, ..... lle __.EADER ===~~ AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1933 VOLUME X Tl1e Artist Looks at Plant Life NUMUP.R 7

"'c:·\\ \Iuseum of Art j.; • THl Yor~ .~lc~.ropolitan continent .. , ''here nature could never have carried . ~ (lltit:l .._ .~ n e-xluhtt Plan~ Form' m Ornament," them unJ c,-, ~he had been aided by hum~n h d " ht'- h l'mbod te' su~~r,tton" of 111terest to .1ll Girl Scout . • ,, an 5, 1t . I" a 11t stor>: of ind ivid ual experience. Perhaps ~~ ·•·P"- The C\:hibit, hdd from \I:n 8 to St>ptcmher that 1s the most Important aspect of all. ~ I O!.t of u.., ll ', ' .urangrd b" the \let­ 't' t ) lv~; .l.tll l\ I lN'\Un, th<' "\ t'W kno.w that artist'i of manr ') <'Irk BM .mt~'. ll (~udt·n ..l!ld nat tons h:l\ c made each his em n u... c of motl\ e,c; ltke the th<- Rm~.,'kl ~ n Bot ani... Gar­ \ peon}', ro.;c, bamboo, cherry, ,l <'t' " . · h C>oopcr:uion from lotu,, papyrw., grape, laurel. the "'~ 1' York Puhli'- Li­ ac-anthu ._, oak, ltl), and oth­ br~ ' . Ji,t of book, 1nd l er-.; and that the cho1ce and ani ~. .l" ,m plant fomb in 1 u~e of moti\'e ~ arie<> accord­ orn. 1 .... :1: ) and t 1e.• \mer­ ing to the medium--cer­ Jean ~Iu-.eum ot "'.uural amics, glas:., ivory, metal, H :i-.tot) (an exhthttion of ~ton e , text iles. " ood. In ornam('nt d e r i v e d from th i~ exhibit one fin d.. mam pl::mt;;; b, high-school and lcs.:; familiar mot i,·e~ a.- ' ' ell, design-;;;chool children). in dozen ... of une-xpect ed The l\Ietropolitan e\:hibit treatments-pine, q pre...... con.;,i-.r:- of objf:'~h in the­ elm, mulberry, cactu-,, cah­ de.:-oration of whit..h plant.; bage, pepper, r.1di,h, turnip. predommate, "ho" n .;;ide br cucumber, potatu, tomato, ~de ";th thf:' lh in;.! plant~. and even the humhle .. kunk 1n the C'enter of the room a cabbage. larg-e pool permit;; the e"\hi­ 'Vhen accompan) ing chil­ bition of aquatic plant,, dren to a mu~cum e\:hihit,

Such a di,-pla\• a:' "Plant adult~ c;;hould be careful to Forms in Orname-nt'' tells a avoid giving the impre-.,ion diHerent .... tory to each per­ rhat any particular concept, son ,'\"ho ~ee... it. It i.; a hi.. - no matter how beautiful, i .. tory of art, !>howing a plant a final word, that it 'prnng

rnori' e adopted by one peo­ into being and into reco•g ni- pl~ pas.-ed to another, ever tion at the 11:-.. t tn. '' :\h changing at the hand" and child rcn dr:m .. uch qut>cr uccording to the concept.. of T lw; C hmtlt' I S/IJ 'cu/111} t'mln01Jrn 1111 f ilii// c 111 bo.h·.( ,, flower.;.,'' a --chool tt·a\·hl" r each new g-roup. 1t j, :t J/Jf.:U/1 ,l(raptr m e• .lcHg/1, compl.linetl to an e'\perienct"d political hi~tory, through ih teacher of de... ign. But the mdications of migrating tribe.;;, and of armie... penetrating queer fhm l'f'- tho~e dtildrcn had drawn were \'aluahlc, not unkno" n continent--. It j, a hi,tory of man's derh•a­ onh a-, the indi,·idual e\.pr6sion of each .nti ... t . hut hecau't' ti' es from and influence on nature, indicating how the\ were actually more ch:uacteristic of tlw fhm er-, than fruit and flower wer.e transplanted across ocean.; and "en.• tlw -,chool tt•adter's drawings. ----~

CoNTH.l\-TS: ~' 'fhc Arti!-.t l..,ooks at J>Jarlt Life ...... , .... , ...... , .... , ...... , , . . , ...... , , . I ,'1 The Sunflower Troop. A Typical Court of 11 on or Jl!Ntinu ...... i\l \RH Ali l'RJ:ll'll 74 A Few Notes About Badge-:: Business Tf7 oman: Piouur: Scholarship: Star Finder ...... •..... •.... 7b 7b 0 'r\1ir1ner of tl1e Garden Scholarship . ... 0 ...... ~ • • •• , • ••• • '" •• • •• • • •• • •••••••• • • A I\1agic Cnrpet to "Our Chalet" ...... VIROINI\ LoutsE PoWFLL 76 1.,here 1~ No Nature Here! A StorJ' of a Gill' Square .. ·: ...... •...... :-.: 77 Editorial I tcm": From H eadquartas: Central.: Intr.rnattonal ...... • ...... 7~, 79 A l\1ade-to-1\1easurc Tray ...... HRr.t~ ~FRR\ ,l't'RTIS so \~> .... Around tht' ']"'oad;:.tool. E.\'lt•miou Brownie Parks ...... •.... HhLI'"\ \\ \Rn S·11 \1 "\s $4 f'\ ,-, ~md Note' of thr National Itquipment ScrYil'C ...... · ...... •...... , ...... , 0 'l'IIR CIRL Sr~· o U'I' 1.1-.A IJI~N

T l1 e S tJ tJ f 1o w e r Troo _p J\ Typic.tl Court of llonor Meeting By M:u·it.• E. Aftt·cith

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''R0Bl-:\ . nnd "Dnttnll\ht-'' llll' tht• l'llptain cll\d lic•utt'll,tllt of tit(' Sunflcmer Tro ~J p . ..Vlc(:ting with the•! patrol le.Hin ... fnr n S:nutdny mtu nin1r. ht·t•akfa .... t at tlw hotnt' of tlll'iJ troop coJ.nmJttcc dw~rman, they IJ.t~n to nnd .t"i't "ith the troop\ plnn ... fot '-t'\t•ral montlh' wotk, All lt·aclc·r~, and parttculnrlv all new lr:~dcr, Will be int<-re,tt>d in thi-. ('ight-Wrt•k troop pl.m, whit•h shows wh.tt mn~t troops nrrd nnd how they plan.

CIIAR \ C11 RS: · RoRr' ·· ~hiiTH, C.tpt,ttn AvuRI' l'·\l\JPBT J.LJ ScnrJct Cup Patrol Leader ' DuR\Wl Sl • HI 'R\ ' r it•ntt·n.lnt h, Ll/ ·\BI 'l 11 Po\H.RS, Oak Tree 1'111 rol Leader 'I \R\ \'\'\ \Y\liJRs, ~t·~tet.tn L

( 'l'hr lilt rting opens a/IN· hrmkfa.a, in Jl!rJ. lolmson's rert rntum rtJfJII/, )

