Chapter II

The sun is a comrade old, with a warm and hearty blessing,
The wind, with his fingers cold, will tease in rough caressing,
The friendly trees make shadow sweet, on roads that wind and wind,
The grass is tender to our feet, and even the rain is kind.

_Words by Abbie Farwell Brown_
_Music by Mabel W. Daniels_
_Copies to be had from National Headquarters_

SONGS FROM IV ENCAMPMENT OF 1ST G. S. T. S.

(_Tune_: "Mr. Zip Zip")

COMPANY A

Good morning, Caterpillar dear,
Hanging down to kiss us every day;
Good morning, Caterpillar dear,
You're never far away.
You're with us at breakfast and dinner, too;
At rest your numbers are not a few.
Good morning, Caterpillar dear,
For the beetles soon will get you,
The beetles soon will get you,
The beetles soon will get you
Here!!!

COMPANY B

Good morning! Keep your posture straight,
With your spine just as long as mine;
Good morning! Take your exercise,
With all your bones in a line;
Skull and thorax and pelvis, too,
Keep a plumb line, that's what you do.
Good morning! Keep your posture straight,
With your spine just as long as--
Your spine just as long as--
Your spine just as long as--
Mine.

COMPANY C

Good morning! When inspection comes,
Have your tent look just as neat as mine;
Good morning! When inspection comes,
Have your handles in a line;
Hide your tooth brush and paper, too,
Or they'll mark you down--
That's what they'll do.
Good morning! When inspection comes,
Have your pockets buttoned tight as--
Your tent flaps just as right as--
Your face and hands as white as--
Mine.

INSTRUCTORS

Good morning! G. S. T. S. girls,
With your brains all in a whirl;
Good morning! When the bugle sounds
Each to her chase and twirl!
To drill and dancing and fire galore,
Swimming and posture and semaphore--
Good morning at the G. S. Camp,
Where you work upon your lean-to
Longer than you mean to,
Where they keep you on the tramp, tramp, tramp.

OFFICERS

Good morning! Did you sleep last night,
When the officers had passed your tents?
Good morning! Don't you think they might
Show a little more common sense?
They say good-night when we're fast asleep,
As into our cots they coyly peep;
Good morning! Did you sleep last night,
When the officers had passed your--
The officers had passed your--
The officers had passed your--
tents?

* * * * *

(_Tune_: "How You Goin' to Keep Them Down on the Farm?")

How're you going to keep us happy at home,
After we've been at Camp?
How're you going to keep us inside the house,
After we've slept in the dew and the damp?
How will we remember, when we eat,
Not to wipe out plates?
Imagine having everything so neat.
Keeping _shoes_, _soap_, _brush_, _bags_, _pins_, _towels_,
Under blanket and sheet.
How're we going to live in a civilized town,
After we've been to Camp?

5. ACHIEVEMENTS

Whether you receive prizes or honors, points or merit badges for the attainment of a definite achievement in your camp work, it is more systematic to keep some sort of record of each individual's progress and accomplishment.

A very simple way is a book record, but a far more interesting and successful method is to make a chart placing it on a conspicuous wall space where all may study it. On the chart will be found the names of all the campers together, with the names of all the activities. In a space under these activity headings and opposite the girl's name, a space will be reserved for recording her points.

Take for example a proposed section of a chart such as the accompanying one.

For every girl who has received a point on such a chart it means that she has satisfactorily complied with the standards imposed. For example, in Nature Study we may say that Scout Jane identified perfectly 20 flowers and 15 birds.

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|CAMP CALMACO CHART RECORD |
| - for 1920 - |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| | Qualified As
| NAMES |-----------|-----|-----|------|---------|-------|--------|
| |Second |Child|First|Health|Signaller|Swimmer|Gardener|
| |Class Scout|Nurse| Aide|Winner| 2 | | |
|---------|-----------|-----|-----|------|---------|-------|--------|
|M. Bishop| * | * | | * | | | |
|---------|-----------|-----|-----|------|---------|-------|--------|
|J. Deeter| * | | * | | * | * | |
|---------|-----------|-----|-----|------|---------|-------|--------|
|B. Dean | * | | | * | | | |
|---------|-----------|-----|-----|------|---------|-------|--------|

|---------|-----------------------------------------------|
| | Qualified As |
| NAMES |--------|---------|---------|-----|-------|----|
| |Botanist|Zoologist|Map Maker|Dance|Athlete| |
| | | | | | | |
|---------|--------|---------|---------|-----|-------|----|
|M. Bishop| | | * | * | | |
|---------|--------|---------|---------|-----|-------|----|
|J. Deeter| | | | | | |
|---------|--------|---------|---------|-----|-------|----|
|B. Dean | | * | | | * | |
|---------|--------|---------|---------|-----|-------|----|

I. Section of a Chart for recording achievements of Scouts. In a large camp, a permanent backer with headings can be made, and strips for each Scout pinned on and removed when she leaves camp.]

Girl Scouts would work out such a chart in relation to and on the basis of the winning of merit badges in the fifty-seven-odd Scout subjects.

Recording is not the only means of recognition given to a girl who has made a definite achievement along some given line. But awards and honors are often given at the end of the season in many camps. However, only the merit badges will be discussed here, as this is primarily a Manual for Girl Scout camps.

It is to be remembered that the chart does not record everything about a girl. When reviewing the chart or record book before deciding who deserves the final honors, or merit badges, there are other things to be taken into account, for instance, the effort and the progress or improvement and the kind of spirit that went with the material achievement.