Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Part 92

2. Receive unknown message of twenty words to be given at the same rate. Two errors allowed. Scouts to be allowed five minutes in which to rewrite message, afterwards.

REFERENCES:

"How to Signal by Many Methods," J. Gibson, Gale.

"Cadet Manual," E. Z. Steever, Lippincott.

"Boys' Camp Manual," C. K. Taylor, Century.

"Outdoor Signalling," Elbert Wells, Outing Pub. Co.

[Ill.u.s.tration: STAR GAZER

SYMBOL--STAR GROUP]

1. What is meant by the Solar System?

2. Make a diagram showing the relative positions and movements of the earth, sun and moon. What governs the tide? What causes an eclipse? What is a comet, a shooting star, a sun spot?

3. Name the planets in their order from the sun.

Which planet is nearest the earth and give its distance?

4. How fast does light travel?

5. What is the difference between planets and fixed stars and name three of the latter.

6. What is a constellation? Name and be able to point out six. Name two constellations which are visible throughout the year.

7. Draw a chart of the Big Dipper and Ca.s.siopeia and the North Star at intervals of three hours through the night using a fixed frame and drawing from the same spot.

8. Observe a sunrise and a sunset.

9. What is the Milky-Way? Give its course through the heavens.

10. What is a morning star? What is an evening star?

11. Explain zenith and nadir.

12. What is the Aurora Borealis? Have you seen it?

REFERENCES:

"Field Book of Stars," W. T. Olcott, Putnam.

"The Book of Stars," R. F. Collins, D. Appleton.

"Around the Year With the Stars," Garrett P. Serviss, Harper.

"Monthly Evening Sky Map," Barrett, 360 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

"The Star People," g.a.y.l.o.r.d Johnson, Macmillan 1921. Especially for Younger Scouts.

"The Call of the Stars," John, R. Kilfax.

[Ill.u.s.tration: SWIMMER

SYMBOL--LIFE BUOY]

The following is identical with the life-saving test for Juniors of the American Red Cross. If the test is given by one of the various examiners of the First Aid Service of the American Red Cross the Scout may wear in addition to the regular Scout Badge the Junior Life Saving Badge. It is recommended that Girl Scout troops work toward the establishment of Junior Life Saving Crews, directions for the formation of which may be secured from any American Red Cross Division.

I. Pa.s.s the swimmer's test for American Red Cross as follows: a. Swim 100 yards, using two or more strokes. b. Dive properly from a take-off.

c. Swim on back 50 feet. d. Retrieve objects at reasonable depth from surface (at least 8 feet).

II. Life Savers must pa.s.s the following test, winning at least 75 points. The value in points for each section of the test is given in parenthesis after it:

1. Carry a person of own weight 10 yards, by: a.

Head carry. (10 points). b. Cross Chest Carry. (10 points). c. Hair or two point carry, or repeat cross chest carry. (9 points). d. Tired Swimmer's carry. (5 points).

2. Break three grips, turning after break, bring subject to surface, and start ash.o.r.e: a. Wrist hold. (8 points). b. Front neck hold (10 points).

c. Back neck hold. (10 points).

3. Make surface dive and recover object from bottom. (10 points).

4. Demonstrate the Schaefer method of inducing artificial respiration. (18 points).

5. Disrobe in water from middy blouse, skirt or bloomers, and camp shoes, and then swim one hundred yards, not touching sh.o.r.e from time entering water. (10 points).

[Ill.u.s.tration: TELEGRAPHER

SYMBOL--TELEGRAPH POLE]

Either: a. Telegraphy,

1. Send 22 letters per minute using a sounder and American Morse Code.

2. Receive 25 letters per minute and write out the message in long hand or on a typewriter directly from sound.

No mistakes allowed. OR

b. Wireless. Pa.s.s examination for lowest grade wireless operator according to U. S. N. regulations.

REFERENCE:

"Harper's Beginning Electricity," D. C. Shafer, Harper.