Euz \Un1'H. That troop meeting l~bt week wa .. dw lw .. t 1 LouJSh. \Veil, that was a good cause; I think we ought fir.... t met· ring \'e C\' <'1' had. "t.> to f<·cl pretty proud of it. :\IARY A'\'\. {Lookinq ova ht'l' minutes)) es; dividing it D<>IC\1 o us 1:. \Ve certainly should ; l\:1 i o:;s Green said she into indn idunl patt ol meet in!!:' did giH· e\ crybody :t chance to exprt•,.., hrr... clf, I gue""· didn't know of any girls who enjoyed camp more than tho .. c two. Er.r;.r ABhTH. The) ccrt.1111h did e'\pn'"" thcnbclvc..;;. SltOR'IY. \Veil, I'm glad to hear that! The two girl~ the Thrct• new ~irl ... in my patrol! Nice kid ... , minu' fourteen doll:trs h·nvcs us AODRI Y. Say, \\'C did have a grand t:llk-ft·--t. su~.m W:l' t''ll:'actl~ !'\l'Vrnqr-srvr.n cents. up in Port Arthur and saw :t ( ~id Guide Color Cuard. Can you imaginr! J u~t '" the, wt.re going 75 ~\ ht' hot\'l fol dinner, thn met till cc { 1uide.. ful­ nn JH.'nnic ... this } ear •o I can puisc, Ci y, and \h \t \ll\ natt\ lam.trd". • • Audrey ml'et with Dormouse, then, before the next 1-:\:. n,') \\lU mc.m that the SC".lrlt•t t.'up:-. nrt~ •aartin};! Court of Honor. •n ., , 1wnt for all Gill Sci1Ut~ to "rar 1:un .ud'? I >oR.~IOllSI • !\I m• \\ (' h.wc a member of the troop com­ \, '·· ·" '\,,_ Silh; hut Su-..m :-.tid "he wa' '-O thrilh·d. ' . mittel•, too, .Jir!i. John ...on? And <.:an \\C meet the .· ', ' l ...... ntl\" ~ hl' ~\\tr lt•t Cups nmke '-HJ.!.l!t'~tion:- for t\\ cnty-fir.-,t at Ill} how,c· right after school? . , '-.If' mc<'ting"? ~lRs. joHNsf,.N. I'll make .t not:(' of it. .\'l. :;lRf\. Oh, oodk, of tht.·m. Tht.•v want a hike, ~omc Ronr:"~:, .\"ow for more patrol report.,, How about the ':':"'"Aid~ 'lnd ~~)me natun• and 'health \\otk. Onk Trers, Elizalwth? 1-h·, ''. Th~re·~ tt ~ t'.U\~ pro~ram tor lb! Anti ju .. t Etu \DL1'H. 'Vrll, "e ha\'C thrc(· girls '\orking on Fir~t • 1 ("ding with !ldn'ntll' t.• and rom.mC"e! Cl:t.:: ... who want to train TendcrfofJtS and they have ..\'t "':.:y\. \YP1 'ou ~in· me .1 chance? \Vc "·.mt "now • alrcadv three ne" girlc;. And, let me tell you, thic; •,. k"' ''it h ,, ••lH' t r:.h:km,.;. and photo~raph~ . -.ome real i ... a big thing. Inbtcad of ju-.t teaching them the 'hnr~-I }i'i -....~ \ai ''it h lots of b.mdaging, and "e want te.;,t we're going to have a cont~t to see which one to le'""1tn to nl.lkt' a re.1l rope .;;tretcher likt> the one can teach it in the mo-:,t intcre:=-ting and exciting ·wa,t. m thC' Diary. And ever} bod' in the troop ought to Anvbodr else want tu come in un it? be y:a\.'cinatC'd during the Health C:unpaign, and .Lo' ISl.. 'V e will. I have to do that and ~o does l\.fary then, they w:tnt ~ome ~t.u .... hecau.... e Jo.;;ephine ha ... Ann. I think that'!:t a good idea because we do get ne'\er ~otren O\Cr ~eeing Jupiter pa'"' :\Iar' L1::-t Junt'~ careles~ about the Tenderfoot te-;t and when I think lot I E... l " -on 't be vaccinated; a girl at the lake got how excited I -was ·when Robin first helped me I 'accinated :md her ann swelled w-ay up and she had feel sorn· for the new girl!- because we make everr­ ro "e~r it in :1 :-ling- for a month. ~ thing so matter-of-fact. D.):R'l\o.,:n.. ~~:t::. \\.,.ell. it "ould be a good idea to ha,·e Doc- ELIZABETH. Grand. I guess that's all, then, except that tor H,an:!-on talk to us about 'accinat10n and health our patrol wants to learn lots of new folk songs and ru1~. we \\ant to make up c;;ome ceremonies and a program EJ.I:'!.~BITH. Oh. Dormouse, let's ha,·e a m.m doctor thi~ for Girl Scout Week; can we? rime. Doctor Frederickson is <>o good looking and RoBIN. You certainly can. Shall we let the Oak Patrol .rm ·:!mndmother likes him. have charge of folk songs this fnll? ?\iRs. Joif1'\"50~. He':; 'er} nice, but he's not on the free SHORTY. They could do it all right, but I hope we can li..-r ~e.nt out b) the city. learn some more cowbor -songs, too, and there are Er rz ttBETH. Oh, would he charge to talk to us? I lots in the Song Book \Ye don't know yet. think that's terrible. ELI/ ABETH. vVell, in one sense, cowboy ~ongs are folk R o-n!N'. Oh, no, he probablr wouldn't, but he\ appar­ songs, aren't they? ently too buS) to offer the city his sen ice:-:. so it :\I ·\RY A~x. Here's a thought: shouldn't we dt• ~orne­ "l\tmldn 't be fair for us to impose on him either. thing soon for the church where we meet? The Crss'L Let' ... a .... k Doctor Gregory. He visit-. school once troop committee ha.;; ne\ er had to pa\· for either coal · n a "bile, and Donn:t Gregory will be ready to or lights for the meetings at the parish hou.;;;e. fl~ -up ne\.t ) ear and "e ~hould get her interested in JoHNSON". 'You're perfecth· ri!!ht. :.\Ian· Ann, and the Sun flO\\ er troop. :\IRs. I happen to know that the\ " ·ould like u~ to deli,?er Ro.EIN". All agree? But do remember that it doe:-.n't mean the flowers after church thi:-. 'ear vou all " ~ant to if • "\\ e 're all to be 'accinated. Those were good idea~. do that. ~ttudre\ ; any more? -~LDR n... ,,.,. ell, we'll have to do '-Omething ~t Tha~ks­ CISSY. That's a good plan; e\'eryone }..; so glad to get the flo\\·ers. Sa), Elizabeth, let's our p,ttrol volun­ giving and Chri~tmas and we should rm~e a l1ttle teer to do it this month and ne\.t? monev~ Lvt•tsl'. Let's :figure out \\ h;tt we need money for and I~u; \BFTH. Yes, I'm sure e\ en bod) would like to (to · how much. before we :-tart making plnns to rai"e any. that and we can go in pair-:.. \Yill ~ ou and some­ .Ar'l'"n 't we going to ha,·e dues of two cents a meeting hod\' el.-;e do it tomorrow? hke la~t H'a r ? CISS\. I'll tting ;tnd bcd-m.tkinl! for St'\:ond Ch··~· CJ5S)', Grand r Paying ahead fur ) our regi~tration in­ RotH'\. Thetc\ .1 ioh for the troop committct'. $tftd of pa) ing back on a loan makes you feel better. :\IRs. JoH~So'\·. I\11 .... o relieYed; you\e all '-OundeJ ''.1 Jl,o~Ql. Yes, it does, Ciss~. Loui~e's idea of a budge_t for in~lependent ~o far, I wa-. getting worrit•d. l kno" the .commg ytar is a good one. Shall I appomt n ~~ r~. Chamber.;; will do the Laundre~ and ~ l r~ ~~on a budget? Tappen the Hou,ekeepcr. l rnn do tablr~.::ettin!! and ..."'JIIY. V'-sJ but don't put Audtl') on it hrc~tu~r ~he hcd .. m.tking:. l'nuld \\ t' dn it till' "t'f'k :tht'r tW'\t? Mf sense about monrv. S 11 OR 1 \\ [ h:n. e Otll' gi II fo1 t hl' l :Hllhlll''-"• t\\ n tor tht· J fb g,ttmg it; I've started out hy -;a \'j ng a II ( Crm< {tilled 011 ftl!lt' t\ t) 76 1'11E GIRl, SCUUT LEADER - - - _ __, - - -- News of G ir 1 Scouts A Few About Winner of the Garden Scholarship GladJ'S liilda BauTJUIIlll~ of Troop 4, Notes Badges Scranton~ Pa., is the recipient of the Lou. Henry Hoover two-}ear Girl Scout scholars/zip to the Sc/zo()l of 1-1 orticulture for JiP omen at Ambler, Pa. The scholarship is HLflPorted by the Womar/s National Farm and Garden Association in Iron or of lJ!/ rs. IIoove-r. Gladyl father is a land­ scape architect and her grandfather was a botanist and horticulturist. Site is a First Class Girl Scout, an enthusiastic pioneer camper, and lras a Jear's professional experzence in horticulture. • Business Woman Though thi:; SJmbol is a stenogra- pher'c; note-book, and the stenogra­ A Magic Carpet to «Our Chalet" pher field is rather oversupplied at pre:>ent, the require­ ments for the badge hold many suggestions for the intelli­ By Virginia Louise Powell gent development of bu~iness sense within the scope of One of the 1933 Juliette Low Delegates troop work. '\ ote also the civic education broadcasts (vV]Z, ~ew York) of the ?\ational Advisory Council on ARELY does it happen that a pupil in our school Radio in Education, 60 East 42 Street, i\ew York. R has the privilege of traveling abroad, so when it was my good fortune to be one of the American Juliette Pioneer Fall weather in America has an inviting tang; Low delegates, our French teacher thought my clas..; now the summer pioneers can ~how what they would like to embark in imagination with me. \Ve ob­ have learned about making shelters and fires. beptember tained maps and illustrated booklet:- from the steam.:;hJp 28 is American Indian. Day; Around Amerira with tltt' companies, and pictures of Foxlease and "Our Chalet" Indian by Nina B. Lamkin and l\.1. Jagendorf is a book and clippings about them from National Girl Sco~t of authentic Indian legends made into dances and cere­ Headquarters. ~Iember' of the cla~s g-ave r<~porb upon monials, '' ith the original Indian music harmoniz<"d b) a!;signed topics. \Ve ·were :-.hown a passport and told Anne Church Collins (Samuel French, New York and how to secure one; "e learned the routes to Europe, the Loc; Angeles, $1.50). Outdoor .tl ctivities by Blanche Bog­ names of some of the :-.team~hip companic-;, something ert and Edith l\1. Gates (Womans Press, 35 cents) con­ about t~e. port~, and the probable co ... t of such a trip. tains much useful material on hiking, games cookerv hob­ \Ve vtstted prcture-.quc Southampton and historic Lon­ bies, and has a useful up-to-date bibliograph,y, with·~rices. don, and saw the 1 'Girl Guides' Own Home" at Fox­ !~a~e, which wa-. a gift made in honor of Princess 1\'lary. Star Finder Pioneers and star finders both want to I hen we went on to Paris which a~ French students we know the stare;. Songs of Stard()m by were naturally anxious to sec. James Hudson and Edward Spicer (Aetnn, 516 Fifth Entering Switzerland, we found "Our Chalet" at Avenue, ~ew York, 75 cents) contains word:- and mu~ic Adclb,~den, amon~ the snowcapped mountain::-. As we of ten song~ \\ hich arc both informative and gay. En­ "ang '\ otre. Cha!et" we c?uld easily imagine ourselve:. courage your girls to translate their special interests into und:r th~ pmes m the sp1cy mountain air, or in the terms usable in the craft ·work they are doing. Th<' 'pacious livmg room before a roaring fire. After some article on the front page of thi~ i~sue suggec:ts how often t11ne :-.pent at Berne, Geneva, .1\I ontreu."", ~ r c1 p · · ... .1 1 1 ano;; agarn, plant designs have been used by artic;ts. Stars and star we were o ff f or Havre and home. stories in art might form the basis of a similar ~tud\' after the girls have tried their own skill in making 'ita~ design..:;. Sec Encyclopedia Britannica Booklets No. 2 Painting,· and 1\io. 4, Graphic Arts. ' ' Leader<> who come to New York may ·wish to consult the bookli.:;ts, on nature and craft5, which are in the Pro­ gram Divi•don at !\ationa) Headquarters.

