Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Part 87

GUESTS:

6. When entertained as a house guest what are some of the necessary things to be remembered?

7. What is a "bread and b.u.t.ter" letter? Write one.

8. When invited to a party, luncheon, dinner, or to make a visit, how should the invitations be acknowledged? Write at least two letters to cover the question.

9. What are the duties of a caller, dinner or party guest as concerns time of arrival, length of stay and leaving?

REFERENCES:

"Everyday Manners, for American Boys and Girls," by the Faculty of the South Philadelphia High School for Girls, Macmillan, 1922.

"Dame Courtesy's Book of Novel Entertainments," E. H. Glover, McClurg.

"Hostess of Today," L. H. Larned, Scribner.

"Bright Ideas for Entertaining," H. B. Linscott, Jacobs.

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SYMBOL--UNITED STATES ARMY EMBLEM]

1. Show ability to converse in a language other than English.

2. Translate quickly and accurately a conversation in a foreign language into English, and English into a foreign language.

3. Be able to write a simple letter in a language other than one's own, subject to be given by examiner.

4. Read a pa.s.sage from a book or newspaper written in a language other than one's own.

5. Write a clear intelligible letter in a foreign language.

[Ill.u.s.tration: JOURNALIST****

SYMBOL--BOTTLE AND PEN]

1. Know how a newspaper is made, its different departments, functions of its staff, how the local news is gathered, how the news of the world is gathered and disseminated--Inquire at newspaper office.

2. What is a news item?

3. What is an editorial?

4. Describe briefly the three important kinds of type-setting used today.

5. Write two articles, not to exceed five hundred words each, on events that come within the observation of the Scouts. For instance give the school athletic events or describe an entertainment for Scouts in church or school or rally.

6. Write some special story about Scoutcraft such as a hike or camping experience.

REFERENCES:

"Newspaper," G. B. Dibble, Holt.

"Handbook of Journalism," N. C. Fowler, Sully.

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SYMBOL--FLAT IRON]

1. What elements are needed to clean soiled clothes?

2. Show a blouse that you have starched and folded, OR

Show a skirt and coat you have pressed.

3. How is starch made? How is it prepared for use?

4. What is soap? How is it made? What is soap powder?

5. How can you soften hard water? How are a ringer and a mangle used?

6. Name steps to take in was.h.i.+ng colored garments.

7. Should table linen be starched? Why?

8. Why do we run clothes through blueing water?

What is blueing? How made?

9. Know the different kinds of irons and how to take care of irons.

10. How to remove stains; ink, fruit, rust, gra.s.s, cocoa and grease. Why must stains be removed before laundering?

11. What clothes should be boiled to make them clean? How are flannels washed? What should be done to clothes after drying before they are ironed?

REFERENCES:

"Sat.u.r.day Mornings," C. B. Burrell, Dana Estes.

"First Aid to the Young Housekeeper," C. T. Herrick, Scribner.

"Guide to Laundry Work," M. D. Chambers, Boston Cooking School.

"Approved Methods for Home Laundry," Mary Beals Vail, B. S., Proctor Gamble Co.

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