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the requirements for the First Aid Proficiency Badge 
to secure with slight additional work the Red Cross cer- 
tificate in First Aid. Or the course may be taken en- 
tirely under Red Cross auspices, though arranged by 
Scout officials, in which case the Scout may receive both 
the Proficiency Badge and the Red Cross certificate. The 
conditions of this co-operation between the Girl Scouts 
and the National Red Cross are as follows: 
Classes are to be organized with not less than four or 
more than twenty-five in a class. The best size is ten to 
fifteen. Scouts must be at least sixteen years of age to 
be admitted to these classes. 
The instructor must be a physician appointed by the 
Chairman of the First Aid Committee of the local 
chapter of the Red Cross. He or she may be supplied 
upon request by the Chapter, or chosen by the class and 
the name submitted to the Chapter for appointment. 
The Red Cross class roll m'ust be sent in to the local 
Chapter early in the course. 
A Secretary to handle the records should be chosen, 
and where the class is made up of Scouts, the officials 
should be preferably a Scout Captain or Scout Official. 
The examiner must be a physician appointed by the 
local Red Cross chapter and is preferably some one other 
than the instructor, but this is not necessary. Like the 
instructor, the examiner may be supplied by the Chapter 
or chosen by the class. 
The Red Cross examination roll, which may be ob- 
tained from the Chapter, should be used in giving exam- 
inations and then returned to the Chapter, who will issue 
the certificates. Follow the directions on the roll care- 
fully. 
If a Scout holds a First Aid Proficiency Badge she 
may complete the course in seven and one-half hours. 
If she does not hold a Proficiency Badge in First Aid 