S h h. 'fhe requirements for thi' proficienc\; 0 1 c ars •p badge appear on page 453 of the 1930 and 1932 editions of the Handbook. It i::- perhaps un­ nece.-sary to state the importance of i.'Ounteractina the periods of slack purse-. with the ble-.sed pursuit-. of knowledge; the farsighted adu1t can help children to "tudy thei•: own _abilities and plan their own program ... r irginia -.o that the1r prec1ous energy w11l not be fruitles::.ly spent. p;;uel! (inset) find tlze Frt'llt h l dan I 0 - u;lz School, B(Jw/inq Green • () hiq . ' 77 Tl1.ere Is No Natttre Here!

J\ Stot·y of a City Squarl!

' 1 ~ J \l'\ R I' S'T'l T1 )\ 1'' thl' le:uh~rs of n Girl Scout Ant:- of varil•d color~ and si~l'S piled mouJHJs between the ..l noop hH'kt·d at om· :tnotht•t in dt•spair. '•IJow crack-. in the ~iclewalk 01 ~curried up and dowrt the tre~ \',m dw"t' bt" nny nature '' ork,n siglw

h'-l~.lk reluctanth•.• "I'll Hic!'t visited the ~quare: : u~t uke thi' along, to MAP Or LIFE IN A CITY SQUARE Swallowtail~, Silver Frit­ pr1.H t> to you thcn•'s noth~ illn ric-., Cabbage Butter- tng- in that park to write about, ) ou incurable optimi-..t." flies, Chel."kcr Spot,, and Pe.ICoC'b, now and then an T'hree da} ... later, a curimh -.ight wa~ remarked by Admiral with hi~ red :.hnulder ~trap:,; a two-day vi~it the bored sitter::- on the lwndll·s of that dejected Square. from n migratory flight of gorgeou" Alonarchs in the A ~roup of youngstl·r-., mo~tly girl.:;, though 'ome had autumn impelled the group to make an imaginary trip little brother~ in tow, had invaded the Squan~ and lwgun -..outh with them. p•~)wling about it a' though in ~earch of hidden gold. Thl' tn•t•s in thi~ oa-..is wt·n.· burdened with bird nc~ts . Svrne e..\:amincd the tree~, others whispcn:d over a hunch Thl'rt' were ~tar]ing-: and gmckle~; and the hou!-c spar­ or du,tr weed ... ; two with shining eyes were following n row~ had tah·n to the tree!" as \\ell a... occupying all the tnlil of nnt' up the steps of the bandstand. ICach gi 1l m·ighboring building.... There were always pigeon,, of had what looked 'OllH~thing like a map of the park, and cour,c, and during migration periods many a bird vi,itor on thi:-, after much consulting and licking of lwr pencil, pau,l•d to re-.t and drink at the bini fountain the girb each noted her disco\ cries as a smuggler would mark: had l'-.tabli~hcd in the park. \Vhcn an m•t•n hird ~lipped ' 'FoHow inlet to pine tree, t\''n pace~ to left, look tunh·r !)Y or a thrush peeped from aruong the tangle of privet, flat stone." 1t had to be acknowledged that wonderful thing:- can The dead Square had come alh·e since that visit of the happen even in the heart of a great city. leaders, on the first day. They had encouraged each \Vceds in plenty grew wherever there wa-. a bit of member of the troop to make her own map of the park l':trth, and dandelions scattered about reminded ~omcone and to decorate it according to her own idea of what wa!'\ of the lines of John Tabb: interesting and beautiful, entering her findings upon it. ''0 blossom, ho\v, from the lifclc~' dod To begin with, there were ten kinds of trees: American \Vhen the fire~ arc out and the a-.hes ~olcl, elm, maple, locust, S} camore, three oaks; the ailanthu' Doth a vein that the miners know not \'icld or Tree of Heaven was making its usual sturdy fight Such wealth of gold?" ' ~ against city conditions; it was discovered that a group of All this discovery did not go unnoticed in the Square. silver poplars belonged to a species native to faraway ~lany a wt~ary woman left her bench to -..ce whnt w:b Turkestan. The ginkgo suggested tales of old temples of so exciting.. ~bout bird or bush; men paused in pa,sing to China and Japan. Later on, the ginkgo bore its beauti­ Jook on. 1 he group be.gan to select the most nttrncth·e ful but ill-smelling fruit, and the girls wondered how ancl interc-.ting of their acquired facts anrl fancies to he the Chinese could eat the conserve that they make from it. -.harcd "ith the neighborhood. Label~, picturl',, a poem The trees were not the only outdoor life that the group t•r n query began to appear on a tree or beo.;idc a path • .A caervtd as the months passed. There were aphis galls jovial polict•man wa~ :-.ecn to laugh lwartily 0\' t"r the tag" orr the leaf stems of the poplars, and snowy white, placed on the clover patch on St. Patrick\ Dav. An aphids drawing sap from the greening leavt·s. ( Crwdudul on f>n.flt~ S I) · 1'11E GIRL SCOUT LEADER

THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER dudng conventwn, r(•d u~: r ..., the Ch t cagu - ~Jih, aukee roun!l t1 ip to one fan· ,tnd onc-thi 1 d Published monthly by .\ o rt'dudiou ftlll In• secured t',\'l't'fll b1• f'rt'::.e u/alum fJ ( a GIRL SCOUTS, INC. 1'alidntnl t t>rtifiratt , ~u It j., important fo r all t ho-.c t rav­ 570 Lexmgton Avenue, New York C1ty. eltng on an} r;ttt' reduct ion plan to :.tudr carefully the St'ction in the C of unu..,ual interest for all cents for Canada and foretgn countries. Orders for additional the gnm nups in Girl Scouttng. Whatever _) our particular copies of the current issue and of previous issues (in so far as copies are available) will be filled upon recetpt of 5 cents for intere.,t and job ma} be, you will fi nd provision has been each copy; address the LEADER direct. made for ) ou. If J ou are a captain or a lieutenant or a Brown (),, 1 or a Tawny-faced with that perennial Edited by the Program Division need fo r more matenal to make your meetings interestmg Chairman ------MRS. ARTHUR 0. CHOATE -enroll tn the captains' and lieutenants' group, or the Executive Secretary - - -- - ~WGARET M. GRIMSHAW Brownie leaders' group, as the case may be, and you will Editorial Chief ------FJERIL HESS fill note-hooks and heads with a wealth of material to Assi~tant Editor ------EuzABETH S. CousiNS National President ------Mas. FREDEJUCK EoEY last you through the coming months. If you are a local National Director ------JosEPHINE SCHAIN director, you \\·ill find the answers to man) of your immediate problems in the discussions of case histories pre­ pared for this group. If you are a member of a local VoL. X AUGGST-SEPTE1\1BER, 1933 No.7 camp committee, you may choose between da\ camps and establic; hed ~~P.=' ,, ex ~hangin~ experiencCb and considering your responstbllltles tn relatiOn to each. If you are on Nineteenth Annual Convention a r~gional camp commi~tee, ~o ur group will d1scuss camp The Nineteenth Annual Convention of the National :atmg and .other wa} s m wh1ch } OU can develop camping Council of Girl Scouts takes place this year October m your regiOn. If you are a member of a local council or 11 to 13, at ::\Iih\ aukee, Wis., with headquarters at the of a communit} committee, join with others from <> imilar Hotel Schroeder. Pre-convention training begins .i\Ion­ commu~ities .to analyze the most pressing problems you day, October 9. are facmg tbts year and the ways and means of meeting Full information about the reduced railroad fares, the them. Do come I hotel prices, the coment10n and pre-convention programs, da) by day, is ....et forth in the Call to Convention. The Pre-Convention Registra tion: Though regtstration in Call, mailed early in August, should by now be in the advance for pre-convention training is not required it is hands of e' cry commi%ioner, community committee chair­ helpful (simph address !\ational Headquarter-s ). ' The fee for pre-convention training j.., $1. man, local director, regional chairman (and every Lone • troop chairman tn Regions VII, VIII, and X), as well Convention Registration: Registration at the Hotel as of e\·ery member of the ~ ational Field Staff, National Board, and i\ ational Committee. Anyone included in Schroeder should be made upon .trri\·al at the Convention and railroad certificate-; should be pre..,ented at the tim~ the foregoing li-.t who has not received the Call should of that registration. write for one at once. Though of late years it has not been possible to make this mailing li:;t as indu-.ive as could be wished, there The Golden Eaglet A Reminder remains now a limited number of extra copie<; of the Call; so if others than those mentioned wish the Call thev Leaders and local committees on badges and awards should immediately so write Teresa J. Carter, Field Di­ are asked to remember the following item<;· vision, Girlc; Scout-., Inc., 570 Lexington Avenue, New ( 1 ) ~eginning Septe~ber 1, 1933, all Golden Eaglet York:. pms are to be patd for locally. This procedure is ~~J tune as that followed prior to January I, Delegates: The names of all delegates and alternatives should be sent to the Chairman of the National Field (2) A candidate for the Golden Eaglet av.-ard must Division, Girl Scouts, Inc., 570 Lexington Avenue, New be beh\:een her sixteenth and nineteenth birth­ York, by October 3, 1933. days stxteen, seventeen, or eighteen. (3) The ne w app1' tcatJOn · bl ank, reworded l\Iarch r:193 • 3, may be had on request (a postcard is suf­ Reduced R~ilroad Fares: The round trip excursion nctent). tickets to Chicago which have been arranged this year by most railroads provide somewhat cheaper rates than those obtained under the Certificate Plan customarily operated 0 f Interest to Leaders at Convention time. The Certificate Plan is still to be l\I embership report b · operated, however, for the benefit of those who do not ti s are now emg prepared at N a- onal H.eadquarters for preo;entation at the 19th Annual have the excursion rate. I t is important that those who conventton (see ahov ) L .' . G' • e · eac1 ers are requc'\ted to rt'O'l'\- do take advantage of the excursion rate to Chicago should t er e\·cry 1rl Sc t ·h · . "" · ou " 0 IS not already re~t,tered in good mk for thr certi/ical t• when purchasing ticket from Chicago s t an d mg, so that the G' 1 S . thi<; certificate, which be validated -. . tr cout membt'r-.hlp of ever\' to M ilwaukee,· will Co mmunlt,. w 11I b · J e accurate1 y represented. I n order to ) t.h ihtlltt' thi... jllt)\'t'''• a n•gi..;tmtion form is l'llt Jo,t·ll iu i' l,"h ,·nptnin\ ulp\ of this j,.,Ut' of thc.> Lh,\Um, Stout st•t•ial, "'f'lw Log of tlH' Alt .tir.'' 'I IIi lri t j . ill tl Jralt•d hy A11n;;t1ong Spt•rq•, 1\ "Pt'dlll l'H'orl io,; lwinj.!; lll.Hir· 111M 1.llrt' "'ood IIIK I I~ fn1 1'hl' Americau Girl tht• .11111'1/fllll Uu/, \\'dlinlll Ru,t Ht•llr'l umtnhutr• for '-~ ~'Plt.'mbct · 11 thi ... 11111llht'r lht• poclll, "Re,I... IJII '> ; rmd c;, ,lll' Hu:t.anl t'hc ~t·ptt•mht•r nmnlwr uf tht' •.-Jmf1iwn Gu/t•mhudil'" l'nnklin~·. dw pot•m, "( '.rnclnr." •' numbr.r of dl.ntl-{t'' in m.tke-up and content, thonJ!,h tlw f('~ulnr dcp1n!mcnt... ,'~hil'lt h.n t' pw,·cd '>o popular a It' not f\) he onntted. l he CO\'cr d~i~n b, Ruth C.u roll picturr.... ln nmu-.ing incident, a-; .i\I r-.. Carroll's forth~ Red Cross Roll CaJJ NU\111~ \l'\t't~ will do; the Contento; page and the " \\'ho\ The ~mnunl Roll Call of the American Red Cm s be­ \\~ho}n Thi-. 1-.:-uc" ha\'c been mmed to the front; and n gins on Armi:-.ticc• Da}, 1\lovcmbcr 11, and contrnms new Item, ~on~i:-ting of the conversation of " Tean" nnd through Thnnksgivlllg D.,y, .Nmcrnbcr 30. Thr ( ,,rl "Jomt," \\ill announce the contents of the rw~t month's 1 Scout org:rniz.ation and other., arc rctJU C:-,ted, in the intcr­ m.t~zine. The 'J c.tn and Joan'' itlu ... tratioth an· hv c•sts of all concerned, t·o plan othC'r dnte'! for their ~:arn­ J. l''qudint' Lt·c. · · paigns for fwHlc;, 'I" he lending a nidc, "Janet Looks at Painting!'l, '' j, about the art c:\:hibition at the Century of Progress Ex­ position. lt i-. written by l\ Iild red Adams, and itlu~tratccl Folk-News "ith photo~r.tph::- of painting!>. Our vocational article thi-. month i-. hr Je:mette Eaton. It is called "Behind Everyone intc•re-,ted in folk song, folk dance, American the- Shop l\''indow" and discus.;;es department store work country danci n ~, and current event:- among foreign-lan­ in rebtton to girls who are trying to decide what field to guage group-, in America and abroad, is advised to con­ enter when they leave '\Chool. The illustrations are by template :t ~ub~cription to Folk-Nro.:s, .1 bulletin puh­ Rl1bert A. Graef. li"hed b_1 the Folk Festival Council, 222 Fourth Avenue, Other article,.:. arc "Flags Over Hocker" by Janet I\, e\\ 'fork. A year's subscription (approximately twenty Q,ven, ~port' editor on the Xcw York Herald Tribune; copies) co.. ts 50 cents. Thi' bulletin presents the onl) "You Can ~lake a Butter Cake" by Jane Carter; "If existing complete calendar of such events, "0 far as we You ,,·~~r Gla,._e-." hy Hazel Rawson Cades; and "Sil­ know, and it is hard to see how any group given to dance, houette... in Blue," a handicraft paper by Alma G1b.,on song, and crafts, can do without it. \Vhere else can you Baker. finJ out that Engli,h folk dance;; are being done in Bournedale, U a ...... , September 3; American folk dane{'$ Fiction includes the f1r~t instalment of Josephine in \Ve~t Springfield, l\lass., September 1, 8, 15; that the Daskam Bacon\ .;.erial, "The Room on the Roof," illu ... - annual Spanish-American l~'iest.t in Santa Fe, :'1. 1\I., is trated by Han'e Stern; a golf story, uChampion, Do Your held about S«·ptembrr 2; Ind ian dance ... at Zuni, N . .:VI., Stuff!" by Kenneth Payson Kempton (illustrated by IJ cn­ Lnguna, N. l\ I., Taos, N. 1\L, during September? How rietta l\IcCaig Starrett) ; " Part-time Dog," written and else could you kncm ·what dance ... and fairs arc going on illustrated by Dinna Thorne, celebrated pain ter of dog... ; through the month in Au'>tria. Belgium, France, Great and the la ... t in ... talment of Edith Ballinger P rice's Sea Britain, Germany, l!ungar}, and so on? All the-.c mean fu n rou'd hate to mi-,.;; if you'd left too early or arrived too late. The July 11 issue contains, beside5 the foregoinJ! item-., a shopping list (I\ew York addre.... scs only) telling MONT HLY ACTIVE M EMBERSHIP REPORT \\ here to get embroideric ... , pottery, food._, books, maga­ At; o( July 31. 19S3 zine ... , pictures, and other art and craft material of mnny nations; the li'>t is arranged under :-epnrate heading-., a:­ • • %40,181 • for in ... tance, Czech, Finni.;;h, Italian, l\ Iexican, American • • .. - 19,091 Indian. • e J I • • o I t' .. I • I 10.'111 During the coming winter, plans made by the Folk Lieutmanta ...... •• 9.009 Festival Council include two coul-.-es to be held at the Brown Owls 875 New School for Social Re-.earch, 66 \Ye';t 12 Street, ' • ' • ' • ' ' r • • T awny Owl5 . . . ·• · · · New York: "Folk Dances of l\I any Peoples'' (October 1-Dccemher 17) and "Folk Songs of ::\Innv People..;" Leaders holdJn,. temporary conuntaal'"'- • • '"564 (October 7- -December 16). Each cour-.e con"i~t-. of Loc:al eounc:fl member• • . • • &.130 eighteen sessions; one course, $18; one seso;ion, $1. l\ Iary CommunJty commJtt.ee mcrmbera ••• 2,977 vVood Hinma n is chairman of the folk dance committCt'.,

