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Girls Are Important Girls Are Important CONSTANCE RITTENHOUSE National Director, Girl Scouts, Inc. IN THESE FAST MOVING DAYS, when the tragic situation of the can also be led toward the best that civilization has achieved. world affects the job of every one of us and brings increasing In the Girl Scout program we have a tested and proven pressure of work, it is a satisfactipn to me, as your National tool to help us in doing this most necessary work. More than Director, to realize that the job you are doing, as leaders of ever we need to supplement what children learn at home, Brownie, Girl Scout, or Senior Girl Scout troops, is one of the where burdens are heavier, and at school, where classes are most important jobs that can be done today for the nation. larger. We can help girls to discover what they want to do, We are fighting this war not only for ourselves, for our own to find the satisfaction of planning and carrying out· their ac­ generation, but for the whole future, and our future is in our tivities as a group, to have "fun"; we can help them "to have -ehildren. Helping children to have a normal, happy childhood, a real share in the war effort and to understand the reason for 1aining them through fun and play in those attitudes that the everything they do so that "chores" are cheerfully tackled citizens of tomorrow must possess-that is a part of the total because they are seen as part of an essential whole; and through war effort that is vitally concerned with the very things we are all the girls' activities of work and play we can help them to fighting for. "learn by doing" the things they will need to know as active We are aware today, as never before, of the ease with which citizens of the hard but challenging new world that lies be­ young people can be led-toward good or toward evil. With yond victory. horror, we have seen the youth of dictator nations turned For myself, I do not hesitate to say that no one is more away from the hard-won wisdom of the ages. How urgent, important than a Girl Scout leader. If you have a share in then, is our job of leadership! But we can take hope from forming the lives of eighteen to twenty-four or more girls, you this pliability of youth, because we know that young people are doing more than most people do in the course of a lifetime! While They Are Still We must never forget that e~ lost generation is today. A fourth conference on children was called by President Roosevelt in March, 1942, this time to consider the welfare of children in wartime. At the close of this conference a Chil­ dren's Charter in Wartime ~as adopted and plans had been laid DoROTHY DAviDsoN to meet the needs of the children of the country. The charter includes four definite objectives: Pro gram Division I. Guard children from injury in danger zones. U. Protect children from neglect, exploitation, and undue strain in defense areas. III. Strengthen the home life of children whose parents are mobilized for war or war production. ~BOUT one third of the people who make up this nation IV. Conserve, equip, and free children of every race and are children under eighteen years of age. Every day, creed to take their part in democracy. despite convoys, raids, bombings, rationings, and armaments production, these children are living and growing. Until they The .home,. the church, the school, and the community share become of age, they are the precious charge of the adults of this these atms wtth the Government, and those of us who believe country. This charge is a, more urgent one during war. that Girl Scouting has a part to play as an agent of thf' com­ munity must not be satished to go on with our work until we "This . generation of boys and girls must' be protected as have assured ourselves that what we are doing in Girl Scouting far as possible from the shocks of war. There can be no has a clear-cut and important relationship to these objectives, moratonum on boys' and girls' growing up. Youth cannot which have been adopted as national guideposts in bringing be deferred. There must be no 'lost generation' that lost its children through these unusual times of stress and strain. chance to achieve personal adequacy, learn democratic idealism, and grow up with wholesome childhood pursuits, when its only 1. What is your community doing to guard children from sin was being young while its nation was fighting for those injury? things."* Has the local air raid warden assigned a safety zone in every Disturbed by the anxieties of parents, the news in radio and building in which a troop meets? newspapers, and upset by disruptions in family life, our chil­ Are all troop meeting times and places and names of troop dren need our help. Years ago, the care and protection and members registered at the local air raid post? general welfare of the children of the United States were recog­ Have you ever sat down with adults from the public health nized as responsibilities of the people as well as responsibilities department, the Red Cross, the school board, the local defense of individual adults. In 1909 the first national Conference on council, and others, to talk about the health of the children in the Welfare of Children was called in Washington L.y President your town or village, and to map out a plan for its improvement? Theodore Roosevelt. , At that time measures were taken to pro­ Have you asked these people to help with the Girl Scout tect children in industry and employment, and the Children's health program? Bureau was established under the Department of Labor. The Have you examined the Girl Scout Health and Safety pro­ third national conference on children, called by President gram to see how tt can be used to the best advantage in your Hoover in 1930, adopted the Children's Charter, which, to community? quote Miss Katharine F. Lenroot, Chief of the Children's Bu­ Are the leaders of your Girl Scout troops using "Safety-Wise" reau, "was. based on the recognition of the rights of the child (Girl Scout pamphlet) in protecting your girls? . as the firs t rights of citizenship," and pledged the conference Are your Girl Scouts and . leaders benefiting from outdoor to the following aims : activities and camping? · "For every child spiritual and moral trammg to help 2. If you live in a defense area (with war industries or train­ him stand firm under the pressure of life. ing camps), what effects is it having on all the children, "For every child understanding and the guarding of his particularly .the girls, in your community? · personality as his most precious right. Are the records of welfare agencies, the courts, ·and the "For every child a home and that love and security which schools in your community showing a lowering of children's a home provides; and for that child who must receive moraie and an increase in delinquency? foster care, the nearest substitute for his own home .... Do you believe that Girl Scouting can help a girl to achieve "For every child the right to grow up in a family with an that most important thing in life, a practical philosophy for adequate standard of living and the security of a stable in­ guiding her thoughts and behavior? come as the surest safeguard against social handicaps ... .. Are you in Girl Scouting helping the defense council and "For every child a community which recognizes and plans other agencies to help these children? . for his needs; protects him agai~st physical dangers, moral Are the children of the new and incoming families being hazards, and disease; provides him with safe and whole­ welcomed and made to feel a part of your community? some places for play and recreation ; and makes provision Do they have places and facilities for play? for his cultural and social needs." ... Are the Girl Scouts among them being taken into your es­ tablished troops? *Roy Sorenson in an address before the Annual Meeting of Community Chests and Are new troops being started to take care of the girls who Councils in Cincinnati in June, 1942 . want and need Girl Scouting? 110 THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER the time to prevent another A Children's Charter Tomorrow will be too late. In Wartime 3. What is Girl Scouting doing in your community to help WE ARE IN TOTAL WAR against the aggressor na­ strengthen tl:e home life of all the children, and particularly tions. We are fighting again for human freedom of those whose parents are mobilized for war and war pro­ duction? and especially for the future of our children in a Are those phases of Girl Scouting th~t are designed to help free world. a girl be a good member of her family being emphasized in Children must be safeguarded-and they can your troops? be safeguarded-in the midst of this total war so Are the adults who possess special skills in the art of home­ that they can live and share in that future. They making being urged to share these with your Girl Scouts? Is thought being given to steering the interests of the girls must be nourished, sheltered, and protected even toward making their homes the best homes possible? in the stress of war production so that they will be Are the parents of the Girl Scouts in your community being strong to carry forward a just and lasting peace.
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