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Leprosy Control


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  1. Spread the word by means of audio-visuals that "Leprosy is curable" and propagate five point programme of the Bharat Scouts and Guides.
  2. Recognise sources that can help you in the campaign skin Specialists, National Leprosy Eradication Programme workers, volunteers, etc.
  3. Get checking up programme in every educational institute in the village/mohalla.
  4. Educate community to change their attitude towards the problem.
  5. Enlist co-operation of medical expert/specialist in educating people in his locality.
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Entertainer

Entertainer
The theme of entertainment programme should be on a subject relevant to the needs of the community e.g.
  • Birth control
  • Anti Dowry
  • National Integration
  • Conservation
  • Nutrition 
  • Sanitation, etc,.
  1. Entertain by himself, for atleast 10 minutes, with a varied programme for the following: Recitation, songs, conjuring tricks, character sketches, stroies, ventriloquism, stum speeches, step dancing, playing the banjo, penny whistle, mouth organ, flute, veena or shahanai etc., or rehearse and present a play for his patrol lasting not less than 20 minutes: or be judges by his performance in a play or group show atleast at foru places spread over a period of three months.
  2. The performance in each of these cases shall have taken place before a  mixed audience.
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Literacy

Literacy
  1. Organise a Literacy drive for adults of village/locality.
  2. Help / start a night school for adults / drop outs.
  3. Teach three R's (Reading, Writing, Arithmetic) to atleast ten illiterate people or help ten children in their studies.
  4. Prepare atleast three posters to motivate Adult literacy campaign.
  5. Arrange an exhibition with posters etc. published by Government and Non-Governmental Organisations.

Ambulance Man

Ambulance Man

To be worn on both shoulders just below the shoulder badge.(Red cross on white background)
  1. Be able to answer questions from Pratham Sopan, Dwitiya Sopan, Tritiya
    Sopan tests for first Aid.
  2. Know how to deal with bleeding Major and Minor.
  3. Diagnose and bind a broken limb.
  4. Know how to deal with choking by Heimlich's Manoeuvre.
  5. Demonstrate mouth - to - mouth resuscitation.
  6. Demonstrate how to make an improvised stretcher and apply a roller bandage.
  7. Demonstrate how to send a mcorrect message, verbal, written or by telephone.
  8. Demonstrate two methods of carrying a casualty with one first aider and two more methodsof carrying a casualty with two first aiders.
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Setting A Map


Note that a compass actually points to magnetic north, and not true north and you will need to take this into account for precise bearing and orientation work. For the time being I will ignore this magnetic variation, and explain how to orientate the map roughly north. Even this will help in finding surrounding features on the map.
To set up the map, that is to ensure that the map is facing north, you will obviously need some sort of compass. I will assume we are using a typical 'Silva' type compass.
  1. Rotate the dial on the compass so that the N marker is aligned with the direction of travel arrow at the top of the map.
  2. Place the compass on the map. Line up the edge of the compass with a vertical (blue) grid line. (It is easier to line up the edge of a rectangular compass rather than try to align the direction of travel arrow with the grid line as this is partly obscured by the dial).
  3. Holding the compass and the map together (push down on the compass gently), rotate them as a whole so that the red arrow on the pointer (the piece that always faces north) aligns itself with the red arrow marked on the bottom of the dial itself (there will be some variation on this depending on what type of compass you have).
  4. As always, try to be as accurate as possible. Look directly down upon the two arrows to line them up. When this is done the map will now be facing north (ignoring magnetic variation, covered elsewhere). Try to keep the map in this position while you are using it. It is now ready for taking bearings and such like.
The process above is not complicated. It is a simple example of using a compass as described under bearings, except that we ensure the map also faces this direction.

How To Triangulate


You must first make sure you can identify several landmarks (at least 3 to on the safe side) both in real life and on the map. If you were to set up the map then you will find this task a little easier. Try to find landmarks that are evenly spaced. For example if you can see 3 prominent features try to pick ones that are about 120° apart. This will cut down on errors.

