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otal score of 350 with 60 shots in one or {25} two meets, using standard four-foot target at forty yards or three-foot target at thirty yards. 3. Make a total score of 300 with 72 arrows, using standard target at a distance of fifty yards. 4. Shoot so far and fast as to have six arrows in the air at once. Architecture [Illustration: Column and Lintel insignia. (tr)] To obtain a merit badge for Architecture a scout must 1. Present a satisfactory free-hand drawing. 2. Write an essay on the history of Architecture and describe the five orders. 3. Submit an original design for a two-story house and tell what material is necessary for its construction, giving detailed specifications. Art [Illustration: Brushes and Pallet insignia. (tr)] To obtain a merit badge for Art a scout must 1. Draw in outline two simple objects, one composed of straight lines, and one of curved lines, the two subjects to be grouped together a little below the eye. 2. Draw in outline two books a little below the eye, one book to be open; also a table or chair. 3. Make in outline an Egyptian ornament. 4. Make in outline a Greek or Renaissance ornament from a cast or copy. 5. Make an original arrangement or design using some detail of ornament. 6. Make a drawing from a group of two objects placed a little below the eye and show light and shade. 7. Draw a cylindrical object and a rectangular object, grouped together a little below the eye, and show light and shade. 8. Present a camp scene in color. Astronomy [Illustration: Star insignia. (tr)] To obtain a merit badge for Astronomy a scout must 1. Have a general knowledge of the nature and movements of stars. {26} 2. Point out and name six principal constellations; find the North by means of other stars than the Pole-star in case of that star being obscured by clouds, and tell the hour of the night by the stars and moon. 3. Have a general knowledge of the positions and movements of the earth, sun and moon, and of tides, eclipses, meteors, comets, sun-spots, and planets. Athletics [Illustration: Winged foot insignia. (tr)] To obtain a merit badge for Athletics a scout must 1. Write an acceptable article of not less than five hundred words on how to train for an athletic event. 2. Give the rules for one track and one field event. 3. Make the required athletic standard according to his weight, classifications and conditions
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