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.\PRIL 1960 3 Speak your mind

Better than geography Symbol of membership S.tddle Brook, '\ew Jer~ey I would like to t' \prt·s~ 1ny gratitude to the '\lational Or~aniz.tlion, .1s both parent ami Girl Scout leader, for providing the wonder­ ful opporlunitit·s 1ffonkd hy the Roundup. A s the spotlight of publicity is trained on Girl Scouts of the Ha~ing had an t'\ln'llll'ly small part in pre­ p.tring Ill) dan.~hll'r for tht• event, I realize 'C.S.A. tlmi.ng the comin~ Birthday Years. three and a half million tn•mendous IIIHkrtaking it was. If what a of us-O"irls antl adnlts-will walk IJroudh' in its bedm \\ e shall all the girls derii·Nl tlw pll'asnn• and edu­ ~ J cation from it thnt l\ ancv did. its value is want the workl to J..no\\ that \\'C helong to thb mo\ ement, "hich in<"stimable • \\'e are hoth looking forward to future for half a ccntm~ has gro\\ n and flourhhed until it is known in all Roumh1ps. :\ancy hnpt•s to f.!o next time as parts of the c.:onntry. an a~sbtant leader am! slw is hoping that our mnndl will act as hostess to sonw of the Ho'' can W<' show that "e bcloug-ho'' identif: o rseh es '' ith foreign girls nP\t tilllt', .so that slw may the mo,·emcnt and share in its pre~tigC'? hrim~ onP ''ith her. l"or my part. I am lookin_g fon\,trd to the Roundup some nine The ans" er is simple: B) '' earing the uniform on ppropriate vears lwnn.'. when Ill\ 'oungcst child wil1 occasions. h:H"e rml'hnl Senior ScOut age. I w.mt to go~ too. In troop meetings. the uuiform stimulates lo\ aln dewlops pride in appearance. Ceremonies are more meanin_ \\hen the :\ancy, :\frs. :\nwak's d,IUghtl'T, writes: troop is in uniform; intertroop acti\•itic:. take on "I lt•amt·d things that Wt' Wl'rt' never tau!:!;ht phcrc. There is more fun in bclonging-m re _, m couting. iu any gt·o!:!;r.tphy hook. .. . :\ot only did we leam ahout other t"ment that has been built up on'r fhe de.l>. During I ~ee the Americnn fla,g as it "as at the Roundup. flvin.£!; above the flags of many the Birthday Years. our opportunity to enhance tt I be trC:'men­ Janel~ ami ,hadowed hv Pikes Peak. The dous. Lmd the uniform is one of our bel>t "et . T the public. it Pledge of Allt·~iam·e 1;,1', a much deeper meaning. T c.m 'till feel the thrill of ~inging has become the \'isible svmhol of Girl Sen 1t of t t.: !\. \\'hen '_\merica, the 13cnutiful' at tlw foot of Pike, we take p.ut in the obser\'ances of these years the umty will P .. ak." expect to sec us \H'aring the uniform, and weann_ It correctlv and with dignity. Appreciation Let us. then. dnring om Birthday Years, these vcars f rededica­ l'hiladclphia, Pennsvlmnia tion, take pride in wearing the unifmm-thc emblem of ur willing­ \\'ords c um• t en~r express our gratitude to the Girl Sc n ts of tht l S. \ for the wonder­ ness to sen c and to li\'C up to the ideals in which we belie' e. ful oppornmity it h.•s "iH·n m,· daughter, Dolort·~. Tt·n wars ago when I wanted lwr to lx·romt· .1 Bi·ownie, I st.trlt>d Cirl $('outing <1l Pennell Sdwol. ln fat·t. e\·t·n though we moved from that neighborhood T am 'till tht• ~g,~~ lcackr of Troop 4S. Dolores g;l\·e her first recital today at the (~Irs . .\Iaurice \\'crt 'Cun acaclcmv. :\Jr. Ilannnond. the director, was very pk:ascd. \!any thanks. and 1 love work­ \I Pm her '\ationa! ing with the Girl Scouts of Philadelphia. Board of Dir<.'ctors -1\lrs. Sonia O'Lenik

Editor's uotc•: Dolores, \Irs. O'Lenik's daughter, rt-ct·Hlly rt-c<'ivl'd a mmil' scholar­ ship to attt"ml the Acadt•my of Vocal Arts in Phil.tddphia. The opportunit) was pub­ licilt·cl in tlw L1' \ln:n. HlF • :o.-u

GIRL <;CO T LEADEF By Oswald Bell

Read this British educator's

analysis of why Scouting

is failing to hold teen-agers-

then turn to page 7

C Infancy and adolescence are perhaps the two Should Scouting try to give it to them? Iu HllO B.-P. most important periods of life: in different ways the) said that Scouting "by its variety of attractions would are both times of weaning; the first, physical; the second, appeal directly to the boys themselves-even the worst. spiritual. Scouting is not concerned with infancy, but it the hooligans"-or, as we say, the Teddy Boys. o I re­ has a real responsibility for adolescence. I would ad­ member, too, in a Chief Scout's Outlook, how he ;u·gucd vance three propositions-that adolescents today-both that the high-spirited, mischievous boys who got into boys and girls-need help urgently; that Scouting should trouble with the police were just the ones we should be the ideal metl1od of giving this help; and that, by encomage into our troops. Today does Scouting appeal and large, Scouting fails to give this help. Why? to the Teddy Boy-or even to the average adolescent? First the need for help. This requires, surely, very Do we even keep the ones we have got? little argument. The crime statistics, the waiting lists at Dreadful though the loss was last year, it is slightly guidance clinics, and the crowded wards in mental hos­ worse this year. In my experience, too, the adolescents pitals tell part of the story; the experience of parents, whom we keep are mostly grammar and public [private] teachers, club leaders and all who have responsibility school boys who are, in a sense, those who need us least. for young people piles up evidence of the difficulties and Those wl1o need us most are surely the failures, the problems which they face today. Certainly they need naughtv, the hooligans and the Teddv Bovs. If we think help. of the ·worst and see how to attract them, perhaps we may find some clues towards attracting the ordinary Thls article is reprinted from Tile Scouter, D('ccmbcr 1958, by per­ r mission of the publisher, The Boy Scouts Association of Great Britain, boy-with whom we seem to fail equally. And let us not and the author, Oswald Bell, Director of the Catnbridge (England) be. afraid of changes, so long as we do not empty out Institute of Education and Headquarters Commissioner for Universitit>s and Training Colleges of the British Boy Scouts Association. We nrc the baby \vith the bath water. As B.-P. once said: "First ~ indebted to 1'ha Guidl'r (London) for obtaining these permi5sions for \IS. "British slang term for young toughs, hoodlums, :U.d gang nwmhers. I

APRIL 1960 5 I had nn idea, tilt n I s.l\\ an ideal: no" "t !1:1\ en 1110\ c­ te!!nt), t motaou.tll~ matuw, free from jealous) of the ment and if onw of 'ou clon't wntt:h out. '' e sh.11l cud !!rD\\ in!! ho\ or the maturin~ girl, free from the bitter­ np \\ith just an organization.'' Let u' take the,e '' ords nc's of a contmuing adole,cence or the poignant regrets to heart. of an unh.tpp\ one, '' ho can !!_he the unpossessive, First, then, "ln do bo\:. ~me Tcdch BO\,? For a 'crcnc, l'Ool tlfcction \\hich is the groundwork of the number of reasons, but ,;sualk hecnu-e tf~e b~sic need, adolescent's st~urih and is the lh ing proof that ,·alue of lwaltl1~ li\•ing have not been :.upplied. . . . II an .111d purpose do c.xist . •ulo]c,<:r nt ..• lt>cls that he is not lo\'ed or t'\ en '' .llltL-d TheM' nC<'

6 By Carol II. Weiss

Who's m1ss1ng• • the boat?

A frank look at some reasons

for ow· failure to keep the adolescent girl in Scouting

C One of the mvsterics of our time is whv th(; Senior troop members. ~lost have also experienced a satish ing program, crammed '~ith fun, exploration, and opportun­ relationship with a sympathetic adult. opportunities for it), remains practically irrelevant to today's adolescents. w1selfish service, a chance to plan and nm their own On page 5, Oswald Bell offers some incisive and comage­ activities, and the living ideal of the ethical code. ous views on who is missing the boat- and why. What he Because of their enjoyable Scouting experience, they has written from British experience, and primarily about have withstood the pressures to leave the movement. And boys, hus striking relevance for Girl Scouting. the pn:ssmes are therel ~lore than half the Senior Scouts Our membership figures bear out his thesis that we interviewed in the Program Studv reported that the\ have are failing to make any sizable impression on teen-agers. been teased and embarrassed t>•• !"'~" 26. surely offers opportunity to fulfill the needs o today's

APRIL 1960 7 teeu-agers. ;>.[atchctl up ;tg,tinst the tlen·lopmcnt.tl L.tsks c.neer women or Ill'\\ h m.tnied homemakers. for n­ of .tdolescence, as idPntifi<>d in the best and most recent .unplc-attraet more members? ps;chological literaturt', Girl Scouting prmides a mag­ A greater appeal to gcnC'rosity and unselfishness in the nificent program. But thcrt• are strong indications that >rogram is certainly well-founded. Our Survey of Ado­ lh<' image of Scouting in the eyes of its potential consum­ }escent Girls, like all olh<'r studies of adolescence, docu­ ers is dowdy and prissy and (although my slang is prob­ ments the stmug feeling of altruism in this age group. ably out of date) S. \VIwre it should be "<"ool," it Senior Scouts, even more than Brownies and Intcrnw­ comes through lukewarm. Cnlcss we t·an refurbish the cts, \H' will never ha,·e the d1anee whatsoever. :\Ion th.u1 1 third of Slniors ree:ard St'rvkc to prO\·e its worth. as the very core of Scouting, and indicate that Scouting The second premise cited b' ~Ir. BelL leaders' need wouldn't ha,·e am Slnsc or interest without it. But it is for greater understanding of the adolescent. rn•t)" h,l\ o large and meani.Jigful service opportunities they w.mt, some validitv. The Senior leaders we h;we, howt·\·t'r .•nc st-rvice on an adult level. and not a rehash of Brownie cxtraordimu·ily w<'ll-likccl b\ th<' girls. Even though ~irls and Intermediate projects. • become more selective and critical as the;· get older, four As for \ fr. Bell's call for co('d activities. ccrtainlv our out of five Seniors say thert• is nothing about their leader studies prove again what Hceckd no proof...:_teen-age girls that the~· would like to see changed. But perhaps the arc interested in boys. Particularh- in earlv adolescence, Senior leaders who drop out would he helped h~ in­ there is au often desperate uced for consti·uctive mix<'d­ creased knowledge of <1dolesccnl needs. Perhaps. too. group activities. These c.m provide opporhmitics for more incisive trainiu~ in the ps' cholo~y of girls "ould meeting and knowing bo\ s. nnd learning how to beh.we, ht>lp attract more womc·n to thl· dem.mding. hut e.\citiug, without the complications of prestige-competition and job of Senior leadership. ~ status-seeking that seem to accompany so much of c.nl~ One interesting sidelight about SelUor leaders is th.lt d.tling. While Girl Scontin~ has long encouraged coed about half of th~m ha\~ their own daughters in their atthities-the Senior handbook is full of ideas and refer­ troops. This is a nmch lower proportion than the SO pt•r cuces-thc Program Studv showed that O\'er a fourth of cent of Brownie leaders and 7:3 pt>r cent of lntermediat<• om Seniors have never participated in troop acth·itics leaders who are motlwrs of a troop member. :'\evertht·­ "ith bovs. But among those who had, it was tht- Lworite less, in thC> adolescent \'('ars of withdrawal from close activity[ That we should lake greater initiative in fos­ 1~arental supervision, tlu;n· ma! be a feeling among non­ tering coed programing is shown b!· another set of facts. Scouts of this ag<> that Cirl Scm1t nwmbership involves a Ft-wer than a third of Seniors said that they would plan truckling to ;>.[other. '' lwther it is a girl's O\Yn mother, coed activities for tll<'ir troops; hut if they could plan ;t friend's. or a general mothcr-surrog.ttc. \Yould widtr .tcth·ities for a new cluh for girls, more than two-thircls J'l'cruitment of Senior lc.tdcrs from different sources- of these same girls \'Oted for things coed. There is t•vi• deutl~· .1 feeling rampant among the girls themselws that ben -girl e\·ents are not appropriate in Sc·nutiug Sf'ninr, ask for outdoor advl:'ntnn•, and A lurther finding from om studil·s: Senior Sco11lS art> sen icc opportunities on an adult It'd ovt-rwhelming1y interested in c:ampiug and the out-of­ doors-97 per cent of them rating outdoor actidties as the thing they like best about Scouting. Tllis delight in the out-of-doors leads to two possible. and not neccssurily contradictory, conclusions: more outdoor .tctivitics would attract more girls to Senior Scoutiu~: equall; well-de­ veloped programs in differmt tielch of interest would appeal to girls to whom camping is a pain in the neck. :\ot all tht> adventure iu Scouting consist<; of tent-pitchiug. Finall~ ·. let's not forget that some girl~ drop out or nc,·er get to Senior Scoutin~ beeause the troops aren't thl•re. The girls itre \\ illing, but the org.mization has fallen down. The rem eel) lwn• is pPrlectl~· oh\ ious. That Scouting is a youth mon•ment of uJtSurpasst·d C.\cellence for tt·<·n-agcrs is .t conviction we all shar<' with :\1r. Bdl. \\'ith grcatet· opporttmities for unselfish and meaningful scrviee. for coed activities, for learnil•g and adventure in a diversity of fields. guided b~· l<'adcrs of great sensitivity. it c.m serve toda;. 's teen-agers l'ven more brilliantly. But I helit·\·e that the primary key to our f.lilure to reach more adolescent girls lies in the face we present. until Senior Scouting comes across to teen-a~ers with the excitement :md <·hallengc .mel glamom that it trulv has, until it throws off the dr.1b accretions of the years, looses itself from the stt-reotypes \ howeYCr unde­ serwd) of "goody-goodies," "brawny outdoor girls," "cookie sellers," "gawky wallflowers,'' "little girls who need tlll adult leader," "self-righteous pri&s," or whatever h giving it its present aLtra, not until then will Senior Scouting have the opportunit: to demonstrate its tre­ mendous force for good. THI:: E-.:D

