tf;he L d GIRL SCOUT e IJ e r
World Conference MRS. PAUL RITTENHOUSE National Director, Girl Scouts
'THAT THE FIRST SI'CTIO~ OF THE PROt.USI : DUlY TO Goo, as laid down by the Founder, shall be the tundamental ba..~is oi the \X'orld A.ssooation,"' W:lS reafurmed at tts final ses:.ton by the Eleventh Conference of the \X'orld A~soci.uion of Girl Guides and Gtrl Scouts. Coming as this starement does ac the first conference since the greatest war in history, it gives renewed significance to the force of our moral code, and reminds us what that code has meant to the thousands of young people who held co it durmg war years. Adaptation:; tn program vary according to the needs of the different countries: the Promise and the Laws stand fast. In contrast to the senousness of such thoughts, the settmg of the confc:rence at Evtan-les-Bains in Haute-Savote, France, was one of graciou:.ness and charm. Our hostess country had secured the use of a famous and comfortable resort hotel ovedooktng Lake Leman, with mountains behind it and tempting walks into them if one only had the rime betwc:en sessions. A wide terrace and garden tn front were ideal for discussion groups. In the garden every morning ac nine, the conference assembled for Colors, arranged and attended by girls and their leaders from six French camps situated either tn the park of the hotel or a little further up the mountainside. Two large fiags- the French Flag and the World Flag- were raised, there was a song, and generally a few words from someone chosen from the various delegations, always emphasizing the internattonal aspect of Girl Scouttng and Guiding. On the terrace, rea was served each afternoon, and each after noon the French Guides and Eclaireuses presented some simple Ashley and Crippen, Turon10 form of entertamment. Several times there was singing, and MRS. JOHN S. CORBEIT everyone enJoyed hearing farruliar tunes even though the words We iliare Can.1da's pride in the election of her Chief Com· were different; and it was another bond of unity co discover missioner w the chairmanship of the World Committee of how many songs we have in common. The stnging itself was Girl Guide~ and Girl Scouts. This is the first time the post so beaurifully done that u set a htgh standard, as indeed W:lS bas been held in the Western Hemisphere. true of all the presentations made by the girls. One evening they gave a concert, held in whac we should probabJr describe as the was Gtrl Scouting and Gut ding to do about it? That tht" move· town hall, singing really difficult choral selecttons as well as mcnt h:lS a wonderful opportunity before it no one doubted, simpler folk songs. A final campfire was another arti~tic triumph for all felt tt had been tried by fire. In che reports of each coun on the part of Guides and Eclaireuses, who puc on a mo:.t mov cry it \\as apparent, too, that the fundamental objectives were ing and dramatic pageant showing the war in France and the everywhere the same: To help girls, and therefore help society, liberation, with final scenes portraying the :.piritual \\Uues of to reconvecr to peace. to be aware of new trends, new thinking.; France. The setting was a mountain meadow, lighted by two to adapt Guiding and" Gtrl SCouting so that ic ~ !ruly the.laal huge bonfires, and the pageant was interpreted either by choral of the generatton that needs and uses it, yet retains its code and speech, by singing, or by a narrator. It was an evening of ,rare 1fs purpose • beauty. As one of the speakers, M. Pougatz, said (in liberal transla The program of the conference ttself was crowded, as had tion): "We muse not forget that all systems must be based on been expected since there was a gap of eight year:. to make up certain fundamentals. These may be described as a belief in for, eight years which had changed the whole world; and what peace, truth, Justtce, and love; or, stated more simply, in clear·
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thinking, disinterestedness, honesty, and loyalty." Those who listened felt he understood the purpose of Scouting and Guiding. The international values of the movement, of course, were especially emphasized. Reports from the teams that worked through the war and are now continuing with unabated vigor in camps for displaced persons, and now in Germany, made the point over and over again that to the hundreds of thousands of waifs of the war, the universality of Scouting and Guiding was something to which girls could cling when they seemed hope lessly adrift. A girl could belong to an Jnternahonal sisterhood and simultaneously have a part in a movement which she could either take back to the country of her origin or to a new home. Because of r.he intense belief in the world-wide scope and character of the movement, a recommendation has been made for the consideration of all member countries for a world tre foil pin, which may be given either at the same time that a Girl Scout or Guide makes her Promise and puts on the pin of her own country; or possibly may be used by countries in place of a so-called "national" pin. The conference felt so enthusiastic about the proposal that designs are to be submitted, and all llyger. Adelboden countries are asked to discuss the idea with leaders and girls. Our Chalet, Adelboden, Switzerland. As always happens at these conferences, in spite of the hard work everyone was reluctant to say good-bye. Many new friend EDITOR's NOTE: Because of their tremendous interest in the ships were made and new understandings were reached. We whole international SituatiOn and the1r recognition of what Girl parted on the promise to see each other again in 1948 when the Scouting has to contribute, the volunteers attending the World World Conference meets in the Western Hemisphere for the Conference paid the1r own expenses. The expenses of the pro first time since its inception- a great day for all of us who live fessional workers were taken care of by earmarked contribu between the Atlantic and the Pacific. tions. Why Sadie Lawson Is a Girl Scout Leader Miss Lawson, Leader of Senior Troop 3.5, Roa1zoke, Virginia, is a teacher in the Luc> Addison High School.
