipZukerman and was carried on by members of the Montreal District Ladies'Auxiliary when he left to go to the U.S.A.

I

1April, 195$]

ST.THE SCOUT LEADER

GEORGE'S DAY,'[page 179

By MAJ.-'GEN. D. C. SPRYDirector of the Boy Scouts International Bureau

This St. George's Day will find me inthe Far !fast and it seems appropriateto remind Scouts and Scouters every-where of the import-ance of encouragingthe growth of the Movement in thispart of tie world.

There ~re a million Scouts in the FarEast Ass ciations and many more boyswish to j in. The National Associationswill make this possible by their ownenthusiastic efforts but I feel sure en-couragement, friendly talks and ex-'change ofl ideas from other parts of theworld wil help them to do all that isnecessarYrto provide the opportunity',for more, oys to enjoy the benefits ofScouting ..

In the countries of Asia, and in manyother parts of the world, there is stillan enormous number of problems to besolved, social, economic and educational.Internationally, no-one can feel we have

yet achieved a reasonable, orderly andfriendly community of peoples. If realprogress is to be made we shall need acorresponding number of technicians,doctors and teachers for the future.Above all.we need to ensure that therising generation become citizens of realcharacter, eager to play an active anduseful part in society and with abreadth of vision that will place themabove petty prejudice and intolerance.

We now have a great world-wideMovement of more than 8 million mem-bers. As we move forward from our50th anniversary year we must seek toconduct our programme so that the.boys of 1958 will provide the qualitiesof good citizenship and leadership inthe next decades.

There are still legions of dragons to belaid low. Therefore on this St. George'sDay let us-think of the millions of boys

in Asia - and other continents - whowant to be Scouts. Let each one of us,wherever we are, do all we can to makethese hopes come true.

This sort of challenge St. Georgewould have willingly undertaken. Whatare YOU doing about it?

NEW LISTING. FOR SCOUTFrom Canadian Film Inst.Boy Scout film rentals are handled

for the Canadian General Council ofThe Boy Scouts Association by theCanadian Film Institute, a non-profitfilm agency located at 142 SparksStreet, Ottawa, from whom all generalScout films can be ordered direct.

Several new 16 mm films have beenrecently added to the Scout section of 'the Canadian Film Institute libraryincluding the following:

"JrubHee Jamboree," a .sO-minutesound on colour film record of theJubilee Jamboree-Indaba-Moot held atSutton Coldfield, England, in August1957. This film.gives boys' views of theevent held to mark' the 50th anniver-sary of Scouting and the centenary ofthe birth of Lord Baden-Powell of Gil-well, Founder of the Boy Scout Move-ment. Some 35,000 Scouts, Rovers, andScouters, including 1,497 Canadians,attended. Rental charge $4.00.

"Banners Over Valley Forge,"a 15-minute sound, colour film of theFourth National Jamboree of the BoyScouts of America held 'at Valley Forge,

Pennsylvania, in July 1957, with 50,000in attendance including 364 CanadianScouts and Scouters. Rental charge$2.00. /

"Baden-Powell, Chief Scout ofthe World," is the first film recordof the life of the Founder of the BoyScout Movement which started withan experimental camp of 20 boys onBrownsea Island' in 1907 and whichtoday has a world membership of7,500,000 in 67 countries. This blackand white, sound film, which has arunning time of 40 minutes, featuresseveral of B.-P.'s own original sketchesas well as clips from newsreels takenthroughout his colourful career. Rentalcharge $4.00.

"Pan Pacific Jamboree," is ashort, black and white, sound filmrecord of the Jamboree held at CliffordPark, Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 1955-Jan. 1956. Canada flew a contingent ofeight Scouts and Scouters to this inter-esting event "down under". Rentalcharge $1.0(:}.

"These Our Brothers," is a won-derful new British film on Scouting

with handicapped boys. It shows thegreat w6rk being done in HandicappedScout 1roups and emphasizes the factthat good work can be done by regularScout Groups accepting handicappedboys into their membership. This black'and white sound film has a runningtime of 30 minutes. Rental charge $3.00.

"ComeiAlong to Philmont," is afast moving, 11 minute sound on colourfilm designed to give boys and leadersa glimpse ,of the Scouting adventuresin store for them at the '127,000 acresof the Boy Scouts of America PhilmontScout Ranch in New Mexico. A stand-ing invitation has been extended to re-gistered Canadian Scouts and Scoutersto visit Philmont after obtaining thenecessary I permission through theirProvincial Scout Headquarters and, theBoy Scouts of America. Rental charge$l.50.

None of the above films are obtain-able from Canadian Scout Head-quarlers. They should be ordered directfrom The Canadian Film Institute, 142Sparks Street, Ottawa.

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~ $50,000

THE SCOUT LEADER [April,1958

Have You Contributed to the--B.-P. CENTENARY FUND

Our Canadian Objectiv.e for This Fund Is $50,000.

Brought forward $7,534.15"C" Pack, 2nd Etobicoke

Central Region Cubs _1st Kemano Scout Troop and

Group Committee,Demano, B.C. _

Ist Hopedale Troop,Sea Scouts,Hopedale, Labrador _

New Westminster DistrictPreliminary Course _

91st Vancouver Cub Pack _1st Port Alice Pack _1st Port AIice Troop _1st Port Alice Group _1st Comox Troop - _2nd Comox Troop , _

.Bloomfield Group _1st Moncton Group _West Bathurst "B" Troop . _West Bathurst "A" Troop _Hampton Group _Fredericton District _Judean Group (Saint John)Scouters' Conference _Germain St. Baptist Group _1st LewisviIle .. _3rd Woodstock Pack. _Lancaster Baptist Group _Queenstown Group _

"I'roupe Scout No. 8 _

6th Timmins Wolf Cub Pack6th Timmins Cubs Scouts

Ladies' Auxiliary _Timmins Boy Scouts Assn., _10th Hamilton Troop

(Ryerson Church)Hamilton, Onto _

No. 2 A Picton Cub Pack,Picton, Onto _

17th Niagara Falls Cub Pack,Niagara Falls, Ont, _

1st Pickering Cub Pack,Pickering, Onto _

2nd Minnow Lake Cubs, OntoDelhi Local Scout Assn.,

Delhi, Onto _38th Calgary Wolf Cub Pack2nd New Westminster Wolf

Cub Pack _Grenfell, Sask., Scouts and

Cubs _3rd Swift Current, Sask.,

Cub Pack _Preliminary Troop Course,

Nipawin, Sask per O. K.Zander _

Whitewood Group _Fillmore, Sask., Group _9th Wolf Cub Pack,

Windsor, Onto _25th Seeonee Cub Pack,

Windsor, Onto _1st Highland Creek

Group Committee _

•.. !. $40,000

."1. $30,000

_ ••.• $2.0,000

• $10,000

45.55

5.00

5.006.00

20.0020.0040003.007.502.152.003.002.863.00

19.175.00

23.581.001.001.003.00300

10.0010.15

50.0025.00

10.00

25.0010.00

3.6610.005.00

10.00

3.25

1st Highland Creek"A" Pack _

1st Highland Creek"B" Pack _

1st Highland Creek Troop _1st Downsview Rover Crew__Ist Downsview Pack _1st Weston Cub Pack. _1st Richmond Hill

Scout Mothers' Auxiliary __Ist Mimico Troop, _2nd Scarboro West Pack _2nd WiIlowdale Troop ------3rd Alderwood "A" Troop _3rd Weston Troop _3rd Downsview Group Corn.3rd Downsview "A" Pack _3rd Downsview "B" Pack _3rd Downsview "8" Troop __4th Downsview Group _4th Toronto "B" Pack _5th Toronto Rover Crew _5th Humber West "A" Pack5th Toronto Troop _5th Downsview Group _6th Downsview Group _6th Toronto Ladies' Aux. _10th Etobicoke Central

"B" Pack _42nd Toronto Troop _45th Toronto Pack _66th Toronto Pack _69th Toronto Troop _95th Toronto Troop _130th Toronto Troop _134th Toronto Cub Pack _145th Toronto Cub Pack _147th Toronto "A" Pack _153rd Toronto "A" Pack _153rd Toronto "B" Pack _153rd Toro"to "C" Pack _153rd Toronto Troop _153rd Toro+to Group Corn.20Ist Toron~o Cub Pack _229th TorOl~toRover Crew _235th Toro,to Troop _237th Toronto Pack _Mr. A. E. Plfddon------------------Rev. R. W. Langlands _Black Creek Area Staff _York Central Area _Mr. E. G. Hialliday _

PO~c!~::s l-~~:~~~:-----------The Hafleybury Scout

Group, Hrileybury, Ont. __34th Vancouver Se, Gr., St.

~:::~::et~.~:--------------"B" Troop, ~th Charlotte-

town Gro';tp ----------------------Foremost (Alberta) Scout

Troop, Cub Pack & GroupCODIllliUee _

R. A. Walpole,1957 Gilwell Course _

B.C. Trainees _

3.60

3.404.801.003.002.60

5.154.804.103.202.403.202.051.501.501.003.004.003.501.803.204.803.305.00

4.801.604.057.203.303.201.60

13.252.505.005.102.601.605.606.602.701.003.203.001.00

18.40.70

25.552.00

10.00

15.65

10.15

5.00

25.00

10.0017.58

2.00

5.35

.255.00

2.00

3.80

5.50

2.00

8.20

April, 1958]

IIst Peach,and Troop _Ist Kersley Paek _Maple Ridge Piu,

Meado~s District _Burnaby Ifeaders _Specialization Course,

Ist Bra'orne Cub Pack _

IstL~::i"!{gB~~~-~~-~~:---------North Oklmagan District

Wol~ C~bs (Cub's OwnService) Vernon, B.C. _

8th Ric""ond Group,Richmond, B.C. _

10.001.00

10.006.15

15.00

65.00

THE

Total as of Feb. 7th $8,372.60

·· ..·.. ··..·1··..···.. ··..·..·.. ·.. ·.. ··.... ···..C~BMASTERS'MAT BADGE.k CHANGED

The Executive Committee ofthe Canadian General Council atits meeting held in Windsor, On-tario, in January, decided tochange, the Cubmasters' HatBadge to a plume similar to thatworn by other Scouters with theexception that it will carry aWolf's Head in the centre. Theplumes will be coloured in thesame way as those worn byScoutmasters as follows:A.C.M.-Red C.M.-Green

D.C.M.-WhiteFor male Cubmasters plumes

will be worn in the same positionas are Scoutmasters' plumes.

