The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-21

ruco books are Mills 'subjeclion Or
Women hrs Se's American Com-
mouwoalth, DR. Shaw story OF
Pioneer and The Making ot an
Amcciran,' by Jacob 4 i'ils
u feel so strongly the iufy % all
citizens TO be well informed that
more facts and truths should have q
conspicuous place lu tho ritlZcu's
equipment \ Girl Scout Is Well In
formed She knows her relation 90
the government and tho rest NJ tNc
body polite, Her tests consist o.
questions like this. What does
sheriff dor \ mayor? \ Eovornor2'
who makes tho laws ~ your stato2
What officer I'm your CommuI ~
ould YOU go TO Ia case ~ "A help
loss man without money or friends,
a person with scarlet fever. @ child
who is not In school. a break I'm tho
water main In the street, what are
the duties OF the president and his
cabinet mcmbers2 Describe how COM
grcsa Is composed.
'grhcse and similar questions must
he answered accurately and COM
plc'cly and are the groundwork OF n
clear understanding of governmental
functioning
The Girl sRut Is also q Health
guardian and Hhe knows more
about public health than most vot-
orH OF today. I believe, She knows
housing laws, bakery laws milk and
moat regulations. the facts about
public medical inspection. birth
registration. quarantine regulations.
Sho knows whore to find the clinics
IN her town, who In responsible for
the cleaning of the streets and what
method wet or dry. IN used for
street cleaning. where the milk sta
tons arc, what is done with garb-
axe. what Is the source Of the local
wutcr supply. why the fly and mo-
aquito arc health menaces.
She In thus prepared. you soc. Tor
the public housekeeping that women
naturally undertake as a duty. hut
with the voter there are stiii wider
horizons opening before ua, and 10
VIII now be the Girl Scouts part to
become n voter or mako II point
to bo we'll informed on great ma
tional problems. She will vote right
when the country's future ID involved
because she will vote intelligenily.
These things are all concrete. Tho
Gitl Scout movement is tangible and
objective In its application, for the
training is devised TO III the every
day life Of normal girls. But. above
ana beyond the mere lessons learn
cd. habita established. tests passed
ana feets accomplished. the Oirf
scout has something moro valuable
stiIi--she has the spirit OF co-opera.
ton.
THE whole philosophy OF tho uirl
Scout organization is that OF group
ACTIVITY" said Mrs McAdoo. Work
together, be self-reliant but not self
sufficient, and think OF the other
person first; These are tho tenets
for anybody
Foo II works. Scouts don't ouar-
rel you know. and they don't shirk
ana they don't sulI. They aren't
prisp. or angels; but whatever they
are, In camp, at drill In meeting.
they all stand together. II Is inspir-
lnf 10 see them, Just young thlnrs
from 30 many different environ,
ments, welded together as n group.
always ready 60 work, TO laugh, To
help; Individuals. but altruists. too.
/ There is dignity about Eroup
ac'lVity thnt tho individual, self
seeking and self-absorbed cannot at
tain.
"Girl Scouts. then. are good clti-
zens because they have the definit
training for citizenship that, 7 think
w. so essential. the fundamental bssis
or facts and figures; and because
they are also trained To think in
terms OF the group. These are the
reasons why | am interested in see
Ing the movement flourish. This Ia
why ] hope that after the Novom.
! ber campaign scouting headquarters
VIII have enough money 10 answor
the demands Of tho thousand of
girls who apply every month for
fnembcrship who must now he
turned away