WHEN A SM.r\LL NUMBER interest that proved frwtful, for three of the girls used their of interested women finally training in telling stories to children at our city library on Satur secured permission to or day mornings. All the members received certificates in home ganize a Negro Girl Scout nursing and first aid. These course:; were taught by one of the troop here, I hesitated co school nurses and one of the health directors here. Summer be • become a leader because of fore last, some of the guls made baby clothes for one of the my ignorance in the field city nursery schools. Recemly the members of Troop 35 helped of Scouting. However, 1 one of the hospitab by rolling bandages and sernng patu:nts. felt that my enthusiasm, They collected paper, clothing, and cans in the variou:; v.ar gratitude, and inspiration dnves, and collected and distributed magazines for the hosp1tal. would in some way com Letters have been written to soldiers from this area. Nut baskets pensate for the lack of a and postcards were made for patients in the Veterans Facility, j Scouting background, located near Roanoke. The gHls have served as ushers at the which I realize is helpful aters and churches for programs of clubs. for the good leader. For It was most gratifying to have one of the girls of the first tunately, my formal train group in Troop 35 serve as life saver at our first Scout-YWCA ing and experience as day camp summer before last. That ·Same girl was life saver ac a school and church school camp in New York last summer Several other first-group mem teacher, as well as girl ad bers have served as camp counselors. Some of the Senior Ser· viser, had been with ado- vice members have served as Program Aides, and seven girls lescents and I felt at ease ~ who have been in Troop 35 have :.erved as recreational helpers with older girls. in our several local churches. Perhaps my enthusiasm was contagious. The first members' of 1 Perhaps the personal satisfaction I receive from intimate/ Troop 35 were high school seniors and our activities during f association with young people accounts for my being a leader. those months of training centered largely on outdoor life-hik The girls discuss almost every problem and 1 seldom speak ing, cooking, and spores. unless called upon. To me the organization seems like a mini My experience at Camp Edith Macy in 1941 revealed a wider ature democracy where everyone has a part. Our last president meaning ·of Girl Scouring; and the enriched program for saw to it that every girl had something to do in every project Seniors, as well as the other offerings in music, dramatics, na or activity. The service which these young people give their ture, arts and crafts, suggested greater possibilities for my work community, the interest they take in their meetings, and the with the Senior group. For the next two years we centered our freshness of youth give me satisfaction in my work as a leader. activities in community projects. Storytelling was one field of Finally, 1 actually get fun out of their activities. 2 THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER [~------~
· · · · · · · · · · · SEEDS OF GOOD Will · · · · · · · · · · · An International Friendship Project for Brownie Scouts, Girl ScoutJ, and Senior Girl Scouts MARIE E. GAUDETIE
ONE OF THF. FIRST THINGS WE CA~ DO, IN THIS WORLD, IS Sr., Chicago, lll; Washburn-Wilson Seed Co., Moscow, Idaho; to help other people to help themselves. Here· 1s our chance, Associated Seed Growers, Inc., New Haven, Conn.; Eastern yours and mine, to gi\'e il hand to people of other countrit~ Stares Farmers Exchange, West Spnngfield, Mass.; Joseph not only to have more food but to have aga1n the plea!iure Hams Seed Co., Moreton Farm, Rochester, N. Y.; Walter of a back-yard garden. Schell Seed Co., Harrisburg, Pa.; Wetzel Seed Co., Harrison There is a common bond among those who work with the burg, Va. soil, and it is one of the pleasantest bonds that draw human 4· Place each family package in a sturdy envelope, mack it beings together. We had our Victory Gardens- let's help Eu pl.:ml) with che name of the co11n1ry for which it •s mtended. ropeans to have theirs ! Put m the upper left-hand corner, "From G1rl Scout Troop This international project is "ithin the pos~ibilities of every member of our organiZation. \'<'e are going to make up pack· No.--," a street and number address (which may be that of ages of seeds, enough for a family garden, selected for a partic the leader, a troop committee member, or the counCil office). your city, state, and U. S.A. ular country. These packages will be sent abroad through the courtesy of the Brc.:thren Service. They will be distributed by 5· Gather rhe envelopes together and put them in a box or rel•gious agenc1es, on the basi:. of need, without regard to in several large envelopes or wrap them 10 sturdy wrapping creed or political ideas. paper, and mail or send express prepaid to the Brethren Service, The cost of each family package you make up will be some Nappanee, InJ1ana, or New Windsor, Maryland. where between $1 and $I. 2 5-and it may be leSS. ."\.ole: If the famrly packages are sen/ by express a letter may be mduJeJ 111 eacb family package. Parcel post regulatiom pro· All famil)' pa(k.;~ges 1111111 be mailed b) Febmary 1 so thai htbll lmers 111 pa(kages. the) reach the (0/llllr) al platlling time. Seeds of Good Will* Important! Here ace the scc.ps. Follow d1rections carefully. Be sure to send family packages, not JUSt a packet or two. I. Select the country, or countries, from the list in this Do NOT send seeds to National Headquarters! article. 2. Make up as many family packages as you can, using the Seeds of Program kinds of seeds li:;red under each CO\llltry. The seeds listed under each will be the contents of one family package. But don't There are many good program acr1vities for a troop in thiS stop at one! proJect. We will suggest a few- JOII will think of many more! • Find out about the Girl Scouts and Girl Guides in all the Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslot·akia, Hu11gar), Ruma11ia, countrie:. listed, or in those to which you send seeds. Yugoslavia: One packet each of pepper, carrot, tomato, egg Find out what vegetables are grown in the countries besides plant, onion, red bed, cucumber, turnip seeds ; r oz. cabbage those you are sending. seeds and I lb. green bean seeds. This make~ one family Be sure ro be able to recognize, at sight, the vegetables of package. the kinds of seeds you are sending. Belgium, Denmark, llolla11d: One packet each of carrot, Learn ways in which the vegetables are used tn other coun· cabbage, brussel sprout, red beet, cucumber, tomato, cauli tries. Learn what kinds of garden tools are used. flower seeds; 4 oz. ~pinach seeds, and I lb. each of green bean Plan interesting things to put in the letters -if the pack· and white bean seeds. This makes one family package. ages are going by express. It might be possible to find someone Finland, Noru•a1: One packet each of carrot, tomato, let. in your community who would translate the Jetter or letters into tuce, red beet, turnip, leek, onion, cucumber , cabbage seeds; the language of the country. 1 lb. each of pea and green bean seeds. This make::. one family Learn or practice how to do up a bundle or tie a box . .Also package. something abour parcel post and express. Greece: One packet each of broccoli, brussel sprout, cabbage, Next spring it might be fun for different troop members to swiss chard, tomato, loose head lettuce, endive. onion, eggplant have gardens named for these countries, such as a Greek garden, seeds; and 4 oz. spinach seeds. This makes one family package. a Finnish garden, and plant the kinds of seeds they had sent across. It might b'= interesting to the neighbors, as well as the NoTE: There are other countries that need ~eeds, but we have troop, to :;ee that the back-yard gardens of the world are quite to abide by the list given us by the Church of the Brethren be similar. .And so are the hearts of people- the world over - cause of distribution facilities. who love the soil and plant and tend rhe growing things. 3· Buy seeds near home, or write to one of the following seed THE GUlL SCOUT LEADER, published monthlr from November to june houses or to one that you already know: W . .Atlee Burpee Co., tnd•m•c and btmonthly Sq>tember·October by Girl Scouts. t}) East Hlh Street, Philadelphia 32, Pa.: Cornel Seed Co., 101 Chouteau Ave., St. :-.e .. York ' '· :>;. Y., re-entered as S«ood-clau nutter. Febnury 27, 1942, at the Post Orftce of :-,"cv. Yotl, N. Y., undtt the Au ot March, 1879· SubscriptJon 2, Louis Mo.; Ferry-Morse Seed Co., San Francisco, Calif., and ~o e
" 0AU(;HTERS OF THE TWO GRAY HILLS" l'HEY CALLED
4· By emphasizing the recreational importance of troop ac tivity and cautioning that not all the girls may want or be able to achieve a high degree of skill.
