Plan for • progression

~ • I S I June ~ 1 r cout 1962

Ideas for out-of-doo1 s j~-.......,;.__._J;

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The commemorative stamp honoring Girl Scouts of the U.S.A . will be released on July 24 at the Roundup, at Button Bay Park, Vermont.

In addition to the Senate Resolution commending Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., which was printed in the May •Leader,• several tributes to the movement were made in Congress on March 12, 1962: in the Senate, by Senators Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota, Roman L. Hruska of Nebraska, and Kenneth B. Keating of New York; in the House of Representatives, by Congressmen Silvio o. Conte of Massachusetts and Peter W. Rondino, Jr., of New Jersey. The State Legislatures of Massachusetts and Michigan passed congratulatory resolutions.

Your Roundup patrol will be interested to know that there will be Roundup staff members from the following countries: Brazil, Burma, Colombia, Denmark, Great Britain, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Sweden, and Switzerland.

A new active-adult capacity of "Special Service" was announced at spring Presidents' Meetings. This year's graduating Senior Scouts can be the first to continue their active membership by rendering special service to Girl Scouting as adults in this new capacity .

Lady Baden- Powell, World Chief Guide, gave an inspiring talk to the national staff at a Fiftieth Anniversary party at National Headquarters. Seventy- five staff members were invested at this time, one of whom-drawn by lot-had the honor of being invested by the World Chief Guide .

A charter has been granted to the new Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts (Eatontown, New Jersey), which consolidates three former councils.

International assignment accepted: Miss Martha Benn, District Adviser of the Long Beach Area Council (Long Beach, California), will accompany Senior Girl Scouts on the co- operative project with The Experiment in International Living in Germany from July to September, 1962.

The Experiment in International Living, an organization whose standards for selection are as demanding as ours, has accepted every member-including the leader-of Senior Scout Troop 142 of Longmont, Colorado (Mountain Prairie Coun­cil, Greeley ) as a regular experimental group to visit families in the Nether­lands this summer. The girls, all excellent students, have been together since Brownie days. Visit (not sight-seeing trip ) has been in planning for two years: money-earning projects-were dignified and in keeping with Girl Scout standards.

The illustrations by Saul Lambert for "The Weeping Eye" in the July "Ameri­can Girl" have recently been cited for excellence by two societies-the Art Di­rectors Club of New York and the Society of Illustrators. The art director of "American Girl," Phil Hummerstone, is also art director of the "Leader."

The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, in Savannah, had a distinguished visitor on St. Patrick's Day, when former President Truman included it in his morning stroll . He was greeted there by a delegation of Girl Scouts.

The Birthplace is open to visitors on weekdays (including July 4 and Labor Day ) from 9:00A.M. to 4:30P.M.; on Sundays, 2:00-4:30 P.M.

Under a reciprocal program, the Zonta Clubs of Kingston, Ontario, and Oswego, New York, each year sponsor ten-day exchange camping visits for two Girl Guides and two Girl Scouts, according to the spring 1962 issue of •The Zontian.•

At the Seattle World ' s Fair this summer, 140 trained Senior Scouts from nearby councils will guide troops on Program Trails for Girl Scouts.

On Wednesday, May 2 (Girl Scout Day at the Fair), our President, Mrs. Charles U. Culmer, dedicated the Girl Scout Rose Garden, for which 250 Girl Scout rose bushes were donated by the grower, Jackson & Perkins. THE END

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Speak your mind

Who reads the ''Leader"?

Hucknall, '-:ottingham. England \\'hat enjoyment the writer Is having read­ing through the CmL Scot.,. LEADER for January 1962. As an eighty-year-young Scoubnaster, ~till in hamc~~. and press and publication officer for a District Boy Scout Association, any Scout or Girl Guide paper is devoured.

!\ow what has prompted this letter be­sides congratulations on Jubilee and your lovely calendar and periodical? '·Fools rush in where angel~" have more sense, so ex­pect anything.

On page 14. ''Along Heritage Trail," is a pict1.1re bearing the caption, "a form of punishment. . . .-the stocks." It may well be that in the States they were and are called stocks, but were you in a Quiz Team Program here in Englund you would lose points if you ~o described "stocks." This fonn of punbhment u:as and i~ the "pillory," where head and hands are locked. "Stocks," a ldndrcd form, i~ where the culprits arc seated and their ankles are similarly locked.

In this case they were more apt to re­ceive from hooligans passing by additional fom1s of punishment by being pelted at ''ith refuse.

I hope thb will be taken (as I am sure it \\ill) in a good ~pirit-for as the late Bernard Shaw wrott·, "En~t~nd and Amer­ica are two lands di,ided by the same language."

Purple Chief "Broken Claw" (\V,tlter C. Spon, P.C., B.C.)

EmTon's \Jon:: Ptuple Chief "Broken Claw" is right. Even in "the State~." it's a pillory if only the hands and ht'ad arc locked into the frame-as we could have learned, if only we'd consulted \\ (•bstcr in time. We ac­k-nowledge our error with embarrassment.

The Annive1·sary issue

Allentown, Pa. Yesterday the :-.rarch LE.mr.n arrived .... I read every word of it at one sitting and have been calling Ill) Scout friends and asking them to do likc'' 1~c. Jt is the best interpretation of the [Girl] Scout movement o\·er fifty years imagin.tble Facts-the out­ward symbols of l!rowth-but in every case illwninated b\· the intancibles that make Scouting p-eat. How you a~sembled the \·aried article,., to tell the story is a marvel to me.

-Ruth L. Frick (:-.Irs. John A. Frick)

Fonner member, ~ational Board of Directors

Vineyard Haven, Mass. Your anniversary hsne is a masterpiece­the right oombination of nostalgia and stimulus. Of COline I loved the ancient pictures, and I think your selection of repr~entative ones was very good. Con. gratulations again and again!

- Dorris S. Hough ~!ember, National Board of Directors

South Boston, ~!ass. The March 1962 issue evokes wonderful memorit·s (in me, thirty-eight years of

JUNE 1962

them), enkindles friendships with remark­ably talented, generous Girl Scouts, and deepens pride in a movement which looks from a past so rich in scr\'ice to a future confident that-with God's help-"we can, if we think we C<ID."

-~lary :-.1. Doyle Intemational-Jnlicttc Low Chainn.m,

Region I

Grundy Center, Iowa The .\larch LEADER is the most wonderful issue 1 have ever seen! From President Kennedy's message to the pictures of the ~ational Presidents, it is an inspiration.

-.\fargarct \litchcll (:\Irs. Carroll R Mitclwll)

Senior Leader and District Chairman. Golden Tnsst•l Council

Hobart, lndiallll ~Iy LEADER magazine this month ha~ brought me clo~cr to Scouting, after re;~din~ all the articles about the beginning. than all the other matcri.tl I have seen .md read.

-:\Irs. J. E. \'iers

Salt Lake City. Utah A most fervent thank-you for the uniquely excellent GIRL ScoUT LEADER. Though I arn merely a troop committee mother, each month I eagerly read the L~::.-~.o~.:..R from cov­er to cover.

In the best Po~itive Thinking attitude, you pre,ent ways of helping girls become fulfill­ed, useful adults. while they burst with de­light in the process.

I ll>e your articl1•s as guideposts in raising my three daughters as gratefully <Is others use them to advantage in enriching their troops' experiences.

We apologize

Annelle Odegard ( :-.lrs. Don Odegard)

Forestville, N.Y. Boy, did you publishers goof! The frame­work puzzle "Roundup Memories," by ,\Iau­reen Pettigrew, proved quite a challengc­I found words missing, and squares undark­ened that should have been cbrkened.

\[ro;. :\Iary Congdon

EorroR's xOT.t.: \Ve apologize to :\Jr,. Petti­grew and to those who worknl on the puzzle-we checked and checked, but still we made mistakes. Sorry!

From au author Br0\\1\S\'ille, Texas

I must tell you how very thrilled 1 am to see our "Story Hour" >tory in the February LEADER. r almost feel like a cdebrity. I have received fan letter>. heard from old friends, and even received two gift,-a songbook from Chicago and a box of candy from San Francisco. The most interestin~ letter came from .Massachusetts-a member of the Region I Committee and her husband are coming this way to hirdwatch, and arc interested in Padre Island.

I really loved the Fiftieth Anniversary LEADER. It's wonderful.

-Henri De Stefano (Mrs. F. W. De Stefano)

Author!

Author! The idea of "Stories for Brownies" developed when the author was a day-cctmp unit leader. \lary Robinson ( :-.1rs. D:wid) Sive is a librar­ian, a leader, and mem­ber of the Troop Camp­ing Committee, Rockland County Council, 1\.Y. She has two Girl Scout daugh­ters, and twin sons, age 6. She looks for her fifth child and her master's de­gree in June. The Sives live in Pearl River, N.Y.

Sivc

Green

Gl.itlys J. Green ("Big As :\II Outdoor~") wn'> ,ul Intennediate Scout, and has been a professional Girl Scout worker since 1957. !<.Iiss Green has served as director of Camps Alice Mt>rritt and ~1. D. Vreeland. and is presently a district advis­er in the Connecticut \ · allev Council. She is a rt·al sk;ing enthusiast.

~laddine S. ~lurphy .. \s­sistant Director of the Pro(!ram Development Di\·ision of the Program Dt·partment, has been a Girl Scout, a leader, and a professional worker since 1927 "hecause Girl Scouting offers the var-iety of things I like to .\1urphy do." Among these things, the author of "Special EveJJts-HJ63" mentions \\Titing, and photography, and ··C',nnping. naturally!''

'-:aylor

Harriet (:-.Irs. George) Xaylor, who tells how to "~lake the ~lo~t of Train­ing.'" is a training spe­cialist in the Personnel Department. i\Jrs. :'\aylor, a graduate of Barnard College. has served on the Xational Personnel Com­mittee, and with councils in Florida and ~ew York.

Priscilla ~ewell, author of "Change!" is a member of tl1e Training Division of tl1e Personnel Depart­ment, and previously was a professional worker in Ypsilanti, l\Iichigan. l\Iiss Newell holds an .\LA. de­gree from the University of l\lichigan, and is a member of the ·Adnlt Education Association.

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It's for you! Inside information to help

you use the "l.,£'ader"

N .. that smoke ) ou sec on the oppo,Jte 1 .!,e doesn't mc:1n ''Lift off' on program ch.-m~e. :"\ot \ct. But the countdown l•.ts 'tarted. How • nc:1r read~ are ) ou' (Read ~Chauge!" nnd sc< ) In thi> i"ue \H' bring )1111 not onl) the h."ic dcsi{!n for prnt.:r.nn l'llilll!);e-"Fr.unc\1 nrk for Progn·"ion"-hut ,,),o n pn·1 ic11 of thtl '' .ty till' four age klt'l' will luvk 111 uniform. ,\ncl 'uggcstions on ll(m to rn.1lt• the mo't <•f tht· tr.tining that will be l~•ming your \\II) m tlw follow­Ill!! months 511 th.lt \'Oil 1nll hn1 e Ill'<"<'" to

ncw n1atcrLtl as 1t 'l>el·nnle, ul·,ul.tblt• ,md he ablt' to t.tkt• ~nttr 0\\n p.trl in program t•h;mgt·.

Fiftf.'cn numths, ,IJttl counting! Xotil-c. pl<:ase, th.tt tl11• h,t,il tlt·sigu lot progr.un l·han!!c 1, .:1 trmu. 11nrk for J•ro(!H~tnu. ~ frame\\ork to nuke it <'•l'icr fur IOU to do wb.tt rou\c been tr)lllg to tlo til along 10 ) our Girl .S<:out JOb.

Still t'Otmtm~;: 'l'ruops "1ll h,t\C n ) c.tr in \\ luch to get their UJUfonns 10 ~h ,,,.. for the launchiu~ of )lJU);I:llll change. \ t•s, thnse )Oil 'ee on p.tgc JU ,tre offid.1l " of the time ~ o11 find them 111 }'OUr ioc-.Jl equipmt nt ngent-y thts ~ear. \\ t' cnll } our nltt'IIhon to the fact tbat the modification arc 1crv ~light. ~I akt plans head, 1utlt the girls, for the troop to ht• muforntl)· untfonncd b) fall 1003. ( \lcantime. tf counct), come h1 .mv good .tt tum photogr.lphs \\ith tlu• Ill'\\: loa( p),•,tw ,h,u, thl'tll \\lth tilt' L~ 'l"lll~)

Lt>.uln s of llr<11111it•s .tnd young lnt<-rmc cli­nks, .b 11cll .ts t unp diri'Clnrs, 11il! find a \Walth of open-end progra111 projc<:t m "Hi!! As -\II Outdoors." ( \cht.~lh'. \\Ouldn't IOU

enjoy 'Oull' of thcs•• actl\'ltic' yoursdf?) Dcf­irutelv fur l:lro11 nic~. though, me the storit•s sngg~stcd for ~tmy ho11r :tl <Lty c.tlltp .mel all year mum I ( p.tgc• I::!).

.\t t!w ntlll'r 1 11d of thl• st·alt•, lht• ",\nimul C.m· Aiclt•o;" proJCd IS lor s .. uior .'imuts .• md "Sprt·ial E1 en I,.:.. WCH" t..JJ, 11 hat is on the horizou for qu.1hf11 1 S··n··1rs nnd adult>. /,eaclen of <.;t•uinr troot"· please •hare tllit t~rlicle tdlll 1/0llr r:irh.

Gomg nhroad 111th Ctrl S<.•out~ this \e.tr­or ne,t. mnyhc? Stc pa\!t' 7 for tip~ II; hoth lc.ult·r- .Hid g1rls on ho\\ to gt•t lht• mo't o11t of .l trip nml lx· ,, cn·dit to thl• lJnitt•d State:. aml Girl Scouhn~

For infonnat1on .tbout the Cui ~H~ut rom­ml·moratllc t nnp .mtl pro,!r.tm uggestions in ronncdion 11 ith at~ rei .l,C, n ad ' Round­up and \our Camp." C.unp (hrcctors, cs­pcciall~, 1111l fmd this article usdlll.

Conunt.: nco;t fall-t11o Ill'\\ u•lumus in tht Lt:..llllll: .t prugr 1111 du~-k on \'loii'1U<'-\.'

GtHL l·nnll'nts 111d pag•· called hbt.mt Pm­!!fi.'Un.

.\nd now 11'~ goodbye till f.rll. This i' the last issue of the Lt".AIIER nntil 1ou re<·dve ) our October 1 s11c in Septt!ml>er: So-if you .trc due to rcrc ghtt>r during tht• summer, don't dda~ I \ "" 11 .mt to lw amon).( the ftrst to St't' tlw 11niform an·cssorit-> in wlor in thl' tww Chi S(·n11t C.ttnlog, and you won't w.mt to mi'' ,, 'iul!lt i\sne of tlw L~:.\n£R during the l'Utmtdn\\ n for program d1.mgc. lifE :E:->11

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G irl Scout

Leader )111•e IUh~. \'ol. 39. 'I.Jo. 6

Co11ll•11ts

Flaslll's!

~1wak Your .\lind

\ntlwr~ Author!

It\ for ) ou! < 'h.m!!e! Pri,cilla ,\ { u ell

Gt•ing .\b1 o td-wJth Gar! Scouts, Betty Jl Collins

:'\.lltllt "Simple Things, \Jarie E. C:mttlcttc

l"ntnw,,·ork for Progn·,sion

.\Ink I' the \fo,t of Tr.tiniug, Ilarrict :\ aylnr

Rig '\s All Outdoor , c:ladys }. Crt rn

Rmmdup nnd Your C.unp. Cathrnnl' 'J llttmmctt

Spc.~·wl Ewnts 1963. \laddine \lurplry

Stoa ws for Brmllucs. \fury Rol1insc111 Sil·c

J\nim.tl Cart' Aid(•S, C:tn mlolyn G. 1;1" IliOn'

llnifonns-Thi~ F.11l Just \\'hat y.,,. \\ .1 Jt(•d

Pre< autions 1 ,. S.tft C'nr Tr:l\'d, Tlwmas .4.ppert

Sut·t·~ss Stories

) outbpo\n~r 011 till' \lo\l'

Build in Board

l'rol>lcrn Clinic

Credit, foi rlr."' ill~ nml photugr •• phs on page ~-;

E)thcr R. Bien, Publisher

\'irgima Greene, Editor -\IKe White, .'\s~uciate Editor ~lar) n. Iron:., Associate Editor Tillie W. Green, Managing Editor Phil llummerstone, Art Editor L. R. Barnhart, Adcerti.ring Manager

Editorial Board C/Kiimuw: Ali~ S. 1\l\ulrn, l'rogTam D~pnrtment

D.,.parlnll 111 '"'l"r•• nt<Jtlc '"'' Rrrenfet' E. Hrss, Jull<t H. Brussel, ~lnrgaute Hnll, LoubCJ Kjdhtrom. ~rtn•de Simpson, lr~ne Anthony

PubJi,hed by the Cui Scout~ of the U.S.A • :!>Irs. Charles U. C.'ulma, l'ruidcnt Louise .-\. Wood, ,\lltlorull l.%Ccult&l! Dirtclor \ID. John D. H..ss~lbdn, Chalmwn, ProgrtJm Comm•llel! \ln. llichnrd Plaut, Chnlnmm, .\lagn:in• Ct>mrnrtt•~

GIRL SCOUT L£ADEI\, published monthly from October to June br Cltl Scouta of tht U.S.A .. 8;>0 I lnrtl \Hnu~. :\cw York 22. :-;.)'. Copyright, 1962, (C by Girl "'r .. ut· of 1h• U5. \. ~<·<'nnd·duts J)<••l8fle pai,f nt ,\cw York, ~.Y., and at arlditional ,.,_.,)i"" C~ffice•. "'uLt<r<pti n tJ.SO a '~' a'n the t nthd St~rd and Cannrla, <.2 >O """' h«~. \'ol 39. :-.o fl. I nor, 1!162

GIRL ~COOT LEAm R

Try this-buy that-look for-reach for-mo\-e up to-Ever> day you are asked

to try somethin new or do something differently. But whether it is usin~ a new

brand of soap or ndjusting a family routine, these activities arc test· of your

ability to change. and they often nrrive before you are prepared for them.

