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Signaling In the early days of Girl Scouting, there were no cell phones. Communication was limited to signalling and telegraphs. This supplement gives you some ideas on how girls used to communicate. Try it yourself! Wig Wam (Wig Wag) Signalling The flag used for this signalling is square with a smaller square of another color in the center. It may be either white with the smaller square red, or red with the smaller square white. A good size for Scout use is 24 inches square with a center 9 inches square, on a pole 42 inches long and one-half inch in diameter. There are but three motions with the flag and all start from, and are completed by, return to position, which means the flag held perpendicularly and at rest directly in front of the signaller. Signaller should stand erect, well balanced on the arches of the feet. The butt of the flag stick is held lightly in the right hand; the left hand steadies and directs the flag at a distance from six to twelve inches above the right on the stick. The length of the stick will determine the position of the left hand; the longer the stick the further apart must the hands be placed in order to obtain the best balance. DOT To make the dot, swing the flag down to the right until the stick reaches the horizontal and bring it back to Position. DASH To make the dash, swing the flag to the left until it reaches the horizontal and bring it back to Position.

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