   1. Locate 3 prominent features approx. 120° apart
   2. Work out the bearing of one of the features
   3. Find the feature on the map
   4. Place the compass on the map so that the edge of the compass points towards the feature
   5. Rotate the entire compass until the meridian orienteering lines (the faint blue lines marked on the dial itself) are aligned with north on the map (e.g. a vertical blue grid line on the map). Note: This method has NOT taken magnetic variation into account and this may produce a serious error depending upon your position on the Earth
   6. Draw a line from the feature back towards your position (you should be on this line somewhere)
   7. Now repeat all of the above for the other landmarks
   8. Your approximate position should be where the lines intersect. In practice if you have taken 3 readings then the lines will produce a triangle ( in theory they should intersect but this rarely happens in practice!). Your position is somewhere within the triangle (hence why the process is called triangulation)

If you know your position to be on a easy to recognise feature (e.g. you are standing on top of a hill, in a stream or better still in a pub) then only one or two bearings should be needed. Simply look at where your line crosses the hill crest, stream or bar.

Organisation In Recreative Training


Organisation at a higher level
           Much Recreative Training can be done in twelve minutes if the plan or scheme of training is rehearsed by the leader, with explanations reduced to a minimum and all the preparations made beforehand. The necessary equipment should be laid out tidily, the method of collecting and putting it away during class should be made a means of training the memory and giving practice in organisation and control. In fact, from start to finish the training should hold the attention and interest of the class, who at the end should be even more eager and keen than they were at the start. As the training progresses it should include working in “Groups” under a Group Leader.
          The-range of Recreative Training is wide and can embrace the whole Scout family. Anybody, whatever his age, can benefit by dexterity exercises and by the training of the senses. In a class comprised of all ages of the Scout family the training should be adjusted to the most backward pair. The younger the class the quicker should be the tempo of the training.
          The number in a class should be limited to sixteen, but it is advisable for a leader without much experience to start with a smaller number, say, from six to eight. As much training as possible should be done in pairs. Scouts in the field often have to work in couples; training in pairs also teaches the value of co-operation and inculcates a spirit of comradeship, which induces a Scout to try his hand training others outside his class – perhaps his younger brother or sister at home. In this way, as well as spreading the gospel of fitness and Scouting, he is taking a natural step in creating in himself a spirit of enterprise and the ability to lead others. Leadership is relative: a boy of ten years can usually lead a boy of eight, and a boy of twelve the boy often, and so on, up the scale. There are all grades of leaders; you must look up for inspiration in order to lead those below you – the road to leadership is followership. As self-leadership may be said to be the first step in leadership, so can working with another – co-operation – be the next step.
A class should fall in at the “Ready”, the hands at the side and the feet about the width of the shoulders apart. This is the usual position that one stands in games, ready for instant action. This stance provides a stable base for the balance of the body and is the natural starting-position for most physical actions.
     The signal for the “Ready” should be a prearranged one, some sound quick and crisp and not too loud, such as a whistle, a snap of the finger and thumb, a click with the tongue, etc. Much time can be saved if the class formations are natural and simple and can be quickly taken up at a signal. Changing from one class formation to another is in itself a simple and good quickening exercise and a useful means of giving training in  Observation, Memory, Alertness, and Method.
      Each Troop should have its own signals for the different class formations; theyshould be changed from time to time.
(a) In Line. The class in single line facing front and sized off from right to left. The class should be numbered off in twos from right to left.
(b) In single or Indian file One behind the other, sized off with the shortest in front and the tallest at the back.
(c) In Two Files or Teams, each under a Team Captain. In two files parallel to one another about 3ft. apart, with leaders in the front. To form two files from single file, even numbers take a pace to the left (with the left foot) and one to the front (with the right foot).
(d) Groups each under a Group Leader. If the class consists of twelve or more it should be
divided into four groups.
(e) Circle formed from Line or Single File. Form a circle, keeping same relative places as in file,
an arm’s length between individuals. The leader to stand in the circumference of the circle and not inside it. Where space is restricted a double line can be formed with odd numbers in the front, the even numbers standing in rear of the spaces between the odd numbers. As many exercises as possible should be performed in a circle as control is easy and ft is economical of space as well as being a companionable and democratic formation.
(f) Spots. A useful formation in which the class is distributed over the training space equidistant from one another. If possible there should be 6ft. between individuals; this arrangement gives sufficient space for individual staff exercises. The place where each individual stands should be marked by a well-defined spot on the floor.
(g) Sitting and Lying Down, etc.
(i) Sit down.
(ii) Lie down.
(iii) Stand up.
(iv) Rest.
Signals for each action.