Troop c.onunJ tee members • • • • 16,802 Fjeril H ess of the folk 50ng committee. l\1etropolitan Pack c:ommlttoe membera 242 residents will be ahle to participate regularly in the,c cotrt''\Cs while many non-n•.,idents will doubtless he glad Troop and peck committee membera (troop or padc not I • I y et r elrf5f«ed) • • • to comt: to New York for one or more :-c.•-.sJon-. '-O t 1ry O\\ l .ouf councJI atandln,. comm.lttPe members not reaiatered can he ready to cnrry out the -.~unc idea in thrir n u loe.. councU membera 2U communities. For further infornution, write tlw Folk Festiva l Council, or tlw New School. The· latter otTcts :t l!'o otht~r dnncr and t'mythmic ... t'our... c... , con

By Helen Perry Curtis

RCHITFC'T'S have popula.riLed the word "func­ oblong basketwork trays a.re quite ea-.ily made from splint;;. A tional" to express the suitability of a building to its purpose. ''h it functional?" is a test which really ought How to Make An Oblong Splint Tray to be pa:-;sed b\ am object intended for u ... e. For instance, G1rls who have made pack baskets know how to pre­ anyone who ha~ enr prepared, carried, or been :>ened pare splints. Ash, hickory, maple, and oak are o;ome of from a. tray, knows that to be perfect, a tray ought to be the '' oods which make good ')plints. Select if po:,sible a e'-.acth the right size. No hoste~s can be at ·her ease log that has been lying for some time on moist ground '' ith a tray upon which cups and dishes are jostled to­ or in water. Strip off the outer bark and pound the gether so tighth that if the inner bark, moving your ham­ cream jug is upright it knocks mer from end to end of the the jam jar O\er. This is ob­ log, until the strips loo::>en vious; yet one hardh ever enough to be pulled off. Soak sees a tray which has been the strips; then split each strip planned to carry even the sim­ into half-inch widths (meas­ plest meal in a wholly com­ ure them), and smooth them fortable fashion. with sandpaper or by scraping The Girl Scout may like to with a knife. Sa\ e the un­ try her skill at planning a.nd even leftover pieces to use for m a k i n g a made-to-measure bindings or lashings. tray; deciding first what meal 1\J ow weave your tray from is to be served on it, then the even pieces, over one and measuring the dishes to be under one, allo,ving enough. used, allowing a little space at both sides and both ends, to for extras, and adapting the turn up verticallv for a fairly ..;trength of the material and the color scheme to the deep rim and to turn down again; that is, if vou want a articles it is to carry. rim an inch and a half deep, allow three inches beyond The diagram shown is an indication for a tea tray, the dimensions of the bottom of the tray on each end of to hold six cups and saucers, teapot, hot-water jug, sugar, each splint. Turn these three-inch ends up verticall~ and weave through them three of your half-inch splint<; . cream, lemon, strainer (usually overlooked), and a deep • basket, divided into two sections, for toast and cakes. A Holding a reinforcing splint around the out:-ide of the breakfast tray would call for a different treatment; a rim, bend the ends of the vertical splints over it. Cover dinner tray for a third ; troop meeting-place trays would these ends by lashing on, very tightly, another reinforc­ have special needs. The recipient of a tray made to fit ing splint, pao;sing the lashing in and out between the a personal taste is sure to appreciate the real consid­ vertical splints; fa~ten the la')hing firmly. eration implied by a special measurement. Those who choo.;;e to make or decorate a metal or corn­ position tray will want a few hints about decoration. Wood and Metal Trays \iV orking equipment may include one can of quick-drying The materials for a tray to carry a complete tea ser­ enamel for the background, and small cans of the other vice should be strong. Light-weight wood, edged with a colors to be used; a one-inch brush for the flat work, moulding, is good (balsa wood is carried by many handi­ and one or two very fine brushes for the decoration; a craft shops) ; tin or zinc would suggest itself to members small bottle of turpentine for diluting the paint if nece"­ of a group who have access to a metal-craft workshop or sary. A coat of waterproof varnish rna\' be added. who know an obliging tinsmith. Composition trays to be For a tray to carrr the glas':'ware ·with multicolored decorated may be bought in the kitchen section of a de­ $tripes, mentioned above, one might use a black back­ partment store for a not outrageous sum, but in this case ground with a bunch of flowers in these same colors. The the dishes to be used will probably have to be replaced in colors should be brilliant and unshaded, and the flower' part with other di.:;hes that will go on the tray without carefully drawn. The under -;ide of the tray could be crowding. The composition cups and dishes in solid painted a bright color, in contrast to the black top. For colors, red, black, yello·w, and so on, which are on sale the red or yellow cup~, a cream colored trav might ha,·e in many ten-cent ')tares, combine very well for such a stripes or scallops of two or thrcr colors aro~nd the edge, purpose '\\--lth the gla:;s, banded in bright colors, .;;old in and tiny milll'-flcurs scattered oYer the trm· at regular the same places. The sturdy little glass cups "!Old to intervals, like an embroidered or~andie. A baby\ tray stand chairs and tables on are u~eful to hold lemon and may have yellow duck.; or ~ih er ~tars on a blue ground. To make the de.;;ign, dnm the shape of the tray on n strainer on a tea tra\•., A wide shallow bowl, .mounted on a smaller base, is a great asset for space savmg. large piece of charcoal paper; fill this space with the Big round basketwork trays. may be purchased in decoration planned; try out your color scheme on the Oriental shops all along the Pacific coast; they are rarer paper. After the first coat of enamt'l ha" dried tran-.fer and more expen"ive in the eastern states; but square or the design to the tray it~elf, and p.lint it. ' ll ~ ·, \: \ l '~1' 1 U N!.~ ,.."", .J. .... ,' HI tr h t.' s u n r ' o "' t:' r . r •. o o P U ,'fmlillllt•d f,. 11111 fm!J t' 75) Ht'\1'-t' kt't' lWt, nthl th;t't' lut tnhlr •1o t• ttin ~ lltHl hl'tf .. tlOit't \' , t' ~~~:kim~. )),\ \tllt thml tlw II'Utlll \'fH\IU\IIh•t• 1\ll'tl\ S Anti uu luk c•, lwf,,, I >t•u·mhe1 ~ 01 \ l l ' Ill \••:\\• to t,lw '""'P 1\\t'Ning nftt•r 1\t''-l i I fl '>h. p .,..... , ,~h , \C:-; nil Ill \ p.ll wl want to ,lfo tr.lil 11 ~' · • \\ ' '''' l tl11nk tlw~ \1 ht• tlt· li ~rhtt· 1 wnk r t ~. \Vt• "IH' II t 11 11 hout tt•u d i ru ~ tc•t• ipt•q in Jl 'ood· 1 \ L n~,~ \ 1-'" ' :1 l \ lu.' t' "ant:-. tu do htlth tlw 1 41:\~ndt t•-.s und lau,J f:uukt 1,1 ' nnd \\ t' t e ju:,t wild tu u"'c rl'flcctc>l 0 1} \' t' ll ~ . t l~' ""'. ""{'!-t't"Pt' l. l 'II ·''k lwt whid1 ~ tu• wn11 t, nmrt• t 1ll' unw. t\ V tllll' \ ', And my pat tul \\ llllt so nw mote p iu nc~er ... torit•. \ ' '''' · l h.\\ t' lo dt\ t h(• II U\ht'kt't'Jlt'l', '" ollncl ll t'am p li n•, Rnhin, du\\ n. plt'.l't' ~ 1,,,l, ll htiN And 1 \\ Hilt ~unw mntr M'l..l'l'l 'liwwli n ~ from l.t)t 1-..1. R,,hin, th lt m.1h, tu\ll tnr L.tund n•ss, It\ t! t111 I >u rmo ""'', l l\luwkt't'lH't, ~md f1\ t ' ior S lloR'I'Y. ,l.t•t':. lt avl! thH't' hikt•' ; one in St• ptr mh t~ t · and mnking·. tuhlt•·st• t ti n ~~ mul lwd - I" n 111 ( )c.tolwl', anti " t• l',ln dc•ci tlo tlw el utes nc•xt ~t ' n lu \ ,~}\ r,.ll, tlw g,id~ in m ~ l'·lll'nl wh11 nrt• \Hll'king t mnp llll't.' ttng, t'\11 h~ t \ td nnd llt·:tlth h:hlgt•s l'nn all do tl~t•ir l , ,~ ~' · \Vt• ought tn makt· nne of thoo:.c• hikt'li a n all .. dny tnhlr ~ '('tlln~ .mtl ht•dsmaking ,o that muh, ni1w inr nne fnt· snnw of tht• l•'irst Cln,, Girl Scout'! to pl nn. Hill, :\ b,, l ohthl\11 ' ' . RnntN; ' l'h.tt'.; gootl. \ \rill you ao;k )Our patrols about "'''•'Rf\, That. 'Ntk' t'\'t'l\' thing. l .. t·t\ nil tlw tt''l of l11kt• dntt'o., ? J\nd l think the First Cia ... ~ girls shouhl 11 , ' ,J<, JUO}!IIl!! .lth l h,\,)t' n ' Pt.'\'inl nigln nn , tars ngnin ? prncti,<' on us tlw fir~t hih; tlwn tht•)•'ll be sm cr 1 RP" ' \\ rll, t hat rlue' 'l'tth• t'H'l\thing, ~h o rt \. llt>rt•\ of thcm':ich co; fnr the :lll-dn,· hike. And how nhout .L ~llnllll,ll'~ ,l, 1 h:n (~ it : . • tht' llt''\t troop llll'Cting ?

