FIRST EVENING
Indoors
Address the boys on ‘Scoutcraft”, giving a summary of the whole scheme, as in this chapter, with demonstrations or lantern slides, etc.
Form Patrols, and give shoulder-knots.
FOLLOWING DAYS
Practical work, outdoors if possible, from the following:— Alternatives according to whether in town or country, indoors or out.
Parade, break National Flag and salute it.
Scouting game: e.g., “Scout Meets Scout” (see page 47). Practise salutes, signs, patrol calls, scouts’ chorus, etc. Practise making scout-signs on ground.
Tie knots.
Make ration bags, leather buttons, etc
Self-measurement by each Scout of span, cubit, finger, joint, stride, etc. (see page 105).
Send out scouts independently or in pairs to do a “good turn”, to return and report how they have done it (page 23).
March out the Patrol to see the neighbourhood.
Make them note direction of starting by ‘compass, wind, and sun (see pages 64-72).
Notice and question them on details seen, explain “land marks”, etc. (see page 65).
Practise Scout’s pace (see page 63).
Judge distances (see page 106).
Play a Scouting Wide Game (see “Games”, page 181).
Or indoors if wet— ”Ju Jitsu”, “Scouts’ War Dance”, Boxing, Scouts’ Chorus and Rally, etc.
Camp Fire Yarns from this book or from books recommended. Or rehearse a Scout play, or hold Debate, Kim’s Game, etc.
Patrols to continue practice in these throughout the week in their own time or under the Scoutmaster, with final games or exercises on the following Saturday afternoon.