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However, the reason (a bad word here) for most work being left unfinished is thoughtlessness, as you will realise when I mention a few common omissions: When wood is collected, stack it, instead of just dumping it: after cleaning utensils, put them in the rack: when you have played your game, return the accessories.

In order to finish off the job well, you must start right for instance, when digging lift off the turf carefully, so that when you fill in the hole your turf will be easy to replace. Before you begin a job use thought, which is the soul of foresight a quality essential to a successful man therefore essential to a Scout.

Clean camping is a good way of showing your worth as a Scout to the S. M. You may think that he does not know, what you can do, well, camp is the place where you can prove your worth, because it is essentially a time of doing things. What is more, the results show at once and are bound to be noticed because the S.M. is very much on the qui vive for he knows that matters must be right and takes care to see that they are.

Go ahead and let him see from the start that you are not only willing to look for and do a job, but also that you will leave it well-finished.

If you learn this lesson as a Scout, to use foresight to enable you to produce a finished job, you will find it invaluable in your future life, for it invites confidence in you from others, besides giving personal satisfaction.

The clean camper is a fellow who is thorough.

‘Pop’ Gravett

In April, Doctor and Mr. Goldsmith took a number of boys by car and wan to Salisbury and Swindon, for the purpose of Danish Gymnastic Demonstrations to S.M.'s, Troops, etc., in those districts who wished to see the system and have a shot at it themselves. We also took the opportunity of visiting places of interest en-route.

Winchester’s Cathedral and Castle, the New Forest and the Rufus Stone, Salisbury Cathedral etc. Altogether it was an instructive interesting and intensely enjoyable holiday, more of which on another page.

One result of this tour has been a return visit to Salisbury by Doctor for the purpose of giving instruction in P.T. to a school of 300 boys for two days. They are very keen as also is their Instructor who is putting up a Gym Show with them on their Founders Day early in July. Good going this, with only two and half months training in a new system.