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GUIDE AND SCOUT CRUISE. the pilot. It was rammg and misty when we stopped by a small islet, or rock, and tooted for the pilot to come aboard. We were told that we were lucky to be able to see the Fjord The following are extracts from a letter -which was really very beautiful, and a strong written by a Cheshire Guider to Miss D. contrast to Iceland with its bright colours and Coles:- pines. We thought we had missed the city, but turning a corner there it was, with its red I went on the Chief Guides' cruise to Ice roofs glowing in the noon-day sun. Again land, Norway, Denmark and Belgium. I met some people on board I know through train we were taken ashore in little boats, then ings. I think everyone was impressed with packed into buses and taken round. I went to a small hill from which Eric -- first our first view of Iceland, early in the morning. We had to land in the ship's boats at saw the village of Trovdhjem. We, too, had Reyrjavik and most of the town, and the a fine view. Then from a winter sport centre Scouts and Guides turned out to meet us. The we returned to the Archbishop's Palace for a roads we went over on our tours were passing parade. Two sides were Scouts from the two awful or past awful. That on top of the fog sections, the Guides, also both sections, on the we had two nights after leaving Liverpool, third and we from the Orduna on the fourth. We marched round and then the Mayor of but we also had some stiff winds. It was Trondhjem spoke, also the Chief Guide, Sir strange not to see any trees, only low scrub. It was a pity that it rained, though we saw Percy Everett. We then went into the Cathe some wonderful cloud effects, but it spoiled dral, which is being re-built. The Rose win the Gysirs. I did not go to the Great Gysir dow is the finest I have seen in modern glass. and the Gullfoss, but we saw a little one Later we broke up and wandered round. A about 30ft.-and I think we got lost, as the friend and I picked up four small children road was of two kinds, bad and worse, and only one could speak English-learned in arrived two hours late at the Thingvalla. school-but we had some fun with them. The drive back to the ship was exciting for Vivian writes to me at times. those who were not too sleepy to see it. The Antwerp-and 200 blaves to cheer us in!! lights of Reyrjavik looked very pretty, and Next morning it looked quite different. (I we ended with our bus and another l'acin5' should say here that we were divided into 30's through the main street to the square. We of the same colour, we had colour-name-tags arrived on board about 12.30 a.m. On the trip and subdivided into patrols). I went with two I went we visited the new electric power sta of our Patrol before 10 a.m. to the Cathedral tion, a fine building, with enormous converter and stopping to ask some Guides the way we and very little noise. It is all built of con were escorted by a young man who turned crete. out to be the Scouter of the Second Zee-Scouts. Next day we had the morning to look round We all went different tours. I went to the city. We smelt the whaling station, but Mechlin, where we spent about an hour. did not see it. The German cruiser "Emden" I'd have liked a day! Then came back to a was at Reykjavik as well, and left at the same tea party for the Guiders given by the Eng time, so we had an escort for a while. lish Guides-it was fun, though the children Time passed quickly with deck games and, didn't speak English. on my part, talking-country dancing and other All too soon we arrived in the Mersey and things. The crew were very amused at the spent the night in the river. It was a wonder "Rest Hour," 2 to 3 p.m., and "lights out" at ful trip and I want to go again. 11 p.m. They were not used to everything they did drawing a crowd, from taking sound . ings to "fire drill." We had almost the full run of the ship. We were late getting to FOR SALE.-Guider's Costume; only worn Trondhjem, as there was some confusion over six times. May be seen at Guide Office.

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VOL. XV. FEBRUARY, 1939. No.8.

FROM THE ACTING EDITORS. so many unfortunate people during this black month. The Editor and members of "Matilda" Com The feeling of all was immediately: What mittee are on holidays during January, still can we do to help ?-and although comparues we hope that this month "Matilda" will holu were in recess and Guiders rather scattered many treasures as it is a Thinking Day issue. through the State, wherever possible they at -E.B.S'.H.I. once did good work to relieve the distress. ---:0::--- Working through the Red Cross and State WHAT WE ARE DOING? Relief Committees, clothes were collected, helpers for sorting provided, help for their This month has decidedly been full of inci office by typing, etc., also 40 paliasses and dent;. The first thing that happened in the stores were taken to Powell town, one of the new year was the exciting news that our State worst centres of the fires, and individually Secretary, Miss Irving, had been made do Guiders helped in their own districts. Member of the British Empire. Everyone In The danger of tragic bushfires seems to the Guide Movement was very thrilled to see have eased for the present, but the same dry her name in the New Year's Honour List, and conditions prevail and we are not at the end we do all congratulate her and feel very proud of the summer yet, so caution must still be that she has received this honour. maintained. We must remember in the com The Camps at the Guide House started off ing year when companies commence again to in full swing and everything seemed ready for impress on all the members of our Movement a very successful camping season, for which the importance of being fire conscious, and we were very thankful, as last year, owing to to realise the terrible consequences of a care the Infantile Paralysis epidemic there was no less action. We all learn the correct way of camping at all. lighting and putting out a fire, and we all But we were fated to have another dis ought to know the regulations concerning appointment, as owing to the terrible month them and the months when lighting of fires of bush fires and the very dry conditions is forbidden, except in proper fireplaces, and shortly after the commencement of the second where they are. And if every Guide under lot of combined camps and the extension camp, stands this thoroughly, puts it into practice, it was thought wise to evacuate the Guid ;~ and passes the know ledge on to her family and House property. So camping has ceased fOl' friends, we may be able to help considerably the time being. in influencing the conscience of the commun Owing to the extremely dry conditions, the ity and make them realise that- opening of the Guide House which was to have "Prevention is Better Than Cure." taken place on February 18th, has also been indefinitely postponed. I am sure we would all like to congratulate ~. the Commandants of the various camps wh(l so successfully evacuated the large number DO READ THIS- IT IS ABOUT of Guides without a hitch, also the Guiders THINKING DAY. and Guides who, without exception, cheerfully helped in an emergency by showing no sign:> Last year, just before Thinking Day, one of panic-or disappointment, realising that Guider said to another, "What fun it would be any inconvenience or disappobtment tl-ey to send to the Headquarters of every country in might be feeling was as nothing compared to the world that has Guides, a small parcel con the terrible suffering, misery, and sorrow of taining things that are used by the Guides of 4 MATILDA February, 1939.

Australia; and ask them to return to us some so much World Guiding, and it is so lovely; things that are used by their Guides." and it only takes fifteen minutes to show. Do The other Guider said, "Let's;" and so you think the Guides would mind paying 3d. that is how it all started. each to cover expenses?" Small parcels containing our badge, diary, And, so it was all agreed. Matilda and our State badge were sent to each AmI, a] this story that has been told to you country; and then those two Guiders sat back is what these two Guiders are asking you to and waited for something to happen. do now. After a few months things did. It was a WILL YOU COME? thrill to see in the morning's mail a bulky en WILL YOU COME? velope with a row of foreign stamps on it that DO YOU MIND PAYI G 3d.? we hadn't seen before-it was a great tempta tion to see those stamps, but the' other Guider said very firmly to the other: "They mustn't GUIDE MAGAZINES FROM OTHER be touched, we must keep them until next COUNTRIES. Thinking Day; everybody must have a chance of seeing them!" (They both happened to be "Matilda" would like her readers to know stamp collectors!) that she now receives regular copies of the Ar.d then what fun it was, undoing the par following publications and that they are kept cels; fascinating post cards from Poland and in the Library at the Guide Office:-Bandeir Holland; exciting almanacs from Sweden; ante, Brazil; The Canadian Guider, Canada; magazines from every country (alas, we can't The Girl Scout Leader, U.S.A.; I Chara Tis all read them!) Odigou, Greece; The Trailmaker, Massachu And now the replies are almost complete. setts, U.S.A.; Le Trefle Rouge et Blanc, Seventeen countries have sent their answers. Switzer! and; The Waratah, New South Wales; And Thinking Day is almost here again. and, of course, The Council Fire, the World One Guider said to ' the other, "Let's have a Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts; special display of all our answers on Thinking The Girl Guide Magazine, South Africa; The Daj-. We will take the Big Room at Guide Indian Girl Guide Review, India. Headquarters and we will show our wares to -S.H.I. all the Commissioners, Guiders, Rangers, Guides and Brownies, if they would care to MORAL RE-ARMAMENT. come" The other Guider said, "Do you think we will have enough to show, as these things (By M. St. J. FANCOURT) are very small?" (From "The Guider," Nov., 1938.) Then the other Guider said, "Why not ask THE days of the crisis through which we the Commissioners, Guiders, Rangers, Guides have lately passed saw the peoples of the and Brownies if they will help us? Ask them world prepared for service and sacrifice on a if they will try and collect pictures, stamp'>, scale undreamed of since 1918. After the songs, handcrafts, flags, photos of national cos Great War demobilization meant for too tumes or the real thing; or anything they can many of us a laying aside of any urgent sense find that belongs to these countries-Belgium, of responsibility for our country's welfare. The Brazil, Canada, Czecho-S'lovakia, Egypt, Eire, result of this apathy on the part of people Holland, Finland, India, Lithuania, Luxem of goodwill in all the nations of the world has bourg, Poland, Roumania, South Africa, Swe allowed the s'\vift spread of evil forces, so den, Switzerland, U.S.A." that only t wenty years after the Armistice a And so the other Guider said, "Let's." new generation has stood on the threshold of Suddenly, one of them had a brain-wave. destruction. "Let's have the display for the week, startin;; To-day the immediate crisis is over. How on Monday, February 20tJ-., and ending Satur can we avoid the mistakes we made when we day, 25th; and we will keep it open at night sagged back in 1918? The world cannot for and then companies can come together on their ever continue to swing from crisis to crisis. meeting night; and it will be such a help for If ordinary men and women of goodwill are their International Knowledge and World to call a halt to this crazy progress, they must Citizen Badges." be morally and spiritually strong enough ann The other, not to be outdone in bright ideas. united enough to produce a new mental atmo "Let's show. the Chalet Film each night; it is sphere in the countries of the world. February, 1939. MATILDA 5