Measurements And Tests Of Physical Ability

        It adds greatly to the interest in training if measurements of the body are taken and tests in physical ability carried out. It enables a Scout to see for himself the extent of his progress and judge for himself the value of the training. It is a simple matter to carry out tests in agility, strength, dexterity; tests should be done before and after a course of training. They should be simple and practical for an individual to carry out on his own and to record the results for himself.

Self-Effort, Individuality And Independence

Effort
      In order to sustain self-effort and zest in training the effort must be founded on true discipline. What is true discipline? It is a free gift from a free person. It cannot be compelled from without; it must come from within. It is a spirit which is created by the constant performance of acts of:
(a) Self-effort
(b) Glad obedience
(c) Punctuality
(d) Cleanliness
(e) Tidiness
(f) Method
(g) Teamwork
Individuality

– qualities which are necessary and basic to a well-ordered life as well as Scouting. It is preferable to train by means of the eye than the ear; as well as being more vivid and practical, it saves time by eliminating long verbal explanations

 
Independence
—the bugbear of training. As far as possible use signals rather than words of command; they teach observation, which in turn trains the memory and exercises the intelligence. When instructions and orders are given orally a natural voice and a quiet conversational tone should be used; the leader should be his natural self. The quieter the voice the more intently the class are likely to listen 
– teach them to use their ears in the right way 
– it is a useful Scout accomplishment 
– also, it introduces the attentive and observant atmosphere of Scouting into the training. He should take up a commanding position in front of his class where he can be seen by all when he gives a signal.

In teaching a new exercise the leader should demonstrate without further explanation; the class should do it working independently, a stated number of times, the leader in the meantime closely watching the performance of each individual. Don’t expect perfection at once. When all have finished select the best performer and get him to demonstrate the exercise to the class: give them another try. Such positive methods in instruction stimulate a wholesome spirit of enterprise and at the same time encourage “home Industry” and individual effort.
         All the exercises should be done in free time, on one’s own, with individual expression and not with mechanical uniformity. The development of individuality is an essential feature in Scouting. It should be regarded as a triumph in training if an individual is induced to train himself; it is a concrete step towards self-leadership, the basis of leadership. When exercises are done in independent time it eliminates the risk of strain to the weaker members of the class. We know that exercises performed together by the whole class, under the direction of the leader, make for mass production, stifle initiative, and are apt to be a torture to the backward individual. In class an average exercise should normally be performed six times, while extra light exercises can be done from eight to ten times. Progress is maintained by greater self-effort and expression put into the action by the individual and not by increasing the number of times the exercise is performed. Independent self-effort, stimulated in class, influences a Scout to train on his own, a
big step in the all-round development of the individual. 
       A leader who is able to induce one of his own class to do this has truly scored a goal and proved his ability to lead and inspire. As solo training, in the privacy of one’s room, is the means of kindling greater keenness for class training in Troop Headquarters, so should Recreative Training, done during the winter months, be a suitable preparation and inspiration for greater keenness and zest for Scouting in the countryside during the summer. The more that Recreative Training can be associated with actual Scout activities, the more likely is it to help towards this end.
 

Spirit And Personality In Leadership

Spirit In Leadership

     The success of any form of training depends upon the Inspiration and personality of the leader. The leader who takes a class in Recreative Training, as applied to Scouting, must naturally be first and foremost a Scout, one who can apply its spirit, principles, and aims. Every exercise in Recreative Training should be linked to some aspect of Scouting. 

     In addition, he must love his job as well as know it inside out. A class is quick to detect whether a leader is genuine and has his heart in his work; if he has, their response will be spontaneous and generous. A leader to inspire must have his heart and soul in what he teaches. There is no greater force in leadership than the force of example. To “click” with his class the leader should be a boy in spirit, a good-hearted elder brother who is out to join in the fun. A boy is full of humour, it is in his make-up. The training should be done in a spirit of good will, zest, and enjoyment; it should be good fun, a jolly recreation done by a jolly fraternity, all out to give of their best. A boy learns with his heart rather than with his brain.