t Avntu Y. L l't', do the ropt' :-.trrtdwr then; and you ami Septemh<'r: l tht u ~' tion and tl'st fo r Lnun 1fr c...., bndgc; ~I t s . L'h.tmbt·r" 1) m·mmhr plnn tht· nwcting. 1n't ru('tion .mtf t <''t for II ou~t·kt't' P t'r ; l\ Irs. 1> oR:-.tousH. l 'm all ""t to :-.ho\\ ) nu some ln:-~ h i n gs, too. Tapp<•n f'r' \Vnuld rou like that? ] . i l • , i\UH I' ll. · r<:, do, hccau t' prohuhl) g t•t some "'tr U('tJOn ollh t t~ t tm Srumd l'l,l'' lwtl ~ m:t king Er.l:t Y Wl''ll IH'\\: Anywny, nnd t.t b l e~ ... rtting ; \ l r ~. J ohnstln • l , ic~c·n, on the Tt·~ulcrfoot tt•s t, too. J udginJ!; 1\) 1 mntht' • ~1 \m t t't tlwr nf ) nu dccule thnt Wt' :-.houltl rc\'it'w th<' T'rn,k: fnot ft',t; Rnhin .llld F i ~-.t (.' 1, , ~, ( ~n · l l cntlerfoot te.,t.. T mt•t .1 girl at camp and slw said S l'OUh ht' l C.tpt nin mndt• them rt·virw t'Vt'l')'th ing t'ach fall. l\lllmHJnit\ St•t \ k t', flo\\ t.·r~ .It l'hurdl: statting. Can 'ou imagim· .mything ~n

1talinn mot11er " oulrl t'.ht' her b.1h) on her hip a-... ~lw pt•t ~ tory-kittt• n,, pups, tl-.h , parrot..; , monkeys, and tiny lnboriou~h n·nd of the p:t rt pl . t~ ed h, an oak in shelter­ white mkc. A rt> al apothecaq ~ho p of the old-fn"hioned ing the hl"rmit Hern.trdu, and ho" Raphnel's paintin~. kind where drug, Wt'l'l' to be found in the uraw" opened the 1lt~dou 11 a drlla St·dia. made on a polisht>d :-.lah of another 1\\'Cnut• nf f.tsdnating discovcrit·~ where myth and Bernardo', oak, a n,Wt'rt'd the lwnnit's pra)t'r for the oak\ anl'icnt legend aboundt•d. rresen :ttion a-. a thing- of beaut). A jt'\\ d n ,hop on tlw cornt:r is waiting to whi~k the

B' th(' t•nd of the :-ummrr t1w natun• stud\'• in tht• ) oung im 6tiJ.!ators to the gold minl's of Ala.;ka and Cali­ Square had become an institution. " ' ith ltallun, Jewish, fornia, tlw turquoi .... c mine:> of andcnt l\ [cxico nnd Yuca­ R u~sia n, Germnn, Greek, and Polish rt.•ade-rs to satisfy, tan, till' diamond min6 of South Africa. The trail It hegn. n to ~c em important and intt•rt·sting to print the through tlw tlittpidntrd little Square i-. 'till beckoning, Lnhd s in more than one language. Thr nd~-thborhood had Otht•r:. lllll) ft·cl it:- thrill of ad,enturc and stnrt to fol ­ beJ!U il to look for mr,,agr' on trres anti Yinr' with . 1~ hm it, wht·n•, t' t th<'\ art•. ' mud1 cuno,it\ "' jf tht'\ \\t'rt' offidalrw\\s. Sug~cstcd Sources "f'hen thrre w .ts tht· t' \pJoration of thr pu~h ..m rb ; it \\ a~ d iscon ·red th.tt hret' wen· t' tllti,•atetl b, thr Gret•k,, :\Inns \1\'n J.,t t:t· Nns OF Ft owt RS. TRHS. AND FRt.' l"~"' Roma n~ , .md Arab~ in tht• fourth l'rntun s.e.: that pen' h} CharJr, :\ l. Skinnrr ( Li(lpim1 Mt, Phila., $3). w~rf' f'atrn .1:- fa r hark ·'' the Stont• and Rron1t> Agr': Jt'l h li>UOOJ-. OP I ~SllTS hr Frank K Lutz ( Putnam, that it "a' sn eet pot.ttoe' that Fal,taff mt•ant wht•n tw ~3 . '\0). cried "IA"t thr sk\· rain potatnt'~ anti hail hi~'ing cnmt•t, !'' St•t.• abo tt·n-ycar in de:\: of .\',,tm t' Jllagwdur, avnilahlc A pet ~hoJ> in a ~trcet nt'ar h~ supplird ;1 nc\ c:r<'nding in ll\t)'t lihrmi~s . T/JE GIRL SCOU1' LEADER Around the Toadstool Extension Brownie Packs

By Helen Ward Stevens

Jllr·:· Edward Fletcher StnJfiiS, a member of the Bot1rd of Directors and of the Program Committee of the uaf10nal G1rl Scout organization, has been acti•l/e i11 Girl Scout work for stxfeen years in JVIassachusetts. Mrs. Stt'f.lt'lls IS ,brcctmg a studv of Girl Scouting among the ph J.Stcally handicapped and of the possibzlttzes of its de~,elop­ ment. IIer years of experience as a physical drrector give her a keen interest in this phase of Girl Scoutmg.

