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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



preciation of the duties of citizenship ; 

 its general object, the dissemination of 

 a knowledge of the importance of pre- 

 vention of forest fires to the boys and 

 girls of the State and through them to 

 their parents." 



A knowledge of woodcraft, care in 

 the lighting of fires in the woods, pro- 

 tection of birds and animals as well 

 as life and property are necessary re- 

 quirements of the scouts. The real use- 

 fulness of the organization is best 

 shown by the examination a scout must 

 take before he can be enlisted. 



He must pass a creditable examina- 

 tion on simple fire-fighting and first 

 aid. In the manual rules are detailed 

 and the scout must study and know 

 the first aid remedies for snake bites 

 cuts, burns, poisons, sun stroke, drown- 

 ing, being overcome with smoke and all 

 dangers with which a person in the 

 woods may come into contact. 



He must promise to observe the con- 

 stitution of the State and of the United 

 States and memorize the preamble of 

 the latter. 



Know how to use properly knife 

 hatchet, axe, shovel, mattock, flails of 

 brush, sacks and blankets. 



Know how to determine direction by 

 a watch. 



Know how to determine height of a 

 tree. 



Know how to tie a death grip, square 

 fisherman's halter and lumber jack's 

 single and double timber hitch. 



He must either swim twenty yards 

 walk one mile in twelve minutes, row 

 an ordinary boat or paddle a canoe one 

 mile in acceptable time, according to 

 conditions. 



He must know the general State open 

 season for the hunting of game and tak- 

 ing of fishes and his own county game 

 law exceptions, if any. 



He must be able to distinguish and 

 name three indigenous forest trees 

 three indigenous water plants, three 

 indigenous ground plants, three domes- 

 tic game birds, three migratory game 

 birds that pass over Michigan, three 

 game fishes, six fur bearing animals. 



Draw or orally describe tracks left 

 by three wild animals. 



Name the approximate time for 

 spawning of one species of fish. 



Name the approximate time when 

 one species of wild animal bears its 

 young. 



Name the approximate time when a 

 deer's horns are in the velvet. 



Name the approximate time when a 

 deer sheds its horns. 



Name the approximate period that a 

 fawn retains its spotted coat. 



He must know and name three town- 

 ship, three county, three State and three 

 federal officers. 



He must know the qualifications for 

 United States citizenship. 



He must know the names and ad- 

 dresses of the deputy fire wardens in 

 his district. 



These requirements, it is manifest 

 will make a boy a fairly expert woods- 

 man, it will give him an education along 

 lines about which too few of the adults 

 of today know much. 



MEDALS AS REWARDS. 



Medals of various classes will be pro- 

 vided by the State to be given to the 

 individual boys for good service. 



Medals of the first degree will be of 

 approved metal composition and design 

 and shall be known as the "honor 

 medal." Medals of the second degree 

 will be of gold and alloy composition 

 and approved design and known as the 

 "hero's medal." 



Honor medals will be conferred upon 

 scouts who have performed meritorious 

 service to the State of Michigan in 

 the saving of life or property, refores- 

 tation or advancement of the original 

 and acceptable plans for the preven- 

 tion of forest fires. This merit of serv- 

 ice shall be certified by majority of the 

 scout's own company certified to by his 

 public school teacher and the supervisor 

 of his township and approved by the 

 field supervisor and the head of the de- 

 partment. 



Heroes medals will be conferred for 

 conspicuous bravey or good judgment 

 in the saving of I'ife or property. 



Honor medals will also be conferred 

 for the six best stories by boys and 



