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B.oys are required to bring in and tell about thirty natural objects and 

 their uses. Young minds are quick to discern the difference between 

 species, since it is usually their first introduction to specific differences. 

 Plans of boys' camps, for a two weeks' period, usually prescribe that the 

 major portion of the time be spent in camp absorbing facts, and then 

 an overnight hike or a three day canoe trip to put into practice what 

 they have been taught. 



Fig. 110. — Norway and white pines at Camp Manitowish. 



Work about camp may be instructive, too. Building trails, making 

 improvements, thinnings of trees on the camp site, and all camp labor 

 have their direct bearing on woodcraft. The Boy Scout gets a great 

 deal of this training and usually is very much at home in the north 

 woods putting his scoutcraft through the paces. 



The Curator of Botany served two weeks of his vacation period as 