For ladies, the plume will beworn in the same relative positionon the beret or sports type hat.

The reason for the change isthat the present badge being anenamelled product produces asmuch as 50 per cent Iosses inmanufacture due to shipping anddiscolouration. This keeps theprice high and recent increases inproduction costs would call for aretail price of $~.~5.

The new type can be sold ascheaply as the Scoutmasters'plume which sells at the momentfor $1.25.

The old type of C.M.'s HatBadge may continue to be wornbut no more will be sold afterpresent stocks are exhausted.

P.O. & R. will be amended toconform.

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SCOUT LEADER [page 181

TV PROMOTES SCOUTINCi

6.50

There have been several instances oflate where TV has given time to thedirect promotion of Scouting, the latestbeing in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Ahalf-hour programme devoted to theillustration of Scouting methods wastelevised prior to the financial cam-paign of the Cape Breton District'sAssociation.

The two-part programme openedwith a Cub Pack giving a grand howl,the Cub promise and then demonstrat-ing a compass game and the HungerDance of Kaa. Three Patrols from dif-ferent groups took part in the secondhalf and after the Scout Promise wasgiven, they went to individual Patrol

2.00

co~ners for instruction. The Emceewalked around and visited each Patrolwith the Scoutmaster, (Assistant Pro-vincial CommissionerW. H. Richards),asking questions of the Scouts aboutwhat they were doing. The activitiesconsistedof First Aid (stretcher makingand hoisting an injured person onto it),net knitting and splicing, lashings,block and tackle tripod making andknotting. A commentary was given onthe jungle dance, openings, etc.

The criticism of the production wasmost favourable. The good publicityfor our Movement from this type ofevent is immeasurable.

These are two shots from the recent TV programme in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,which illustrated Scouting methods and techniques •

Page 182J

WE- GIVE THEKIDS TOO MUCH

(By C¥RUS EATON, in AntericanMagazine, 1950)

IWriting of an experiment conducted

by his own children he says:The conclusions I have reached is that

instinctively and basically our youngpeople don't want success withoutsweat, or security in place of oppor-tunity.

The ki4s will do very well indeed if,instead o] lavish toys and gifts, we givethem a chance to work.

I believe that the blame for this"'world-owes-me-a-li"Ving" philosophycan be traced back to the parents-especially the well-to-do and comfort-ably fixed. We give our kids too much.Too many of us, especially those of uswho had to struggle when we wereyoungsters, have thought that we werebeing kind to our own children in spar-ing them the struggles we went through.

At Deep Cove Farms (his summerplace) there is considerable opportunityfor boating. Available are canoes, doriesand a motorboat. -Nevertheless, lastsummer my grandchildren spent threedays snagging logs that drifted intoshore, tying them together, putting upa sail, and taking everybody who'd go,along for a ride. To them, making acrude craft, it la Ruck Finn, was muchmore fun than sailing in a ready madeboat. To me this just goes to provethat boys and girls as a rule appreciatesomething they have made throughtheir own efforts more than somethingthat is handed to them. There seemsto be nothing that can surpass the satis-faction that comes from creating some-thing.

Of one thing I am sure: No matterwhat type of society we have in thefuture, people are going to have towork. If a youngster is trained or hasopportunity to work in the presentsociety, he is going to be willing to fightto preserve that society. It is only whenyoungsters are unable to meet existingcompetition that they start looking forIsms.

I can give you this assurance. Thereis no lack of ambition, resourcefulness,initiative and enterprise among ourboys and girls. If we grown-ups willonly restrain our impulsive tendenciesto give the children too much and dotoo much for them, and if we will helpthem reject the idea that the worldowes them a living, and offer themresponsibility, we need not worry aboutwhat they are or what they will be.

THE SCOUT LEADER [April, 1958

Camping is essential to Scouting and to the development

of the Boy's character.

Our greatest opportunity; our greatest successes and progress are in

outdoor Troop meetings, Patrol and Troop hikes, overnights andcamps.

Uas ~ Troop Scouter, along with your Court of ~onour, hold the keywhich opens the door to the Scout Outdoor Trail.,mining in the majority of Scout requirements can be, and should be

accomplished outdoors.

Develop a tradition for being an outdoor Troop.

O utdoo.r activities-i-the fun, adventure and natural love of hiking,camping, nature .lore and woodcraft is one of the main attractionsof the Scout programme.

Our year's programme should ensure that such Scouts get at least10 days under canvas with the Troop or with his Patrol:

Requirements for outdoor tests are as designed to lead the Scout inlogical stages and with increasing challenge from Tenderfoot through

to First Class and beyond.

s cout outdoor training is progressive.

[page 183THE SCOUT LEADER

Page 184] THE SCOUT LEADER [April,1958

Fun In the Pack"I would like to make a comment on

the training of Akelas, if I may, as Ifeel that many Cuhmasters take Cub-bing too seriously and consequentlythey do not have much fun with theirPacks. At Preliminary Training Courses,it should be stressed that we mustadhere to a certain standard, but thereare ways of doing this so that thestandards do not become too staid. Ihave seen well run Packs where theAkela is doing a good job according tothe hooks, but he has forgotten that heis dealing with boys eight and up. Hecould get the same results by makinghis instruction in the form of gamesand fun; he seems to feel that, to getthe instruction across, he must conducthis Pack similar to a school room forinstruction. I think that the Pack whichhas instruction in the form of gamesand stories, remembers it better andtherefore enjoys Cubbing far more. Weall strive for this, but I do feel that itis not 'emphasizednearly enough to thenew Akela."

-An excerpt from a Part I WoodBadge Course.

The Lan~ and People ofDenmar

1By Regina d SpinkPublished y The Macmillan Company,

TorontoPrice: $1. Cl

The lan~ and People ofMalaya a

lnd Singapore

By Joanne MoorePublished myThe Macmillan Company,

Toronto IPrice: $1.50

The two books listed above are the. latest additions to the Land and People

, series being· published by The Mac-miIIan Company. Like the other booksin this series, they are brisk, easy-to-read little books which will give ayoung reader a sharp picture of acountry and its people without fillingill all the details. Several boys and girlsof Scout and Guide age have been askedto read these books by your reviewerand their reaction has been that theywant to g(')on and find out more aboutthe countries and their people. Theillustrations in the books are adequateCONsideringthe size of the books .andthe publishing price. At a time whenwe should be encouraging our young-sters to look wide and learn to thinkinternationally, these books are mostwelc6me. We would recommend themas gifts or as worthwhile additions toGroup libraries. They have been usedwith success as part of the reading re-quirement for Wolf Cubs and for theScout Reader Proficiency Badge.

Nature Is Your GuideBy Harol€l CattyPublished by Collins, 10 Dyas Road,

Don Mills, OntoPrice: $3.50

This is one of the most fascinatingcollections of outdoor techniques wehave had the pleasure of reviewing forsome time. The book deals mainly withmethods of finding direction withoutthe use of man-made instruments.Naturail~ other associated skills are

dealt with but this is the main theme.The author was one of the great navi-gators of our time and made a greatcontribution to ·air navigation early inits history.' In this book he draws toour attention the importance of obser-vatin, and the use of all our senses infinding direction. He pays tribute tothose from whom he has drawn ideasand training and then goes on to ex-pand on many of their techniques. Ofthe Founder of Scouting he says, "Oneman, Lord Baden-Powell,the first ChiefScout, built a whole movement onwatching and listening". This is an ex-tremely useful book for Scoutmasterswho want to teach real nature lore andcombine it with estimations, pathfind-.ing, map and compass work, Starmanbadge and a host of other Scoutingactivities. We would recommend ithighly as a Scouters' reference book.

1958 Information PleaseAlmanacJ;3yDan GolenpaulPublished by Brett-MacMillan Ltd.,

TorontoPrice-paper-backed, $1.40

hard-bound, $2.50

This is one of the most useful andfascinating books we have had thepleasure of reviewing for some time. Itwould be impossible to list or sum-marize all the- information containedin the book because it is a summaryitself of a vast amount of knowledge.There are chapters designed to giveharried parents a quick refresher courseOR algebra so that they will he in abetter position to answer questionsraised by their children's homework,figures on world population with manyvariations and hosts of other usefulinformation. We would suggest that thisis a valuable book for all Scoutersandwould highly recommend it.

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Bays' medium 128-30)Boys' large 132-34)Price. . .. $1.95

Men's small 134-36)Men's· medium 138-40!Men's lorge 142'-44)Price. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. $2.50

2. POPLIN JACKETIt's new I It's green with red lining. Loose cut for action.Sanforized, rain resistant.

Boy's sizes 28-30-32 $6.95Men's 34-36-38-40-42 -44 _ .._._.. _........ $7.95

3. OFFICIAL T-SHIRTSCUB, SCOUT,) SEA SCOUTQuality white cotton shirt with printed crestBoys' medium 128-30)Boys' large 132-34)Price. .. . $1.25

Men's small 134-36)Men's medium 138-40)Men's large 142-44)Price ,., $1.50

DON'T FORGET:

• Scout Hat Press

• Poncho Raincoat

$2.25

$7.25

4. CAMP BLANKETKHAKi DRILL SHORTS

approved -for campweor. Elasticside gussets. Suppl ied in evensizes, 22 to 32.