In a recent letter on Moral Re-armament, world to-day. Those early Christians, few ih written by Lord Baldwin and other public number, had a power to deal with difficulties leaders to "The Times," there occurs this as fierce as those with which we are faced, passage :-"Policy, foreign as well as domes and by the vitality of their living and think tic, is for every nation ultimately determined ing, captured the pagan world. by the character of her people and the in Moral re-armament means having that spiration of her leaders; by the acceptance in power again. It means cutting away from all their lives and in their policy of honesty, faith the little securities and se!f-considerations that and love as a foundation on which a new world drain it. If our reaction tc wrong in other may be built. Without these qualities, the people or nations is personal resentment, strongest armaments, the most elaborate pacts, criticism or lazy tolerance, then we are use only postpone the hour of reckoning." less as a creative force. If we are willing to If we are to re-arm morally, we must see give a certain amount of time to social causes the weak places in our defences. We in' Bri that alleviate the results of wrong in the world, tain like to think we can rise to an emergency, but are unable to pass on to others the ulti but we have got to recognise plainly whera mate cure for those evils, then we are still our own selfishness and apathy help to produce lacking in the real power to create a saner such periods of crisis. War is not just a world. So many good people to-day have disaster which "happens" to humanity; it is chosen respectable living and good works, in the result of friction and selfishness, suspicion stead of the creative way of love and self and fear among masses of ordinary people. giving, which demands as its price the sacrifice Sheer human selfishness is the chief thing that of pride, and rights. undermines the life of any nation and saps Insistence on rights is one of the chief especially the vigour of democracies. What causes of discord and disintegration in the sort of leadership, for instance, will the young world to-day. As a basis for political creeds people from the e ' ousands of broken homes it arouses man's pugnacious instincts to fight in England give tJ the country to-morrow? blindly for self-interest without considering The head girl of a house in one of the most the other person's point of view. Deadlock famous girls' public schools in the country re at the conference table is the result. marked a short time ago that more than half To-day Britain has tried to give a lead the girls in her house came from unhappy towards peace, but the idealists are divided, homes. With such a personal back-ground of and voices of criticism and doubt are distract conflict and uncertainty it will be hard for ing the country. We, as Christians, believe these young people to achieve the wholesome that in the great creative mind of God a clear outlook and spiritual poise required in the re solution can be found to the problems that sponsible posts they are destined to fill. harrass us. We pray daily that His Will be Then we have sectional selfishness-the done, but we are slow in insisting that the complacency or greed of a class or section of highest hope for our nation, or for any other society who do not care deeply about the need nation, is to find and follow it. We are slow of other sections so long as their own gets all because it is difficult and means starting with that · is necessary. Sectional selfishness is ourselves. So long as we tolerate in ourselves bound to produce conflict between the '"haves" seifishness and apathy, fear and prejudice, we and "have nots." It is responsible for slums are spreading the germs of war. and maldistribution, and breeds trade dis Personal regeneration, then, is the first putes, economic war, and, ultimately, war be necessity for building a new national life. tween nations. Some of us have strong international links, "But," perhaps flomebody says "I do not and we may be called on to give this same think this applies to me as a Guider. My quality of caring in order to help consolidate home is quite a la,py one and I give a cer the life of other countries. But for most of tain amount of mll time to public work. I do us, our immediate contact is with our own not want to boast, bel t I d J definitely feel my peoples. Because we are planning to find the ir.fluence is for geed rather than for bad." highest for them, it will not, of course, mean The question we have got to face is whe that we shall adopt a critical attitude towards ther numbers of dutiful people with a mildly other nations-loving our mother more does good influence have been arcl are going to not make us hate the neighbours. be a strong enough positive ag'ency to combat One of our biggest responsibilities is our the swiftly moving negative forces in the touch with the agencies which mould and re- 6 MATILDA February, 1939. f1ect public OpInlOn. All of us read news MORAL AND PHYSICAL papers, go to the cinema; and listen to the RE-ARMAMENT. radio. What sort of a, lead do we feel they should give to the country? What are we (The Editor, "Matilda") doing personally in the way of showing appre Dear Madam,-First of all, I think I should ciation for anything constructive they may give make it quite clear that this is being written us '! Providers of public entertainment and from an individual Guider's standpoint--I am enlightenment want to know what we, as the not attempting to speak for a Branch or a public, think. Sometimes we just criticise Division, but rather from the point of view of negatively, and are too lazy to tell them what citizenship. we really want or to thank them when we In the last few months two national emer get it. gencies have arisen-one rather more personal If we are in a job we have another big than the other. At these two times I expect opportunity for influencing public opinion. everyone has felt rather the same-a passion Sometimes we are so set on our own security ate desire to "do something," a searching ex that we do not trouble or dare to think what amination of one's useful capabilities. It was are the real needs of our business and the said in a recent "Guider" that an alarm did people in it. If in our unit a new spirit of re not ring twice-referring to the recent Euro sponsibility and co-operation were to super pean crisis. Here in Victoria we HAVE been cede self-interest, we do not know how far it given a second char.ce-and are we going to let might spread as contact was made through it slip by in the same way as the first? the firm's usual channels of business from This accusation of slackness may seem un man to man across the country. just-various Guides and Guiders are probably Our homes are the primary units for moral joining as V.A.D.'s or preparing themselves in re-armament. Some homes have in them all some other way-but can we truthfully say the problems of Europe in miniature; others that as a, movement we are prepared? I am are merely comfortable and soft. Neither of afraid we cannot. these varieties is much help in equipping the There are t wo points in connection with this sort of pioneers who are needed for the great whi:::h I think most of us overlook. The first tasks in hand to-day. When men were sub is t hat when we speak of our patriotism and duing the frontier and opening up new lands willingness to work for our country we must in America and the Dominions, the women be prepared to back this statement with our who presided over the log cabins and covered t rained capabilities-whatever they may be. waggons were not thinking primarily of their The second is that patriotism is not, and should own comfort and pleasure, or even of that of not, be an attribute of war alone. If we realise their family. They were creating, in the face the second of these as truth, then it is our of tremendous difficulties, the sort of homes obvious duty to prepare ourselves for peace that would forward to the maximum the job as well as for war. in hand. If we are willing to concede these two points To-day our pioneering is just as real. If then it is our immediate "re-armament" which people do not get from contact with our homes concerns us. How can we best help the nation a more vital equipment of the spirit for the -what can be OUr first contribution? Trite work in hand, then we have failed. We are tllOugh they may sound, the words, "Be fit, be faced with a world where many of the values fit , in body first be fit," are probably the cor for which men have striven for hundreds of rect. If each company can truthfully say tha'; years are being swept away. The only thing i's members are as healthy and as fit as phy that can save civilisation to-day is a steadily sical handicaps will allow, then we will have increasing host of men and women in every made a great contribution towards the welfare country who are prepared to give everything C'f the State. to overcome the moral rot that is at the root This standa,:d of fitness may be attained in of all the trouble. In the words of Lord Bald J1'1 a'w ways. Perhaps our greatest opportunity win, "Were we, together with our fellowmen in Victoria is our work for the Stradbroke Cup. everywhere, to put the energy and resourceful Here we could arrange for some form of phy ness into this task of moral and spiritual re sical competition for which practical work armament as we now find ourselves obliged to could be c:: rried out beforehand-team games, expend on physical defence, the peace of the health charts, camping and hiking records, world would be assured." (Oontlnuee 10.) February, 1939. 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Edit01': ELS1 IE COUT'l'S. preached sermons of liberty when an exile A New Year's Thought From Rangers living in deep poverty in a London garret, and To All Guiders. the whole noble army of mart" rs-Margaret Wilson, who was tied to a stake and drowned God bless thy year- by the incoming waters of the Solway Firth, Thy coming-in, thy going out, rather than give up her faith, and Covenanters T11Y rest-thy travelling about; -this one "burnt for the faith," this one The Tough, the smooth, "stoned for the faith." The glad, the drear- The last door, and 17 steps led up to this Go] bless thy year." one, had written above it-Heroes of Love Grel!ter Love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his frier.ds." I saw A New Year Legend for Rangers. a Cross, I saw a man crucified. 'Jesus" escaped my lips, and there I saw Father Da "A HALL OF HEROES," f.rom The Fascinated main who ministered to the lepers at Malokai, Child. James Chalmers who went to the savages of New Guinea. Ah! those heroes of the Cross In my dreams I came to a Hall of Heroes, I could stand it no longer-I had looked upon and over the first door up which there were the greatest thing in the world. I rushed 7 steps, I read-"Heroes of Battle-sweet and down the steps, and the guide stopped me. beautL~ul it is to die for one's native land" "You will be here one day," he said. "Me a and there I saw Leonidas of the Pass of hero? " "Why not?" Thermopalye, Horatius who with two others kept the bridge, Nelson with his empty sleeve "You remember the time when .. " pinned up upon his coat, Garabaldi in his red "Yes, but that was nothing-you have it in shirt, Lincoln in his funny top-hat, Gordon you-so has everybody. You will be here with without a weapon, and that young ensign us one day." whom the Prussians found after the battle of As I left, He held out His hand which bore Sadowa with the colours of his regiment hid the print of the nail, and said, ' On which floor den under his body from the enen:y. That was would you like us to prepare a place for you?" the lowest floor. I wonder what answer you and I would have Then steps up I saw u71ot:1C'.r door and given! written-"Heroes of the Lonely Way"-there is a path which the eye of the vulture hath not seen." RANGER MOOT IN NEW SOUTH There I saw David Livingstone who for six WALES. years, without a sight of a man of his own race, with deadly fever, forsaken even by his own native followers, yet tUrILng hi:> ace After a long night spent in various trains, towards that impenetrable wilderness of the we reached Sydney on December 29th, en route jungles with the words, "I , ill open up Africa for Mona Vale, for the International Ranger or perish," and who died that Africa's slaves Moot. We were properly impressed by the might be freed; and Columbus and other buildings, the Bridge was magnificent, and Pioneers whose endurance has done more for the streets were intriguingly twisty and nar the world than even the conquests of thp. row; but where, oh where, was the traffic code? sword. However, in spite of this lack, or because of Then 13 steps up I Eaw another door, an ~l it, we at last reached our destination, "Quer-:r over it {'ead, "Heroes of Truth"-''the bravest Haven" School, an architectural museum vf al~ man is he who can stand alone"-and there ages, which also proved to be a geographicit' was Luther who defied the Pope, Mazzini who miracle in which we slept in bays, bathed '.: 8 MATILDA February, 1939. rivers and laboured in islands from the fou!" well acquainted and felt as much at home as quarters of the world. a member of the Victorian Guide Company, The ten days that followed were very full as she did in her own District Company. The and busy days for all of us. There were ad Guides divided themselves into three patrols dresses and discussions on subjects of interest - VI alkabouts, Sunshine and Frangipanni. to Rangers-fitness, international relations, the These may seem a strange collection of names Ranger age, campcraft, the place of youth in at first, but each has a special significance as the world of to-day and its hopes and despairs I hope readers will be able to gather. for the future-a lecture on air defence, after On arrival in Sydney, we were met by Miss which we actually handled gases and gas masks Hellicar, who directed us to our home for the -a demonstration by a beauty specialist who week-St. Margaret's Hostel, Stanmore, where showed us something of the glamour that we were welcomed by Miss Thomson, the head might be ours, whether Ranger or Commis of the hostel. sioner. There were handcraft classes--swim Tiredness and heat soon disappeared in the ming-excursions to places of beauty and in afternoon of Wednesday, when we set forth 011 terest. During the moot we bus-tram-train the first of many jaunts. The first was to launch-ferry-walked to the Zoo, Koala Park, Sydney Headquarters, where we were wel the first Church, School, and Government comed and refreshed by the staff. Then on to House at Parramatta, South Coast and Port Vaucluse Park, to see the Wentworth home. Kembla-the only aspect of the great steel We were unfortunate in not seeing the house, works there that we really understood was the but we were impressed with the most beautiful free ice cream-Hawkesbury River and Palm garden in which we saw frangipanru growing. Beach, a morning tea party given by the Bal The Guides had their first ride in a double moral Local Association, and the Scouts' J am decker bus. They swarmed up to the top, pro boree at Bradfield. We shall never forget the viding the driver with some enjoyment and stirring spectacle of the march past, the causing tolerant smiles on the part of th/~ pageantry of world guiding, or the ruthless seasoned Sydney travellers. exposure of ·the circus racket by the Soutb On Thursday, we went to the N.S.W. Guide Australian Scouts, but most impressive of all House, Glengarry, and en route had our first was presentation, in the evening, and by artifi glimpse of the Harbour and also our first trip cial light of the life of the Chief Scout. across the Bridge. The two latter experiences At last the Moot came to an end, as all good fully justified our expectations. At Glengarry, things must, but as we gasped for breath in we were sad to see what must have been a side or hung on for dear life outside of the truly beautiful valley devastated by a very bus on our last drive into Manly, we all felt recent bush fire. All the lovely trees and ferns, glad that we had come, because each in her which came right up to the house, were in own way had found somel;hing of worth to blackened ruins, making it easy for us to see take back to her own State and Company. -O.L. the swimming pool in the valley below. The Guides have two cottages at Glengarry and a hall, which is used in wet weather and for country dancing, etc. SYDNEY VISIT. We had time to walk on to see the Sphinx a model cut out of rock by a returned soldier, Sydney Week-January 3rd-10th. What who used a photograph of the real Sphinx as a week of good memories! his guide. The Sphinx is now a war mem Our Victorian party consisted of twenty-five orial. Guides and four Guiders--all hailing from dif·· We lunched nearby, and then sel; off for the ferent parts of Victoria. One only of the Jamboree at Lindfield, where we divided into Guides had visited Sydney before, so the party groups to see the camp. Each Guide brought was really thrilled at the idea of the visit. home with her that day, many and varied To a group of people visiting and sight impressions of the Jamboree. seeing the same places, various things of in Some of the camp sites were quite remark terest strike each one so differently. able. At the moment, one calls to mind the The first impression each gained of our French colony with their ingenious gateway Guide party was one of friendliness and happi a"l.d cooking arrangements, the Maori pah of ness, and by the time we arrived in Sydney, the New Zealanders and many others. Finally after a somewhat restless nighl;, everyone was the Guides besieged the Scout Shop, which did February, 1939. MATILDA 9

