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10 Woodcraft Manual for Girls the four candles. The candles should be long enough to bum two hours; the centre fire » allowed to die out after toe candles are lighted. (FdHkm the cerenumy of the Rqpdar CooadL) The Woodcraft Laws The laws for the Woodcraft Girls (and for the lea^rs as far as possible) are: X. Be Brave. Courage is the noblest of all gifts. 2. Be Silent while your elders are q[)eaking and otherwise show them deference. 3. Obey. Obedience is the first duty of the Woodcraft Girl. 4. Be Clean. Both yourself and the place you live in. 5. Understand and respect your body. It is the Temple of the Spirit. 6. Be a friend of all harmless wild life. Conserve the woods and flowers, and especially be ready to fight wild-fire in foiest ox in town. 7. Word of honor is sacred. 8. Play fair. Foul play is treachery. Q. Be Reverent; worship the Great Spirit and respect all wor- ship of Him by others. 10. Behind. Do at least one act of unbargaining service every day. 11. Be helpful. Do your share of the work. 13. Be joyful. Seek the joy of being alive. When brought m*o some new; group such as the school or club, one is naturally anxious to begin by makiv a ^ood im- pression oir the others, by showing wliat one can do, provmg wliat one is made of, and by making clear one's serioumess in asking to be enrolled. So also those who form the group; they wish to know whether the newcomer is made of good stuff, and is Ukely to be a valuable addition to thdr number. The result is ndiat we call initiation trials, the testing of the newcomer. The desire to initiate and be initiated is a /try ancient, deep- laid impiilse. Handled judiciously and undt r me direction of a competent adult guide, it becomes a powerful fnroe for char- acter building, for inculcatmg self-control. In Woodcraft we carefully sdect for these try-outs such tests as demonstrate the charactor and ability Of the newcomor, and