How Girls Can Help Their Country

About this eBook

Author

Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was made using scans of public domain works put online by Harvard University Library\\\'s Open Collections Program, Women Working 1800 - 1930.)

Language

English

LoC Class

HS: Social sciences: Societies: secret, benevolent, etc.

Subject

Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Category

Text

eBook-No.

28983

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28983

Release Date

May 28, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.How Girls Can Help Their Country — Adapted from
2. 2.Sir Robert Baden-Powell's Handbook — 1917
3. 3.Contents
4. 4.PATRONESSES OF GIRL SCOUTS.
5. 5.Part I
6. 6.HISTORY OF GIRL SCOUTS — National Headquarters
7. 7.HOW TO BEGIN — How to Start a Patrol — The First Meeting — Succeeding Meetings — Girl Scout's Promise
8. 8.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
9. 9.SELF-IMPROVEMENT — A Great Law of Life — Be Strong — Be Helpful — Habits — Modesty — Reading — Economy — Thrift — Employment — Be Observant — Careers — Study — Patriotism
10. 10.Part II
11. 11.MEMBERSHIP — Grades — Officers of the Local Organization
12. 12.QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE THREE GRADES OF GIRL SCOUTS — The Tests
13. 13.ENROLLMENT — Ceremony of Investiture of Scouts
14. 14.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"
15. 15.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.)
16. 16.Part III
17. 17.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
18. 18.ATHLETIC FEATS — The Palm Spring — Foot-Throw — Hand Wrestling — Sitting Toe Wrestle
19. 19.CAMPING — Provisioning a Camp — Camp Oven — Daily Routine in Camp — Camp Orders — Camping Equipment Necessary for One Week or Longer — Kitchen Equipment — Clothing and Equipment for Each Scout
20. 20.SCOUTCRAFT — Useful Knots — The Mariner's Compass — How to Read a Map — Conventional Signs & Lettering Used in Field Sketching — Punctuation — Signals — Commands and Signals — Commands — Whistle Signals — Hand Signals — Indian Signs — Scout Signs. — Self-Defense — Shooting — Archery
21. 21.STARS — How to Find the Time by the Stars — The First Twenty Stars in Order of Brightness — Orion — The Song of the Fifty Stars — The Sun Clock — Practice — Among the Stars
22. 22.GARDENING
23. 23.Part IV
24. 24.SANITATION — Tidiness — GOLDEN HEALTH HABITS FOR GIRL SCOUTS — Contributed by Dr. Thomas D. Wood.
25. 25.HEALTH — Exercises and their Object — The Nose — Ears — Eyes — Teeth — Measurement of the Girl — My Physical Development — Games to Develop Strength — Endurance is Useful — An Easy Way to Grow Strong — First Series — Second Series — Third Series
26. 26.HOME LIFE — Housewifery — Needlework — The Girl Scouts' Patch — HOME COOKING — Eggs — Poached Eggs — HOME HEALTH — Contributed by Dr. Thomas D. Wood. — HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS — How to Clean Wire Window Screens. — Polishing Floors — To Put Away Flannels — Babcock Test — How to Cure Hams — Care of Children — Air — Bath — Illnesses — Clothing — Thermometers — Beat of Pulse per minute
27. 27.Part V
28. 28.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
29. 29.Part VI
30. 30.PATRIOTISM — History of the Flag — Respect Due the Flag — America — The Star-Spangled Banner — America — Allegiance to the Flag — Girl Scout Salute to the Flag
31. 31.READING LIST — BOOKS ON MERIT BADGE SUBJECTS — BOOKS OF REFERENCE FOR MERIT BADGE
32. 32.INDEX

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