Price $2.50 each

All wool in Scout Green colour

Size 56" x 75" $8,95

S. GROUNDSHEETMade from black, waterproof rubber with corner

grommets. Size 34" x 78". Wt. 23,4 lbs. $2.95

6. FIELD CAPMade of lightweight material in ScoutGreen colourSports type pattern

7. SWIM TRUNKSTrim, colourful, quick drying I Zipperpocket: support. Green with yellowpiping.Boys' sizes 10-12-14

and 16 years. . .... $2.75$1.50

Men's sizes 30-32-34-36and 38 waist. . $3.25

1. CAMP COOKING POTSThe answer to any cooking .problem. The heavy

gouge aluminium Pots are 1-2-4 qt. capacity andthe Iids make excellent fry pans. Detachable

boil handles. The kit nests together for compact

camping •..•_ _ __ ...•..........•.._..............................$7.95

2. PATROL COOKING KITAll you need for patrol cooking is con-tained in this heavy gauge aluminium kit

2 qt. 3 qt , 5 qt. pots and 10" fry pan

with bai! handle. Nest together and

secured with strap $9.95

3. CAMP STOVE AND C:;RILLMade of rugged steel with a moveable firepan,this stove can adjust for simmer, broil, or frying.

Use charcoal or other hard fuel. Length 18" x 11%"Ht. 13Yl ". ........•..........................................................................................................._....•__Cooking Grid - mode of heavy steel rods with oprioht fire insertinginto ground. Folds flat for easy carrying (not shown)......... $3.25

4. EATING SETStainless steel one-piece construction.

Ports clip into compact unit.

With carrying case _... ••_ $1.95

Contained in 0 handy roll-up case, one fork.meat slicer, spatula, fruit knife, basting spoon,ladle, potato peeler, can opener and breadknife . ·1·.·. - ... ... $5.95

8. WATER BUCKET

5. DINNERWARE SET

Wedge shope, waterproof.

Plate, bowl, mug and saucer of

sturdy materialPrice Plate. .95

Bowl. _ .75Cup.......... .555qucer.. .75

Holds 10 pts. ...,........................................................$1.95I

7. INDI~IDUAL COOK KIT6. CAMP COOKING & EATING SET

Mode of heavy gouge aluminium, this set includes

3 pots, 2 fry pons with detachable handles, cocoa pot,

4 plates, 4 cups _...............................................................•.

Extra cups (each) ...............•........•..._....•........_...._..........•

Extra plates (each)

"Tofl"CAMP GEAR

DEPENDABLE SHELTER ...Just check these terrific camp

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• OFFICIAL SCOUT PACKS AND BAGS

SNOOZIN COMFORT. ..tested" piecesfor you

1. DUNNAGE BAGAll are made of top quclitv, water repellent duck;adjustable web strops. Rated .rops in the field Easy to pack,easy to tote, easy on cost,'

2. SCOUT HIKE BAG

36" long by 12" dia. $3.95 .,3 inside pockets . .._..$2.75

3. PACK SACK AND PACK BOARD 4. SCOUTRUCSAC

2. CUB HIKE BAG

makes back-packing a cinch. Lots of room far

extra equipment. Lashing cord supplied.

Pack Sack . $9.95Pack Board _ _ _.._ $9.95

2 outside pockets,main sack 20"x 19" $4.5D·Similar to. Scout Bag Design $1.95

5. NORWEGIAN RUCSACattached to a tubular frame in a way to keep the sack away from the

body. Comfortable, easily carried ....._ _ _.. ..__ $24,95

6. OFFICIAL TENTSDesigned' for comfort and long wear, these tents'ore made from B oz. waterproof duck, and oremade to rigid specificotions.

Dining Fly - 14' x 17' complete with poles .and pegs _ _...............................$44.00

Wall Tent - durable khaki shade, ample headroom8' x 9' with 3' wall complete withpoles & pegs _ _ _.._..__.._ _ _._.........$44.00

9' x 12' with 3' wall complete withpoles & pegs __._ _ _ _ _.._ _ __ $54.~

Pup Tent - a popular 2 boy tent.Jointed poles. Wt. 6 Ibs.

Length 8', Width 4'4" Ht. 3'4"complete with poles and

pegs _ _._ _. $7.95

Overnighter - (as shown) can bepitched in many ways. Made of

Iight weight green, waterrepellent fabric. Length 71,.2',

width 8', Ht. 6' Poles andpegs not provided ~1'.'5

Scout Tent "'::1 Tan colour treated to be water andmildew proof .' x 5' 'with 2' walls complete withpoles and pegs _ _..__ _....................$18.95

Wooden Tent Pegs (not illustrated) - (per doz.)9" _.._._ _ _ _ $1.00 IS" $1.50

12" _ _...............$1.25 18" ._..............................$1.75

7. SAFARI COTrecognized the world over as the strongest and mostcomfortable folding camp bed. Specially strengthenedcanvass, steel frame with alloy fittings, make this adurable item. Length 6' width 30", height 8Yz",Weight 10 Ibs. .. _ _ _..............................................$14.95

8. NYLON SLEEPING BAG90% fine curled chicken feathers and 10% goosefeathers insulation, nylon covering inside and out inan olive green shade. A· high quality sleeping bag.Wedge shaped the size is 78" x 30" tcoerinc to 14"at the foot. Has a 24" zipper opening.Wt. 41,.2 Ibs. __ ._.. _ __ _ __ $29.95

9. CAMPERS SLEEPING BAGWool bat insulation, cotton drill cover. Lining in longwearing, soft brushed cotton. Pillow attoched andfull zipper opening. Size 12" x 34".Complete with corrying boO ._.__ _ _...............$10.95

CAMP TOOLS

These tools ore mode of high grade materials throughout.

They'll give you y;ars of dependable service.

Felling Axe - 3j,2 Ibs _ .

Sheath .

$4.95

$1.00

$2.95

Folding Sow

Pocket SowHand Axe (not shown) .

Sharpening Stone _............. $1.00

$1.95

$2.50

.75

You nome it. Over hill & dale, mapping, measuring,

direction finding. These precision built "official" Scout

compasses fit right in. They're accurate, easy to read.

Silva..Type - Voyager _ _ .

Rambler _ .

Scout (as shown) .

Leedowl Compass (as shown) _ _.

Pocket Compass _ _ _ ..

OFFICIAL SCOUT COMPASSES

USEFUL ITEMS1. TOILET IT

All you need tor good grooming in this compact kit. Comb,

toothbrush anp soap container, mirror, focecloth .

brush,

$3.50

fl 2. WATER BOTTLE

Stoinless aluminium, holds 1 qr. ................•....•..•....••....•..................$3.50

3. MATCH BOXBross, nickle ..plated, waterproof

4. SPINNING ROPELots of fun and exercise with this 20 ft. rope $1.95

.95

5. POT L1FTERA very useful and procticcl tool .85

6. HUNTER LANTERNIdeal for camp use, swivel head - (with battery) $4.95

7. FLASHLIGHTL shaped, 3..way switch 400 ft. beam

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8. MONEY POUCHBrown leather, snap iastimer, loops for attaching to belt .95

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SIGNALLING CARDS

Morse and Semaphore codes are

easiIy learned from these handy

pocket size cords Per set .35

LUMINOUS STARCHART

packet size charts show major

constellations in summer and

winter skies. .45

SIGNALREMINDER CARD

o handy folder showing

Morse and Semaphore Codes.

special sioncls etc. .05

SCOUT ANi CUB WRITINGhandy folder type

With wntlng pod,

bioi rcr, and en..

velopos wrth Cub

or Scout

leading :75

KIT

1

field tested cnd checked by medical authorities this kit is ideal for handling

camp First Aid. Comes in 0 strong metal container. Price $29.95

2 GROUP FIRST AID KITideal far the meeting headquarters. Kit comes in a handy metal box with hooks

for hanging $11.95

OFFICIAL FIRST AID KIT(not shown) 011 the necessities for minor emergencies ore contained in this

compact kit ..................•......................................_..•.............................................._..............................................$1.95

HOW-TO-DO-IT BOOKDeals with Camping, Cooking, First Aid,Knotting, Scoutcraft, Tracking, Signalling,Signs, Symbols, etc. Illustrated.Price .25

KNOTTING BY Gilcraft

An outstanding book on knots compiledby an expert on the subject.Price .75

SURVEYING AND MAPPING SIMPLIFIEDby K. C. Sparrow

Maps and Mapping forms an importantDart of Scout training. This book will befound of much value.Price .75

FUN WITH ROPES AND SPARS by JohnThurman:-This is an excellent new bookdesigned to assist Scouters in pioneeringprojects.Price , , . $2.50

PIONEERING by Gilcraft:-This bookshows how to construct rafts, ropeways,bridges, flagstaffs, towers, shelters and manyother pioneering struclures.Price.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .75

OUTDOOR PICTURE COOK BOOK byBob Jones:- This is the only book of its kind,An excellent "How to do it" manual of out-door cooking. Indispensible for Scouters wherplanning camps.Price , $2.75

SCOUT FIELD BOOK:-An exciting book of540 pages with over 1000 illustrations. Itdescribes in detail how to live comfortablyout of doors.Price , , $1.50CAMP FIRE LEADER'S BOOK by RexHaulwood:-A book for all those whoaspire to become Camp Fire leaders orbetter Camp Fire leaders. ,Price $1.00

CAMPING AND WOODCRAFT by HoraceKephart.-An encyclopedia of life in theopen. Two volumes in one with many excellentillustrations.Price .. , $4.75

SCOUTER'S CAMPING GUIDE:-A bookletthat will assist Scouters with their campingplans fOr -an'9 type of camp. This is a newrevised book with many additions.Price , .. , " . . . . . . .. . . .. .. • .35

CAMPING SUGGESTIONS by Kenneth C.Sparrow:-A useful addition to any Troop'sCamping literature.Price , " .. . . . .. .75

FUN AROUND THE CAMPFIRE by O. S.Ripley:-Every Scouter is required to knowhow to run a campfire and this excellent littlebooklet, published by The Boy Scouts ofAmerica, is extremely useful for campfireprogramme planning,Price.. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. .75

MAKE AND DO THE WOODCRAFT WAYby J. G. Cone:-A fascinating volume withchapters on all kinds of camp and woodcroftwisdom.Price , $1.50

STANDING CAMPS by D. Francis Morllan-There ore many useful ideas on camping inthis book.Price ..... '.' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $1.00

S,COUT CAMPS by John Thurman andRex Hazelwood:-A very useful book forthe Scouter to read before taking a group ofboys to camp.Price , $1.00

FLINT & STEEL SETCRAFTSTRIP lots of fun with 'this item $1.25

available in a wide range' ofcolours - lOO yard spool, singlecolour ,................ 2.505 yard hanks,single colour .15

LANYARD KIT(not shown) consists of8 yds. of plastic lacingin 3 colours with metalswivel and instructionKit No. I (red, whiteand blue I """... 25Kit No. 2 (green, redand yellow) .25

UTILITY KNIFEa handy knife with

usesmany

$1.25

WOODCRAFTKNIFE

CLASP KNIFE(not shown) has blades forspecial uses .",,,"""...,,,,,,,,,, $3.50

lots of fun with this set.

