Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 THE STARS AND STRIPES 69 Fold Figure 3 at line OC, lay edge OD on edge OB, and smooththe fold OC, The result is Figure 4. Cut vertically XY, choosing point Aso that OX is equal to OA.0 F will be about one-third of OX. Open the portion XYO, and there appears the half star… … Fig. 7 It is a curious fact that the side of the star is very nearly 1.9times the radius of the circle ; and 1.9 is the proportion of thelength to the height of the national ensign required by ExecutiveOrder 1637. The lines in Figure 1 may at first be laid off by a protractor.Practice will soon…
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