Adults in Girl Scouting have been invoh·ed for some timt' in a process of

change in council organization. and close on the heels of this comes an e'citing

change in program design. This program is based on the changing needs of

girls in a changing world-a \\Orld in which there have been more major chan~es

in the last fifty years than in its entire history-from buggies to rockets, player

pianos to stereo. [Continued on next page]

I low h,t\ l' :011 '' t•.tthered tht 'tmm? Ho\\ ~re.tl is ; our C'otp.tdt: lm eh;mgt•? 'l'r: this short tc•st to me.mtrt• ;our fle~ibilit:. Go .tht .td-uo one's looking-

1. Do you tend to~ ti(k to )Our gnn,·· once you\,• made up your mind about -omt tlung?

2. Do yun ha' c all or~.mi:tcd systl'Jn fore\ erytlun~? !3. Don a "' itda 111 the mona ill!.! routine of getting the family off to ,chon! .and

\\OT~ up ct ) om da~? 4. Doyout\tr ''ish things \\ould <top lon:rcnough for yon to get caught up'> .). Do )OU ,a\OJd major jobs that need to })., done in ordt>r to take c:tre of all the

"httlt" thmgs? H. Do you t'\tl ft>el p< .. 'Opla .art• jabt mJking thin!!' hnrd< r for yun? i. Do you ft...! •·aatil'.al of othl'r 1wnple and tlw1r pl.an, or idem.? IS. Do vou ,.,., ... 1du"' to tr\' sOIIIdhin!.! new hn:;ll&st• 1·oaa "'kno\1' it 11on't work''? !J. Do ~011 11<11'1\' nhont drci.sions ,,lt.or Lhev arc na.tdt·?·

111. Du ~mlt'lt'r.lnul nlnrsdf 1\lshmc you hadn't ,,,it! that? II. Dn )un ,,,J.; uthtr Pt!Ciplt• In nMkt• ;onr deci,inn, fur ~ou? 12. Do you h.1w tronhle mal-tnt.! up your mind? 13. Do ) 1111 jnmp tn t'Onclusium? 11. Do yn11 1\l'.tr )"llr ft•t•lin!.!' on your slee1e ;md takt· ever)thmg JX'fo;Onlllly? 1.';. Bt•fnn )'Oil t.tka on a prnjt·d, do ~-ou imi>.t on l't 111!! "!wad 111an in th~ show"

or-lh. Do \Oil n1ust• to take the m.1jor n•--.pousil>iltt) for .t JOb and ju t llffcr to hdp?

Oftl"n

Yon m,l\ h,1\l' .1lre.tCh rt'Ctl~nizcd the ri!!id lwh.l\ ior p.ttterno; t'\jll'l'swcl in · tlat·st' questions il!> stumbling blo<·ks to out•'s .abilit\ to mert ch.me;e. If mme than ten of 1 our .111\\\ t rs full iu the "often;. column. 'on rna\ \\ .u.Jt to t.tkc •Ill hone't look at 'our ft>elin~' .1 bm;t tnin~ nt''' things and con idt•r how ~ ou can cxp.1ncl \"CIIIr hodzon ns ,, first step in huildinr: .1 smmcl h;his lor ch.111ge. 'J'Im b not to sngc;l:'st blind couformit; a~

a snh~titntt•. \\ ht dt•<:i,aou to chaugc should alwm' ht• h."ed on so11nd pt indplt·s, hnt rC',HlinPss to make thew dt·t·isiom t·.m lx~ n•~atC"d h~ OfK'II-mindcclness, cnnfi­dcru I' in tilt i"clgmrnt af othen, .nu.l confid£ net iu ynursclf.

Ho\\ Jon!! h.ls it hu:n sinC'r \on\e trie--d a new Jla\or of ict c11 .un? 111r. 1 ~D • J ur 01 not• 1huut th Aullun. M~ p.aL!e 3~

0 C.IRL SCOu1 LEADt R

By Betty H. Collins

Going

abroad-with

Girl Scouts

Leaders with firsthand expe~·ience tell

what makes a group of Senior Scouts

good ambassadors of the United States

and of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

C "To ex-perience being called a foreigner was a bit of a shock-and being called 'America' as a group or ·~rrs. U.S.A.' >vas truly a thrill. ... Being known as 1·epresentatives of om national organization and our country reminded us of the responsibility we carried." So said the adult leader of a Senior Scout group that took part in the 1961 International Exchange Program for Girls. Right now, as this issue of the LEADER 1·each­es you, other adults are getting ready to go with Senior Scouts to international events this summer, where they too will have the opportunity, but als? the awesome responsibility, of being ambassadors for the United States of America.

How does a girl or an adult leader go about becom­ing a good representative to another country? It's hard to sav. because she cannot learn it in a few short montl;s. She has been learning to be a good citizen since the time she was born; she has been learning to be a Girl Scout since the time that she first made her Promise.

All the in:fonnation necessary cannot be included in one article, but adult leaders and Senior Scouts who are going abroad, either as part of a nationally spon­sored event or as a traveling troop, may find some help and guidance from the following comments of leaders who have participated in intemational ·events iu pre­vious years.

Personal qualifications "Every adult leader should have had several years' ex­perience in Senior Scouting-as troop leader, planning board adviser, and/or Senior conference leader. She should have had some experience in traveling with The author is a specialist iD the Progl"am Department.

JUNE 1962

Foreign currency calls for knowledge and fast thinking

Senior Scouts. Foreign travel or experience with groups other than Americans is ven: desirable."

"I cannot emphasize too much the need for selecting girls ''"ho are mature in judgment, willing to share, exceedingly pleasant; who show a real interest and re­gard for people of other lands- their customs and ways of llving. show intelligence without making situations to display it, exemplify kindness and respect, have a deep feeling for our World Association, and show pride in wearing the World Association emblem and ap­preciate what it stands for.''

"Each girl and adult must be a well-informed Amer­ican and must demonstrate an understanding willing­ness to learn."

"Girls should do a little soul-searching, before start­ing out, in what their religion means to them. Can they use it while away from home, can they explain and defend its tenets without becoming emotional? Do they feel ashamed to be different and at the same time feel guilty about such an attitude? Girls are very much interested in this aspect of differences, but some are not well prepared."

"Are girls \villing to accept living away from their beaux and to receive letters that tell about dating other girls? This can cause quite a stir!"

Preparation "No one could possibly give a leader all the informa­tion she would like before she leaves home."

"Girls must be prepared to accept the program as it comes. H they knew in advance everything that was going to happen, there would be no sense of adventure -.mel no need for selecting responsible, matme, adjust­ab$ participants." [Continued on page 29]

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By JJa,.ie E. Gaudette

Am· bini, common or rare, b · f,r,dn.tting to \\ntch

Nature's

simple

things

C A leaclt'r at the Edith .\l.tc~ Training School was :1\ked how she happened to know .~o many very com­mon flowers-most of tht m called "weeds." Her an­~wcr was that she h.td been horn and reared bet'n~en the \\Tong side of tlw tr.wks and a dump. The very <·ommon thb1g.~ in n.ttun.' were her birthright.

Perhaps that is wLen• we should begin our interest in nature. How mall\ ul us have noticed the llhlll\'

sh;tdes of geranium fli)\\"('r,? Is the nm.tryllis show more brcath-taiJu~ th.m .1 roadside [Mt<:h of yello\\ star grass, which is also .m am;u·~·llis? The star grass is <l

!{reat deal smaller, lml beautiful just the sarm .. H.l\'e we ever given ourseh·es the plc.lsmt' of lookin!!; for .l

t·hickweed pl.mt in bloom in somt• sheltered place when snow is still on the ~round? Dn \\ e know wllat the poinsettia is doing, right now, in its 11ative home? And ''hat of thl' blue lupint• .1nd the yellow poppies that .tre like grt>at splotches of p.1int spilled o\·er tlw side~ uf tlllT \\'estern mountains?

A bird is a bird, whether it makes its nest in vour dothespin b.tg on the b.tc:k porch. or in a homt·niade box you h.wc pro,ided. or in the f.mciest or the wm­monest tree .. \ cricket is h.mdsomc. wondrous to be­hold, <lnd the song catches your ht•.lrt whetlter heard from the top of an ash pile or from the grass around .1 850,000 house. Perhaps the most wondrous thing in nature is one of the commonest-the earthworm. The sptder and the' ant-.md \Oilll' kind of each is near ~ ou -h,we mu<."h to tea<."h us.

\\'hy not begin our ccms<>rvatiou with the commonest things we h.we arow1d us? It could be that we have ~·mphasized the rare too much. \ \" e han? seen ~roup~ go unt to view .1 rare orchid-and ruin .1 love]~ p.ttt'h of moss Ill the passing.

\\'hen we sa\' that conservation is a state nf mind we mean just that. \\ e do not eunserve a thing on]~· hcc.mse it is rare. \\'hat is mre in one part of our t•otmtn. or the world. m.n be o\·erh common in an­other. \Ve do not conservt, or coutrof. according tu our '' hims of like m· dislile. \\'p do all we can to help keep nature in good balance \\ ith all due respect for the minds of hum.1u beings. \\ e do not as yet kl1o\\ "hat t•;tch bnd oi life does in l,.t:cping tJ.ttnre balanc:t>d.

l'erhaps we do not ask ourseh cs enough qnestions. And when we do ask .1 cpH.'stion it is likel)- to be "\ \ h<tt is the plant o ~mimal callt'd~" r.tthcr th.m ""hat does it do?" \Yhat a thing doc:. is \'.tstl~ more imporhmt than the name mankind has giwn it.

Here arc some things. to watch for:

Ho\\ does a horse ~et up, front legs or hind legs lirst? Does this have .un thing to do \\ith the wa~ it protects itsdf? \\'ithout "capons of anr kind. how do you protect yourself?

Does a hen c:lose its cy1•s from the lop down. or from

]11< unthor, \lari< E. Gaud•-th, is a ronsult.tnt lo tb<.' Pm1-'Tllm !'t p.lrtment.

C:IHI. SCOuT 1 F. \DEI\

"1Vhether we look or whether u:e listen, tee hear life m urmttr or see

it glisten" in the commonplace things that are all around us

the sides to the middle. or from the bottom up? Why? Where is the "stinger" ou a mosc1uito? On a bee?

For what are thev nunnallv used? Fishes h;tvc ;nam· fins. Do thev use them all in

swimming? Got a goldfish or a guppy around at which vou could look? · Are there two kinds of flowers on a begonia? If so, what are the, called?

Is an Af1:ican violl't a "violet"? Is there anything abou t the number of petals that will answer this ques­tion for vou?

Do a bird and a reptile or. let us say, a pigeon and a garden snake, have anything in common?

"'hy does an ant follow such a zigzag trail when awav from the nest? How far can ants see?

The orange butterfly weed. kin to tl1e common milkweed, spla~hc~ its gay color .1long summer roadsides

It ntay l1<· a surprise to learn that tJd, he<· io; gathering "bee glue" to us<• in,idc the hive

JU'\"E 1962

All these questions. and thousands like them, can be answered b} watching these living things live. Dis­secting \\'ill not give the answer, because most of these questions have to do with behavior, and creatures do not "behave" when dc~1cl or under anesthesia.

You and I aim to give our Girl Scouts things that they. in tum. can pass on to other children-now, and as the years slip by-things to look at and ponder over, that will help them to see some of the wonders of tllis world. And these gifts will not hinge upon one's ed­uctttion, economic condition. or place of bi1th. On the wrong side of tlw tracks and near a dump is not such a bad "accident of birth"! :"Jot if we are able to see and feel the splendor of life in the smallest and commonest thing. Till' E:\1)

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• progress1on

The basic design for program change. u:hich u.:i/1 take place in the fall of 196.3

One program with four age-Je,·el adaptations

1\ccognition of membership

Helps to new groups and new leaders

Framework for on­going nctivities

Wider opJ>ortunities

Stimulu~ to continue

Foundation of all Girl Scout program

Brownie Girl Scouts 7 -8-ye.u-olds

(2nd and 3rd grades)

Brownie Promise Brownie pin Xew girls meet mem­bership re<Juirements and are invested

Program starters

~lore structt1re for activities but no ranks and badges

Intertroop Council

Bridge to Junior Girl Scouting

Junior Girl Scouts 9-1 0-11-,ear-olds

( -!th. 5th, 6th grades)

Promise and Laws Girl Scout pin '\ew girls meet mem­bership requirements <tud are invested ~{embers ha,·e rededi­eation ceremony

Program starters

Ranks and badges geared to the age level

Intertroop Council

Bridge from Brownie .md to Cadette Girl Scouting

Cadette Girl Scouts 12-l 3-14-vear-olds

(7l11. 8th, 9th grades)

Promise and Laws Girl Scout pin '\lew girls mee~ mem­bership requirements and are invested ~{embers have rededi­cation ceremony

Progr.tm starters

Rtwks and badges geared to the age level

Tnter·troop Conncil In ter,-ouncil

Bridge from Junior .md to Senior Girl Scouting

Senior Girl Scouts 1.5-16-17 -vcar-olds (lOth, lith, 12th

grades)

Promise nnd Laws Girl Scout pin Xew girls meet mem­bership requirements <Uld are invested .\{embers ha,·e rededi­cation ceremony

Program starters

Expnnsion of special interests Strong common core

Intertroop Council Intercouncil ~ational-international

Bridge from Cadette Girl Scouting and to adult role

Promise and Laws, service, troop management, citizenship, international friendship, hetllth and safety (This foundaticm will permeate all program through activities related to the arts, tl1e home, and the out-of-doors.)

C The total design fur progr.un change is built upon the foundation seen at the bottom of the framework ch.trt. The foundation is the essence ol Girl Scouting. It gh·es the distinct character to our organization. The unic1ucness is not in any one part of the foundation, but is a combination of all of the foundation elements. \\'e believe that these elements must come through pro­gram to all girls at all age le\·C'ls.

As one direct outcome of the Program Studv, citi­zenship, international friendship, and health ana" safety have been built into the foundatiou. These important elements are not segmented fields of interest as form-

erl~. hut are a necessary part of all Girl Scout program.

One program, four age ler;els The top of our chart shows the four age levels into which our girl members will be grouped in order to promote leaming th.lt is harmonious with the needs and interests of girls in the primary school years. girls in the middle-gr.tde } ears. girls in the junior high school years, and girls in the senior high school year~.

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Ench age level will ha,·e its own disUncti\C uniJonn (see page 19) and insigni:t. All basic items of insignia are being retnined. (Continued on page 2:2)

GJRL SCOUT LE-\DER

C Tr.lining Ius alw.t~s been one of the fringe bene­fits in Girl Scout volunteer jobs. The fun and fellow­ship of trainin~ events give .tn addt·d fillip to our 'nvicc to Girl Scouting. With progr.lm change and council org.llm:.ttion mm·ing along, .til of us will be in­voh t..'<l in some sort of tr.tining. A few "Be Prep.lred" hints mn) help you make the mo,t of tlte training op­porlnnit) that come~ your '' ay.

Fir:.t of ull. don't mis~ it! Watch \'our council bulletin and listen nt neighborhood mt.•etil;~s to find out what tramtnq t<: com in~ up fur ~on ns p:trt of ) our council's pl.u". As ) 011 prepare to .tttend, \tudy the ~tated pur­pus~ and dc ... cription of the training event in order to J...nm\ \\ h.tt to e'\pect. If \\ h.1t you'd liJ...c to learn does­u' l Sl'Cill to be included, ,1sk ~·our ucighborhood chair-111.\11 or volll' troop cclllsult.mt which training event is the nght ont Jor you. You'll fiud \vhal you need some­whcrc. You ma; find it in a h1rgl' conference, or in smnll groups meeting in your own neighborhood.

Training committees are planniug to keep all mem­lwrs aha·ast of program change and t·otmcil coverage thmugh .til the tr.1ining that is rct;ularl~· scheduled. r.onncil trainers will be fnrni,lwd new materials, and ,,,]1 be usin~ tht'TTl in tr.1inin~ cvcnh .ts the materials .1rc rdea~cd for gener.1l u~e. Be 'urc )'Oil keep yourself up to date.

In onlcr to be free to focus on the lcaming e\peri­eneE>, try to get ot11cr rbpon,ibilities .md ubli~ation' under control. It\ Lrd to le:tm if unfinished bu~iness is houndin!! y(J:J . St·te,Jtish tcllm that adults cnn le.m1 ht'tll'f th.tn childrCil ('.111, :ts long liS the\ .Ue comfort­uhlt• .md free to conc·entrate their .lltl'fttion on the ,uhjcd, nml .lrt• not held to strict time sthedul(.>s. Think ahout yom job. yom communi!\', and yolll current situ­.1tion. so th.1t ,-ou cau sec the connt>ction between wh.tt 'ou lt•arn ~1nd wh.tt ,·on .tlrt•,lcl\' know. Check the tn.t!l•ri.tls \'OU have, to he• SUr(' sou)e of the .lllS\\'t:'fS

you nrc scl•king aren't pigeouholcd iu your own desk, .md to n•frc'h your memory .tbout things the trainer m.1\' lw .1ssuming t·ven on(' knows.

\\'hill• \ Oll arc .ittending train in~ SCssiOUS, seek l'rmci/1/c.., to ~uide you in yo~r sitn.ttion. not gimmicks m dct.tiled illmtrntions. T.tke }Our share of respon­sihilit) for critical listening. Tt·st what ~·ou hear agaimt ) IIIII' I'X(Wticncc" .md other information you h,tve. How­e\ er. tJ y to ket•p your comments in the general clis­t'IIS,ion a\\·ay from personal clet.1ils .mel toward cltmfy­iug the principle<; that will ht'lp e\'eryone present. Your tt,tiner \\ill sho" yo11 ho\\ the,e priudples apply to )'llllt kind of job. Then you t·.m m.1kt• the .tpplic.ltion to ) om own situation for ) omsl•lf; attempting to do tllio; in 1 g:roup can be unfair to tlw otht•l' people there.

Oue of the most interesting aspect' of adult learning e' euh is the we.tlth of experience everyone brings to them. Take along your f .. worite quotations and ideas you h .. n·e found helpful, for they m.t) be just what someone else ha, been .;eekh•!!· Don't hesit:tte to ask pertinent <Jue~tions. You m.l) he able to exprc's a con­t-ent Ul.lt is bcin~ felt bv m.mv otheh who have not as } ct thought ho\\' to ask. It is. trite. but true, that the pcr,on who puts the most into a le.lming experience ~eh the moo;t out of it. The rnore .. 1ctively you parti­<:ip.lt<.•, the mort• you will learn .

• \flerwarcl, tell sor.wone about wh.tt vou have learned .1s som1 .1s pmsible. This \Vill help you sort out your learnin~s and make them more [Continued on page 30) l•'ur .~ nuh.• ~ahnut tht• nuth()r. \t't.' p:lJ:t• 3.

Byllarriet Naylor

Make

the most of

training

Hinh on lwu· to /)YCpare for a Girl Scout

traininf!. course, take 11art in it

intelli~t.ently, and follotc up on it afterward

Girl S<·o11t trnluiug is ,1lways fun, partly because of till' kind of people who are Girl Scout adults

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C Have you en~• m.td~ ten ari111ns I rum mten·,ting wuod .md bark sh.lpt•s th.lt look like uld e.tstlcs, pt•ople. ho.tts, chu.n:h steeples, or .uumnls? ~ !.u.le ice crt•.tm 111 n hble iu the ground? \I a de slippers for trolls .md f.urac.\ from bit.. of dais' blo 'om~ and a tim leaf? Sll'pt out on the ~rround for three nights 111 .1 hut th.tt 'ou m,ule 'ourself? Found 1 O<:ks that luok like turtles, f ICC'S, or f1dybugs:' Or:m n wh.1t .1 smell looks like? w .• tdJCd a satellite whizz tlnough the ni!!;ht sk\ while listening to Indian st.u ll'g<'Hds !rom Hll~ h!•droll, .1s 'our favorite crid.ct s.m t·tl his music mto vonr car? ·. just imagine thut you .In' ,, Bro\\'nk ~cout c;r ,\ yonug lntumcdiate Scout, ,,II(] l.tdc back into timl'-oops­not too filr! Let's stop til last snllliiH'r .md jom the girls .It Camp :\!.try Oean \ 1 edam!, • who dad the'c thi11gs .md more.

Our camping projects ha\ e included the dirt~, me!>'), nois\ things that can be done best 111 the out-of-doors. \Inn~ of them ('Ould be ld.•ptcd for ummertime troop meeting' as well.

