How Girls Can Help Their Country

How Girls Can Help Their Country

Part I. PAGE History 1 How to Begin 4 Laws 7 Self-Improvement 9 Part II. Membership 20 Qualifications for Grades and Rank 25 Enrollment 27 Badges and Awards 29 Tests for Merit Badges 31 Part III. Games 48 Camping 57 Scoutcraft 68 Stars 83 [Pg iv]Gardening 92 Part IV. Sanitation 94 Health 98 Home Life 106 Part V. First Aid 124 Part VI. Patriotism 136 List of Books to Read 142 Index 153 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. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 28983
Author: Baden-Powell, Agnes
Release Date: May 28, 2009
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941, Low, Juliette Gordon, 1860-1927