GIRL SCOt."T LEADER By Juliet R. Bnwwl

Two-way communication

These suggestions can help a board of directors I. I lie board idt•ntific!f tlac information it needs. The ho.1rd will want to stud\· facts l'<>neerning the c1ualit~ of tlw progr.1m presently offered unci how it mt•asures up to to keep in touch tdtll leaders, st:uul.mls; the number, size, nnd composition of troops: nnd tlae extent to which Girl Scouting is re.tching nnd to {!.et and to gice necessary information holdin~ ~iris. The hoard will aho want essl'Hiial information about troop lt·aders, indudin~ facts about leader tenure, the munbcr of leaders who have n•t•l'iv(•d training, the num­ C "Le.1dcrs ;md ~iris oflc.·n do not ~ct the infor­ bc>r who are recf'iving help from a troop C.'<>nsultant. It m,ltion thcv need ... tht•\" do not know .1hout materi.tl' will w.mt to get btdt'rs' rcadions to proposed pl.ms and 111<1 pro!Vam .lids that .1rc .llrP.td) .w.ti1.1ble."' policies and their ide.1s for improving services. These an• "Leaders h,l\'l' a fcclin~ of isolation." mt'rt>ly l'x.tmples of what tlw ho.1rd needs to know about "The big probl«.>m for lm.mls of tlin'ctors is in kl·~.·p­ troop operations. Each council will wmtt to draw up its in~ in touch with pro(!rnm thnt b being c.trricd on oil the owu list. Rememhcr that the bo.trcl needs to kuow about troop level." troop progress and accompli hments as well uo; about I he~e nrc o;om<: of the f111dings from the recent na­ troop needs and problems. tion. .J Program StudY. St.trtling, .tren't the\ ?-espcd.tlh when one considers "that tlw ,·en· reason for a council~' 2. 1'11t> lJoard make.~ a plan for /!,citing tl1c information. existence is to prmide tlw sc. r\'iccs troops need, with tlw J11form ttion reaches tht> hoard primarily through writtcu ultim,tte aim of imprll\ing the fcn•d ~iris. rnorC' likl'lv to ~et the facts \'mt need, wht•n vou nel.'d The problem boils down to this: lum to establish a th<·rn, nnd with the least amo;111t of effort. · helter tv;o-wav flow of c•cmJmunication between tlw The annual neighborhood chahman's report is an ex­ bo.trcl and the leaders. Each needs infmmation from tlw celll'nt dt·,ice for getting information uhout conditiom other. Leaders need to l.no\\ nhout tr:tining opportuni­ of troops. ..\.t nei~hborhood nssoci.ttion meetings. or th s, on-the-job helps, troop pro~am re ources. spcci.tl through n simple que~tiounaire, the leaden c.m pro\ide pro~r.1m C\'ents for ~irk nnd other senices th:tt arc thl• ruw data neetlcd for this report. The neighborhood ,1\'aibble. The board tweds to kec.:p iu touch with troop st•rvicc te.tm can then add to it from its 0\\11 knowledge .tccomplisluncnts. needs, .md j)roblt•ms in order to pl.m and observations. \\\itten reports from troop consult­ impro\"Cd senices. Without t tis intl·rchnnge. both th1.• nub pnnide a rich, objective source of infonnation about lm.trd and the.• leaders would b1.• oper.tting in a \'.lCIIItm . the..• quality of troop pro{.,rram nnd about senices that There are no pat ans\Wr~. no gimmicks, for soh·i11g troops need. Occ:~sion.tlly n special progr.1m study may <:ommunication problems. But here nre n few idL'ilS be Jll't'ded to get more depth of information. which, if C<\rried out, would do much to inform the board \h•t•tings and informal conf<•rcnces are the usual ... hl•tter about troop prognm . me ,ms of transmitting reports oralh. Ideas and reactions from le.1ders and from othciS [Continued on page 26) For o. note ahout the autb,ll' t n l'agr .26.

\l'RIL 1960 !) By llamwh ~\lorris Bicmiller

Nature at day camp

E eery ClWI p.'lite ha.v a u;ealth of nat ural materials Om first ltt·ed was to t·onvcv this attitmle to the motht'rs wlu1 \H'H' !wing trained ;\scamp counselors. \Vc and tdldlife. and cliscot·cring it adds h.l\'t' fonnd th.tt most of them, even tho,e \\ ith c·amp I.'\· perit'nce, shy a\\',1\' from .1 u.ttw·e progr.un because of nel'dlt•ss ft•ar of tlwit own iguoranct•. lt worries thl•rn to tile girl!; enjoyment of the out-of-doors th.tt they don't kuow .1 tulip trcl! from n tupelo, n chiggl'r from ·• tick. (Tlwt tlll'v soon find out!) That is where the· riatmp consultant comes in. The f.1ct th.tt tht n· would bt• somt!One at our camp to an'\\ er C Wh.tt IS a d:l\ -camp nature pro"r.• m? Th.tt h the CJUcstions, to ltelp o~rt \\ ith plans, encouraged them. The) c1uestion we set out to nnswe•· .tt Camp Tuckennan. Olll' \\'dcomed the idea that wh.tt \H' sought was gt•tmine in­ of tht' ~utionnl Cnpitnl Girl Scout camps near W.tshiug­ tere~t. not dt•cp scientific kncm ledge. ton, D.C. \\ c believe 1t is important to gh·e our cit) and Tminiug-scssion t.tlks helped build the de.-.ired at­ suburb.m Girl ~couts n real \\Oodland program whe 1- titudes, and the ch.tml of the .,ite sold itself. Reading in cn!r possible. \\'hy elsc have d.ty camp in the \nJ.,ds? lf the public .uul scho

10 C.II\L 'iCOLIT 1..&\Df'..R Exploring a brook, making friends with wild neighbors, setting up a nature table-Girl Scouts of all ages enjoy pro­ gram based on the campsite resomccs

In the woods we have lichens, sticks, twigs, stones, Our museum was a spontaneous development. Every toadstools, nuts, bark, seeds, moss, and other materials. day, exhibits were brot1ght in and displayed on a lashed Leaves can be spared by most living plants. All these can table near the Council Ring. Live animals were released be used without elaborate equipment, and suggest the at night. We had fungi, ferns, and flowers. We had jars use of other natural or discarded materials to the girls. and baskets of insects. (We fotuld that glass jars with Experience taught us what crafts were the most satis­ pierced tops were better for observing insects than the fying. Collages of many kinds. mounted in boxes, were screen-and-plaster cages.) \Ve had toads in plastic berrv the result.of walks and much observation. Clay modeling boxes lashed together, box tortoises in boxes, salamanders was a great success. Twig and bark signs for the units de­ in cans. (The salamanders always died, so we won't have veloped originality. Wooden name tags were made by them again.) many, and two tulits made up plays about the woods. Perhaps because the camp is a place of such unspoiled One group made a small museum in an egg box; an­ beauty, and surely because the director and the st

APRIL 1960 11 SeHntl hundred \Ohmtct:'rs tttendt:d the conft:rt'Tl<.'t" hmcheon

Counc:il-rddc confe re nc e.~ can offer inspimtion n·btious: troop t\tmping itl<'Ols; \J,trinet and \\'iug Sc·nutiru~; ut'W resourePs for Scouts' 0\\ n; It ml.trts: widt• g.trnes, and canoeing. ancl help to lcadc:rs who cannot In .1ddition, tht• !t•.tdt 1 could choose from deven db­ t:us,ion sessions. Tltt•\' .ttlt•ndcd one in the morning and attcucl regional and national f!.Otlw rings ont' in tlte .tfternuun. 'lltP st'~'inns con•rt d bc·lt:'l\'ior pat­ terns .ut intnn.ttion.tl program. c "Sonw uf us h.l\·e been a hie to .tttend regiou.tl .tud Or. C'nthnrine \'. Htchanls led tilt dhcussion session 11.1tion I fercnc·• '· hut our new lc.tders rareh ha,·c on " J nflut•nt.'C~ on Bch.tvior." Dr. Riclt.lf 111 soci.1l !!fOnp "ork to ,ho~' the session~, leaders could vbit clispla) t.tbles set up on the leadcrs how, through troop pm~ram. the\ can -nurture hotel m• z7.:minc .md .tsk questions on n: ot the fl•l• the grcm1h and de, clopmt nt of m.lture "omen equal to lo\\ in~ snbjel'ls: IIC\\ hooks and publications, hantl) rc­ the t.lsks of tnd.t) 's soc it'!'." One of this soc:iologist's 'ources .md rl'J('r<'llccs; proper unifor:"'ls. "hen mul grc.ttcst l'onct•rns is th.tt the girl maintain her iudi,idual­ "here to "car b.td!,!cs, how to pl.1<:(\ imtgnia: girl nnd it) \\ hilc \\ orking in a group. "It is .1 ~reat da~ in the troo~ records: council channeling-\\here do \\e go for troop "hen the !!irls hq:~in to realize .md accept indi­ Itt lp.; n.1tinnal and international opportmuties; puhlic ,·idu.ll dtffercnccs and strll h;l\ e fun to~cther." ~he ~aid. E"citiug and informatJ\C exhibits \\Crc tlso found at The author, All< 1\:rdu. h PnbUe Rdaltum Ourttor of the Girl Scouts of ~lih\llu!.u Count) <.uiiiiCJl. tlte t•onft tt•nct•, The 11.1turc [Continued on page 26]

By Alice Krcb.