Hou• do you prepare the girls for work with the consultat~t? I. By announcing the consultants coming, a week or two in advance. 2 . By discussion of how the girls can make this expected visitor feel at home in the troop. 3· By just enough explanation of what the consultant will do, to arouse interest and curiosity. HAV.E TH.E GIRLS ASKED FOR SOMFTHIN
TH1UFT NEED HAVE UTTLE OR NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY. Thrift and thrifrlessness depend upon one's use of things, whether the: things are butter, shoes, money, health, or time. To teach thrift co the extravagant, to the carcle~~ . to the selfish, and to the too-tight-fisted is a man-sized job; but one chat we, as leaders, take on and do with the best we can. All of us would like to be able to do a better job of it. As Girl Scout leaders, we are seldom present when Susie and Marie leave food on their plath, when they deliberately walk in mud puddles while wearing their best shoes, when tbcy buy things they do not need or even wane just because they want to acquire something. We are not always around when Paul Parker they leave their bicycles out 10 the rain, or throw their clothes Consumer education is thrift education. Homemaking and on the closet floor, or lose things from sheer carelessness. The arts and crafts can be used to teach recognition of good value, help we can give girls is largely confined to rroop business honest materials, careful "'orkma.nship. and has to do with such things as dues, registration, planning. certainly not the utJeJI way! Here IS a splendid opportunity care of uniforms and troop equipment, lateness, and Jack of ro teach thrift and scJf.respect Surely there are things that attention. And we always hope that the little thing> we teach any young one can do to earn a few pennies here and there. them during troop meeting rime ma) have a carry·o\'er into And isn·t it the responsibility of the adults in Girl Scout their daily lives. ing to see that young ones have this chance? Perhaps it would be a good idea if e1•ery g1rl had to do something worth while The Uniform and needed, to earn her 50 cents each year! Or the troop may work as a whole to make enough for everyone's national an .Most of us would agree that, by and large, our troops do nual dues. not look as smart and dean-cut in their uniforms as they might The new edition of Troop Fina11ring in DollarJ and Smu or could Some of the trouble is due to the "gangling age," (Catalog No. 19·324, 25 cenb) is an invaluable handbook on some of it to lack of good posture, some of it to untidy hair, money-raistng and budgeting in the troop. and much of 1t to lack of care of the uniform. A uniform will last J!IUCh longer and do better service if kept well washed Other Ways of Teaching Thrift and ironed and free of spots. It is also helpful if the hat is not used for a bean•bag! A sense of thrifuncss can be taught when rrymg to get young Other values, as well as a feelirtg for thrift, may grow out people to overcome two common faults-lateness and lack of of an emphasis on the care of the uniform. Sewing, laundering, attention. These two thtngs keep many a troop meeting from and good posture are a few. being a success and a happf expenence for all the members. In other words, come on time, pay attention, and you come Troop Dues and National Dues nearer to getting your money's worth! Thrift can be taught through the handling and use of troop To get the troop members to bnng the penny or pennies equipment. Does each girl return her pencil to the pencil box? every week is invaluable training in thrift and responsibility. Put her songbook away carefully? Offer to make simple re This tratning can be sbmulated by a troop budget with which pairs oo the equipment? every troop member is familiar. Bringing dub has a real point To be able to make something from nothing and to have if one knows that every penny means something in good times a good time with homemade equipment are knacks that may and service. serve a person greatly during a whole lifetime. We have the There can be no thrift without good planning. Therefore chance to teach these in a croop. Try it out sometime! Give each the troop budget needs considerable thought on the part of patrol two things, all different - such as three stones and a all members of the troop. Leaders who have troop budgets yard of string, or one soda pop bottle and a thimble, or twelve that have been planned by the troop find one of the com beans and a square foot of cardboard, then give them ten mm monest causes of leaders· headaches removed ! uces to make up a game using this equ1pment, and have them A good way to handle troop money is for each patrol reach 1t to the rest of the troop. leader to have a Patrol Record (Catalog No. 21-27I, ro cents It is fairly simple to make equipment for ring-toss, for · Go each, $1 per dozen) or a less expens1ve notebook (but be 111re Bang," for jackstones, table bowling, and so on. It is hard for that lines are properly ruled and names correctly written). In a leader, singlehanded, to assemble the materials needed for this book the patrol leader enters all money received, making making such games, but motbers, whether or not on troop com sure that the figures agree with the actual cash in her hand. mittee or council, will be delighted to help their daughters make She chen turns over book and money to the leader, or to a · something out of nothing." They will be charmed that their troop committee member, who OK s the book and banks the daughters can create their own good times w1rhour needing money. It is not wise for individual girls to keep the actual e1ther thetr mothers' time or money. cash, except in unusual cucumstances. We are fast becoming a nation of people who wish to be If there are g1rls in a troop who really cannot afford to entertamed but who no longer have the imagination to enter pay their weekly dues and national annual membership dues, tain themselves. Let us take every opportunity offered us to help the easiest way is to have someone just donate it, but that is make the girls in our troops both resourceful and thrifty. 6 THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER DANCE and BE MERRY
Dancing for Intermediate and Senior Girl Scouts
ALICE PAINE PAUL l1111s/ratrom b) the A111hor
L EADERS \1t'HO SAW THE DANCE IDEAS FOR BRO~'Nli:S IN OUR or turn and spin together. Daisies move apart so that Violets January, 1946, issue are probably eager to experiment with can be seen. Violets modestly bend to the floor in a final bow dance suggestions for Intermediates and Senjors. The girls will My Community badge may uncover a wealth of dance 1deas. have many ideas of their own. ThelC songs will provide much The chamber of commerce may have material to explore. Or material, and their own thoughts, put into verse-blank or someone whose people have lived for generations in the locality rhymed -present colorful, fascinating material too. can tell tall tales of past days out of which a whole saga of m Looking for poems in the public library will give the JOY of terescing and often humorous dances might be developed. search and discovery and can greatly enhance the work on the For Senior Scouts there is a good ready·made dance program Reader, Book Finder, and Bibliophile badges. A lovely poem in Prokofieff's "Peter and the Wolf." The story, told by records for dancing is "Fog," by Carl Sandburg, from Chrcago Poems w1th music and voice, is easy and effective to develop. The girls (Holt, $2). Christopher Morley's 'Song for a Litcle House," can design their costumes co fit each character and the story. from Chim11eysmoke (Lippincott, $2), also found in Louis Dances mar be funny or scary. Untermeyer's This Smgmg lf/orld (Harcourt, Brace, $3), is A set of weird masks for a Hal· another good poem around which Girl Scouts might build a 1oween dance next fall would be dance. fun. You might have a witch To show how a troop or a camp unit might create dances astride a broom with bats flying based on their own poems, here is an example: about her and black cats creep· ing 1n to try to catch the bats as they By past. Or the bats could SECRETS By in and out as the witch st1rs The flowers know some secrets. her brew 10 a kettle. She might Buttercup~ tell us one-- stop stming and dance some Do we love butter, do we not? hocus·pocus steps as she charms When shining in tbe sun. the cats into a quiet group, while the bars dance center stage. The daisies tell another- The witch might make some strange movements with her wand, He loves, he loves me not. then in could come pumpkins wearing masks or big, hooped, But violets will never tell orange costumes. They eventually drive out everything else. Though they surely bear a lot. Also for next fall, create a Thanksgiving dance, showing early settlers huncmg for turkeys, with Indians dancing in and Girh could be grouped 1n clusters of Buttercups, Daisies, and our. Or Thanksgiving dinner might be presented, with a vege· table dance, and a turkey domg some tall strutting. A fat cook VIOlets, w1th others chosen to recite the poem. might run through, every little while, chasing them, with a knife. One grouping might recite the verse about buttercups, then divide and arrange themselves into two small groups on each And, finally, pies could enter in a pompous dance. side of the stage, whjle Buttercups come in center back. They dance 1n a circle holding hands- eight slides to the right, and eight in the other clireccion; then four counts toward the center of the circle, and four counts back again.They turn facing out for four counts and then, dunng another four, form a bunch of buttercups growmg together. One of the side group~ goes forward chanting, "D o we love butter?" Then the other group approaches, asking, "D o we noc?" Each girl might grasp a buttercup to see whether the golden color is reflected under her chin as proof that she does love butter. After holding the pose for eight counts the Butter cups turn and turn until they reach one s1de backstage, making room for Daisies and Vio· Nov. is a good time to begin creating a dance for Thinking lets to enter. Day (February 22) or our Thirty-fifth Birthday (March 12). The stanza about daisies and violets i.• re Christmas offers many themes for the loveliest of dances cited while Da1sie:. come down stage opposite Ave Marias danced by girls in long white robes; characters rep Buttercups, and V 10lecs remain back center. resenting stained glass cathedral windows; gargoyles and chi With dance step to counts of four, Daisies meras dancing grotesquely in masks; the creche, with the shep· pull off da1sy petals. Or girls in side groups herds and wise men in pantomime coming to see the Baby. The might each choose a Daisy partner, swinging accompaniment may be either music or drum beats. Simple cos ~ _ first to the right and then to the left. They tumes, simple settings, folk carols, simple seeps and formations ... -~ might have a grand nghc and left in .1 wde make a lovely and effective program. DECFMBER, 1946 7 WHAT IS FUN?
