Coups and Degrees 167 Whiteman’s Woodcraft (Dibaakid) The Degree of White Man’s Woodcraft may be conferred on any one who takes nine of the following tests: 1. Take, develop, and print photographs of twelve sepa- rate subjects, three interiors, three portraits, three land- scapes, and three insfantaneous “action photos.” 2. Make a recognizable photograph of any wild bird while on its nest. 3. Make a recognizable photograph of a wild animal in its native haunts. 4. Make a recognizable photograph of a fish in the water. 5. Map correctly from the country itself the main features of half a mile of road, with 440 yards each side, to a scale of two feet to the mile, and afterward draw same map from memory. 6. Measure the height of a tree, telegraph pole, and church steeple without climbing. 7. Measure width of a river without crossing. 8. Estimate distance apart of two objects a known dis- tance away and without approaching, within an average of 10 per cent. of error in ten different trials. 9, Measure a gradient. 10. Gauge accurately the speed of a stream. 11. Tell the number of gallons of water going over a fall or down a stream. 12. Gauge the horsepower of a given fall. 13. Teach the last seven to someone else. Wise Woodman (Nikwaka-winint) The Degree of Wise Woodman may be conferred on any one who takes twelve of these tests: 1. Have a list of 100 different kinds of birds personally observed on exploration in the field. 2. Have identified beyond question in the field by appear- ance or by note, 30 different kinds of wild birds in one day. 3. Have made a good clear photograph of some wild bird as in coup. , 4. Have secured at least two tenants in bird boxes erected by self. i.e., 2 species, excluding English sparrow and starling.
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