       Remember, the Scout scroll is turned up at the ends like a Scout’s mouth because he does his duty with a smile and willingly. B.-P. says: “The ordinary boy is apt to frown when working hard at Physical Education.”

Aims And Means Of Attaining Them

How can this be done? What are the aims of Recreative Training? Our aims are threefold.
  1. To make a fit mind by giving it suitable expression in Observation, Memory, Intelligence, Alertness, Resource, Initiative, Judgment, Concentration, and Imagination.
  2. To develop the body and make it fitter by increasing its Muscle-tone, Coordination, Balance, Health, Vitality, and all-round Muscular Aptitude.
  3. To create spirit and build up character by carrying out acts of Discipline, Self-effort, Will-power, Endurance, Fortitude, Independence, Good Will, Co-operation, Teamwork and Leadership.
Yes, it is a tall order, and will require some doing, which is only natural. You don’t learn how to play a game by lying in bed and dreaming about it; to achieve success you must practise and practise; the bigger the job, the greater the effort. A danger, and one too common in training, is the tendency to make it too elaborate and scientific and get bewildered in a glare of fanciful theory, so that it fails to find expression in action and finally fades away into an unfulfilled good intention.
        The aims of Recreative Training must be concrete and practical and always kept in view.In our efforts we must be urged on and encouraged in the knowledge that Character and Health are “our two main aims in Scouting”, as they are fundamental to the life and happiness of our people.

Guiding Principles

Guiding Principles
       What chiefly matters in training is the thought which inspires the movement and the effort of will with which it is performed. Movement without thought is not much more than a form of St. Vitus’s Dance, while thought without appropriate action is likely to evaporate in a daydream. In recreative training, adapted to Scouting, the mind and body must work together in the closest harmony. The habit of associating thought with action makes for character. 

What is character? 
     It is a combination of moral qualities which have the power to express themselves. Character is dynamic and not a storehouse of static ideals. Character is manifest in action; it must be built up act by act, brick by brick; the finer and greater the number of acts the larger and more noble the edifice. As B.-P. tells us, ally exercise with character. In your training let each exercise be associated with an ideal you want to attain, associate it with an act of the will. The muscles may dwindle in power as you advance in age, but the moral qualities you have developed are immortal; they are stored in the consciousness, they give a set to the sou! and shine with added lustre and give a wider influence in life as you grow older in experience. In your training think of the body as the factory of the soul. The making of the soul is a job which you, and you alone, can do.

The Spirit Of Achievement

Spirit Of Achievement
Every boy feels the power of fitness and realises the need of it when he plays in a vigorous manly game or carries out some tough enterprise. If he is fit his mind works in close co-operation with his muscles; he can think and act quickly, his muscles are responsive and are charged with energy and eager for effort, and above all he has the spirit – the willpower – to stick it.

How do you get fit for a game? 
       By training. Although a game of football may only last an hour, yet you put in many hours of training for it distributed over many weeks. The scheme of training you do is well planned. You adapt it to the game. How? By making a careful study of the qualities of the mind, body, and spirit needed to do well in the game, you make your training as near the real thing as possible. You have the imagination to introduce the atmosphere and the pulse of the game into the exercises; you live in the training by concentrating your thoughts on it. When you finish you feel a glow within you, a spirit of achievement which creates self-confidence and adds to your morale – you
are eager for the game. So it is with Scouting. But Scouting is not confined to a game or single enterprise, it deals with the game of life made up of many enterprises, tough jobs, and hard knocks. Now, one of the most important and worthwhile jobs of a Scout is to make a fit body; it is
his special responsibility, his duty to God and the King. A Scout is just at the age when his body makes the biggest sprint in its development. The body has to be trained and brought in touch with the mind and the spirit created in it during the spring of life. If the body is neglected at this stage of life it cannot be developed later in life. The tree that does not blossom in spring bears no fruit in the autumn.
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