\\' e -made wall h.m!,!ings b) '' <~x-priuting m1"lin. Dad :;orne charcoal d•·:m in~. Took slicker hike' 111 the l".lin. ~lade plaster c.1sts of lt.llure ohjcds. Studied clouds. Identified leave:; .111d pl.u1ts. p•·esscd them and •Cmln<cticut \a lily Girl Sc·out Cuundl. I Lullorcl, Cnuuccticul.

l~tlr a nott: ahout tht' nuthm. 'l't' prtfott J

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made n.ttnrt> ,,.r.tphuoks. Found constell..tion.;. \\'wtt• 'ome I>Ol'llh. Ju:;l ,,,t .111d drt•.tmcd a little.

G1.lllt paper la~h mobiles tran!>formed Storrs 11.111 iuto an ima!!in.•~ .1qn.1num .1t one point. Enonnou' mumJ, up to I\H'nh feet long .md three feet \\idt decorated our dmm~ hall. depicting scenes of coloninl \ lll.1gc,. lndi.ms. um~ first d.l} at camp,'" .mel some thing, th.tt on!~ till' enmpe•' could decipher.

A. patrol took up e,u vi11g, using a mixturt• of \'t r­mit·ulite and pl.1ster of P.1ris. A project with progres­simt !milt ill: .' llllll!!t'r 01 lt>ss skillt•d girls c.111 t•,tr\t' tlw soft mi:l.tun• "it II ,, lt•.tspoon. and ,ts tlwy ~ailt confidence .111d prof ieit'IIC} the proportion of plaster til Parb can he in<·• t:'.l\t'd, H''llltiug in a hilrder .md ht•.tvicr t•ml pnxhwt th.1t can he t•:lf\·ed with a knife. :\taking papier m.teh• m.niunctte for au iuterunit slao\\ almo t ended "hen r.:un pelted, the \\'00<1:; steamed, and papier madae refused to dn. To the rescue c.•mc the dietitian-cook, "ho U!!!!C,tcd that we pop the puppet head .. into the 0\Cn to ar~. TI!rec hours bter the puppet sho\\ \\ ,1s again on 1t \\a\.

Xatural sctence could. be found leaping, slithe.dng, scr,\tching. t'.1ting, dr) ing .• md gro\\ing .111 OH'I c.nnp. Efts, sn.Lkes. anountllll!; doak butterflies, and fro~s in •til stages of dewJopnWIIt found themselves 011 exhibit togelht•r with t·ollag('s au<l mobiles of natural llllllt•ri.lk

GlRL ~COlT LE \()I I

; I I, I ~~JI1 :

To stop long enough tn look at a flower or :m anthill instead of s tepping on it \vas a first for mnn) of our girls. Stalking birds through the woods and then mak­ing origami bird mobiles tied in nature with hand ru-ts. \laking and decorating flower vases and holding wild flower shows captured the girls' interest in plant study.

One morning a group of campers went to check on the watermelon seeds the' had been drying for mosaics, onh· to find that a wood mome had stolen even· one. Tr.igedy turned into a program bonanza ns the girls' interest tumed to chipmunks. squirrels, mccoons, and other animals living in camp. Sharing \\' ith their unit the responsibility of caring for a pet rabbit and the opportunity to ride, brush, and feed a pony made the campers pop \\ith excitement.

~laking rock and mineral collections fascinated one unit. The rocks were er:teked open and a pan of water re,·ealed the brilliant colors. The girls )earned about conglomerates. biotite, musco\'ite. schists, feldspar. and s,mdstone. One little girl squealed \\ith delight on finding some gamets.

Another group made "miser bags," shtffcd them with lunch. and set out on an all-day hike ro go wadiug in a brook and ~collect thing~."

When the caretnker's helper came to a unit to tm· the roofs, he had to cut some hemlock boughs th.1t

JUNE 1962

Sununt>r offers the out-of-doors. with its unlimited program possibilities

By Gladys } . Green

Big

as all

outdoors

Adults pooled their skills, girls used

imaginati•on. the out-of-doors set the stage-

and excitin{{ progrmn greu• spontaneously

were h.m~iug too Jo,,-. Ko sooner had the\' fallen th<tn the eight-\enr-olds snatched them up and 'began build­ing huts. Before the day was over, three h uts had been erected, and the Brownies spent three consecutive nights in tht'm. sleeping on the ground.

Some of the campers built a brook aquarium; others made a seat out of an old log found in the woods.

Our '\ew England heritage was explored through hikes to the site of an old Indian c;tmpground about a mile .md .t hall, round trip, from camp. Here the girls ate their lunch under a rock shelf that was the Indians' home. The camp caretaker was a fine resource for local history and spent seveml honrs spinning yarns and telling the girls about early Hmtland, tying in tl1e town's historical celebration. This led to many explorations up Ring Brook to find the homesite of one of the town's eMly settlers and the inwstigation of a mill and damsite more than 12.5 vcars old.

One Suncla,· afternoon e\'er\'OliE' blossomed out in coshtmes as t-•{rly pioneers for a· Couut:· Fair and Coun­tr; Auction, where the campers and ~taff members bid for their suppers packed in gaily dec·orated bags. They p~tid with "gold nuggets" -yellow painted rocks pre­pared und hidden by the camp staff.

One of the units churned butter hy sitting in a cirelc and sh.lking ,\ jar of cream to [Continued on page 28]

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\\ h, not ha,•c the same son!!' m ) our romp that are to 6e 11ng at tht• Senior Roundup?

By Ct~th,•rim• T. llt~mmett

offer~) ClltllfJ dirr>ctor., 11 u•ealth of

Roundup and your camp

C ~ :. :tntr (amp is ju't r •und the cunter fur some hundr:-<: ,f thotL~ands of Gtrl Sc nt-. 1 .:mn l:tp is just mound tltl' t•onter. too, for those S.500 Senior Scouts who \\"ill jonmcy to \"cnnont's Button Bay to join in the l.lr~est camp of tht.m .til. Roundup campers, of course. .In' usin~ tht• <'Xpcricnce of other c.1mping yeilrs in their preparation, so Roundup benefits frnrn council camp­ing.

In tum, <.·ouncil t·amps may gain from the Roundup l'mphast•s .mel l'Vents. \\ould you like your camp to he in on some nf the sped.tl things th.tt will h.tppt•n at Roundup the l.tst two wt·eks in July? If ~·our camp will he in s~ssion July 20-:29, why not use some of the Roundup hi~hlights in your own way? All sumnwr, too, m i!!;hborhood and troop ~roups that plan for summer fun may nl~u find th.1t C\tra speci.tl ~omething for this summer, based upon Roundup stimulation.

Cenernl cmph.1se~ nnd acthities may be found 111 the Roundup puhlic.1tions, nmmdup Cuicle for Cnmpas ( Cat.tlog ~o. 6--HO, .'50 cents), Roundup Guide for Councils (C.1t.1log ;\'o, 6-650, 75 cents). ;md l sing Rouudup l'ro!!,ram to Strrngtlicn TrOl•p and Caml' l'ro­gram ( fn c on request to 'fembership Sen ice,}. The Council \lnilin~ bulletins on Roundup should lw on file in \'Our C{lllllcil office.

'fwo major e\'euts nt Roundup stand out as e'pel'i.ill}· po"ible to l'.lrr\ out locoalh : thC' FiJtiet!. :\n 1i\ cr'ar)' c:ampfire and the issuance of the Girl St.:•IUt commemor­ative st.nnp, both to be held on Tuesd.t~, July 2-t. Loc·al obsen·mtc:P~ of the issu.111ce of the stamp may take pl.1ce .my Limt• a[/1 r the 21th, depending qu "·hen tlw local post offit-e ,,m arrange it.

At tllC' riftit•th Birthd.t~ campfire, there will he sing­in~ by ,.IJ tlw girls. There will be surprises. birthd.ty cake for .til, nnd a birthclav cnke ceremony to mnkt this ~n,P .tuthr•r C ,,tJu 1 l1u 'J. J lnnl •••f'tt. i~ Rot111dup Prnrrr.lm l)j,, l.tor.

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a ga) c' cnin!!. II u camp or a nei~hhorhood would like to share one of the snrprhe' (a ,ecret, of course. until the 111ght), the c.unp dirt'dOJ or ueig;hborhood ch.lir­muu ma) send ·• ,t'lf-adclre"ed. stamped enYelopc to Prnguun Oirt~dos, Girl Seout Senior Roundup, 830 Third A\'C'IIltl', ~l '' York 2:2, '\t ". York. The surpri~e will bt: m.ult-<1 aftrr July ].)t/,, ~lark the envelope "50th Birthd.l~ Smpriw" Ill the ld t-hand comer. and indue If~ tlw address, ll;llllt', job of tlw person to whom address­t•d ( c.unp dinTtor, uei~h borhood chairman. etc.) str<:t•t, cit). zmw, ~t.tte. Be sm(' the em-elope has a first d."' or air m.til tamp. :\o letter is needed; the en­\l'lopc will lw l'nough. Wl• think )·ou'll like the surprise -.md we ask th.tl you keep it secret until July 24.

The othPr major e\'ent \\ill be the issuance of the <.'(lllllllemorativc st.unp. thb will takt• place at the Hound up, .lt Hutton Ba\ P.uk. \ ermont. Camp~. 1 ,_

pf.'ci,lll)' cstahh~hcd c.tmps, nl.ly be able to plan a spe­l't,11 i"tllll~ n•n·mony. co-opuating with tht> l!x:.tl po,tmistress or postm.tst<.•r. You may be able to get fil"lit-dav em crs for s.tle, and of cour'e \ ou \\ill want to ha,-~ a supph of the 'tamp:. to sell. 'Girls who nw stamp t'Ollector rn.) help plan and C'aiT) out this event. Pl•rhnps the' l':ln m.1l.:e ::1 display of st.tmps .md st.1mp .tllnuns, .tnd tell the other campers about Lhe , .. ;de in­It lt''h that 11 f.' opl·ned h) ,t,unp eollecting.

At camp. a unit might dc\elop a pla\· about how the mail h.ts bet·n dt•)i\ ered throu~h the 'ears iu the an-a­In j)Oil) l'\pr<·~s. b\ st,tgct·ll.tl'lt. b) r:lilro.td. b~· clippt•t ship, by nir; another unit mi~ht portnl)' something of the w.ty a tiny St'rap of p.tpt·r (a stamp) does its big job throughout tlw '' orld. Perhaps a b.tg of mail could he dropped in c.tmp In· .1 helicopter or brought by n mndcrn-c!.n cirtuit rickr.

Itt town: a day camp group or a neighbo.-hood gmup util-!hl makl• a clispla~ of [C":ontinued on page 231

r:mL !>COIJ f I. F.\ Dl' II

By Madeline Murphy

Special events-1 963

A u:ide range of national and international

events w ill be open next year to

qualified gids and adults in Girl Scouting

C Just about a year from now, more than 50 girl~ and :25 adults will he le;n-ing the v.S.A. for the bound­arie~ of other lands. They ,,;Jl work and play side by side ,,;tit Guides and Rangers in a \·arietY of lh;n~ experiences. They will fulfill the wry important re­spon~ibility of representing the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A .. rt>gardless of the type of ~ituation they may encounter.

Challenge and advenh1rc await each selectee chosen to take pmt in this sh·ategic person-to-person progrmn, made possible through the contributions of girls and adults to the Juliette Low World Friendship Ftmd. The money must be spent ,,;sel~ in order to reach as many girls and adults as pO\\iblc. Selectees must be chosen wisch· if Girl Scouts of tlw T.;.S.A. is to contribute to bette~· understanding among peoples of the world.

Also. during the summer of 1963. more tl1an 600 Senior Girl Scouts will be participating in All-States Encampments. an experience that will be of great help to tl1e Senior \Yho \\ishes to make more camping op­portunities available in her own community and who wi~hes to apply for a future international event.

Please refer to your council office for application fnr a not<' .~hout thE' author. St't' p.,gl' 3 .

JU:\E 1962

materials and further detuils in regard to tl1e following opportunities:

International events for girls Basic CJmtlifications for Senior Girl Scout delegates at intt>rnational Girl Scout events, plus special recjuire­ments. are listed in Senior Girl Scouting. Girls must be at least 17, but not )'et 19. )·cars of age by July 1. 1963. Ability to speak in a language other than English is highly desirable, and depending on the particul.tr e\·t•nt, may he required. ~f.ljor expenses are covered by the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund; cost to p.u­ticip.mts is between 8:200 and $:250.

l. Juliette Low Sel'~ion at Our Chalet. Adel­bodcn. S\\itzerland, 6-S weeks over-all period. Sh Senior Girl Scouts. one each from regions II. IY, \', \ 'II. X, Xll. The three-week session will also be at­tended hy delegates from Ettropc. Latin America, Asia, Africa, Canada, and TOFS. Language: French or Ger­man.

2. Juliette Low Ses..,ion a t Our Cabana, Cuer­naV<\Ca. Mexico. tlm~e-week session for 6 Senior Girl Scout<;, one each from regions I. lll, \ '1, \ 'III, IX, XI. to participate witl1 delegate~ from \\.orld Association countries. Language: Spanish.

3. International Gatherin~~ \broad. Invitations not krto\\11 at this time; howe,·er. a selectee and 2 altemates \dll be chosen from each region in order to accept invitations. Events usually include some camp­ing as well as a family living experience. Facilit~· in French, Germm1, or Spanish is desir<~ble .

4 . ScandinaYian Exchange Project. An air-travel .1dventure for 6-7 weeks, [Continued on page 22]

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--Bu Marl} Rohin.wm Sit'e

Stories for Brownies

For re~t hour at day camp or for re~tful minute.~

at troop meeting. the book.\ and stmics srttt.f!.C.~ ted het'e

offer year·rnttnd JJOS.'iiiJilities for good pm!!,ram

C 'I ht• 'tor: hour. tl properh pl.mtu.d. c·an set \'C an unpurt.tnl flltH.:tiou Ill tlt11 Uro\\ nie Scout day c.tmp. Thl• d.t \-long \ll<:<:c,ston of pll\·,ieal nctivitws is tiring for )-Ot;tt~ c?tmpt•rs .• tnd tlwrP 'is a distinct m·t•d for ~ period of quiet a11d n·~t in tlte middle of the day. be­torl' t•\ltumtwn and itnt.tlulit\ 'et in. U rl'.ulings .ue l"nrd ull:· dw,cu, .1 ,tOr) hour tna) sen c the purpose of ,\(h .Ulcill!! the .tim' of (;irJ S(•Outing while ~imply l!ettmg 'Olltl{!ster' off tlu ar let'!.

The he~t time is nfter hmeh when chore'> .uc done. or in the l.ttlt'r p.ut c>f the .tftt.'TTtOOu when the girls .tre ".tiling lm the hn-; to return th<'m home. The lendt•r should insist th.tt .til he seated. nlthott~h some •tuict acth tl) m.l\ be permitted. It's a !!ood idea to pick a particular spot-a pedal big tree or nx-k or a plea ant ~ro\e-.md set it aside for the ,tor) hour. If the leader her,elf j, tn tlo the readin!!;. thi~ spot must stall perm1t super\'i>iun of the entire unit .nea. Her \e,atin~ herself by tlw "stOr) tree" and takin~ out the hook or hooh to read tlt,tt d.n will then be the \il!ua] for t•ampcrs to finish dt>.tning up and putlin!!; .1~\·,ty so the\ n1.1~ join her. Oldm c.unpers or aide, ma) wn·e ·" stol\ tellers. thcrdl\ i ulfilling badge or aide proj('('t n qnirclllllliS.

If you pl.ln to n•ad JtlOJ t• than one book. tht• sclec­tions-t lm:P .tl the mo~t-sltould bear some rel.tt1on to nwh otlwr. t\ few such combinations are suggested. I· 111 u not~ .lhoul th1 .mthur. \I 'l png1 3.

Jllu cr,lHtll\.1 h\ H Ullt \ 81'1\ll('tt fuJm 'ftnu tar 1'rru Tnlt \: GUff .-\1-tiiO.tl I'" II\ \IR\ Hill Arhnthnc t, C:op\'Ti~bt 1961 I>) Srott, Fl'r~­man n•l C nnpAII), C:hl..-.lJ:O. lh pc:nnh oun.

GmL SCOUT LEADER

l c poetry sparinl!l), but a btid poem males a perfect ending.

Don't let reading about nature and the outdoors take the place uf spontnneous observation and enjoy­ment. But poet~, including humorous poetry, :md legend' .mu folktales t•xpressing primith·e man's re­spectful relations \dth n.1ture Nn enhance and dct.>pen tht• Brcm nie~· own experienc-e.

I he tories and j)ocms '' c suggest here h.t\'C been espt ci.tlh selected or their relevance to the Girl Scout pru!!rnm. All ate populnr re.uling for ci;ht- and nine­' enr-olcls. and leadt r should hnve no tronhle finding most 1 : tl c 1 in e\1'11 the sm.11lcst school ur public lihr.1n . , Suggestion: Set• \our elementan· schnol li­hr.uian or princiJMI hcfm L' ' the t.>nd of school ,\Jld ask il you t'.\IJ .1rran~e to bo1 row the books for tlw camp pt·riod. Dou't wait lll l lil tl 1t' l.tst moment und expc<:t to lind them ou tht• shc•lvcs of your public librar;.­somt• 'oun~stl'r will proh.tbh h,l\'t' them out.)

ScH•ral anthologies of duldren's literature th.tt arc \\ idf'h used in s~hools .m• veritable gold miue~. nnd 1rt• J{i~hl;. rccomnwndc d, de~pitc their bulk. If you haH• \l:w Hill .\rlmthnot's f'ime for True Tale~. Time for /'airy Talc, , .tntl /'ime fur Poetry, \'ou h,I\'C the ht 't tltt•rc i,, to 111\ min< I. (They are publisht>cl st•p.tr­.111 h ,1s well ,1s in om• volume.) Edna Johnson\ All­tlwh'f!.'l (tf Cltildn ,·~ I It m/1. re and John E. Brewton's I 11th r the Tl nt of tl Sl \ Collectio11 of Poems \11()ut Animals l..argc t S dl are excellent also.

Three ~;pccial .\folic.\ \lar~nmtc de Augcli's Urigltt April. a .,uperior hook iu \\~ich Bt'O\\ uie Srouh :u e the main ch.1racters, is one th.tt Brm\ nil's should know. \pdl is .1 :-.=e~ro girl who is .t ruemht'r of .1 Phil.uJelphia Bnl\\ nie troop. Enys Tw~.uthen's T/u /Joll \\'lw Came Ali~:c answers the tiPm.nHl for mort• stories like "The Brownie Ston·." Tilt' 10\ e of .1 poor ~irl to "hom e\.·en plain cleanlin~ss sum' an un:ttt.tinahle lnxnr;. brings a doll to life. Tltc

doll lwlps her cs<.•.tpc from Iter mean stepmother and ugh- slum lift' iuto the bnd of tht• '\we" people. \ lan:ia Brcm n's Slotll' Snup is a bc.1utilnl edition of .m old Crnnm l.iJIY t.dl•. Anyoue who h,ts evl·r cooked ''c:unp slew" "ill h,t\C .1 feeling of kinship wi th the three clen"l' ,oJdkrs who manage tc> prepare an appetizing mc.tlottl ol unpromising ingredients.

