The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-02
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are enrolled as Girl Scouts, accord
Ing to Juliette Low, of the bureau
of Education. Registrations have
been made at the rate of about $50
a day since January ], 1919.
1.-THE scope Of Girl Scout work is
national: troops are organized in
every state except Utah, and they
are active In the territory of
Hawaii. Girl Scout troops are
affiliated with the work of schools,
churches, settlement houses, civic
councils. community welfare or
CARNATIONS, women's clubs, etc,
but the Girl Scouts organizations
are non-sectarian and non-political.
A girl may belong to other organ
fzations at the same time" said
Miss Low.
"The average home is evolved
by the parents for their own COM
fort and convenience. The school
room atmosphere and environ
ment are created by the personal
ity of the teacher. The adolescent
girl longs for place of her very
own. where she can be herself, and
where she can do the things she
wants to do. The Girl Scout troop
fulflls this need, because 1t Is the
girls own creation, founded and
managed by her in cooperation
with comrades of her own age"
Simple Ceremony Observed.
The forms of the laws. promise
and the tests for Scout rank were
revised by the national council in
January, 1919. At the opening of
every Girl Scout troops meeting,
there Is simple ceremony. After
the Scouts salute the flag of the
United States and pledge their al
legiance. tha captain gives the
crisp command:
Scouts, give your promise"
They reply as follows:
ION my honor. will try to be
true to God and my country: to-
help others at all times: to obey
the Scout laws"
Scouts. repeat the laws" is the
next command.
The Scouts answer:
"A Girl Scout is trustworthy; al
Girl Scout is loyal; Girl Scout is
helpful; Girl Scout is kind: a
Girl Scout is clean; a Girl Scout is
courteous; a Girl Scout is preserv-
Ing: Girl Scout is cheerful; a,
Girl Scout Is thrifty"
Scouts. give the motto" is the
final order.
The girls answer: BE prepared"
Three Glasses Of Scouts.
There are three classes of Scouts |
--tenderfoot Scouts. at least ten
years old: second class Scouts and
irst class Scouts. up to eighteen
years Of age.
No girl may wear the Girl Scout
pin. insignia. or uniform until she
is formally accepted as a tender
foot Scout. To arrive at this dis
tincti0n. she must be at least ten
years old and pass the following
test to the Girl Scout officer in
charge.
For headwork. she must first of
all know the Scout promise and
laws. and the Girl Scout motto.
'Be Prepared" and the Girl Scout
slogan, do a good turn daily"
she must also know by heart the
Alst and last verses of "The Star.
Spangled Banner" and the full
name of the President of the
United States, the Governor Of her
state and the head Of her city or
town government.
For handwork. she must be able
to tie four sailor knots in approved
fashion-the reef. bowline. Glove
hitch and sheepshank.
For health knowledge she learns
The simple setting-up exercises and
drill. |,
For helpfulness. she promises to
Try to do a good turn daily to her
.roop, her school. her home or her
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The tests must be passed for
,ank as a second-class Scout andt
AIRY on TO more advanced stagesI
he development of headwork. /
hygiene and general t
begun in tenderfoot /
Knows Flag History.
The second class Scout, for head