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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
served closely. Observation is at the root of map making. 
The reproduced sketch of a map made by Girl Scout, 
will be a guide to the Scout who is learning how to tell 
a story by symbols. 
THE COMPASS 
The Mariner’s Compass is an instrument which shows 
where the North, and other directions, are. Boxing the 
Compass consists in enumerating the points beginning with 
North and working around the circle as follows: 
NORTH 
North by East 
North, Northeast 
Northeast by North 
Northeast 
Northeast by East 
East, Northeast 
East by North 
EAST 
East by South 
East, Southeast 
Southeast by East 
Southeast 
• Southeast by South 
South, Southeast 
South by East 
SOUTH 
South by West 
South, Southwest 
Southwest by South 
Southwest 
Southwest by West 
West, Southwest 
West by South 
WEST 
West by North 
West, Northwest 
Northwest by West 
Northwest 
Northwest by North 
North, Northwest 
North by West 
NORTH 
How to Find Points of Compass Without a Compass 
Every Scout should be able to find the North without a 
compass. By day the sun will tell you where the North is, 
and the stars by night. 
How to Tell the Points of the Compass by the Sun 
The sun rises in the east and sets in the West. Any time 
before noon, if you stand facing the sun, the North is at your 
left hand; after noon, if you face the sun, North is at your 
right hand. 
The Phoenicians, who sailed round Africa in ancient times, 
noticed that when they started the sun rose on their left- 
hand side — they were going south. Then they reported that 
they got to a strange country where the sun got up in the 
wrong quarter, namely on their right hand. The truth was 
that they had gone round the Cape of Good Hope and were 
steering north again up the coast of Africa^ 