Folk tales Folk t.tlc speak a uniwrsallanl!U:tge. To learn that the humorous thought of .1 p:uw.1kc jumping out of the f~ in~ p:m, rollin(! .mny. nnd h,t\ ing \ nrious adventures ha-. inspired ston-tcllers n~ far .1part .1s Japan and ~or­" ·I) is to know th.1t "international friendship'' is not just .1 plnnsc. Tt) to read .1t lea~t some of the follow­ing: NThe Hk·c ( .tkc Th.tt Rolled Awav" in Uchida's The .'logic Lisl<'llill:! Cap, "The P.mc.1kc'' in Time for Fairy J'ale , "I he Bnn" in Valer) C:trrick's Picture Tales from the Hussian. -nlC Stor~· of the First Wood­pcda:r" ltl John,on's Antllology of Children's Liter­ature, nud "]o/u,y-Cakc" in .lo eph Jacobs' E~tglisll Paily l'tlll'\ , {ThesP. nrc in m.m~ l'OIIcctions of folk tale< -ask yom lihr.tri.ln to help ) ott lot·.ttt• them).

Jap.uwst• folk tales. with thl'ir fine <tppreciation of natme, .m• p;nlkul.trl ~ .1ppt.'.1ling. Oth<·r good selections in Tftc Magic U~tcnin~ CaJl arc "The Deer of FiH' CnJor," .111d !Itt> title stor~.

~-\ llt'.llltilull) tllnstr.ttcd [Continued on p.tgl' 30]

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By Gwendolyn C. Elsemol'e

This eighth p1'oject in the new Senio,. Aide

sel'ies offers opp01·tunities to

give service at home and in the community

Animal Care Aides C Senior Girl Scouts who serve as Animal Care Aides do so in the spirit of the Sixth Law, "A Girl Scout is kind to animals." This spirit extends to include all living things. One of the f01·emost spiritual and ethical figures of our time, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, states so well this reverence for life and our obligation to it: "Ethics consists in responsibility toward all that lives-responsi­biUtv which has become so wide as to be limitless."

\Vherever there are people there will be household pets-dogs, cats. birds, fish, turtles, and others. Chilch-en who grow up in the company of pets can learn valuable life lessons of care, responsibility, and love.

A child who is taught :kindness and humaneness to­ward living things retains these attiudes throughout his life. President Kennedy, in his congratulatory note to The National Humane Review on its Golden Annivers­<U')', said: "To educate ow· people, and especially our children. in hmnane attitudes and actions toward living things is to preserve and strengthen our national heri­tage and the moral values we champion tluoughout the world."

Manv men and women in the United States agree wholel{eartedly 'vith this, and work tirelessly toward the protection and care of animals. As Animal Care .-\ides, Senior Scouts can be part of this effort.

Some service ideas Assist those agencies in the community whose purpose The author is a specialist in the Program D<'J)Rrtnl<>nt.

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is the rescue, protection, care, and humane treatment of animals.

In times of disaster, assist in emergency animal re­lief. Prepare, and help others to prepare, emergency kits for care of pets.

Serve as aides in dog-obedience training centers. As­sist with regisu·ations, keep records, help set up equip­ment, walk dogs, help with demonstrations.

Aot as aides at the pet shows: usher, serve as guides, as messengers, and in infmmation booths.

Help children to set up and conduct their own pet sho>vs, and to demonstrate pet care.

Help to promote Be Kind to Animals Week. Assist with poster contests, distribute literatw·e, help with demonstrations, set up exhibits.

Assist in establishing an animal rescue center or a humane society or association in your community.

Offer to help at the local animal shelter. Know whom to notify regarding an injured animal.

How to launch the project Find out what agencies, organizations, or individuals in the commmuty would assist with the project. 'Nl1at fa­cilities and how much time could they contribute to the training of Animal Care Aides? Could they use the services of these Aides? Contact agencies such as the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, humane societies or associations, public and private animal hos­pitals, animal rescue centers. [Continued on page 28)

GIRL SCOUT LEADER

Uniforms

-this fall

C \\'hcu the program change goes into effect in the fall of 1963, the four age lc'vds will continue to wear the uniforms that we now have for Brnv. nies, 1 ntermcdiates, older Inter­mediates. and Seniors, with minor modifications, as shown here.

Brownie Girl Scouts 1. Cap is d;lrker brown with tange­

rine embroidered insigne; matching dark brown elastic belt and ank­lets.

2. Tangerine-color four-in-h<lncl tie. 3. Pin is worn on pocket.

]unio1· Girl Scouts 1. Short-sleeved uniform, worn with

elastic belt, has slightly narrowed lapels, without the two buttons.

2. Tie is redesigned and comes in yellow only.

3. Badge sash is official part of uni­form.

4. Long-sleeved covert uniform and web belt are discontinued.

5. Pin is worn on pocket.

Cadette Girl Scouts I. This age lew] will wear the white

blouse and green skirt. The tie is cl.u·k green <llld .mow-shaped.

2. A red-white-aud-grecn cockade is worn on the green beret.

3. DarJ... green 1·1- 1.53 "Girl Scouts L' .S. '\ .. strip is worn.

4. Badge sash is official part of uni­form .

5. Pin is worn on pocket.

Senior Girl Scouts The two-pie-ce dress unifonn is the onh" one for Seniors. The blouse and ski1:t for Seniors have been discon­tinued.

These modified uniforms and ac­cessOiies will be nvailable in local e<Juipment agencies by September 1. nm ~:::-:o

Brownie Girl Scout

Cadette Girl Scout

Junior Girl Scout

}, ~ I

r ~

Senior Girl S<..-out

Just what you wanted Timely camp 1·esources Day and establi,hed camp directors and trainers of day c.1mp directors and camp counselors will find much help in Training Camp Counselor.\ in Human Relations, by Jerome Beker. Ed. D. (Association Press, 291 Broadway. '\('\\ York 7. '\ew York, $3.75). This hook contaim fortv-two case studies ~1sed on re:~l camp-life' situ:~tions. Its specific inform:~tion should he invaluable for pre-camp and in-camp staff training.

Another Association Press publication, Camping Skill for Trail Living, is a revision of John Lcdlie's 195·1 Ilmtdbook of Trail Ca111pcrajt, with an added chapter on stand­ards for trail C<llllping that covers canoe, horseback pack, nnd caravan camping. A good refen·nce for n council's training li­brarv.

Guide' to Modem Family Camping, by Ross :\lcCiuskl'y ( Anwrican Thermos Pro­ducts Companv, "'orwich, Connecticut Sl.OO) is a fine' addition to the list of pub~ lic,1tions on this subject. This guide covers sites, equipment, auto- and boat-camping, clothing, menu-planning and cooking (even in _the r.1in), tcnh, ~etting along ,,;th camp nel!~hbor., and where to go for further in­fonnation. Equipment, safety. health. and sanitation arc related to the subjects dis­cus~l'd. Step-hy-step suggc,tions and handy chl'<:k li~ts carry out the author's theme that camping i' fun. ca,y. and ine.,-pcnsive if it is planned to be so.

Pioneering projects To Be a Pioneer, by Paul C. Bums and Ruth Hines (Abingdon Pre~<;. 150 Fifth Avenue, r\ew York 11, :\e\\ York. $2.50), written "For Today's Chilclr. en-Tomorrow's Pioneers," would be an e-.:cellent addition to troop and camp libraries, for it is filled with specific, stcp-by-stl'p projects that can

A card from the "Wild Flowers" game, in the series, \laturc K1101dcdgc Card Games

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be carried out in town or at camp in much the same way that the pioneers did. The approach to learning-by-doing is right down our Girl Scout allt·y. Each description of a pioneer projcet t'"Xplains how life was in pioneer days and how living conditions motivated people to create artidt·' and recipes that would make life not only com­fortable but enjoyable.

The book begins with such nl'C<-'''ities as shelter. clothing. and food, :~nd progrc-ses to school, church. and play. It h c.l\y to vis­ualize a girl maldng a gourd dipper to add to troop camp equipment. The homt"made but­ter on home-baked biscuits will have a special taste to hungry Girl Scout~ any­where. Some girls may want to dip thl'ir own candles for a special <:l'remony. Button lamps \\ill undoubtedly turn np in places where this book is found.

ACA Con,;ention materials The 1962 :-Jational Convention of the Amer­ican Camping Association (:-Jew York City, ~larch 7-10), provided a stimulating atmos­J?hcrc for camping Jeoplc from near and far. Printed materi. , including highlights of convention speeches, may be obtained by anyone interested-whether or not he attended-by sending name. address, and $2.00 per copy to Jerald X<.'wton, 30 Dana Street. \\'est Lebanon, "~<-''' Hampshire. Checks should be made P•lyablc to Amer­ican Camping Association, Public:~tions Committee.

Lefs try it! ln\·aluable for leaders and GiTI Scouts in troops and camps. Let's Try lt-Consen:lng Our Xatural Resources, is a how-to-do pro­gram booklet full of outdoor good-turn sug. gestions and helpful hint> on enjoying ,u)d protecting the outdoor rc~ourn·s It also in­cludes a check list for good outdoor prac­tices. Order from the Camping Division, Girl Scouts of the U.S .. \., 830 Third Ave­nue. Xew York 22. ~ew York. Price 20 cents each (50 copies or fewer), 15 cents each ( 51 copies or more).

Free camping booklet A useful little booklet, Real Campirlrr-Rcal Fun. by Allan and Ellen Bonwill, tells how to tackle the problems ()f camping and ex­perience its joys. Such topic~ as equipment, clothing. cooking, and program :~ctivities

lllustrations from To Be a Pioneer

arc taken up, and practical suggestions given on planning :~nd background reading. Mr. and :\Irs. Bonwill have for many years helped with leader training in the Laurel Trail Council of Girl Scouts, New Haven, Conneeticut. In summer they dire<.t a camp in Canada. Real Camping- Real Fun is available free on request, on a single copy ba~is, to leaders of Senior and Intermediate troops that anticipate going camping. With request please send a long self-addressed ~t,unped business envelope to Allan and Ellen Bonwill, SJ..·Tcroft Camp, Elgin, On­tario, Canada.

Summer serdce The booklet. Incest Your Summer, Catalog of Scrcice Opportunities, 1962, gives infor­mation about work camps, community serv­ice, caravans, and study seminars in the U.S.A. and abroad. Projects are listed for people from age fifteen through thirty. The catalog also tells about the sponsoring agency, application procedure, and costs. Request from Commission on Youth Service Projects, "Invest Your Summer," 475 River­side Drive. Room 753, Xew York 27, ~ew York. (Price: 25 cents for single copies, $1.00 for five copies.)

Picnic pleasure The Complete Picr1ic Book, by John E. Shallcro~s. gives picnic ideas and directions for what to do from the time you get the tantalizing idea of eating out-of-doors until you have picked up the last napkin. The book includes suggestions on planning fam­ily picnics and preparin~ tempting menus of foods that travel well. For alfresco rec­reation. the author has included about three hundn'<l games-numerous old fa,·orites a~ well as many new ones. As an ali-in-one reference it has great merit. Leaders mar ,,;~h to consult it at their local libraries. (The Ronald Press, 15 East 26th Street, Xew York 10, :\ew York, $4.00).

For swimmers and sailors Lifesarin{!, br Da,id H. Robertson and Charles \Y. Russell. is an excellent hand­book for a troop or camp reference shelf. Pocket size, this hard-back book is well illtl~trated in filmstrip manner, with short explanatory captions. It is especially good for those working on Life Saver Certifi­cates. (Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 419 Fourth Avenue, 1'\ew York 16, New York, $1.9.5).

For needlecrafters .By a special e~fort to make its services av.1ilablc to Girl Scout councils and leaders,

GIRL SCOUT LEADER

e :\'cc ~lkwork Guild of :\nu·ric.t is joining m t·~·khrating our Fiftil'th Annh t•rsar\' r. \l.ttt·rials ~bein~ offl'red indude ~

mo of ~en·ice suggestions. infonnation bout the Guild. and a pamphlet of needlc­

rk project ideas for girls. Available from '\t · ·cllt>work Guild of A•rwrica, 12-1 South

C)tn-t•t, Philadelphia 7, Pennsylvania, t!,rongh yom local Keedlcwork Guild

mr·h.

~Learning to L ook" Bnr .!;m~ out the creativity in ehildren b an

of all good leaden;. They ,,;II find that Learning to Look." a serie~ of filmstrips.

1ps tO\\ .ud this end. Exquisite photo­~ ph~ < .tptnrcs the heauty of n.ttliTl". skill-

1 n.trr.ttion points up .trt principles. and ft music establishes the mood. Together,

\ should stimulate the im:H.,rination of fdn•n. ·

Tro<>ps and nnit~ in camps (all ages) can e these filmstrips in connection with art

pprcdation. design, photogn1phy. natnre, thl' '' riting, lllnsi<.: appredation. The

nc,, photographed in the \\"estern ckscrts d llllllmt,tins. is Cl[U<illy s11itcd to the East.

t nn,ht' of six filmstrips (Trees, Lumber. 11 '· Dt scrt Flowers. Dc,ert T t'\tures.

),.: · <;. •II , .1 12" LP record, .mel .1 guide. 0 ltr from Filmscope. lnt· .. Box 397, rra \ladre. California. Contpktc• wt: 6.f}(J; ,mgle film,trip: $5.00 c•adt; rtTord:

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\ ature Knowledge Card Games T 11 \Jational Wildlife Federatio11 has re­

'Ld something new and exciting in "N'ature li.nowlt'<lge Carel Cames". Each g.lllll' in­lnd•' 1\\<·ntv-fl,·e 3" x 5" colored t·ard' t produC'tions' of paintings b; k.tding ,1rtisb: I lu g.tul<' ,t·ries indudes .\nim.1k Sung BmJ,, Wild Flowers. (all of :\urth America) nd Pla)'ful Puppie-s. Each packtt also coo­

t m' de,niptiun~ in n·rse in both En!!lhh

and French. ,\\.tiJ.,hl!' 'in~h- or in sets. these g<mles ,hnuhl pro' ide ·Brownies and Intermediates "ith fun. l..nowll'd~e. and lan­guage skill. ( '\a tic nal Wildlife Federation, 1412 16th Stn·d, '\ \\ .. \\'a~hington 6, D.C. Sl.OO each set. l

Free book list of art books Send not~;-the '"PPI} b li111ited-for a free copy of Suggc!itt·d /k(f(/ing rm Aesthetics and Crratidtrf ( Le;lfkt '\o. 2.J.J ). a book list prepared for "' h~ Dr. Howard Conant, Chaim1an of th<' Art Ednt·.ltion Department, 'Jew York Uuin•rsit\. It t.,ri,·cs mam· ideas for troop ,mel t·.nnp · pro:.:r .• nn and io;. an ex­cellent resoun·t• for troop. t1l1111l'il. and camp use. The n·t·on•mcnded hooks makt• good summer re.tding.

Order from: Frc·!' \ l.tll'rial,, Cirl Scoub of the r.s. \ .. S.'30 Third AH·tltle, Xe"" York .22. :"\e\\ York.

Limerican flag for Roundup .Pal'ticipants in the 1!)():?, nonndup should make thC" following sin• .md prkc eorrec­tions in thc•ir Rmmclup Equip111c11t Catolo{!., page 8: (A) Americnn fla~. The cotton flag recommended is 0' x .;• (Catalog :\o. 10-107). the priH•, <.4.fi.'); tlw nylon-wool flag (Catalog ~n. J(l.J 09) costs '>11.00, and requires an 8' flagstaff (Catalog ~o. l 0-.'5~.3 l, price <. l.!JS.

Books for Browuies Every BTO\\ niP \\ould profit hy owning Ellen Fenlon's \\'oodl.cnd S<•tws-four hright. authentic little rdt•r('llt'l' hool..s in natmc observation. Be.mtifullv illustr,ttcd in eolor, tlw scriC's mnsisls of 'Tire Foiry Church in t!tc Woods (Xo. 61.)). T.ittle Rircls iu a \'r•,t { :'\o. lll.J '· Si~n' of t!tc Foiric~ I '\o. fill) .. md A "'' llt~nd CirCII\ I :\o. 616) Order from Th<' S 'llfidd Publishing Com­JMny, Saalficld '> pt.•re, ,\kron l.- Ohio. l'rie<': :29 ecnt' ••.wh. ~1.74 11 dozen. TH.t:: L'o

Precautions for safe car travel By Thomas Appert

f amih- e:1rs have hecome a common mode f tr.n;'l)()rtalion for troop' \\i,hing to set•

beyond the mt·cting place, Althou~h It b ad­\b,thlc to usc public carrit-rs whcreH'r ,1\,til­lhlc, sint·c tlwy are safest. .1sking mothers to providt• tr.111sportation SL'l'lll'> t'•''Y· llow­<:V<'T, tlu·n• are many important du·!'ks to be n1.1dc in advanct' of a trip in family car>.

ill'adrr~ ).lake sure each girl brings her Parents' Po•nttis~ion slip. ln plannin~ tlw trip "ith tlw drivl'n• involved, go uwr l'ntire trip in det,lil-time of departure, which ~irls will he• in ~:tch l'olr. the route, parkin~ at deslin­.llion, .1nd c'timatcd timt• scht.-dult·. Be sure c•.tch driver's imur;tnct• b in order.

C1 t ~ct. C.us should be tal..en to a local ~nr.cge to have gas tank, filled. tires dwcked I indudiug spares), and to m;tkc t·crtain th('n' .ITe no mceh.mical faults that t'Ould re­'ult in .1 breakdown. If the ,!.(roup is ~oing ,t\\\1)' from the beaten path, be sure the driv­ers know how to change a tire. Have a trial run: practice• using the jack. blo(·king the '"heel. lifting the tire, etc.

Tl1c girls should help set np the rules of snfc eondnct en route, undt>r,tand "hy th~y

JU;o.;J:: 1962

.tre important. omd ,t!!T<'<' to .thidc by tht·m. \fake sure e\'en·nne h.ts .1 ,, ... t ( t'\'t'n in a ,t.ttion wagon).' lll.tkc• <·t•rtain all doors lock sct·nrch-. and allcm no lc.ming or n·aching nut th~ car windo\\ s or c·,cnsin~ .my disn•rb­,mt·c en route.

Be rcadv for t'llH·rg<·ncit•s, Let the girls help pwp<lrc a t·hc·ck' list of needed items sud1 as fir>t-aid kit, maps. keys, flashlight, car registration, and driver's license. Know the state 1:1\n about rt•porting accidents; even a minor acddent should he reported to ymrr iru.tmme<• t~lmpany.

Co.' Load up .mel be off. In traveling, keep a safe distance between you and the car ahead of \'Oil, l'sc \'Our rcar-\'iC\\ mirror so von can \~atch the ir.tffic lwhind. Flash turn sit,'Dals well in .tth.tnl'(' to indicate change of 1we~ or tnrns. Kt·c p within the safe speed limit.

\fake safety a h:lhit. and you'll be able to relax ;tnd t'njoy yom trip. Your pa~sengers and their parents will tha11k you for it, too. THC END ·.

I KNOW 6 GOOD REASONS toR USING TAMPAX- 00 YOU? 1. I nvistble, unfelt in place. 2. Complete freedom of action. 3. More poise, more confidence. 4. No odor, no disposal problems. 5. No need to remove while bathing. 6. No chafing, no irritation.

