The Archive · 1911

The Boy Scouts

FINE WORK ACCOMPLISHED — IN CAMP

The Boy Scouts who have been in camp at the Rifle Range since Monday are doing splendid work, and they are visited daily by nambers of Indies and gentlemen. Altogether there are forty-tight boys in camp, thirty-five of whom sleep in the camp. Promptly at 6.30 they rise to reveille and at seven o'clock there is physical exorcise and a wash in cold water, At 8.30 breakfast is served, and from 9.30 to 12 there games and instruction, Tiffin at one, and at 2.30 until four the boys are tnoght scouting, compass work and tigaalling, Alter tea, from 5 to 630 there is star instruction, followed by sapper at 8.30 and at 9.30 the signal is a for lights oat.

I work was accomplished oni Thandsy morning. One party went out with a tent to pitch it about two miles out of camp, leaving " trail of rice here and Other scouts tracked them ap and attacked them.

Tu the afternoon the full body went out into the country and one party steered a congee a 100 paces north east and a 100 paces north weet. Another party steered " 100 paces north west and 100 paces north east. A third party steered 141 paces due north and the three parties met within three paces, hich is considered especially good.

The steering was done purely by the sid of the son. The south point was found by " match, taking half-way between ti band and twelve o'clock when the hour hand was pointing to the san. A staff was then laid north and south and snather was then Inid saross it for east and west.

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