GIRL SCOUT LEADER

CONTRIBUTING LEADERS' NUMBER JUNE, 1939

This Business of Being a Volunteer VOLUME XVI NUMBER 6 By JESSIE C. HUGHES Locol Counc il Member ond Lead er of Troop 141 St. Lo ui s, Missouri T is time that we who field either to be useful to J have leisure for service others or to gain satisfac­ step back to examine that tion for themselves. If a in which we have become professional woman decid­ involved, for it is -as ar­ ed to dabble in a number chaic to be a dilettante of careers because they volunteer as to be a Lady were all worth while, Bountiful. wouldn't we criticize her? First, let us see w hat Yet we are continually we are doing and how doing the same thing our­ many hours we are giving selves. After all, profes­ to it. A great many vol­ sionalism is more a matter unteers are economically of attitude than of finan­ independent, or at lea; t cial returns, and the vol­ are spending "free" time unteer w ho is going to vn their activity. How gain the most from and be free is this time we are the greatest asset to any using, really? Do we have organization is she who a right to it? Is it ours adopts a profession'al at­ to spen.d? In other words, titude toward it. More are we neglecting things and more, women are at home to busy ourselves choosing that which inter­ with those abroad? vVhat­ ests them most and devot­ ever our walk in life rna~ · ing the greater share of be, there are certain duties their time to it, but there we must assume. Let us are still too many dab­ make very sure that these blers abroad and it be­ are taken care of before hooves any of us who fall we become involved in within that category to any leisure-time activity. take stock of our activities But suppose we have and see what we could done so and still have well drop and where we time on our hands? For, should li ke to place our Dr. Lincoln Stulik in this new economic era, Blossoming Sand Cherries main emphasis. rriost people have some Loke Michigan Sand Dunes The work that is most leisure and many women likely to attract the ear­ like to spend a good deal $ nest voluntee r is that in of it in volunteer service. MORNING which she is given a W e probably are interest­ She ever would return when time forgot chance to g row and to ed in several worth-while To nudge t oward grown-up tasks still hers t o do, develop and to exert her causes. Let us list these Unto a gate she'd long ago passed through, own initiative, not that and evaluate them. Are A nd lest 'twould close she'd wedge a tiny prop; in which she merely sup­ they all equally impor­ Sometimes a wedge of me rry miles on miles plements the work of a tant? Does our contribu­ Along a highroad tossed about the hills professional person. What tion to one seem more Where nature fro m her bulgy pocket spills she wants is the oppor­ valuable than to any of Adventures under fences, over stiles. tunity to experiment un­ the others ? D o we have Sometimes a wedge of gay fantasti c t a les, der a trained executive Of dreams that live to rise in campfire fl ame, a fin ger in too many pies ? Firm heartbeat of young fri ends in hard-fought game, until she reaches the place I am convinced that a A morning sun to bright a tired ship's sails. where she can be trusted large number of women So from the years she'd haste, ablink at truth, to carry on alone. I ex­ spread themselves so thin To keep ajar that welcome gate to youth. pect we all agree that that they cannot become -Beulah E. Thomas, Girl Scouting seems to proficie nt enough 111 any Leader, Troop 211 Philade lphia. (Continued 011 page 94) 81 82 TH E G IRL SCOUT LEADER Hey -Ho the Dairy-0! The Leader Takes a Trip "All of which, according to guide, is high­ ly Educational." This lighthearted ac­ By KATHLEEN B. KELLY count, with sketches by the author, is Field Captain, Sioux City, Iowa "highly hilarious" but no one can say that the writer isn't familiar with the Girl Scout SATURDAY, 6 :00 Program Study. A .M . I am awakened . by telephone, from CD which issues anxious Group insists upon witnessing entire process. At odor voice inquir ing do I and sight of blood Minnie's gorge rises and she must be think it w ill rain and taken outside. ( Feel, w ith compunction, that I have mis­ we can't go to the judged Minnie. M ust reward her for this sometime.) Dairy ? H asty obser ­ Others come whooping out, full of gor y details and scorn vation w ith the one for squeamishness of Minnie. D ecide not to make issue eye so far open re­ of this. veals a mottled sky, We proceed to churn room, w here washboilerfuls of w hich may mean any­ butter are being spatted into tubs. Minnie, revived, bolts thing, but necessi­ fo rward to inquire Can vVe Poke It and is rescued by tates foolhardy reply, .guid e from skid on creamy fl oor into jaws of machinery I am awakened "Oh, but Girl Scouts aren't afraid of a lit- tle rain. We'll go anyway." T elephone calls at fifteen-minute in tervals thereafter met w ith similar fortitude but own conviction gradually diluted and apprehension soaring when sun bursts forth and all members of troop telephone again to say Goody and Wasn't I smart to know it would clear? Am unable conscientiously to accept congratulations for conditions so far beyond my contr ol, but am touched by confidence of Little Ones. Warn each to be on time and bring hanky, and hang up feeling warmly maternal. 9:00 A .M. A rrive at designated rendezvous. Count of noses reveals but one absent member, who is reported to be broke-out-in -a-rash-my-mother-says-i t-m usta -been-them­ beans. H asty quiz on The Three Things We Expect to L earn (compiled w ith great diligence by group at previ­ ous meeting ) rings no familiar bell. M innie recalls brightly that we are not supposed to be going because w e hope we'll get ice cream in the end ( but asks hopefully am I pretty sure we w ill ?). After firm but unconvincing lecture upon evils of avarice, I state the T hree O bjectives, warn about crossing streets, and we set ou t, double fi le. T his fo rmation proves impractical, due to simultaneous desire of head and foot of line to communicate w ith leader, this accomplished by competitive screaming. ( Ben­ Minnie is rescued in the churn room evolent attitude experienced earlier in morning gradually replaced by less admirable emotion. ) Group slowly con­ geals, w ith leader as nucleus, and pseudopods ten blocks. that agitates churns. All gasp, but protagonist her­ Minnie predicts plen ty of fl avors to pick from, since we self is unabashed and seizes oppor tunity to ask guide are going so early. P erhaps this is only wholesome self­ whether we are nearly to the ice cream yet? expressiOn . P rint room, next door, diverts attention, and in gen­ G uide w ho greets us is impressive in pure white helmet eral effusion over Cute Little Molds I am able to secure and nightie. Remarks amiably that children can be M innie firmly by belt of ski sui t. T hus encumbered, mangled in dairy machinery or break a leg falling on we walk several miles more through alternately frigid greasy floors, and M y, aren't we going to have a nice and torrid zones (which unhygienic practice w ill doubt­ time ? (The T hree O bjectives suddenly supplanted in less result in pneumonia tomorrow ) and observe curds, leader's mind by sole resolve to Bring 'Em Back Alive whey, cheese, eggs, cheese, whey, and curds-all of and not maimed beyond recognition.) which, according .to guide, is highly E ducational. Two hours are spent walking out of hot, sour-smelling A t long last, party arrives at ice cream department, rooms into ice-cold ditto, and vice versa. K illing floor, where, after long and unheeded exposition by guid e, where poult ry is prepared for market, p roves irresistible. (Concluded on page 94) JUNE, 1939 83 Farmer rn the Dell No wonder troop trips are popular. In By HELEN P. LAW addition to being fun, they help to de­ l e11der. Troop 36 M11dison, W isconsi n velop program activities in a natural and interesting manner. This leader doesn't have to worry about 11 an integrated program. II

EFORE I began any Gi~l Scout work, I occasionally 8 took a group of little children, including my own son and daughter, out to the farm. There was so much to see that was strange to city children that it was an edu­ cation to them. A nd there could be no doubt that they enjoyed every minute thoroughly. When I suggested to my Girl Scout troop of seventeen little girls, many of w hom had previously accompanied us in our visits to the farm, that we might continue to go there and, in fact, might make it a definite project, they were most enthusiastic. "We saw them taking t he hay up into the barn" We have evolved a plan whereby some of the girls go lllustr11tion from Grindstolle Farm by Henry B. Lent. By cou rtesy to the farm each month (usually one patrol), one member of The Mllcmillll n Company. being chosen to write a report of the trip. Thus we have found that in the winter months the farmer is busy " I t was a rainy day at the farm so we climbed into hauling and cutting wood, giving his stock extra care so the haymow and ate our lunches. The rain pattered that the animals do not freeze, and hauling manure into down. After lunch we went to a shed and saw bushels the fie lds preparatory to plowing; in the spring he is and bushels of apples. When we came out there was a occupied with plowing and planting; in the summer, w ith little dog who jumped on Virginia. Boy, did he have haying and threshing, cultivating and garneri ng the dirty paws ! After that we went gaily home in the rain." produce from his t ruck gardens ; in the fall , w ith harvest­ ing his fields and filling the silo, gathering the fruit from We missed seeing the threshi ng at the farm where we his orchards, and di gg i n ~; vegetables. usually visit and w here I am well acquainted, but we tele­ When there is something very special to see, such as phoned to the farmhouse where the threshers were sc hed­ threshing, we ask some of the mothers to help w ith t rans­ uled to be next and received a cordial invitation to visit portation, so that all the girls may go. Since observation there. The girls still talk about that experience: stand­ of the farm is a novel experience for the mothers, too, we ing in the hot sun watching the yellow w heat and noting have no difficulty in getting their cooperation. the blowing of the chaff in the shifting wind; the proces­ We arc making a scrapbook, using different colors for sion of the dusty, perspiring men going to the bench the different seasons-blue for the cold months of De­ under the trees to wash in the basin. As each basin was cember, J anuary, and February; green (suggesting the emptied the ducks that were cooling their feet in the delicate shoots just beginning to push through) for puddle made from previous ablutions withdrew, only to 1\IIarch, April, and :VIay; yellow for the sunshiny months waddle back with much quackini! until the next. of June, July, and August; and orange for the harvest T he farmer's wife invited us into the kitchen, w here months of September, October, and November. we saw an array of cakes and pies that resembled a As there seems to be a dearth of farm magazines at cafeteria selection. T he bi g roast had been carved and the newsstands, we have asked the farmers' w ives if we taken into the dining-room, as had the huge bowls of may have any old magazines they do not need. T hey are potatoes and vegetables. From our vantage point we illustrated with g reat detail, showing the farmer at his could obser ve the men without their being aware of us. labors and the machinery that he uses. "Hungry as threshers"- they certainly were! When we Here are a few typical samples from the accounts that left, the farmer's wife thanked us fo r coming and said a different girl is chosen to write each month. she wished we would visit their farm each month. "It is such ·fun to have polite li ttle girls," and, in an aside "We watched the corn being put into the silo. \Ve to me, "It is amusing to hear their funny questions," she saw the men bringing in a wagon full of corn and w hen said. I was glad to know that the farmers enjoyed hav­ the wagon was empty we all got a ride and was it ing the Girl Scouts as much as we enjoyed visiting them. bumpy !" I am looking forward to taking all of the girls to see the sheep shearinl!. That is a sight not to be missed. "We saw them taking the hay up into the barn with We shall soon have completed the year, but it looks as clamps at the end of a rope. We sat in an old carriage. if the girls will elect to continue our trips for another We thought the w hip socket was the place where the year. We are learning to appreciate all that the farmer horn used to be until Mrs. Law told us. We collected has to do and as you can judge by the "reports," we are feathers to make fans. \ Ve got to ride the colt or pony." having a lot of fun. And that is quite important! 84 THE GIRL SCO UT LEADER

THE GIRL S C 0 U T LEADER Convention headquarters will be at the H otel Ben­ jamin F ranklin, Ninth and Chestnut Streets, and registra­ Published monthly from October to June, by tion will open on Monday, October 23, at noon. GIRL SCOUTS, INC. The Convention Committee wishes to call attention to 14 West 49th Street, New York, N. Y. the plan carried out in this year's convention program, w hereby the training and round table sessions become an National President ------MRS. FREDERICK H. BROOKI! National Director - - - - MRS. PAUL RITTENHOUSI! integral part of the convention itself, requiring no sep­ arate registration fee. Convention invitations have been Edited by the Program Division mailed to all commissioners to ·be read to their local coun­ Chairman - -- - MRS. ARTHUR W. PAGI! cils. Should any duplicates be needed, the committee will Executive Secretary - --- MRS. LEWIS A. DI!BLOIS be glad to furnish them on request. Editor ------FJI!RIL HBSS Editorial Assistant ------VIRGINIA GRI!I!NE T he opening of the convention will be held Mondav evening, October 23, at Convention Hall, Thirty-fourth IMP,ORTANT- PLEASE NOTE and Spruce Streets. A flag pageant and tableau w ill be T he subscription price is 50 cents a year for the United State,, presented, and welcoming addresses will be made by 7S cent& for Canada and foreign countries. (For Girl Scout local and national members of the organization. An captains, skippers, Brown Owls, local directors, field captains, troop committee chairmen, and commissioners, the subscription afternoon will be assigned for sight-seeing under the price is 2S cents, which is included in their annual membership auspices of the Philadelphia Girl Scouts, which will dues.) Orders for additional copies of the current issue and afford an opportunity for all delegates to know the charm of previous issues (in so far as copies are available) will be and beauty of historic Philadelphia. filled upon receipt of 5 cents for each copy; address the LEADER direct. The G irl Scout uniform, as always, is the correct dress N. B. In the case of new memberships, as with late renew­ for all occasions, but the delegates are, of course. at lib­ als, the initial delivery of the LEADER is subject to several erty to wear lighter dress if they desire. weeks' delay. Entered as second-class matter, September 11, 1935, at the post office at New York, New York, under the Acl of March 3, 1879. NO BOYS AT CAMP ANDREE! It has been called to our attention that our announce­ VOL. XVI JUN E, 19 39 NO . 6 ment, "Camp Andree-Camping P lus," in the :\'fay LEADER appeared to many to mean "camping plus boys." We did not intend to imply that Camp Andree has be­ READERS AS WRITERS come coeducational, for it has not, but merely that Senior Girl Scouts who want to spend some of their \· acation We have had a hard time finding a name fo r this w orking and playing w ith other girls will have excep­ special number of the LEADER. But what's in a name­ tional opportunities to do so at Andree. it is y our issue in every sense of the word and we hope you enjoyed preparing it and will have as much fun read­ ing it as we have had getting it ready fo r the printer. The committee of judges, which read all items submitted, CONTENTS had a hard time making its selections because there were so many excellent contributions. We finally added extra pages to the L EADER this month in order to include a fair This Business of Being a Volunteer sampling of your generous response to our invitation. We ]EsSE C. HuGHEs 81 should like to know what you think of this effort, for Morning : Po em ...... B EU LAH E. THOMAS 81 we are very much tempted to set asid e the June issue in Hey-Ho the Dairy-0 ...... KATHLEEN B. K ELLY 82 1940 as another " Open H ouse N umber." Farmer in the Dell ...... H ELEN P. LI.\W 83 Opinions expressed in these contributions are the Items of Immediate Interest ...... 84, 85, 95, 96 writers' own. Points of view differ, as is natural. .We W e Inherit America ...... EDNA J. GARDI NER 86 would welcome correspondence about them. I. Believe in Girl Scout Leadership E:-.1:\!A BICKHAM PITCHER 87 " LEADER" INDEX Just Around the Corner ...... ] EA N YlARMORSTE!X 88 Please note that this issue contains an index to the Symphony at Camp ...... jANET EsHNE R 89 past six issues of the LEADER- January through June. Formerly the LEADER volume ran from J anuary through Senior G irl Scout Photographers ...... 89 December. Beginning next O ctober, the volume will run Signs of Progress ...... ELIZAB ETH GRAY BREWE R 90 from October through June, w ith the index appearing in About Time ...... ::'\1ARION WALKE R 91 June rather than in December. Alibi for Adventure ...... ::'\1ARION WALKER 91 This is the last issue of the L EADER until O ctober. Indian G irl Scouts ...... ::'\lARY ETHRIDGE 92 The Progr am in Actio.n ...... 93 OUR TWENTY-FIFTH NATIONAL CONVENTION Books ...... 96 The Twenty-fifth National Girl Scout Convention Let's P lay a New Game ...... DoROTHY EDWARDS 97 will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, O ctober 23-27, 1939. If the constitution revisions are adopted by the A Brownie's Day : Poem .. BLA NC HE S. CALLAWAY 97 National Council in Philadelphia, the following conven­ N ews and Notes of the National Equipment Service . 98 tion will not be held until 1941. Index to Volume XVI (January-June, 1939)...... 99 JUNE, 1939 85

TO NEW YORK WORLD 'S FAIR VISITORS "DEAR READER" All Girl .Scout visi tors to the New York World's Fair I have been trying so hard to are cordially invited to visit the Girl Scout Chalet on see what is going on in regard the Fair grounds and to use this little shop as a place to to this long-discussed issue of meet their friends. The Girl Scout Shop at Concourse the LEADER written by Dear 113, Rockefeller Center, may also be used as a meeting Reader herself that the very place. Visitors are welcome at National Headquarters grasses in my tank look li ke at any time during office hours. (The office will be closed question marks. Nobody tells on Saturdays during July and August.) me anything and every one of The Girl Scout organization has no facilities fo1· lwus­ my usual peepholes in the side ing, either at the Fair or in the city, nor is there room at of the tank has been covered Camps Andree or Edith Macy for casual campers. over with MSS. that the Ed. National staff members are not in a position to act as couldn't bear to have out of guides ·for groups visiting New York, but a detailed list her sight. The LEADER office is certainly tickled with of interesting places to see in the city and at the Fair your response to the whole idea, Dear Reader, and al­ has been prepared for members of the Girl Scout organi­ ready I have heard a murmur about another such number zation, and may be obtained by them at National Head­ next June. So keep a point on your pencil and read this quarters. issue to see how much better you could write about leader­ ship or troop activities or Ten Famous Flavors or what MARINER APPLI CATION FOR PERMISSION TO CRUISE not a year from now- if you wanted to. » « Only one Mariner Ships are now required to apply for permission Girl Scout husband was bold enough to enter a con­ to cruise. Two application forms have been sent to each tribution. Dr. Stulik, whose photography graces the 1\!Iariner skipper; others may be had upon request to the front ·page, has a busy Girl Scout leader for a wife out national Mariner Adviser. This application form has in River Forest, Illinois. All other items are accom­ been incorporated with that for gypsy trips under the panied by the contributor's id entification with Girl Scout­ title "Application for Permission to Operate a Gypsy Trip ing. » « My own fin mail has kept me too busy to worry or a Mariner Cruise." All cruises must meet gypsy trip overmuch about the other contents this month. Among minimum standards, as well as the cruising standards these communications was the scurrilous contribution given in Charting the Course of a Girl Scout Mariner presented below. I have a dreadful suspicion that the Ship. Nature Adviser is responsible for tipping off this par­ ticular fin fan to the unhappy matter that is the subject NOTICE TO SAMPLER CONTESTANTS of her letter. True enough, I have lamented the inade­ Every sampler entered for the sampler exhibit to be quacy of my portraits. What person of importance does held at the National Girl Scout Convention in Philadel­ not? As far back as October, 1937, when the sketch in question was slipped over on me in my absence by phia in October must be mounted and carefully marked on the back with the name, address, and age of the maker, Mademoiselle Guppy, I made uncomfortable reference to as well as the class in which it is entered. · Samplers may it. Later, in February, 1938, I complained about black spots be.fore the eyes, little knowing, I admit it freely, be sent framed if desired. how much too mild was my expression of repugnance. Listed under the twelve regions are the addresses to I should have done a Lady Macbeth immediately and which the samplers are to be sent for the preliminary cried, "Out, damned spot ( s) ! out, I say !" and should selections, and the last possible date of entry. thereby have escaped this calamity of ridicule. It is a Region I, August 20: Mrs. Francis J. Sill, Girl puzzle to me, the whole business. U nimportant items Scouts, I nc., 87 Beacon Street, Boston. in regard to which is the front end of an earthworm or Region II, August 12 : Region II, Girl Scouts, Inc. , whether the seahorse or seamarc carries the egg sac bring 14 W est 49th Street, New York. forth a deluge of correspondence. Strange, very strange. Region III, August 15: Girl Scout Little House, The portrait in question has been in circulation a yea r 1750 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. and seven months. Can it be possible that Guppies aren't Region IV, August 1 : Mrs. Henry Friede, 2585 as well known as they should be? Without further com­ Idlewood Road, Cleveland, Ohio. ment, since this is your magazine this month, Dear ·Regions VIII, August 15: Mrs. H. G. Norton, 1326 Reader, I move aside, filled with determination to regain North Broadway, Wichita, Kansas. my spotless reputation. Regior:J s IX, June 15: Girl Scouts, Inc., Chamber of Hoping you are the same, Commerce Building, Dallas, Texas. - Mrs. Guppy Region X, August 1 : Girl Scouts, Inc., East 924 First N a tiona! Bank Building, St. Paul, Minnesota. R egion, XII, August 24: Mrs. J. S. Green, 5560 Har­ bord Drive, Oakland, California. DEAR MRs. GuPPY: In fact, dear, dear! Whatever can you and/or the Ed. The following regions have not as yet specified where have been thinking of ? samplers are to be sent; for this information, and for In looking over your (self-styled) deathless words in final date if none is given, write to regional offices at past contributions of food (for thought, of course) from the addresses given ·below: · the deep, I find that at one time or another you have RegX>n V, August 1: Girl Scouts, Inc., 514 Protective complained bitterly because your portraits did not always ( Contiuued on page 95) (Concluded on page 96) 86 THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER We Inherit America By EDNA J. GARDINER This story answers many of the questions leader, Troop 10 Evanston, Illinois that leaders ask about troop "finding-out" trips. Here we have one trip-a two ONE DAY during the last Christmas holidays, Troop months' program, three badges earned, 10 visited the Chicago Historical Society, where the and a world of fun. girls saw many wonderful exhibits which thrilled them ,, very much. There were dioramas of early Chicago, fig­ ures costumed in styles of days gone by, memoirs of Lincoln, Grant, and Lee. Things of the "used-to-be," they had settled, and why. They asked their parents and which made them suddenly very conscious of background, grandparents. They discovered that the Germans and tradition, and he redity. Besides all these they saw the the Netherlanders had settled in Pennsylvania, many of famous Thorne Miniature Rooms, those exquisite master­ the Welsh had come to mining localities, the English pieces of delicacy that delight the eye of everyone who to New England, and so forth. sees then). · A big outline map of the world was put up on the Coming home in the cars, the leader and her assistant wall of the Girl Scout room. Each girl chose a key color, listened to the girls chatter to try to discover the things which was used on the map of the foreign count.ry from that interested them most. The miniature rooms, the whence her ancestors had come, and on the part of the dioramas, the costumes intrigued them all. United States where they had setded. "May we have some miniature rooms?" "May we T he leader wrote the regional Gid Scout headquar­ dress dolls in costume?" was the chorus that greeted the ters in different sections of the country. T hrough the leader the next time the troop met. In the interval be­ splendid cooperation of the regional offices and then, tween the time of the trip and the meeting, the leader through them, of the local councils of the different had been studying Girl Scout Program Activities- Ranks localities, the girls began an interesting correspondence and Badges, wondering if there might not be a badge that with G irl Scouts everywhere, w hich has given them a could be a basis for the outlet of the interest aroused real thrill. by the trip. She discovered that the My Country badge They found that it would be advisable to divide into in .the Community Life field and the World Gifts badge fou r interest groups for their work and study-North, in the International Friendship field could be very well South, East, and West. Some of the girls chose to dress considered together. World Gifts provided the foreign dolls in the ·foreign costumes of their ancestors, some background of their ancestry and My Country brought chose to make models, and some chose· to make miniature them up to the present. rooms. T he girls became interested in w hat countries their One girl brought a doll house of four rooms. The fami li es had originally come from, w here in this country South chose the bedroom, the West a dining-room (mission refectory style, reminiscent of earl}' Cali fornia), the New England group did the living-room, and the Pennsylvania Dutch chose the kitchen. The girls worked in wood, making tables, benches, bed, dressing table, and so forth. Two of them learned to make hooked rugs, and supplied the floor coverings. Some of t he girls made fireplaces for the living-room and kitchen of boxes covered with art stone, and some mod­ eled tiny oi·naments in wax for the living-room and a bowl of fruit for the dining table. The girls making models selected typical scenes from the sections they were interested in. The New England group, r ecalling the early P ilgrim days and the rocky coast, chose to make a model of a lighthouse on a rocky coast with paper waves dashing upon some porous rocks they picked up somewhere. The California group made a very realistic mission of cardboard with colored cello­ phane windows, the cardboard covered with art stone in a buff shade. A covered wagon was out in the foreground. T he Northern group chose the logging country and made a very realistic sawmill of boxes covered with the paper that is made . to look like wood. T he wheel at the side of the mill was turned by a cellophane waterfall. A sawmill model in process (Concluded 011 page 92) JUNE, 1939 87

I Believe m Girl Scout Leadership By EMMA BICKHAM PITCHER "Time allotments are necessarily large for Le~der, Troops 73 ~nd 24 7 Chic~go an interested, conscientious leader, but the dividends more than surpass the in­ essential. Today's Girl Scouts form a large part of the vestment." On page 91 another leader next decade's consumer group. Such activity suggestions writes "About Time." Which point of as occur throughout the new Homemaking badges make plain the opportunities for constructive consumer educa­ v1ew do you hold with? tion. If our definition of democracy includes the maximum But to every man there openeth development of each person, another factor we must con­ A high way and a low, sider is the need for better training in the use of leisure And every man decideth time. In this day of widesp read "spectatoritis," we need The way his soul shall go. -John Oxenham to build interest in playtime activity that furthers creative living and character building. By presenting new inter­ BELIEVE in Girl Scouting and in Girl Scout leader­ ests and new people to our Girl Scouts, and by teaching I ship as means of developing well rounded, alert girls them dependence upon themselves for amusement, we and broad-minded, creative adults who will make their are helping to make citizens who will give, and enjoy democratic attitudes live in their everyday tasks. I be­ giving and shari ng, that which they have, whether it lieve in being a Girl Scout leader because of the possible is a small collecting hobby or a fine artistic talent. By fruits in three fields: the world we live in, the personali­ making known the joys of the out-of-doors, the arts, and ties of the troop members, and the leader's own outlook the rest of the ten program fields we are widening on life. In short, I am convinced that it is worth w hile horizons for futu re living as well as helping renew and to take time to be a Girl Scout leader. Time allotments re-create the self, a self which can give of its energy to are necessarily large .for an interested, conscientious others. leader, but the dividends more than surpass the invest­ Still another factor in the continuing g rowth of ment. the democratic way of life, as I see it, is the development In the first place, I believe that certain conditions in youth of a vital sense of community consciousness and es:;ential to the continuance of the democratic way of life responsibility, w hether that community is "My Troop," may best be built through creative, cooperative, construc­ "My Country," the "Wide World" or all three. A more tive group activities such as the Girl Scout program complete understanding and appreciation of community offers. If democracy is to prevail, our citizens must know institutions should increase their effectiveness and the how to think through problems in groups and act effec­ support of their work by the citizens. The Girl Scout t~vely in possible solutions, must be able to accept and Community Life field is built to this end. In this day \\'Ork with the majority decision, and must, above all, of intense rivalries and suspicion, efforts to build and learn to appreciate each person for what he is, encourag­ promote good will, such as those found in the Inter­ ing and stimulating him to make the largest contribution national Friendship activities, must be made concrete and possible and not condemning him for deficiencies lying realistic to our Girl Scouts. beyond his control. Such learnings do not occur over­ I believe in Girl Scout leadership, in the second place, night, but a small seed planted now may produce in because of the contribution Girl Scouting can make to the several months, or perhaps years, the bloom we seek. personal life of each girl. The words of the familiar 'Ve can't all be leaders of the type of Alice Graham in round, "If you're a Girl Scout, you'll soon find out We'll Fjeril Hess's charming Shanty Brook Lodge but "Bea­ meet another day," have more validity than many of us ver's" democratic procedures can be our goal. m~y realize. Friendships made in Girl Scouting, whether "She herself was the rare kind of leader who was a With leaders or the girls themselves, are one invaluable part of her group, not above it. She helped her girls contribution of such a group experience. The growth to come to wise decisions in making their plans and and development of new interests through the varied shared in their fun because she liked them and range of Girl Scout activities is a sound way of building wanted to help them experience the thrill of learning lives that will be happy and effective. The fields of the something about the world they were growing up in." revised program are so wide in interest and so fundamen­ (Page 31.) tal in approach that any girl's life would be enriched by contact with them. The ten- to fourteen-year-old girls Today's children must learn to assume responsibility and inevitably clamor for something new, and the program to face the consequences of their own acts if democratic activities certainly meet that demand. ~overnment is to remain a functioning political body. Another field in which we as leaders contribute to the In the words of the Blue Book of Girl Scout Policies development of our Girl Scouts is in the creation of and Procedures, we want a Girl Scout to be "an intelli­ social attitudes and habits of behavior. In infrequent gently participating citizen in a democratic social order." informal group contacts with children we can do more t~ One factor in a democratic solution of our economic inculcate principles of fair play, creativeness, helpfulness muddle is better eel ucation of the consumers. Wider respect, intellectual curiosity, integrity, and open-minded~ understanding of merchandising practices, labor relations, ness than can any book. We can teach habits of con- advertising, quality standards, prices and price fixing is ( Concluded on page 95) 58 THE G IRL SCOUT LEADER

just Around the Corner This leader believes that the Girl Scout By JEA N MARMORSTEIN program is "not just a con gl o ry~ e rati o n of Leoder, Troop 162 Brooklyn, N ew York facts but a way of life.". In spite of "wrinkles of worry" caused by the re'vised REATHES there a leader w ho hasn't sometime activities, she has discovered that per­ Bquestioned the truth of " keeping young by associating sonal enthusiasm is contagious. with youth"? Surely, the wrinkles and premature gray hair we are trying to avoid seem to keep close company with our many trials and tribulations as G irl Scout leaders. t ( F ortunately however, we usually don't take ourselves that exploring the woods with an enthusiasti c nature guide ? seriously. Besides, we are so busy bei ng executives, ad­ Under such leadership we are initiated into wonders we visers, concil iators, and consolers at our weekly meetings would not have otherwise seen. Our task as leaders is that we just can't take time to worry, even if we want to. to be just such guid es, to open up for 'our girl s the inter­ But the ordinary current of events took a different turn esting wonders of the world that they might otherwise when the revised program made its debut. As a press never be guided to see. agent for the wrinkle, the rev ised program was paralleled This ideal of leadership is one worth working for. by little else in G irl Scouting, for it presented problems A nd work is what we must do to attain it. To appreciate that none of us could ignore or forget. facts we must fi rst learn them, so if we are to gain this W ho of us welcomed the amount of discretion and appreciation we must star t by absorbing knowledge. The leadership we were advised to use in handling the revised simplest and best way to learn the necessary facts is to program ? \iVho felt no apprehension about the high answer the requirements in all the badges. W e must degree of knowledge we were expected to have or to actually sit down and learn what we are trying to teach. acquire? And w ho was undaunted at the prospect of W e expect our G irl Scouts to do this, and yet so many of facing the objections to the revised program made by us think we can get by merely by read ing discussions and our Girl Sco uts ? No wonder we all lookeq for an easy attending lectures. way out and hoped, with fingers crossed, that the solution We justify ourselves because, although we do not to all our problems was just around that prover bial corner. have as much time as our girls do, ·we are trying to do The solution is j us't around the corner, but that corner much more. Leaders are usually busy women who tend isn't turned by merely attending lectures and reading their troops after their day's work in home or busin ess discussions on how to present the program; it is turned is over. Even with our ordinary activities we can hardly only by sitting down to work. The diffi culty is, of course, keep ourselves " out of the red" as far as time is con­ that most of us were unprepared for the demands of the cerned, never mind looking for more work. But excuses revised program. W e had struggled through our knots though we have, if we are to be good leaders we must and signaling, but they didn't help us know how books fi Qd a w ay out. • were made, what our town did with its garbage, or how W hen I came to this co nclusio n the way out seemed the telephone worked. And this knowledge was w hat the like an insurmountable mountain. But when my climbing revised program called for. W e can' t be surprised then plans were fully laid I found that I had made a moun­ that many leaders felt so inadeq uate to cope with the tain out of a mole hill. H ere is what I did. F irst I revised program that they were content to accept sugges­ read over all the requirements for each badge and each tilons and hope they would work. rank. That's something too few leaders do. Then I All our problems would be much simplified if we could decided to study one badge at a time. Instead of my usual get the spirit of the revised program. T his program is fic tion I read the references for that badge. I also read trying to inspire appreciation of all the girl sees, does, my newspaper and magazines more closely and clipped out and hears. It is not just a conglomeration of facts, but those articles that dealt w ith some phase of badge or a way of life. It is based on the belief that if you put rank work. (P.S. There wasn't much left of the paper a keen edge on your appreciation you can cut a greater or magazine when I was through clipping.) Inste~d of slice of pleasure out of life. To sharpen this edge is my usual haunts, I began to visit the museums and Girl Scouting's aim, and to wield the sharpening knife libraries more frequently and more carefully and gleaned the leader's aim. The facts we teach girls are means to much knowledge from them. that end. T his was all on the side, however- private amusement. With this spirit in mind we can readily realize our M eanw hile I worked with one of my patrols on the situation. I t is : In order to inspire appreciation we must badges in which it was already interested, studying along have it ourselves. Without this all-round appreciation we with the girls. W e were for tunate in our t roop to have fall down on our leadership job. T he fact is, most of us two good lieutenants and a fairly small registration. W e don't have it. We may have it in some fiel ds, yes ; we divided the troop into three patrols, each under the might be nature bugs, and good craftsmen too, but know guidance of one of the leaders. E ach patrol is working little about literature and dramatics. O r we might be on different badges, and w hen we exhaust their interests miniature travelogues and yet not know our ow n city. we plan to shift leaders so that we ca n inte rest the girls In order to be ·good leaders and do our duty to our in the fields we have alrea dy learned, and which they G irl Scouts and our program, we should know enough might not other wise want to learn about. about every field to be able to inspire enthusiastic appre­ I started this ambitious badge program for myself ciation of it. VVho has not had the genuine thrill of with my leadership duties in mind, but meanwhile I JUN E, 1939 89 have discovered fou r or fi ,·e enthralling new hobbies, become enthusiastic about some subjects that I had here­ tofore thought dull, and added much to that indefin able intangible- my culture. I've just begun the long, long trail to learn all I want to learn, but it has already paid high dividends in pleasure and better leadership. I 've begun to round that magic corner ; maybe I 'll never get all way round, but, as Browning said, "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or " ·hat's a heaven for?" So 1 am content.

Symphony at Camp By JANET ESHNER Lieutenant, Troop I ) 'I Philod elphio SWIN G or symphony? T oscanini or Tommy D orsey? Your choice should depend upon your mood. Yet fo r many people there is no choice. They know only the popular music that jangles the air waves and bursts continuously from overworked radios. We felt that girls coming from these jazz-mad homes were at a great disadvantage musically. P otentially they may be great lovers of fine music, but these latent tastes have never been allowed expression. P reference in music depends upon what you are used to heari ng under enjoy­ able conditions. Our theory was that if the girls heard classical music at camp during activities they liked, they would develop an enthusiasm for it. Early in each two-week encampment "Vici" (a port­ able victrola ) was introduced to the girls informally, du r­ G i rl Scouts of tho Oranges, New Jersey ing meals, crafts, kapers, and other camp activities. A Study of a Brownie worki ng with leather .counselor would unobtrusively put on a record without a ny comment. N o one was asked to be quiet to listen, Senior Girl Scout Photographers or to stop what she was doing, but it was easy to tell by The Girl Scout M ariner Ship "Joseph Conrad" in the girls' expressions that many of them immediately re­ South Orange, New Jersey, is having a wonderful time acted to the music. Though they went right on with pursuing photography as a unit of interest. T he main their activity, heads would begin to nod in rhythm, eyes objective is to take pictures of Girl Scout activities for a would take on a dreamy look, and voices would d rop to troop booklet, for local records, and for display purposes a whisper or be still altogether. in order to inform the community about G irl Scouting. W e never volunteered the name of a selection, but we T he Brownie study above is one of a beautiful exhi bit of 1 could usually depend on at least one camper to inquire. nine pictures sent to ational H eadquarters. The entire After a few days, girls w ho were already familiar with process of taking the pictures, developing the films, making some composer would shyly request ce rtain numbers. B}' the prints and mounting them is the work of this Senior the end of the fi rst week practically every girl would G irl Scout g roup. In the girls' own words : "We've had have her favorites and we would have all-request pro­ more fun this winter taking pictures and printing them grams at every meal. The girls found that they could than you can imagine. W e still have a lot to learn but enjoy T chaikovsky just as much as J erome Kern when rver)' day we check off something. It is a fascinating t hey were familiar with his melodies. T hey were amazed hobby." Miss Caroline Edwards is skippe r of th is Ship. to discover that they heard the finale of the "William T ell AN APPEAL TO SENIOR GIRL SCOUT LEADERS Overture" wheneve r they listened to a certain radio Each month Senior G irl Scouts are cropping up in p rogram, and that Sonja Henie skated to Rimsky-Kor­ increasing numbers, so the Registration Bureau tells us, sakov's " Dance of the Tumblers" in a recent movie. and we vvant ve ry much to hear about the interesting T he symphony w as being brought home to them. T hey prog rams that both new and old g roups have been car ry­ w ere more sur prised than \ve to find that they liked it. ing on this past year. We are particularly anxious for A mong the favorites most often requested were Grieg's more letters about how Senior G irl Scouts have worked " Peer Gynt Suite," T chaikovsky's " N utcracker Suite," -out units of interest on: Wagner's " Ride of the Valkyries" and " M agic F ire T he arts Camping and trailing :iMusic," Lisz t's " Second Hungarian Rhapsody," and Home management W atermanship Brahms' "Hungarian Dances" numbers fi ve and six. and any related activities they have included in such units. A very definite outcome, which thrilled our staff im­ You may have new and better id eas fo r units of mensely, w as meeting a great many of our campers at interest, so please w rite to the Senior G irl Scout A dviser the reg ula r orchestra " Concerts fo r Youth" du ring the about any activities that your troop has enj oyed doing w inter. T~i~· · enc<;>uraged. us in the hope that we had and how it came to choose t hem- w hether or not thev -furthered a lasting inte.rest for our girls. seem related to the above topics. · 90 THE G IRL SCOUT LEADER

Signs of Progress The question "What can we do for our By ELIZABETH GRAY BREWER town 7" provided this troop with a three­ Leoder, Lone Troop I Ovid. New York month project that turned out to be a real piece of community service.

T might be well to tell yo u, as a background, a little barn. I had just had it insulated, and had stairs and I of how we leaders of Lone Troop 1 feel about G irl ·windows put in , so we could use it for ou r headquarters. Scouting and how we try to make our girls feel. To us, Here we had ample room in which to do our lettering. Girl Sco uting has the great objective of citizenship. Its At this time I made my only defi nite contribution, and final purpose is to train worth-while members of a com­ then only at the request of the girls. I cut out an alphabet munity, women not only w illing to take their part in of plain block letters from heavy paper. It had been home building but ready and able to participate in the previously deci ded that stencils were too messy to work li fe of their locality. Always we have tried in our troop w ith, so the heavy paper letters were placed in position to make the girls feel not, "vVhat can the town do for on the signs and traced around with soft pencils. The us?" but, "What can we do for the town?" outlines were then filled in with black paint. After these Naturally we always endeavor to make the desire, the were d ry the hooks were unscrewed from the ends, plastic w ish to do something, come from within the troop itself wood was put in the holes and touched up with the white and this has grown increasingly easier as the girls have background paint. T he signs were finished! become accustomed to being community-minded. T he mayor had the signs put up, and our greatest re­ Until the sign-making project, our contribution to our ward was seeing them on every corner. The V illage town had been limited to helping other organizations. W e Board sent us a copy of a resolution thanki ng us for had put on a tea for the Parent-Teacher Association, our contribution to the town, and we now have that tended booths for the Business Men's Old Home D ay framed on the walls of our headquarters. Incidentally, celebration, and assisted the Red Cross and Dependent when the village was surveyed late this past fall for a C hildren in their annual drives. waterworks project, the signs were found invaluable by In the early summer the Twentieth Cent ury Club, the engineers. which sponsors our local troop, discussed giving a sign to While an accurate time chart wasn't kept, it would be our local library. This was mentioned at our next troop safe to say that the project covered about three months. meeting, and the suggestion came from the gi rls themselves One good feature was the fact that everyone in the troo p, that perhaps they might be able to make the sign to show from the ages of ten to seventeen, had an active part. t heir appreciation for the Club's interest in the troop. A Needless to say, besides developing social consciousness, very few days after this we took a long rambling walk this activity gave training in the treatment and painting through our viUage and the girls were questioned as to of wood. In fact, the troop went on immediately to re­ what streets they were on. They discussed the fact that finish the floor of its headquarters, and several girls have it was too bad that we didn't have street signs, and the told of similar things they have done at home. logical outcome was that some of the girls began wonder­ ing why we couldn' t make them. The enthusiasm with which they divided themselves into working units was really remarkable. Some called on the mayor to see if it would be all right, some inter­ viewed a builder-contractor as to types of wood, others talked with painters, some saw the road men w ho paint the highway signs, several looked up styles and types of letters and considered sizes and visibility. The lumber and paint ·were purchased- this was all paid for by the troop itsel.f- and we were ready to begin. The boards we could get in proper w id ths, and a local man w ith a complete woodworking unit sawed them into the right lengths. Our meetings had previously been held in the Court House, but now it seemed like rather messy work ahead so we moved into the basement of my house. I t isn't an up-to-date basement, either-a little small, but dry and warm. From this time work went on slowly but steadi.Iy, the wood was oile.d, filled, sandpapered, painted, and sand­ papered between coats. A clothes line was put up, and N hooks were screwed in the ends of the boards so they could be hung up to dry. Everyone was busy, and we sang a lot as we worked. "Let's Go-Troop Camping!" About the time the boards were ready for the letters­ One of t he mony cheerful sketches by Borbara Danielsen that there were about fifty of them, including two large library moke t he Camp Bureou's new book both a ttra ctive and valuable. signs-we were able to move into the upper story of the (Girl Scouts, Inc., 20-601 ... 25 c.,nts. ) J UNE, 1939 91

preparing herself to lead her girls into the various fields About Time of interest, for I maintain that a good leader should be By MARION WALKER more than one jump ahead of her girls. I must not for­ get, too, the importance of home calls and individual work Le11 der, Troop 112 Detroit, Mi c hi g~~n with the girls, the careful planning for Courts of Honor and outdoor meetings, the reports to Headquarters re­ I A~l WO~DER I G if Tational Headquarters is not garding financial matters, summer activities, and so forth. makin f! an unreasonable demand upon the time of G irl And what wide-awake troop doesn't want at least one Scout leaders. Personally, I find it so. I have had a week-end at camp? troop for about six years now, and I would find it diffi­ A well organized troop committee and a cooperative cult to estimate the satisfaction and pleasure my G irl district committee surely help, but let us not forget that Scout connections have given me. Yet I find the activi­ they do not organize themselves or give unsolicited help. ties encroaching further and further upon my time, until It takes time to outline one's needs and to arrange for at last I feel that I cannot continue much longer. definite help. And even the most cooperative committee As I fi gure it, the Girl Scout leader who meets the cannot always produce the desired results. minimum requirements must spend at least eighteen hours If a leader has other interests than Girl Scouting be­ a month on her troop: yond her immediate job (and a well rounded Girl Scout G irl Scout meetings 6 hours a month leader is bound to have), then the time is sure to come, Preparation 4 hours a month usually just as she is becoming really proficient, when District leaders' meeting 2 hours a month she takes stock and says to herself, "It's too bad, but I 'll Troop committee meetings 2 hours a month simply have to stop. After all, I owe the greater part T roop outing + hours a month of my time and energy to the job for w hich I am paid. " Why is there such a turnover of leadership? This is A leader " ·ho w ishes to do a really fine job must spend my answer. What can be done about it? Frankly, I much more time. She wishes to attend and should attend don't know. But comments from my G irl Scout leader the occasional city-w ide meetings for all leaders, and friends confirm my opinion that something will have to courses aimed to acquaint her with the modern trends in be done unless all the Girl Scout leaders of the future group work; she may represent her district on the cabinet are to be recruited from the ranks of childless ·widows or on the local council; she . should spend countless hours and the unemployed.

Limited space has made it necessary contributions by the same writer seem to to select only one contribution in cases illustrate an experience common to all of where several items were submitted by us, whatever our job or our leisure-time the same person. However, the writer activities-sometimes no effort seems too who poses the above question about de­ great for the satisfaction we derive and mands on a leader's time seems to have sometimes the load seems too great to answered part of her own question in the carry. At any rate, we recommend "Alibi following brief panegyric, which she also for Adventure" to the author of "About sent in for this special number. The two Time" and to all our other readers.

Alibi for Adventure with the waves lapping close by, in the clearing with the By MARION WALKER trees whispering overhead-cooking in strange primitive Le11d er, Troop 112 Detroit, Michigan ways at w hich other grownups may smile. It's an excuse for learning new skills- playing with ARE you a Peter Pan? Do you want a second child­ clay and wood and metal or any other material that takes hood-or just an alibi for having a good time- the sort your fancy. of good time that fathers have on Christmas Day w hen It's an excuse for being independ ent and for learning they play with their sons' electric trains or on Circus Day to use a saw and hammer or ax w ithout any advice or when they take their sons to the Big Top w hile mothers laughter from brothers, fathers, or husbands. look on and smile, perhaps a bit enviously? It's an excuse for going on treasure hunts, which no­ Do you want to renew your youth under the guise of one is ever too old to enjoy, for singing around camp­ grown-up community service w ithout having anyone fires and watching their glow light up young faces. smi le at your childish pastimes? It's an excuse for doing all the adventurous things of Get yourself a Girl Scout troop. It's an excuse for which the world is full, but which most of us never find anything and everything in the way of genuine good times. the time or get the chance to do. It's an excuse for rambling endlessly along country I t's an excuse for leaving the writing of letters, the highways-listening to bird calls, wading in pebbly brooks, mending of socks, the washing of dishes- yes, and the collecting stones and leaves and other things that grown­ playing of cards, the gossiping with neighbors, and the ups without Ph.D.'s can't collect without being thought watching of endless double-feature programs. queer. Nothing can keep you. You've a perfect alibi if a Girl It's an excuse for cooking out-of-doors-on the beach Scout troop is calling. 92 THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER Indian Girl Scouts By MARY ETHRIDGE

Amori llo, Texas

TO THOSE OF US unac­ mayed when all that they customed to the enchantments could display was the tail-the of the Southwest, the whistle lizard itsel-f was gone; but the of the wind in the sage, and smaller girls promptly disap­ the scenes of Indian hogans peared and brought back a grouped around the arroyos, ~ ~ whole lizard to show them it Indian Scouting may seem like really could be done. O n an- a dream drifting back to us other occasion Scouts' Own from the days of the past. We forget our native Indian was sadly delayed because two of the main characters population of today, w hich is as real at the present time as were down on the creek catching polliwogs. They were it was in the days of the first early settlers. so entranced w ith their efforts that they were wholly Throughout the I ndian country of New Mexico, Okla­ unconscious of the time, homa, and the Dakotas may be found large Government Wheelock A cademy is right in the heart of a very Indian schools. Some of these schools, though seldom historical Indian country. T he girls enjoyed tremen­ commended for their accomplishments, are doing excel­ dously the many trips taken from the camp to various lent work in attempting to portray the Girl Scout pro­ points of interest. One group witnessed the rededication gram to the Indian girls. of the old Choctaw Council House, others went to see T he Government Indian schools make a particular ef­ the first Choctaw Governor's Mansion, the old execution fort to eq uip their students for finding their place in the tree, the state park, and the forest observation tower. world; to train them specifically in occupations that w ill One group visited the big annual reunion of all the be of value when they Ieave the school. What better Choctaw tribes. These girls were just as interested in place could there be for Girl Scouting! visiting the historical sites of their forefathers as you and I first became interested in Indian Girl Scouting I would be in seeing Williamsburg or Bunker Hil-l. through the Indian troop at Albuquerque, New Mexico. That a g reat deal has been done in Indian Girl Scout­ I was fascinated by the girls' pep and enthusiasm. Their ing may be realized by the fact that Mayme T hompson, love of crafts is natural; and their desire for singing, folk a C herokee I ndian G irl Scout from Tahlequah, Okla­ dancing, and the out-of-doors would keep a dozen people homa, represented the Southwest among the five Ameri­ busy planning. Their joint meetings w ith other troops of can delegates to visit Our Chalet in Switzerland last year. the ,city and invitations to participate in picnics brought a real feeling of sisterhood between them and the other Girl Scouts. They were proud of being Girl Scouts, of We Inherit America doing their part, and of being able to bri ng to other ( Co nti11ued fr·om page 86) troops contributions from their own tribes. As yo u can well imagine, the G irl Scout room buzzed Later I was fortunate enough to be at the summer with activity fo r almost two months. During all this camp . for the Oklahoma Indian girls. This ·camp has time the girls were learning about the part of the country been made possible through the work of the Government w here their "pen pals" (as the girls liked to call them) and the cooperation of the Indian schools. Last year it lived. T hey were earning badges. was held on the campus of Wheelock Academy, a girls' As the project neared completion, the girls wanted to boarding school, located in the lovely, thickly wooded sec­ share their work and experience w ith their parents. How tion of Southeastern Oklahoma. Here seventy-five Girl easy to consider the Hostess badge, planning a party and Scouts from the large r schools of Oklahoma gathered to­ exhibit. T he groups met separately in the homes of four ge ther for ten days to have a good time, to camp together, troop committee women, and each group planned a com­ and to go back home after havi ng made new friends and plete menu of four courses in the particular style of the having had many new experiences. cooking of its chosen region. The menus were presented Ten days is a short time to put together all t he many to the troop, w hich, as a w hole, chose the final menu, things one has dreamed of doing in camp, but here swim­ one course from each group- for instance, fruit juice ming and "exploring" far outnumbered everything else from California, Virginia ham from the South. in popularity. In my group of twenty-five girls only two Each group decorated its table characteristicatly. The could swim when they came to camp and only two could girls set the tables and acted as hostesses. During dinner not swim when they left. T he number of meals >ve had they sang some sea shanties from New E ngland, Ste'phen "out" left the cooks in hysterics. The smaller girls took Foster songs from the South, cowboy so ngs from ·the ·west. to the woods like bullfrogs and every hour brought new After dinner the girls acted as guides to the exhibit, obj ects for the nature table. The interest in this fie ld and ended the evening w ith folk dances from the old lands became so great that it almost disrupted camp a time or and the.new. ·rwo. The seed was the trip to the H istorical Society,' which One day some of the older girls came in ve ry proudly grew and flourished in the minds and hearts of the girls carrying a lizard all wrapped up in a handkerchi ef with until this project emerged. One project, three badges­ only the tail sticking out. They were very much dis- but most of all a world of fun. JUNE, 1939 93

The Program 1n Action

the locality through which they were traveling. The A sampling of activities reported that visitors were then given menu cards and stationery. shows how generous the response is when The girls were then conducted to the kitchen where all recipes are tested. Here some of the girls were per­ individuals and organizations are given an mitted to prepare mashed potatoes in three minutes, using opportunity to cooperate with Girl Scout potato shreds and boiling water, and an omelette under groups. the direction of the chef. Next the group visited the commissary where all sup­ plies used on the dining car are stored. Here Mr. E. C. Webster, Superintendent of Dining Cars and Hotel Equipment, told about the volume of linens and food Literature supplies used on the dining cars each month. ME:MBERS of Troop 134 of the Bridge Street A.:\l.E. We next visited the Union Station dining-room and Church in Brooklyn were the first Brooklyn Girl Scouts kitchen operated by the Union Pacific dining car service to earn the badges involving the use of the library, ac­ w here the head chef gave an interesting talk on meat and cording to Mrs. Pauline Fields, th~ leader. T~e.n~y-t~o sea foods, using actual meat cuts and live sea foods to members of this troop of r egro gtrls are spectaltzmg 111 illustrate. Sixty-seven in all made the tour, including the Literature field and working to be First Class Girl our commissioner, director, field captain, and presi dent Scouts. of the Leaders' Association. Mrs. Fields, a regular borrower at Macon Branch, dis­ If the behavior of the girls was an indication of their cussed. the activities with the children's librarian, and a appreciation of the opportunities given them on this trip, date was set for the girls to begin on them. The leader much of value was gained , for the entire group of girls left her copy of THE GIRL ScouT LEADER containing ·was one to be proud of. the Literature field at the branch for the children's li­ - Inez M. Bonce, brarian to look over. L eader, Troop 32 0111ahn, N ebraska. rfhe' 'first evening they came, all the necessary books had beeri collected; the children's librarian explained the Community Life use and 'som.ething of the arrangement of each. The girls Philadelphia, the scene of the next Girl Scout National then went ahead with the work themselves-supervised Convention, may be old in history but her Girl Scouts are by Mrs: Fields and the librarian. modern as tomorrow, especially in the zest with which Afte'r tlie first evening the group was able to continue they are working in the Community Life field of the the work ~ith only the help of Mrs. Fields. An appoint­ revised program. ment was . always made for the girls to come at a time Philadelphia Girl Scouts are made up of nine districts, when the library would not be too busy. Their leader which include Philadelphia and parts of adjoining coun­ was always with them to help and to supervise. ties. The committee of each district is under the super­ Most of the girls were already members of the library vision of the local counci l and central organization at but they have found that these activities, requiring knowl­ Philadelphia headquarters. edge of 'library aids, have helped them in their school Last year Girl Scouts in some of the districts of Phila­ work and in knowing how to use the library to better delphia, poring over the revised program, discovered the advantage. Community Life field and demanded action. The Main . - A1yra K. Campbell, Line District collected all the girls from its twenty-five Childrr11'! Librnria11, J'\llaco11 Bra11ch, Brookly11 Public Library. troops in various towns who were interested and, in a parade of automobiles, took them on a tour of all the Food a nd Transportation Main L ine charitable headquarters. The director of The O maha G irl Scouts who are working for their each organization met the visitors, took them ove r the Foods badge enjoyed an unusual experience through the building, and explained the part her agency played in courtesy of Mr. William M . Jeffers, President of the helping Main Line District. Union Pacific Railroad, and Mrs. Grace V. Merrill, Inspired by their trip, Main Line Girl Scouts offered Supervisor of Dining Car Service. The girls were given their services to the various agencies and were gratefully ' the opportunity of a tour through the Union Pacific's accepted. They renovated toys, helped with book and popular priced train "The Challenger," the first of its flower sales, mailed tuberculosis seals every Saturday ' kind to give· de luxe service for coach and tourist sleeper morning for five weeks, and collected food and clothing passengers only. This train should be of particular in­ for poor families. And because they were dependable, terest to Girl Scouts, since it provides a special car for Girl Scouting gained added prestige in their district and women and children with a trained nurse as stewardess a permanent niche in the welfare agencies of the com­ in charge. munity, and the girls an opportunity to earn their badges Breakfast was served in the dining car, with each girl in the Community Life field. making out her own order and paying for her meal. Dur­ South Philadelphia has sections that are crowded and ing the meal Mrs. Merrill talked on travel etiquette, also underprivileged, so her Girl Scouts combined their Com­ telling how the railroad chefs specialized in the foods of munity Life with their Child Nurse badge requiremeHts, 94 THE GI RL SCOUT LEADER

and found their place in helping at the many settlements incredibly fresh. Count remarkably discloses all present. and playgrounds. They also made toys and favors for Farewells. Silence. Peace. hospital trays, working for the Central Red Cross. Am vaguely aware of slight irritation . .. recurring Eastern Montgomery County's forty troops, who for theme ... leitmotif.... It is Voice of Minnie, whose ~· ears have sung carols Christmas Eve at the Abington visage bears conspicuous traces of Ten Famous Flavors. :Memorial Hospital, now make toys and tray favors- for "Can we go to the candy kitchen next week... . I mean the patients throughout the year as well. to learn about the machines and all . . . the candy Delaware County's sixty-five troops make hospital toys, kitchen? ... the candy . .. ? ... can ... dy . . . ? .. . " too, but their greatest aid to their community is in the I decide to wait until tomorrow to Evaluate. many layettes and other garments they make for the Needlework Guild each year. This Busi ness of Being a Volunteer Next came the question, "What has Philadelphia to (Continued from page Br) offer us in the way of Community Life interest?" So 1\llrs. William H. Earle, Philadelphi a Girl Scout Program offer more chance for such development than many other Chairman, conducted a course in the Community Life organizations. It trusts its volunteers partly because it field at headquarters for leaders and committee members. attracts a responsible type of person but chiefly because Tours were taken of settlements, hospitals, historical its professional workers are so highly skilled in the art of buildings, and so forth, and the technique of trip taking training on the job. Let those of us who choose this for was taught as well as that of fitting the trip into badge our major interest be sure that we adopt a satisfactory requirements. T he leaders are now prepared to take their attitude toward it. This involves a willingness to learn, 277 troops on the same trips. an eagerness to accept responsibility, and a total lack of A further step is being planned for next year, when a personal ambition. Community Life course will be given to leaders in their More than this, however, to be effective we have to own districts, taking them on trips and showing them be fully persuaded ourselves as to Girl Scouting's real the facilities open to thei r troops in their own neighbor­ and ultimate value. This is probably a personal matter hoods. that one must think out for one's self. I had to think - Mrs. F. N. Floyd, it out not long ago, after I met an acquaintance who Clwirmau, Pttblic R clatiou.r Committee, Philadelphia. said, " I have often met you at the P.-T.A. and elsewhere, and you always seemed to me an intelligent woman. T ell me what there is in Girl Scouting that makes you think Hey-Ho the Dairy-0! it is worth all the energy you put into it." To my chagrin I couldn't answer her satisfactorily. All I knew was that (Continued from page 82) I was becoming increasingly involved in it, that I was Ten Famous Flavors are dramatically laid bare and in­ enjoying myself immensely, and that I was--assuming vitation issued to partake. Minnie's belt comes away in that it was worth while. I was accustomed to using my hand, but situation obviates correction. I lean against high-sounding phrases such as "character building possi­ wall feeling flexible and girl-centered. Guide expresses bilities," "enrichment of the program," and "develop­ himself happily surprised that there have been N o Acci­ ment of the individual," yet at the same time I was run­ dents. I agree, but consider "surprised" rank understate­ ning a troop of attractive young hoodlums and for the ment, being personally convinced that it is nothing short life of me I couldn't see anything outstanding that I was of miracle. doing with them. True, we were all having an excellent time. T rue, they were learning a little and every now and then there would be some slight heartening evidence that the g roup was developing worth-while interests and outgoing attitudes. Still, I could see nothing that would entirely convince me that all this was worth the amount of effort put into it and so all I could say was that I believed there was a great dea l in G irl Scouting, e\·e n if it were no more than a good time. But she had started me thinking, and I went home determined to find out just what I did fe el, for either there was more in it than appeared on the surface or else I w as definitely spending too much time on it. After. all, we who have leisure have it for a purpose and no one has the right to throw herself heart and soul into anything unless she is convinced of its true worth. vVas I being w ise or was I not? It is a question we may all well ask, for it is easy to become increasing ly involved in that which gives satisfaction without considering actual values, and it is particularly easy when you tend to work Ten Famous Flavors are dramatically laid bare ·with congenial people on stimulating projects. I do not know what your answer may be to this ques­ Departure achieved in flutter of paper napkins and tion, but these are the conclusions I have slowly arri ved thank-you-mister's. Group drifts back to original base, at. Properly handled, Girl Scouting has fundamentally somewhat less active, but, to leader's haggard eye, still immense potentia-l poss ibil ities for the enrichment of per· JUNE, 1939 95

sonality and the development of the type of thinking I Believe in Girl Scout Leadership that alone can build toward peaceful, happy living. Ac­ tuallv we fall far short of our objective, but if we keep (Continued from page 87) it cl~arl y ·before us and aim squarely at it we may be the sciously trying to understand difficult situations, of trying means of helping future generations to hit the mark. to be friendly ih spite of social, economic, or racial bar­ Because the whole hope of humanity depends on our riers, and of believing in and standing up for one's own young people's developing altruistic attitudes and thought ideals in the face of ridicule or doubt far more effectively forms that are based on a high moral code, it is very by example than by any amount of repetition of formal certain that those of us who are privileged to work in codes, which soon become meaningless. To my mind, any field of character building are more than justified one of the greatest services we can perform is to make in the time we spend on it. our girls believe in dreaming, teach them that the cherish­ From a more personal angle, I found that Girl Scout­ ing of a dream is a profound experience. It is our privi­ ing had much to offer to me. It is, of course, true that lege as leaders, our responsibility, and a challenge to us, we are not only anxious for a richer life for those who to develop those social attitudes that will make of our come after us, but we also want for ourselves happiness Girl Scouts women who count, women whose lives are on the highest possible plane. For women, at any rate, dominated with the urgent desire to understand and to this probably means an opportunity for growth and for serve, women whose idealism, like Juliette Low's, shines the enlargement of the circumference of our interests. in their daily living. We begin, as young people, with a small circle whose I believe, finally, . in Girl Scout leadership because of center is ourselves and, for the first twenty years or more, its contribution to leaders as adult personalities. Above we are preoccupied (and possibly rightly so) with what everything else, Girl Scouting is fun- there is always affects us, and what we are going to make of our lives. something to do, something new to discover and share For satisfactory living it is necessary that we outgrow with the girls who are hovering or hopping around the this stage, and those of us who marry enlarge our circle troop meeting place. A deep sense of adventure; of to embrace the interests of husband and children. "where do we go from here?" is a leader's each fall as T hose who remain single can sublimate by an increased she and her troop face a new year's work together. Where devotion to the occupations that they have chosen. This else can we find the same challenge to us as individual latter group is wise to become involved in some line that personalities, the same thrill of planning, and the same has outgoing possi bilities, for women are not built to sense of .faith that a group of girls is depending on us? take their major satisfaction from self-satisfaction. If One cannot become narrow, channeled, and prejudiced if they can grow more efficient, more genuinely necessary she's trying to do a creative job of leadership witli the as time goes on,· they stand a fair chance of reaching a Girl Scouts in her troop. Bright teen-aged girls so easilr happy and satisfactory old age. rob us of our defenses and justifications when their minds It is we married women, as I see it, who stand the tackle a statement or an act of ours. We have to adjust greatest risk of arrested development. If we can grow no constantly to new ideas and new attitudes, although the further from the love of ourselves than to the love of hack-log convictions remain throughout. our own children, then we are still living on a pretty And I believe in Girl Scout leadership because of the selfish level and we run a grave risk of neither being size of the job still to be done in putting the organiza­ happy ourselves nor contributing to the happiness of tion's ideals into practice. Like Alice Graham, I feel others. If, however, we can grow normally through that "I'll · stick to my gang. They're awfully good and from our interest in our own children to interest younguns, honestly. I'm doing this because I like it, in the world at large, we may not only enrich our own you know- and them." (Shauty Brook Lodge, page 40.) personalities but we may continue to be useful and vital I believe in Girl Scout leadership because I believe in members of our community, sought after for the very Girl Scouting, and because I believe the Scout way is things that have unfitted us for the careers we may once "the high way" of John Oxenham's poem. have dreamed of. Those years in which we learned through our own chilaren something of an understanding Items of Immediate Interest of youth, something of a faith in its inherent virtues, and something of an ability to work with it have given us (Continued from page 85) the right to a rich field of endeavor. Life Building, Birmingham, Alabama. Surely, because it links so closely with actual children, Region VI: Girl Scouts, Inc., 400 Morris Building, Girl Scouting has something real to offer us-a chance to Atlanta, Georgia. work toward that which spells true happiness, utter for­ Region VII: Girl Scouts, Inc., 540 North Michigan getfulness of self in an eagerness for the welfare of others. Boulevard, Chicago. In conclusion, it seems to me that this business of being Region XI: Girl Scouts, Inc., 322 Beason Building, a volunteer is not a thing we should let ourselves drift Salt Lake City, Utah. into, but a career that we should definitely espouse. We should make sure that it does not interfere with our other ADVANCE NOTICE OF FORTHCOMING BOOKLET duties, that it is a line we like and do well, and that we A booklet correlating each field of the Intermediate develop toward it a feeling of professional responsibility. Girl Scout program with articles in Compton's Pictured • If we keep these things in mind, you and I w ho have Encyclopedia is being prepared by F. E. Compton and ' chosen the field of Girl Scouting to adventure in may Company. This booklet will include a variety of refer­ well thank our lucky stars that, in the words of the Psalm­ ences for each of the badges, which should be helpful ist, our li nes have fallen unto us in such pleasant places. and interesting to Girl Scouts as well as to leaders. 96 THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER

:Many families own Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia, with which you have apparently no quarrel. It's stream­ .and it is to be fou nd in school and public libraries. lined and svelte, and the curves are fluidly correct. l The booklet, which will be ready by July 1, will be guess yo u're proud of this one. It's not too thin and yo u sent free to all local directors. G irl Scouts and their can almost see it swish through the sea grasses. leaders may secure it by sending 10 cents to F. E. C:omp­ "At last," you say, "we have something ! At last the ton and Company, 1000 North Dearborn Street, Ch1cago. Ed. has appreciated my true beauty- and she has not only acknowledged it herself-she's generously sharing PLAY BALL WITH "THE AMERICAN GIRL" this tank-splashing event with our thousands of readers." The hundredth a nni ve rs ar~r of America's national But pride goeth before a fall, Mrs. Guppy. And to game, baseball, has inspired Anne Fran~e s J:I?~gk i n s, w hat depths have you fallen! You're a deep-sea fish now, National Field Secretary for the Women s DIVISIOn of all right. I might even say you're in deep water. the N ational Amateur Athletic Federation, to write for Next thing we know, glaziers will be adding a sub­ the J une American Girl an interesting account of the basement to your tank and you will quiver there and :ancestors of the game and of the development of its popu­ scarcely fa n your fin s at the snails who are your current lar descendant, so ft ball, a sport well suited to the health upper-story neighbors (and to whom, by the way, you've .and recrea tion needs of girls and women. " It is im­ never even deigned to give an em of recognition). portant to remember," says Miss ~ odgk ins,. "that the Here you've made us believe all these years that value of any game is the fun we denve from 1t, and the you're a "lady of a high degree." healthy mind and body w hich good sports and games help And what do we find in your most us m~tintai n . . .. G reat stadia are not a sign of social recent picture? Spots on you! progress. Our ideal should be to build playi.ng fiel~ s And these spots don't mean where thousands play, and only the aged and mfirm s1t measles, lVI rs. Guppy. They mean -on the sid e lines as spectators. Watching others perform that you're just a lowly male.* mal' fill up drab hours and prevent boredom, but only I'm blushing for you, Mrs. through vigorous, enthusiastic parti~ip at ion will. w; ?e­ Guppy. velop pleasing personalities and acqUire the self-diSCipline Hoping you are the same, which makes us good citizens of a democracy." - A nue K. H oagland Also in the June American Girl will be found an in­ teresting and informing vocational article, "How to Get • Checked and ,·erified with the Nature Adviser. Ready for Radio," by Julian Street, Jr., formerly an N.B.C. executive; and "The Woods by Flashlight," a Books naturalist 's account of the wonders of night hiking, by School-Age Series (Teachers' College, Co l~:~ mbia U ni­ Raymond S. Deck, formerly Assistant Curator of the versity, 1 cent each) Department of Natural Sciences at the Brooklyn Museum. This series of fifteen mimeographed pamphlets covers "Summertime in the City," "Democracy and the Home," GIRL SCOUT TRAINING ABROAD "Children and lVIovies," " lVIoney and Allowances," "Sex Leaders who are going abroad this summer and who Education," "Sharing Hobbies," "Discipline," "Eating," :a re interested in taking Girl Scout training in Europe may "Fears." "Friendship, " "Tardiness," "Teasing," "Family secu re from National Headquarters a list of training Fun," "Why Do Children Lie?" and "Why Are Children camps that they may attend. J ealous ?" Each leaflet is attractively gotten up, clear, and brief, and should help Brownie and Girl Scout lead­ Dear Reader ers acquire a better understanding of the girls in their (Continued from page 85) troops.- M. A. D.