Leaders' conference

1!2 GUlL ~COUT LEADER By Jlary E. Welch

Look wide--think deep

.. Youth forums give young people the chance .. to talk togethel', to find answe1·s to questions that matter greatly to them

c \\'hen tlw Senior Scouts were asked ''hat tbev would like to add to the 1959 ROtmdup that the: had not had at the first Roundup in '\tichigan. the oYer­ wlll'lmiug response was: an opportunity to talk m·er to­ gether things that m.tke <\ difference to them-some of the serious things in life. So this ingtedicnt was stirred into the planning for the recent Roundup in Colorado Springs. Listening care­ fully. we gathered that the girls were especially con­ cerned about hum.m relations. living in the Space Age. and ,tbout education. careers. and marriage. So three forums were planned to give an impetus to fttrther group discussions and to provide take-off points for girls in pa­ trols. campfire circl<·s. or simpl~· in the 9 Senior Roundup forums itiative for 'vhich thev had asked. Does it souncl simple or difficult to achieve? I don't ing up wide nrf'as for discussion to the Senior Scouts know. But I do know that thought and skill •vere added in clustered under the giant assembl;. . equal measure to the planning. ll is h01rd to imn~iuc a more catalytic approach for Prior to the opening forum, girls in the Roundup discussion among girls who had had their first four full troops were askf'd if they were interested in attending days together with other girls from ever~· state in the a forum on human relations and in participating in the Union .mel from twentv-six other countries all O\'er the discussion. In order to get the broadest possible represen­ world. Questions and answers winged back and forth, tation from all troops at the Roundup. Scouts were chos­ aud. through thoughtful moderating, questions were oc­ en by their troops. on the basis of their expressed in­ casionallv rephrased to get to the heart of what the girls terest. to go and to bring back the essence of the discus­ were seeking. \\'hal did they ask? sion for further rumination. "\\'h,\t arc the problems in our towns and schools? \\'e Before the forums took place. suggestive study guides must ask oursdws this question first and find out the with from five to seven provocative questions were cir­ facts. C.m \\'l' s,ty. '\\'e don't ha\·e an;.· problems,' if we culated to the panelists. Sample <1uestion on human re­ are re,\lly s.1ying that we don't know what the facts are lations: "Do I know what the specific situation is in about how people are getting along?" my to" n with reference to how people are getting along "How do we m.tkt• the first move to improYe rela­ together? What is happening in opportunities for people tions?" to live where the~ want to live, get work for which the~· "Can one person or just a few people haw anv effect? are

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~};4 PIS It was a quiet Sunda} morning in Rib Lake. Wis­ trol leaders wrote the initial letters to the Chambers of JfWll consin, a town of fewer than a thousand people. Sud­ Commerce for information. One girl remarked, "I fed ~~~~~ denly the silence was broken by the roar of a Greyhound like a celebrit), getting ull this mail addressed to me." - .:::. bus. This was news! A large bus had never been in Rib The entire troop )(>oked over the brochures together, and~ Ltlke before. What was happening? the girls assisted the leaders in sorting, reviewing. and Two years before, the Girl Scouls of our lone u·oop discarding. had had a dream. They "wished" to travel ... far! Some Invariably. some badge activity or rank requirement had written on the little pieces of paper they dropped cun become part ot tl1e project. We included work on into our "Wishing Well'' that thev wanted to see Wash­ three badges. Personal Health, Traveler, and My Coun­ ington, D.C., and some had said 'Kew York City. It was try. obvious that our ~lidwestem girls wanted to go East. \\'c enlisted the interest of other youth organizations and that they were willing to wait and work! It had by inYiting each to send a guest representative with us taken two years to develop our plan. on our tour. ~!any responded to this idea, and "·hen we The local newspaper staff was fascinated \\ith the started out on our actual trip we had representatives idea, and presented each girl witll a pad, a pencil. and from the CountY Council on Children and Youth, the stamped envelopes to send reports back to Rib Lake. 4-H Club, the · Lutheran Pioneers, and tl1e Catl1olic \\"hen a troop plans n trip. it finds that its basic Youth Organization. They learned about Scouting, and needs are (1) money, and finding practical W

APRlL 1960 15 c As the school war of I !).'58 cam~ on the horizon, the "Dauntless" crew: ~lariuer Ship 16. \liami, Florid.t, set full ~ail. Our fir:;t objectin·. pl.m our program for the year. 'iomc of our girl~ were worldng 011 tht' FiYe-Point Progr.tm, others tlwir ~lidsltipmitc and Jack Tar ratings. All •weded a service project. This year it had to be dif­ ferent-not only int<'resting but a real st'rVic~.;. Somt:'thing we cnnld look h.tck on and know we realh had .tided onr c:nmmunitY. Of comse tfwre were m\\'S ·c,tme! The proje<:t had been ap­ By Judy Laskis and Beth Le Fem·e proved by the clinic headcpt•trtcrs and the children's par· ents. Would we lw interested in taling trainiug to serve nt a CP day cmnp? You cau wdl imagine our reply! A sC\t'Tl-\Yeek training course was arran~cd. 'dth e.1ch weekly meeting pl'ttaiuing tn n different plMse of the care and treatment of the ct>rebral palsied. We came to Service the clinic from eleven diffc>rent ~chools across town. Basic instructions taught us that tlw CP victim is not diseased and has not inlwrited the condition, but tlhtt he has suf­ fered a brain inJlll). Cerebral palsy cannot he cured r that which c.u111ot function! To see a little ])()) struggh• for minutes to open a door. with Lht• intense desire of pro\'ing he can re to work on a regular basis were assigned to special duties-Frida;· cookouts and hi­ weekk swim session~. The t!irls were cli\'ided into rotat­ ing p.~trols to work not onl~:- in d.1~· camp but in speech, physic:-~ I therapy, und the necess:-~ry office "ork. Y\'c wen• pleast•cl the first cl,l\ to see a sm~tll group of students from the Hialeah Higl1 Sd10ol i\lusic i\laslcrs Club, who were lo organize a rh\thm band for the d.l\' campers. The~· came for a coupfe of homs Pn'ry other morning nnd led the children in songs aud music games. Two of tl1e most loyal hoys were lugh sc·hool seniors. What a ht'lp they proved to be-especiall~· 011 swinuning daYs, when the children with h<'

GIRL SCOUT LEADER By Carleen AI. Hutchins

Work of runn1ng• water At the 19.59 Senior Roundup this exhibit gave a graphic demonstration of soil conservation

An interesting experiment wiU give girls the there will be L-\XDSLIDES, dumping more earth and stones for the water to earn: downhill. \\'hen the water reaches the flat area at the hottom of the hill and slows down, answers to questions they ask it begins to drop its load-first the larger stones, then smaller cmd ~-mnller ones-until the water is almost clear about their soil conse1·vation projects again except for the finest particles of mud. Tllis dump­ ing at the bottom of the hill where the water slows sud­ denly will take the fonn of a h·iangle called an ALLUVIAL FA~. (\Vhen a sb·eam enters the ocean, tllis alluvial de­ \Vhen <\ troop or camp unit plans <\ soil conserva­ posit is called a DELTA, from the shape of the Greek tion project to save the eroding hillside in front of the letter delta. The della at the mouth of the ~1ississippi school or the b"ail down to the shore. the girls ask ques­ comprises a large area of the state of Louisimht and ex­ tions. \Vith a pile of sand and stones and some water, tends out und~~r the waters of tl1e Gulf of i\Iexico.) thev can see the answers for themselves. At about this point it is a good idea to stop the rain­ The geographer-~eologist uses <\ brgc sand table witb storm and take stock of what has happened, for some­ a conh·olled flow of water that he can ],eep running for times the water works so fast that it is not easv to see several weeks if necess;:uy, so that he can see exactly what all that it does. The point at the top of the hill, where water will do to land imder certain conditions.· Bnt a some of the water goes down one side and some tbe group of ten- or twelve-yem·-olds can easily set np a other, is called a mvwr;. PEBBLE CAPS ma\ form for a demonstration of the work of moving water. Choose a brief time where a stone is exposed WATER. Then gradually more and more form a winding COUISe rather than a straight one~ The water will nm down the sides, making tiny streams. geologists then say that t1Je sb·eam is begimling to .ME­ Several small streams may join to form a larger one. \'\ PI.!'. A stream that has been meandering across a low Some of the ground water may come to the stu·face part flat plain for centuries makes great curves so that it al­ wa;.· down the mound, making a SPRI:-.G, which will be most loops back on itself. the beginning of another stream. Wherever there is water moving over the land these Gradunllv, as the mound is saturated with water, the featw-es can be seen. Look for them as vou h·avel-tinv rainstonn can be centered in one area SO that the R'l'X· sh·eams and alluvial fans in gutters and di·ainage ditche;; OFF WATER will cut a larger stream bed. \Vatch how landslides and V-shaped valleys in the mountains (gla­ the water carries first the tiny particles of earth; then ciers made the U -shaped valleys) ; meandering streams gradually, as the water moves faster and faster. the larger across the plains; gullies in sparsely covered fields and in pebbles and stones are carried down. The stream wjJl the trails around camp after a heavv storm. This is the 1 cut itself a V-sHAPED VALLEY, carrying both large and work of running water, which sliapes our hills and small particles with it. valleys and broad flat plains. THE .t::l\V As the sides of the valley become steep and crumbly R.esources: \Vater, Our )fost Valuable Resource, bv Ivah Green . (Coward :1-icCann, Inc.. 1958, $3.-50). ' The nutbor, ~Irs. :lforton Hutchins. is a science consultant to the Ctm•ercation Pro;ect Tray, by Oll\'C :lfnyer (Product Design Company, l 2796 }.Iiddlefield Road, Redwood City, Ca.lifornia, 1957, $1.50). Program D<'partment.

