by herself; sew on hooks and eyes and
buttons. Make a button-hole.

4. Produce satisfactory examples of darning and patching.

30. Pathfinder. (Hand.)

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1. Know the topography of the city, all the public buildings, public
schools, and monuments.

2. Know how to use the fire alarm.

3. In the country know the country lanes and roads and by-paths, so as
to be able to direct and guide people at any time in finding their way.

4. Know the distance to four neighboring towns and how to get to these
towns.

5. Draw a map of the neighborhood with roads leading to cities and
towns.

6. Be able to state the points of the compass by stars or the sun, using
watch as compass when sun is invisible.

31. Pioneer. (Axes.)

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1. Tie six knots. Make a camp kitchen.

2. Build a shack suitable for three occupants.

32. Photography. (Camera.)

1. Know use of lens, construction of camera, effect of light on
sensitive films and the action of developers.

2. Be able to show knowledge of several printing processes.

3. Produce 12 photos of scout activities, half indoor and half outdoors,
taken, developed and printed by herself, also 3 pictures of either
birds, animals, or fish in their natural haunts, 3 portraits and 3
landscapes.

33. Scribe. (Open Book.)

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1. Must present a certificate from teacher of her school, showing a
year's record of excellence in scholarship, attendance and deportment.

2. Describe in an article, not to exceed a thousand words, how a
newspaper is made; its different departments, the functions of its
staff; how the local news is gathered; how the news of the world is
gathered and disseminated.

3. Define briefly a news item.

4. Define briefly an editorial.

5. Define briefly a special story.

6. Tell how printer's ink is made.

7. Tell how paper is made.

8. Describe evolution of typesetting from hand composition to machine
composition.

9. Write 12 news articles (preferably one a month), not to exceed 500
words each, on events that come within the observation of the Scout that
are not public news, as for instance, school athletic events,
entertainments of Scouts, church or school, neighborhood incidents.

10. Write a special story on some phase of scout-craft, a hike, or
camping experience, etc.

Or, as an alternative:

Write a good poem.

Write a good story.

Know principal American authors of prose and verse in the pa