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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
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 Class 
Scouts, nor is the community likely to take their technical 
ability in the important subjects very seriously. The 
First Class Scout is the ideal Scout, of whom the organi- 
zation has every right to feel proud ; and ability to grasp 
a subject quickly and memorize details is not so im- 
portant as practical efficiency, reliability and demon- 
strated usefulness to the Troop and the community. 
While the standard must not be set so high as to dis- 
courage the average girl, impatience to get through in 
any given time should not be encouraged, as this is not 
important. 
First Class Scout Test 
Head 
1. Draw a simple map of one square mile of territory 
seen on hike or about camping place, according to 
directions in Handbook, using at least ten con- 
ventional map signs. 
2. Demonstrate ability to judge correctly height, 
weight, number and distance, according to direc- 
tions in Handbook. 
3. Demonstrate ability to find any of the four cardinal 
points of the compass, using the sun or stars as 
guide. 
4. Send and receive messages in the General Service 
or the Semaphore Code at the rate of thirty and 
sixty words a minute respectively. 
5. Present the following Badges: 
Home Nurse 