APRJL 1960 17 The library's diversified resources covPr n wide range of interests

By Eleanor F. Street

New look 1n• library serv1ces•

There is a rich source of material for troop concerts of live or recorded music. Your own I

18 GIRL SCOUT LEADER Waterfront safety fund-raising's 9 0 tr~ted throu~h ha\ in~ small groups of six or eight play water games. Tn other cnses, cer­ UN ITS tain sJ..;lls may require more indhidual tc t­ fun on the PtHROlS ][ in!l. I 1!: Ill ~\ checking-in-nnd-out S\,lem might be u -1. done on a patrol h:tsk !::hi1i'g more rf'Sponsi­ 1 her in the water. The tot 1! number in the want for your council water ~hould he rC'adily \ lsihlt· nt nil timf'..S; or troop come quicker d the indicator conld be n ropt• around n tr<·e, 4 and easier "' "' " \\ith a hook. and ;t supply of lllnnbcrs to h;mg on it. '" illustr.tUon ) Come aboard •• you'll tn)OY il-tlecause when you "IO lummos" you &et that proce· Ins oncredoenl- the promi~e of success II s fun llecaust the lummo~ Plan os a The w.1h'rfront standard, ,t,1ted in complete procram - bued on the very C I nest products-and bacl the ntlnlt ·~--- [J large Virginia Salted sponsibility. hO\\ f'\t'r, for •t·cing thnt wise who is responsible for C'xt·rdsing good judg­ Peanuts s.1fetv rules arc c\tablishcd and observed ment and a l•·rtncss in anticipating nnd pre­ n><;ts ·" ith the " 11t·rfront •t ,ff. ,·entin~ accid< nl,, ~ -!-~d-o-,:-,e-~-d-\1-,-_ -p_e_a-nu_t_s __ To lw sure no otl£' swhns alone, a buddy • plan h n·commt•utJr.d. Such .1 plan do••s not D .. , doping ·• flHt·nt spt•,tking kml\\ J,·tlgc Hemember to clear all money· '£1 All taostng plans wtlh your council nlwnys have to II(' c:•rri•·•l • ut by t" o's. Three of ,~ mdnnls nnd introdm ing otlaC'r( to them IHE :-'\ ftnance commollee. or your lone s\\immers of at\\ arwnl ~kdl mi,ght he respon­ em·,.. npn~~s more thau n nding rthout them fACtS "' troop comniottee. sible for ont• nnotliC'r \\ hcu they an· in the in a hook. It rt"quire' pra<·titing ~o:ood com­ s.1me an•a, or "s\\ inuning out to tbn raft" to­ mon srn<<' based nn a tmc uml• rst,lllding of ~cther, therehy enabling gJrls of sim1lar sldll what ront.1ncling. \\ atcrfmnt pro· One of the most important safety precau­ gram i< an cx:cdlcnt tool to help girls learn tion~ in nquntie-; Is to see that the \\immer the kind of self-di<.clplme that results from .... of .In understanding of the purpose and accep­ c or boater l;no,,s and accepts the lC\cl her ;) m'n ability and that the lifc~n:1rds al~o know tance of the stnndard. Watt rfront pro~nm 8 it. Clas ificatlon does not alwn\ s mean lining has the added bcnef1t of tcachm!! them people up to find out "hat sldl(~ they po•scss. limih of belm,'ior and helping them to as­ .. In some inibility. THE r..'\'D c ~

A re You Going to Move? 0 .. z Give the leader at least s1x weeks' notice, so as not .. .. Q 0 E .t; 0 '0 to miss any issues. Be sure to send your old as well as z"' 4( j:; your new address to: The Girl Scout leader, 830 Third LUMMIS & COMPANY Avenue, New York 22, N.Y. Please be sure to include 148 Nort De aware Ave your postal zone number. Ph a 6 Pa.

\ PRIL 1 OliO 19 Thought fo1· the month the level of camp leadership, thus bene­ fitting the entire can1ping movement. "If one o,hould ask me whil'h is the greatest wonder of thl:' world. I would t·hoose neither Post-com:ention training institutes the Pyr,tmids of Egrpt. nor tlw splittine of A stimulabntt series of in.;titutes sponsored the atmn. In~teacl quite proudly, as tl1o11gh f by the ~.1tional Or!!anization will he held in I lll}~c:lf h.td discovered this. 1 would rl:'ply, tI St. Louis. issouri, immeclintcly following 'The public: library,' for it is all things to all ~I our 1960 convt•ntion. The tnlining sessions • men. To lilt'. this is truly the greatest won­ l der, for hcneatl1 its ,hellt>rinl! roof is the dJs­ will rt111 from Satttrday morning, l\ovembcr • 19, through \loudav afternoon, "\ovcmlx·r I l tilbte of e\'en-thing man Ius il'amed since the 21. and include' the folio\\ ht•!!innin(! of hb t>xistcnl'l' .•.. will in~. "Thb is the only pla(·1· man has en·r found ''Confl·rt>ncc for '\.1tional Tr.unl'rs": open \Yherl' till' Creek won!- alplw and omega as­ to volunlt•ers nml profession •• ! wurkf'rs (local ;md nntional) l''\ywrienced in gh iug national ' snnH tlwir literal mt•anin.~. for wisdom in­ tleC'd i; the beginning and t•nd uf all human training at \lac·y. tl1e training c·,·nters. or in e'(pt'rit·nce." reqions. "Introdndion to Finand.1l \I nna~cmcnt": -William A. Silverman Thr Cleceland Nctt·s an introtha-tion to the ~nhjecl of finandal ldc ntification emblem to change man.t!!<:'nll'nt in n Girl Scout coundl. For presidt•nts. tre.\snwrs. finnnl·e d1ainnen. and color proft"ssional worJ...t·rs. As of \ugnst 1, 1960, tlw 14-181 Tdentificn­ "Office i\ fanngement": current methods tion EmhlC'm worn un nil Intermediate uni­ nnd techniqm'' in office nHIIlll).:emt•nt. For form' "ill chan~e in t·olor to a solid dnrk- office managl'rs and profl'ssional workers re­ 1-.!'J'ct·n hackl!round with n·d l<·!tt"ring. Bt·· sponsible for tbi~ ;c,pcct of ~ coundl\ op· twn·n now and Jnh- 30 we will fill all ordl•rs erntion. with tlw presen't t:1nhlem. Afkr All!!ll't I. "Institnt<• for Administrnlivc l't·r,onner': onh the new color ";II ht: ,l\'ailable. Pl<•:he infonnation ahem! thf' basic mnh·nt of the he· $1idctl by this wlll'n phcing your llC':\t m•w publication that will replan· the Primer, order, "' idt>ntificntion emblem~ arr not rc· and its tlst• in councils. fo'ocu~ will he on tumiiM<'. administrativE' principles and or).:aniz~tional structure. For prt>sidents. hoard members, Attention, Senior leaders and profes,iunal workers. H.~""' von anv girls wl n c ~n read ;tncl write The retrhtr.ttioo fee for tlll'w institntes n fon {!!II hnl!t•;ge who '' ould like a !)PO P·•~' \\ill be $.1,00. Further iufonn.1tiun ''ill be The Po't Bm has on hand a lht of girls aqt>d included in the Cmwentrnu Gill•/", which Il<•a have a shorta~c of girl~ from fifl~>cn try. These scholarships are fottr·}'l'ar t·nllt·ge through seventeen. e~pC'cially of ~irls ''ho Reminder scholarships off<"n•d annually to help mor(' know other languages. \\'rite to Post Box, The First Lady's secrl.'tary has nsh·d thnt thnn five hundrC'cl young Americans pn•pare Girl St'eniors "ho will' enter colle~t' in the them at the \\.hit<:' House. fall of 1960 may apply in the fields of nun.­ Camp scholarship contest She said. ·• y know that nothing would give in~. physical thl•rapy. and octupational The American Camping Association is co­ Mrs. Eisenhowt>r more pleasure, in view of thl·rapr. Each slholarship is worth $.'500 a opcratin,g with the mannfuchtrers of Kooi-Aid her pride in sPrvice as Honornry President, yt•ar, or a total of '32,000 for four y('ar~· train­ in a "Summer Camp Scholarship Contest." than to be ahlt> to meet tl1ese young ladies. in~. \Vinners may attend any IWcrt•dited Ont• hundred and sixty ~200 camp scholar­ I am sure that you are aware of the impos­ whool in the Unit<•d States. Leaders nrc ships will be awarded as first prizes, and sibilitv of thh. due to her manv official ,..,I.;Nl to encuuragt> CJUalified Senior Girl fin· hundred slel.'pinq bag:. as second prizt·s. duties..•. Consequently. we w('re wondC'r­ Scouts intereskd in such training to send in to those writing the hc,t twenty-fivc-w!lrcl ing if you might notify your local councils or their applications by April I. 1960, to tl1e statement on "I want to f!O to camp he­ print a notke in your lll

20 GIRL SCOUT LEADER Lo~vvhat mT®

tr lntr the hoard mcmher. }l;nc \'0\1 For rocklwuuds t r -<1 'et? Leaf throu(!h ) uur cop). of 1Nill do ..• \ny boy or (!trl ,htcen )cars of ng or under ' '' ~ I ') cntalo~ and consider the ad­ n~ of jtme 30. 1000, IS cligablc to ooanpcte t 1 of .1 se ~ion at the sc:·hool this -urn- in the 1960 Junior Es,;a) Cont t, >)lQilSOred Dozens of Easy-to-Make­ ., h\· the .\.mencan Fffiernhon uf ~lm<'flllogacal Easy-to-Dye Projects TV program on teen-a!!;e pl"o!Jlcms Societies. "Here's "hat I hkc nhout hcmg n rockhotufll" 1- the snhjcct of th• t ~sa), for Every Age Group. On ~l1rch 31 tlu d.l\ time I\' series c;.tllt d which should he het\\ ecn 500 .mel 700 \\onI~ \\oman''" ''ill pre"~''t 1 program on the m It ngtl1. Srt\ m~~ Bond .md t ,,h prfz, s \\til prohltn" of nc•ruatl.tdnh•str.nt<' t·ntitltd "" llu• h11 nw.rrd,,d ,tl the Hlflfl COJt\ cration of the " HOBBY DYEING BOOK" frouhlt·d '1'1·Pns.'" The progr.nn "illiJl lmMcl- Atn~.>rican Fedl'ration at Emel.:tt, C.Jiilnrnhl, ~~ "''r CBS 3:00- 1:00 P.\1.• E.s:r. The Jnlv 8-10, l!J60. Winning t·ontl''rtll;ltinn, .md ,\s of this "ril­ midni!! tt. \l.1v l. 1960. to \\'. II d·· !'\l'nl, fun·to-do t.:rafts ing cxpeest scnlt m~·s "ill ll< i.l\\ arclt:d Program date lines: Awil frn~ tnp' to J:nropt•. from R.ttho Fnl Eu­ Awil-:'\.ttional Hobh' :\lnnth ropo ht•ulqnultl' in :\lnnich, Ctrm.m~. the\ C:.mcer Control \fonth \\111 hro.tdutsl tlll'ir nu "ngt·s to tht- pt:oplt• Tt achin!! C:trfl'r \fontIa b< ltin barthd~) MISS RIT, P 0. Box 401, Indianapolis 6, Ind. , nd run through :\I t) 23 with ni~ht ) ron· C"t:rb. Please send me tt e booklets checked belov.. }. frs. ~ltrn\\t rthcr Post \"icc-Prn1dtnt ot 'fOil. A Btl I Lit II. LAD, ''THE FACTS AND FUN OF MODERN the t'\ hontl S\'Utphon~ Orche tra A)SOL'I I· IITTJJl,I:SIOIU.II.U A~tll.ICA ' WASHING MACHINE DYEING " 0 hon, \\111 1g un ponsor the entarc: 'nics, ns (Single copies of this booklet free; .she h ts so 1.;< ncron,]~ done illtcc 1ts im.~ p· extra copies lOc each.) hon m 1956 \s 111 the past. tickcb .trc fnx· " HOBBY DYEING BOOKU md r scn ttiun m \ he made b\ \\Titmg to 0 (I enclose lOj:.) Hn\11\0ml J". 1-:ohn '1-.Ianagcr, :'\ ;lion 1! Spn­ phony. llotcl Roosc,clt, 16th .tnd V Sh~oet,, " HOW TO MAKE COSTUMES'' 0 (I enclose 10¢.) :-.;,\\'., \\"t,hm~tnu <), D.C. G.SL We Ci\llE Nom e'------~ C \RI ( Cu opt·ralivc for Amcric:a.n 1\t-mlt­ tant·u tu Fv<"f\ wlwr<'. Inc,) has infon m·d ns Position•------th.tt .ulotlrt•r 200 l'lt•nwnt.ny sdtool kit~ do­ rJ.1h·d hv C1rl Smuts have b~·t·n ~l'nt to Jndin. Address•------"I his is hut onl' lmt.mtc of the• '' ork in intt·r­ National Library Week City ______~lone_Stote __ natwnnl fri.,Htl,hip bdng c:uraed on in troop' throughout the C"Otmtr) . April 3-9, 1960