ETHEL BART JAMES
Don Bug, Minneapolts
A sleigh ride is what these
~linneapolis Girl Scouts consider fun.
The library, museum, planetanum, Chinatown, the radio studio, the post office were voted remarkable places ro visit. So many Interesting things can be learned. When baskets for Thanksg•vmg .ue filled, \\hen Christmas dolls are stuffed for the orphanage, and books collected for the settlement house, WHAT IS THE OIFFERENCF. BETWEEN WORK AND PLAY, g1rls like to deliver their gifts personally to the distributing between fun and what is not fun I An enthusiastic and clever agency. Don't we all? leader can get ber girls so steamed up over any part of the Girl Lavish praise from one troop went to roller skating because Scout program that Girl Scouting is always fun- whether 1t IS "it vanquished troubles and made life seem wonderful." A community service or a picnic. But do we give our girls enough member of this troop said, "If all the world went roller skatmg, of what /bey call fun? It really doesn't take much to please there \\Ould be no more wars because people would be so con them. tented." "A group of girls together sounds lovely," said a troop Hundreds of G1rl Scouts spoke up recently when they had an that liked singing. opportunity, through the Plan of Work, to vote on what they Parties stand high on the fun list- all kinds of parties: considered the "most fun of the year." Valentine, Easter, Christmas, parties with boys, parties to which OU[ings received a large number of votes - piCnics and parents are mnted. Dancing and dancing lessons have good cook-outs, spaghetti dinners and dinner meetings, hikes (long, rating. Girls like to dress up their occasions with lovely cere short, and year-round), sle1gh ndes and hay rides, toboganning, monies. They like their parents around to see them invested. camping, overnight jaunts. G1rls like lo take /rips, get out to E\'ldently, getting out-of-doors on trips, hikes, and overnights see tbeir world, do sometbmg differmt. It may be the zoo with art rare treats for some troops instead of a regular part of the the thrill of "electnc eels and huge, big apes," or a "trip ro Girl Scout program. One Brownie says on the "most fun" page, Mclaughlin House because it showed us how people lived long "We had to wore our rubbers, we ate our lunch on a log and ago." "We went to a farm and saw the process the milk goes found a crow's nest." A leader says, "In the spring we had a through from the time it leaves the cows until we get it." ··we five-hour outing. We had never been out together before and ate our lunch in a rose garden and heard the chimes ring." "We apparently the girls knew very little about the joys of outdoor had a sunrise breakfast." "We caught a big grandpa frog and hiking and cooking." studied him carefully." "We liked best of all our weekend at ' But all fun doesn't necessarily fall into these patterns. One Camp Wildwood because it was different from our everyday troop thought making a patchwork quilt the best fun. Dra lives." ( Concluded on page. 9) 8 THE GIRL SCOur LEADER PLAN NOW FOR !ntcrnatidllal vlfpntlt
FEBRUARY IS INTERNATIONAL MONTH WITH THE GIRL GUIDES and Girl Scouts of the world. February 22, the birthday both of the late Lord Baden-Powell and of Lady Baden-Powell, is mternational Think1ng Day, when G1rl Scouts and Girl Guides think especially about their world-wide sisterhood. Here are reminders of some of the ways American Girl Scouts can prac tiCe international fnendship.
Thinking Day Boxes, Famine Relief, Seeds The Thmkmg Day box and ""Youth Un1red for Famine Re lief' projects launched in the September-October LEADER are current emphases, as well as the ··seeds of Good Will"' (see page 3 of this issue). Remember, Thinking Day boxes must be mailed before December 25 to insure their arrival abroad by February 22. And the famine relief program is still too per cent needed. Boy Scout Birthday Did you know that February 8 1s the Boy Scout Birthday? Have a Boy Scour and Girl Scout program with an International theme. (See ""Old Gussie's Almanac.")
Thinking Day Cards Thinking Day becomes more real if Girl Scouts have friends abroad to whom they can send Thinkmg Day cards (Catalog No. n-96o, 10 cents each). These should be mailed early co pen friends and International Friendship troops overseas to greet them on February 22. They are printed in color.
International Post Box for Seniors
Write 11ou to the Post Box, Program D1vision, 155 East Washington, D. C., are IY~baJ 1J the Discuuion Leader's Job? 44th Street, New York 17, co make arrangements for your and Suggestions for Group DisruJiion Leaders. Sen1or Girl Scouts to make pen friends 10 other councnes. It takes two or three months for the first exchange of lttters, Mittens so write today. Send 10 the names, addresses, and ages of your December is a fine time to knit colorful woolen mittens for girls and the countnes in which they wam pen friends. (Un G1rl Scouts and Girl Guides overseas. Old woolen scarves and fortunately, there is almost no demand from abroad for pen b1t:s of wool lying in the sewing box make mittens quite as friends of Intermediate age.) warm as those made of new wool. Though the names now on hand in the Post Box are prin Cipally from the British Empire and the Netherlands, pen Radio Program friends can be found in most countries. Nor is 1t roo early to begin plans and rehearsals for your There are, however, some exceptions, like China, where the rad1o program in February w1th an international theme. cost of paper, ink, and stamps is ~o high that corre~pondcncc is a luxury out of the reach of most girls Somd•mes, also, the American demand for certain countrtes becomes very large. WHAT IS FUN? Pen friends can be found more rapidly if girb are willing ro write to countries other than those on che preferred Jist. ( Conti1111ed from page 8) Last but not least, don't forget to add your own name to the mauc.s, rhythm orchestras, service programs, working on badges, request for pen [ riends. You will get no end of msp1 rat10n, being Manners and Wing Scours, making Friendship Bags- all nor to mention program ideas, from correspondence with a came in for very honorable mention. fellow leader In another country. Goodness knows we need to work as hard as ever on service programs, international friendship aCtivities, famine relief. We Discussion Groups need to cherish our laws and Promise, to li'e our Girl Scout ideals. But we all need fun and relaxation, too. In a world rid Senior troops wIll start plans now for discussion groups on den .,., ith atomic worrie~. harassed by rumors of inflations and international issue) See the bibliography (page 12) for mter oncommg depressions, we need to escape from the strain and national-int-ercultural materials. Discussion aids available free petty things that beset us. So do Girl Scouts of all ages. They of charge from rhe United States Department of Agriculture, need fun and they want it. Are you giving it to them? DECEMBER, 1946 9 ~he SUBSCRIPTlONS TO THE LEADER GIRL SCOUT Leader WITH MORE PAPER AVAILABLE, WE WOULD REMIND YOU THAT December, 1946, Vol. 23, No. 9 members of troop committees and of council standmg com mttt<.'O, as well as other adults, will find program material Published by to help rhem with their jobs in THE GIRL ScouT LEADER. Subscriptions, which may be started at any time, are 50 cents a GIRL SCOUTS year (nine issues) . I 55 Ease 44th Street, New York 17, N . Y. National President . Mrs. C. Vaughan Ferguson "COOKING OUT-OF-DOORS" National Director . Mr~ . Paul Rittenhouse HERE IS A MUST FOR EVERY Ot.; TDOOR