a good trade that day in selling Jamboree ferry which took them round tile Harbour. souvenirs. On Monday, we went to the Zoo in the Friday was another most enjoyable day, morning and Bondi in the afternoon. spent with the Rangers on their trip to the On Tuesday, the Guides divided into groups Hawkesbury River by train, then on by motor and we set off to see the city, dine at David launch to Palm Beach, where we stayed for Jones', and do some shopping. Thus the week lunch. The energetic ones climbed to the passed, our evenings mostly taken up with Barrenjoey lighthouse. After a stiff climb, we sing-songs and talking of the day's impres were refreshed with cool water brought to us sions. by the caretaker, whom we noticed was wear After farewells to some who were staying ing a Guide thanks badge! on in Sydney, we boarded the Melbourne ex I find it hard to describe the beauty of that press, each one bringing with her a host of stretch of water-miles upon miles of ocean pleasant memories and tangible tokens of the and then the still waters of the river. Sydney visit. Nor was our home trip lacking in interest -H.M.B. -again we boarded the double-decker buses. At Mossvale we left the Rangers and went on to Manly by a bus, which registered a protest Dedication of Australian Flag by at the preponderance of Guides, by stopping Miss Broadhurst. on a hill until they got out and lightened th ·~ load. For the Guides the day's activities were Saturday, 26th November, was a very spe suitably brought to a close by a ferry trip cial day for the Guides of the 1st Lang Lang across to the city and then home to bed. The Company. On that day we were presented inexhaustible Guiders, however, finished their with an Australian flag, and also celebrated day at the Russian Ballet. our first birthday. Saturday~Guide Day-saw everyone spruced We were honoured in having with us three up and ready for the great march past. The Commissioners-Miss Broadhurst, Miss Moran Guides looked very neat in their lighte£ uni and our own District Commissioner (Miss forms, brown shoes and stockings, and well Salmon)-besides Guiders and Guides from deserved the favourable comments one heard Poowong and Drouin. The local Scouts and on the Victorian Guides' appearance. Cubs with their Commissioner and Leaders It is always a thrill at a great gathering of came to witness the ceremony of the dedica Guides and Scouts, to feel one is a member tion of the flag which was impressively car of the Movement, each individual helping to ried out by Miss Broadhurst. make the whole. That was the feeling we had The Presbyterian Church grounds made a as we marched past the saluting bare, rep: e very nice setting for the service. Fifty-six senting our State of Victoria. Guides formed the Horseshoe. In the centre Once on the arena, we were addressed by was the rustic dedication table, made of ti Lady Wakehurst, after which we left th:! tree lashed together. A large Girl Guide Tre ground and watched the very interesting foil made up of mesh, and prettily arranged N.S.W. Guide Pageant, which was a display with red, white and blue flowers decorated the of the growth of guiding and its activities. front of the table. The Hospital at the Jamboree was run b] In making the presentation to the bearer the N.S.W. Guides and was a great success, of the Colour Party, the President of tha the hospital being full nearly all the time. Local Association (Mrs. W. Greaves) com Tea time found the Victorians scattered mended the Guides of Lang Lang to make various groups being invited out by their their lives worthy of being the guardians of District Scouts. After tea we met to watch the flag whose symbol stands for LOVE, the Boy Scout Pageant of Baden Powell's life. HONOUR, JUSTICE, TRUTH and PEACE. It was a splendid pageant, wonderfully or The flag was draped over the table. The ganised and carried out by two thousand New Company closed in to listen to Miss Broad South Wales Scouts. It was a great picture hurst's address on "Love of Country, Pride of of the life of one man, who has endeared Ownership, Service to Country and One's Fel himself to so many. lows." Sunday was a free day, whe'1 friends and A very impressive part of the ceremony relations took most of the Guides out-those was when each P.L. lead her Patrol to the remaining going for a trip on the Show Boat dedication table, and there made her promise' 10 MATILDA February, 1939. on their behalf, to work for all that is good, Surely if we combined in a drive towards honourable and true, and to do their best to physical fitness, and realised how necessary make themselves good and useful citizens. a contribution it is towards our country's future, we would then be more sincere when The hymn "Land of Our Birth" was fol we say our motto is, "Be Prepared." lowed by a prayer read by Miss Broadhurst. Coincident with this should come our mOl'al The service came to a close with the sing re-a:::: mament. One of the main causes of ing of the National Anthem, while the flag workl disturbance to-day seems to be an in was slowly hoisted. ability to think for ourselves, a dependence on what someone else says, a lack of clear think The Birthday. ing and independent action. Following on from the dedication service, There are many factors which contribute the Guides had a Camp Fire. Preparatory to towards this weakness-probably one of the opening the tent which the Lang Lang Guides foremost being a dislike for blame (and thus have bought with a little assistance from the an avoidance of responsibility) which became L.A., Miss Moran asked Company Leader Sadie more apparent during the war years and has Wells and the three Patrol Leaders, Enid Stan intensified in the different times of depres lake, Frances Koetsveld and Nancy Holloway, sion and fear since then. If, however, we to make fast the four main guy ropes, which endeavour to accept our due responsibilities she said stood for:-Comradeship, Health, and to carry out our duties to the best of Good Camping, Nature. our ability, then it should be easier for all of us to make our own decisions and to act On opening the tent door, two frogs hopped upon our considered judgment. At the pres out to the strains of Pandian Pipe music anti ent time there seem to be few people who hopped round the campfire. After a few musi will take even the smallest action without cal and elocutionary items a Brownie waved a consulting one or more friends or acquaint magic wand over a camp oven, and behold, ances-and this seems doubly true of the when the frogs lifted the lid a beautiful birth Guide world, where we are supposed to have day cake was revealed. learnt courage and reliability. We SHOULD endeavour to think for our The decorations on the cake were rustic. selves; to speak, after consideration of known There was a tent set in the midst of bush facts on both sides of the question; to act, land, with a creek near by, a fire glowed out where necessary, with decision and forethought, side the tent door, and a Un:o:1 Jack fluttered We CAN train the Guides in our companies in the breeze. And standing in the centre along these lines-by cliscuEsions, debates, act was a Girl Guide wearing a tie of company ing (which builds up one's confidence), games colours and regulation uniform, even to a tiny -including wide games of all descriptions and knife hanging from her belt. In her hand those "emergencies" which are so often dis she held the Birthday Candle which Miss cussed and so seldom made real. Broadhurst kindly lit for us, while an Ex~en sion Guide, Nancy Gardiner, was called upon We can see that our efforts are directed to cut the cake. along these channels of moral and physical re armament-sometimes in viewing Guide com And so the first function of the Lang-Lang panies, one wonders towards WHAT goal, if Girl Guides drew to a successful conclusion. any, their energies are being directed. A -M.G. little not very decorative handcraft, a little not very enthusiastic exercise, test-work often Moral and Physical Re-Armament. rassed with "That'll do." Guide!:! were keen at the beginning of Guiding because tests were (Oontinuell f),om Page 6.) difficult and they felt they were learning some count ry dancing, badges which relate to health thing useful-of how many Guides to-day can (e.g., the "physical" ones, Gymnast, Athlete, we truthfully say that we are training and Hiker, Swimmer , Lifesaver, Dancer, Horse helping them to become better citizens, pri woman, and so on, and the "physical well marily of their country, and eventually of the being" ones, such as Cook, Childnurse, Sick world as a whole? Nurse, Ambulance, and the like). -S. R.F. February, 1939. MATILDA 11