AlliiL 1900 1\1 "Wake Up and Read!" on Girl Scouts on land or seal Wouldn't they he the nicc~t vac.1tion ~.u-b for just anyone? Prl·~id<.•nt Ei~enhower voi<.·ctl I j, support of EASTER The~e brand-new numbers .uc now at vour :-.=ational Library Weck (April 3-0) in these Girl S<.-out cquipmcnt ngcncy. Be ~ure to sec BUNNY word': "The 'tren~h of our natum i~ fuundec:l tl ·m in the minds and heart,. of its citizcns-in­ FUN dhidunls who h,t\e --ought out the truth nnd How do your flags look? MH~ fonncd their own con\ iction . In this Take .>tO<:k of \'Our Girl • cout and American Takes little time to prepare ~earch, tlsc freedom to read is nn indtspcn • fla!!, now nnd rcpl.wc them if \\Om out. a bit• lh~ct. During Z\'ational Libmn· \\'t d:, I and gives pleasure all around. Order new ouc, t•.trh t·nouth to !!d them hopt> th.1t ,til Americans makt: n spccml ''ill in time for ,·our ,pccial cH•nt:.. Remember effort to 't't•k out the treasure' of kunwlt~d~c, Girls are E.IStcr Bunny helpers, that troop ff.1gs takt, si\ \Wt'ks for lettering ideas.• mw fifty-~tar fla~. St·t" your Equiprnent Cat­ nlo~ for prices :md l·at.1log numbers. shut-ins. Their visit entertains \\'ake Up and Rt•acl," will be ~ct·n in lihrarit·'· youngstt:!r \\ith broken leg, older bookstort•s. rtml schoob. Throu~h till' l.th r.t· Is yours a uniformed camp? people and other tuft' and Dramatics fidd of inkrest, (~nl S on th~ \nu ric:m con­ Your ~Is can h. ' f• n nuvwht•rc. anvtime, · nside of ear ...... ,.""-.!r.'ll~~ .. tinents, ami to learn of the \\Ork hcing cnr· cooling frankfurter' nnd hainhurgers o~tdoor a pink tint. ricd on b' the Pan Amcricnn lnion throu!!h st~ lc on a handy charcoal hrazit'.r. Talc it ih tcdmical a5sbtan<."c program, its science nlon!! on your nc\t hike. and plan mcctin!!' dcvclopnlt'nt pro1.,rram ••md its fellm\ ship pro­ around the Outt' pob. small ~roups. like the Girl S<·mtt trnop, t•nou~h for a \\ hok patrol. It roll~ on rub­ gf<'akr nndent.mdin!! of the (Wnplt·~ of our her wht>ds. has dt"tadlahlt- lc~s for ea~v tmns­ continent- c.m bc l'fft"ctiwly ;tdoit H·tl. port.ltion, ami ,t.mtls 29~ high, with !!4H with· lxm 1. Tht' "Glide-0-\Jntic" lw.tt control Well, blow me dorm! r.thP' and lower; ~rill Onll"r from ueare't Si~l t thov pr tty ~Jrl, Ott pa~t 3~-lf th<·) Z\'ntional Equipmc nt St•r' ce hranch ( Ct~ta­ ann t wc.lring tl1e nc.lt<·st nutftt C\CT s{t-'fl lo!! :-.=o. 16-605.:) 11 q51

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ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE? Give the Leader at least six weeks' notice, so as not to miss any issues. Be sure to send your old as well as your new address,

and postal zone number to: ~ Girl Scout!; st.ut for the The Girl Scout Leader, North Pole. by way of the 830 Third Avenue, world globe that trarufonm a storage gas tank of the New York 22, N. Y. Savannah C,t., Gas Company

2_2 CIRL SCOUT LEADER Tire art of trac·cling you ~o but how deeply )OU go that mints th gold of experience. Thon .111 "rotc a hig book in the Girl Scout> aml s!'e the world" about tim \\ alden l'oml. TEACH ht be onr ~logan as summer pl.ms take "Tr.i' e1 "ith im. ~untlon. \( th£' Old pc for trnH I m our own cmmtry and all Spani h pro,crb put~ it: 'He who '~ould r th<' map. B fore setting out ''!tether bring home the \\ealth of the Indiec; mmt your scouts about local W) camp or to Our Cabaiia Girl cam d \\ alth of the lndi \\1th him.' t tr.n ders could profit from rcadmg the 'Ira\II fe:lrl ,,)\ . 8 111 h \\orr\ mel ~ I \\1ng obsenatJons on 'The Art of Tr:n·el- timidtt\. th \\Oriel nd It people 'bclon" the dangers of -The Keys ton llnppy Jonrnt·y," hy Wil­ to \Oll. jm.t a' \Oil belong to the \\Orld. fre-d A. Peterson, '' hkh we reprint "ith hi~ "Tr '' <1 rd.tx• d. \ lnl..c up 'our mind to m~~ion from the 1' E. 0. Rccnrd. ha\C 1 t;ood tune. I d ~o md I t God POISON IVY and "When )OU pnck )OUT ba!:;~ to explore the "Tra' cl p:tti nth It t tlt tinw to undcr­ uh<'S of 'our O\\ 11 ('(luntr) or to ITa\ d ,t.md oth<'Ts <''pcdalh "l1t n tht rc rc })ar­ t nd the ''oriel, consider thee kC\s to a rier, of L·mgu:.c:e • nd custom. keep fle·nhl POISON OAK pp) joumc) : .md adapt ble to nil ~1tu1hons. "'TraH~l l1ghtly. You nrc not trm dmg for "Tr.nd witl• the spirit of t "oriel t lllZ<'n. p \Ht ~ Of \Ia) 5, piCl\St,; for each of your scouts. \Our fellow trn\Cl< r; nnd \Ottr hosts will m.tkc tlu~ <.'OrTL"Ction: I mop-~~" ing projed smooth the ''· y through the mo!;t difficult th,plays \\ tll nppear m St \\ 111~ Ccntt r \\ m­ RECOGNITION: clays. do\\s during the \\etk bq~lnmng \lonclay. Aqua Ivy w1 .. also send you a "Travel !!f'atcfull) Show nppreci:ltion for Hay 2. \lso durin~ the \\l'l k of ~I.I) 2. til colorful poster whach illustrates thj' mnny things th:.t nrc bcin~ done b) others troops arc l'Or

Look wide--think deep Continuo d frtrcngth to lc.td" our girls before the poisotl plant b tckground .md diff<'rent needs. .'.nd, .uul "f:uth to fnllo"" our l'Ommou l'pirn­ season starts, Aqua Ivy fmtlll'r, tht'} .uc import.tnt bec:.use, by re­ tion,, \\'e nm att.tm thest in uur 0\\11 ulm­ Tablets can.. give your vc.ding tht·"' thrcshnltls of <;oil'< jpm·e. t.:on­ muniti(·s, cn:n thonc;h \\ t' h.t\'l' no P1lt s Pt .ak Scouts season-long to "hid a \\ c l\111 r.ti't our ~ight,, Small ll'rrts, .mel idt·.t!~. the" n•achinp for a h.tp­ immunity to poison plants. p1er \\Orltl for tht Ill" IH·s .md othns, they !!T'OUJl' of St nior S~'OUts 1\t't:d \l'T)' Jitt!t' urg­ ladp l<'aders of \outh to re.tdt till' cirb or ing to tnlk about the matter th.tt rt'all) eon­ Clinically tested, proven 1)()\'S the) ma) hop<> to guide or eoun,cJ. cern them. But the ingrt:dt~nts of fontnl d1 - effectit'e i11 95C'o of CU8es. The si!!mf1can t of the questions asked at ettSSion nt th<.· Roumlup ( \\ hich nre \\ isc ,.- .. ~ the flTst fonun. nml th<'n nt Ucce<.' lv11 booklet. t1nd poatoTI. ~·m•cern of otiH r girl~. in I'>Cin~ .a hit· to ~ay with <.:iris. our ~oalmi~ht h, s.tid to ht•: "1\'ot _ __booklets ___ posters ohl'cctlvdy \\ h •t \\ fl~ on her mind nnd heing to make them 'C<' '"tit uur \>cs, hut [tn get ship to: (PL.BASE Paeo;r CI.UJII.Y) he pcd to think it through by tJto,e .trmmd them] to It)()!.. inrptil in~l> nnd stc.tdily \\ 1th lwr, in be inc exposed to u lll'\\' idt•a hy some­ tht"ir ll\\ n. 1\'ot to hnptJS<' • . upon thcmurhi­ mw \\hO h.1d st <'II her point .md la.ttl applied trar\' rult '· hut to a\f.t~t n tilt' consdUll'<', nnd leader's name troop# it to u new sitn.thon. To h;wt• found the mor:11 dist\ mment. \o tlt.tt they may dis

AI Hll. 1960 23 Success stories

Paintin ~s in the park On a wnnn afternoon last April. during the \\C<"k of the Fie'ta de San Jacinto. the S;m \ntonio nnd Be:~:ar County Council of Girl Seoul~ treated \io;itors to the citv to an nrt ~how ir• Tra\is Park. lmpired by the Na· tion,tl Roundup Art Exhibit projt•ct, the Girl Sront Art Show in San Antonio wound up us mw of th<· outstanding events on the Fic~ta t·alPndar. nncl its overwhelming sm·c·t•ss has madt• to a "must" for this vear, too. Locul artists volnntrrrecl their tim~ in giving work· shop' to familiarize leaders with different nrt lll.ltt•ri;tls ollld hints on how to get children sttr!l tl 011 their pictures. They also actc·d ns jnd~· , for thr 55.5 entries of Brownies, In· tcrnwdinlt s, ancl Senior Girl Scouts. :\)though the original pttrpo'<' of the art show "ns to f·xhihit the pichrre~ that San \ntonio Girl Scouts had . the time and the ettin~ was a nah1ral for the Girl Scouts to e~h£h1t, too, thrir pride and in!f'rc.-.t in their Painting' and pi~~"' \lc for own t'Ommunity People who knew little or attention at ll.e S..tn Antoulcl nothing nhout Girl Scouts came into the p:1rk, Girl St-outs' o• tc. or .:rt shm\ attract• d hy the unusual ~ight of p.tinting ~trunc; !letwcen trees on clothesline< in the mitldlt• of downtown San Antonio. They lt·ft "ell infonlw•l hy their Girl Scout guide~. Gratitude to garden club A ~pedal pin ret'O~nizc, tlw Asp• lncl.. \na Girl Scouts in \Ye~tport. Con­ <{'rvicc' of Girl Sc'Out~ at tJ,, nl'cticut. un· wn· fortunate in having the Army Lihrary, \'<•rona lt.tl) intC'rcst and support of the Sasqun Carden Cluh In thPir nature program. The dub $)')011· sort·tl a wild-flower scrapbook t'Ontest. whkh th girb entered individually. in patrols, and in troop~. The requirements of the conte't \\'t'fl' ~ worked out that by completing their Atl.mt.l \\'ing Scont~ rctCI\'C cntrit•s the girh automaticallv fulfilled the 11 bricfin~ on em.,tine medHillit~ rNptirf'mcnts of the Wild Plant b.tdgt•. The at the Dobbin~ .\ir Fort·c B:hc clull also ~pon,ored a bird rontc't ulong the s,mw hnes, enabling entrants to complete the Bird h.tclge. ln atlclition to these t'Ontcsts the Snsqua Canlt n Club has been largely instrumrntnl in st•ttinl! up a nature trail at the area C'.tmp. C;1111p .\spl'lm:k, in \\'eston. where path~ \\ere bid through seventeen acres of heanti· ful \\OOdland. Intermediate and Senior Scouts inscribed woodm plaque~ to identif~ natural phenomena, tr<"C~. and wild no\\ers along the trnik A thank-~--ou luncheon given hy the cnmpcr!> to the members of the dub wns a tokl.'n of the happy rel.ttion out-of-door<. TOFS strengthen ties \lore than three hundred delegates attended tlw annual \Jorth Atlantic Girl Scouts' spring rnnft,rt>ncr lH'ld last year in Berchtl.'sgndcn, Gt>TII\;llly. Girl Scout adults ( TOFS) were In attt>ndance from Germany, England, Italy, Frnnw, Spain, ~ [ oroccg, Turkey, and Greece. CnC'sts were present from France. England. Cenn:mv. Italy, and Spain. The leynote speech on the conference