TROOP - AND THAT EDITORL\L STAFF 'hould mean every troop! Cooking OrJI·of-DoorJ (Catalog No. Editor . FJeril Hess 20-532, $r) is a complete handbook on its subject, from gather Associate Editor . V trginia Greene ing wood and budding tires w planning and prepanng appe· Assistant Editor . Margaret Ano Dysart ttzm~ outdoor meab. Whether your outdoor cooks are begmners or ptonecr campers, whether your plans arc simple or elaborate, th1s tS your book. }usc reading the recipes is enough to make .. yoJ start planning a cook-out or a weekend camp with your Orders for additional copies of the current issue and of prevaous troop or your leaden;' club or e\'en your family. issues (insofar as copies are available) wall be tilled upon recetpt of 5 centS for each copy; address the LP.ADER direct. In case of new membershtps, as with late renewals, the initial deltvery of the LEADER IS subject to several w~ks' delay. CORRECTION OF DIARY CATALOG NUMBER THE CORRECT CATALOG NuMBER OF The Girl Scout D1ary, I9·t7· is 20-391, and not 20-991 as pnnted in the Diary itself. DOROTHY WRIGHT MILLER BECK IN THE DEATH OF MRS. THOMAS H. BECK OF WlLTON, CON· ATTENTION-MARINER LEADERS necticut, on October 8, the Girl Scout organization lost one of tcs most active volunteer members. Mrs. Beck was interested in Charting 1be Course of a Girl Seoul M.:rmer Sh1p IS DUE FOR all phases of Gtrl Scouting, and during her years with the na ~evision very soon So what abour taking pen in hand and send tiOnal orgamzation she served in many capacicics - as a mem tog to the Program DtHsion your frank opinion on the program ber of the Board of Directors and National Executtve Commit "as is" and suggestions for changes you would like to see made? tee since 1934; a.~ Secretary of the Board for two yeah ; as Chairman of the Nat10nal EqUipment Service Commirtee, T/;e American Girl Commtttee, the Wing Scout Commtttee; and as a SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN member of the National Finance Commtttee, the Camp Edith TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS Macy CommittPe and the Board-Staff Planrung Committee. DECEMBER IS REGISTRATION TIME FOR THE 121 PEPSI-COLA college scholarships and the ten Westinghouse Science Talent LEADER INDEX, 1946 Search scholarshipli. Be sure co tell your high school seniors to THE ANNUAL INDEX TO TH.E GIRL ScouT LEADLR" IS BHNG ask their ~ chool prinetpals about these scholarshtps. issued as a separate leaflet so thac paper will not be wasted. One copy will be sent to each local council in tbe January mailing. Anyone who wants a copy of the index co keep wtth GIVE HEALTH FOR CHRISTMAS the 1946 issues of the LEADER may have one by writing to the CHRJSTMAS SEALS FIGHT TUBERCU· Publications Department, Girl Scouts. losis, one of the worst scourges of mankind. Since 15)0'7, when the American FOOD PACKAGES TO EUROPE pt.-ople first made Christmas Seals a GoOD NEWS! COOPERATIVE FOR AMERICAN REMITTANCES part of their Christmas giving, they to Europe, Inc., ('CARE') has reduced the pnce of its food balie helped cut the l!lbeuulosii package from $15 to S1o. Th1s remarkable savmg to CARE's de.ath raft b) Jel:eJII)·{il·e per cent patrons is made possible because of CARE's non-profit policy ... ha1·e belped sa1 e four rmllion aod the cooperation of the War Assets Admintstration. /it!eJ, CARE sends the kinds of foods that are needed. Tuberculosis st11l kills more people between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five than any other disease. Of CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS? all deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases, approximately one-half are caused by tuberculosis. PLEASE SE!'."'D YOUR CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO THF REGISTRATION Yet tuberculosis can ultimately be eradicated -by the very Department prompcly when you move. And be sure to mclude methods already proved so successful . . . which Chnstmas postal zone number, if there is one! Seals make possible. Buy and rue CbriJtmai Seal!!
10 THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER CALCULATIONS OF ASTRONO~IICAL PROPORTIONS
Dates Aspects. Holidays, Special Events <§u4~eej ~a/enda~
Feb.8 Bo, St·out 8irtlu.l u> (Sat.)
Feb. U St. Vulentine's l>a, ( Fri.) I Feb. 19 Feb.22 George \\a!ih in gton's Birthda, ( Sa t.) I Thinking D ay March 12 Girl S('OUI Birthduy I (Wed.) equals JS" 6rt~"a1' Yedrs!
Was feeling a bit ''thrown" by piano drumming, lost bean-pole figure demonstrating bat-flights-guess I'll nickels, wnnkled uniforms, whining, and such till I reread the article on page 5 and Have a Consultant! ~ read Mrs. Rittenhou~;e's wonderfuJ report of the World It ts wonderfuJ lo know that our lnt<>rnational proj- ~ Conference. It takes away all the aches and pams of eels !pagt> 9) -<~ld, new, and continued-make such r ~ a troop leader! · an impressive list! Thl• bibliography on page 12 will ill Mr.!!. Williams, in her story about the Indian Camp help you to put a good foundation and background into ~W/1 on page 4, didn't ment10n Buddy Burners and she in- any of thes<> prOJeCts. t:i vented them, too! Did you know that? Once heard a Senior Service Scout remark sadly, ~ To "Dance and Be Merry" lpage 7) Munds like a "\\'e ne\'er have parties or htkes-we're ent1rely a fK good way to make the young 'uns grow up &'Taccful. service troop."!!! Hope her leader reads "'What Is ~ but what 1! their leader didn't? Can't somehow sec my Fun?" on page 8. ~ti. I ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DECEMBER, 19·16 11 £enders /Votc/Jook PROGRAM IDEAS
A MAGIC CARPET IS A HANDY PIECE OF GOODS TO HAVE her money, or a Girl Scout curious about the world and set around for a variety of occasions. It can be adapted to an ting forth to study it may be the general theme, with perhaps evening campfire program of story and song; it can serve as at each stop a talk with the "natives," people dressed (if it the basic prop for a play; it can be the unifying note in a is a planned play) to represent a given country, who describe cook-out, or the thread of continuity in an afternoon program the cuscoms and geography of their land to the visitor. of games. A magic carper can likewise be used at cook-outs. Each For a program of story and song, for instance, seat a mem group prepares a dish representative of another nation - an ber of the audience, chosen at random, on a small "oriental Italian salad, Russian borsch with sour cream, a French tart. rug" in full view of the rest of the audience-perhaps on a The magic carpet brings its rider (followed by members of table. Then the leader tells the ··carpeteer'' to command the the other groups) to each kitchen-that is, to each fireplace rug to take her to any country on the globe; or perhaps the or griddle or table- where one of the cooks tells the it} leader commands the rug herself, telling the rider beforehand gredients of her dish and the method of cooking it, as well of the land she will soon visit. Or, again, the leader may ride as something about its p1ace in the country represented the carpet herself, sitting cross-legged and calling out her com whether it is a dessert or an entree, a delicacy or a daily dish. mands in such a way as to indicate to the audience what Before the carpet leaves one kitchen ~o go to the next, the food countries are to be visited. Whatever method of introduction is served, so that the salad may be eaten in one part of the is chosen, the general plan remains the same: to land in dif world and the dessert in another. ferent countries over the world where a representative aaivity Games, too, may be played for the entertainment of the is going on. The first stop, for instance, may be Australia, flyer of the magic carpet. The leader commands the carpet to where a group is singing an Australian song; the second stop go to Czechoslovakia, where all make a circle and play the may be Sweden, where someone tells a Swedish folk story, singmg game "Little Red Handkerchief" (Skip to My Lou, and so forth. Cltalog No. 20-198, IO cents). In China a version of the A dramatics program based on the magic carpet can be an fish game (like our crack-the-whip) might be played. impromptu program like rhe others, or it can be a planned Through the magic carpet a good many other occasions can play. The wanderings of some person-a student, a wealthy but be served-indoor or outdoor programs, formal or informal. unhappy person looking for a useful way to distribute his or Adapt the idea for your own purposes. -H~ster Je ·we/J
