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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
should be on a lower level than the camp, away from the 
water supply and in the opposite direction from which 
the prevailing winds come toward the camp, two hundred 
feet from sleeping and mess tents. Bushes or a tent fly 
may be used as a screen and shelter. A small lean-to 
serves admirably. Dig trenches four feet long, one foot 
wide and two feet deep. Allow six inches (length) per 
day for a Scout Cover after using with fresh dirt. It 
is imperative to fill and re-sod all trenches dug. Whether 
you camp only for lunch or for the summer leave no 
trace that you have been there. Remember the animals, 
how they scratch the soil and cover up any waste that 
they leave, and be at least as clean as they. 
Lime does not keep the flies away. Plenty of fresh 
dirt is better. 
Team Work 
Only as each and every member does her part will the 
camp be a complete success. The daily tasks should be 
assigned to individuals or groups, as in : 
The Pine Tree Patrol System 
The chief advantage of this system is that wherever 
the need for work of any description arises, there is al- 
ways someone whose duty it is to perform that particular 
task, thus avoiding the inevitable question of ‘‘Who will 
do it?” The Pine Tree Patrol system does not in the 
least interfere with regular schedule of Scout activities; 
on the contrary, it saves time since more than one hand 
on each spoke of the wheel keeps it in continual motion. 
When the system seems too complicated for a small camp, 
the captain can simplify it to suit the circumstances. 
Each girl in the Patrol is assigned a number which 
requires of her: 
1. Certain well defined duties to perform for her 
Patrol. 
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