GIRL SCOL'T LE \OER 'Citi1 n h1p t Home and Abroad," were \\ carin(!. Later, \\ lrcn the \\ aters had lh r d h\ Dr. C. D. \\ mnln~ Umted receded. the} \Hre .tblc to retno\c their dnp­ L..: nd Hcl hons Of£1ee of Rheinland/ ping clothes from their homes. Among the "\\ e mu t state not onlv ''hat '' e are helpc'r~ "ho pitched in to wnsh nnd iron the COATS &CLARK but ''hat \H' nrc for," 'he 11rgcd. In­ soiled g.mncnb "ere Richmond \.irl Scouts on the agenda "ere ~cncral s•·"ions. of Troop 1.30 ancl their le.tdc r. Thcv set up a co-sponsor ~ rh nnd crafts, \ io;its to points of free ironing sen i(e for thc.lr nclghhor fami­ t m the Berchtc g,tden orc.l, nnd an lies at the home of one of th girl , worldns; of the o:cmsl n "hich pro\cd the climax \\ith n \\ill unhl all the clothes ''ere frcsl1 f r-pt of dti- zines for the n~e of patil'nts at the Porters­ 1 ship "hil11 rnemhcrs of military com­ ville Stall' Ho~pita l. In two-wt·cks the'} mitic~." amassed 2 2ii mag;1:ricws •11lcl 372 hook~. In f;lr-off \ 'eromt, Italv, Girl Scouts Im.:alua!Jlc experience ( TOFS) "n e .ts "lihrarv" nidcs'' at the honors United St lie" \rmy Post Lihr try, giving time .;; nior Scouts t'Omhined business with each wee!.; to n~'ist the hbrnrian in sorting JULIETTE GORDON LOW ure \\ lu n the\ \ isitcd Dobbin ;\ ir Force and ,hchin~ returned books, rep tirin(! the ~I 1rit tta, Georgia. ThC' girh. member<; hindin~s. nnd belpine to keep the hbrnry in the Starfi~hter J>.Jtrol of \\ ing Troop 194 tip top -hape. with this authentic \tlantn, G. orgia, '(X'nt .1 half dn\ tour­ crib coverlet, from Ill! the instal1.1hon. Fir't 'top "a~ tht' B.tse Careers for all Parachute Shop. \\here tlwy saw 'arious her birthplace. \'}>E'S of parachutes and took part in n ques­ The Senior Gul S nt t Plnnning Board of t -nnd-an.mer period. In the Aircraft ~ l nin­ Berk< Conntv P .,,, h anln, recentI\' ar­ ance hnn" r they had the thrill of board­ ran~ed a unique caret'f conference heanled at n~ a troop carrier nnd heard n brief talk profeco()l carl'cr coun,cling. The pro~m in­ \\Cather m.tps of tlu• are.t \it'\Hd th• tl.tily dud··d n discussion heh,ecn a ~our of Girl opt>rntions of 1 l\ pirol ''cat),. r nnit in the s(~mh and a panel of profe·ssinn.l experts l' S. :\ir Fmce, und wcrL hric fPd lw the from tht: fk ld of p~)'l holog), radio. the Base Weather OHio ·r Sine~· the girls (,f the press, rcli~inn, medicine, bw, engineering, "tnfidttcr Pntrol 11 11l working on ad- honw cl~momic<, Llhorato') nnd :'\-r.ty tech­ ' nred ratings in nnvtg.ttion nnd technical nical work, .md, of course, professional Girl pha'c~ of \\'fng Scouting. this trip was an Scouting. 11re £iris po~e~ a variety of quC's­ mvalu.tble C\pcrience. tions that would he of g< cwrnl interest and afford n tennpr<"hensivc 'icw of nil the pro­ Wrinkles away/ fessions. \VritlPn questions from the floor followed. Girl Seouts proved nnl·c more that they can Tht• p.trt.ieip.mts wero mo-t •·nthusiastic, Your girls will be thrilled to make this h reli ' upon• ill .1 11- and easy to knit-even for beginners. ~inia, area suffcrc d flood damagc• in last thout:ht-out questions of the group, and the \ear's cmcrg ne}. Victims escaped from ndult manner in \\ruch the girls conducted Send for free instruction leaflet. forty-fhc home~ \\ith only the togs they themselves. TilE E!>.'D There are more Coats & Clark r-;eedlecraft Educational Aids for New look in library services Continued from ptg< 1~ girls. They include ~onderful ideas ·1 hl· mo t oll\ 10us help ) our hbra') c~..J <':" ~tnu nt for n !!roup of Gtrl Sc-out lead- and projects to c;ew, knit, crochet, ~' e is tluou~h 1t loan collections F1lms er'- md C. rl Sc'Outs-to \ 1 1t th hbr.m m. embroider or ~ ea , e. And th e~ 're md recordms::' tog ther "ith books of hl~h ( ·he has a t1t:ht stht' Leader's order blank. \ohe' ahonl .trt, nlture, or homun .. king. -and needs-of the hbral'}. he m.1y .1~k for Tlw Child" n's 1\onm h n tre.tsun hnnsP, assist,llll'l' from ,·ou 111d ) nur Scoub, p<·r- not ouh for the ~iris hut for \Om 0\\11 h.eck- haps to lwlp with ~tor) hours, o:luhits, (lis- ...... grocmln admg. s, 11 ure hooks procluct•d for play,-or to tukc p,u t in loc el H II\ ities m • COATS &. CLARK INC., Dept. GS-4 )Olin~ people today nrc c:xtr~;md) useful for 'ttional I ibrnn· \\ eek, ,\Jnc.:h \\Ill be oh· P.O. Box 383, Fair Lav.n, !'\. J. adults us ft cmntmg rcfrc,hers or ns mtro- "·p d In mor<' than fhe thousand l'Oimnunl- • 0 Juliette Low's Crib CoYer Instruction ' duttions to cliffJcult subjects. " flow to do tie.; .\pril 3-9, 1000. Leat!Pt. it" lxx>k' .wtlJ>.~mphlcb on mnny suhjcch for Rel.tting \our alti,ities to hbmry re,ourl'c~ • 0 Order Blank for Girl Scout !'\eedlecraf~ • Educational Aids. •til a~t· groups trc ,tv.tilahlt•. Storil·~ .tnd 'hould pron a rcw.mling "'j'' rienc<', sint:o fadual malt ri.1l 1111 most of tlw nations of the both Girl Scout lcadt•rs .md iln . e r i

.\PRIL 191i0 Author! Troop on tour Continuedfrompagc 15 attrihute in adjusting to alternative methods. new to them. For instance, our town has no "'e had four di~cussion meetings befow traffic lights, no revolving doors, no elevators, Author! our trip, attended by everyone who was go­ no escalators, no street cars or subwavs. These ing-Scouts, adults, guests. Each time, we things had to be explained and safety pre­ explained a different phase of our project cautions discussed. We helped them feel fa­ Because she thought it nnd answered every question ptttiently. This miliar with the "tests" of new experience, was "a tremendously ex­ information was then compiled in a booklet A troop trip should include all the girls' in­ dtin~ group." ~lary E. for each individual to refer to. It included terests and be planned at their level and ca­ \\"ckh ( ~[r, E. Sohier, sections on: pac:ity. The le,tders must forgo their personal Jr.l joined the Girl Scouts adult interests. Their reward ''Omes when as a kn·yc·ar-old. She is Safety (crossing streets, staying with bud­ they observe their girls comfortahlv enjoy­ a memlwr of the :'llational dy, etc.) ing a new experience with all the discipline ExecutivE' Committee, the ~ew expericmccs (food, people, customs) tmd grace that only training in ndvance can l\ational Convt•ntion Pro­ Clothes ( torrcct uniform, types of cloth­ provide. Just as much more time goes into Mary E. Wdc·h ing, what to wear and when) ~ram Committee, andwas the preparation of a good puddin£: than into Overnight stops l des(.Tiption, rules, ad­ a staff nwmlX'r at the the eating of it. so also docs planning for a 1959 Ro\mdup. The dress) · successful trip take far more time than the autl1or of "Look Wide­ Adult duties (purser, activities director, adual trip. But the proof of the pudding is in nurse, etc.) Think Decp" lives in tho eating-and ours was delicious! THE END Frarning:bam. 1\fassacbu­ Kids' kapers (including henlt11 habits) setl~. has two Girl Scout Itinerary (day, time, activity) Re,9ources u.yecl: daughters and two sons. Here is one of the interesting reminders from Tips for Tra~:rli11g Troops (free from ~Iem­ fornH·r Bov Scouts. th~.: booklet: "You will be shoved and pushed, hcrship Service~) because streel~ are crowded. You may have to GIRL ScoUT LEAD£R articles Carol H. Weiss ("Who's do a little courteous shoving and pushing Greyhound Agency-for time and mileage l\fissing the Boat?") has yourself. If you do-remember to say 'Ex­ plans been a research analyst cuse me' and 'I'm sorry.' Do not become in­ An insurance consultant in the Progmm Dcpart­ dignant if you arc ignored in l:lrger cities. "'ew York Convention and Visitors Bureau ment for the past ten Remember, you are the intruder." United :\ations \'i>itors Bureau years. At bomt• in tJ'nion, It is most in1portant to let the girb l'llow in Convention and Tourist Committee, "'ash­ advance what is e:~.-pected of them and to help 1\ew Jersey. she is ~Irs. ington, D.C. l\Ialcolm A. Weiss, them understm1d how to do things that are Rocl..~vood National Girl Scout Camp mother of Janet, a Brownie, and D;lniel and C;lrol H. Weiss Judith. ages 6 and 3. Leaders conference Continued &om page 12 C:lrol received ht·r B.A. degree from Cornell and exhibit featured complete tree and bird sessions for Girl Scout leaders in Chile. has an ~f.A. degree from Columbia University. cycles. There was also a disflay of the dif­ Argentina, and Peru. "International good will ferent tree barks and soils o ·wisconsin. A would be improved if more travdcrs from record of bird calls proved almost too realis­ the United St;ttes showed the courtesy of The author of "Two-Way tic, and the regular hotel ~·csts wondered having at least attempted to !cam other Ian­ Communication" has where the canaries were k.. pt! A camping gmt~es," she remarked. "~lost of the people been active in Girl Scout­ e\hibit, ·which hi~hlighted tltc 1959 Round­ the) meet in other countries speak at least ing since she first joined up and scenes from summer camping, dis­ some English hut they are offended by the a troop-with time out for pbyed the familiar Colorado Roundup bats altih1de that C\'(•ryone should do so.'' After­ four years in the WAVES with their colorful ~wap items. A replica of noon language duhs instead of bridge clubs in World \\'ar II. Juliet the fountain at the Juliette Low Birthplace were suggested by ~frs. Osburn. Brus<>el., Assbl.mt Direc­ was a reminder of the Juliette Low "'orld A coDlDlent o,·crheard at the luncheon tor of tlw Organization Frit'ncbhip Fund summed up the feeling about the conference: Juliet Brussc·l Division, is l\ ~peeialist in At tlle noon 1\mcheon. 700 women gath­ "Isn't it wonderful!" remarked a leader. "1 council or)!;anization and ered to hear keynote speaker Lillie Mae Os­ can't believe thut all these women from administration, and is burn report on her recent trip to South Wisconsin arc giving their time to Girl author of Primer f1Jr Girl America. Sc'Outing." Scout Councils. She is an ~[rs. Osburn, a member of the Girl Scout "\\'isconsin?" was the reply. "These women honor graduate of Htmter national staff in Re,~•on VII, related some of make up just a portion of the ~lilwaukee College and has received her e~;periences while conducting training Area vohmtccrs!" THE n;n her l\!.A. degree from Columbia University. Two-way communication Continuedfrompage9 Judy Laskis nncl Carol (Beth) Le Fevre, authors working closely with troops will reach tlle complishments, and needs than anyone else of "Service to C.P:s," board '~ith a minimum of delay if each p<:r­ in the council. They should share this knowl­ are ~farincr Scouts of son lmows to whom she i.s accountable and edge by offering their ideas and suggestions Ship 46, ~Iiami. Florida, to whom, therefore, she must report. It also to the board. More and better information nnd were alternates to helps if meetings are geared one to the other will be forthcoming if leaders and others feel the 1959 Rounduf. Judy. timewise. At council meetings and at meet­ confident that every worthy idea "ill be .t junior at Com Cables ings of the neighborhood associations, of given due con~idcration by the board. Even Senior High, is reporter neighborhood chairmen, and of district unfavorable criticism! for Ship 46, and jnt\Tnal­ ch:11nnen, time should be set aside to dis­ ism is one of her major cuss matters of concern to troops and neigh­ Special note to leaders: Do you keep your interests. Carol is yeo­ borhoods. troop consultant or neighborhood chainnan man of Ship 46 tmd has informed on your troop's progress and needs? also served as chantey­ 3. The board encourages leaders to give man. A junior at Immacu­ tlleir ideas and s11ggesti0T18. Leaders, troop Special note to board members: Do you lata Academy, she par­ committee members, and members of the feel sufficiently in tottcb with troop program? ticularly enjoys worJdng neighborhood service teams have a better If not, are steps being taken to help you be­ with the handicapped. Carol LeFevre working knowledge of troop activities, ac- come better informed? THE END

