ke an invalid's bed.

Know her own measurements (see cards at Headquarters for details of
measurement).

Must know the eight points of the compass (see compass, p. 71).

Must know what to do in case of fire (see p. 125).

Must know remedy for poison ivy and what to do to prevent frost-bite
(see pp. 134 and 135).

Must know health habits (page 96).

Must know how to work a button-hole, or knit or crochet, sew a seam and
hem a garment.

Must know Morse alphabet or semaphore alphabet.

~A First-Class Scout~ (Badge, sewn on left sleeve above elbow, which
entitles the wearer to go in for all-round cords) must have gained a
Second-Class Badge.

Must know how to set a table properly for breakfast, dinner, and supper.

Bring a shirt-waist or skirt sewn by herself or equivalent needlework.

Be able to describe how to get a specified place and walk one mile in
twenty minutes.

Must be able to dress and bathe a child two years old or younger (see p.
122).

Be able to pass an examination upon the first three chapters of the
woman's edition of the American Red Cross Abridged Text-Book in First
Aid.

Must have knowledge of signaling and of semaphore code or International
alphabet (p. 75), writing 32 letters per minute.

Must have 50 cents in savings bank earned by herself.

Must produce a girl trained by herself in tests, Tenderfoot Class.

Know how to distinguish and name ten trees, ten wild flowers, ten wild
animals, ten wild birds.

Must know simple laws of sanitation, health and ventilation (pp. 111 to
115).

Swim fifty yards in her clothes or show a list of twelve satisfactory
good turns.

Show points of compass without a compass.

Must give correctly the Scouts' secret passwords.

The subjects for proficiency badges may be undertaken after a girl
becomes a Second-Class Girl Scout, and the interest in her work is thus
continuous. The badges for proficiency are registered and are issued
only by Headquarters.

ENROLLMENT

Ceremony of Investiture of Scouts

The ceremonial for a Tenderfoot to be invested as a Scout should be a
serious and earnest function. The captain calls "Fall in." The patrol is
formed in a horseshoe, with captain and lieutenant in the gap, and the
American flag spread out. The Tenderfoot, with her patrol leader (who
will already have taught her tests and knots), stands just inside the
circle, opposite the captain. "Salute." All salute her. The lieutenant
holds the sta