.Jolnt Editors: M. Hazeltine and M. Butt. they supplied me with sweets and a drink, then they ended with a very nice chain ,ceremony. Do thy little well, and for thy comf'Ort know, The Guiders told me that they get a great deal Great men can do their greate_t work no of help from the Brownie Page in Matilda. We better than just so. then went on to another Pack, at an Institute for blind and deaf children; they have 250 Brevities. children whose ages range from 1 to 16 years. Do your Brownies know- The Pack there was the most interesting I That there are Brownies and Guides all have ever seen, thel'e were 32 Brownies (not over the British Empire, and in more than Bluebirds as I had thought they would be twenty other countries. called). Sixteen of them were blind and the other sixteen were deaf. The Brown Owl wore That, whilst most Brownies wear a badge a white sari over her white silk uniform, and something like ours, in about six countries handled the pack single-handed. The children they have a badge in the shape of a bird, the were marvellous at helping each other, the Swiss Brownies badge is a bee, Brownies of blind hearing for the deaf, and the deaf see Portugal have a leaf, those of Hungary three ing for the blind. They worked in pairs for lilies and in Latvia a badge like a tiny fire to some things, and at other t~mes the Brown remind them of the story of the "Little Owl divided them (by motioning to the deaf Flames." and calling to the blind), into two separate groups. The blind brownies played singing That Brownies in Uganda can give a full games, singing very sweetly, and the deaf salute when bare-headed because their uni ones playing a type of Kim',; game. I didn't form doesn't include hats or caps. attempt to teach them anyth'ng, just chatted to them; they were so very happy, and such friendly small people. I would have loved to EXTRACT FROM A LETTER FROM MISS have stayed in Colombo, as they v-ere having LARDNER, written after leaving a Revel on the Saturday, something like 200 COLOMBO. Brownies. They were being given the use of someone's garden, and such a tea! I cer At Colombo I was met by Mrs. Lusk, a tainly think they would have a marvellous Brown Owl, and she drove me round Colombo time. itself, taking me everywhere she could think [Colombo B.O.-We would love to hear from of. In the afternoon a Commissioner-a you; write and tell us of your Revels.] Brahman-took me to see two Packs, very different from ours. The first was at a school for Brahman children, there must have been The fo\lowing is a Post Card received from over 40 in the Pack, they enrolled six that MISS RUTH SCOTT, describing her experi afternoon, and used the Magic Pool ceremony, ence at the International Camp at Lithuania:- the whole six repeating the rhyme together "I haven't seen any Brownies in Great Bri . and all bending over the pool-they looked tain, but saw one Pack in Canada which was sweet in their whjte uniforms and brown ties very much the same as ours. In Lithunia they -then three at a time repeated their law and were camping. They wear navy-blue pleated promise together. I taught them a singing skirts and jumpers and red triangular ties. game which they played with much gusto, They did a splendid Camp-fire-very dancing 12 MATILDA February, 1939.