INTERNATIONAl AND INTERCUlTURAl RESOURCES Bibliographies, Books, Pamphlets, $1.50 or Less Avenue, New York 22, 25 cents per packet). Small size, made of papc:r; for table or bulletin board decorations. Bibliographies Picture portfolios on China, Indta, and Russia that make good visual aids. (Ease and West Association, 40 East 49th Street, x Building Together (Community Chests and Councils, 155 East Nev. York 17, so cents each). 44th Street, New York 17, 15 cents). All age groups. Poster with the emblems of the United Nations (National y Let Them Face It (Child Study Association of America, 221 Peace Conference, 8 West 4oth Street, New York r8, 25 Wesr 57th Street, NeY~ York 19, 20 cents plus 5 cents cents each plus 5 cents postage) . postage). International booklist for all age levels. . / Race Relations by Julia Waxman (Julius Rosenwald Fund, Music. and Games V 490 r Ellis Avenue, Chicago I 5, free). Section on Books for Young People. See Girl Scout Publications Catalog for Bdtsford Collection of What the Bureau for Intercultural Education Is and Publica- Folk Songs (and other publications, too). ./ tions 011 Intercultural Education (Bureau for Intercultural American Folk Song attd Folk Lore by Alan Lomax and Sid Education, 1697 Broadway, New York 19, free). ney Robertson Cowell (Bureau of Intercultural Education, lnterpationai Mi11d Alcove Booklist (Carnegie Endowment, 1697 Broadway, New York 19, 25 cents). A regional bib 405 West rqth Street, New York 26, free). Books se liography. Includes Spanish-American and French-American lected from January, 1943, to June, 1946. songs, as well as the Negro South. v F11n and Festival Among American Peoples by Katherine Fer Plays ris Rolubough (Friendship Press, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York ro, 25 cents), Games, songs, foods, and customs from Legends in Action by Nellie McCaslin (Row, Peterson, Evan other lands. ston, Illinois, $I). Ten short plays based on legenco. /1-fruic Highways and Byways, edited by Osborne McConathy, customs of the United States, Russia, China, Poland, Eng John W. Beattie, and Russell V. Morgan (Silver Burdett, land, Greece, India, Denmark, France, Mexico. .$1.48). Milestones by Oleda Schrottky (Catalog No. 20-688, ro cents). Parz American Carnival (National Recreation Association, 315 Look Beyond the Label by Irene Jaworski (Bureau for Inter ' Fourth Avenue, New York ro, 25 cents). cultural Education, 15 cents). Good for mother-daughter banquet. General Books and Pamphlets Pictures, Posters, Flags At Home witb People by Elise F. Moller (Woman's Press, 6oo Flags of the United Nations (Woman's Press, 6oo Lexington 'f Lexington Avenue, New York 22, 25 cents). Best single 12 THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER book on practical help in combating prejudice. Leaders' Secretary-General of the United Nations (Farrar, Straus, questionnaire. $1.75). New, complete, excellent. Building America, Vol. XI, No. 2, "Public Opinion." (Build Flags of AIJ Nations by Cleveland H. Smith and Gertrude R. ing America, 2 West 45th Street, New York 19, 30 cents). Taylor (Crowell, $2.50). FuJI.color pictures of flag be You may find it in your local library. longing to each nation and the Flag of the United Nations. Bt11lding Bridges by John H. Elliott (National Conference of Also story behind each flag. Well written. Excellent for Christians and Jews, 381 Fourth Avenue, New York 16, gtrls and leaders. 2 5 cents) . An effort to help bridge the gap between groups The Go/de11 E1uyclopedia by Dorothy A. Bennett, with 1,500 that differ in faith, race, and culture. Also obtainable from items 10 full color by Cornelius De Witt (Simon and Schus this organization are free plays for various months, an ex ter, $2.50). The whats, whys, hows, and whens of children cellent list of inter.cultural books for children, and other charmingly answered. Good for all fields including Inter free matenal. nattonal Friendship. For Brownies and Intermediates. China's Gifts to the West by Derk Bodde (American Council Leaders will like it, too. on Education, 744 Jackson Place, Washington, D. C., 35 ]\'elson Jumor Book Catalog, 1946. Lists excellent books rec cents). ommended by the American Library Association. Three Stones from Ea.Jt and North by Marion Btlden Cook (Silver teen-age books with good Russian and Polish backgrounds Burdett, $1.40). For Brownie Scouts. are 1 cha~kovsky,· Paderewskt: Pianist and Patrtol; and Bo Let's Do Beller by Munro Leaf (Lipptncott, $1.50). In simple lek, all by Antoni Gronowicz (Nelson, $2.50). terms and pictures, the vital theme of how people can live together without fear and thus avoid war. For Brownie NoT£: Order direct from publisher if address is given, en Scouts. closmg check or money order. If address of publisher is not given, order through your local bookstore or department store. Pan American Airways (Educational Depa.nment, 144 East ;/ 42nd Street, New York Y.7). A vanety of material, which Do not order from Girl Scoucs unless directed to do so. changes from nme to time, sent free of charge to Girl Understanding Religious Differences Scout leaders. Probi11g Our Pre;udires by Hortense Powdermaker (Harper; To help in understanding religious differences, we call roue paper, 65 cents; cloth, $1). attention to six posters showing Protestant, Catholic, and Russia and Amertra (Foreign Policy AssoCiation, 22 East 38th Jewish customs. Some of the pictures are from One God - Street, New York 16, 40 cents). A Junior Headline book. The If"ays We W orshtp Him by Florence Mary Fitch; the The Races of ;\1ankmd by Ruth Benedict and Gene Weltfish titles: "Candlelight," "Holy Days," "Holy Books," "Religious (Public Affairs Committee, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York Education," ''Religious Songs," 'Religious Ceremontes." Good 20, ro cents) visual aids in mstitutes and conferences when a discussion re The United l'•:aflom Charter by Clark M. Eichelberger (Amer lating to a better understandtng of the different faiths is de ican Association for the United Nations, Inc., 45 East 65th sired. (Nat10nal Conference of Christians and Jews, 381 Fourth Street, New York 21, xo cents). Avenue, New York 16, 6o cents the set of six.) You a11d the Umted Natrons ( G1rl Scouts, Catalog No. 2 3- 125, 15 cents). Movies of French Canadian Folksongs Teaching About the United 1\'atiom Charter by Willlam C. Three movies of French Ca. Carr (National Educational Association, I2ox-r6th Street, nadian folksongs are planned N. W., Washington 6, D. C., xo cents). to teach group singing co clUJ dren or adults. The famous Books Over $1.50 Alouette Quartet sings the folksong through