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t or when actually doing it, are briefly: 1. _Trip Planning_ Use of maps Provisions Clothing Railroad connections 2. _Trail Making_ Survey for trail Blazing trail Cutting a trail 3. _Selection of Camp Site_ Location as to supply of fuel, water and fairly high, well-drained land. Shelters, tents or lean-tos Bed-making [Illustration: The complete lean-to, showing fire place, wood pile and table to right. Cache is in back.] 4. _Camp Discipline_ Working squad Toilet facilities Exploration parties The basis for quite a comprehensive knowledge of woodcraft in all its branches, camping and Nature Study, is to be found in the Girl Scout Handbook, "Scouting for Girls." 3. ENTERTAINMENTS AND DIVERSIONS Entertainments or shows of which there are an overwhelming variety are a great aid in keeping everyone in a cheerful frame of mind. In the dramatic line we have the play, pantomime, vaudeville, minstrel, "take offs," charades, the circus and dramatization of stories. With musical talent in a camp it adds much zest to form an orchestra and then there is the possibility of musical evenings and concerts. Added to these are the Stunt Parties, Dances and Masquerades, Marshmallow and Corn Roasts, and if it is a seashore camp, the clam bake. The play requires an amount of preparation and time not always to be spared in a camp unless the season is long. The most enjoyable shows are bound to be the more spontaneous expressions in the form of impromptu affairs. There are celebrations which take place on particular days such as the Fourth of July or any other event which you wish to commemorate, just as the pageant can be presented to display your camping or community activities. One of the finest things to cultivate if you are in close proximity to other camps is an inter-camp relationship, either in the forms of inter-camp contests or frolics, or any demonstration which you think betokens friendship. This may even go so far as the building of inter-camp shacks and the making of inter-camp trails. It is not only illuminating to come into contact with another camp besides your own--it is a source of great diversion and enjoyment, if there is plenty of fun and friendship, and an absence of group jealousy. 4. CAMP SINGS Singing is a great and important part of camp life, for it reflects every phase a
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