Evening journal., 1914-06-25
NEWS OF THE BOY SCOUTS

(oI course in a camp, all these center |
Pins must be in a straight line and |
the same distance apart so as to leave |
sufficient room between tents) !
spread the tent on the ground to be |
occupied, place door loops over door
pin; draw front corners taut, align, 1
and peg them down: draw rear cor
ners taut In both directions and peg
them down; the four corner guy pins
are then driven I'm prolongation Of
the diagonals of the tent and about
two PAGES beyond the corner pins:
temporarily loosen the front door and
the lee corner loops from the pins
insert uprights and ridge pole, insert
ing the pole pins in the ridge pole and
in eyelets of tent land fly. if any
raise the tent; hold II in position; re-
place lee corner loops, and secure
corner guy ropes; tighten same to
hold poles vertical; drive wall pins
through the loops as they hang: drive
intermediate guy pins, aligning them
on corner pins already driven" Fol-
low these directions carefully and
it will be but the work of few
minutes to pitch camp and all tents
will be in straight line. or course
a Scout knows he should ditch his
tent as a precaution against a heavy
rain
Following is a list of the new re-
quirements for merit badges in craft
manship and gardening Marksman-
ship and athletics will appear next
week:
Craftsmanship.
Qualify, unassisted. in the outlined
requirements of one kind of craft
/ work
| Craftwork in metal.
i 1. Design and make some simple
object in which the operation of SOL
dering is employed: such as box
corners, desk set candle stick, ink
we'll
L. Design and make some simple
object in which the operation of
riveting is employed: such as a can
die stick, candle shade, Paul Revere
lanterns, stationery holder.
3. Design and make some simple
object in which the operation of sew
ing or piercing is employed such as
watch fob. escutcheon plate,
hinges, candle shade
4. Design and shape some simple
object by beating metal: such as a
tray, bowl, spoon, ink-well.
Craftwork in Leather
1. Design and tool some simple OBJ
ject in leather: such as a mat blot
ter-pad corners, bill-fold, magazine
cover. belt
2. Know the source and method of
preparation of the best grades of
leather for craftwork
Basketry:
l. Plan and weave large reed or
rafiia basket or tray.
2 Weave a cane seat for a stool, or
rush seat for a chair, or cane a
chair
Pottery:
1. Design and build by hand a pot
terry form: such as a vase. bowl OF
/ ornamental tile to be fired and glazed
2. Design and throw a pottery form
or a potter's wheel to be fred and
glazed
Craftwork In Cement:
l. Design and mould in a form Z
cement window-box or fower-pot, Z
= garden jar, a garden seat, sun-dial Of
+ hitching post.
.. Design and build up" a cylin
J drical fiower-pot. garden vase o.
pedestal, employing the process o
] turing or sweeping the form
] Bookbinding
r 1. Rebind in boards with leathe
. OF cloth some rare old book or
y volume of a magazine.
e 2 Make a scrap-book bound II
a boards and cover with leather Il
- cloth.
e. Woodcarving:
{ l. Plan and carve an appropriate
{ design in low relief on some simple
2 object: such as book ends, a tray,
pair of bellows, a chest, a screen,
v clock case, a letter opener or box.
! 2 State the qualities of hardwood
e. and softwood, and the best woods 4
e use in woodcarving; name, describ
( and explain how to sharpen the dif
ferent kinds of woodcarving tools
y and explain methods of handling tn
p grain of the wood in designing.
a Craftwork in Wood.
r 1. Design and construct a small
+ piece of furniture in which mortis
n and tenon or dowel joints are used