'\lilliou,.. of \\Omen u:::e Tampa'\ fnr rt'a,..orh ju,t a:, "imple. ju,.l a, clear-nil ami direct. as tho.5e abo\ e. Tampaxe j,.. definitely "the better. more modem \\8).'' \our rhoice of :~ ah,orhcuC'ie,..

t Rt•gular, Super, Junior) '' ht'n'' l'l' -uth pmd u<'l,.. are sold.

:TAM PAX lrH•orporat"d · J j Puluwr. \li1ss.

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Special e vents- 1963 Continued rrom pa~e 1;;

to pro~'lde an oppvrtumty for S~;nior Scouts to lw~'Ome .1np1.tintcd '' 1th Girl C.mdin~ .n the Sumdina\i,m countric,, Open to :! !ll·nwr Girl Scouh, ont• t•,1ch fro111 Tl'gions \ I md XI. ~" spt-ciall.tn~l.l!~l' T<'CJIIirt nwnt: hoi\ t•vcr. it would be helpful if girls ha,·e h;ul t"\[ll:rience in :Hl) on1 of the Scandi­navi,m langu;\ge~.

5. E\periment in I ntemutionnl Livinl(­in ~ texico. A 6-h \Wt·k program of ho111e h\in~ Ill· I t""rin~ for 1:! Senior G.rl S 11 t'. ont fnml t•:wh region. :\ bility to t'<lnvt"T'~ in S 1 • . ai-h i' rcq uirc-d.

6. Lungun)!e Tramlation Project. To be held in .:\C\\ York area, A 3-4 •,., · k ,es,Jon in 1':\rh HJ63 (Jun. or Ft•h.) to "ork '' ith 1:! deleg.ttes from thr•·c L.ltin-.-\rnerican uulnb'll'~ in translating \'rogram mat<•tials into S\Mnbh for Girl Gnit ,., Ill Lntm Am· r­il-;t A 1ibty to read, 'pt•ak, and write Spnn­i'lt i' rt(ptirt·d.

S ational er;ents for g irls Fh c \ 11-Stntes Encampment\ will be hdd in different ~~·· n' of the U.S~-\ (~lnry­lnud, Tt•nn,.,sec C.tliforni.l, \\ 11\hin~:ton, nnd ~hdu.; ·1 ·iurin~ the btc ~ummer of 1963 for 61::! Senior S(:out Purp<h~·: to prmide oppcortnniti•·' for Staiors to: (u) l'rnplo~ tllt'ir ,j.ill~ und t:.unpin~ .:xperit•ntt• in hring-111~ tampmg to Girl Swuh; (b) dt•mon­''l~tt<- thP kinds of adult like <.unplug pro­i••t Is fur which the) (',Ill oiSSlllll(' 111,1jor fl'·

'pon,ihllity: (e) make .1 per-rm . .J contri­lllltton ltl\\1trd iuen•,tsilll! tlll'ir <'Omtcil\ t•tmpi"~ pro~ram. The><' <'ll<ampuwuts arll liJll'll on!) to !!lrt, 11 ho haH' h.td 110 pre. 'iOth n.Jtional or intt>matin111l opportunity by opening date of event. Other qualifica­lioll' U)' OJ X' nin~ date of C\< Itt: ( n ) he HI lt··•'t lfi. but h.1n- not pot gr.tdu.tted frolll lul!h •thool, (h ) h,,,' C\J>em•ncc in th<• II'<' of the patrol ~) ,1<'111, (c) knm1 lut\\ to hH t~llnfortablv in the out·nf-d .:~r,, (d) lw an .1ctivc m~mlx·r of .1 G1rl Sl'tlllt troop, ( ,. ) prt''t·nt ht·.tlth histon. phy'k tl c\ant­ination <·ard: h.tve had rt•qtun•d itumuniz.t­ticon,, ( fl have e\~Tl''""d inti-rest in pro­motinl.( tht ronncil' t•ampm~ pro~r.un b) 'l'<.trlwading 1 projt'(.'t to hrin~ camping to mel! I' Cirl Sroub, (g) h.tvt• met witlt ccuncil .-\11-St,:,·s J, i-on pcr«>n tmd m:1ppcd unt m•ct»'·~ step' for pmjwt, (It) ~

willing to fulfill obhg.ttion to council by ,lct\t.lll} l'Ondm tin~ a projl'ct to mcn.'ase cam pin~ opportunitic.~ for othus, ( i) <·x­ped to rontinttt' 111 Girl Scouting for at lea~t 1\\o \<cU' nfter tht• event. ont' n•ar in own cou;wil communi!\. •

Fee: $75.00 plus travel costs both ways between home and <.:•lmpsitc.

International cr;c11ts for adults Leade" to accompan~ Senior Girl Scouts abroad. Le.ult•rs should h.tve the basic qual­ifirotion' TC<Juircd for Girl Sc;.'Ot t adult> p<~rticip.ltinl.( in lnkm.ttionaJ l'Vcnh abroad, pJu, 3 to 5 ~ct1r~ of recc·tt I tder,tip .nd e'p!'Ticnt·e 111 \\ ml..in~ \\ 1th Sl'niOr St·outs. Tlti, expt·rit•nre •hould L.l\'t bo ·n in a tr · >p situation. in c:unpin).( or trawlinJ.,: with a group, m pl.mning, directmg, and participat­ing in c;.·onlt•rl'lll'l'~. Skill in u foreign Jan. gu.t~e is al"1 import.mt .mel often required. For leaden. applym~ fnt the scs,ion~ at Our C.1baii,1, ahilit} to ronwr't in Sp.mi~h is hi~hlv d,•,irahl<•: lor Our C:ball't, FH·nch or Gt·n;l Ill is rec:l'dn:d. ror Tilt' Experiment in lntt-rnattunal Livin~. lcadt'rs of group' nlll't ha'c h.td a l .S--\ . education. he hc-1\wcn :!.'5 11nd 10 ) c.tr, of a!!e. ami pn·­ft>r;lhl) h:1\ e h.td pn·,·iom e:q>erit·ncc 111 tltc rountry to he ~ i'itt•<L Leaders of E\pt•ri. nwnt ~roup' goin~ to ~le'tiro mta-t speak Spanislt. Fur invit.ttional gathering, anti otlwr l'Vcnt,, Frcm·h, Gt·rm.m, Sp.mish, or Seandin,lVian lnn~u•tl,!es .tre mnally nn•ded.

.\dult Intcmutionul \'i\itof\ go to Clthl'r t'OIUltrks to oh't'T\ c the Girl Guide Sro\tt mO\·cmcnt m rd.ttion to tht edt~cati• mal, 'odo-.-"(~momic. pohtical, and hhtoric:tl set­tin~ in "lud1 It opcr,ttc' .md to rontrihutc, a' rt"'tnt.·,tl'd, in a spcd.tl arc:t, .;uch a' pro­!:ram, public rcl.ttion,, financ-e, ami tr.tinin~. Knowlctlgc of Cirl Sroutin!.! in the U.S.\, .md 1h rd.ttion to l1ves .md net·d, of girh in tJ.i, t'Onntry is <'~)cntl,tl.

In .tddttiun to otltt'T h<t,ie qu.tlifi<'.ttiOth, prc\'iuns tr;t\ ,.J l'\pcrif'nl'l' hotb lwre :'Inti ahroad, is highly desirable, and langungo fhtcnl'Y· ,nffit·H·nt to partidpat<· in di'­l'tt::.simh, liHht \<lln,lhlt. On1 \i,itors prolt­ahh will go to tlw .hirtn nre.t and 'Oillt'

Enropt'.ln t'lmttri(•, 111 I fJ6.3, .md ltali.m anti Genn m mn' he needed.

Trainer' 'mu't h.l\ l' lt.1d n·cent and sut·-

Fr amework for progression Continued from page 10

.U em IJe r.r;lri p Hecognition of member>hip Includes: how a gtd ht•t'ot l lt'~ .1 memht·r of the lllUvt·ntent:

md lum thb memhcr,hip i' .lt.·kumdt·dgt·<l. \II g1rl' will mel't tlw ,.lint• lltt.·rnher,hip rt~[uircment.>. They art':

~ln•t a),!;e .md or !.,'T.Hic Tl quirt'IIIE'IIh

-\ttt•nd fonr mt'Ctin~s P.t~ n.ttion.tl Illf'llll~hip chit;' \l1.1kt> the Prombc The seven-and eight-year-olds wiU con­

ttmu· to make tlte Bro,\ulc Promise and wt>,tr tlw same Bro\\llit• nwntlu r~hip ptn .111c \\ ,rJd ,\"ociation of Cirl Cuitlcs and Cirl S~'Out~ pin.

\II otht.·r memh"r' \\ill m.tkt- the <'ltrr<·nt C:irl Scout Promi\e and ~ ~~ hst·riht· to the ,amt· Girl S<'Out L.m·,, From the n~e of nuw, for till' re~t of lwr C 1rl Sl'Out life, " mt•mllt'r will wc,.tr th,. ,,une trd· il memher­,Jtip :mel \\1nrld Assodation pins.

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\\ 1 hdie\ c th 1t .tn i11di\'idual ,hould join the ,,,nw nrg.uut.\tu.m only onct-. \\'Jwn :l tnt·mll<·r fir,t joith 'he will participate in an im e~tittm• n-remnn\'. A~ she mo\ l'S

throu~b the prt)t:t.lttl, she will redt·dk:tte hcn.t:lf to tlw ~.une prindple~. Redt>dk,l­tion t'l'rcutonit·' "1ll he appropri,lte to the in<:rt"'t,t·tl undcr,t.tndin~ th.lt eomt:' \lith \.,'l'0\\1nC <1; r''~

Helps for new groups and leaders The Pru~ram Stu h· tndic:,tl'd ,, nu·d for help, to nC\\ !;!roup' nnd ne\\ leada~. '0 upro).!;ram St.lrtt.r," .trt• being built in. They .tre specific tdhitic' tl1 ,j~ncd to get a new ~roup tmdt·r \\'H)'. Till')' are ~uggcstions, not tl'fJllirenH nt-. \II tht· n•,mtl'l'<'' for them will he in the handbooks.

Frametc:ork for ongoing activities Fn oe\\ •rk f,r rmgmn).!; •t-ti\'itil'S 111tllncs the ",;pt•tiah~t·s-.'' of Ndt ll!~e lc\'el. Each is

c< sful trainin!! c:..periencc \\;th ndult.-.. te<:h­mcal knowledge and <"1.-p<·ricncc in n spcci,ll fit ld, .md .1 talent for helpln~ otht•r> to be. CUIIIC sdf-rcliant :md ,tblt• to folio\\ through. Tr.lint·r, an• sent only on requt''t of a cotutlrv\ Guidt· associ.ttion. Current re­qm·,ts '.m• m.tinl)· from tht· Sp.mhh-spe.tking t'tHilltrit·'· Since hmguage fluency is a real a"et. traim·rs tre l'!lrour tgt·d to start in­tl·min· 'tudy. They may .tppl) ,1t .til} time.

\\'e kno\\ thl'rt' will bt> ru1 incrt>.t~ln!.! num­hl•r of opportunities in A:iian, Latm-Amer­ican, \f ricau •. md E U'Ope.m countries for adults. Start prtparin~ nO\\, Choo,c ,1 coun­b) or art>.l of the "orld that Into re-ts you; ~tudy the l.ln).!;u.tge, seck out l'Ont.tcts, ac­quin' kno\\ ledt.:<' of the .tre.t. ,h,JT(l<'n \'OUT

own 'kilk broraden yom knowlt.•dgt• of St·out­in~ md tlk history and ,,,Jturc of the U.S.A

Renll'mlwr tltat, if yonr qnalift<•.ttions do not fit .l t·urrcnt int<'m.ltion.tl opportunit)' ~on ttt.ty still ('Omplrte :111 npplit·alion and place ) our name in the prospect file to be ronsidcred for new opportunities as they arise.

X aticm al eccnts for adults Staff for .\.11-State encampments-50 to (ill ulnJt, will he medl'd for ,t,tffing the• flq l • mpmcnts. for 3-4 \\cd,, in Aucu't HJ63. ~t.tl( to he ~lcded h~ c.unp three­tor,. \ ppJi, .mt' m"'t meet tptalifie.ttion' fur l'otlllp t'Ollll,e)OJ•s: IU,tturity, l'\[lt'l il'lll'l' .lS ol

<".llll(l -taft rm·mbcr· ahility .md t 'P' rienu' in working with Senior Girl Scouts, suc­,,.~,fotl t xpt·rit·nce in th, mt of the p.ttrol 'yst<'Jn: •.:ood health. Tht•rc• is partitul.tr nct'd for .ulult, who h.l\ e hnd ntH' or more of the following kind' of , xpericnce: tli­n Clt'<l da) c.uup,, dirt'<' lt-d troop <::"Imps "ith C'Qfl' 'taff, trainc·d lc.1dcrs for troop romptn!!. h.td e'tpcrimce \lith lxtckpacling 1nd cydin!! trip'; and \\1to c.m handle vanom p11blic relation' mcch.t .md be able to gi\ t• in strut tion in thh .tn·.t. Transport a­t ion, hnanl. .md room will lw fmni-hed fur staff. Interested persons should write to: Re­tHiittnt·nt ancl Rt•fcrml Division, Per-cmrwl Dt·JMrttn•·nt. Girl "icout,, U S .. \ .• for .tp­plit·.ttlnll mat<·riak

Re~:icmal E' ents-St Rr !!ion !II Tminin::; fl\'C'TS.

·Edith \Inc·~ Trainin~: School t, Edith \I :'I C) Traiui g Sdtool cat.tlog. 1 HI f :-oo

d1fft 1 cnt from tlw othr·r' in orclt•r to opp(• 1l to the "differentness" of growing girls. Ench, hO\n l'l'l, j, pl.LUnt•d tu ( 1) mal<· tht· foun­dation tl•c ec•utral fot·us of tlw Girl St·out procr.un, (:!) build pro!.!rt·"ion and allow tor <livt·r-tt), and ( 3) m;tl.t• it po,,ihle !or t l!irl tu join at any time without feeling pt·n,tlizt·d hy lack of <>arlit·r lllt·mhcrshlp.

Wider opportunities Wider opportuuitit"' h,we nl" ·'Y' occurred in Girl Scouting. They b.we not, unt1l nnw, hO\\('\Tr, bct·u drawn spc<ifirolly into the fr.unc\\ork 'tn1cturc. Intertroop gct-tog()th­t•rs, uC( ''ion.1l neighborlvv•d e\'('nts, d,l\ and <''t,tbhshl.'<i cnn1pin~ art good for Bm\\ nit•, and 'till good for Sl'ninr),

Girls ht·vond the Brownie w~n nr(• old enough to. 'hare in troop c:imping. trip,, hil.(l!l'r munl il event.. or t'tlnr't '· From tlw ,e,cnth ~r.1clc on, \\c hope lotH!t'r trips nnd inkrcouncil e\'ents "til cnwrgt•.

GIRL SCOUl' LEADER

For the twelve-through-fourteen-year­old$ (Cadette Girl Scouts), we strongly -npport special council-initiated events, ''ith girls shaling in the planning. These c:~n serve as a step to the even \\ider op­portunities of national and international "'ope for Seniors.

timulus to continue " timulus to continue in Girl Scouting rc­c.:wed special attention after the Program ' ludy showed how little one age level !mows about what lies ahead. Therefore bridges" from one age level to the next

ha"e been \)Hilt into tl1e program. They <ll'e mostly a matter of personal contact .u d personal responsibility.

When a Junior Girl Scout is a buddy to a Brownie. both girls profit. To promote ~ ur program to someone younger, you must know it. Yottnger girls are impressed by attention from girL~ a fe\v years older th.m iliemselves. They feel more eager and

Jre confident to move ahead when they have seen an older troop in action and heard about all ilie things ilie troop can do. If each m .. mber extends her hand, and in her turn receives the hand of an older Scout, ilie con­tinuity of the one Girl Scout program can be fel t as strongly as troop or camp unity in the traditional friendship circle. THE END

Roundup and y our camp Continued from page 14

stamps of all tile countries where iliere are Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and place it 111 the post office or in a prominent window.

Every morning and evening at Roundup there will be a special flag ceremony, when tlte flags of all the countries in the \V orld \~sociation of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts .md of t11C fifty states and the territories of ilie U.S.A. will be flown. Kot all camps can have such a display, but many may be . l ble to borrow flags of other World Associ­;ttion countries locally.

How about a Frontier Day, highlighting your own camp's loeality, its settlers, old­time crafts?

How about l)(Jrrowing a telescope, and being ~ure someone can help staff members and campers discover the fascination of a closer look at the moon or a planet and its ~atellites?

How about using ilie Say-lt-in-Another­Lmgnage project, or songs in other lan­!l:uagcs? Do all your campers know the Giii Guide and Girl Scout World Song, and their own regional song? \Vhy not use tile Ji,t in the Roundup Guide for Campers as a guide for your camp's singing this year?

Folk dm1cing, sketching and whittling, a picture-our-camp art show, a Scouts' Own based on the heritage of our cottntry, a scn·e-the-future forum for older campers, the Cabana song in Sp;~nish and the Chalet 'ang in French-how about any of these?

And of course, for those girls who are just beginning to learn camping skills, Roundup suggests visions of the years ahead when they may use their skills, learned and practiced in their local camps, to advance to all-counciL intercounciL or national events, and perhaps one day to an inter­national event. This is the year, and July is the month, to let Ronndup help you set the pace in your O\\'n camp. THt; t:No

JUNE 1962

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• Single Covers (Envelope) Including new Girl Scout Stamp Only 25~ • Five Covers (Envelope) $1.00

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• P late number block of Four Stamps, each 75¢

(J/so (JV(Ji/(1/J/e ... All covers contain card giv­ing history of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Send liS your list Official Girl Scout 4 color Cover (Envelope) with·

out stomp. 100 Covers-$4.50, SO Covers- 3.00, of names and we will address 20 Covers-1.25, 10 Covers-.70. Complete in· them for you. structions on how to moil included with each order.

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Success

stories

"J'mq.Jc·r room" fa>hioned from p:tlmetto fronds by Girl Scout Troop 102, Clul\\l'nwaw l>btrid. Girl St,mt Conndl c•f Dadl· Count\ \Ji.nni , Floritb, nt their encampment held nt Homestead Air I~orcc B.tse

Hold those Seniors!

\\ .. .. ,d,.,., ~r.1d1 !lit JOn time ap-proach< s~t lrs S n Jacinto C.ounctl ( llou t T ~' b ) J\ a letter of con-gr ttnl.thon from the chainnan of the pro.. ~run uuumitte•·. The letter C\p~t·sws the hup•• th.tt each girl will want to l'Ontinuc in Smntin~ as :l'>Jst.mt Ie.uler, hoop com­ruittee llt<'mbcr, pro~ram comult.mt, or in snuw othl'r cap.tcity. ''\\ c L tvc ),.,,..n happy tu lta\'U h.td you as :t Senior Scout. \Ve hope• th.1t this ''ill be the bt•ginnint: of a <hi I• H nt role in \our Girl Scout career." Enclosed in each ietter is a postal cnrd, ad­dressed to the council, on whlc:h each girl m:w state her interests in adult Scoutang, :mZI tell where she will be located during the coming year so th.tt, if ~be plans to move, lwr 0\\71 council may notify the other coun­cil to that effect.

Don't nus~ the notll~ in "ll ~>lrts" (pa~e 2) nhout the new "Special Service" capaci­ty of' active adults in Girl Scmtting.

