Evening journal., 1914-07-16

at the up enQ or lnb MANURE VI lhN
Little Dipper
The handle Of the Little Dipper
curves in the opposite direction from
the handle of the Great Dipper. The
Little Dipper is made up of faint
stars. but the North Star itself, and
the two stars in the end of the bowl
are much brighter than the others.
The two latter are known as the
Guardians of the Pole The Great
Dipper is really not constellation in
ieself. but is the rear half of the con-
stellation of Ursa Major or Great Bear.
The handle Of the Great Dipper is the
tail Of the bear The Little Dipper
is properly known as Ursa Minor or
Little Bear OF course you must not
expect TO be able to see any resem-
blance whatever to a bear in either OF
these consultations. The resem-
blance of the consultations 10 the
animals and NEUROLOGICAL personages
they are named after is entirely
imaginary. In the majority Of cases
there is not the slightest resemblance
in outline whatever. On the opposite
of the North Star from the Great Dip
per is the constellation Cassiopeia,
commonly known as the Lady in the
Chair. Il is about as far from the
North Star as is the Great Dipper on
the other side. and is in the shape of
a lop-sided w. with one leg of the W
considerably longer than the other.
The top of the w points towards the
North Star. and is therefore valuable
in locating II when the Pointers are
obscured. One valuable point about a
knowledge of Ursa Major Ursa Minor
and Cassiopeia, to give them their
proper names. is that they are visible
at all seasons of the year. never go
ing below the horizon. other constel-
lations. nearer the equator, are below
the horizon at certain seasons. For
example, Orion, with which mos Of
you are familiar. Is a very brilliant
figure in the winter sky. but is absent
in the summer. Follow a line from
where the handle of the Great Dipper
joins the bowl through the star at the
end of the handle for about three
times this length and you will locate
a constellation consisting of a cir
Gle OF faint stars with one bright one.
This is Corona Borealis or the North
ern Grown and the bright star is
Gemma or the jewel in the crown.
Not a very prominent group but
quite a famous one and a very beau
tiful one. If tonight. Thursday July
16 is clear. look in the direction of
East North East at p. m, about half
way up to the zenith and you will
see a group of stars in the shape of
cross. somewhat irregular. This
constellation is directly in the
Milky Way which is not as bright in
summer as the portion which IS visi-
BILE in winter. Il is commonly known
as the Northern Cross. although the
correct name is Cygnus or the Swan.
Just above Cygnus is a small constel-
lation with one very brilliant blue
star in it, This is Lyra or the Lyre
and the blue star is Verga. one of the
most famous stars in the heavens. Do
not be satisfied with knowing these
few consultations, but consult a good
star map and learn them all
The eleventh test is Furnish salts
factory evidence that he has put into
practice in his daily life the princi-
pies of the Scout oath and law" This
is of course the real test Of the Scout
No matter what else he has learned
il he does not live up to the Scout
law, he is not a true Scout. The
Scout Master is required to satisfy
himself by good evidence that the
Scout has in truth been Scout in
his daily life and in his intercourse
with others. The twelfth test re-
ouires that the Scout enlist a boy
trained by himself in the require
ments of a Tenderfoot" This is not
difficult as there are many boys
awaiting this opportunity. These
twelve tests complete the require
ments for the First Glass degree and
open the way for the Scout TO win the
Merit Badges for specialization in the
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