26 GIRL SCOUT LEADER SCOUT ADULTS Just what you wanted Knowing your interest in Girl Scouting we thought you would like to give Family camping lishn,, the F. A. 1-Ioll.md Company, Juc., 550 Fifth Avenue, l\cw York 36, New York. young friends of yours who are not in Family Goes Camping, by Dotis T. Pat­ Scouting. that portion of a girl's Scout­ (Ahin)!don Press. Xew York. :-.l.Y., Jobs wanted? -30 , ~iH·~ sound information on such ing experience which they derive from Eac·h year. Fcdt·r.tl agmt·ic' employ high _,a~ "Ecl'tipmcnt nnd Packing." "Takin* the pages of AMERICAN GIRL. Babv," amf "How to Handle Hazard~. ' school nnd collt•ge students during tlw sum­ ~h there is not enou~h emphasis on ml'r 'vacation months. A useful pamphlet. c-raft-, ;md sntne of thl' sample mcmts S11mmer Employm•·nt in Federal Af;!cllcies, For this purpose we are making avail­ too d.thoratc, the book h wTitten with is n'vnil.tblc from tl •t· Supt-rinknt.lt·nt of Docu­ able to Scout Adults a special gift rate ments Covernuwnt Printing Offict•, \Vash­ on ~l·nsc and a refreshing humor (see for a 1 year subsct·iption to AMERI­ treahnl·nt of skunks on ptlg<·s 110 and in~ton 2.'5, D.C. (price 15 ct•nts; Catalo~ N'o. The .tpf*ndi\ lbt' the st.tk offices that CSI. tfl: 4.5 6) The booklet directs students CAN GIRL of $2.00-a one dollar tde information on camping areas. The to Ft:dcral agencies that off<:;r part-time. tem­ savings on the regular rate of one year k 'houltl he helpful to parmts planning porary, or intennittent stl11111lcr emplo~1ncnt. for $3.00. k<- thl' family t·,unping. Tt is not too soon for inten•st<:;d Seniors to in­ vesti~att· the \ arious possibilities. Their trane.e birds lead.. rs should find the material lwlpful in Of course AMERICAN GIRL is avail­ AmtiZIII~ Book of Birds, by Tlilda Simon ~uidin~ them. able to Girl Scouts at the special half­ H 1rt Publishing C:o., Inc., 7·1 Fifth Ave., Family wor.e of hstinl! peace. 1 PAYMENT WITH YOUR ORDER. ' ub; lh part of thtir international fricnd­ Familtf ,\.eek Folder ( 3 t·ents cac·h. S:2.25 lup procrnm is "\\'mHlPrful \\'oriel." rect·utly p(•r 100 ). and Pages of Pnttu, ;\ dcvolionnl Name...... booklet of storie-s, h:.'lnn~. and scriptlll'C for produced h) the C:ot 1-Coln Company. It i's Address...... _ ...... - ...... - ... - ...... l6mm color mm i• • nn.ning fortY-three famil) worship ( lO t·c•nt' each, C;7,50 per 100) are obtainable from th(' Offict• of Pub­ ·~nt"'· ThP film t.1h·' th•• \'ir·wei: from City & State...... - ...... _ ...... Cnitt-d States to Canada. Europe, Africa, lication and Di,trilmtinn. \,;Jtinnal Council of :"\ear l·:ast. tlw Far East Snulh An1t'rka. Chur(·hes, Bo\ 3·10, \fanl1attnn Station. :"\c·w had.. to the U.S .• \. Dancing udlitecturl', York 27 ':\.Y Name...... ·-··-·--·--·-···-·-·-·-··-.. 1tin!!. nnd other common dennminator' cm­ ph.. >izt' thl honds uniting the pt·ople in the A musical note Address...... countric·s visit<'d. Showings of this film mny As a transition from a rhythm hand to orchc!.­ City & State...... ,,rr,tll!!l'd h) troo/>' and count ils tl1rougb tral playing, \ H.mnony Band may he.. grc people of this t·onntry. ('spcdally photographs of people in ,l<'tion, living their lives in the tlnitcd States. Edward Steichen. din•ctor of photot,rraphy for tl1e \lnsl'um of LEADER'S \ fodcrn Art in x.. ,,. York Citv. i< in c·hargc N A1UE ...... ---·-···---·-·-··- of tlw project. Mter a jury has made n selec­ Address...... tion, tl1e work of awardct>s will be pubUshl'd and \\idely exhibited. Anyone is eligible. The entries. black-and-\\ hitc. or color, should he at least 1• x 5''. but not larger than 11" x Amount Enclosed$...... - ...- ...... 11". Entries, and requc~ts for f11CthPr partic­ ulars. should he sent. to "America's \ fany Mail to: THE AMERICAN GIRL Fa~·l·s.'' ~ationall!rhan Lf'ague, 1~ East 48th 830 TIDRD AVENUE St., :\pw York 17 X.Y. Lc,l(lers \\ill apprc­ d.tte the progrnn1 vist:1 opened up hy this 1\"EW YORK 22, N. Y. 4/60 challenging project.

\PRIL 1900 '------~21 Music evel'ytehere calendar specializes in the internationul field, listing music events in eighty-eight countries, Booklets and ~1usic lovers will welcome two calendars and announcing music competitions for solo­ published by the President's r..rusic Commit­ ists and composers. Both calendars are ideal Samples From tee of the P<:oplc-to-People Probrram. an or­ for mu~ic Jo,·ers and for individuals or .~oups AMERICAN GIRL ganization c:nthusia;;tically endohed by Girl that plan to travel in this country or abroad Scouts of tlu.: U.S.A. The fir~t is ,1 U.S. :\Jusic durin~ 1960. Each item costs Sl.OO. post­ ADVERTISERS Calendar, listing more than ~ix thousand p<~id, and may be secured by \vritinq to the 1~ events in almost six lwndrc:d cities. and cover­ Presit su~<~:.,.llona talys and grown-ups will wet~ome !be Wise advice master: "He's not really swearing: he's cry­ should give a positive lead in healthy happy o! her own age group. Cutlcura., Dept. GSG0-2, I>Ialden 18, :l-fass. ing for Mum." fricndohip between the sexes in adolescence, SltA'l'INO IS II"UN-Helptul hints on bow to Im­ Our Scoutc.:rs arc part-time; they arc ama­ in mL" ~-ttdnl. Scouting, 1 helieve :tincerdy. is the "'ltb animated cartoon.o d~ptctlng Ute in the home of 1971}. Usdul for Intermediate and Seruor home­ make the appeal to sen·ice before it b too lwst vonth movement we have seen. It is making proJ;rams. It run• H min. and comes on late. Before boys have lost the generooity tougl-i. exciting and adventurous; it has, free loan (except for return pn~tage). General Motors Corl'· Film Library, Dept. GSL, General and unselfishness of youth, lc:t them r~peri­ throu~o:h badges, D TH£ T lll l~~E BRECK SH.A.:\1· POO'-" A >10UDd and color film-16mm-30 the hardships and disappointments) of serv­ an e~perience of success for al1 in the patrol minu: A ~autUuliy pbotogra.pht23 .\lo.rquette Av~.. ~!lnneapnUs 2. Mtnn. rather th.m tl1e t·xception. Onlv in Scoutin~ cent. ''ho needs it most of all. Why? You "IT'S \\0'\'DF.;RFl' I. Rt : " (l \ CJRL"-"enaltlve n•w motion picture on men•trua.l h)'giene for glrla do we remain satisfied with t'l th.trra~sed tdl me. THE ~:.-...ll 10 to 11 Produred In beautiful color. this 1.6 mm. mumhling ahout the Tenth Scout Law: our sound film runs 20 minutes. Sent on free loan (ijX· cept lor return postage) rrpm the makers 0( lead is negative. not positive. The time has Edltor'• not<': Don't ml~< the compa11ion piece t<> Moeless(lb, Educational Director, Personal Products really come whrn we-and the Guides- lhi~ nrticle, "Whn'• \lfs~lu~ tl1e Boat?" on pn~c> i Corporation, Box 608.~·-L Milltown, N.J. Allow 6 weekll for drHv•ry. Give alternnte date. SU..Ot;R ,EW ING .\f.A('IDI>E ('0)1PANl. Invites lea.d•n to arrange wtth their local Sewing Centen Service to CP's Continued from pn~e 16 for lh•lr troops to see and u•e the Singer Slant· Q-Ma.tlc to ma.l Will be welcomed by Girl Seouts work­ ment. Most of tts, who had m·,•cr been in our .,hip arranged to nwet ";th these tccn­ in~: on Hom~making badges. The Borden Co.. Dept. GSL, 350 Madison An, :-:ew York 17, N.Y contact \\ith the physically handicapped, car­ a~c·r~ to plan and or{!anizc the program for "MOD t:RS II'ACTS ABOUT ~JE:SSTRUADON'' ried a certain amount of apprt•hen~ion the dam·es. Somt' of us are baby-sittin~. since -Wntten by a. registered nunc, It's a clear, con­ first day. Soon. however, it was eru."\· and par<'nts now realize that we are capable of else explanation ot menstruaUon as well as an excellent itilde on bow to a\ay active, carefree and natural to trt-nt tlwm as our own brothers and copin.e; with the behavior of their children. fret~h

28 GffiL SCOUT LEADER SAVE TIME & TROUBLE Folk arts of the world Uso thH• df' lu• prlrU•d !:,~~·ou~r\Ar:a~! :- odJ:~1!1 g:ck~nv~OCtr.~:~u::: £aster egg clecm·ation .-it ~1ps. ILl:!>. pboiM, ole Ord•r the-m al10 a• U-MI\11 ~~r:~•v,•rJr:f~v r:tc~ ~;... :r.',l!:d Only $1 .00 Sf,_,O ~0 MONEY HOWl J•JI ••.,.. & oflflt•u ye• wefllt ptMW, t•r le~ your f.ob•'' .unt rkr onn• •"• PJ••• ~~.teet-.,, WRIT EWEll CO., 17 TrOJUit Bldg., l oslon 1 S, Ma n . WANTED: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR for orea council of fifty-mile radius wolh .C dblricl direclo". Headquarters is Rochester, Minn., with all churches, excellent schools, lillie Theoler, Arl Cen· ler, swimming, golf. Home of Maya Clinic, Salary range $5,000·7,500, plus expenses, 40-hour week, insurance. Write l.C.Green, Box 563, RocheUtr, Mlnn.

