Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Part 79

Reference: "How To Make Baskets,"

White--"Practical Basketry," McKay. "Inexpensive Basketry," Marten. "Raffia and Reed Weaving,"

Knapp.

Weaving Wool: Weave a girdle, a hat band, or a dress ornament use a simple striped or geometric design, in three or more colors.

Reference: "Hand Weaving," Dorothy Bradford.

"Hand-loom Weaving," Todd.

Weaving Beads: Design and weave a bead chain or a bead band for tr.i.m.m.i.n.g: use two or more colors.

7. Applique: Design an applique unit in a 7-inch square that might be applied to a pin cus.h.i.+on top, a bag or a square for a patchwork quilt. Use geometric units or conventional flower or bird forms suggested by cretonnes. Work out in cotton materials using two tones of one color or closely related colors, as brown and orange; grey and violet.

8. Pottery: Design an original shape for a bowl, vase or paper weight, and model shape in clay.

Reference: "The Potter's Craft," Binns--"Pottery,"

c.o.x. "Industrial Work for the Middle Grades," E.

Z. Worst.

9. Posters: Design a Girl Scout poster that will ill.u.s.trate some law or activity. Poster to be at least 912 inches and to consist of a simple ill.u.s.tration and not less than three words of lettering. Finish in crayon, water color, pen and ink, or tempera.

Reference: "School Arts Magazine," Jan. 1920.

"Poster Magazine."

10. China Painting: Make a conventional design for a border that can be used on a plate, bowl, or cup and saucer. Work out on the object in one color in a tinted background.

References: Keramic Studio--any number.

11. Decoration: Make an original design for a box top or a tray center adapting units found in cretonnes. Apply to the object using enamel paints and in a color scheme suggested by the same or another cretonne.

GENERAL REFERENCE BOOKS:

Read regularly: School Arts Magazine, Davis Press. Art Crafts for Beginners, Frank G. Sanford, Century; Handicraft for Girls, McGloughlin--See also: "Wood Carving," P. Hasbruck, McKay.

[Ill.u.s.tration: CYCLIST

SYMBOL--WHEEL]

1. Own a bicycle, and care for it, cleaning, oiling, and making minor repairs, readjusting chain, bars and seat.

2. Be able to mend a tire.

3. Demonstrate the use of a road map.

4. Demonstrate leading another bicycle while riding.

5. Know the laws of the road, right of way, lighting and so forth.

6. Make satisfactory report to Captain, of a bicycle Scouting expedition as to the condition of a road with camping site for an overnight hike.

7. Pledge the bicycle to the Government in time of need.

REFERENCES:

"American Girl's Handibook," L. Beard, Scribner.

"For Playground, Field and Forest," D. C. Beard, Scribner.

[Ill.u.s.tration: DAIRY MAID

SYMBOL--MILKING STOOL]

1. Take entire care of a cow and the milk of one cow for one month, keeping a record of quant.i.ty of each milking.

2. Make b.u.t.ter at four different times, and submit statement of amount made and of the process followed in making.

3. Make pot cheese; give method.

4. Name four breeds of cows. How can they be distinguished? Which breed gives the most milk?

Which breed gives the richest milk?

5. What are the rules for feeding, watering and pasturing cows? What feed is best for cows? What care should be given cows to keep them in perfect condition? What diseases must be guarded against in cows? Why is it so imperative to have a cow barn, all implements, workers and cows scrupulously clean?

6. Of what is milk composed? How is cream separated from milk? Name two processes and explain each. How and why should milk be strained and cooled before being bottled or canned?

REFERENCES:

"Stories of Industry," Vol. 2, A. Chase, Educational Pub. Co.

"How the World is Fed," F. G. Carpenter, American Book Co.

"Foods and their uses," F. G. Carpenter, Scribner.

[Ill.u.s.tration: DANCER

SYMBOL--FOOT IN SLIPPER]

This test is being revised. Following is a Temporary ruling (July 1922).

1. Demonstrate three folk dances.

2. Demonstrate three modern social dances in correct form. See rules of American a.s.sociation of Dancing Masters. OR

3. Where social dancing is not given approval by parents, three additional folk dances may be subst.i.tuted.

REFERENCES: