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Show GIRL SCOUTS THE girl scouts have been celebrating their twenty third anniversary. Organizations of girl scouts now are in every state of the union and they number 350,000 active members. There are eighteen troops in Ogden and the number of supporters are increasing at a rapid rate. The most rapid rate of increase throughout the nation has been since 1929. The girl scout motto is Be prepared, and it is based on the ideal of service which the girl is encouraged to express in her daily conduct. Every girl dreams of adventurous rescues and dramatic sacrifices in which she plays the role of unselfish heroine. But earthquakes and battles, even drownings and suffocations are rare experiences for anyone, while cut fingers, crying babies, bewildered tourists and sick friends are everyday occurrences. A girl scout is trained to be prepared to serve; she keeps before her as a practical possibility the idea of being a good neighbor. A habit of mind, she learns, easily becomes a habit of action, and so the girl scout idea of service is translated into terms of everyday life. There can be no doubt of the fact that the girl scout program embodies everything that a teen age girl likes. There is an old saying: So many people, so many opinions, which, if paraphrased for girl scouting, might read: So many girls, so many University of London Had its beginnings when University College was establish in 1828, followed shortly by Kings College. The University of London, chartered in 1836, was a step toward association of the two, each retaining its autonomy, the University giving the degrees. We must not pretend to see all that we see, if we would be easie. goals. Some girls see themselves in the future as fine homemakers, some as artists, some as sportswomen, some as musicians and some in other roles. Girl scouting is designed to give every girl a chance to develop the best within her according to her personal bent. A chance interest encouraged may lead to a hobby that will bring pleasure and possibly profit throughout life. There are five key activities in the girl scout program, camping, woodcraft and nature lore, homemaking, health and first aid, and community service. Every girl scout must be reasonably proficient in these in order to progress from the rank of tenderfoot scout to first class. Fifty one proficiency tests suggest various subdivisions of the key activities and other unrelated subjects in which any girl scout may specialize if she pleases. These tests help her discover where her talents lie and show how, by the intelligent use of her leisure time she may become a contented and cultured woman. WILLIAM PENN WARNERS CALENDAR OF MEDICAL HISTORY |