Camping on coral r J, ~· ,t cnc<l ·rmtnt cn:r ht'ld by t1le Girl Scout C.onnci of D.Hic Count\ took pl.uc In Hmne,te.ul, Floricl.t. Tlm t~vo-day

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event brou!.(ht together 11\0re than a thou­sand older Intermediates, Senior Scout~. and leader.; in a <:ombiuati< n •I ,) wtl pa;ean­try and demonstrations ot aru, crafts, and campin~ skills. J"hc encnmpment. ''hlch wa~ held on th<' grounds (l[ the Homestead .\ir Force lh"·· th.mb tu the co-opt·ra. tiun of the U.S. \ir f'on-c, diana.xed nearlv .t year of pl.mnin~. •

The event .1chicH·d its four objective..': ( 1 ) to bring tnl!l'thcr Gnl Scout troop~ from all O\W Dadt C mnty .1 metropolit.m tlrl';t centered 1n Miami; ( 2) to give the t::irb ,m opportunit\ to p•1t Into effect the campin~ skill~ learned in troops: (3) to how families and friends the broad ran~c

of acth;tic' of the Girl Scout organization in Dade \,ount), now nnmherinr: more t1mn 15,000 girl' nnd ad~rlt- ; and ( 1) to prep.rre girls for the I 00:! Roundup nCti\'itieo; and by the ground\\Ork for future camping tctivities on an annual ha i~. Thi~ out-t.andirtl! proj< ct received wide­

spread publicity on r.tdio and tclevi~icm .md was fcntttrt·d in a rf\111ther of stories in the newspaper' and lo<?tl tn.ag.t7lnes. Color IHO\'ies and ,Jid••s "t n· t tl.cn for me at troop meetings. for United Fund purpo.>es, md to help r .. cruit nc\\ Scouts and leaders.

This was challt•ng-in!! t.unpinl!. h<·t :JII•C'

the site, like most of coastal Florida, w,,, a shallow gra.~sy area O\er coral rot!.. Stake' had to be ponnt.letl hard to pro' itlc .mchor.1gc•, nnt.l tent:. were 'tonn-Jt,lled to withst.md the heavy t:usb of wind from the <X't•an. This nctivity required brains and bra\\71, for there were few tree,, .uHI no trendw> or drains could be· dug.

A brge Girl Scout statuette wa~ pre­sented to the Air Foret' Ba,e per,onnc.f hy the cmtndl president in apprn·i.atiun of their hPlp. Following Sund.ty st'r\'lu ~ nnd a tour of the B.h • be !!iris t'Onduded the ,,·eel nd \\ith t Scouts Own ceremony.

Troop quilting bee "\\'lto know,? ~laybe som<.•tby wt• will visit overse,b .md 'kep under thi' very quilt." Tile I nit nncdi.tk Scouts of Troop l5 L, ( :-.i.1::ar.t Cunnty Council Xia~,trlt Fnlk '-.ew Yc11l). Wt'fl' gat1lt·red around qurlting frames In the church basement. Thrir proj­ect bud begun like any other- one sug~es­tiun lt•.~tlin!! to .tnot1a·r. Enthu,i.hm .mel iclc..-a~ fie\\ h.1<.k anti forth for a present for Our \.r'L 111 London, End.md . .-\ p:1tcb\\ork quilt! Eneh girl embroidcrt·d her ~ignnturc .md lllrthcl.t) in yello\\ floss on n gn en wool J).ltch, once part of n troop lilt mher\ old collt. T\\O additional p.!tclws had the names nf the leader' .mel the troop n.une and cih cmhr01dercd on them.

Tht' · pmblem of ,trr.w~in~ tht' 'CJII.trt·~ into a q 11 ilt was solvt•d by the ,gr.antlmotll t'r of mat• of Llw girls, who t'Ontrihu te·tl a ~d of wool .nnple~ onw ust·d by the ga atHl­tatlwr n~ sl'llm~ aid,. The s.unfles "cr~· cut into 4" square,, blended an< matched \\ith tht otht r 'rluare>. Letters spellmg "Be Prt•p:tn•tl" '"' rt· desi~necl, cut out of wool. and nppliqucd on tht· patched ~qu.arc~. \ h~hh\ eight wool hlanket "a, IL~ed ns n fill-• r nil qn!ltm~ frar~lt'" \H'rc borrm\ ('(I from • • arch s women ' croup.

Soo 1 the qnilt w:h fiuf,hf'd, and sc:nt to

During 1 se\erc \\:llH sh <rtage in Oklna\\n, Girl Soouts of the US.<\. ( Fllf East) .tided USAHYIS lleadquart r~ m distrihutlng 2,.'i00 cmcrgcnc:y \\ater comen 1tion until"•·~ to tl1e Army mtlitary hou~ing nreas. The intligt•uous Ryukyunn Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts have nlso co-oper.lted ";th authorities in dhtribu­.tin~ nnti-polio . information and poster~ thr ghout the cit~ of :\'al1.1, .uH1 Cirl Sc • rts nlm deli' l'rt.-d .tnti-pt'lio fat t sheet'

<:li\L SCOl I' I E \IWH

0 1r .\rk \ lt:tler of thanks lrmn the Guider Ch,tr.~lc' there, also .t m.1p sho\\ in~ how find the London hostel and a list of ac­

mud.ttion costs. soon arrh<·tl. Looking O\ard to becoming Senior Scoub, the

, he~an t'On,·crting shilling, .md pence cloll.trs and cents. .md ~~bmating the

t c · a st.ty at Our Ark.

'For all girls" the pnst several yc.1rs the Girl Scout

w1dl of San Diego C01111ty, Sun Diego, oraia, Ius focused on reaehiug children

th handicaps. The council h.1s a number troop~ of physically handicapped girls

'pt."Cia.l schoob) and h.t~ integrated \ handicapped )Oung,te~ into other '· Their Camp Safari ou eight acres nd .1djacent to Balboa Park was built

h mdil·apped children. but ('an. of t'Ourse, us1 d by others. Tht: :uchltcet worked

th tht u1 Lhopedic dep:trtnwnt of Children's p1t.tl and others to d1·viso safe and

:-nplc doors, re~t roorn f.lt·ilities, and so ::nh Tlu" children in wheel chairs and

"~anne; bract-s or usinc; crutclws can 1 the o~1t-of-doors in .111 c~t.thlished

p 'elting. Camp s .• f.ni provide,, for the Ill OJlJX>r­t\ In l~lOk outdoors. sine;. hikr:, study

tll;e .md arts and tr:tfts. mnkt· nc,~· u<k The <:<m1p receivt'S finnnci.tl as­

tan•·•· from various service clnhs and ' c-minded citizen~. Last vear I 06 dis­::d hoys :md girb attended:

-Enchanted Island" ronc;h their S<·nior Plauninl-: Bo,trd and ~upportin~ t'Omm.ittec of .tdulb from ten

I "·lehust·tt, l.'Ollllcil~. of whid1 Haverhill ed •I~ hostess, a Stmor t•nc.tmpnwnt

Is lwl<l in June. Thc girl, llillllCd it "En­mtt-d lsl.md." Eight p.ttrols t•ampcd for

'e day' on Cliff Island, .1 p.trt of \\'ell­n..:t 1 Shtt P.u-~ in ~cw Hruup,hire. A ~ of canol's and rowhoab borrowed

rom a pri\ .tt~· t.mtp on the l.tkt• sen <:d to f ny girJ, .md '"Pplies from tlw nuinland

th•• j,fand and equippt"<l tltt' group for fin~ w.tterfront progr,tm. Un .1 S.ttur(by in \lay the p.ttrol leaders

Handic;tpped girls and boys play ,md c.rmp undl'r expert supervision at Camp Safari, operated by the Girl Sc.'Out Council of San Diego County, S= Diego, C.tlifornia

and tr.tin .. r' ntd .tt the park to in,rx·et the island ami ~d1•d the p.ltrol site'. A staff of ROtmdup !!irl, ( Color.tdo. '.59) nnd qual­ified adult~ "'I up their tents the ni~ht he­fore the encampment opened. Patrob ar­ri\ t·d dunn~ tlw morn in~ '' ith no,<·b.tg lnm:h1·'· .md b) suppertime- wnc t'lll\tmperl ami n·ady to sen·e supper to st.tff guesb. A tall birt·h tree heeame a fbgpolt-, .Ill •tl!;ile :'ILtrint·r !'.c<·urin~ the rope twar the top. l11e ca111p wundl planned a progr;un of formal t•olors. sin~inl! t•ampfin,-s. bc<tt·h partie,, and a schedule for boating classes.

\ltd,ummt·r t·,,tlnatioru. t'<une m from .11-mo,t 100 1')(·r t·cnt of the 1,.rirh: ch.tllt·n~in!! ,jtc, .HII'IJU,tlt' ,t.tff, good prngr.un, dc,irc for more •. \II the girl, felt this \\,Js good prt'par.tfl<ln for the next Roundup. IIIE rcKu

Youthpower on the move W 1w do American teen-ager~ tend to be • >LJdy nourished lllld low in physical fitness, \en thou~h they li\'e in the 1.:ountry \\ith

the greall'>l .tbUlldance and choiet of food m the world?

• \u,\\'cr> to this question and mnny like it w,·re sought by nearly 170 selected teen­agers-including several Scnior Girl Seouts­at the 1'\Htional Youthpowcr COtlgress in Chi­cago \lardt 28-31. The Youtbpower Con­!!n'~s h sponsored by the :\ational Food Conference, a non profit volUlltary group of food comp.mie~ that belie\'e in u united edu­t•ational and promotional approach to im­pro\ ing American dietary habits and increas­ing understanding of wise nutrition.

Tltc tlclcgates, selected on the basis of ,.xcclknt•e in their individual nutrition pro­jct'ls, were from all over the country. Thrnugh talks. discussions. and tours of food fin11s in lite Chicago area-packine; houses, ci.Ury fann~. food proceo;;,ors .1nd distributors­the whole field of .. agri-busines~," from nu­trition to ('t\rcers, wa.s opened up to them.

One of the ,pcaker5 ~unu11arized the two-

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fold problem these teen-agers mu~t f.tcc: concern for two thirds of the world's people, who gc:t up with a prayer for c\'Cn a little food for th.tl day, and concern for the two third~ of Americans. who get up with a prny­cr to stay on their diets.

Thl' clc•lc-e;.1tes discussed way~ to shnrc their learnings with their communities, and each one wturncd home with a charge to help his community understand that "you are what yon cat" and to promote "ise buying and c;tting h.1bib.

City and stak-\\ ide YouthjXlwcr projects will t'Ontmue throughout the year, botlt a~ deleg.lle follow-up of this yt•ar's <.'Ongress and .ts preparation for selection of dcleg.ttcs for ncll.i year's.

Tho Yo11thpowcr Congress h open to all young people of high school age, either in­dividually or through their organizations. For further infomtation. Girl Scout councils may check with their state or local Youthpower Committee or ,,;th :'l:atililnal Youthpower Congress, :2300 \lerchandi"e ~tart, Chicago 34, J!linoi,, liiF. t:XD

COAT HANGER CHIMES and some other

stunts which are sure to give your troop a lot of laughs

To make "chimes" all you need is a 5-6 ft. length of cord and a strong wire coat hanger. Tie the cord firmly onto the hook of hanger and tie small loops at ends of cord. Place loops of cord to ears and swing dangling coat hanger against a wall or chair. Give each Scout a turn at this. The fun comes when watchers note the complete surprise and amazement on the face of the performer who hears a loud re­verberating "bong" while watchers hear only a slight "pin~" as the hanger strikes wall or cha1r. Hmnl Hold two unframed pocket mirrors at right angles before the face. Adjust them until you get a perfect reflection. Wink left eye. Wow-the right eye winks back.

~~kda';k~~~m ~ vigorously ~ rub a fluo- ~n rescent tube I on wool cloth /£ and the tube will glow.

Popular 1l'ith outdoor julk

Dimes for Daisy Daisies won't tt-11-0r so we ve l:~et·n told­But our dimt:s for Dabv Have a ~ton: of "Old- · A story worth ll-lling To every Girl St'Out For our dimes for Daisy Are to help otlt('rs ont­To strengtbl'n the bridge Of Scouting und care Between the ,\mericas And Scouts e,·el')·where!

-Elizabeth Scott Ames (From Troo1' Sn>OJ>. the Cortland County, ~ew York, Cou'lcil bulletin)

Program date lines: June-September June -J\atioual Recreation \Ionth J tme 8-9-Shavuoth (Feast of the Giving

of the Law; Jewish holy day) June 10-The Fe-ast of Pentecost ('Vhit-

sundar) June 10:16-Xational Flag \\"eek Jtmc 14-Flag Day June 17-Fatlier's Day June .21-Summer begins Jtme .2-!-~lidstunmer Da) July 1-i-:'\;~tional Safe Boating \Yeek Jnlv 4-Jndependence D.1y Jul\• .22-28-National Fann Safety Week August 15-Feast of the Assumption ( Ro-

man Ctttholic girls mnst attend ~lass) September-\"ational Better Breakfast

~lonth September 3-Labor D.\}" September 5-12-Xational Child Safety

"'eek Septc111b(•r 16-22-Constilution 'Week Scptembt•r 17-Citizenship Day Scptemht•r 23-29-.\'ational Dog Week Septeml><'r 29-30-Rosh Ha~bana (Jc"i'h

:\cw Yc·ar)

Thought for the month "The pages of the history of the future may hold \'Our names in a high and honored place.' Do well your part today. The work of todar h the history of tomorrow, and we arc ib makers. So let us strive to show just as grand names on the pages yet un. written as are inscribed on those that we have for our proud inheritance."

-Juliette Gordon Low, in Hotc Girls Con lldp Their Country

Caution to correspondents ~lember~ of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. are again requested not to write to the Girl Scout/Guide headquarters of other coun. tries or to the World Bureau in London. In manv countries the office is staffed by a few ~\·erworked ,·olunteers who can be (and often arc) completely swan1ped by re­quests from individual Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. By agreement of the member coun. tries of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. international correspon. dence takes place only between the interna. tiona! commissioners of the countries in. volvcd. The WAGGGS has established an international post box. A Girl Scout who wants a pen pal in another country should send her rec1uest to: International Post Box, Girl Sooub of the U.S.A., 830 Third Ave­nue, New York 22, Kew York. Your co­operation 'vill be appreciated.

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Red Cross Aquatic Schools The annual Red Cros~ Aquatic Schools for prospeclivc instructors in first aid and water safety will get under way in early fune at ci~htl'l·n selected campsites through­out the nation. Contact your Red Cross .\rca Offk(; for further information.

Leaders' Adventure Session An Advmturo Session, open to all Girl Guide and Girl Scout leaders. will be held at Our Cahaiia. Cuernavaca, .Mexico, 1'\o­vember 19-December 1. 1962. Participants in this event "ill take home to their troops program ideas gained from the color, his­tory, and crafts of the country. They \viii help plan their own program and have a responsibility for maklng it a success, ex. changing ideas for successful troop pro­gram and teaching a skill: a dance, a game, a craft, a song.

The Cahaiia staff members will help the group oonduct round tables for the exchange of ideas, and carry out \vide games. They will teach typical crafts and dances of Mex­ico; organize tours to Taxco. the picturesque silver center of ~lexico, and to Tepoztlan and to Cuernavaca for shopping and sight­seeing; give you a peek behind the high walls into the beautiful homes of ~texico. Additional tours can be arranged.

Come and enjoy a warm, sunny climate, an in'iting s\\imming pool. and gardens full of colorful flowen.. Do vour Christmas ~hopping in Me:-.ico! '

The approximate cost will be $48.00 (U.S.) for room and board, $15.00 for pro. gran1. (Additional tours art' not included).

Applications for this Leaders' Adventure Session will he accepted on a first come, first sen·ed. basis. So "rite. air mail. for an application and further details to: Srta. ~laria Laura Avitia, Guider-in-Charge, Our Cabana, Apartado 406, Cuernavaca. More­los, ~texico.

Tr-ibutes to trefoil Girl Scouts and Guides are being wannly appreciated philatelically these days. At the Girl Scout Congressional Ltmchcon in Washington on !\larch 12. at which Vice President Johnson was honorary host and principal speaker. Postmaster General J. Ed­ward Day announced the issuance later this vear of a Girl Scout conuncmor.ttive five­Cent stamp, showing a Girl Scout in unifonn "ith an American flag in the background. "It will serve," ~lr. Day said. "ro reawake and reinforce in the millions of Americans who will usc and see it an appreciation of the great service American Girl Scouts have given to their community, their country, and the world."

Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. in the Panama Canal Zone have been honored wi.th a multicolorc·d 4-ccnt stamp in celebration of our FiftietJl Anniversary. It depicts our tre­foil superimposed on a tropical scene of camping. Our Birthday Years slogan, "Hon. or the Past, Serve the Future," also appears on the stamp.

The Girl Guides of Egypt received rec. ognition this year when their country pro. duced a new stunp portraying a Guide at salute, the trefoil, and the motto. "Be Pre­pared" in Arabic.

Boy Scouts, too, are being honored post. ally this year in Barbados and Ceylon.

Summer work camps The American Friends Service Committee annually sponsors work camps for high school students, by which they can express concern for others in a very tangible way. Working with other young people from various parts of the country, they live in a community with people who need help, learning to know them and beooming their friends. Work camps are located on Indian

Sheila Grinell, sixteen, of New York City, for several years a Girl Scout, is shown 'vith her eliliibit, "The Arithmetic of Polygons,' which won for her an award in this year's Science Talent Search. A capable dressmaker, Sheila made the skirt she is wearing from material she bought in London when attending the 1961 International Youth Science Fortnight

GIRL SCOUT LEADER

1be Savannah Chamber of Commerce is attracting visitors to ci~· .md ltonnriu~ Girl Sl·outing in a colorful hhtl•-and-c:uld

es,age on a billboard a few miles north of Savannah, on U.S. 17

senations. in dcpn'''l'd rural areas, and Cl~- slums .• \ m.trried couple ,erve as

c.Jectot> of e.tc·h work camp. assisted by xrun.;e)ors of college .t~e. :O.lost work camps

se,·en weeks in lt•nJ~:lh. from late June mid-August. Cost l' 'Sl50 plus travel

d personal e:~:penscs. Applicants must have npleted two years of high school and

ust he at least sixteen years old by the nd of the project. lntcrcsted Senior Scouts ay get application' :tnd further infonna­

tion by writing to: Perwnnel Department, \mtrican Friends Service Committee. 160

:'1: rth Fifteenth Strn·t, Philadelphia 2, P "''.d\'ania.

~cience Talent Search winners F lf young I.tdics '' ilh Girl Scout back­~ound were am011g the fort\ high school · niors judged as tlw "n,ttion~~ most prom­_,mg future scientists" in this year's Science T.Jent Search, t·onduded hv Science Clubs f .\merica and ~upporlt>cl l>y the Westing­

house Education Foundation. Scholarships and awards went to tl'n girb and thirty OO\S chosen from an onc:inal field of more th.~n 1:\\ <.'lltY-thrt.-t thnus.md sh•dcnts from

11 fiftv stab. .-\s ·a Girl Sl·out in lhl' Greater :\e\\

York Council, Slwib Grinell was an enthu­,i.lstic camJX•r ;1ncl took p.lrt in a sixty­mile canoe trip 'down tlw Delaware Ri\'er from Port Jervis, :-Jew York to Columbia, i\ew Jersey. She also sang in the Senior Chorus. For her scit•uce project she develop­ed a system for "adding'' and "subtracting" polygons through vector analysis. She hopes for a career in medical research.