Instruction enclosed $2.25

I piece chrome-vanadium stec l4" blade completewith sheath .."" $3.95

FIRE MAKING SET

HANDICRAFT KNIFEhas many wide uses """ " """"",, " $1.75

easy to assemble, this kit includes all

materials and instruction necessary to

make your own headdress $4.95

SCOUT CARD GAMEan enjoyable game for all ages "_

HANDICRAFT CHESTSANDALS

give your feet a rest with

these comfortable sandals.

Come in small, medium, largeand extra large. $250

a handy assortment of tools in a compact

container. 6 blades, 6 carvers, 6 routers,

3 punches and a saw blade. Special

blade holder with clamp chuck ...." $4.95

MOCCASI N KITmake your own moccasins. No special

equipment needed instructions supplied.

Hard sole sizes I to 12... $3.50

Soft sole :~ """::" :.:".".."" $2.50MONEY-MOC PURSE KIT

a little lacing and you've got a handy, interesting

change purse " " "..............85

GUARD ROPE15 ft. long equipped with snap

fastener and ring ..,," . $1.25 LINK BELT KIT

CAMP MIRRORmake your own belt in a few minutes.

No tools required "............................................95

highly polished nickel plated steel mirror

in special case .50

Your Stores Department have recently completed arrangements with Thos. Black and Sans(Greenock) Ltd., to stack these specially selected pieces of equipment suited to Canadian Scouting'sneeds.

TENTS:

THESE TOP QUALITY ITEMS WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH MANY YEARS OF ENYOYABLE WEIGHT- FREE CAMPING.

For light-weight tentage, combining maximum space with minimum bulk, these .

two tents are the answer.

THE GUINEA MINOR white Egyptian cotton, sectional alloy upright

poles and pegs. Size 8' x 4' x 3'6" high.Weight 4Yz Ibs. _ _ _ _._.•.•..•.•..._•.•._._ .••.. •..•..._ •__ •__ _._... $ 31.25With mosquito bar .....................•__ •.....__ ._ •................................................•....., $39.00

THE "GOOD COMPANIONS" tan Egyptian cotton4 piece alloy upright pole, pegs and rings. Sizes 7' x 5' x 5' high, walls 15".Weight 5Y4 Ibs.•.... _•._.......... -$43.75

SLEEPING BAGS - "PAL-O-MINE" SPECIAL(as shown) filled with goad quality feather and down mixture, this

bag fills the bill year 'round. Packed size \7" x 1\" x 7Yz". Weight

5 Ibs. Full zipper ...........•......................................................................_.................................$36.75

ICELA~DIC SPECIALSuitable ~or year-round use. Fine duck-down filling. Packed size

;~~~';;~~;~~;:s~~~:~!."'--~:,.-=--:"":·:'far SUb-:to camping Can be used alone in warm weather. Packed

size 15" ; 7" x 7". Weight 2 lb. 2 oz. :.......................................................$28.25

RUCS~CS .these Norwegian Rucsacs - the genuine Bergan ore accepted os the

best in design and manufacture. Sock and pockets of finest waterproofed

canvas. Straps and bindings of top quality leather. Light tubular steel

frame makes for carrying comfort and ease.

BERGAN STANDARD 86 (as shown)the original and most popular Bergan model. 3 outside

pockets, roomy centre sack.Men's 17" Wt. 4 Ibs. _ _. •__ $21.50Scouts' 15". Wt. 3 lb. 10 oz. .•.. ._ $20.75

NEY "SILICONE"W ATERPROOFI NGready mixed, this liquid makes

canvas 100% water repellent.In \ qt. tins ....•...................$ 2. 30

NEY ROT ANDWATERPROOFI NG

Nev completely prevents ;';otand mildew as well as makingthe fabric waterproof. Doesnot discolour. Solution makes1 Y2 gallons $1.75

••OPTIMUS No. 80 STOVE

burns non-Ieoded gasoline.

camp emergency stove .....

SAMSONSTEEL PEGSnon-breakable, Idealfor any terrain

9" - $2.55 a dozen.

12" -$46010 dozen.I

BERGAN SPECIAL 5Srthe broader tap of this model lifts the loadhigh an the shoulders and permits bulkyarticles to be carried with \lreater comfort.2 roomy outside packets With large mainsack.

Men's Wt. 4 lb. 14 oz. .......•.........•..........$22.00Scouts' Wt. 4 lb. 2 oz.• $21.50