classish items. In their camp were models of hour, and canteen. On Monday morning we brown bears and storks and they had decor did our work, and on Monday afternoon we ated all the outside of the tents and path went to the Devil's Punch Bowl and took our ways with patterns. Two Brownies every tea. Tuesday morning we went to Wagoners morning put up one of the foreign flags and Wells to see the Wishing Well. On Tuesday took it down at night. For one stunt they did afternoon we roamed about the garden. Wed dancing and exercises and had a band mad~ nesday was visiting day and some of the from kitchen utensils. It was excellent. They mothers came to see us, and on Wednesday always manage to arrange themselves in evening we had our plays. It was quite late circles and lines without Guiders I-and are not when we went to bed that night. On Thurs a bit put out at performing. They had two day we did our work as usual and then Wt! as guards with huge poles parading around went on Greyshot Common and played. On their camp and quite capable of coping with Friday we went shopping, and brought pres intruders." ents home for our brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers. We also went on the Common 26 Lombard Street, again. On Friday evening we had sports. As Did Portsmouth, it started to rain we had to go into the gym. Hampshire. and finish our races. After that we had a Dear Friends,-I am a Brownie who belongs supper of lemon juice, bread and butter, with to the Third West Central Pack. We have our chocolate spread on it, biscuits and crisps. meetings usually on a Wednesday. During During supper there was a storm of thunder, August Brown Owl tries to get a house for us lightning, and hailstones, and it made us all to go and stay for a week. The year befora scared. It was late when we went to bed. last she got a boarding school, and this year On Saturday morning we went on the com she managed to get one called Grove School. mon and picked flowers. For dinner we had As I enjoyed it last time, my mother let me a nosebag, which is a bag full of nice things go this time. We went on August 6th to to eat. When the cars came and whirled .us August 13th. We did not go by train, as ex away home we were very sorry, because it pected, but we went by car. On the way was the end of a happy holiday. one of the cars broke down and we had to I remain, squeeze together 'in the remaining two. The Your loving Brownie, men who were driving the cars did not know DORIS PAY. where the school was, and it was quite a long time before a girl named Joy found it for us. As a little prize the man gave her six Brownie Howlers. pence, and Brown Owl Durham was quite Brown Owls, send in to Matilda some of pleased with her. When we had been shown your Brownie Howlers. You know the things round, we went upstairs to unpack our things Brownies say so seriously, and you have to be and to make the beds. After that we went so careful not to catch Tawny's eye. Send downs~airs into the garden to explore. We them in and we will publish them each month. found a little path and we went along it. Then Here are a few choice examples:- that led us on to the drive, and we went along "Our own Missioner and the Missioner for another path and that led us to the gymnasium Brownies are coming to visit our Pack Holi which was to be our playroom. In the play day." room we found another pack called St. "I promise to do my bust to do my duty." Simons Pack. Soon after we had made friends How the first Union Jack was formed: the bell went for tea. After tea we all went "Queen Mary was out of work, and so King over to the gym. and had badges given out. J ames came over from Scotland and he joined I was leader of the Squirrels, and we had to their flags." work. At seven o'clock bathing began; by Brown Owl: "Before Australia became a half-past seven we were in bed. About eight Commonwealth, no one bothered to think what o'clock our supper came round, which was would be best for the whole of Australia and Force, wheat flakes and an apple. We were they even made the railway lines different so excited that he did not sleep hardly. On widths and that's why, when we go to· Sydney, Sunday morning it was raining so when we we have to change trains at Albury." had finished our work we went over to the Brownie: "And when we go to Kew, we gym. and played. After dinner we had rest have to change trains at Hawthorn." February, 1939. MATILDA 13

THE SIGN POST

Editor,' Elizabeth A ll1'ed.

GUIDERS, I hope you are all thinking about, Game (Played by French Eclaireuses).-A and arranging, something special for sheet of newspaper in front of each Patrol, or Thinking Day, so that the Guides in your group; all the centre has been cut out, leav Companies may fully understand the meaning ing a hollow square, with the rim of paper of this particular day and know just why we about an inch and a half thick. Have an equal set it apart as a special day. If you cannot number of Guides in each Patrol, and they, think of anything exciting, perhaps you might in turn, must run to the "post" and put tha get a few ideas from the following:- ring over their heads and down to the ground. The first Guide runs back to her place, and Idea for a Thinking Day Meeting. t'le next does the same, until the whole Patrol (To last the whole evening). I' as had a turn. If the ring of paper is torn The Company is turned into a Juliette Low \.'hile being put over the head, a mark is Memorial Week at "Our Chalet." Perhaps at c-:; unted against that Patrol, and a new ring campfire the week before the Guides could be ( f paper is provided. Points given for the told the story of how Juliette Low started first finished, and the Patrol with the least Guiding in America, and how the Girl Scouts marks scored against them. of this country', in memory of one who had Game (A variation of an old game)-Eac ~ done so much for them, subscribed to a fund person playing has the name of a country to make it possible for Guides and Girl Scouts pinned on her back, the name of which coun of this eSliflhy, il'l memoq: gf one ~ try has to be guessed by that person by asking .do.o.e.-so-.mu hem, ubsaibed t a- fund questions. Only "Yes" or "No" m2y be to make jt possible fe~ Guides-and OiIi Scouts answered to the questions. from different countries to spend a week toge This next game is a singing game from Bel ther each year at "our Chalet," where they gium, and those Guides, who were ' ortunatc have the opportunity of learning all about each enough to attend the "Combined Guide Camp::; other, and so promoting international rela at the Guide House," will probab ~ y te able tionship. to tell their Captains what fun it is, and also If the Company is a large one, I would sug help in teaching it to the Comp'lnY. (Music gest that each Patrol should take the name is enclosed in "Matilda.' of a country, but, if preferred, the Guides Words:- may divide into small groups. The various Last Monday night, countries should be chosen or given out the The king, his wife, week before, so that the Patrols can find out And their little daughter something interesting to tell about the,ir coun Came to visit me, try at the "Thinking Day" Meeting. To shake my hand they brought her: The evening c;)uld begin by having a short Finding I was out, ceremony with the hoisting of the World Flag. Their little daughter said If the Company does not own one, it can be "Since there's no one home drawn on cardboard, and the symbolism ex We shall return Tuesday. plained. (Small pictures with the explanation Ditto-Wednesday, Thursday, etc. may be bought, at Headquarters). This cere Explanation of Game.-Guides stand in mony might well be followed by a game. Here circle, and whim they sing "the king," they are some activities which might be used dur show him (putting their right hand up to its ing this meeting:- fullest extent), then "his wife" is slightly