Jane Carol John,on joint'<! tlw Girl Scouts as a Brownie ( D.tdc Count\· CounciL :\li­ami Florida ) . ,\s .tn Inlennediate she achie,·ed First Cl.!ss rank. :O.Iusic is her hohhy. the cl.trinrt nnd piano being her <pecialties. For her Talc:nt Search project she worked out a flow-type diagram for identifying the nindcen genera of mycto­phid fi,ht·s. She looks fc>1·ward to a career as a chemist or marine biologist.

Carolee Fok) \ Scmior troop leader re­calb that C:~rolet· wa\ "a natural-born leader." As troop wcretary and troop vice­presid<.·nt she \\-:1, "an in~piration to the ~Is to stick to their jobs." During her five years in the ,..,, r:mtnu Pocono Girl Scout Co~cil S('r .• nton, Pt'lllls\'lvania ), her in­tcn~:;ts included dr.un.ttks: ('t't'ative wTiting, and member~ltip ou th< St·nior Planning Board. \Vhile Carollt' looks forward to a career in physil',, lu·r Tal<-nt St•arch project

JUNE 1962

'' ,1\ in tlw field of biolog). Oht.linin~ gup­pies from a local petshop and flatworms from .t binlogk,ll ~npply house, .she con­cluded exp~rimcnts on them \\ith condi­tiCml·U r .. sponses to the stimuli of light fh~lw~ .1nd shocks of electricity and ~ound.

As <t Girl Scout in San Bernardino, Cnl­ifnrniu, .Judith Jaime's interests inc·ludcd woking, homemaking. and child C<trc. Her T.th-nt Smrdt proj;et was prompted by ''hal sltt h.1d read and heard n:gMding tht• :\tumil' Em·r!!\ Commission's <'fllll'em .tlxmt the dispo~al of atomic wastes in the ocean. Boon•"' kdp is a source of food fnr m.m~ people living in coastal areas ,he conducted re,c.m·h .md e'-pt·rimentation to determine the effel·t of radioactivity on it. Judith hopes to prepare for .t tl·aching utrecr in matht:nlatil~. chemistry, and phvsic-;,

A salute to Gi1·1 Scouts of the U.S.A. On hchalf of The i'\ational Society for Crtp­pkcl Children and Adults, ~1r. T. A. \1an­gelsdorf. Senior Vice President, Texaco, Inc., prt.:~cntcd :0.1r'. Charles U. CuLner, our \'a­tiona! Presidl·nt, with a plaque in recogni­tion .md appreciation on the occasion of our Colden .\noiversary.

The plaque reads a:; follows: "The :\'ation­al Sodety for Crippled Children and Adults s.1lutes the Girl Sconts of the United States

Tllnslration from \V atchwords nf Liberty, by Rohcrt Lawson, (Little, Brown & Com­pany, 34 Deacon Street, Boston 6, \4assa­t:hu~eth , ~:3 .. ')0), re\iewl'd in \Ia~ is~ Ill'

