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whether a hike of a few hours, an all-day canoe trip, or an afternoon 

 spent in cutting a trail through the woods, brings back something 

 of interest to the whole camp. A rare variety of grape fern was 

 found by one girl on a mountain climb ; one group while looking for 



A Lesson in Learning to See and Hear at Camp Muranichi 



a camping place cam.e within a few feet of a bittern ; first comers 

 to the dip one m.oming found a loon near the dock, and at another 

 time they saw a great blue heron resting on the raft. 



Sometim.es on our all-day trips one group will challenge the rest, 

 before starting, to equal their record of observations for that day. 

 In the evening a spokesman from each group is chosen to give an 

 account of her trip, listing the observations of special interest, and 

 judges are appointed to decide which trip made the best record. 

 Before certain trips it may be decided that special attention be paid 

 to birds or flowers or ferns, as the case may be, in order to improve 

 the record of the camp along that line, and the records of the indivi- 

 dual campers who are working for coups. 



If the leader has in mind a definite object, as for instance to 

 make sure that each child in her group shall l)e a1)lc to distinguish 

 between the different evergreens of the region, she may play tJie 

 following games on a hike. The leader should stand by a tree 