A~ Y intere~ting reports have been received dur­ Owls, but also an overflowing reserve of radiant health, Ming the pa~t t"·o ) ear.;, on the experiences of differ­ comfortable common sense, poise, tact, initiative, in­ ent communities and leaders \\ ith Extension Girl Scout genuity, a grand senc:;e of humor, and unfailing cheerful­ troop:) and Exten~ion Brownie packs. 1 These report~ ne!.s and patience. She must have what has been called .;;how how much girls of Brov. nie age who are phyc.ically ''controlled sympathy."t She should have had experi­ handicapped need the sense of achievement and the fun ence either as a Girl Scout leader or as a Brown or that are part of Brownie l\lagic. They indicate that the Tawny 0'"''1. She must have '-Orne knowledge of her training in mental alertness, emotional control, social ad­ Brownies' handicap5, their limitations, their possibilities; ju:)tment, and helpfulness, inherent in the Brownie pro­ and she must have experience and "isdom sufficient gram, has made discipline less difficult, has promoted hap­ always to safeguard the children from fatigue and over­ piness, and has ha.::tened cures. stimulation. It is certain that, due to the con..,tant changes in the There really are plenty of such leaders; but the loca] numbers of those in hospitals and preventoria, there are council or institution head will have to search, '"ithout man) "ho enjo} the Brownie program but ..,,. ho have doubt, for the one particularly fitted to he Brown Owl never been regi~tered in an institution pack. It is there­ of any particular pack. If Brown 0""1 is one of the fore impossible to estimate the number of Brownies at any institution staff, then 'I'awny Owl should come from time in hospitals, pre\ en to ria, and rC!Jidential schools. outside. If Brown O,d is a delightful person "from But at the time of "•· riting, some information is at hand town," a member of the institution staff may be appointed about packs in the following institutions: Tawny Owl. The ad' nntages of such a partnership are .Ke·wington Home for Crippled Children, Newing- many. ton, Conn. The right Brown Owl for Extension work j, one who Glen Lake Sanatorium, :\Iinneapolis, 1\linn. prefers Brownies \\ ho need from her greater thoughtful­ :"\as~au County Sanatorium, Farmingdale, N'. Y. ness because of blindnes.;;, deafne..;c;, crippled limbs, or the Odell 1\'Iemorial Sanatorium, Newburgh, N. Y. limitation.;; set by tuberculosis; she will see in such a pack D. T . \Vatson Home for Crippled Children, Pitts­ opportunities to give and build happiness far beyond burgh, Pa. those fou nd in a pack of Brownies \\ ho.:;e ear,, eye-., and ~ I t. Alto Children\. Hospital (Penn-.ylvania State legs :tre normal and whose days are full of the school and Sanatorium) 1\It. Alto, Pa. play adventures of priv ilegcd childhood. She mu .. t be Austine School for the Deaf, Brattleboro, Yt. content to go slowly-her Brownies will be. Lapham Park School for Cripples, :\l ilwaukee, \ Vis. There i~ no special Brownie program for the physically SanJuan Blind Asylum, SanJuan, Puerto Rico. handicapped. There is the regular Brownie program There j~ no recent word of a pack, often referred to given in the Brown Book for Brown Owls and from in letters, in the State School for the Blind at Farib~ult, month to month in the LEADl:.R. No little girl i.:; so 1\ Iinn. A successful pack in Re~t Ha\·en preventonum, physically handicapped that she may not become a San Diego Calif. did not rercgi~ter in the spring because Brownie; and finding the joy of sen· ice and learning the mo't of th~ Bro\\:nie-. \\ ent home. St. John's Children's million and one ways to use her ~mile mar help to tran!\­ Ho-.pital. R ivrrton, I II., at last report, was g i vi~g five form gray institution da\ s into golden and red-letter ones or ,jx girls "a fascinating group"-the Browme pro­ through many months. ~r:tm, and \\ a~ con,idering registering- them as one of ~o study has let hcen made 11\ the national Girl tht> :-ixe!' of a town Brownie pack. Scout organization concerning the application of the Girl Brrm nic pack-. in institutions do. JH~·scnt p_rohl<'ms. Scout and Bnm nie proj!raml> to mentally handi(app<'d I• inding t fw lw-.;t pltu:<· for the Browmc p111, fo.r 1.n"tancc, g-irk Surh adaptation as has heen made in i.;ol.Lted c;N'' ha-. sun:eeded nnh "·h<'re it ha:- heen dirertecl hv r\prrts is .,0 rnrtime" diffirult "hen all d~at tl!c Brownie 1-. ":ar­ - . ing 1:;. tin) -.;}Jflrh an~ h<;r B;ow111e -.;n!tlr.. A mo~·e se.nou.s in the training of the mentallv handirappetl. prohlem 1 ~ thnt of hndmg JU~t the nght leader. the E:x­ Those whose work lie-. in ..... matoria or pre\·cntoria w1ll tension Bron nic leadf•r ·d10uld have not only all the de­ be intere,ted in reading Elsie Singma~ter Lewars' de­ sirablr qualitie:- li&ted in the Braum Book for Brown lightful report on the Girl Scout troop and Brownie pack 11t 1 5 the Pennsrh·ania State Sanatorium. :\ fr._. Lewar-. · ;-_\ftttrrnl nlltulll ,h)r,, urlf"t<" Wlj'('jt 111 £rTh , ~r~Jr~~~7.~~~~. R~~~,; 1, ~f ~~~~ t'll1pha-.i7l's the .... ati:-faction of the smatorium staft: owr 1n1Clntt 1\\ ,..,uP 1'111"'\l , nr1 tnr ( ~,,. 1 \·ro~;llllf] f••r Rliud G'"" hy ~·;,*h~;~~ ,~· \ ,J !,:',',;'1,1 ~\ ·: rj, . t':~r' \~.~1 ~l Oil\ !Ill lUre P·"':."'',k,• ~ ,s~ · !" ~N.~(': 2 Stt• \{',Yrrrl / •dtfCf\'.lllll llt'\CillUIIIIOI J) . I~ • S tiou o{ th~ Whitl' House Coufcn u~:c ((\;nlur~ C.u, Hl31, $-1). ma .. tcr f~t w..r~<, A r-SFPTE JlrJ BFR. , l:Gl\~ 933 • the gnin$ in health h·tpp' . , I . wh · ·h h, · J • ' ' me,... , ·lnc gruup al!Jtbtmcnt ll t { llltrouuctton of the ... e progt···m. b. I I fall in!" the llrownit.-'!l stand at attention jn the r •t'r.cl~> ·h 1d , . .• ... t 0 u g lt t 0 t ll' "All L I" . ... -· \: I r~n s ':'it'CttOn. Here the Brownies he . . . auoard . all stt with leg.., and arm, cnY.wt'd 1 I I J> 1 ' • e .. " • ll h . · , ~ s.t} s 1 un l ~·.·nus,. arc l'... pecm elptu] nnd friendly to the llOnlt'- >c prepared! lege; out c;tr:ught. r "f> II ,, · · .... ~.:k p:tttent, a!ld bnghten the whole iiJ-..titution An­ u oar:-.. ro\\'Ing motaun, Brown o~\ I m.trlcmg <~ther pa."·k w~tch ha ... cnli... ted the cordial appro.' d tnd the 1 hythm h\ saying ''~troke, -.trokc.'' \.OOper .ttwn ot ptl\ ..,ICI~Hh nnd nur,t•s j.., tile "" . , "Jump up I" all o;tand, riliing With folded :urn.-., c· ount~ '.matonums . p.1ck, of which it is ' rep.orted th.tt' · · •'lu\1onr ''Climb thl' companion ladder!'' climbing mrJtion. "( ~ d . c " h ., ~ro~\ ' nte tound her ..,mile ever ~o helpful at taking-ca ... tor~ • 100 m~rnmg, rew, !ia}' t e Captain jumpmg tfJ ml-ttme. ' !''.~ht and lett as <>he salutc!t with right and left hand. T~e pack in th.e '\ e". ington Home for lnpplcd Chil­ .I he crew an-..\' cr, ''Good morning, Captain," with c:ame Jurnp-. and ::.a lute. dren.. IS tortuna~e Ill ~-~' mg, for its Bro" n o,\' I, !Vl rs. H. L ..F · Locke, Great I a,, nJ o,, 1 of the nat tonal organi­ . "Deck-; .tre filthy, ::.\d~h on water''; motion of throw­ z.atlOn. l\1 rs. Lo:cke .reports marked improvement in at­ In~! on water. ~ttude and attentton 111 group work, and a keen interest "~ 1 op the decks"; scrubbing or mopping motion. (I u . h h 'I I" J • 111 n~ture ,~ · ork. Her Brownies are well grounded, ao;, P Wit t e sa1 s. gr~p ugh and pull hand down !1?sp1tal chtldren so often are, in the laws of he, Inc., 570 Lexin!!ton groups, and with all interested in giving the physically Avenue, l\ e\\ York. The April number uf thi, ) ear -,,.:t:' handicapped little girl something of the vision which is also a Brownie number. the heart of the Brownie program. Reading Notes Imaginary Hide and Seek FIRST ExPhRir·~cLs WITH LITER \TURh b,-- Alice Dal- Suggested by Julia Williamson glie-..h. Teacher::. College Scric.; on Childhood Educ.l- tion, edited by Patty Smith Hill. (Scribner, 1932, :\ E popular imaginative game for convale!>ccnts is $1.25). 