Evening journal., 1920-04-10
Girl Scouts in Wilmington

Under the auspices OF Hanover Pres
byterian Church, workers are organ
lzing troop OF Girl Scouts as a com.
munity project for the benefit Of girls
living north OF the Brandywine. The
interest and support OF residents IN
that part Of the city Is solicited IN
order that a large. active troop may De
formed. a troop which VIII compare
favorably with similar organizations IN
much larger cities
The Girl Scout organization is nom
sectaran and non-poliiical. Neither
color nor creed dehars a girl from be-
coming a scout nor does her social
standing nor her bank account deter
mine her eligibility for membership.
There are both white and black troops
OF many creeds In America and there
are sister scouts among many peoples
overseas. Al are organized to bring
about improved health, approved
standards OF behavior towards others
and general arousing OF the ambition,
IS well as practical knowledge, with
the ideal background OF cheerful
companlonshlp in the open.
All scouts are organlzed In the same
way and all are enrolled with The Ma
tional Scout organization.
The pstrol system is the basic prin-
ciple. the working unit the vital in
side OF scouting Eight girls from a
patrol and they select from their own
group a patrol leader. who has charge
OF the group activities for a month OF
any period OF time the patrol may
designaie The patrol leader has i'm
mediate responsibility for the activities
OF the eight. The ideal patrol gives
each member an opportunity 10 serve
as patrol leader.
One or more patrols constitute a
troop. which is The Administrative unit
recognized by the national organization
and registered at national headquarters
in New Yory city. The troop Is under
the direction Of q captain who must be
at least tweniy-one years OF age and
whose qualification Is lndorscd by ma
iional headquarters before she Is COM
m'Ss.oned. 4 captain may have one or
more lleutenanis. The lieutenant must
he al least eighteen years OF age and
her commission Is likewise subject TO
The control OF national Headquarters.
CAPTAINS a11 lieuienants may be organ
ized into associations in any given To-
cality.
There are three classes OF Girl Scouts
The youngest. the tenderfoot. the name
given by fronticrsmen to the man from
the city who is not hardened To the
rough life out OF doors: the second
class scouts and the firsi class scouts.
Girls who are too young TO become
scouts. the age for tenderfoot being
ten years. are classed as Brownies or
Junior Scouts. Girls more than elgh-
teen years OF age are Senior Scouts
To become a tenderfoot or third
class scout. the girl OF ten must be
prepared to pass test This examina-
tion includes KNOWLEDGE OF the Ten
scout laws and the propincise; alleri-
ance TO the flag: the history OF the faa
and how to ny IL: the name OF the
President OF the United States. OF the
Governor Of the State and the mayor
or burgess of the city or town In
which the scout lives. She must also
know how to tie four OF the following
knots: Reef or square knot, sheet-bend,
clove-hitch. bowline. fshermans and
sheep stark. The scout also learns
while tying the knots the parts OF the
rope and the requisites for successful
knot tying. She leArns not only how
70 lie me knots but how 70 use theem.
When sne ss ready to make her scout
promise and has satisfactorily filed
NJ requirements, she Is Invested by
ner captain IN tho presence Of her
Goop and e presented with Z pin. q
0ree-ieayed clover to be worn only q