April, 1958 THE

~~~~~:M~~h'Greater Tbronto Region's first annualFound-up-fa meal for thousands and awhale of , time for everyone.

The Greater Toronto Region threwits biggest/annual meeting on Saturday,February ~~nd, marking the end of thefirst oper~~ional year for the Region.The' plampng, the actual set-up, theevent-all were on a scale never beforefound at a Canadian regional meeting.Michael D. Roberts, District FieldCommissioner for the Region outlinesthe planning that went into the event.

"Meeti~1 s before hand had alwaysbeen held by the old Toronto Metro-politan gion at the Royal YorkHotel. H~ ever' with the tremendousgrowth' of Scouting in Toronto it wasobvious t, at the meeting couldn't becatered to I y a hotel, therefore: arrange-ments we e made to secure the QueenElizabeth building at the CanadianNational ,xhibition.

How eo Id so many plans be made?The answ r was one overall committeewith seve al other groups working onspecific I~ojects. Our problems in-cluded: how to provide food for up to3,000 people and at the same timemake sure that it was served. at areasonable time; what type of enter-tainment should be provided and howcould we portray the growth of Scout-ing in the Region?

Gradually the plans finalized. Muchto everyone's delight the CBC NationalTV show, Holiday Ranch, agreed, as aspecial tribute to Canadian Scouting,to. do a remote transmission from theactual Round-Up. As far as the busi-ness-end of the meeting was concerned,it was decided that the only reportsto be given would be those of theNominating Committee and the Trea-surer with other aspects of the Region'sfunction graphically portrayed bybooths.

Each of .the fifteen areas of theGreater Toronto Region . providedbooths displaying the work and growth _of Scouting throughout their areas andthe Operating Regional Committeesalso interpreted their functions andoperations by booth displays.

'Operation Round-Up' began theevening before. On the stroke of mid-night there assembled what seemed to-be an army manoeuvre-fleets of truckswere queued up outside the buildingawaiting the order 'begin'. First cameCBC remote trucks ready to set up an

,~laborate stage and all the parapher-

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OF TORONTO REGIONnalia of a live TV show; behind themstretched the catering trucks with tablesand chairs 'for some 3,0@0 persons to-gether with the immense amount ofequipment necessary to handle the

>feeding. Behind those queued twostation wagons with bur Region's Radioprogramme staff who were to operatea radio programme direct from" themeeting together with the P.A. crew.All of these people worked throughoutthe night and when the booth erectorsarrived at 6 a.m. on Saturday morningthe tremendous Queen Elizabeth build-ing became a sea of writhing activity.

By 3 p.m. the work was finished andthe doors thrown open and in no timeat all large crowds were being attractedby the displays. One area was in theprocess of building a log cabin, anotherhad erected a 40-foot rope bridge andwere passing out special certificates tothose who dared to cross it. One areawho at the end of last year split intofour districts, had adopted a graveyardtheme for their old group and conse-quently one saw a grave portrayingthe death of old York Central. Onedistrict hit on a startling theme ofeverything in black and white-greatvelvet curtains surrounded the boothwith a 'Scout hat and other equipmentpainted white, veritably an eye appeal-ing booth with a pretty girl handingout Area souvenirs.

The Regional Ladies' Auxiliary pro-

vided a three dimensional booth gracedwith models of the activities of the'ladies behind Scouting'. Down at thefar end ofthe room was the 'Scoutingon the Air: radio programme staff hardat work and yet taking time to auditionthe many 'people who wanted to knowwhat it was like when one spoke intoa microphone.

This year an interesting experimentwas tried=-instead of having a headtable, the distinguished guests, reeves.and members of the Metro Council,etc., satwt the various tables withpeople from their own locality. (Thiswas most appealing in an electionyear!)

After the meal (it was served withincredible speed) came the introduc-tion by Mr. Fred Finley, Chief Execu-tive Commissioner for Canada, of 'thebiggest little man in Canadian Scout-ing' Mr. Eli Boyaner, Provincial Com-missioner for New Brunswick. AfterMr. Boyaner's inspiring message camethe moment people were waiting for,Holiday R~nch went live and much toeveryone's delight it had quite a slanttowards Scbuting. One Scout from theRegion helped sing the Safety Song anda choir of 150 Scouts from across To-ronto appeared with Cliff McKay inthe finale of the show. -

Then ca~e the business of the AnnualMeeting af,ter which the floor wasopened to dancing till midnight."

Toronto Regio~al Scouts assist Cliff McKay on the CBC National TV show,Holiday Ranch, in ~ special tribute to Canadian Scouting. The "Scouting" partof the show was shot 'live' from the Region's annual Illeeting held in the QueenElizabeth building at the Canadian National Exhibition.

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BRINtlNCi DUTY TO CiOD INTO THE LIFE OF THE PACK(This talk was given at the 5th New Brunswick Scouters' Conference by MissJean M. Carney, Assistant District Commissioner for Cub Training in tbe

Fredericton Dlstrlet)

This to lic has been discussed atmany a C~ference and many a 'PackScouters' eeting, therefore I will notpretend to bring you anything new orstartling. If these few minutes can helpyou to rearrange your thinking alongthese lines, so that you will return toyour Pack] eager to strengthen thespiritual li~e of your boys, then ourtime has not been wasted.

Having ~lways worked with closedPacks, I find it a little difficult togeneralize but, just as our Movementis adaptable to all creeds, so, I hope,will be these few words.

First and foremost in bringing DUTYTO GOD into the life of the Pack isyou and I.IAs John Thurman says inhis book "God and the Open ScoutGroup"-'the Scouter must first sortout his own religious life'. As the Frenchput it: 'on ne don ne pas ce que l'ona pas'---one cannot give what one hasnot. Setting an example for our boysis not just a 'Process of walking up themiddle aisle to the front seat eachSunday; but must be something sodeep-rooted and sincere with you thatthis sincerity reaches the boys. Havethem feel that faith is not 'a good suitthat you wear one day a week-butsomething you wear day in, day out-something in which you live and whichlives with you.

If yours is a closed Pack, then halfthe battle is won. Being of the samefaith as your Cubs you can speak tothem more freely and with more con-viction. Your Group chaplain is work-ing along with you and should be awelcome visitor to you and your Cubsat as many meetings as he can attend.You win find that your chaplain, morethan anyone else, understands and ap-preciates what you are doing with theyoung people of his flock and that hewill be your strongest point of contactwith the sponsoring body, group com-mittee and parents.

If Y0urs is an open Pack, then youhave a wonderful opportunity of teach-ing and practising tolerance. But, letus not confuse tolerance with ignoranceor indifference. You should, I wouldeven say you must, have at least aworking knowledge of the various reli-gious beliefs and practices of the Cubsof your Pack. Camp is no place to findout that there are foods on your menu

which certain boys are unable to eat orthat there is no way of getting them to"their own church on Sunday. You mustalso be careful while working with anopen Pack not to offend a boy by athoughtless expression or to createdoubts where they do not exist. Makeit a point to meet the clergymen of thevarious churches-tell them how manyof their boys belong to your Pack andextend to them an open invitation tovisit the Pack whenever and as oftenas possible.

It was not because of a mere forma-lity that Baden-Powell placed DUTYTO GOD first in the Cub Promise. AndDUTY TO GOD must always comefirst in our Pack activities:-at theopening of meetings, on arising at camp,before meals, rambles, etc. Let's not getcarried away though by making theseprayers so long and involved that welose the ,boys after the opening words.

The best place to make the boysaware of the presence of a Creator isin the open air. On a nature ramblewhen the boys are looking for growingthings, listening for the songs of birds,observing animals or insects busilyeking out their existence-how simpleit is to make them aware of how closeGod is to us and how close we are toGod. Allow me to quote our Chief. InMarguerite de Beaumont's biography"The Wolf That Never Sleeps" we findthese words of Baden-Powell's "I cansee how it might be possible for a manto look down upon earth and be anatheist, but I do not see how he canlook up into the heavens by night andsay there is no God". And again, thislittle poem that the Chief loved well:

"And nature the old nurse tookThe' child upon her kneeSaying, here is the story-bookThe Father has written for thee.

Come wander with me, she said,Into regions yet untrodAnd read what is still unreadIn the manuscript of God."

Church parades are a wonderfulthing but I don't like to see them keptfor a dress occasion. In Edmundston,Scout Sunday is held once a month.The boys and the Leaders, in uniform,attend Church in a body. The turn-outeach month is heart-warming and I amsure that it is never taken for granted

but is always an important even in thelives of the boys concerned.

I would like to add a word on Cubs'Own. I fail to see how such a servicecan replace regular church attendance--' in fact P.O. & R. definitely statesthe opposite. If we award points forchurch and Sunday School attendanceall year, then take the boys to campand fail to get them to church onSunday, we are defeating our purpose.By all means, conduct Cubs' Own witha closed Pack as a supplement to churchattendance but not as a substitute forchurch attendance.

There is so much to be done withour Cubs during the three years wework with them that it almost over-whelms you when you stop to think ofit all. But, underlying all our activities,during all our dealings with the boysmust surge, that current of the CUBS'DUTY TO GOD. We must, by ourpersonal example, our continuous em-phasis, sow in these young minds theseed that will-in its maturity-pro-duce a man who sticks by his principles,who is firm in his convictions and whoplaces his DUTY TO GOD first duringall his life.

lHINK!A number of Cub and Scout

Leaders as well as Group Com-mittee men and even a DistrictScoutmaster have made the re-mark to me that P.O. & R. is justa handbook to be used as a guide.to follow. This came .as a shock.to ye olde Editor for I was alwaysunder thJ impression it containedthe policy, organization and rulesthat we, as members of the Asso-ciation, were to follow diligently,even though in some cases wedisagreed. There is nothing to saythat we cannot voice our objec-tions or ask for a hearing, butuntil a change has been made,we were to adhere to the rulesset.

One D.S.M. went so far as toadvise his Scoutmasters to ignorethe }7 year age rule and keep theboys. ~S IT JUST A HAND-BOOK? -from The Yeoman

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It has ~een said time and time againthat there is danger standing uprightin canoes I and small boats. People stilldo it and some of them lose their lives.It ispartlcularIy dangerous to attempttaking pictures from flimsy craft,. be-cause, concentrating on the job ofsighting your camera, your mind istaken off the much more importantneed of balancing on your feet.

Even if you don't fall in the water,you may, in the endeavor to retain yourbalance, lose your grip on the camera,letting it fall often into water which istoo deep or too reedy to enable itsrecovery. If you take pictures from asmall bo~t stay seated.

Admittedly this causes complications.Sitting lo{y in a canoe or small rowboator punt, ~ou do not have the advantageof the hi~er point of view which mightencourage you to stand up. Meaningthat you~ camera is held at a levelwhich may be barely 18 inches to twofeet above the water level, leaving youfaced with the two problems of focusand, on all but the stillest days, move-ment of water close to the hull.

THE SCOUT LEADER

PHOTiOCiRAPHY FROM BOATSBy REX FROST, Camera Editor of Rod and Gun, with permission.

Overcoming ProblemsBoth of these you can partly over-

come if you are shooting with a reflexcamera. You can remain seated, holdthe camera inverted at full arm's lengthover your head, and sight your subjectfrom underneath. With an eye levelviewfinder camera, your only recourseis to sight the camera while remaining

-, seated to get a general idea of thescene you wish to capture, then, holding

. the camera fully overhead, point it asclosely as you can figure in the correctdirection, before pushing the shutterrelease.

This way you will miss some of yourshots, but at least you will be alive tosee the results.

