How Girls Can Help Their Country
Copyright, 1917 BY JULIETTE LOW
Copies of this book may be obtained from Girl Scout National Headquarters, 527 Fifth Avenue, City of New York; price 30 cents, postpaid.
Girl Scouts, like Boy Scouts, are found all over the world. When Sir Robert Baden-Powell formed the first troops of Boy Scouts, six thousand girls enrolled themselves, but, as Sir Robert's project did not include the admission of girls, he asked his sister, Miss Baden-Powell, to found a similar organization for girls, based on the Boy Scout laws, with activities and occupations properly adapted for girls. She then founded the Girl Guide organization.
In America, in March, 1912, the first patrols of Girl Guides were enrolled by Juliette Low, in Savannah, Georgia. In 1913, the National Headquarters were established by her in Washington, D. C., and Miss Edith Johnston became the National Secretary. The name Girl Guides was then changed to Girl Scouts because the object of the organization is to promote the ten Scout Laws: Truth, Loyalty, Helpfulness, Friendliness, Courtesy, Kindness, Obedience, Cheerfulness, Purity, and Thrift.
The movement then grew and spread in a remarkable way. The success of the movement is due, in a great measure, to the work of the National Secretary, Miss Cora Neal, who built up the organization during the most difficult years of its existence. In 1916, Headquarters were removed from Washington to New York, and the machinery for unifying the national work of the organization is now placed on an efficient basis.
The training of Girl Scouts is set forth in the Handbook, written by Lieut.-General Sir Robert Baden-Powell and Miss Baden-Powell.
Juliette Low obtained the rights of their book and, with the help of committees and experts from all parts of America, adapted it to the use of the Girl Scouts of the United States. It is impossible to train Girl Scouts without the Handbook.
In 1915, a Convention of Girl Scout leaders from most of the large cities was held and a National Council was formed, composed of delegates from the cities or communities where more than one hundred Girl Scouts were enrolled.
Juliette Gordon Low
Agnes Baden-Powell
Baron Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Baden-Powell of Gilwell
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How Girls Can Help Their Country
Adapted from
Agnes Baden-Powell
and
Sir Robert Baden-Powell's Handbook
1917
Contents
PATRONESSES OF GIRL SCOUTS.
Part I
HISTORY OF GIRL SCOUTS
National Headquarters
HOW TO BEGIN
How to Start a Patrol
The First Meeting
Succeeding Meetings
Girl Scout's Promise
THE GIRL SCOUT LAWS
1. A Girl Scout's Honor Is to be Trusted
2. A Girl Scout Is Loyal
3. A Girl Scout's Duty Is to be Useful and to Help Others
4. A Girl Scout Is a Friend to All, and a Sister to Every Other Girl Scout.
5. A Girl Scout Is Courteous
6. A Girl Scout Keeps Herself Pure
7. A Girl Scout Is a Friend to Animals
8. A Girl Scout Obeys Orders
9. A Girl Scout Is Cheerful
10. A Girl Scout Is Thrifty
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
A Great Law of Life
Be Strong
Be Helpful
Habits
Modesty
Reading
Economy
Thrift
Employment
Be Observant
Careers
Study
Patriotism
Part II
MEMBERSHIP
Grades
Officers of the Local Organization
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE THREE GRADES OF GIRL SCOUTS
The Tests
ENROLLMENT
Ceremony of Investiture of Scouts
BADGES AND AWARDS
The Badge
When to Wear the Badge
The "Thanks" Badge
Medals for Meritorious Deeds
Life-Saving Medals
How to Become a "Golden Eaglet"
TESTS FOR MERIT BADGES
Merit Badges 1. Ambulance. (Maltese Red Cross.)
2. Artist. (Palette.)
3. Athletics. (Indian Clubs.)
4. Attendance. (Annual.) (Badge, Silver Star.)
5. Automobiling. (A Wheel.)
6. Aviation. (Monoplane.)
7. Bird Study. (Bird.)
8. Boatswain. (Anchor.)
9. Child-Nurse. (Green Cross.)
10. Clerk. (Pen and Paper.)
11. Civics. (Eight-point Star.)
12. Cook. (Gridiron.)
13. Invalid Cooking. (A palm leaf.)
14. Cyclist. (A Wheel.)
15. Dairy. (Sickle.)
16. Electricity. (Lightning.)
17. Farmer. (Sun.)
18. Gardening. (A Trowel.)
19. Personal Health. (Dumb-bells.)
20. Public Health. (U. S. A. Flag.)
21. Horsemanship. (Spur.)
22. Home-Nursing. (Red Cross, Green Ring.)
23. Housekeeper. (Crossed Keys.)
24. Interpreter. (Clasped Hands.)
25. Laundress. (Flatiron.)
26. Marksmanship. (Rifles.)
27. Music. (Harp.)
28. Naturalist. (Flower.)
29. Needlewoman. (Scissors.)
30. Pathfinder. (Hand.)
31. Pioneer. (Axes.)
32. Photography. (Camera.)
33. Scribe. (Open Book.)
34. Signaling. (Two Flags.)
35. Swimmer. (Life-buoy.)
36. Telegraphy. (Telegraph Pole.)
Part III
GAMES AND ATHLETICS FOR GIRLS
Three Deep
Day and Night
Sculptor
Cross Tag
Dodge Ball
Kim's Game
Morgan's Game
Scout Meets Scout
Acting Charades
Unprepared Plays
ATHLETIC FEATS
The Palm Spring
Foot-Throw
Hand Wrestling
Sitting Toe Wrestle
CAMPING
Provisioning a Camp
Camp Oven
Daily Routine in Camp
Camp Orders
SCOUTCRAFT
Useful Knots
The Mariner's Compass
How to Read a Map
Commands and Signals
Self-Defense
STARS
How to Find the Time by the Stars
The Song of the Fifty Stars
The Sun Clock
GARDENING
Part IV
SANITATION
Tidiness
GOLDEN HEALTH HABITS FOR GIRL SCOUTS
HEALTH
Exercises and their Object
Eyes
Measurement of the Girl
Games to Develop Strength
An Easy Way to Grow Strong
First Series
Second Series
Third Series
HOME LIFE
Housewifery
Needlework
The Girl Scouts' Patch
HOME COOKING
Eggs
Poached Eggs
HOME HEALTH
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS
Part V
FIRST AID
Nosebleed
Eyes
FIRST AID TO INJURED
How to Put out Fire
What to Do in Case of Fire
Rescue from Drowning
Release
Artificial Respiration
Ice Rescue
Gas and Sewer Gas
Treating and Bandaging the Injured
Compound Fracture
Dressing Wounds
How to Stop Bleeding
How to Make a Tourniquet
Ivy Poisoning
To Ease Itching of Midge-Bites
Frost-Bite
Runaway Horses
Electric Shock
Part VI
PATRIOTISM
History of the Flag
Respect Due the Flag
America
The Star-Spangled Banner
America
Girl Scout Salute to the Flag
READING LIST
BOOKS ON MERIT BADGE SUBJECTS
BOOKS OF REFERENCE FOR MERIT BADGE
INDEX