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Sources nf pictures in this issut• h, pngc~: Cm t·r pl1oto hy R.1imoudo Ht•rc:l

'5-EIIin~ Galltmay 6-Lco Rose 7-Raimontlo Bort.l C 'I Ill' Ukr.1mian nrt of l::.tsta·cgg detu· fini~llcd eg~. ( 6) .\ ~uppl) ol 'mooth 1\ hite t1-Don.1ld Higgins r 1tmg I n very ancient one. It b .1 folk m rv eg!!s, not too cold. rt, h.1ml• d 1lo\\ n fmm mother to d.111~htcr. First step: dral\ a ha,ie p.1ttcrn, "luch 1s I 0-Left: Hoo>icr Capit.tl Girl s~out 11tc tlnor.1kd cg.~. called n py.~nukn, is dc­ to rt>ul.lin 11 hilt>. with tlH' ky1tka dipped in Council Inc.. lndwn:Jpolis, Iml. l~nctl \dth tlw "u•hols of health. h.tppim·~s, the mc:ltt·d h<·eswax. \\'ith a 'lwap poem, 11-L..Ct: Wisconsin R;1p1ds \rt a Girl prospi:nty, nnJ lm e. The egg itself is the dip the t•gg in the fir't th·e tO!.Jr 1 t•llnw. S1·ont Council, ridtt: Gtnc Tupp• 1, s)mbol of hfe. Enough dye is nct'<.lcd to Sl;hmcrgt tftc 1 gg. Pulo .-\Ita Time~ The py~anka b t:rc.ttcd b) dipping it in Aftt'T\I,trd, t.•"lat t'!!!! '' ith "nx on those: por­ successh c lxl\\ Is of d\l', nsin~ '' .tx '' heu ench tion~ \'On want to remain }clio\\. ~ext dyt·s 12-\lilrctmkce Seutincl, ~lih1 nukt;c, d) c 1rc.'l is fmi hcd. to protect it from fur­ in orgg, The ra\1 egg~ \\lllla t in- 2.0-Th · '\ational Foundation he made luger" 1th n needle.) \\ r.tp the ftee tlcfinitdy aucl gi\'e off no odor. nn 1 11 tip-the H'rlcx-;mmnd ,, -,lender stick, such 2::!.-Sut:ll/ll)(!h Xern-Pre;s, s,,, ltllllJb, G.l . . ts an or.tll).;l' stick. and seeurt< it \\ ith I\ire. Resource: Le.tflcts dt:st·ribing the .ut n£ d)c· Hy holdin~ this tool u\'cr ,, c:.mdlt• flame, you in~ Ukrainitm Eastt·r 1·ggs an• H\'.nlahlo for ~·~ Top: San Antonio ancl Bt·\:H Co, Girl t\111 warm tlw wax if it !-:ds too ,liff. ( 2) Or­ 10 C(;'nts plus setf-addrcssl'd st:tlll(ll'd I'll\ o•lopt• Scout Cmmeil; Centl·r: t:.S. \1111\ dinary fahrlc dyes from the fivc-and·tett, or from the Smma Book Comp;uty, I 1 F,tst 7th Photograph. Bottom : O lf idal U.'i \ i~ .milint• dyo•s, dissolwd in w.ttl'r and kept Street, ~ew York 3, 'Je\\' York. This shop .d~n Photo It \>id. ( 3) A cake of lx·c~wa:t s11C:h .1s th:tl h;\s a complete set of tools, dyt·~. nnllts, sn ,) .tt notions tmmtcrs for ,tiffenjn~ thr"ad tions, avaibblc for S-!.25 plus 2') cents post· \\',J,hington • -thl~ is melted antl kept \\arm hnt not l•ot. a~e. which would he suit bl for n patwl­ ( 4) A cnndlc. ( 5) Clear ,·amish to Cllver the ~ilc ~roup. c-\PRil. 1960 • !!9 By H annah Monis Biemillel' Fun with nature

These snggestious for nalnre activities, given leaves or flowers, cte. Usc little or no live to all counselors-in-training at Camp Tuck­ material. Arrange in flat hoxes or on bark £ ennan, would be equally useful to troop platters or small lashed trays for temporary A rep01t leaders planning natnre programs and to centerpieces, a "flow<·r sho"v," or to take monthly other camp cmmselors. home later. Try coat-hanger mobiles with on Gi1'l Scout books, films, 1·ecords Unit l>ack yard. \Vith a stick fence, mark the same materials. Labeled cardboard cut­ off one square yard at the edge of the unit. outs of leaves on a unit mobile will help to Try to find out about cv<:rything in it­ identify them. "On Camera" -A new communica­ plants, insects, binl~. anirnak \Vhat lives in Bird observation area. Find an area that tions technique that hole? What ate those leaves? \Vhat's birds seem to like, not too near busy ar<:;ts, inside that rolled-up leaf? " 1hat is growing and make it even more attractive for them by There's a brand-new film series coming soon! and changing from day to day? Spread devising a natural-looking birdbath, putting lfs called "On Camera," and is designed to crumbs and see what happens to them. out various kinds of food, perhaps arranging help you and your council with the ever­ Sfr(L{cberry-box wild garden. Seeds and a dust bath. Prepare a watching place with present and sometimes bafflin~ problems of tiny phmtti an' fVerywhere. Line strawberry a log to sit on, a little way off a regular path. communications. ''On Camera' films c;m he bO'I:fS with wax paper or foil and pierce it in Send a committee of two to observe and used at neighborhood association meetings, several places. Then fill boxes with ·woods report occasionally. training sessions, troop meetings, annul'!! din­ earth. \Vater gently ea<'h day and sec what Insect dances. \Vatch insects in flight or ners, parent-daughter gatherings, meetings comes up. ).lark names. on water. and make up a dance or a play of conuntmity groups, over television. The Treast1re hunt. l\Iakc a list of things to about them. series will teacl1 ... inspire ... and inform. see. Send two patrols off in opposite direc­ PIII!J-~· Phtys witl1 a forest backgronnd­ tiom to ~ee which can find them all first. ·woo<'lsmcn, Indians. fairy-tale characters. What it is E'l:amples: plant growing in water. bird. hol­ animals. birds, etc., may be developed by "On Camera" is a series of three informal low tree. tulip tree. bini's nest, flower, white the girls. s01md motion pictures per year, sold on a stone. tall pine tn·e. heetle, anthill, spider Lists. If some of the ~irls show spcdal subscription basis, and proserwtion. Pierce manv mutll and hear interesting Seoul personalities and must see each plant. The girls should dl'­ holes in the tops of a few glass jars. to hold lets you share important projects being done seribc a plant or bring hack a leaf if tlwv insects temporarily. Give the inmates some by co1mcils around the nmntry and at !'\a­ do not know its name. of the materials you fotmd them on-leaves, tiona! Headquarters. "On Camera" will b<· Track traps. Sprc;td soft sand. raked earth, hark, etc. Try putting two or more produced in addition to our regular major clean, in a circle about a yard a<:ross. Pia<.~' kinds of insects together. Sn1dy the insects productions, sueh as "A ).lile High-A World food scraps in the center after lund1. In the to find out their habits. in tl1e jars and in 'Vide." mornin~ see what came to get them. Plaster their natural surroundings. \\'hat do they eat? cast~ of track~ may be made. A natural or Where do tl1ey live? How many legs do they How it works artificial beach nc

nd lot of prizes ( 130,000 \\Orth) 0\\n a mach me or e\cn bu) one to cntc:t. n tore for the luck.\ girls \\ho \\in fnfact.)OU 111U) \\in,C\en tf)OU'\CJ1e\Cf the 1960 SINGER Young St2· lcmaker ~c"n before! (And think of the fun )Ou'll Conte t-oneoftho cgirl could '>C)OU! ha'c~) '\ ou c.tn se\\ up )Our fortune \\hen Contest opens April 18. clo~es Augu~l 13 ) ou C\\ ) our contc't ru,hion-the dress (contest cntrie' mmt be completed by )OU make ''hilc )OU lc.un to ~~:w. August :!7th). Cla~sc' fill fast, so better The Sl~<..l R• Young St)ICmaker 'ign up :-.oon. Conte~\ Cour'c otTers ctght 2Y2 hour Get your entry blanl.. and complete con­ lessons just I'm SIO. You don't ha\e to tc"t and eligibility rule) .H . . • SINGER SEWING CENTERS • in lh, UnneJ States and Canada ltsh:J tn the phone book under Sl,GER SE\\1-.;G :I.IACIIIM CO. I •,.\ Tratlemark ol THE SI~GI A MI\'Lf..\CTUki!IIOG l.O~ff'A!'I.Y

$130,000 Worth of Prizes I Over 5,000 Winnersl

SJ'\GER !:>ho1> Prize' : r nted SC\\ing casc~-mcr I .800 for ~:.tch age di' i~ion . St:\GER \gency Pritc': 108 SI!';GER* Se\\ing . 1\l ,tchinc., the ne,\est models in the fLE seric~ (36 in ctuh ar:c group). SI:\GI:R Regional Pritcs: 3-da) all-e'-pen,c-paid t rip~ to 1\;e\\ 'r ork for the finalists and mothers. (or fami~~ ·«J'f''' . ,·t! compcmions). NATIONAL PRIZES

Misses or Mrs. Division (18 through 21) GRAND PRIZE $1000 Cash plus JCl air trip to Pan fashion houscs-fon\tnner, fanul)-llpprmed compan­ ion or hu,band. 4 NATIONAl PRIZES • • •••• $100 EACH Teen Division 4·17) GRAND PRIZE $600 Cash p/111 one \\eek atr tour of historical L nitcd S tate~ pl:1ces for \\inner and parent~ . 4 NATIONAl PRIZES $600 EACH 'Tween Division ,10·13) GRAND PRIZE $400 Cash plus one week air tour of hbtorical United States places for \\mner and parents. 4 NAnONAl PRIZES $400 EACH Ahoy G•rl Scouts (landlubbers 'ncluded)! Meet these carefree match· mates, made to please on land or. sea. The smart. nautical blue deck pants of all·cotton Sanforized duck are cut for easy act•on Sizes 10 to 20. 8·117 $4.95. The 100% cotton white middy blouse with roll sleeves and sailor collar is casual perfection with shirttail worn in or out. Sizes 10 to 20. 8·118 $3.95. Deck pants and middy have easy·care, wash and wear fabric. The fleecy, washable all-cotton white sweat shirt with Mariner emblem takes to work naturally. S1zes s; M, L. 8·119 $3.50. See these new work·and·play separates and other fun·time casuals at your Girl Scout Shop.