Shooting a medium or long distancescene with a 35 mm. camera equippedwith standard 50 mm. lens, on a sunnyday when conditions suggest an expo-sure of 1/50th atF8, or faster, set thedistance scale at 25 feet, not' infinity.With an F8 aperture, 25 feet on therange scale, everything will be in focusfrom 10 feet to infinity. With iI. smalleraperture than F8, using fast film, thenearest point in focus will be closerthan 10 feet.

You will thus reduce to a minimum,blur in the near foreground due to thatportion of the picture being out offocus. When the boat is in motion nearforeground blur caused by movementcan be cut down by pointing the cameraat a sharp angle forward or backward,rather than a broadside 90 degrees tothe direction in which the boat istravelling. .

Aboard small .craft, 'in motion, par-ticularly outboard powered, you norm-ally have a problem of vibration con-veyed to the boat structure by themotor. On breezy days there' is addedvibration caused by wind and waterimpact. Because of this, never leanyour elbows, or any part of your handsor body against any part of the boatstructure, at the time you actually takethe shot.

Almost certainly if you are shootingat 1/50th second or less, the vibrationswill be communicated to the camera,and will result in an unsharp picture.

This can often be overcome, whollyor in part by choosing a shutter speedI1150th of a second or faster, but theuse of such speeds is naturally depen-dent on light conditions existing at thetime, and the use of films having anA.S.A. speed rating of 100 or over.

Often you may wish to take picturesof people sitting in the boat, at a dis-tance six feet to 15 feet. Doing this,make sure your subject is not sittingwith hands or feet stretched forwardtowards the camera. Outstretchedhands, legs or feet, being closer to thecamera than the subject's body, willproduce distortion, and photographproportionately larger than the body.There is every probability too thatparts of the limbs nearest the camerawill be out of focus.

When in cramped quarters, there areseveral ways of overcoming these un-desirable effects. 1, Have your subjectkneel and sit back on the heels. 2, Drawknees up closely in front of the body, 'rest elbows on knees, and lean the faceforward in vertical line with the knees.3, Have the subject sit partly or fullysideward, and have them look overone shoulder.

Use Lens HoodOn sunny days, water surfaces reflect

a great deal of scatter light. This isheightened on days when white caps

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are running. This specular light makesit highly desirable to cap your lens witha hood. A lens hood is a distinct advan-tage in any form of marine photographyon bright days, because it prevents the.scatter light bouncing around the outerand inner lens elements, and degradingthe picture. Usually the scatter lightwill enable you to cut down the expo-sure from one half to a full F stopaperturesmaller than you would norm-ally use under the existing light con-ditions.

Never leave your camera lying on theseats or bottom of the boat, where it isexposed to a full blaze of direct, sun.Sun heat, even for a short time isdestructive to film, particularly colorfilm, and will fade the image. Coverthe camera with a coat, folded towelor other heavy protective fabric.

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In answ r to many requests from newand experienced Scouters and laymenalike, the following article on the Hon-ours and 4wards of the Association hasbeen writ:~n with the hope that it mayhelp to clear up some of the misunder-standings·1

Regulations covering the conditionsof awards arid the procedures to befollowed in making application are con-tained in P.O. & R, rules 337 to 344,and in the .pamphlet, "Notes on thePreparatiof of Applications for ScoutAwards", ~ssued by Canadian Head-quarters and obtainable from any Scoutoffice. It is intended hereto supple-ment this mformation by showing illus-trations of the various awards and giv-ing details of the chevrons or ribbonsapplicable 0 each award.

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<EJ3Corn well Scout Badge

This badge (Figure 1) is known asScouting's "Victoria Cross". It isawarded only to Boy Scouts and RoverScouts under eighteen years of age andunder very exceptional circumstancesto Wolf Cubs. It is awarded for acts of'a pre-eminently high character anddevotion to duty together with greatcourage, endurance or gallantry. Theaward is cast in bronze and the chevronfor wear on uniform is a sample of thebadge woven on cloth.

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Thatand the third is the Gilt Cross (Figure3) whose ribbon-is blue and red.

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Medal for Meritorious ConductThis medal (Figure 4) is awarded for

acts .not involving heroism or risk oflife. The ribbon is green and red.

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the three branches of the Movement,green, yellow and red. With the excep-tion of the Cornwell Scout Badge, thecloth emblem for all of these medalsconsists of two interlocking loops inthe colours of the medal ribbon, em-broidered on a piece of cloth approxi-mately three quarters of an inch wideby two and a quarter inches long. Thischevron is worn on the uniform abovethe Boy Scouts-Canada badge.

In addition to all the medals men-tioned, there are certificates that· maybe awarded in cases where the Honoursand Awards Advisory Committee doesnot feel that an award of a medal wouldbe justified. All of these certificatescarry the signature of the Chief Scoutfor Canada, His Excellency, the Gov-'ernor-General. Where the award is forgood or exceptional services to Scout-'ing, only the highest medal awardedshould be forn. Charts showing thepositions in which medals should beworn and the order of precedence areshown in tHe Appendices to P.O. & R.

Services of an Exceptional CharacterTo enable Canada to recognize out-

standing service to the Movement inthe international field, the Silver Fox(Figure 5) was developed. It is award-ed to non-residents of Canada only andis worn as an Order around the neckon a red and green ribbon. To recognizeservices of an exceptional character toScouting in Canada, the Silver Wolf(Figure 6) is awarded. It too is anorder but its ribbon is green and yellow.

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;Ranking next to the Silver Wolf is theSilver Acorn (Figure 7) which is wornas a medal whose ribbon is yellow. Thethird grade of this type of award isthe Medal of Merit (Figure 8) awardedfor Good Services to Scouting. It isworn as a medal with a solid greenribbon.

In appreciation of long and faithfulservice, the Long Service Medal (Figure9) was I inaugurated and is awardedafter ten year's faithful and efficientservice as a Scouter. Bars may be added'for each additional five years. The rib-bon for this medal is in the colours of

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where tile action has involved personalrisk 'on the part of the person for whomthe application is made. Senior of theseis .the Bronze Cross (Figure 2) whosemedal ribbon is red. The next is theSilver Cross which has a blue ribbon

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By W. L. Whitern, F.Z.S.

great fascination by the home aquaristto possess one of these fish. This in-creasing desire emanates, not just be-cause the fish is vicious but also be-cause it has an amazing and beautifulcolouration. The species S. nattereri,most seen in captivity, has a body thatis of darkish grey along the backgraduating to a silvery white on theventral (belly) side. From just behindand below the fill plate there is ablotch of brilliant red-orange colour-ation that diminishes as it reaches thecaudal perduncle. All fins are translu-cent, except the anal fin, which is avivid red-orange with an outer fringeof black.

In captivity, the piranha loses a greatamount of their viciousness becausethey are usually kept in water of amuch lower temperature than that towhich they are normally accustomed.This has the effect of numbing theirsenses, therefore they are quite placidin their behaviour. Although not ad-vised as a regular modus operandi, itis possible to place the hand in theacquarium which they occupy withoutany harm being done.

The experienced aquarist has aknowledge of this reaction and al-though the piranha will partake ofsuch foods as scraped lean meat (raw),smaller live fish and even dry foodsat this sub-normal temperature, thequantity is very small. However, tokeep them growing and in good condi-tion, it is advisable to periodically raisethe temperature of the aquarium waterto around 90° to 95°F. At this tem-perature, which is the normal averagetemperature of their habitat, they willdisplay an enormous appetite whichbelies their size.

This normal water temperature ofaround 90°F. to which they are accus-tomed, definitely 'Points-up the factthat it would be impractical to assumethat there was a possibility that these

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the Piranha Can Never Infest Canadian Watersfish could live and propagate in thefrigid temperature of the majority ofCanadian waters. It is possible, buthighly improbable, that they mightsurvive the summer months, but theydefinitely could not survive or becomeacclimatized to the extreme low watertemperature of the winter months.

Very little is known of their breedinghabits. Furthermore, because of thehigh cost, the average aquarist tiringof their piranha, is not likely to disposeof them by placing them in a Canadianlake, pool or river. Even should he doso, the piranha would only survive, at

. the most, a few hours.For the last three years, The Cana-

dian Aquaria Society has displayed fourof these fish at their annual show in theCanadian National Exhibition. Thous-ands of people have -been enthralledby them and each year, hundreds makea return visit to see them again. It hasundoubtedly been established that, be-cause of their viciousness, this fish hasdeveloped a fascination which the aver-age 'Person cannot resist. At any timea story or article is written about thepiranha, it is, apparently, very widelyread and whether the facts are corrector otherwise most persons believe whatthey read.

In conclusion, let it be said that thefear that these fish could survive and

. by propagation infest Canadian watersis as remote as finding live dinosaursroaming the Canadian bushlands.

Recently, many newspaper articleshave claimed that Canadian watersmay become infested with the mostdreaded and vicious of all fresh-waterfishes-"The Piranha" (Genus-Serra-salmus). Because there is substantialevidence that this could not be, sucharticles are not only erroneous andnonsensical, but they could quite easilypromote fears as to the safety of Cana-dian waters, particularly for swimmingpurposes.

April, 1958]

During the last few weeks, thewriter ha had numerous calls fromprivate citizens, all requesting to knowwhether ot not it would be safe to goswimming Ithis summer.

In an ~ndeavour to alleviate theseunfoundedl fears, here are, a few basicfacts regarding this dreaded fish-"The Piranha".

Piranha (pronounced pee-ron-ya) isthe common name used for any ofthree species known, which are: Family- Characidae; Genus ~ Serrasalmus;Species - rhombeus, spilopleura andnattereri.

The species Serrasalmus rhombeus isvery seldom seen, except in large publicor museum aquaria whereas S. spilo-pleura and S. nattereri are the twospecies most commonly seen and ac-quired by the home aquarist.

These ~readed flesh-eaters inhabitthe .basinr of the Orinoco and theAmazon iA great abundance. Many far-fetched a,d controversial stories havebeen written about these fish, but itcannot bcl denied that, in their ownlocale, thh are the most fierce andaggressive I freshwater fish known, pos-sessing one of the most powerful setof jaws iri all animal life.

It requrres all the-cunning and vigi-lance ofl all bird and animal life inthese areas to survive the dreadedmenace that the Piranha constantlypresents, with their incessant and indis-criminate destruction of any bird oranimal tlhat dares to enter any waterin which they abound.

The piranha is a very fast swimmer,particularly when it is away from themain currents of the river, preferringto congliegate, in large schools, wherethe wat1r is more placid such as in theshallow waters along the banks of theriver ana the less turbulent waters oftlite estuaries.

In recent years, there has been a

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Wood Badge Training CoursesThe dates for some 1958 Part II Courses have been set and published so

that Scouters will have plenty of time to plan their activities. Additional courseswill be listed as dates become available.

All Part II Courses are open to Scouters in any part of Canada providedthat the applications are submitted through District or Provincial Commissioners.Watch for further information in your Provincial or District bulletins.

