The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-03-02

6. Cooking. Scout should pre-
pare and cook satisfactorily in tn
open, using camp cooking utensils
both hunters stew and twist. ant
report with satisfactory evidences
that he has cooked in the open, a
least two of the following: Eggs
bacon, steak, fish, fowl, game, pan
cakes, hoe-cake, biscuits. The
Scout must know proper quantities
and how to mix the same In his
cooking. He must be clean and
saving in his work and know how to
clean his cooking utensils properly.
Handbook. PIP. 236-240.)
z. Map of Hike and May Reading.
Paper shall be all In one piece,
rolled, not folded. Work done in
ink, preferably back. Scale should
be from two to six inches per mile,
using one scale throughout the map.
The four principal points of the com
pass should be indicated by an ar
row and cross line and where posi-
BILE, north should be the top of the
map. The geography of the country
should be shown. Show the direc-
ton of all streams by an arrow and
give names of streams, streets and
points of interest Six or more con-
ventional signs, as shown ON back of
U. s. Geological Survey sheets and In
Boy Scout Diary, should be used.
The map is intended to show some
one else where the scout has travel
ed on his hike, to show the territory
covered, to enable another to take
the map and follow the route and To-
cate the points shown, and If 1t does
these things, it demonstrates the
scouts ability to sketch properly
and accurately the country through
which be travelled. A legend of
conventional signs used should be
grouped at some point on the map.
The hike should be made through
canyons or country districts. The
foot of slopes can be indicated by
short Matching. The map should
show title In the lower right-hand
corner similar to the following:
Map of Big Hike, Emigration
Canyon.
Scale: 1 fnch-4 miles.
John Smith, Troop 10.
April 1, 1920. Handbook y.
1922
s. AK and Handicraft. Present an
article Of carpentry, catinet making
or metal work, which has not been
regularly assigned in the school
room. Know how to use an ak
properly. Handbook, p. 244.)
8. Estimating. Estimating is not
guessing. Judge the following
within 25 per cent:
a. Distance. Objects to be judg-
ed may be from 1 inch to 1 mile
Length of room, width of building,
length of campsite athletic field,
church grounds, etc.
b. Size. Diameter or area of a
room, field, water tank, tree, win ,
dow, table, bucket, picture, etc. ,
C. Number. Pebbles or beans in t,
pile, people in crowd, boards in
floor, seats in room, windows in
building, pickets in fence, printed
lines on page, etc.
d. Height, Groom, flag pole, tree
building, house, man, etc.,
e. Weight. (Man, rock, bucket
If water, table, ladder, various OBJ
ects that can be lifted or moved by +
cout)
Scout should Judge at least OBJ
ects in each classification. Six
cen problems are given out of
which is allowed not more than four N
in order to come within rs
er cent Of error allowed. Hand
ook, p. 80
10. Nature Study. ITO know ma "
ure is to love her." The scout
hould be prepared to report his
nowledge of birds, animals, trees, t
nd pants and stars, having acquir-
the same through personal OBJ
srvation and study. The require
tents are listed below: III
A. Birds.
Scouts should know size, color,
lape, feeding habits, song, nesting
abits, whether resident or migrant,
Id habitat of six or more of the
flowing birds, or others common ST
his own locality:
Meadow lark, Bluebird, Maybe,