0 "ima()'inary hide and seck.'' The one who is "it" decides wh~re she is hidden: "Under the pillow," "be­ First E.,·perirnces tt'ilh Liten1/ure, prepnrcd with the tween the blanket and the :;heet," "behind the wheel chair cooperation of The Parents' illaqazinr. will commend ir­ ... df to evrrr leader of younger children who j, tn inf! to in the corner"1 "in the nurse's pocket." The other plaJ­ ers try to gu <.~' the spot by asking questJorh which n.1ay find the right books for a particulnr group. Tht" :-.uh­ he answered only by "Yes" or "]'.; o." 'l he one gur~-.111~ titlc~ indicate the 'iCope of the hook: Children nn1l Tlwir . h . ll" , " t ng t IS Jt Ill urn. . Ston' Interest~; Picture Book-.: Poem' ~uhl Poet': '-lh•ri~ Brown Owl may at first be "it" all. the time, ke(·p~ng R.cai and Almo"t Rt·.ll (including Bihlt• Sttnit• .... ) i Llirr a score of how many times each .Brownie find.; her. l he Talt:" anJ Tale... of Laughtt>r: U-..ing Litt•ratun· "ith one having the highest score 1o; clapped by the other Child n•n; Biblio~rapll\' and 111lln. l'inl IZ,,•pf'rit"rtrc J players at the end of the game. . with Jjitnalurt· j, dclil!htfulh illu"tmted t\l)\ nnlr '' ith If a Brownie is "it,'' it may be well t.o }~ave her .wlusp<·r pktur<'" from \n·ll known ju\'eni1t• bonk ..... hut .tl~o "ith original d rnwing:-. hy dtild ll'J\. her hiding place to Brown Owl, as 1! !s ~omctm!t'' ar~ Irres•s· · t.ble1 temptation to change• herb • Judmgf place an the middle of the guessing to avoJCl emg ounc1 too :-oon. Brownie Training Cours('s Octolwr4, II. 16, 18 ...... Grcatt•r N<'\\ ) ark, 2:30 tt) Health Drill for Active Brownies .J. :30 P.~ I. .tt 670 T r\in~ton J\ \'l'lllll' ( ~6 ~t rt•rt). A fine health drill comes from England: !~rown , <,>wl is the captain of a ship. She says sharply, Jack r ar~, (ktolwl' Jl, 14, 11 ...... CNlnr Hill, \\'",lltham, 'ln~ . • 'rfl£ GIRl SCOUT LE.J[)FR AUGUST SIPTEil18ER, 1933 N e ''r s a n d N l ) t cs 0 t~ the NHtional .E q 11 i p 111 e 11 t Se r vi c e 1~h~ Girl Scout Shl)~ THE I' P \k l'Ol \ l'A1N P~ \ , fillt·d with water THE Girl s~\)\1! prt~grnm ·~ l'S~Cilttnllv one of nut· onlr, a" tht• m:" t. .l rtd dgt. tn tht• point "\lpplic~ the t.•olori ng. door n~tl\ itk~ :tnd requin.-s the girt" to he 1lmost Studt•nt -., t':unpl'f$1 nnd t rm clcrs will appredatc thi.:; fen­ '-'.'-"\fht.wtl~ on ht'\ h.'(t. At the n):!e of the.• 1\\'t•rnge- Girl tun· :h it dot•, nwn) with t ht• nui... ancc of cat rying nn ink ~t.'Out tht• ft't't .tr(' 'till in tlw fonnath•e stngc nnd the 'uppl~. The pen and a matching pencil nre of green "he lt-:tde~ " thr1c.'h'r(' p.Hth.'ulnrly intcrc.·~tt'd in ~cdng 1>~ rnlin trimmed "'ith band :- of kromitc ; t•ndt brnrs the th.n her gtrl~ .u e "'0rrt'l'th ... hod. Correct :-hoc.- nt rhi" trdoil insignin. Pocket clip ~ havr a strong ~prin g which period "ill dt) much to pre\ c.·nt troubl(' in latc.·r vcnr-:. grips n note-hook covt.•r or pocket fi rmlr . nnd the hollow 1'he l.t:-.t on whit"'h the Girl Scom $hot.• is ~ladt• is bnneb t'arry n gcnt•rou" ~upply of ink cl'l rt r id gc~ and lrads, dt.._ignc~ tor !!W\\ ing fret .md h.•~ rt'C{'tted tlw npp10val J\l 757 Complete 't't ...... , . . '$2.75 ot k1dtng orth~lpt•dk :-pt>d.1li-.t-... f'lw 'JWciflcntions t.'tHl­ lH 758 Pt•n only • , • . . . , ... . , . • ...... • • t. 75 troling tht.' material-. \\ t'rt' Tl'\ it''' ed hr t'Xpt•t t -..hoc huvc•r:; 1\ l 75S' PI Pl~ S \\<'I c pnpuln I' in t'.uups through­ 'rmup nf appmval. Aftt·r thi,, manufaeturrr' "t'l'<' '<'­ S out the country this pa't sca-..nn. ~ rntct ·inb nrc.• n·:t--on· lt"Ctcd who would nd hen• to the ... t• ... r.tnda n-1.. of mn tr.rin I ahlt• .md the work, although rr,tuiring n gn•at clt•al of and workman,hip in producing- the -.hot':'. Tlw lo\\ t·~t C'art• :mel Jlnticncc, i:s .... implc. 'Then t.ht•t t~ i~ tht• Fun of po~,ible price comp.ttihle with tht·s~ qualif1l·ntion-. wa ... lt•nrning to piny. The booklet Jllakiuq and J•fm,iu,; Sl11{t · then set. lurds' Pipes gi\ e..:: complete con..;tluC'tion nntt'~ and th.lw­ .-\:-o it '' .t:... not fdt fair to restrict the ':tlt• of thc~e ing,, Ij,rs of m .• tcrinls nnd tool.., rctiU ired, and in.:;trut.•tioth -.ht.leS to Girl s~out,, it ha::: hern dt'C'idcd that they mm for playing. \me.-.. for elc,•cn cnr,•ls round-. anti \~ountty ~e sol~ to .all girls. Ar~y leader .of ?oun;:! pt•oplc mn)• :tirs nrc induJcd. ' ' it"d scdne In rt-commendmg the Gnl S(out shoe to tho..;c in ht.•r ;.!roup. Z 383 Book nf in,truction' ... , ...... • • 7.1 t't•nts Official Gul ~cout :-hoc:-. an.· madt• onh h} the Brown lT 186 Bamboo, 12" length •..• .. . , .. , . , . . 7 t~ t·nt' lT 187 Bamhoo, 18 '' lt•ngth . . .. . , .. , •• , . . . I() l't•nts Slloe Com pan), St. Loui,.,, \In., and the· i\ ldan,on Shoe 11 Company, Lynn, ~Lt-.~.= tht'} an· procnrnhlt• nt lo\.·al ,hot• l T l S8 l'ork, 1 diam, • ...... , .. , 3 ct~nr-. .tnd department store..;. If) ou nrc not ahlt• to !-l'Cun· thl'm in } our localit) kindly ath•i,.,e us, or wriu clirr<'tlv to ont• I'\ l'FR \ .\riO\ \L fJULLS. Can >tHI tl~t· rilw tlll' of tht• mnnufacturer-. mentionrd ahove. nut 1on.ll t't)"t u.nt· ot S" itzt·rlancf, of R u... sia, or of .-;onw otht•t t'ountry of Eumpc? Can )our girl-.? 1\Jo-.t of th IHtht l'l',ort to diction:1ric~ or encvcloJwdins for thi::- in­ HF ''l"SEJ1"UL~F~S" POSTFR HAS BEl·~ fm mntion, An intere... ring nnd im.pre ,jn· wm• of lcnrn· T R Fl ~ST. \TED. T'ht.· popularit} of thi, po:-tt•r h.t-­ inl!' anti rt'ntt.•mhering i~ to mnke and tire•-..<; doli:. in nath ~ t· het•n ...o ;.!rt:.lt and tht• fl'llllt''ts from tht• fit·ld arr. ... o l'O-..tllme, or carve them out of ,oft pine wood, nnd paint numerou' that it ha~ lwcn Jt•cidt·d ro n~ ... tcxk it in rtw tfwm, A 't't of pnttcrn' for ,j;x dulh., with in-,truction-. large size (Y 511. 17,~22"). The C'o-.t of reprinting will for cutting out of thin wood and paintinJ!, is n nt'\\ nece,~itate a change in price to J 5 ('Cflt'. The ~mull ,jzt>, handicraft project that Girl Scout-; will like ( lJ 601, .. . both plnin nnd imprinted "A Girl Scout Liw•, Bert-," 21\ cent ... ). The ~i:x doll..; includt• orw <'•lclt from Spnin, will remain at 'i crnt-. rnch. S" itzcrland. Ru ...... ia, and Czt·chu,lovakin, :tnd two trolll S\\ eden. Tht·) are ea,y to makt• nnd lot!- of fun. J\Ja­ THE :'\ E\\' l':\:\lERA. although priced at 35 cent ... , tt•rial-.. and tools are -..implt' and ~heap: a Girl Scout krti(t• i..; not a toy; it a~tually worh. It i..:: Jl;"x23<2H nnd tor c.tn ing, common pine hoard, :-.andpapt•r, p.tim .. , hru-.)w.;, and glue. take!\ pictures J; ~ "x 1;.~ ". The mechani~m i!' simph• and then• is nothing to gt•t out of order or to require adju-.t­ ment. A direct view finder the size of the picture -.hem' THE ~ E\Y CATALOG will lw rt'.lch• nlmut thr just what will he included in the fini ... hed snap~hot. Tlw middle nf September. A cop\ "ill he !-t.'nt t~ each leadl'r pictures are clt•ar in detail and make beautiful enlargt•• u... 'non a' it i!oo relea-.ed, to t>ach new nirt Scout :h ~Jw ments. Film of spl'cial make and <;.jze must ht• w•ed in n•gister!oo, and to the old Girl Scout as -:he rt•rcgi,ter.... If this camera. 'ou do not re~ei\'e ) our t.'OJl\' \\ ithin a rc•a,onahle time, l\I 802 ...... 35 cent' ple.he ad,·i... e th, n.·;;;taring rank, troop nmnlwr, nntl pn~­ l\I 803 No. 00 films, roll of 6 expo~ure~ .... 10 cent-. enr addrl'""· ~ ew illustration-.., n·vi~rd price .... , nnrl new equipment nil add interest to the cntnlog and mnke it important to you. The reduced prict~ for lettering flngs, PLAN NO\V FOR THE NATIONAL CO~VE~­ an announcement of the new /Jmulbook. nnd illustrntion..:: TION to held in 1\.filwaukee from October 11 to 13. be of the nc\\ Chri-..tma-. card:- an· nddirionnl bits of in· The new subjects to he discussed and the plan" for the formation \\e hope. to include. 'Ve ~hould .. u~gcst thnt coming venr be of great importance to you and your will the catalog ht.• hound with vour copic, nf tht• Lt ADI•R fm girls. Pre-convention training bt>gins October 9. permanent n•ference and ,afe ket•ping.