PACK SCOUTERSDATE PI,ACE

June 21-28 Cariboo CampPROVINCE

British Columbia& Yukon

COURSE LEADER

D. Schutz

August 16-23 R. MacDonaldLac La Hache,Camp Byng nearGibsonCamp Woods,Sylvan LakeGimli

Alberta August 4-9

Manitoba(Prairie Course)Ontario

August 2-8 W. Hardiman

May 31-June 1,June 7-8, 14-15,21-22July 6-12August 17-23June 20-25August 23-M,30-31, Sept. 1July 13-18

Camp of theCrooked Creek

D. Crombie

Blue Springs J. MussonBlue Springs John PaceCamp Tarnaracouta H. Wall ClarkeCamp Jackson Dodds Kingsley Delo

Quebec

New Brunswick(Maritime Course)Nova ScotiaNewfoundlandLa Federation desScouts Catholiques,Quebec

Yoho Lake, nearFrederictonMiller's LakeMackinson's CampNear Montreal

S. A. Hopper

James MackieP. J. HoranGeorges Kelly

June 23-28July 6-12August 23-28

TROOP SCOUTERSPROVINCE

British Columbia& Yukon

PLACE

Park Ridge Camp,near OliverCamp Col well,near NanaimoCamp Clem Gardner, A. T. Jenkynsnear Calgary

COURSE LEADER

C. MacNaughtonDATE

April 5-13

W. LawrenceAugust 23-31

Alberta May 10-11,17-18-19,24-25, 31- June 1July 26-Aug. 3 Camp Woods,

Sylvan LakeGimli J. SpittlehouseManitoba

(Prairie Course)Ontario

August 9-17

G. E. JonesCamp of theCrooked CreekBlue SpringsBlue SpringsCamp Kinagaloweenear Richmond, Que.Central NewBrunswickNear TracadieNear Montreal

May 3-4, 10-11,17-18-19,24"25July 12-20August 9-17Sept. 6-13

F. Whisk inV. PeachW. BryceQuebec

Eli BoyanerNew Brunswick(Maritime Course)(French)La Federation desScouts -Catholiques,Quebec

July 19-27

R. MichaudL. Painchaud

August 2-10August 22-September 1

CREW SCOUTERSCOURSE LEADER

John SnowL. Pronovost

PLACE

Blue SpringsNear Montreal

DATE

July 20-26June 19-23

PROVINCE

OntarioLa Federation desScouts Catholiques,Quebec

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PATROLTHSY~TEM ANDHOW ITOP RATES


A series of four ar-ticles explaining the Patrol System and how it may be practised

1. WHAT IS THE PATROL SYSTEM?The principles of the Patrol System

were first introduced by the Founderwhen he was working with the army inIndia. The system enabled soldiers tooperate in small groups and use theirown initiative within the overall planof campaign. It dispensed. with massedformal drill training in favour of in-teresting and competitive activities. Themen ceased to be automatons movedabout like pieces -on a chess board andreceived individual recognition. Thisbrought an immediate improvement inthe ability and interest of the individualwith a resulting marked increase in theefficiency and team spirit of the wholecompany. To advance the idea withinthe army B.-P. wrote a small book "Aidsto Scouting", but many members ofthe teaching profession called it a revo-lution in Education and adapted theprinciples to teaching.

Many years later when B.-P. wasasked to work out a programme forBritish boys, it was only natural thathe should adopt the system which hadmet with such' wide acclaim and whichexperience had proved so successfuLAlso this system, when adapted forScouting, had an additional factor over-whelmingly in favour of its adoption-it blended perfectly with the natura]desire in boys to form into gangs intheir neighbourhoods and schools. Theidea was that, given worthwhile adven-ture in a way they could appreciate,the often mis-spent energies of thesegangs would be channelled to usefulpurpose. When "Scouting for Boys" waspublished, that is just what happened-it was these very gangs which met inthe streets who spontaneously formedthemselves into Patrols and startedScouting.

What was it then which so appealedto boys and accounted for the pheno-

menal growth of the Movement? Itwas a combination of the appeal of realadventure offered by the programme,coupled with the challenge it offered tothe 'gang' to plan its own activities andto be responsible to itself for discipline,without interference from adults.

Let us analyze these points and seehow they fit in today, for they arethekeys to the successful operation of thePatrol System. Remember also that aTroop operating by any other systemis no more a Scout Troop than a child'spedal car is a modern automobile.

Real AdventureIt was the adventure programme

coupled with the Patrol System whichappealed so much to boys. The PatrolSystem alone, without adventure, is,to carry the above analogy further, likean automobile without any gas in itstank For the Patrol System to work,you must supply adventure.

Real adventure is still just aroundthe corner and, in some ways, mucheasier to find than it was in 1908. How-ever, much of the adventure offered toyouth today by the organized and wellmeaning adult, is sterile. By the timea boy reaches eleven or twelve, his atti-tude towards organized adventure hasbecome sophisticated. He feels that anyscheme has been thoroughly washedin antiseptic before being presented tohim, that there is absolutely no hazard,and worse still, that the whole experi-ence is designed to do him good.

Adventure means chance, hazard, abold and dangerous undertaking of un-certain issue, a noteworthy experiencein one's life. This does not infer com-plete disregard for safety, but ratherthe acceptance ofa calculated risk. Theadventurer does not go off obliviousto danger, but fully aware of what hehas to face and secure in the knowledge

that he is trained to meet it with con-fidence.

So must' it be with Scouts. Theirtraining and adventure must go handin hand, be fhallenging' and progressive.Remember, that while it may be neces-sary to do some initial training indoors,it is out of doors that real adventureis found.

The GangBecause of our improved living con-

ditions, the trend to live in suburbsrather than in congested cities, thegang, or natural gang as it is oftencalled, is a little more nebulous andscattered than it was in 1908. Also, oursystem of sponsorship often tends toprevent all the members of a naturalgang joining anyone Troop. Never-theless, the gang urge is still presentand particularly strong in boys fromten to fourteen years of age. Obviously,if Patrols are to operate succesfully,they must comprise boys who want towork and play together. In other word-s,while they may' not be the naturalneighbourhood gang, they must be aself-selected gang from among the boys

.available. By the same token, membersof each Patrol should choose their ownPatrol Leader.

ResponsibilityThe natural gang 'Planned and con-

ducted all its own activities and tookcare of the members who broke its un-written laws. So, the Patrol must knowthe fun of planning and executing itsown adventures, the delight of makingand learning by its own mistakes. Onlywhen mistakes are likely to have seriousconsequences should you intervene. Italso sets the standard by which itsmembers must live, and maintains itsown discipline. The Patrol which isallowed to work out its own salvation

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will accept the challenge, but one whichis wet nursed will find itself in the posi-tion of the automaton, and merelymove when, 'and only as far as, it ispushed.

Thus, collectively, the Patrols areresponsible for Troop standards andbehaviour. The responsibility for thisfalls squarely on the shoulders of thePatrol Leader although each membermust play his part. When trust, isplaced in a boy, he will respond to thebest of his ability and try not to let you,or his team, down, but given little orno responsibility he will feel free tobehave irresponsibly.

No Adult InterferenceWhen the first Scout Patrols were

formed, there was no such thing as aScoutmaster but the boys soon foundthe need for help and advice from some-one older in order to carry out manyof the more adventurous activities.Now, inevitably, almost the reverse istrue and eobably that isn't too im-portant, tt the change which is im-portant a d which has had a mostadverse e ect on the operation of thePatrol System, is that the Scoutmasterhas taken charge. Instead of the boysgoing to ~heir leader with their plans,seeking hik help, he, all too often, tellsthem his ~lans and doesn't even seektheir opinion! Thus, while Patrols existin these Troops, they do so in nameonly, although the Scouters may genu-inely think they are working by thePatrol System. To B.-P. the principlesof the Patrol System were so simplethat he felt he could safely leave its-interpretation and practice to theScouters. Unfortunately, in doing so,he appears not to have reckoned withone of man's failings-the desire to bethe boss. It is very difficult for an adultto sit back and watch boys reject hisideas and ruin (to him) a wonderfulscheme, but that is what'you must beprepared to do if you are to operatethe Patrol System successfully.

Boys want a Scouter to whom theycan turn for advice, ideas and guidance;someone who can do things for themwhich are beyond their own powers;someone who knows this great worldand who can show them some of itssecrets-not in a classroom but by ex-ample in reality and perhaps, above all,a man whose understanding is at leastequal to his knowledge.

Play fair with the boys and play yourrole as a Scouter properly-don't be aninterfering busybody. R.emember yourown youth and try to see things throughthe boys' eyes.

G A M E SCUBS

Circle and StraightLine up Sixes in centre of room. At

one end of room draw a straight linein front of each Six; at other end ofroom draw a circle for each Six. TheCubs move up the line in accordancewith the Leader who calls: Be rabbitssitting ina circle; race horses in astraight line; elephants marching in astraight line (Cubs are bent over, eachhanging onto the hand of another Cubbetween his legs-to represent elephantshanging on tails with trunks as theytravel) ; waddle like a duck in a circle;cattle in a straight line; stock cars in acircle; ostriches in straight line, hidinghead in sand; merry-go-round (in acircle, one Cub standing, one crouched) ;etc.

Points can be awarded for best for-mations or Sixes can be judged on atime basis.

-Contributed by Mrs. W. T. Bevens(Baloo) of 18th Kingston, Ont., Pack.

THE SCOUT LEADER

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Bean and Straw RaceAt the starting spot, have six dried

beans in a cup or one for each Six. Givestarting Cubs a straw. Each Cub mustpick up a ,bean by sucking on the strawand then carry it to the finish linewhere it is dropped into a cup. Notouching with the hands. First Six tofinish wins.

CompassIssue the Cubs with cards on which

a compass direction is printed with theexception of North, which you keepyourself. Run and take up a positionsomewhere in the room, then the Cubslook at their own cards and run to theirrespective points, finding their placesfrom you as north. See who can be inposition first. Now run to a differentplace and repeat. After a few timesshuffle the cards and re-issue them.Repeat.

SCOUTSCat and Mouse

Equipment: None.Method: Two Scouts are chosen, one

becomes a "cat", the other a "mouse".Troop lines up in closed column ofPatrols in extended formation. Playersin formation stretch their arms so thatfingers touch those of player on eitherside. On signal, "oat" chases "mouse".While this action takes place Leadercalls out, "Right face" or "Left face".

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-Passage down the "alley" will then beblocked and chase goes on between thenewly created columns. When "mouse"is caught (tagged) he becomes a "cat"and chases other player. When bothplayers have been tagged they fall intoformation and new players take upchase. "Cat" and "mouse" must runbetween the columns and cannot breakthrough or go under outstretched arms.

Scoring: Player evading "cat" forlongest time becomes Troop's "BigMouse".

Compass ChairsChairs arranged in circle-eight chairs

with gaps between;chaii:s representeight compass points with gaps theintervening points. Line the Troop upin two rows at opposite ends of halland number.

Scouter places hat on one chair-thismay be North or any designated point.Scouter calls a number, a compasspoint, and boys race to it. First to~rriv:e and sit on chair or stand in gapIS wmner.

It is suggested that the game be runas an inter-Patrol competition: elimi-nations will ensure that the Patrolsmeet all others-preferably on a basisof having loser meet loser so that theleast knowledgeable Patrol gets the mostpractice.

-D. Thomson, British Columbia.

Can It(Object Relay)

Equipment: Two No. 1 tin cans orcoffee cans for each Patrol. Variousobjects, such as nails, sticks, piece' ofstring, stones, etc.

Method: Patrols line up in extendedrelay formation. Players sit down, feetextended. Patrols count off so that eachScout has a number and there is a likenumber in each of the other Patrols.One can is placed at each end of thePatrol teams. Three objects are placedin one can of each team. Leader callsout a number and the name of anobject. Scouts having that number raceto can, pick out object named, transferit to can ~t other end of Patrol line,and return to places.

