Evening star., 1915-12-05

all over the world. and in first aid work
the examinations are conducted by a
special officer of the Red Cross
Camping out is one of the Girl Scout
test of their ability to make a FIRE. cook.
set up tent and make bed. Inci-
dentally camp life brings them in clos
est contact with nature and emphasizes
the charm of the simplicity of "closo
to nature" life.
All of this training is listed by tho
bureau OF education as one of the most
important pieces of work of direct
educational nature set forth by any or
ganization making no claim to a place
in the formal school system.
Col. Colin Livingstone. the national
president of the Boy Scouts, emphasizes
standpoint. He thinks that the Girl
Scouts are bound to exert great in
fuence upon the Boy Scouts because
girls are endowed by nature with quail
ural feminine instinct of sympathy no
believes to be one of the best proofs of
the adaptability of the average girl fo-
scout duties.
Scout training. it may be thought. ap-
peals only to the younger set of girls.
those from ten to eighteen years. for
instance. BY no means is the field
barred to older girls: the Inducements
Of leadership and captatncy are held
out to them. College women. who have
been trained to fill positions which re-
auire a good measure of executive abil-
ity, are being induced to give their at
tention to the Girl Scouts. 1t is pointed
out that all young women who are anx-
ious to devote their efforts to help girls
will find it a very congenial field.
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Captains. be it understood. are tho
organizers of troops and have full re-
sponsibility of supervision over the
girls training and activities. just as the
Boy Scout masters have in their charge
the direction of the Boy Scout compa
MES.
Each local troop. in addition to its
captain. is under the surveillance of Il
local board of councillors which keeps
in close touch with national headquar-
ters. This board consists of twelve or
more women representing different
creeds and interests who can give a
breadth of influence to the local or
ganization.
This great national American Girl
Scout movement has remarkable cause
for self-congratulation in the opinions
of its leaders. Mrs. Low is desirous of
pointing out the practical demonstra-
training can be applied. She has OBJ
served that girls. because of their
scout training, have been able to rem
der important service to Great Britain
in its present crisis. such superior serv-
ice, in fact. as has never been known
before in the history of the world.
Girl Scouts" she says. 'are not asked
to die for their country. They are
asked to live for it. The British Girl
Scouts are proving that they know how
to live for their country in a most ef-
fective manner.
do you know what the Girl Scouts
of London are called? The eyes of
ri ip
services for regular patrol duty. which
keeps them on the lookout for Zeppe-
Inns. Ever since the air raids began
every Girl Scout knows the location OF
some safety cellar. where she can con-
duct the people when she spies one OF
the huge birds of prey lowering In the
sky"
Red Cross work and signaling are
also proving the British Girl Scouts
usefulness. BY this knowledge they
are able to give useful assistance TO the
relief of wounded soldiers and Belgian
refugees and to read correctly mes
sages Signaled from air craft or SHIPS
Mrs. Lows own troop in London 10
serving meals to ammunition workers.
who work eight hours. with ten min
utes every three hours for refresh
ments. Her girls are cooking simple
food and rushing through the factories
daily, basket on arm. to serve II. The
British Girl Scouts who are proficient
cyclists have offered their services to
their country as messengers.
"All Of which proves" says Mrs. Low,
that the girl well equipped with
practical training is well disciplined
and knows how to obey orders. can
make her place in any emergency and
give a good account of herself:
The American Girl Scouts may be
interested to know that the British
Girl Scouts print and publish a, maga-
zine which they call the Girl Guide Ga
zette. 1t is a very creditable little Is
sue and contains a mass of material OF
interest to the girls.
The British Girl Scouts are not the
only foreign girls who have their hos,
tells ready for those who are injured
and rendered homeless by lombard
ment, who have their stretchers ready
and who have learned to bandage
wounds The French girls are active.
too and are even going a step farther
by drilling every day outside of Paris
in all of the experiences of camp life
that the Boy Scouts follow.
The Italian girls are not outdone by
these allied sisters. Italian Girl Scouts
were recently delegated by the gov
ernment to bestow honor medals to
Italian soldiers at public services held
in Rome.
Though the American Girl Scout or
ganization does not emphasize those
aspects of its training which have a
favor, yet 1t cannot refrain
from being proud of the practical serv-
ice which its European meI lbers are
a BILE to render to their countries.