Scouting

Leading Seaman Whitehead is to be congratulated on the competent way in which he took charge of the School Section, and in recognition of this he has been advanced retrospectively to Acting P.O. The whole R.N. Section is to be complimented on its smart turnout, discipline, and seamanlike behaviour at all times during the camp. It fully maintained the good traditions of the School.

The first business of importance this term was to collect in the money earned in the Easter holidays in "Bdb-a-Job" Week. The gross receipts amounted to £.19 Is. 5d., including a very creditable sum from the Pack. As might be expected, the jobs undertaken were extremely diverse, ranging from "cleaning out the bird cage" to "feeding the twins".

We once more entered a team for the Local Association Scoutcraft Competition and succeeded in retaining the Thompson Cup for a further twelve months. As in past years the Junior School Patrols took a very full part in the competition—the Signalling team being particularly deserving of commendation on their performance, which was the result of much intensive practice.

The Inter-Patrol competitions have proceeded on the usual lines; the Owls are to be congratulated on winning the Competition in the Junior School Patrols, and the Otters in the Senior School Patrols.

We are pleased to record that the Headmaster has consented to become a Vice-President of the York and District Boy Scouts' Association.

On 15th July the Group joined other York Scouts and Cubs in welcoming the Chief Scout on the occasion of his brief visit to the City. P.L. Haxby had the honour of being introduced to the Chief, who had a few words with him. After the Chief had inspected the lines of Scouts drawn up between Marygate Landing and the Tempest Anderson Hall, he addressed the Scouts and Cubs in turn in the Tempest Anderson Hall. It was unfortunate that the onset of rain precluded this part of the proceedings from being held outside in the Museum Gardens.

We had one or two very hot week-end camps at Dunnington. We were disappointed to find that a very large part of the wood had been felled and that the site on which we had camped for so many years was covered with piles of timber.

The Summer Camp took pl ce as arranged in Wensleydale. Whereas last year we were fortun e enough to have the hottest week of the summer for our camp, s year we were favoured with the coldest week. A strong easterly wind blew down the dale throughout the greater part of the camp and caught us on our less sheltered side. Owing to the inclement weather the night game had to be cancelled