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5. Mention 20 birds of great value to agriculture and say why.
6. Name ten birds that work in the orchard destroying the bark lice and other such pests.
7. Keep a journal with daily notes on the nesting of a pair of birds from setting to fledging.
8. Make and set up two successful bird-boxes.
9. Make and set up a successful lunch counter.
10. Make and set up a successful bird bath.
11. Tell what bird sanctuaries are, and why they are being established.
12. Write an original essay of 500 words giving the life history of some native bird that you know well, telling when it arrives in the Spring, how the male differs from the female, what its song is like, what are its haunts, where it nests, what its nests and eggs are like, when the young are raised and fly, what they are like at first plumage, how many broods are raised each season, what are its foods, its enemies and its peculiarities.
Degree of Hostess
May be conferred on those who take ten (LL. 8) of these tests.
1. Know the ordinary rules of courtesy, precedence, introduction, salutation, toasting, etc.
2. Have written correct notes of invitation, acceptance, declination, sympathy, congratulations.
3. Have been host at a formal luncheon, dinner or party of some kind, to at least six people for which the invitations were self-written, and menus supervised.
4. Have planned and carried out an out-door picnic or entertainment for a dozen or more guests at which refreshments were served.
5. Can state the reciprocal duties of host and guest during a visit of a week, meeting trains, punctuality, consideration of servants.
6. Has cooked a chafing-dish supper for four people which was digestible and sufficient in quantity.
7. Can tell stories and keep the guests interested, can suggest congenial amusements, seeing to it that no one person is left out of things, can also listen appreciatively and stimulate the entertainment powers of others.
8. Have risen to emergencies and take charge of party or
