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4. Set a table and entertain guests for lunch or
dinner or afternoon tea and demonstrate the duties
of a hostess who has no maid, or one who has a
maid, to serve.
5. What are the duties of a hostess when
entertaining a house guest for a few days or more?
GUESTS:
6. When entertained as a house guest what are some
of the necessary things to be remembered?
7. What is a "bread and butter" letter? Write one.
8. When invited to a party, luncheon, dinner, or
to make a visit, how should the invitations be
acknowledged? Write at least two letters to cover
the question.
9. What are the duties of a caller, dinner or
party guest as concerns time of arrival, length of
stay and leaving?
REFERENCES:
"Everyday Manners, for American Boys and Girls," by the Faculty of the
South Philadelphia High School for Girls, Macmillan, 1922.
"Dame Courtesy's Book of Novel Entertainments," E. H. Glover, McClurg.
"Hostess of Today," L. H. Larned, Scribner.
"Bright Ideas for Entertaining," H. B. Linscott, Jacobs.
[Illustration: INTERPRETER
SYMBOL--UNITED STATES ARMY EMBLEM]
1. Show ability to converse in a language other
than English.
2. Translate quickly and accurately a conversation
in a foreign language into English, and English
into a foreign language.
3. Be able to write a simple letter in a language
other than one's own, subject to be given by
examiner.
4. Read a passage from a book or newspaper written
in a language other than one's own.
5. Write a clear intelligible letter in a foreign
language.
[Illustration: JOURNALIST****
SYMBOL--BOTTLE AND PEN]
1. Know how a newspaper is made, its different
departments, functions of its staff, how the local
news is gathered, how the news of the world is
gathered and disseminated--Inquire at newspaper
office.
2. What is a news item?
3. What is an editorial?
4. Describe briefly the three important kinds of
type-setting used today.
5. Write two articles, not to exceed five hundred
words each, on events that come within the
observation of the Scouts. For instance give the
school athletic events or describe an
entertainment for Scouts in church or school or
rally.
6. Write some special story about Scoutcraft such
as a hike or camping experience.
REFERENCES:
"Newspaper," G. B. Dibble, Holt.
"Handbook of Journalism," N. C. Fowler, Sully.
[Illustration: LAUNDRESS
SYMBOL--FLAT IRON]
1. What elements are needed to clean soiled
clothes?
2. Show a blouse that you have starched and
folded, OR
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