camp should always include the formal ceremony of raising and lowering
the flag, inspection, a period of rest directly after dinner, a period
for the discussion of the Scout Promise and Laws, and a short period for
Setting-up Exercises, preferably the first thing in the morning. On
Sundays a simple Scout service should be held.

[Illustration: A Sun Clock never runs down. Stake five feet high driven
firmly in ground in open space. Peg is stuck in at end of shadow every
hour during the day. From article in "Scouting", Dec. 15, 1917]

PROGRAM FOR HOUSEKEEPING SQUAD

3:30 P.M. Report for duty.
Change of Squad
Work explained
Instructions given
Off duty

5:00 P.M. Report for duty
Prepare for and serve supper
Clear table, wash dishes, etc.
Light and place lanterns
Off duty

7:00 A.M. Report for duty
Bring in lanterns
Prepare tables, serve breakfast
Clear tables, wash dishes
Set tables
Clean: Mess hall, wash house, latrines,
camp grounds, lanterns, fold napkins,
burn trash, fill vases with
fresh flowers
Prepare vegetables
Off duty

12:00 M. Report for duty
Prepare for and serve dinner
Clear tables, wash dishes
Wash dish towels

3:30 P.M. Report for change of squad
Relieved of duty
Swimming and re-enter general program

Housekeeping Squad

A feature of the day's routine is the coming on duty of the housekeeping
squad which for a period of twenty-four hours keeps the camp clean,
orderly and safe, and performs most if not all of the necessary
household duties which must be done in every home or camp. The squad
should be under the leadership of a counsellor who is particularly
fitted to direct and instruct the squad and be responsible for the work
it does.

Going on duty in the middle of the afternoon gives the members an
opportunity to have a swim earlier in the day, and after going off duty
the next day, which is a privilege not to be despised. The work which
this squad does is for the benefit of the entire group and raises or
lowers the camp standard each day.

The general program should be posted on the bulletin board a