0 ::>A Y, CMO: YOU .EE. BY '11-fE D \\\ ~ :-, EARL\ LIGHT

f~ Booklets and

Samples From AMERICAN GIRL

ADVERTISERS

WRITE DIRECT TO ADDRESSES LISTED BElOW "WO~'DERFCL WORLD"-& l6mm color motion picture. filmed In 31 eountrtu o! the world, ahowtng the dancea oC 1-i countries, the aporu oC 11, and the exotic beauties oC ancient and modem worlds . . educational. exciting, beauti!ul. Show· logs ot tb1s tum may be arranged cor by Troop• and Coun cils through tholr local Bottler Cor Coc&­Cola. CO~fPJ.ET.E PR.OOUA~( ON 1\[ENST:RUAL fiXGEN.E-includes t\ 18 mm 8ound and color tllm by Walt Disney Productlone. teaching guide e8pecially prepar~d for Girl Scout Leaders, physiology chart. pl'Qduct demonstration kit (for Leaders or 9, 10 and ll·yellr old glrlsJ. booltlot. " You're a Young Lady :Sow." and rampblet on conducting mother-daught.r program Free !rom th& makers ot Kotex •anltary napkJna. Kimberly­Clark Corporation Educallonal Dept.. GSL, N­na.h. Wl<consln. "WAT Ell A !'OD T ilE fUREE BRJ;:Cll 8HA)II ­POOS"-A aound and color tllm-16mm-3U minutes . A beautltully photographed •tory on lllt origin and un ot water io th~ background Cor ..n ucellent demon•trlllion oc hair can and s tyllnc For nature lovers and tho~e lntere~ted In good rroomlng. Retum poatage encloled. John H. B reck Inc., Dept . J , 115 Dw1ght St., Springfield 3. U a u "GOOD GROO,ti NO AECitJ<:'f S"-a l)ooklet l)y Teen-Line tilled with Information on care or skin. hair and ~lolhtl. Complete with figure racts and tips on how to Rain ~treater self con­fidence. It's available In Quantity. A leader may order a booklet for each ~lrl In her troop . . .

~~~~; r~~~;ar~fiet~·18~ f~,f~}~ w~<;,_d~~~ Teen-Line, Dept, GSL. <addreu> " ,Jt:ST B~TWEE"S V " l :O.CLllDL'iG EXCLC­,l\'E B ELTX DIA l.. CAf.l .SDAB-Kew edition ~t Beltx booltlH eleartr explains "why's and wherefore'•" or menstrual cyc:le, pi~~& timely Ups on activities. health. peraonal daintiness aod grooming; and 1nclude~ Beltx Dial C3Jendar to help keep track ot perioda. Up to 25 copies FREE to Olrl Scout Leaden only. Beltx Corp., De11t. GSL. 1000 Washington St., St. Louis 1, U o. " l.'Oll'RE REAJ,J,} OOO.Kl NO WREN YOll 'RY; COOKING WITII HE\'l>N Ul' !"-a booklet that tells how tht~ popular \J('VC'rn.::e can make culinary magic when added tO all oorta ot recipes. Tbo•e ot you whose gir~ are planning troop panleo will find 1t full of wonderful new and dlrrereot ldta• The Seven-Up C<•ffiPl\D)', Dept. OSL 1300 Dtlm3r Blvd., St. Louts :1, '.fo.

Sources of picture~ in this i\\ue by page~:

Cover courtt''' of Greater Atlanta Girl Scout Cotmcil, luc., .:\tlanta, Geort.ri.t

3-:0.farvin Frit•dm,m 6-This illustmtion hy Terry Townsend

is taken from Dr. Thomas R. Ben­nett's monograph ''The Lt·adt'f Looks At The Pn)('ess of Change" and re­printed h) pt•rmission of Leadership R~ources. Inc., 1025 Connecticut .\venue, \\'a,hin~ton 6. D.C.. the pnblhh<·r, of a wril·' of "Looking Into Lt·.ulf'rship" n11mn~rapbs.

7-Felipe 13. Chano 9-Left: Ed,,in \\',1\ Teale. Right: L.tr-

ry J. Kopp ' ~ 11-Raimondo Bon·a 12-13-Peter Spier 14-Panl Parker 1.5-Sam Goldstein 18-Raimondo Borea 24-Upper: Courlt''Y of Girl Scout Coun­

cil of D.~dt• Count\· ( Florida). Inc. Lo,,er: \Jr,. Dudley Da,·b

2.5-Photo by Chris 26-"Scicnce Service" 27-Uppcr: Savannah Chamber of Com­

merce

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of America on its Golden Anruversary and presents this plaque in recognition of the leadership and outstanding achievements of Girl Scouts; in appreciation of the coopera­tion of Girl Scouts with the Easter Senl So­cieties; and in appreciation of the special scouting programs which have provided op­portunity for handicapped girls throughout this country and abroad to have healthier, happy lives.''

Sewing bags for Algerian refugees On Gradtution Dav at .m .\meric-.m Friends St·rvice Committee' st'wing center in '\orth .Africa, instc .. d of diplomas the girb re­<:cive bright st·\~ing bags sent from the IJ.S.A., filled with sewing materi<lh which will mak(• it po~siblt· for them tn keep on usin~ tlw skills they Jc,lmtd at the center -sewin~. mendin~, •lnd making over doth­ing for motlll'rs, children, nnd old men in the Algerian rdu~ee ~cttlcnl('nt. Girl St'O\lts <·tn hdp thc::.c rdugee girls by providing 'ewing kit, for them.

To ~make a lletciug bag, take a brightly t•olored dhh towel made of soft material; t'Otton tape, any color, .1lxmt 5-t" long. for the draw~tring: cmbroiderv flo": and a l.trgt• nt·t'tllc. ~lake .1 lwm about 1'' :~cross the short end .. of tlw dish towel. Fold the towel in the middl(' so thnt the two hemmed edges are together. Sew up the ~icl('~ o£ the tow~:L .\tnppir~g when yon rome t<l th(' base of the hem on the short t·ntb of the toweL Rnn a pie<-e of t-ape through tlw ht·m to serve as a drawstring .. \. S<lfety-pin attached to the end of the tap(' make~ it go easily through the hem.

To fiU a sewing bag, pnt in tape measure (inch~ and centimeters if possible). shears (good 'Jlhllity, '~ith points in a spool of thread), net•dles (in p.1<:kages). pins (in packa~e' or ou cushions). thn•acl (black. white. :-.nd colors). thimblt·. clarnin~ cotton (black. hrnwn, and whitt·). card of hooks and eye~. t-.trd of sn''P'· buttons on ,, card or string, on(· yard or more of cotton, out­ing flannel. or woolen cloth.

'Any C}\tantity of the nlxl\'e itcms and :tl~o of other sc,,ing materials m.l} be in-

eluded. But pk·a'e limit contents to sewing nl.llerials onk

To 3end a' !Iewing bag, wrap in a sturdy box. plainly marked SEWL~C BAG. Then ship. prcpaicl, to: Children's Prognm1, Americ:m Friends Service Committee Warehouse, 23rd and Arch Strt·lh. Phil.ltldpbia 3. Pa

July 4 in Denmark July 4, 1962, will mark the fiftieth annivers­ary of the cclcbrntion of our nation's birth­dav at Rebild 'Jational Park in Denmark, when Old GlOI} and the Dannebrog, the ancient Danl~h flag, will fly side by side, along ,,,;th all fifty of om state flags. More than 50,000 Dane~, Americans, ani:l others nrc eA'J>ected to attend this year's inspiring obser ... ance.

Tips for starting charcoal fire Ch:u·coal fir<.'·~tarting is no different from st.trting a wood fire except that it requires a longer tinw for the charco.1l to i~nitc. Like a wood fin.•, a durroal fire need, a dmft to st.1rt .md rnaint;lin its hei\t. Kindl­inl! or starter 111ust have enough body to burn at lca~t fivt: minutes, Among popular kindling:. an: \\Hxt'<l milk c.1rtons tom in piece:,, small w 1x candle, ( ~ometimcs in little paper cups), rolled-up newspapers w.1xecl and then cut tnto ~liees about one­half inch thick. ~mall dry wood twig~. split wood kindlin~. re,in. or pitch balh.

The cl1.1rcoal mw>t be conCt>ntmted in a p)Tamid-shaptd pile O\l'r the kindling. The starter must be en£lanwd long t•nougb to heat the charcoal to the red-bot stage. St,trting a t·h.m'Onl fire at night will illus­trate the red-hot degree of heat required to i~nitc chareo;1l.

-\fter the kindlintr or startl'r has burned itsdf out, tlw pyramid pile of charcoal ~hould be lcft intact for at least twcntv minutes or longer. to allow the lower pieces that have ignited to speed up igniting all the other pil'<<t·s. Aftcr tllc entire pill· is ig11ited tl1c charcoal becomes ash colored; it can be o;pre.ul out cvenly and cooking st:1rted. Do not become impatient and sprt·ad it too .. oon. THE D."D

Big as all outdoors Continued from page 13

the rhythm of old Indi.m chants. Tht·n they ate the butter on brl•atl thev bad made.

Togethl•r with staff members from Japan unci Switzerland, Oltr \isitor-Ohservcr from Greece sp.ukt·d an international pru.~rt's~ive supper. fur whidl ead1 unit planned and prepared .t t·mrr<;e for till' entire c.unp.

All-c-.unp ~cn·ice pruj<'<:ts included such things as tablt• decorations, '>pecial nutcs and flower arranJ:(t•meut~ for guests, mantel dec­oration, and la)in!! l'l'rl'lllOnial fires. Flag ceremonie> wac held en-n· dav h'ice a d.n '1lee.lthc e\·en·hod \ gd~ n lltrn at Ic.;st once." St'Outs' Q,~'ll ' and flag cere­munies W(·re enhanced by the campers' own original poems.

Singing and folk d.mcing had a way of bnf!>ting out .1t the ,Jightest notice. while 1mit song' .md ydh lwcame •·tJw thiug to do," and great unit lov;llties re>ulted. The t~unper, t•n:-n madt· unit fhlgs and unit ties.

There were \\ide games based on fairy tales. a \It \.lean piii.lta party. an .~11-eamp nature sc<lwnger hunt .• md a "'-:anw thf' Boats Contest:·· with winning tent groups dl·coratml.( .md chrhtcning the bouts at a special bo.1t parade.

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A peck into the fuh1n·-wbat lies ahead in Girl Scouting-was .tfforded b\· ,, gala send-off phmnl·cl hy tht· c.unp cO'tm(.;il for OIW of our staff members who left for Oregon anu the All-Stlltl'' \Vildernc'' En­< .tmpment.

The key to sncces, of unit or troop is al\\,tys to renw111ber the girl. the purpose of Girl Scouting, and sec beyond our own job intn tl1e larp;er camp, troop. nci!:~hhor­hood. and l'llUndl. Prot.'J-.1111 acH\itics .md dcmocTatic ~owmment .u~· means to thb end. The pro~un activitit.>~ at \'redand <'Ottld have t.tkcn place anywhere. At a troop meeting. a day camp, an inkrlroop g.lthering .... anrwhere where girlo, and adttll!> are lof!ether. these ,tcti,ities :tre C(IIMily t·xciling. Ottr nim w.1s for qualitv pro,L,rr.tm, ;\dult-girl planned nnd developed. with each girl progressing l\t her own S[X'cd aud at tlw s;llllt: time having a sense of bc­lont..ti.ng with ha unit and c·amp. At C.nnp \Iary Dean \'recl.md we tried to help the girls find hohhies. out.cloor interest~. new understanding of people, nnd "thing' to do to ro1md n life," whilt' having lots of fuu along the \\ ·~·· TIIE 1:-.;n

Animal Care Aides Continued from page 18

\'bit an animal hospital. Learn how it is supported, about its facilities and the work of ils personnel-veterinarians, caretakers, and others. Find out whether the services of Senior Scouts could be u~ed. the duties, what training would be required.

Recruit veterinarians to talk on care of pets as part of Aide training.

Qualifications and requirements To become an -\nimnl Care Aide a Senior Scout must:

Be an active, registered member of a Senior Girl Scout troop. Be at least fifteen year~ old or a sophomore in high school.

H:we a real interest in the welfare of animal,, aptitude in caring for them, a sense of responsibility, and rclia bility.

Take the training necessary to qunlify as an -\nimal Care Aide.

Be \\illing to give at least fifty hours of service.

Objectives of the training To CCjltip Senior Seoul!> with the skills nec­essary for the c.1re and handling of animals.

To help Senior Scouts serve their com­munities by being knowledgeable and help­ful in animal welfare.

To discover job and career possibilities in the field of animal care.

Course content Know the agencies and/or organizations in the community that are concerned \vith ani­mal welfare.

Tal..c training in the care of pets and otlwr anin1ab under the guidance of a regis­ten•d veterinarian.

Learn how to in~tmct others in the care, feeding. and protection of household pet~. simple first aid, care for simple ailments, dctel•tion of serious ailment~ or injuries, when to call the veterinarian.

Know the city and state laws that deal ,,;th the prot<.'<:tion of animab, licensing, \<1cdnation, restrictions, etc. Be able to in­terpret these laws to others.

Know the Federal and state laws that regulate the manufacture of pet foods.

Know healtl1 and safety precautions for tran~porting animals by automobile, train, and air. Know the health and safety require­mrnts-vaceinatlon~. immunizations, and quarantine regulatiom- for transporting ani­mal- within the Unikd Stales and abroad.

Le.1m about the n.1tional and internation­al agencies for the welfare and protection of animab.

Bcl'OlllC proficient in the skills of first cud to animals.

Im·estigatc job and career possibilitie, in the field of animal care. THE O."D

Resources: Alllcrican Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, York Ave. and 92nd St., :'\ew York 21, .:\'.Y.; C.trecr Infuml:ltion Scn·1ce. Xew York Life Insurance Company. Bm; 51, ~ladison Square Station. Xew York 10, :-.::r.; The American Veteriuary ~fedical Association, 600 Soutll ~tichlg;tn Ave., Chi­ca~o. ,'5, Ill.; American Humane Association, 895 .Pcnnsyh-ani.t St.. Denver 3, Colo.; Xa­tional Dog Week Association. 2.517 South ).fichigan Ave., Chicago 16, Ill.; American Feline Society, 41 Union Square West,

· :\ew York 3, XY.; local hum:me societies. THt L.-.:D

GmL SCOl''T LEADEI\

Go"ng abroaa-with Girl Scouts Continuedfrompage7

_ orientation sessions were good, and expression of confidence in the leaders' cs was very helpful. \\'e were able

m to give this same help and reassur­to the girls. I particularly liked being

the responsibility of ~iving orienta-to my own girls." n orit:ntation we would like a dis­

n on adaptation in our hostess coun­m what ways do we adapt to their

' · and when can we stick to our own?"

terpreting the U.S.A. ts necessary to keep up with politics in ld~'~ country as well as in the rest of the

Be prepared for all kinds of questions: you camp as primitively as this?' (Sur­that we do.) 'How far are you from

oce<tu?' ( Incredulity at dist<mces.) 'How you selected from so many?" ( :">:eed

-q>bio that our neighborhoods arc 11111ch their own.)"

\ \'e were asketl many questions about ood preparation, so it might be helpful to

-h up on procedures beforehand. It 1ld also be helpful to J..'llow the pric~ Jtcms as food. clothes. homes. cars.'' \lo~t of the leaders over there were ~rbL'd to find that I was a housewife 1d didn' t work outside mv home. They

re ,nnaznl that I could ~lo Scout work d still Jnanagc m} home without a maid." 'Take a scrapbook about the U.S.A."

" \\'e are alway:. <•xhm·Ung om girls to '1) to understand other people and their

t) s of doing thin~s. but international un­rstanding is a two-way ~trcct. Ilow do

we go about getting other people to try to understand us?"

P1'ogram "Our program was generally well planned, but sometimes it was too full. \:Ve would have liked more time on our own."

"Be available to the girls; nothing is more important."

"The idea of asking girls their opinion on anytlling seems to be completely foreign to all-except us."

"How can we best interpret our philos­ophy that Senior Scouts plan and conduct their own presentations that 'tell the U.S.A. story? :\fany other countries put on pro­f{rams for which the girls had received ex­tensive professional training. How do we keep our girls from feeling that their ama­temish production doesn't stand up?"

Health and food "Impress on applicants that excellent health is a nwst."

"The general health of the group was good. Frequent exhaustion, however, was caused by a schcdult> that was too tight."

''Learnin~ and living a new. strange language. keeping up conversations, putting the best foot for\\'ard at all times- the con­'tant mental s~;ain on most of the girl~ was eiliausting.

"I said to the girls, 'Y ott were told not to (lrinl.. raw milk; did you?' They hadn't asked: W{' have to trust Otlr hnstc~ses. Amaz­in~lv, no one got sick."

' "5\cm· the girls realize why thev had to have all those shots."

"The girls need to have an adventurous spirit in tryina aU new foods."

"You woul~ have been proud of our girls. For breakfast they were presented with sour cream and hardtack-and they ate it without so much as a raised eyebrow."

"Adjusting to so much starch was a challenge.''

Record keeping and finance "There is nothing you can do about record keeping and finances; they are necessary evils and must be respected as such.''

"There is such a difference between reCQgnition of a coin or bill, and knowing its value in a hmry! In spite of a passing acquaintance with the money, I discovered a shyness for the mental gymnastics of thinking fast in their currency."

"~lost married women are used to travel­ing with their husbands, who take respon­sibility for travel arrangements and finan­ces. lt was quite a chHnge to realize that I 1nust do what had to he done nuw."

Language ··Language can be a real barrier-even in Englislt-speaking c01mtrics. An effective leader should do her best to learn as much of the local language as possible and eu. (.'ouragc her girls to do the same."

In ret1·ospect "How right yon were when you said that a leader ~hott!d not be afraid to be a ll'ader, should roek with the punches and have fun."

"Would I go again? That's a silly question. \\'hen do you want me to start?" THE END

~! 1o give to 9our campers this summQr

Camp directors and counselors are invited to send for a supply of the popular "Camp Aid and Log Book" for distribution to your campers. Offer good west of the Mississippi River only.

• Every year, The Menlholaturn Company supplies thousands of copies of its Camp Ajd and Log Book to camp directors and counselors. We are happy to make the offer again this ye~-1r. These are some of the subjects in the book:

Selecting a good camp site • campfires • sunburn • ,;l11eping outdoors • finding your way in the wilderness • collecting wild flowers • poisonous plants • hiking hints • artificial respiration • avoiding quarrels

In addition, there are 14 pages for personal identification, for recording birds and insects seen, fish caught. flowers and trees found, hikes taken. day-by-day diary.

Included in each book is a small tin of Mentholatu m. It will bring soothing relief to those inevitable bruises, hlll'ns, cuts and stings~ Ju~t send the coupon.

JUNE 1962

FREE OFFER Attention: Camp Directors and Counselors

ThE> Mentholat um Company, Buffalo 13, X. Y. Gcntlemt>n: Kindly send m•---copies of the Co.mp Aid rmd ],o" Boo~·. for distri­bution to my campers. Offer expires August 12, 1962. Offer good \>est o( the i\lis.~h<.•ippi River only.

N~m•·--------------------------------------------

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Camp Name'----------------------------------------Camp Address•--------------------------------------

, ,\ly position at the camp; ____________________________ _

I would like to receiw these before the [oUowing date:------------

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A monthly 1·eport on Girl Scout books, films, 1·ecm·ds

Speaking of change Girb change too. Grou;ing Up Is a liard Tiling to Do tells the Girl Scout story in pamphlet and in filmstrip form. This ap­pealing brochure for pubHc distribution (Catalog No. 19-115; 100 for $1.75; 500 for 87.50; 1,000 for 812.50) answers the question, "Just what is Girl Scouting?" It tells how, for fifty years, we have been helping girls grow up, and describes what makes Girl Scouting different (not just an­other "club"). The remarks directed to fi­nance make this an excellent tool to use in fund-raising.

The filmstrip of the same title (Catalog :'\o. 13-30, 35mm, 60 frames, color with script; sale $7 .. '50) also tells tbe Girl Scout story, and has the same appeal. Also avail­able in 2" x 2" color slides for those who want to interject local scenes.

Let us be singing ~Iarie Gaudette, known best for her con­tributions to our understanding of the world outdoors, has also composed ~elodies for our enjoyment. Turn to pages 9 and 44 in the Girl Scout Pocket Songbook (Catalog No. 20-192, 20 cents ). page 14 in Clwnsons de Notre Chalet (Catalog ~o. 23-919, 30 cents) and page 47 in Sing lligh! Sing Low! (Cat­alog :'\o. 23-468, 75 cents). Know the in­spiration of singing songs Wlitten for us by one of us!

The ways of W AGGGS How to keep abreast of 11ffairs in the fifty countries of the " 'orld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a concern of those "going abroad" and of those who stay at home. The Cotmcil Fire, published four times a year by the World Association (subscription price Sl.25 for one year; S2.2.'5 for two years) provides, in Engli~h or with English summaries, news in stimu. lating articles and stories, games, songs, m~:nus, camping hints, all the flavor and life of Lord Baden-Powell's "discovery" as it is enjoyed around the globe. Subscribe or renew your subscription throngh The Coun­cil Fire, International Services, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

Film rental pt·ocedwe All moving pictures produced by the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. are available as rentals with the exception of the On Camera series. To expedite deliveries, libraries located in four geographical areas handle rentals. Send your film rental request to the nearest film library: Girl Scout Fihn Library, 830 Third Avenue. ="'ew York 22, New York; Associa­tion Filius, 561 Hillgrovc Avenue, La Grange. lllinois: ll08 Jackson Street, Dallas 2, Texas; or 799 Stevenson Street, San Francisco 3, California. The bill will be sent when the fihn is shipped. TDE END

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Stories for Brownies Continued from page 17

source book for American folk tales is The Rainbow Book of American Folk Tales and Legends, featuring a brief chapter on each state and many local legends. It includes na­ture myths and other legends of American Indians in easy-to-tell form. Recommended ·among these are "Atam and Im," an adapta­tion of Genesis, "Turkey Girl," an adaptation of the Cinderella story, "The Acorn Maid­ens," "Fire," and "The Milky Way." In Jolmson's Anthology find "Origin of the Pleiades" and "How the Seven Brothers Saved their Sister," other American Indian myths about the origins of the stars.

Richard Chase's Gmndfother Tales is a colledion of American folk tales popular \vith children. See especially "Soap, Soap, Soap!" the very, very fmmy story of the very true-to-life behavior of a hoy sent to the store for soap by his mother.

Stories of 1·eal children Lavinia Davis' The Wild Birthday Cake tells of a child's friendship with an older person-in an outdoor setting. Clyde Btt!la's Eagle Feather realistically porh·ays the mix­ture of traditional Indian and modem Amer­ican culture on the Navajo reservation. Claire Hutcbet Bishop's Pancakes-Paris takes place just after the liberation of Paris in World War II. }.!aj Lindmann's Snipp, Snapp and Snurr and the Red Shoes tells of the mishaps of three little Swedish boys who work to earn money for a present for their mother. Leo Politi has written many attrac­tive books about children in foreign coun­tries or in partially foreign environments in this country. Song of the Swallows is set in an Old :\1ission in California. Marcia Brown's Henry-Fisherman, A Story of the Virgin Islands is illustrated in brilliant colors that capture the sunshine of the Caribbean.

Recommended selections from Time for Tme Tale.~ include C. I'd. Anderson's "Blaze and the Forest Fire," the exciting episode of Billv and his horse 13la:r.c discovering a forest "fire and helping to put it out; Ellis Credle's "Down. Down the Mountain.'' a story of generosity rewarded. giving ex­cellent insight into the life of Southern mountaineers; and Helen Sewell's "Jimmy and Jemima," abont a Boy Scout rescuing his sister on the ice.

Biographies Time for True Tales ha~ an excerpt from Olive Bmt's "Luther Burbank: Boy \Viz­ard" in which th~ boy Luther Burbank plays "hide-and-seek" with a bee and

finds out its function. With this you might read "A Friend in the Garden," a poem about a toad by Juliana Ewing, the author of the Brownie Story (in Under the Tent of the Sky). 1Iarguerite Henry's "Benjamin West and His Cat Grin1alkin» (in Time for True Toles) tells of the young Quaker whose father first frowns on his drawing as being against Quaker principles but later relents when realizing the boy's great need to draw. In Children of the Handcrafts, Carolyn Bailey recotmts episodes from the childhood of men and women-who contributed to America such folk arts as samplers, quilting, whittling, covered wagons. Note an unusual story about Johnny Appleseed and a Fourth of Jtt!y story. The chapters need to be read to oneself before being read to children.

Nature stories Ludwig Bemelmans' exquisitely illustrated Parsley, a tale of a tree's protecting a deer from hunters, \v·ould go well with the deer story in The Magic Listening Cap. In La­vinia Davis' ''Roger and the Fox" (also in Time for True Tales), a boy gets to see not one fox hut two by being quiet and ob­servant and not acting as an intruder in the woods. Ploy With Me, by ~larie Hall Ets, perfectly spells out the very basic les. son~ children must learn about how to act outdoors. Paul Sears' The Fire-Fly, Tree­Frog, and Bamswollow are nonfiction books but told "'ith a story-like quality.

Poetry In the title poem in Under the Tent of the Sky, a sl..J' full of clouds is seen as a parade of animals. For three humorous poems about the feeling of freedom in flying. choose "Flies," "Firefly," and "The Tired Caterpillar." "The Wom1" and "The Lizard" may f1elp improve the reputations of some undcscrvedly unpopubr inhabitants of camp. Another unpopular woods creahue is "The Skunk" (Time for Poetry). Read "Excuse Us, Anirmds in the Zoo'' with this.

"Autumn Woods" (Time for Poetry) telb of the feeling of tramping through fallen leaves, ''The Little Road" and "Being Gyp­sy" of the desire to wander and follow the road-but also to c:ome home again.

A humorous discourse on why animals may stay out in the rain but children may not is ·'The Re-ason.'' Other suitable selec­tions include "The Sun," "The Little Whistler.'' ''The i\Iouse" and "The House 'Of the i\louse," 'The Woodpecker," "What Robin Told," and "The Secret." TH'E F.~n

Make the most of training Continued from page ll

familiar and useful to you. Riding to and from training, or on the fringe of a resi­dence course, talk over tl1e content. Before you forget, after the training event, use the references and the suggestions that were so exciting when you had a glimpse of them in the course. ln tl1is way you will make them a part of your own resources, and you will continue to grow and be more ready for the next training opportunity.

Girl Scollt training has always been fun, partly because of tl1e kind of people who are Girl Scout adults: hoth those who give training and those who take it. Trainers and students are both learners. New meth-

ods of teaching, new groupings of students. and new materials and new ways to organ­ize and illustrate them are constantly being tried. 11any Girl Scout adults have been stinmlated to take advantage of other adltlt education programs too, as part of their own development.

Girl Scout training is designed to help you do your job, and to help you realize your full potential for having a good ex­perience in that job. Each participant in a training event carries t11e responsibility for making it a good one. Have fi.m, teaching and learning, l}t the next training you at­tend. THE END

GIRL SCOUT LEADER

Problem clinic What would yott do?

E very month, this t.:ohunn prt.:-.ent) a dif­ficult situation from a<:tn.tl e\perience. but \\ithont idmtification of individual or group cont-emcd. Bt.-,t replies to the one below, and to the ~lay prohlt.>m, "·ill be published m the October i.;SIH'.

The difficult co-leader I have an excellent a~~btant, but she is >~ stickler £or rules and details. She cor­rects me in front of the troop constantly. ·ometimes she is wron~. but sometimes

-he is right. Precious minutes go by until I have ackno" !edged her 'ie". What to do?

• If you ,,·ere Ulh l~adcr '' h.tt would you do? If you were the troop t."Onsultant to whom this problcm \\ ·" hrou~bt. what would vou recommend? • • Have you a probktll i11 ~nur troop that von would Uke to ~el' dist"ltssNl? \\'rite and tell us! We will puhlish one cac·h montJ1, without names or :Hidresses. However. all letters must b<• sigJl(•d '' 1th full name and address of sendt•r.

Addre.>s vour lt•ttt·rs to· Problem Clinic, GIRL ScO\.-T Lum-n, IS30 Third Avenue, X ew Yorl.. :2:2 \' ,." York '\ u lt·tters to this department can he acl..nowled!!ed.

L adv B.1dcn-Po\\ ,.11, \\ orld Chief Guide, remincb u, th•lt tht· Bo' Scouts sa\- that in .Sc-outing then· .m· no. prohlems-~nly op­portunities. That is tht· ~pirit of these re­plies to the April "probbn," that of-

Tile skimpy poem. To s;Jhsfy the require­ment of the Writer had~c. "\\'rite a poem. storv. or article ... about ~umething which rmp~~ed you dt·t.•ph·." a St'Out submitt~-d

four-line \'Cr~c. e' iclcnth dashed off "ith­t much thought Since ~he had technicalh·

fulfilled the rC"Iu•n·mcnt. what could 1 do?

From Jfr~. W. C. RawHon, Gunter .4FB, ~lontgomery, .-\ICI.: Th<" problem of the girl \\ho <crihhles :1 four-line jingle to fulfill a requiremt:nt for a \\'riter badge-or the one who da•he;. off a hasty ~ketch for one of the Dro\\in~ .mt.l Painting n·quirements, or in

) way a\"oid~ the spirit of any badge or rank requin-ment-(.-onsi,ts of two possihili­

es. Et::her the ~rl i' l.tzy or she is bored. You can tell if her offering is the best her

own limitation..; pennit, .md prai'c her effort to do h~;r best. \\'e t<tn't .til do well in 'erythin!!. ) lf .she is quid; hut Luy, it's easy to say,

"Ye". Jane, th.1t's a J.!nnd hc~inning. hut you can do better," lt \\Un't Jt,,lt lwr feeUngs.

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In fact, she'll expect yon to be more dc­m.lndint:. and "ould be dis:tppointed if you rt\lllv hdic\ ~·d that was all ~he '' .1) t·.tp­ahle'of. Sh·· u;i/1 produce.

But if ,ltl'\ hort·d. the problem i' deeper. \\'h) is she bored? How can you c.ltch her intt·rt•'>t? The~e things require .mswen ba~l'Cl on p~rsonal knowledge nnd under­standing of the individual girl, hut the> are not insurmountuble diffieultie~. Take the time to solve th<·nt. ~Iaybe "hen you have t11e ~irl, c:hoo>e the next badge you should <Jukth giw 1.'011 iderable .tttention to her clc~ir<''· \lavhe "he would like to do a 'Pe­li.ll b.td~t· c;n ht:r 0" n.

[f you ha q• .1 good relation,hip \\ith your girl,, they will not object to bdng held to hi)!h ,tand.trd,, but will <lppreci:tte it and thlllk the more of their leader.

From Mrs. Ricllllrd E. ~Vorlmau , 0/ym· ,,;a, 'V11.Yit.: Part of n leader's job is to ,how lwr faith in her girl~-faith tJ1at tlwv can do and want to do good work. To lei tlwm ··)!t"l by'' is to fail them. Of course .1 lt·adt•r h.ts to know "hat each ~rl is capable of doing. It hn't .my IL~e holding .1 girl to .my 'tand.ml t'XCept that of her mnl brH tcork. I'm sun· thh leader wasn't tn ing to hold the ~rl tn au unreachable stan(l.tr(l, for th.1t would be· hound to give a ~irl .1 '"'n'c of failur(• .

·\ k.lllt'r ca11 hdp a girl avoid wontin~ to "gd by" if she shows admiration and apprcdation for what cach girl <:an do \\ell. nnd if she emphasizes quality. and ii ~he protc:ds her f,!irls from t11e feeling that tlwv are in l'Olllpetition with otller girls or troop, .1s to nnmher of badges C":lrned.

\\'h.lt I would actuallv do in the situation wuuld bt· to have a prh·.ttc talk with the ~rl, as .1 hnmoro1L~. kindly frknd, not as :t

di,dplin.lri,m. and try to find out from her \\ ht"tht·r ,he re<tllv felt she h•td t':lnted the hadge. If she hon~'!itly felt she had, r \\ ould givt: it to her, but if she felt she hadn't, I thiol.. 11lc oud 1 would both rcJIIirr she didn't grt it. 1 would try to build up lwr t.'Onfidt•nt:t• in what she could do.

We had this problem ontt, and the girl d1dn't get t11e badge. The quality of ht·r work on other badges immediately went up, and "lwn she t!Ot them she w,,, so proud she erkd. So did I.

Om• lliOrt: round on the ~larch problem-Penally for absence. An Intem1ediatc

troop h.l\ nude a nue th;lt a girl who has been .1bsc nt from meetin.c:s fonr t·onsecu­tive tillll'' ~hould nol be a me111bn of the

troop. One of t11e ab".!ntecs is the daughter of the executive director.

From 'Urs. S. } . .\laycux, Baton Rorzge, La.: As long .1s the ruk h in force, ecery girl is to obe} il e<jtl.llly. In Girl Scontin~, a> in the Unitt"d States of America, there should be 11(1 ottr above the law.

From Mrs. llobCirl A. Burch, Elmira , N.Y.: For many year~ my troop, originally a Brownie, tlwn an l ntenncdi,lte, and now a ~lariner Senior troop. ha~ had a ruling in regard to rt•gubr attcnd.lnt-c at meetings. Each vcar the Court of Honor re\•iews the troop "regulations, .md each _yc.l.r the ~iris t."~>press their opinion that thi.; ruling is important and must be continued. A girl who is al>.sent more than tltree times in a year without accq>tabk excuse is automati­CIIlly dr071ped from the troop and must peti­tioll the Ccmrt of Honor for rein~tatement. Until she is rcinst.tlt•d. such a girl may at. tend meeting>, if ~hC' wishes, as a spectator. She cmmot apply for spt.>cial troop trips and activities and has no 'nte in troop dcci· 'ioru.. Interested ~irh m.tkt• haste to be re­in~tated. for the, mn't \\.tit ilieir turn on the troop waiting Ust if they have not been rein~tated \\ ithiu a given time .• ·HI !!ids mu.st abide by thb ruling. The tmop -members haH• rt.'Peatedl} at.,'Tl·ed, un.tnimou.sly. that when a girl b not inkrc~tcd enough to at. tend regularly ~he should make room for someone on the wnHin~ list who is,

Excused abst•llCI'S are ruled upon by the Court of Honor, \\ hich has certain basic prim:iples upon whkh to rely. Its members try to be impersonal but sympathetic, and tlwir decisions are usually wis<'.

Regarding membt:rship in the Xational Organization. the troop has no authority to n·move any girl from th.tt. if her national dues for the current yt.lr have been paid. \\' t• do not acct:pt rcrct.,'lstT,ttion through our troop, howen·r. unless a girl is in good standing with tlw troop. A word of warn­ing: such mlin~s and tlwir fnir enforcement must come from the ~iris. not from adults.

Reasonable regulation~ that are enforced in fairness ami withnut f.woriti~m increase the effectivcncs, nf .t Girl Scout troop. If girls arc made to ft•l I their reo;ponsibilit) to am- org,lnization in "hkh thev have mcm~T"hip. tilt' organization immediately as~umcs import.lnce in their eyes. Leaders of long cxpcrit·ne~: "ill te,tify that most good Girl Seout~ lx·contt• loyaL responsihlc .1dult members of ~<wid\. Isn't this, after all, one of the important' objectives of Cirl Scouting? THE END

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