while the Around the World in St. Paul by Altce L. Sickels (Minnesota story of the folksong is illus Press, ·h). Story of the famous folk fesrivals held in St. trated with antmaced drawings Paul since 1932. on the screen. Then the words Wmdows Opm to the World by Doruthy Gladys Spicer of the folksong are flashed on (Woman's Press, 6oo lexington Avenue, New York 22, the screen so the audience can $2.50). A handbook of international friendship and inter· join in singing with the quartet cultural . relations, containing parties, festivals, recipes, on the second round. games, dramatizations; also, lists of overseas .relief agencies, The quality of singing is excellent; the animated black-and and ways of finding pen friends. white drawings are enchanting; the method of presenting an Con/mental Cook Book by Josephine Bonne (Putnam, $3). other country's folk tunes is just what we wish for interpreta IOOY. recipes. tion between nations - the best. Each film runs ten minutes, and rental of each is $1.50 plus Games the If/orld Around by Sarah Ethridge Hunt and Ethel transportation both ways. A 16-mm sound projector is abso Cain (Barnes, $2.50). Four hundred folk games for an in lutely necessary. regrated program in the elementary school. Chants Populaires No. x: "En roulant rna boule," and "A Spanish-American Sonf and Game Book (Barnes, .$2). Com la claire fontaine." piled by workers o the Writers Program, Music Program, Chants Populaires No. 4: "Filez, filez, o mon navire" and and Art Program of the WPA in the srate of New Mexico. ']'ai tant danse." The Nations oftbe If"orld by the Faculty of Public School 53, Chants Populaires No. 5: "En passant" and "C'est l'aviron." Buffalo, New York (Barnes, $2). Inspuatiooal pageant tn Rental So11rres: Brandon Films, Inc., r6oo Broadway, New five episodes on Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South York 19, N. Y.; International Film Bureau, Inc., 84 East Ra.n America. dolph Street, Chicago r, Ill., Visua~ Education, Inc., 203 Corton Tbe United Nations, A Handbook of tbe New If/or/d Orga,J Exchange Building, Dallas 1, Texas. Do NOT order from Girl ization by Louis Dolivet, with a Preface by Trygve Lie, Scouts. DECEMBER, 1946 AROUND THE WORLD THIS MONTH WITH THE TREFOIL WORLD CONFERENCE by Mrs. Paul Rittenhouse . . . .. Our Natiomd Diref'tor reports on the first World Con /erenttJ sinu the war. THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES ARE FULL MEMBERS OF THE WHY SADIE LAWSON IS A GIRL SCOIIT LEADER .. 2 World .Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts: .Australia, SEEDS OF GOOD WILL by Matie E. Gaudene 3 Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Girl Scouts of all ages ttm help E~~ropeans restodt France, Gceat Britain, Hungary, India, Ireland, Luxembourg, thhr gardens. The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, CAMP OF THE TWO GRAY HlLLS by Esther B. Williams ...... ( Suom1-Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America. lndi,m and white Girl Stouts learned from each othn- Tenderfoot members include Costa Rica, Greece, Guatemala, in a New Mexico encamPment. Haiti, Italy, the Philippines, Iceland, which was erroneously LET'S HAVE A CONSULTANT by Kathleen B. Kelly. . 5 included in the membership in the November LEADER, has not When and how to use a program consultant in your troop. yet applied for readmission. A GIRL SCOIIT IS THRIFTY by France5 Lee. 6 NOTE: The status of other countries formerly members of Ways of teaching the Ninth Lrw. the World .Association has not been determined since the end DANCE AND BE MERRY by Alice Paine Paul...... • . 7 of World War II. IntnmediaJe and Senior Girl Scouts tan use the dmue in many program aawities. Mrs. John Corbett of Canada is the new Chaumao of the WHAT IS FUN? by Ethel Bart James...... 8 Wodd Comnuttee. Replacing Mrs. Corbert as Chairman of the Here's whm the girls thinlt, auortling to the 194~1947 Western Hemisphere Committee is Mrs. Charles Kendcick of Plan of Work. California. PLAN NOW FOR INTERNATIONAL MONTH 9 Current proiuts, with suggestions for e:Very troop . .A committee has been appointed by the World Committee to investigate, study, and coordinate activities for young people NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ...... 10 in the camps for displaced persons in Europe. Countess Estelle OLD GUSSIE'S ALMANAC ...... 11 Bernadotte of Sweden is chairman, and Mrs. E. Swift Ne\\!ton LEADER'S NOTEBOOK ...... 12 Program ideas and reso~~rus on intemaJiOIIIJ and of the United States is one of the members. intercultural themes• .An account of the Juliette Low Encampment at Our Chalet, AROUND THE WORLD WIJ'H THE TREFOIL 14 .Adelboden, Switzerland, appears in The Americtm Girl for De HAVE YOU HEARD? ...... 14 cember (Girl Scouts, $2 a year, 20 cents a copy). It was wntteo THE AMERICAN GIRL ...... 15 by Helen Chapin, one of the .Amecican delegates . .All your Girl Scouts will enjoy this. NATIONAL EQUIPMENT SERVICE NEWS & NOTES 16 When the Girl Gu1des of Newfoundland learned that Dr. Ruth Henderson, Director of the International DiviSion of the Un1ted States Girl Scouts, was one of the surv1vors of the sons I have learned in the Brownies. Long live the Gid Scouts Sabena a1rhnec ccash last September, they took flowers to bee at and may I always be one of them." the hospital in Gander. Guides at Buchans, Newfoundland, went out in the rain to pick sweet peas for her. Planning a Christmas party? Want attractive but in expensive decorations? Thea get hold of a copy of Haue You Heard? The American Girl for December (see page 15 of this issue of the Leader for subscription rates) and read WHEN A BROWNIE SCOUT ENTERS "Happy Holiday House" by Linda Ripley, about senior high school, tt's news! When Christmas decorations that can be made at home. Mim ten-year-old Carolyn Ann Stevens, a eographed directions for making the decorations are Negro Brownie Scout of New Or available to readers who write to The Amerkan Girl leans, finished the eighth grade in for them. June, she wrote the followmg in a farewell to her troopmates of Tcoop A Manual of Devotion for Catholic Girls in Scoutmg (P. 108 at the Valena C. Jones School: J. Kenedy and Sons, 12 Barclay Street, New York 7; 30 cents "k a Brownie 1 have learned the per single copy, or 25 cents each for orders of ten or more true significance of this statement, copies) This little manual has the endorsement and approval 'Happiness comes from doing for of the National Gid Scout Catholic .Advisory Committee. others!' Although I must bid farewell to my friends in the Brownies, the We had hoped to give our readers some photo t1me spent with them will always be graphs of the World Conference, but unfortUnately all chenshed among my most pleasant of them were lost in the plane crash in Newfoundland. memories of elementary school days. Now my innermost desire IS that I may soon become connected with an Inter Over 40,000 Friendship Bags have been shipped abroad! mediate Scout organization, and thus This does not include those sent to the Philippines or from continue in a bigger way the early les- West Coast Warehouse. .A fine showing! 14 THE GIRL SCOur LEADER THE MAGAZINE FOR ALL GIRLS ..... PUBUSHED BY THE GIRL SCOUTS
US B. 44~ STRB.BT, NBW YOU: 17, N. Y. TELBPHONB1 MURRAY HlLL 2 · 2505
7 lfi.~·~s~siiii~~~Girl Scout Executive Council, Director Inc. i N. Y. Dear ltiss-
We hope you 'E'fOil r t mind several thousand leaders and council members reading over your shoulder, but the points you raise in your recent letter are of such general interest, that we've taken the liberty of replying openly.
f.oint 1. The Registration-Subscription Plan is open to every Girl Scout, every year. It brings 12 months of Till!. .MEEUCAN GIRL (regularly $2) PLUS Annual Registration (regularly 50~) both for $1.5Q. That $1 saving applies to renewals as well as new subscribers. But - and this is important - such money saving subscriptions must use the special Troop Subscription Form and must be sent with registration. One of the reasons THE lUtERICAN GIRL can afford the special registration rat-e is that the Plan cuts down .21!£ cost of handling. And that leads to ••••
Point 2.-about the renewal slips the girls received and the fact that some parents paid the regular rate of $2 for the renewals. Frankly, it can't be helped. Those renewal slips go out automatically, to EVERY subscriber, from the same stencils that address the magazine. If troop subscriptions had to be handled separately, the added cost would make the lower rate impractical.
It makes it all the more important for every leader to lmow about the plan and to ex
plain it to her girls. Even now 7 more Girl Scouts subscribe at the regular rate than through the plan. We'd rather have it the other way. We'd like to have every Girl Scout take advantage of the $1 saving. We're only too happy to provide the necessary forme nth the simple instructions for the asking.
The important thing is for troop leaders to have the Troop Subscription Form on hand even if registration does not come up for several months. And to tell every girl about the Plan in advance. Even girls who started their subscriptions at the ~2 rate, can save $1 on the renewal, if it 1 s entered on the Troop Form. The Troop Form can be used for any number of subscriptions--from one girl or the leader7 to the entire troop.
To your over-the-shoulder readers7 this last word: Inform your troop members of the $J. saving7 and ask your council for the Troop Subscription Form, or write me for it today. A penny postcard will do.
Eric Shumway, Business }(ana r ESaah THE JWEBI.CAN GIRL National Equipment Service NEWS AND NOTES
Keeping you posted on the •latest happenings itJ Girl Scout equipment-u•ith some helpful suggestiom nou• and theu
Identification-This Way With Pen in Hand AT THE holida)' season, parents, friends, and relatives are IT'S almo t like playmg hookey to appear at school or at a anxious co give unifom1~ and uniform accessories as Chrbt meettng mmus the wherewichals for writing So, be a wide mas presenb. Since these items are restricted, tdentification awake !tstener, ably abetted by a dependo~blt pen and pencil. is required for purchastng them. There are four acceptable Here\ a set known for good performance-a smooth-writing methods for showmg or presenting identification and they pen with 14K gold poirtt and a pencil with propel, repel, are listed in order of preference: and expel features. Both are in green, with gold bands, and r. Your current membershtp certificate. both have cl1p' for handy attaching to pocket or notebook 2. A note from the registered leader or local Girl Scout no danger of lo~ing either one of them. office. 11-766 Pen and Pencil Sec-$2.75; 11-765 Pen only-$1.95 3· Posses~ion of the Girl Scout pin. 4· - for all those fond friends who intend to surprise Miss Your Holiday Wrap Girl Scout with a brand new uniform and v. ho wbh co keep FOR Ouistmas coating the secret under their pre-holiday hat-and do not ha' e one of the abo'e tdenttfiCllttons in their possession- the local Girl your presents in true, Scout equipment agency has an equipment voucher, which the cheerr holiday hshton, purchaser signs, mdtClltJng that the restricted articles arc to wrap them wtth :t snapp)' red, green, and whtte be worn onl)· by a registered Gtrl Scout. Later, these voucher~ Christmas paper with 1b are forv.arded co the Girl Scout council. See how easy and pleasant! special Gul Scout design -fat, gay cherubs frolick· On Your Mark- Get Sec! ing about a Christmas tree. Large sheets, 20" x 30 H, WE IG\IOW the proverbial early bird must be an owl-a sage 4 sheets to a package. old bird who's wtser each year, and who started his Christ II-907 Christmas Wrap- mas ordering and shopping long, long ago. Well, with the ping ...... t;c. way thing~ are piled up in the tran~porcation and delivery world, we suggest you order or shop immediately-and that's Ring up the Curtain none too soon. When mail-ordering, be sure to enclose full remittance and remember that C.O.D. ordcrs arc not honored. IF you're aspiring to be a great actress of the drama, the lttrle For d•rect shopping in New York City, visir the Girl Scout G1rl Scout Dl.lt) lor 1947 won't put you behind the footlights exactly, but it will give you moments of pleasant and delight Retail Shop, 30 Rocke[eller Plaza, Coflcourse Shop II 3. Re member, there i) no equipment for sale or on display at ful re.tding about the theatre. The themt:: of the 1947 Diary NatiOnal Headquarters. 1s the American theatre, and you'll glean entertaimng informa cion about plays, actors, and stage terms (for instance, you Doing It Up Naturally can't w~:ar the ~tage "apron"). Of course, the regular features that make it \Uch a desirable little volume are not forgotten SHE sparkles, she gleams, :>he d~criptions of the Gtd Scout program, the Girl Scout Lav.s, shllles - she's pretty bcnu:.e ~aft't)' rules, and the .spaces ror your dally jottings are all tn· she's so naturally sv.cet, clean, eluded. The CO\'er i:. a d1stinct1ve terra cotta with blue and and well groomed, her hair 'IIi hite des1gns, and the v. hole is a compact volume thar b a shining with cleanltness, her )'t'ar·round friend. skin glowing v. tth a firm, dear :20·391 Gnl Srou/ Di.JT) for 1947 ...... 2oc. tone, and her hands ~mooth and delicately scented. Every Popular Band girl wants to look fresh, ~>weet, and natural, and to give her pleasure as she develops good THE PREITY b.1nd bracelet with five engraved trefoils on a grooming habit, we present a beauty box with four fine cos hammered background is a charming jewelry piece that is metic essentials-shampoo, hand lotion, beauty cream, and back by popular request. The girl' love wearing this Circlet trefoil molded soap, all lightly fragrant. Created and prettily that i) not too big-01nd this band is just %H wide, with a sil ver finish . NICe teminine garnish for a wrist. packaged for us by a famous beauty hou.se, th~e items are good basics that every mother will be pleased to have her Girl I l-13:2 Girl S<;ouc .Baod Bracdet...... 6oc. (tax incl.) Scout daughter usc-what's more, mother will probably be dipping into the beauty box herself. It\ something special Thii f'•tf:e II publuhed month/) in the mlernl of belle1 to own or to give. Ien•lre b) tbe Sa/lonal Eq11ipme111 Sen•ice. u-525 Girl Scout Beauty Box ...... $1.20 (tax incl.) -E. H AL LECK B RODHEAD