All va rieties of guessing games intrigue little girls from Let's Play a New Game seven to ten. They may guess who another Brownie is by her shadow or her profile shown behind the shadow­ By DOROTHY EDWARDS graph. This profile may be disguised in amazing fashion, Local Director, Salt La ke City, Utah with or without simple properties. They may cut pictures from old magazines to pin on the backs of their friends, ROWNIES play their favorite games joyfully many after which they will all try to guess what they are wear­ 8 times over but occasionally the request for a new one ing a picture of. They may ask each other only such ques­ greets the leader, or she may fe~l it wise to i~ s ert variety tions as can be answered by "Yes" or "No," or " [ don't for her own enjoyment. She w1ll have no difficulty sup­ know." The old favorite guessing game in which the plementing her supply of game~ if she uses the books child who is "It" says, "I am thinking of a word w hich listed on page 82 of the Brownte Packet or ~ny _of the rhymes with ," and the others guess until the excellent references from the school or public library. right word is found, provides a good introduction to ve rse • Does she have beanbags in her pack equipment that are writing. not seeing their share of servic~? The ~rownies may Another guessing game is called "Stirring the Stew." create their own beanbag formatiOns- for mstance, pass­ One player is blindfolded and sits or stands in the center ing two bags around a circle, in opposite directions, to of the circle holding a Iarge spoon. She pretends to stir every other player. Many games inve~ted for bal.ls may vigorously, but stops suddenly to point to someone in be played with beanbags a.fter very slight alteratiOns 111 the circle, asking, "What does my stew need ?"-to the rules. which question the one pointed at responds with the name A simple game of guessing that requires no propert~es of an ingredient that might legitimately be contained in begins when one player is sent out ?f the ro?m, wh.1le stew. The answerer may disguise her voice but she must those remaining decide upon some s1mple act~on wh1ch respond with a complete sentence, such as, "Your stew she shall perform. .Such actions may be touchmg a cer­ needs onions." The child in the center then guesses th.e tain object, moving something from one place to another, name of the answerer. If she is wrong, she tries again. making a definite motion of any sort. When the player If she is right, the one who answered is blindfolded and returns , all the Brownies si ng" repeatedly, . "How. . green. becomes the cook. T he mixture need not alwa}'S be you are!" When she becomes warm 111 pos1t10n 01 ac- stew ; it may become a birthday cake or a Christmas pud­ tion, the singing is made louder, but when she becomes ding, depending upon the occasion. "cold," the singing must be rr~ a de softer.. Thus by gradu­ Another food game is one in which good acting is all ating the sound, the player 1s led to d1scover wh~t she important. The Brownies are divided into small g roups has to do so that when she performs it, the Browmes are or teams. One child from each team goes to the leader, singing ;t their loudest and wi.ll p ro?a.b~~ burst i~to who whispers the name of something to eat-for exam­ applause. This game offers splendid p ossJbl btJ ~S for tram­ ple, "Banana." Each child goes back to her own team ing in singing gradually louder or softer, smce sudden and goes through the motions of eating a banana, with­ whoops and whispers make it too easy for the player who out saying a word. The Brownies shout out their guesses, is "It." and the first correct response heard by the leader gives "Thimble in Sight," a game played by Roman children a point to 'that team. Other words that give opportunity I ,700 years ago, may use the same device of singing,. or for pantomime are: soup, apples, popcorn, co rn on the it may be played w ithout accompaniment. A small obJect cob, watermelon, spaghetti. is hidden in plain sight but in an unsual place. The pack "Chinese Water .Sprite" is a quiet yet active game is called in to hunt. As soon as a Brownie sees the article, played in the Orient. It is based on the belief that everv she quietly takes her seat, being careful not to show or stream is inhabited by a fairy creature who lures men into tell the others where it is. When everyone is seated, the watery depths. The Brownies stand in two lines, the game ends, unless the children prefer to pi a~ i.t ag.ain, facing each other, .forming the banks of the stream. The in which case the first one seated has the prlVllege of Water Sprite stands between and beckons mysteriously hiding the "thimble." A Brownie pin is a good thing to one child, who then tries to change places with the to hide, and may ·be hidden by the leader before the Brownie opposite her before the \Vater Sprite can get chi ldren come to the meeting. The singing device may into either vacant place. The one left without a place be used at the end of the game to assist the two or three is the next Water Sprite. players who have the most difficulty in their search. All kinds of listening games are fi lled with wonder for children who may not realize what can be done with A BROWNIE'S DAY ears. The Brownies sit with closed eyes while the leader walks about the room making a series of noises, knocking, Little Brownies help each other, w histling, moving a window shade, a door knob, a light Little Brownies he lp their Mother; switch, and so forth. Brownies can remember as many as Little Brownies dust and sweep, a dozen such sounds in correct order. The child giving Make their be ds and clean rooms keep; the most complete report may make the next series of Little Brownies help their Father; sounds. The leader may tap rhythms of familiar tunes Little Brownies NEVER bother w ith a pencil on a chair or table, and the Brownies guess Anyone, where e'er they be; what tune she has in mind. Out-of-doors, Brow nies listen I'm glad a Brownie lives with mel to the sounds they hear all about them, and report at the -Blanche S. Callaway, end of a certain period of time what they have heard. Chairman, Pack 9 Washington, D. C. 98 THE GIRL SCOUT LEAD ER

News and Notes of the National Equipment Service 0 DESTLY we offer the following bouquet, penned "YOURS FOR A SON G " is as delightful a book as its M by an admirer in the Camp Bureau and destined for title is clever- for the price of 25 cents is indeed a "song" another publication. Lack of space prevented it from for all the wealth it contains, Included are numbers from being published where originally intended, but the author, nearly thirty nationalities, songs that have never before our friend for life, requested that we use it. Title: "At been printed in this country, and songs that have never Your Service." before been published anyw here. Nor have the masters "Are you acquainted with the been slighted- for Bach and National Equipment Service, Beethoven, Haydn and M ozart which is literally at your service EXCLUSIVE WORLD'S FAIR SPECIALS rub shoulders with the un­ when it comes to camp equip­ known composers of the many ment? If you have problems folk songs, rounds, and canons. of equipment, why not let it And just mention to any camp· try to help you? You undoubt­ er "Kookaburra," " M y Lovyc: r edly know the catalog of camp Two of the Girl Scout souvenirs being introduced Is a Sailor Boy, " and "The equipment that is issued each at the New York World's Fair, for the time being Apple- Cheeked Rider" and spring, but do you know of the on sale exclusively at the Girl Scout Chalet in the watch the gleam in their eyes! other services that you may get C hild re n's World, a re TRUPE, a brand new card All these and many more are­ from this department at N a­ game brilliantly colored and exciting to play, and yours for a song. tiona! Headquarters ? Its first the CRYSTALBALL, a decorative orname nt that 23-459 You1·s f or a Song by service is in the articles that are may be worn either on lapel or neck chain. The Janet To bitt .. 25 cents listed in the catalogs ; do you ball ope ns so that the pictures in it-one of the know that each is carefully in­ Chalet o n one side and the trefoil on the other- PROUD as we are of the most vestigated, and only articles of may be changed at any time. These new items recent addition to our song a proven quality are listed? make unique a nd inexpensive gifts. Th ey sell for books (over which we waxed You take no chances on the 50 cents each. so enthusiastic in the preceding merchandise you order. The paragraph), our loyalty to the National Equipment Service is "old stand-bys" is as staunch glad to quote you prices on spe­ We'll look for you at the Chalet l as ever. Lack of space prevents cial quantities, or to get prices us from doing descriptive jus- for you on a tent of some special tice to them, but for your con­ size that you may need. Would veni ence we list them here, you like a list of the equipment needed for units or for with a suggestion that prospective purchasers refer to the dining-rooms and kitchens ? Do you know how long your Equipment Catalog for further el ucidation. tents should last, and how to make them last longer than 20- 191 Girl Scout Song B oo k ...... 35 cents they do now? The department has recently developed 20-198 Skipt()MyLou ...... lO cents a light-weight tent- the Trail Tent- especially designed 20-199 Notes for Song L eaders ...... 20 cents to fit the needs of troop or overnight camping. Descrip­ 20-196 Sing T ogether, each ...... 20 cents tions, prices, and illustrations are found in the 1939 Lots of 12 to 49 copies, each ...... 16 cents Camp Equipment Catalog. Are there some items on your Lots of 50 copies or more, each .. . . 12 cents list that have been difficult to locate? Have you ideas about good articles that might be carried? Send in your IT was a deep, dark secret that the official napkins were suggestions, ask for help in your needs, and get the to be completely rej uve nated, and we ( editorial " we") u rvice that is waiting fo r you at the National Equipment we~e positively delighted with the good news and the gay Service." design. T he all-over checkerboard pattern with Brownie, Girl Scout, and Senior G irl Scout playing tit-tat-toe with DAISY on her bicycle-built-for-two was dressed in a Our Chalet is printed in brown and green on a heavy, voluminous skirt, high buttoned shoes, and stiff straw snow-white, linen-texture crepe paper. With all their sailor securely tied with heavy veiling- a fetching sight, handsomeness, there is no increase in price or decrease we will admit. But Sylvia is a modern miss, and sallies in number-for thirty napkins ( 12 inches square) con­ for th in culotte suit, modern but modest, and much more tinue to come sanitarily safe in a cellophane w rapping. comfortable. T he silver-green chambray is cool to look 11 -613 Package of 30...... lO cents at and to wear, and washes "like a hankie." It's san­ fo rized, too ! T he sport shirt is made with short sleeves, PERTIN ENT to the season and relevant to the in­ pocket, and three-button neck opening, with roll collar. creased interest in the Out-of-Doors, N ature, and Sports ansi Games (three of the fi eld s of interest in the Girl The culotte skir t, a real masterpiece, undoubtedly has the " hang of it"-for while walking or standing Scout program) , leaders will welcome the book Nature it's a sport skirt, pure and simple, showing its dual in R ecreation with its eighty pages of interesting informa­ nature when bicycling (or climbing- for the tomboys in tion and original illustrations. our midst) . T he strai ght waistband boasts tabs for those 23-505 ...... $1 who wish to wear the H arlequin belt or official web belt. T his page is published m onthly in the interest of better T here's a hip pocket, too, and buttoned side opening. service by the N ational Equipment Service. 8-116 Sizes 10-20 ...... $2.75 - E. HALLECK BRODHEAD JUNE, 1939 99 THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER INDEX Volume XVI , January-June, 1939

