9. Hold swimming badge or bring statement of ability to demonstrate three strokes, swim 100 yards, float and dive. Note: For alternate to swimming requirements see First Class Test, question 7, page 65. 10. Demonstrate three folk dances, using any nationality, OR be a qualified member of a school or society athletic team, playing one summer and one winter sport, OR be able to qualify for entry in a regular competition in some sport such as Tennis, Skating, Skiing. Running, Pitching Quoits, etc. REFERENCES: "Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium," Jessie H. Bancroft, Macmillan. "Summer in the Girls' Camp," A. W. Coale, Century. "Book of Athletics," Paul Withington, Lothrop. "Outdoor Sports and Games," C. H. Miller, Doubleday Page. BEE KEEPER SYMBOL--HIVE [Illustration] 1. What constitutes a swarm of bees? How do they live? Tell how honey is gathered and stored and honeycomb is built, and what part the queen, drones and workers play in the life of the colony. 2. Be able to recognize and describe each of the following: queen, drones, workers, eggs, larvae, pupae, honey, bee food, wax, pollen, propolis, brood-nest, comb, different queen cells. 3. Have a practicable knowledge of bee keeping and assist in hiving a swarm, examining a colony, removing the comb, finding the queen, putting foundation in sections, filling and removing supers, and preparing honey in comb and strained for market, and present a certificate to this effect. 4. Know which flowers afford the best food for bees, and how honey varies according to the flowers in color and flavor. REFERENCES: "Productive Bee Keeping," Pellett. Bulletins from Bureau of Animal Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture. "Life of the Bee," Maurice Maeterlinck, Dodd. "Queen Bee," Carl Ewald, Thomas Nelson and Sons. "How to Keep Bees," A. B. Comstock, Doubleday Page. BIRD HUNTER SYMBOL--BLUE BIRD [Illustration] To qualify for this badge a Girl Scout should belong to the Audubon Society[8] and be able to answer the following: 1. Give list of twenty wild birds personally observed and identified in the open and show field notes including at least the date seen, markings, food habits, nesting habits if known, and migration, if any. 2. Give game-bird laws of her State. 3. Name five birds that destroy rats and mice. 4. Give list of ten birds of value to farmers and fruit growers in the destruction of insects on crops and trees. 5. (a) Tell what the Audubon Society is and how it endeavors to protect the birds.