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smaller (hand at level of shoulder), and "little perhaps, learn the International Song, which daughter" (about a foot from the floor). At can be found, both words and music, in No.7 the words "Came to visit me," Guides point to of the small Campfire Song Leaflets obtain themselves, and at the next line (To shake my able at Headquarters. hand), they shake their own hands. At "Find A "Thinking Day" Prayer. ing I was out," hands are moved horizontally "0 Lord our God, this is the day which we in air from centre outwards about waist level; have set apart in which to think of our sister when you come to "Their little daughter said" Guides, beyond the narrow confines of race show her height (about a foot from the floor); and creed. We are many and we are strong. and at "Since there's no one home," hands are Grant us to grow in numbers and in strength, spread, palms upwards to show emptiness. This and give us faith and courage to work for goes on until all the days of the week have Thee in this world which is Thine." been mentioned. For the last time, "SUNDAY" A Patrol Competition. the words are said, not song, and the last A good idea for an international Patrol word is 'No More." competition is to use the Girl Guide and Girl Competition.-A simple Patrol competition Scout Painting Book, obtainable at Head is to jumble up the names of the countries quarters. Remove the pages from the book where there are Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, and give one to each Patrol, to be properly and pin them around the hall. A certain length painted and returned at the Company meet of time is given to see which Patrol can un ing next week. Points could be awarded for jumble the most names. This competition helps neatness, accuracy and good painting. the Guides to understand that their Com This competition could be continued for sev pany is just a tiny link in a big chain. eral weeks, or could be completed in one week, If it is possible to obtain the use of a fire, by giving one page to each Guide instead of the evening can be ended with a campfire, and each Patrol. cooking Marshmallow Dreams-a Canadian When all the pages have been painted, they dish. A threepenny packet of ordinary Marsh can be pasted on cardboard, cut out and used mallows is needed, sufficient biscuits of any for various games at Company meetings. plain variety to have two for each Guide, and These will prove both interesting and popular. some milk chocolate. The Marshmallows are International Relay. toasted in the fire (care must be taken that You have read in the above competition they do not cook too much), and then placed about the Girl Guide and Girl Scout Painting between two thin pieces of chocolate, which, in Book obtainable at Headquarters. From this turn, are placed between the biscuits. book collect 10 or 12 complete "Families" cut After eating, the Guides may like to ~earn out, coloured and pasted on to cardboard, then a grace which is used in Guide camps in both put them up around the hall-these should all Denmark and Sweden. be from different countries. Guides then have Tak fur matt, a few minutes to look at the "Families," after Den var gut, which they form into Patrols, each Guide Wi aer alle mitte noo. being numbered. (More or less correct pronunciation would be: Guider asks questions about the different Tack fur matt, "Families" and calls a Dl1mber; if the number Dane var goot called knows the answer, she runs to the Vee air aller mitter noon). Guider and tells her; if not, she looks around The rough translation of this is: the room for correct answer, and then comes "Thanks for the food, to Guider. It was good, Points can be given for each correct answer, We are all satisfied now." and another for first correct answer. The Norwegian Guides say this after their Examples of Questions: meals, all standing round the table clasping (i) Colour of French Guide uniform? hands, and reg eating it very loudly-in fact, (ii) What kind of hat does an Indian Guide almost shouting. wear? You may be able to arrange your "Think (iii) Is the Belgium Guide badge 1

spider-web upon it. I wondered whether it wasn't caused by some such thing as an insect pest like the woolly aphis? These peopla have also included an account of their hike.

"Guyser" Patrol. Starts with Birds and their Habits, then a Editor: ELSI E SYDES. fine collection of specimens-grasses and pods, Log Books. including wattle, rose, vetch; two pages of No Log Books are forthcoming from the leaves to sh'ow difference in shapes (grass Guide Camps, but I expect this is mostly due and long gum contrasting with broad ivy and to the bush fires causing them to disband. How broken-up fern and cootamundra), lastly two ever, I have some fine ones from the Training fine drawings, one of Painted Lady, other Com Week. mon Brown, a beetle and a real moth stuck on as a final flourish. The Log Books; Their Covers. They are made of brown paper bound toge Kintras. ther with coloured thread, and the covers are Introduction in the form of poetry, notes very taking. One has an attractive design on grubs moving en masse, a snake killing based on the flowering gum-leaves and gum episode, drawing of red-capped robin, and nuts in each corner, and Log Book written in note on gums. imitation brown logs. The next has grasses stuck .on to give it the proper flavour, another Yellow Robin. Sprays of leaves from native trees-black has a fine array of flowers drawn and coloured, wood, mountain ash, etc., native creepers, ferns, as the border design, and in the centre a shrubs and plants-dogwood, centaury, etc., beautiful yellow robin (their patrol). The gum leaves, and a collection of weeds-wild most original one and very effective too, has radish, fat-hen, spurge, etc. All these were the title-Nature Log Book, written in shiny actual specimens-they seem to be the botan black wattle seeds. Unfortunately they are ists of the party! coming unstuck, so perhaps the "glue" avail able was not of the best. I noticed that our Answers to Questions. old friend adhesive tape has done good work I.-No. It has to pierce the skin first, then in making specimens secure. it sucks up the blood. 2.-Dragonfly and lace-wing fly. The Contents. 3.-Two-winged insects-house fly, daddy Range from drawings to actual specimens, long-legs. They have a pair of balancers that leaves, birds, insects, a very interesting col look like tiny wings that forgot to grow. lection and one which I am sure will give you 4.-lnsect means "cut into"-look at an some ideas for your Guides. insect and you will see how this name fits. 5.-The hard wing covers protect the deli Hayseed Patrol Log Book. cate wings that the beetle uses for flying. He First page-fine specimens of fossilized gum keeps them folded up when not needed, but and . wattle leaves-showing vemmg very ~ ometimes you will catch them partly out. clearly, also difference between wattle and 6.-Y ou can do this one. gum veining. Next a comic touch-a small 7.-Cockroach-small egg-case like a mantis, white envelope . with this legend beneath, which is glued to a fence or wall. Cockroaches "Gold" from the gold-mine we hoped we had take care of their eggs. The horny brown discovered for Guide House." case contains about 16 eggs. Drawings of a beetle, seed-pods illustrating Earwig--eggs laid under stones, moss or seed disper: al, leaves of different trees, birds, bark: mother earwig watches over them, anti snail-shell, mosquito wriggler, and more the larvae when hatched. beetle, this time with description. Cricket--eggs laid in a dugout under the SPECIMENS.-This fine book has an inter ground-to the number of 300 or more. (Mole esting collection of specimens-blackberry cricket). seeds and flowers, wattle gall, elm leaf with Codlinmoth-eggs laid in centre of apple spider web, gum leaves, rosella feather, wing or pear blossom, just before the petals fall. of butterfly, and a stick with a mass of white The grub thus has access to the young apple. 16 MATIL:0A February, 1939.