Scoring: First back in place withobject transferred wins point for hisside. Scouts must keep track of objectsas they are transferred. When theirnumber is called they must determinecorrect can to find object.

Variation: Use 4-6 objects. Call twoat once.

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Notes for Scouters:


APPENDIX- "SCOUTINGScouting started with a- book, Scouting for Boys to be exact, and it isa good idea for Scourers to look through this book now and then forprogramme material. We are reproducing here the leads for leaders

which appears as an Appendix in the Brotherhood edition.

Proficiency BadgesThese are established with a view to

developil~g in each lad the taste forhobbies fl r handicrafts, one of whichmay ulti ately give him a career andnot leave him hopeless and helpless on .going ou into the world.

Moreover, they put into the hands ofthe Scoutmaster a means of encouragingthe dull lor backward boy-providedthat the Scoutmaster uses our standardof profici~ncy-that standard is not somuch th~ quality of his knowledge orskill as t1e amount: of effort he has putinto acquf,ring su~h knowledge or skill.

An understanding Scoutmaster whohas made a study of his boys can thusgive to the boy an encouraging handi-C3JP, such as will give the slow boy a fairstart alongside his better-educatedbrother. And the dull or hopeless boycan have his first win or two made easyfor him so that he is led to intensifyhis efforts.

The Importance of a Troop RoomHalf the battle 1S to get a room for

certain nights in the week, even if theyonly consist of a Patrol in the village.

It must be well lit and well venti-lated, to prevent depression and bore-dom. Pictures of incidents (not land-scapes or old portraits) help. to makeattraction.

Interesting illustrated books andmagazines ..

This can generally be got, furniture,games, etc., being given in the firstinstance by well-wishers.

The Scouts themselves must do thecleaning and decorating, and makingfurniture.

Discipline and good order should bekept inside the room and neatness in-sisted on, Patrol Leaders' being maderesponsible. Patrols taking it in turn tobe responsible for cleanliness and goodorder of the room for a week at a time.

If a bit of ground, even waste groundor a backyard, is available as clubground, so much the better. You wantsome place where the Scouts can makehuts, light fires, play basket-ball, cul-tivate gardens, make tracks, etc.

Make the boys themselves managethe affairs 'as far as possible. Sit backyourselves and .let them make theirmistakes at first, till they learn senseand responsibility.

At the same time, when you can getyour own room, no matter how small, itgives the boys a sense of proprietorshipand responsibility, especially if theyhave taken a hand themselves in makingthe furniture, putting up pictures, etc.

The room must not be made cosy likea lady's boudoir, as the boys must beable to romp in it occasionally, or playhandball, or "Bang the bear", etc. Soyou want furniture that will pack awayinto a corner, such as folding woodenchairs, small tables, and a cupboard inwhich to put away books, games, etc.,when the romp comes on.

The ideal two rooms-one for quietgames, reading, and talking; the otherfor romping, gymnastics, etc.

But better if it is possible to obtaina house where each Patrol has its ownroom for whose furnishings and clean-liness it is responsible, with an Assem-bly Hall for Courts of Honour, Scouts'Own, etc., where each Patrol has itsown seating, while the Scoutmaster andCourt of Honour have their places onthe dais.

The boys must, of course, pay duestowards rent, lighting, furnishing, etc.,and the major expenses must be pro-vided for by means of some joint workby them, such as garden produce, toys,displays, or a bazaar. One penny weekly,paid strictly in advance, is usuallysufficient as membership subscription.

A Savings Bank should be started toenable boys to put by money where-with to pay for, and eventually to startthem in the practise of thrift.

Half the use of our uniform lies in itsbeing an incentive to boys to find workand earn funds with which to buy it.This is a great step in t~aching them .how to earn a living later on.

PlaysBoys are full of romance, and they

love "make-believe" to a greater extentthan they like to show.

All you have to do is to play up tothis, and to give rein to your imagina-tion to meet their requirements. Butyou have to treat with all seriousnessthe many tickling incidents that ,~illarise; the moment you laugh at a situa-tion the boys are quick to feel that it isall a farce and to lose faith in it forth-with and for ever.

For instance, in instructing a Patrol

FOR BOYS"

to make the call of its animal, thesituation borders on the ridiculous, butif the instructor remains perfectlyserious the boys work at it with the Ideathat it is "business"-and, once ac-complished, the call becomes a fetish foresprit-de-corps among the members ofthe Patrol.

To stand on the right footing forgetting the best out of your boys youmust see things with their eyes. To youthe orchard must, as it is with them, beSherwood Forest with Rob'in Hood andhis Merry-Men in the background: thefishing-harbour must be the SpanishMain with its pirates and privateers;even the town common may be a prairieteeming with buffaloes and Indians, orthe narrow slum a mountain gorgewhere live the bandits or the bears.

Once you take this line you see howdeadly dreary and how wasteful seemsthe dull routine of drill upon whichthe unimaginative Scoutmaster fallsback for his medium of instruction.

Think out the points you want yourboys to learn, and then make up gamesto bring them into practice.

Bacon said that play-acting was oneof the best means of educating children,and one can quite believe him.

It develops the natural power in themof imitation, and of wit, and imagina-tion, all of which help in the develop-ment of character; and at the same timelessons of history and morality can beimpressed on their minds far better bytheir assuming the characters and actingthe incidents themselves than by anyamount of preaching of the same on thepart of the teacher.

The craze for historical pageants is inreality an excellent idea educationally.In places where pageants have beenheld, both old and young have learned-and learned for the rest of theirlives-something of the history of theirforefathers and their tOWN; and havelearned to sink differences of class, andto do something for their public with-out expecting payment for it.

Instructors will find it a genuinelyuseful practice to make their Scouts actscenes from history or of incidents withwhich they desire to impress them.

When the performances attain a cer-tain degree of merit, they might be usedas a mearis of obtaining funds.

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Responsibility to JuniorsThe great thing in this scheme is to

delegate responsibility-mainly throughthe Patrol Leaders.

Have, if possible, a good second-in-command to yourself to ensure con-tinuity of instruction should you beunable on occasions to be .present your-self, and to relieve you of many minordetails of administration.

Give full responsibility and show fullconfidence in your Court of Honour andin your Patrol Leaders. Expect a greatdeal from them and you will get it.

This is the key to success in Scout-training.

Foster the Patrol- spirit and friendlyrivalry between Patrols, and you willget immediate good results in an im-proved standard of the whole. Don'ttry and do everything yourself, or the

-boys will merely look on, and thescheme will flag.

DisciplineInsist on discipline, and strict, quick

obedience in small details; .let them runriot -only hen you ,give leave for it,which is a good thing to do every nowand then.

A peop e to be powerful and pros-perous m st be well disciplined, andyou only et discipline in the mass bydiscipline in the individual. By disci-.plinc I ean patient obedience toauthority nd to other dictates of duty.

This c nnot be got by repressivemeasures, but b'y encouragement andby educat ng the boy first in self-disci-pline and in sacrificing of self and self-ish pleasures for the benefit of others.This teaching is largely effected bymeans of example, by putting responsi-bility upon him and by expecting ahigh standard of trustworthiness fromhim.

Responsibility is largely given throughthe Patrol System by holding theLeader responsible for what goes onamongst his boys.

There lies our work.Sir Henry Knyvett, in 1596, warned

Queen Elizabeth that the State whichneglects to train and discipline itsyouth produces not merely rotten sol-diers or sailors, but the far greater evilof equally rotten citizens for civil life;or, as he words it, "For want of truediscipline the honour and wealth bothof Prince and countrie is desperatlieand frivouslie ruinated".

Discipline is not gained by punishinga child for a bad habit, but by substi-tuting a better occupation, that willabsorb his attention and gradually leadhim to £orgetand abandon the old one.

THE SCOUT LEADER

HealthPoor physical health was shown up

in the rejection of a large percentage ofmen called up for service in the War.Yet the great proportion of these were"C3" men only through preventablecauses. They had never made them-selves physically strong by games, etc.,nor had they ever learned that thehuman engine needs as much care andattention on the part of the user asdoes that of the locomotive. These arethings that we can teach our lads-and ought to, not merely with a viewto making stronger soldiers, but for en-abling them to do better work for them-selves, and to live in greater enjoymentof life. The great thing is for them torealize that health is not a matter ofluck, but of their own responsibilityfor it.

ContinenceIn this Handbook I have touched

upon many important items of a boy'seducation, but there is scarcely onemore important than that of Contin-ence.

The training of the boy would be veryincomplete did it not contain someclear explanation and plain-spoken in-struction on this head.

The prudish mystery with which wehave come to veil this important ques-tion among the youth of both sexes isdoing incalculable harm. The verysecrecy with which we withold all know-ledge from the boy prompts him themore to take his own line equallysecretly, and, therefore, injuriously.

I have never known a boy who wasnot the better for having the matterput to him frankly and fully. For aninstructor to let his boys walk on thisexceedingly thin ice without givingthem a warning word, owing to someprudish sentimentality, would be littleshort of a crime.

I have gone into the matter in greaterdetail in "Rovering to Success".

ThriftA very large proportion of distress in

our country is directly due to the wantof thrift on the part of the people them-selves. Our social reformers, beforeseeking for new remedies, would do wellto set this part of the problem right inthe first place. They would then prob-ably find very little more left for themto do. There is money enough to goround if it were properly made use ofby all men. In some places, where thriftis practised, the men save ,their pay,buy their own houses, and become pros-perous and contented citizens in happy

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homes. This might be very widely ex-tended.

If the rising generation could bestarted on a career of saving and thrifta great difference would result in thecharacter and prosperity of the nearfuture. Thrift extends to clothes, equip-ment and alIIpersonal belongings. '

DrillI used often to be asked by Scouters

-not by the boys-to introduce moredrill into the training of Boy Scouts;but although after an experience ofthirty-Iour years of it, I recognize thedisciplinary value of drill, I also seevery clearly its evils. Briefly they are.these:-

(1) Military drill gives a feeble, un-imaginative officer a something withwhich to oecupy his boys. He does notconsider whether it appeals to them orreally does them good. It saves him aworld of trouble., (~) Mililtary drill tends to destroy

individuality, whereas we want; in theScouts, to develop individual character;and when 1nce drill has been learned itbores a boy who is longing to b~ tear-ing about <In some enterprise or other;!t blunts his keenness. Of boys drilledm Cadet Corps under 10 per cent gointo the Atmy afterwards. Our aim isto make yohng backwoodsmen of them,not imitation soldiers.

For these reasons I would not like tosee any more of the dull routine ofdrill introdhced into our training, but,at the samji time. )[ hold that a certainamount is necessary, especially in anew Troop or for new recruits, so thatboys can br. taught to hold themselvesproperly a~d to move smartly and to-.gether when required.

After all) drill is not the prerogativeof the Army-or of the Navy or AirForce for that ml1tter. It is used indifferent fonms in dvillife and in indus-try so that a mar may learn to dothings in th1eright wa.y a.nd in the rightorder.

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