In 1916, every female over fourteen was a Beehive girl until she entered the Relief
Society; there were no Mia Maids, Gleaners, or Laurels. The following are out of the 373
requirements possible for a Beehive girl to earn her awards:
- Care successfully for a hive of bees for one season and know
their habits.
- Give the distinguishing characteristics of six varieties of
hen and cattle and tell the good and weak points of each.
- Exterminate the mosquitoes over an area of BD mile square by
pouring a little kerosene on the surface of all standing pools of water twice each month
during April, May, and June.
- Make two articles of underwear by hand.
- Cover 25 miles on snowshoes in any six days.
- Learn to float in Great Salt Lake and propel yourself 50
feet.
- During three consecutive months, abstain from candy, ice
cream, commercially manufactures beverages, and chewing gum
- For one month, masticate your food so thoroughly that it
slips down without any visible effort at swallowing it.
- Successfully put a new washer on a faucet.
- Care for at least two kerosene lamps daily.
- For three month, take care of milk and cream from at least
one cow and see that the pails, pans, strainer, and separator are thoroughly cleansed.
- During two weeks, keep the house free from flies or destroy
at least 25 flies daily.
- Have your toilet moved to an isolated place in the garden.
Have a frame of chicken wire built about three feet away and plant a quick-growing vines
such as cucumber or morning glories to screen it from observation.
- Whitewash your toilet inside and out.
- Know and describe three cries of a baby.
- Without help or advice, care for and harness a team at least
five times; drive them 50 miles during one season.
- During two summer months, clean ice chest thoroughly twice a
week.
- Discover ten reasons why the Columbine should be the national
flower.
- Clear sagebrush off of an acre of land.
- Know six blazes used by the Indians.
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