Pool Corn Cotton

Marshes Orchard

Woods of Any Kind Pine Woods

MORE CONVENTIONAL SIGNS OF MAP MAKING]

A sketch map, not made to scale or true as to direction or distance, but
giving enough accurate information to serve in guiding a stranger truly,
can be made very quickly and easily if the district sketched has
been observed closely. Observation is at the root of map making.

[Illustration: MAP OF GIRL SCOUT CAMP MADE BY SCOUT]

The reproduced sketch of a map made by Girl Scout, will be a guide to
the Scout who is learning how to tell a story by symbols.

THE COMPASS

The Mariner's Compass is an instrument which shows
where the North, and other directions, are. Boxing
the Compass consists in enumerating the points
beginning with North and working around the circle
as follows:

NORTH
North by East
North, Northeast
Northeast by North
Northeast
Northeast by East
East, Northeast
East by North

EAST
East by South
East, Southeast
Southeast by East
Southeast
Southeast by South
South, Southeast
South by East

SOUTH
South by West
South, Southwest
Southwest by South
Southwest
Southwest by West
West, Southwest
West by South

WEST
West by North
West, Northwest
Northwest by West
Northwest
Northwest by North
North by West

NORTH

How to Find Points of Compass Without a Compass

Every Scout should be able to find the North
without a compass. By day the sun will tell you
where the North is, and the stars by night.

How to Tell the Points of the Compass by the Sun

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Any time before noon, if you stand facing the sun,
North is at your left hand: after noon, if you
face the sun, North is at your right hand.

The Phoenicians, who sailed round Africa in
ancient times, noticed that when they started the
sun rose on their left-hand side--they were going
south. Then they reporte