International Guide Signalling
On e-Bay recently I bought this wonderful 1935 pamphlet entitled International Guide Signalling by A. M. Maynard
I have to admit I paid slightly more than the original twopence!
I originally obtained the pamphlet out of interest in Guiding memorabilia, but feel the activity detailed in the text could still be used, especially as a related activity an amateur radio event, but maybe when working on Traditions of Guiding badge.
I have to admit I paid slightly more than the original twopence!
I originally obtained the pamphlet out of interest in Guiding memorabilia, but feel the activity detailed in the text could still be used, especially as a related activity an amateur radio event, but maybe when working on Traditions of Guiding badge.
INTERNATIONAL GUIDE SIGNALLING
By A. M. Maynard
“Children often learn morse, semaphore, or the deaf and dumb alphabet for fun, apart from any test. A secret language has a great attraction to them, yet, in spite of this, morse signalling is not popular in many companies. The test is passed and no further use is made of it, with the exception of a few patrol relay games. It is because it is not made use of that the interest dies, and the interest dies because it is not made use of. Children are utilitarian. In order to receive messages by the British flag-wagging method, the sender must have a good style; if she drops her hands, or the wind winds her flag round the pole, the reader will probably fail to understand. Further, the expense of a good, well-balanced stick, the fact of having to carry it about and the practice that is necessary to maintain proficiency are against its use. At Our Chalet at Adelboden we found other countries used signalling in their games more than we did. The majority used a morse method, so simple and so visible, that we agreed that it would be nice to adopt it as the Guide International method. This system of signalling was recommended at the Quo Vardis Council in 1933, and afterwards approved by British Headquarters for use in the Second Class test and elsewhere”
By A. M. Maynard
“Children often learn morse, semaphore, or the deaf and dumb alphabet for fun, apart from any test. A secret language has a great attraction to them, yet, in spite of this, morse signalling is not popular in many companies. The test is passed and no further use is made of it, with the exception of a few patrol relay games. It is because it is not made use of that the interest dies, and the interest dies because it is not made use of. Children are utilitarian. In order to receive messages by the British flag-wagging method, the sender must have a good style; if she drops her hands, or the wind winds her flag round the pole, the reader will probably fail to understand. Further, the expense of a good, well-balanced stick, the fact of having to carry it about and the practice that is necessary to maintain proficiency are against its use. At Our Chalet at Adelboden we found other countries used signalling in their games more than we did. The majority used a morse method, so simple and so visible, that we agreed that it would be nice to adopt it as the Guide International method. This system of signalling was recommended at the Quo Vardis Council in 1933, and afterwards approved by British Headquarters for use in the Second Class test and elsewhere”