Praying Mantis--eggs laid in a pretty case mouths of the leaf and are called "stomata," divided into many cells. These are often found a Greek word for mouths. The lips are called stuck to a branch, fence, etc. The case has "guard cells," because they guard the mouth a sort of rib down the middle and when the openings. They are very wonderful, because eggs have hatched is dotted with small holes they can open and shut just like our lips. where the young have emerged. Clothes-mot h-eggs laid on cloth, woollen. Through these tiny lips the plant is busy Mosquito-examine a water-butt or still sucking in the carbonic acid gas from the ail', water and you will discover small brown rafts. thus feeding the plant all day long. These are the eggs of the mosquito. 8.-Grasshopper, praying mantis, aphids, cricket, cockroach, earwig. GODOLLO. 9.-Caterpillars, maggots, and grubs. 10.-Uses the tiny hooks that are at the ends Where Pax-Ting Will Take Place of the four pairs of fleshy legs, holding on by these and the tail claspers. It gropes about Godollo, about 22.5 miles far from Budapest, with its head, thus finding its way by touch. I::; situated in a very healthy wooded part, The body is also very elastic for movement. surrounded with vine-yards, partly on a Three Kinds of Mouths. plateau, partly on the plaine of the river Rakos. It is a favourite summer resort of Insects have three kinds of mouth. the inhabitants of the Hungarian capital. Its I.-Sucking mouth, e.g., butterfly. principal curiosity is the famous royal castle, 2.-Pierces and sucks, e.g., Aphis, mosquito. now residence of the Regent of Hungary, an 3.-Chewing mouth, e.g., beetle, praying one-floor building built in French rococo style, mantis. with more than 100 chambers. The estate be longing thereto covers an area of 18,415 hec How Plants Eat. tares, 3/ 5 of which being wood, excellent hunt What a Plant Eats.-Roots fix a plant in ing ground, whilst 2/5 are devoted to agricul the ground, this is their main duty. The plant ture. Of particular importance are there also eats with its leaves. In the air there is car the apicultureplants, the station for potato bonic acid gas, which is formed of carbon and researches and the Poutlry-farm of the State. oxygen. Place seed on damp flannel and it will grow without soil. Place the same sprouts Godollo is an old village, our know ledges in an airtight jar and they will die. about it date from the early years of the 14th Air and water are most necessary to plant century. Until 1723 it belonged to different life. feudal lords, in this year, however, it had been mortgaged to the mighty baron Anton de Necessity of Leaves. Grassalkovich, who then made Godollo the Leaves are most necessary then to enable centre of his waste estates. Upon his order the plant to get this food from the air. SUp was built between 1744-47 the castle and more MATILDA- than 100 new dwelling houses in the village. pose a plague of grasshoppers eat all the In the castle there were often very distin leaves from a plant, it dies unless it can grow guished guests, in 1751 Queen Maria Theresia a new lot very quickly. Some plants are too passed here some pleasing days. Godollo and rootless, others have no stems, but the few a principal part of the estate passed, after which have no leaves, are provided with stems 1 64, into the property of the Hungarian state which act like leaves. and so it had been annexed to the Crown domains. In 1868, at the coronation of the The "Stomata" or Mouths. King Francis Josef I. Godollo had been given Under the microscope a leaf is seen to have a gift to the sovereign and since that time an upper and a lower skin, or "tissue," and it rests as property of the head of the State. between these a number of cells of different It was a favourite residence of Queen Elisa shapes and sizes. These contain the living beth of Hungary, the memory of whom had greenstuff which makes the leaf green. been immortalised by a splendid statue of On the lower surface we shall see dozens her. Now it is the summer residence and of little openings, each guarded by a tiny pair favourite hunting ground of the Regent of of lips. Th~se are the breathing pores or Hungary. February, 1939. MATILDA 17

EXTENSIC'N COLUMN. probably until some time in the autumn. It is expected that at least this number will attend the opening as there are more than 2,000 Guiders, Guides and Brownies in the metro politan area alone. It was also felt that a general jollification (as there would be at the opening of our Guide Houce) would not be in keeping when so many people have had such serious and tragic losses in the surrounding areas. For similar reasons, it was decided that it would not be safe until after heavy rains, to have large numbers of people at the Guide Editor: Joan Alston. House, so all summer camps have been can celled, and the large A.N.A. working bee for which fifty people volunteered, has been altered HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE to a series of small working bees, and spread EXTENSION CAMP. out over consecutive week-ends in February and March. So from A.N.A. week-end until The lovely cobwebby nest of the yellow March 27th, there will be a working bee each cheeked honey-eater, where she fed her babies week-end with an average of 8ix people at right beside the verandah. each, as it is essential to keep parties small * '* * * in number according to the number of cars The Guider who came on to the verandah avaiiable at the House at week-ends, so that when the entire countryside was abscured by in case of emergency people can be evacuated smoke, who said, "Does anyone smell anything safely. burning?" Miss L. Andrews will be in charge of the * '" * * Bees and will arrange for a member of the The Post Guide who couldn't swim when she committee to be at the House to direct the went into the pool-who swam the width of it work each week-end. before she came out. We are very fortunate, because although the * '" * * recent tires were unpleasantly close, neither the The yellow-breasted robin who came to house nor the property has been damaged. lunch on the verandah with u~ one day. Guides from the North Western Division, in camp at Rosbercon with Miss Hoffmeyer were After the order came to evacuate, the small able ~o visit the property on the 18th and voice which was heard to say, "Please may I were thrilled with it. They had planned to have my wooden leg put on?" camp at Britannia Creek, of course, but had * .* .* * to change their plans because of the fires. And the "baby" of the camp who wanted to Donations amounting to £9/ 3/ - have been know, "do we pass Canteen on the way out?" received since Xmas and the furnishing com * * * * mittee has now purchased all the necessary The "thank-yous" we ALL want to say to beds and bedding from the money advanced the many people who were so good driving us it by the general Guide House Committee. As up to camp and down again in the heat on they hope to pay this advance back, however, the Tuesday. they ·are still hoping that people will remem -.J.A. ber t.hey can donate stretchers, mattresses, etc., if they wish. Their latest "find" is a neat GUIDE HOUSE. NEWS. I:tt!e towel rail, complete with two drawers, two shelves for shoes and a towel rail on The Guide House Committee, after care either side, and they would like to obtain f'llly considering the position, feel it would be twelve, as they would be most suitable for most unwise to have 2,000 or more people the bedrooms. Cost is only 25/ - each and they travelling to Yarra Junction and congregating are made by hand, so if anyone is looking' in a small srace so soon after the serious bush fo r a really nice and lasting furnishing pres fi res in that area, and have decided to post 'Jnt for the house, one of these towel rails pone the official opening of the Guide House, would be most suitable. 18 MATILDA February, 1939. CAM PING and TRAINING

Camping Season, 1938-39. large camps on the property for the rest of the season had been cancelled. This started off well at the Guide House, The fires did not come and interfere until plans had been made for over 500 guides and after the second group of camps had opened guiders to camp on the property in thirteen the first group, from Boxing Day until 4th different camps, including a Guiders' Trz.ining January, were very happy and, I think, are Week in the main house. All went well until being written up in another part of Matilda, January 10th, when we were advised to break for I know that the Matilda secretary wrote camp owing to the proximity of bush fires, and to all the camps for reports. The General the possible difficulty of getting so many Canteen, housed in the garage, was very guides away at short notice. At the time popular, second only to the swimming pool there were about 250 in camp, including 30 Ex where during the heat-wave the life-saver was tension Guides and Rangers. continually on duty and each camp was able Although the Guides were terribly dis to fit in a swim twice a day. appointed to have their camps cut short, they Easter Camp for Rangers.-It is still hoped packed up quickly and cheerfully and were to hold this Camp instead of the one which all quite ready to leave when the buses came was cancelled in December, but it is felt that for the first consignment of luggage, about an this depends on the weather in the mean hour or so after they had been told to get time. If there is rain, or no risk of bush ready. The Extension Guides had decided at fires, plans will be completed and details pub about 10 a m. to break camp and the last one lished in the March issue. had left before lunch; this was owing to the The Training Week, the first to be held in wonder~ ul response to the appeal for trans the Guide House, was most successful; both the port in private cars, made through the Vic house and cottage were filled to capacity. The torian Society for Crippled Children and our majority of the Guiders present were from own Guide Office in Melbourne. The other country districts. Guides left by the 5.50 train from Wesburn. The Camp craft Week was also successful, Many of them had a long wait on the sta one Camp Adviser's test and fourteen Camper's tion platform while the cars went back for Licence tests were taken, the most for some other loads. Everyone had a meal at the sta years, which is a very hopeful sign. tion before the train left-this consisted of No.1 Combined Guide Camp (we were hav sandwiches, buns and hard boiled eggs, pre ing six combined camps, so they had to be rared by some Guiders who were remaining known by numbers) consisted of nearly fifty at the house, and fresh cold milk, straight from Guides from all parts, town and country, few the dairy. of whom had ever camped before, and all en For the next two days a party of guiders joyed the adventure very much. who had remained behind worked hard strik The camps that had to break up in the middl~ ing 1.he camps and sorting equipment with in were four guide camps, these camps from all termittent dips in the swimming pool! How parts also, with not more than six from any ever, as the fires approached within two miles one company. The Extension Camp also had they were obliged to leave on the third day to break up; this was a tremendous disappoint without finishing the job; this was on Friday, ment after so much work and preparation on 13th January, which everyone in Victoria will the part of those in charge, and the many remember. We heard by 'phone in Yarra helpers. Junction, 2§ miles from the Guide House, tha~ The Camps that were cancelled were one [; pall~s were showering down on the property combined guide camp, the East Malvern Dis and that a small patch had been set alight trict Camp, the Prahran District Camp, and the but h:!d been smothered at once. Melbourne Orphanage Guide Camp. The Nor Happily, no other spark lived long enough thern Division Guide Camp that was to have to do any damage, and the fires did not reach been held at the Guide House was transferred the Guide House, so a small party of Guiders at the last minute to Rosbercon Girls' School, v'as able to return a couple of days later and Brighton. finish the tidying up job. Meanwhile, all other Fortunately, the bushfires did not interfere LJ\Bl' !':IOlrDAY NIGHT (see Sign;)o Gt 2.)age) - .-.. --.----~----