Month Poge Month Page ARTS AND CRAFTS Swimming and Diving- America11 Red Cross ...... Mr. 45 Comon Denominators in Arts and Crafts- Marsh .. Mr. 46 T eaching for Health- Hussey ...... Fe. 28 Demonstrating a Sound Idea-Watso11 ...... j a. 7 Weather- Pickwell ...... Ap. 61 ''The Lyf So Short, the Craft So Long- " ...... J a. 6 Were We Guinea Pigs?- C/ass of 1938, Ohio VIIi- .\'at ion-wide Resources in Arts and Crafts. . . . J a. 8 versify High Sclrool. : ...... Ap. 61 :-Jaught Venture, Naught Have-Ste/1::; ...... j a. 6 W hite Totem, The- Mills a11d /Jar/and ...... My. 76 Noti ce to Sampler Contestants...... ]c. 85 W orkbook in Health fo r High School Girls, A- Sampler Contest Suggestions ...... , ...... Ap. 53 Gogle ...... Fe. 28 Senior Girl Scout l~hotographer s ...... Jc. 89 Young America's Cook Book ...... ]a. 1l Signs of Progress-Brewer...... Jc. 90 Yours for a Song-Tobitt ...... My. 77, ] e. 98 \Vc Inherit America- Gardi11er ...... jc. 86 BROWNIE SCOUTS BOOKS REV IEWED {Titles ) Brownie Leaders Please Note ...... ]a. 13 Adventuring in Nature- Price ...... My. 77 Brownies Across the Sea- Youug ...... Ap. 63 At the Sign of the Golden Compass-K e/.3•...... My. 76 Brownie's Day, A (poem)-Ca/'mva)• ...... ] e. 97 Book of Bells, The-Colemau ...... My. 77 Brownies in Radio Broadcasts ...... My. 78 Book of Original Plays, The-Garduer a11 1 Every Goose a Swan- /Jess ...... My. 67 It's Fun to Cook- Ma ltby ...... ]a. 11 Money-Raising Opportunities for Local Councils .. My. 78 Jewelry, Gem Cutting, and Metalcraft- Ba.v/er .. .. . J a. 11 Nation-wide Resources on Dramatics ...... My. 77 K nit One, Purl Onc-Wemple a11d Shields ...... ja. 11 Senior Girl Scout Playwrights ...... My. 69 Knowing Your T rees-Colliug,,•ood ...... A p.. 61 Using Community, Resources- Harper ...... My. 66 Legends of Gems- Thomson ...... Mr. 45 L ife Saving and VITater Safety- Ned CrosJ ...... lv[r. 45 HEALTH AND SAFETY L ife Story of the Fish, T he- Curtis ...... Ap. 61 Building H uman Beings ...... Fe. 17 Little Book fo r Little Children. The...... My. 77 May Day Is Child H ealth Day ...... My. 68 L ittle Lives-Kcu/y ...... A p. 6 1 Nation-wide Resources on Health and Safety ...... Fe. 27 Living World, The-Williams ...... Ap. 61 Senior Girl Scouting for Safety- Burch ...... ]a. 14 Made in Mexico-Smith ...... ~{ r. 45 Suggestions on the Health and Safety Program . . .. Fe. 26 1ia~le in Russia-While ...... , . ~( r . -15 "To L ive Most and to Serve Best"- 1/ucstis ...... Fe. 19 :tviake It Yourself- Starr ...... ja. 12 Utilizing State H ealth Service-// clldri!tsc•u ...... Fe. 18 March of Games, The-Prayer ...... ~[r. 45 HOMEMAKING Mary Thomas's Knitting Book ...... J a. 11 Cook Takes the Spoon, The-YOHII!J ...... Fe. 1-Ierry 'Mixer Cook Book--Robertsu 11 ...... J a. 11 31 Food and ~ ransportation, Omaha- lloii CI' ...... ]e. 93 1Iild Animals-Kiug ...... Ap. 61 Home-Keepmg Hearts ...... ] a. 2 Nature in Recreation-/ckis ...... 1Iy. 77, ]c. 98 House that Girl Scouts Built, Thc-Lo11g ...... ]a. Offstage- Melrh rr ...... My . 76 3 Nation-wide Resources in H omemaking...... ] a. 10 Our Stars Month by Month-Proctor ...... Ap. 61 Pleasurable Learning-Need/ram ...... Ja. Printer's Devil- A/leu ...... My. 76 2 Roads to Music Appreciation- Za11 .::ig ...... My. 76 INTER NATIONAL FRIENDS HIP • Safety Can Be Fun- L eaf...... Fe. 28 Amtrrican Girl's International Number ...... Fe. 21 • Safe-Way Club, T he- Bryce ...... 11r. 45 "Americans A ll- Immigrants A ll " ...... Mr. 36 School-Age Series ...... Jc. 96 Brownies Across the Sea- Young ...... Ap. 63 Some Notes on A mateur Dramati cs-Pa/11 rcr ...... My. 76 Correction of Costume Information...... ] a. 13 100 TH E GIRL SCOUT LEADER JUNE, 1939

Month Page Month Page Correction of W ide World Badge References ...... Ap. 52 Council Fire, The ...... Ja. 5 Exchange Training Scholarships in E ngland .. ]a. 5, M r. 36 Leader Index ...... Je. 84 Get on Board, Little Chillun!...... My. 69 Let's Co-Troop Camping ...... Je. 90 Girl Scout Training Abroad ...... ] e. 96 New Publications ...... Ap. 53 International Correspondence ...... J a. 5 Out of Print...... Ap. 53 Pax-Ti11g-What Is It ? ...... Ja. 13 P lay Ball with The American Girl ...... Je. 96 Red Cross Aid for the Far East...... Fe. 21 Poetry Contest, A ...... ] a. 4 Time Is Short, The ...... Fe. 20 Readers as Writers ...... Je. 84 vVe Inherit America- Gardiner ...... ]e. 86 Save Your Copies of Tire American Girl ...... My. 69 T o Every Reader of the Leader ...... J a. 4 LEADERSH IP "What's on the Air?" ...... Fe. 21 About Time-Wallw· ...... ]e. 91 World's I nfant Heir, The- 1939 ...... ]a. 4 Additional Questions and Answers ...... Fe. 21 Alibi for Adventure-Walke1· ...... J e. 91 RAD IO Getting Acquainted with the Local Council-Ballard.Fe. 24 "Americans All- Immigrants All" ...... Mr. 36 I Believe in Gi rl Scout Leadership-Pitcher ...... J e. 87 Brownies in Radio Broadcasts ...... Mv. 78 Just Around the Corner- M annorstein ...... J e. 88 Radio Programs and the Copyright Law ...... My. 69 Lone Troop Leaders Pool Their Resources-Almy, "What's on the Air?" ...... Fe. 21 Todd ...... Mr. 41 Morning (poem )- Thomas ...... ]e. 81 SCH OLARSH IPS A ND AWARDS Questionnaire to Leaders of Intermediate Troops .. My. 72 Lou Henry Hoover Gardening Scholarship ...... Fe. 20 Satisfactory Human Relationships- Osbo?'ll...... J a. 1 Girl Scout Scholarships ...... Ap. 53 This Business of Being a Volunteer-Hughes ...... ] e. 81 Notes on the Golden Eaglet ...... Ap. 52 Where to Turn in Time of Need- Wagener ...... Fe. 22 SEN IOR GIRL SCOUTS LI TERATURE Appeal to Senior Girl Scout Leaders, An ...... Je. 89 Literature, Brooklyn-Ca,mpbel/ ...... J e. 93 Camp Andree-Camping Plus ...... My. 65 New York Worlcl's Fair Poetry Contest...... Mr. 36 Common Denominators in Arts and Crafts-M01·sh . Mr. 46 Poetry Contest, A ...... ]a. 4 How Old Is a Senior Gi rl Scout? ...... Fe. 20 Program in Action, T he ...... ] e. 93 Mariner Application for Permission to Cr uise ...... ]e. 85 No Boys at Camp Andree!...... ] e. 84 LOCAL G IRL SCO UTING Senior Girl Scout Photographers ...... }e. 89 Getting Acquainted with the Local Council- Balfa.rd . Fe. 24 Senior Girl Scout Playwrights ...... My. 69 Lone Troop Committee Associations ...... My. 70 Senior Girl Scouting for Safety-Burch ...... ]a. 14 Mariner Application for Permission to CI'Uise ...... ]e. 85 Through Every Wind and W eather- M o1·se ...... Fe. 30 Money-Raising Opportunity for Local Councils .... My. 78 Watermanshi p for Senior Girl Scouts- M cCormicl~. Ap. 62 "Please Send-" ...... Ap. 53 vVI!ere Do Boys Come ln?- Hm·der ...... My. 65 S ponsors of Girl Scout Troops ...... My. 70 T roop Record Forms ...... My. 80 SPORTS A ND GAMES Cyclist--Wilso11 ...... Mr. 38 MUSIC Horsewoman- Ray ...... Mr. 35 Symphony at Camp-Eslrner ...... ]e. 89 I n Search of Adventure ...... Mr. 33 "There Must Be Great Audiences" ...... Ap. 53 Let's Play a New Game-E dwards ...... ]e. 97 Mi nimum Standards ...... Mr. 43 NATIONAL ORGAN IZATION Nation-wide Resources on Out-of-Doors and Sports Convention, 1939 ...... Fe. 29 and Games ...... Mr. 44 Girl Scouting for Over Half a Mi ll ion ...... Ap. 59 Swimming ...... Mr. 43 Our Twenty-fifth National Convention...... ] e. 84 "Trupe" ...... Je. 98 Tribute to Genevieve Garvan Brady Macaulay ...... Ja. 5 \o'/atermanship for Senior Girl Scouts- McCormick.Ap. 62 NATURE W inter Activities ...... Mr. 38 W inter Fun ...... Ja. 12 How .~a_r i ous Groups Have Worked Out Nature Winter Sports-Cone ...... Mr. 38 Act1v1 t1es ...... Ap. 54 l'vlore Nature! ...... My. 68 SUMMER ACTI VITI ES Mother Nature Has H er Face L ift ed-DeWeese .. .. Ap. 51 S ummer Carry-over of Troop Activities- Mite/rei/ . . Ap. 57 Nation-wide Resources on Nature ...... Ap. 55 W hen Spring Gives \•Vay to Summer- D)•sm·t ...... Ap. 56 Nature Is W hat We See ...... Ap. 49 Romantic Adventure-Vernon ...... Ap. SO TRAINING OUT-OF-DOORS Exchange Training Scholarships ...... J a. 5, Mr. 36 Explorer- Tallmadge ...... M r. 34 Girl Scout Training Abroad: ...... J e. 96 Farmer in the Dell- LMv ...... ]e. 83 N a tiona! Training Courses ...... Ap. 55, My. 68 Foot Traveler-/-/ einecke ...... Mr. 33 National Training Schools and Courses-1939 ...... F e. 29 I n Search of Adventure ...... Mr. 33 vVhere to Turn in Time of Need- Wagener ...... Fe. 22 Living and Eating Out-of-Doors-Cleaveland, Hand- UNIFORMS werker, Hubbard ...... Mr. 39 Minimum Standards ...... , ...... Mr. 43 Companions of the Spring ...... My. 70 Nation-wide Resources on Out-of-Doors and Sports It's the Style ...... Fe. 32, Mr. 48 and Games ...... Mr. 44 1939 ...... Ja. 16 Playing on the Green- Yowt.g ...... My. 79 Thrift Material ...... Mr. 48 Travelers ...... ·. .... Mr. 33 Uniforms ...... ]a. 16 PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WORLD'S FAIRS Identi cal Privileges and Re s pons ibilities-B~trc/r .... Fe. 23 "All's Fair--" ...... Ap. 52 Peanut Family, A - W elclr ...... Fe. 25 Fair Notice! ...... Ap. 64 Girl Scout Chalet ...... My. 80 PUBLICATI ONS Girl Scout Program and the Fairs ...... :My. 71 Adva11ce Notice of Forthcoming (Compton) Booklet.]e. 95 Girl Scouts Are Fair Minded ...... My. 71 American Ci1·1's International Number ...... Fe. 21 New York W orld's Fair Poetry Contest...... Mr. 36 Camp P ublications List ...... Mr. 37 T o New York World's Fair Visitors ...... ]e. 85 Corrections ...... J a. 13, Mr. 37, Ap. 52 Two World's Fairs ...... Ja. 13