Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Part 10

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Give them as printed in Handbook.

2. Demonstrate the Scout Salute. When do Scouts use the Salute?

3. What are the Scout Slogan and the Scout Motto?

4. How is the respect due the American Flag expressed? Give the Pledge of Allegiance.

5. What are the words of the first and last stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner?

6. What is the full name of the President of the United States?

What is the full name of the Governor of your State?

What is the full name of the highest city, town or village official where you live?

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7. Make or draw an American Flag, using correct proportions.

8. Tie the Reef, Bowline, Clove-hitch and Sheep-shank knots according to instructions given in Handbook, and tell use of each.

Whip the end of a piece of rope. Indicate and define the three parts of a rope.

Helpfulness

9. Present record that you have saved or earned enough money to buy some part of the Scout uniform or insignia.

Recommended: Practice Setting-up Exercises, Scout positions and Tenderfoot Drill as shown in Handbook.

II. Second Cla.s.s Test

While it is not necessary to devote any specified length of time to the training for this test, it is well to remember that if too long a time is taken, either because of lack of interest on the part of the Troop, or too inflexible standards on the part of the Captain, the possibility of winning Merit Badges is delayed and the feeling of steady progress is likely to be lost. The girls should be urged to keep together as a body, and reminded that regular attendance and team-work will be fairer to all. Quick learners can spend their extra time on private or group preparation for their Merit Badges, for which they become eligible as soon as they have pa.s.sed the test, but not before.

This test may be given by the Troop Captain, or at her request by another Captain or competent authority, such as a registered nurse for bedmaking, health officer for First Aid, fire chief for fire prevention, and so forth.

Second Cla.s.s Scout Test

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1. What is the history of the American Flag, and for what does it stand?

2. Describe six animals, six birds, six trees and six flowers.

3. What are the sixteen points of the compa.s.s?

Show how to use a compa.s.s.

4. How may fire be prevented, and what should a Scout do in case of fire?

5. Send and receive the alphabet of the General Service or Semaph.o.r.e Code.

6. Demonstrate ability to observe quickly and accurately by describing the contents of a room or a shop window, _or_ a table with a number of objects upon it, after looking a short time, (not more than ten seconds); _or_ describe a pa.s.ser-by so that another person could identify him; _or_ prove ability to make a quick rough report on the appearance and landmarks of a stretch of country, not to exceed one-quarter of a mile and to be covered in not more than five minutes. Report should include such things as ground surface, buildings in sight, trees, animals, etc.

(Note: This territory must have been gone over by person administering the test. The test is not to be confused with the First Cla.s.s requirement for map making. It may be made the object of a hike, and tested in groups or singly. Artificial hazards may be arranged.)

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7. Lay and light a fire in a stove, using not more than two matches, or light a gas range, top burner, oven and boiler, without having the gas blow or smoke. Lay and light a fire in the open, using no artificial tinder, such as paper or excelsior, and not more than two matches.

8. Cook so that it may be eaten, seasoning properly, one simple dish, such as cereal, vegetables, meat, fish or eggs in any other form than boiled.

9. Set a table correctly for a meal of two courses.

10. Make ordinary and hospital bed, and show how to air them.

11. Present samples of seaming, hemming, darning, and either knitting or crocheting, and press out a Scout uniform, as sample of ironing.

Health

12. Demonstrate the way to stop bleeding, remove speck from eye, treat ivy poisoning, bandage a sprained ankle, remove a splinter.

13. What do you consider the main points to remember about Health?

(Note: This is based on a knowledge of the section in the Handbook on Personal Health. It is suggested that a good way to demonstrate practically a knowledge of the main points is to keep for a month the Daily Health Record. This will incidentally complete one-third of the requirement for Health Winner's Badge.)

14. What are your height and weight, and how do they compare with the standard?

Helpfulness

15. Present to Captain or Council the proof of satisfactory service to Troop, Church or Community.

16. Earn or save enough money for some part of personal or troop equipment.

Recommended: Practice Setting-up Exercises and Second Cla.s.s Drill.

III. First Cla.s.s Test

Work on this test should not be hurried. It is purposely made more thorough and more difficult, because it is designed for the older and longer trained Scout. The work for the Merit Badges, which all Scouts enjoy, should not be considered as interfering with this period, as such work is also the preparation for a possible Golden Eaglet degree. As a general rule, girls under fifteen are not likely to make thoroughly trained First Cla.s.s Scouts, nor is the community likely to take their technical ability in the important subjects very seriously. The First Cla.s.s Scout is the ideal Scout, of whom the organization has every right to feel proud; and ability to grasp a subject quickly and memorize details is not so important as practical efficiency, reliability and demonstrated usefulness to the Troop and the community. While the standard must not be set so high as to discourage the average girl, impatience to get through in any given time should not be encouraged, as this is not important.