II February, 1939. MATILDA 19 with any guide camps in other parts. "Bun CAMPCRAFT WEEK. garra," the Geelong District site at Ocean Grove, has been used continuously since Thirty-four Guiders were under canvas at Christmas by parties of Guides, and camps the Campcraft Week from 26th December to were held early b. the holidays at Yarra 4th January at the Guide House this year. Braes, Eltham, a lovely spot on the river, since M,ss Moran was in charge with Miss Broad I hear, burnt out. Also in Gippsland a camp bust as Assistant Commandant; and Miss was held by Drouin and Warragul Guides to \' enie Harrison; Miss Bunning as Secretary; which they invited Guides from other parts of :r.Iiss Jermyn, Q.M.; Sister Twyford, First Gippsland and the Wo <. tern District Camp at A ,(.or; and Miss Dorothy Irving as Life Warrnambool. S~ \·er. 'haining was given in a most interesting PROGRAMME FOR EARLY 1939. and practical manner, and covered a wide Guiders' Training Classes: The first course range of subjects, from lat trenching to the of classes in general guide training for the Lambeth Walk! Training was done mostly year will start in the second week in March, in two, two-hourly sessions, in the morning probably on a Wednesday or a Friday night. after orderly jobs and in the afternoon, after Guiders who have not previously attended a free-time, but sessions cropped up at other course must bring a signed nomination form times, for example, those on the Lambeth from the District Commissioner. It will be a Walk took place largely at water parades an'l great help in arranging the course if guiders supper after camp-fire. will write in before 18th February, or earlier, As three camps were to follow on surround if possible, giving their previous guiding ex ing sites-offers were not slow in forthcom perience, their present rank, and stating it ing to use these sites for pitching tents and either Wednesday or Friday would be impos erecting screening for practice and tests-in sible. The day decided will depend on the fact, the advance guards of these camps were wish of the majority; the course will last for most anxious that the Guiders from Campcraft 10 or 12 weekly evening classes and some out Week should not waste a minute, but should door days. spend all their time working for their test. Write to Miss E. Moran, 2 Wilks Avenue, As the advance guard of one camp needed 12 Malvern, S.E.4, and endol'se envelope "Train· tents pitched and there were only four people ing Class." doing their licence, who were working on Campdraft Badge.-If there are sufficient that site, Miss Moran announced that un applications a course will be arranged in con doubtedly the best thing for her to do was nection with this test. It will consist of some to fail each girl twice so that the 12 tents evening classes and some week-ends, and the would be erected. cost will be about 17/6. Read up the syllabus The weather was perfect for camping, in P.O R. 1938, Rule 38, page 92. The course though a taste of wild weather would have will be open to Guiders and Rangers. Rangers been a good idea in the opinion of those in must send a signed nomination from their charge, in case the campers should acquire captain with the application. It is possible to the idea that tents, once put up, stay up of take this course for the benefit of the train their own accord. ing, without necessarily being tested at the On Monday, 2nd January, the camp read in end; if any new campers feel they would the newspapers the exciting news that the like the experience. Apply at once, and be State Secretary had been made M.B.E. Later fore 18th February, to the Hon. Camping Sec in the day, while 14 unfortunate people were retary, Girl Guide Office, 60 Market Street, laboriously doing a written examination paper, Melbourne, C.l. Miss Sybil Irving, M.B.E., honoured the camp Pioneer Badge.-If any captain knows of any by her presence, and the examinees sprang Guide or Ranger in her company who would to their feet and heartily sang "For She's a like training for this badge will she write to J oIly Good Fellow," in Maori "Ti tingita ton the Hon. Camping Secretary at the Guide Office gita pi ray tu." and arrangements for a class will be made if A most energetic and thoroughly enjoyable there are sufficient applications to warrant it. week was had by all-everyone learning many This badge makes an excellent starting off new things and returning home with many new base for the Campcraft Badge, and all campers friendships made and the determination to should aspire to it. share with their own Guides all the thrills -ELAINE E. MORAN. and joys of camping. 20 MATILDA February, 1939. .,' .. _tl_n _ n _~ I) """ 'II _ O _ O ___~ ... .., EXECUTIVE COMMITIEE. " , , Minutes of a meeting of the Executive Com mittee of the Girl Guides Association, Victoria, Evan Evans I PTY. LTD. , held at the Guide Office on 19th December, 1938. 680-8 ELIZABETH ST., 1\IELB., C.l. - Present: Lady Chauvel, Mrs. Faulkner, Mrs. Official Canvas Goods House to the Girl Eadie, Mrs. Ebeling, Ml·S. Littlejohn, Mrs. Guides' Association. Ta~e, Misses Broadhurst, Cameron, Moran, Special Concessions olT List Prices Ritchie, Russell, Swinburne and the Secretary. To all Girl GuidE' Organisations Agreed: That a Public Risk Policy, on the Write for Particulars to Your Head- quarters, or Direct to Us. lines of that in use in New South Wales, be taken out by the Guide Association in Victoria. TENTS and FLYS, GROUNDSHEETS, That the Handcraft Effort for 1939 be a CAMPING GOODS, FLAGS, TRAVEL RUGS, CAMP BEDS, WATERPROOFS, "Victorian Walkabout," a certain space to be SLEEPING BAGS, MATTRESSES. allotted to Divisions wherein they will depict something distinctive pertaining to their own SPORTING GOODS locality and include articles for sale. Also that We have arranged to allow Concessions a representative meeting of all divisions should on all Sporting Goods. be held early in the year to explain the scheme Write to us for Our List, Prices and and to arouse enthusiasm. Particulars. Routine and financial business was discussed. Tennis, Golf, Cricket, Baseball, Basketball and Indoor Games. -So H. IRVING, State Secretary. SUPPORT THE FIR,1\[ ---:0:--- WHO SUPPORT YOU L,_u __ ~_(J_a_n_lI_p_U_ II _"'-- F OlSON POETRY.

(From The Girl Guide Magazine, South Africa). Send for the doclor, name the drug susl>ected, Keep every cup where poison is detected; In evel'Y case what .. 'er the poi;;on be, You may give water, eggs, milk and tea. Oils may be used but two exceptions lie In phosphorous poisoning and in Spanish Fly. In every case where staining is not found, To give emetics is both safe 3.nd sound So mix at once-be quick but don't be flustered THE MUTUAL STORE Two tablespoons of salt 01' one of mustard. features Keen Valut's And if stains are found then pl'oceed with care, from the Speciul And of emetics most of all beware. COLLEGE WEAR DEPT. The poison known, to make the patient placid, I For alkali corrosives give an acid. Girls' Doctor Flannel , An acid swallowed then reyerHe the matter SCHOOL BLAZERS And give an alkali to kill the latter. ~ The ideal Blazer for School or The acid antidotes in hom,ehold U1;e Colleg-e weal'. Super quality I Are table vinegar and lemon juice. Doctor Flannel in Navy. Finish- 21 "'hat alkalies to use need.~ no revealing- ed with Silk Ribbon Binding. Take whitewash chalk or pla1;ter from the ceiling. Specially Priced f - I C3.rbolic acid poi, oning to make the patient Tailored Fuji Silk easier, SKIRT BLOUSES. I Give tablespoons two of sulph"te of magnesia. 20in, to 27in., 7/11; 30in. to 33in .. 8/G: 36in. In opium pOisoning he snores like old Druid to 39in., 8/11; 42in. to 45in., 9/11. I Give him a teallpoon[ul of \ 'oJtdy's Fluid. I In Strychnine poi~oninO' \\'11 'n there's long stag THE MUTUAL STORE Melbourne nation, I I I\A I Teo Resort to artificial respiration. ....,_n_a_a_a_~_'_o .... -.a... __ • __ ... __ .... __ I1 __ ..... _ I