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50 Woodcraft Mastial for Oirig Medley Scouting The following competition in Medley Scouting took place at OM of my camps. A prize was offered for the highest points m the following: At the word, "Go." Bring a leaf of sugar- maple; and tell how it differs from other maples. Tell a short story or give a recitation. Bring a leaf of poison ivy (wrapped in a thick paper, to avoid tottchmg it), and describe the poison, and mode of counteracting Mark off on a stick your idea of a yard. Bring a leaf of witch hazel, and tell what it is good for. Bring a leaf of beech, and tell how it differs frtmi those most like it. Dance a step; any— English, Irish, Scotch, or Indian. Strike a match and light a lamp; both of them imaginary. Make a map of North America from memory in ten minutes. Give an imitation of some animal, actions or sounds. Play the part of an Indian woman finding her warrior dead. For each of the first 20 competitow, points were given: the prize adjudged by the total. Some of these stunts may seem trivial, but there was a pur- pose in each, and that purpose was served. In the Indian wi^, for examole, we wished to select the best actor for play. Most of the girls failed. Two were good, but one, nearly the smallest in camp, was so fine that she brought tears mto the eyes of many. The selection of the various leaves impressed these kiiufa on all, especially those who failed to bring the right ones. The animal imitation and dance was introduced to cultivate the spirit of going fearlessly in and' doing one's best, however poor It mi^t be. The imitations of monkey, lynx, cat, panther, raoose, etc., developed a keen observation, and a lot <rf good natural history that was intensely interesting as well as amusing. The water-boihng was particularly instructive and was tried twice. The first time the winner took 14 minutes, and the sec- ond best 20. The last time, the winner's time was 8 minutes, and the second erne's 10. Still-Hunting the Buck, or the DMr-Huat The deer is a dummy, best made with a wire frame, on which soft hay is wrapped till it is of proper size and shape, then all »