7le February, 1943

GIRL

Arethusa F. G. Leigh-White

Z'ear Girl &:outs, Girl Guides, Bandeirantes, Muchachas Guias, Exploradoras- my World Ststers, in fact:

You may imagine how thrilled I was to receive an invitation from the editor of the LEADER to write a few words of greet­ing to you all in the pages of the February issue.

It gtves me the chance to reach my friends in so many lands -even those whom I have not had the fun of meeting in person need not feel they are entire strangers to me nor I to them. \X'hen it was my good fortune to travel throughout the America:; in 1941, I visited nearly every one of your countnes, and, in the United States of America, several of your r:gtons: I have met and talked with your leaders and your SISters 10 the movement e\·erywhere, and I am never likely to forget the kindness and hospitality shown to me by all alike. So you see, there is reason to feel that, whether we have met in person, or not, we are known friends to each other

Much water has passed under our bridge of good will and unJerstanding since then. Let us look down upon the flow­ing stream for a few moments and take stock.

I ha\'e recrossed the Atlantic and am back at work at the center of our world activity-the World Bureau in London. There has been much to do and much to see to. Correspon­dence to anJ from all parts of the world has never ceased to flow in and out of the Bureau. ·I have met Golondrinas* from Europe here and I have camped with them. I ha\'e met and talked with the Chief Guide, just home from Africa after an absence of four years, during which time she had to face a great personal sorrow and loss-a loss which we shared with her in the death of the Chief Scout, Lord Baden-Powell.

*The 1940 Western Hemisphere campers chose the name Golon­drin,JJ, "swallows," as a term for visiting member) of our world-wide sisterhood, because the swallow is at home in all lands Since 19-lO the word ha• come to signify any Girl Guides or G~rl Scouh tempor­arily in another country, so the European refugee Guides in Britain are now called by this beautiful Spanish name selected by the Latin Amencan delegates to the Western Hemisphere Encampment. (Editor)

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the Director of the World Bureau of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

And no~· tod_ay I ha\e had once again the privilege to meet and greet 10 thts country that great lady-the F~rst Lady of a great land--Mr~. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her smile, her handshake, and her wonderful talk to those of us present brought warmth and encouragement to all our hearts. She showed great faith in the courage and steadfastness of women and young people, and she begged that all would become more and .n:ore 10ternatiOnally mmded because, as she po10ted out so \'lndly, only by such an approach to the world's problems can we hope for lastmg peace

Now a word about \'Our own activities. As we can tell from reports that contin~e to reach us regularly here, you ha' e moved onwards-in some cases \\ llh surpmmg effect- since I had the privilege of working among~t you Some of you, through the mevitable trend of C\ents, have been brought more intimately than others into actl\e association with your sisters of the war-stricken lands of Europe and of Asta; but \ve know th~t each one of you, ne,erthel_ess, is keepmg in close step w1th those whose hearts and mmds are set upon defendinl!. upholdmg, and ~est~rins the deep-rooted God-gi,·en principles of freedom and JUStice, for these thmgs find their place at the root of the work within our mo\ernent.

K<.-ep on the way you are going and remember, no effort is too small. whether it is the effort of the hand or of the heart. It is all in the day's \liOrk and will bear fruit in due season ~either is it too early to begin to lay out the pattern of the kmd of world fellowshtp that we w1sh to see in the future for, after all, the pattern of the umt must ultimately affect the pattern of the whole.

Do not despair, therefore, if the result. like peace in the lovely words of W. B. Yeats in "The Lake hie of Innisfree,'' "comes dropping slo"'." Neither sigh for opportunities dif­ferent from those offered you. In the working out of the task allotted to each one of you, remember the Promise that you ha,·e made and the Law you mean to keep. Persevere in these with patience and loplty and, above all , " ·ith unconquerable faith in the ultimate triumph of justice for all the peoples of the earth

- ARETHUSA F. G. LFIGH-WHtTE Director, World Bureau

THE Gru ScouT Ll'AD!a, publlshrd monthly by G~rl Scouts, Inc.. .,, fast 44rh Strffi, !\:'rw York, N. Y., rr rnterrd as ~ond·class matt<r, Frbruary 27, 1942, at the Post Of!ice of =-: • .,. York, N. Y., undrr the Act of March 3, IR"9. ~ubscropuon, ,0 cents a }e&r rn the Umttd State<, n crnts ehn•h<« !Note; lor regrstertd G11l Scout lradrrs, assrsunt lradrrs, troop commrttee chanmen, ~xecuti\C' sc~.rttaues. hdd s«rcunes. local council membcn. and commrssoonrr>. subscroptoon pme is 2, cent\, "·hich tS oncludrd in their annaal mrm~"hip dues.) Vol. 20, No. 2, February, 19H.

THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER

del Bureau Mundial de Muchachas Gutas y Muchachas Exploradoras

2 ueridas Muchathas Exploradoras, Muchachas Guias, Ban­deJrantes y Exploradoras, hermanas mias mundiales:

Pucden tigurarse mi emoci6n al reob•r una invitacion del editor del LEADER para escribir unas palabras de saludo a todas vosotras en IJ. cdioon de Febrero. ·

[sto me proporcionJ. una oportunidad para llegar hasta to?as mis amigJ.S en paises tan d1ferentes y aun las que ?O he ten:do el ~usto de conocer personalmente, no deben sent•rse extranas a 1111, no parecerles yo extrafia a elias. Cuando tuve Ia suerte de 'iajar por las Americas en 1941, vi site casi todos vuestros pabc~ }' en los Estados Unidos de America, urias de vuestras rcgioncs. He conocido y hablado con vuestros Jefes y 'uestras hermanas en el movimicnto, en todas partes, y creo que nunca poJre olividar Ia amabiliJad y hosp1talrdad que todos ~e dcmostraron. Asi pues, ya veis, que tcngo raz6n para scnt1r que aunque nos hayamos conocido en per~ona o no, somos antJgu.IS am•gas unas y otras. Mucha agua Jesde entonces ha pasado de baJO de nuestro puente de buena ,·oluntad y com­prension. Miremos hacia este arroyo durante unos momentos y repasemos nuestra obra de los pasados a_iios. He ,·uelto a cruzar cl Atlantico y estoy de nuevo trabaJando en el centro de nutstra actividad mundial en Londres. Ha habido mucho que H:r y mucho que hacer. La correspondencia de, y para, todas las partes del mundo nunca ha ~esado de circular en el Bureau. He \'isto aqui a las "Golondnnas, ,* de Europa y he acampado con elias. He visto y hablado a Ia Jcfe Guia, que acab.l de volver de Africa despues de una ausencia de cuatro a nos durante Ia cual tuvo que enf rentarse con una gran per­dida y dolor personal, una perdida que todas compartimos con ella, por Ia muerte del Jcfe de los Exploradores, Lord Baden­Powell. Y ahora he tenido otra vez el privilegio de ver y saludar en este pais a esa gran dama, Ia primera dama de un

•I..h delegadas al campamcnto del hcmisfeno occidental del aiio 1940 escogteron para 'i el nombre Golondrinas como el mao; pro~rio para dl\ttngutr lo' micmhro' vt~itadoras de nueo;~ra hermandad mundtal, porque l.t golondrina "~ ~iente en su pais en todas tierra~ . Desde cl ,tiio 1910 (\Ia p.tlabra ha 'ignilicado qualquicras Muchachas Guia~ ." 1\fudt.tcha' Exploraduras que sc encuentran en <:1 momcnto en otro pal'i, .•si t-; que Ia' Guias europeas rdugiadas en lnglaterra ya sc apdlidan con t•stc odin nomhr<: t"paiinl, escogido por las delegadas launas al c3mpamt·n'o Jd hcmisfcrio occidental. [Editor]

FEBRUARY, 1943

Delegates to the Second Western Hemisphere Encamp­ment (left) and to the First Encampment (above) face the future with confidence. Both Encampments were made possible by the Juliette Low Memorial Fund maintained by the Girl Scouts of the United States in memory of their founder who worked constantly for greater under~tanding arnon~ girls of aU nations. Represented here (left to right): Trinidad, Jamaica, United States. Guatemala, British Honduras, Canal Zone, Brazil. Guatemala, United States, Canada, Mexico.

gran pah, Mrs. Franklin D . Roose,·elt. Su .sonrisa, su apret6n de manos, y su encantador dis..:ur~o trajeron a los corazones de los que estabamos alii prcsente~. calor y .inimo. Demostr6 gran ii: en el ,·a lor }' en Ia per,en er.mcia de h gente )Oven y no~ rogo a todos que nuestros pemam1entos scan mas inter­nacionales cada dia porque, como ella nos demostr6 tan clara­mente, solo con una preparaci6n semejante para los problemas del mundo podemos esperar una paz duradera.

Ahora unas palabras acerca de ,·uestras proprias actividades. Como podemos \'er por los informes que continuan llegando a no">Otros regularmente, habeis seguido progresando, en algunos casos con resultados sorprendentes, desde que tuve el pri\'ilegio de trabajar entre vosotras, algunas de vosotras por el inevitable curso de los· acontecimientos habeis est.ado mas intimamente unidas que otras y en asociaci6n mas activa con vuestras her­manas de los paises de Europa y Asia, agobiados por Ia _gue~ra. Sabemos que cada una de vosotras de todos modos esta un1da en espiritu con las que tienen sus corazones y sus ideas defen­diendo, sosteniendo, y reestableciendo los hondamente ar­ratgados principios divinos de libert~d y JUStJCJa, pue~t~ que estos son las verdaderas bases del trabaJO de nuestro movtm•ento.

Prosegu•d como hasta ahora y record ad que nin,gUn esf ue~zo es demasiado pequeno, sea un esfuerzo manual o del corazon. Todo entra en el trabajo del dia y dari f ruto a su debido tiempo. Tampoco es demasiado temprano para empezar a planear Ia clase de confraternidad mundial que deseamos tener en el futuro porque, despues de todo el plan de una unidad al final afectari al plan de Ia unidad total.

No desesperad pues, si el resultado, como Ia paz en las bellas palabras del poema de W. B. Yeats, "Th~ Lake Isle of lnni~­free, , "gotea poco a poco. ,, No busquets tampoco oportum­dades diferentes de las que se os ofrezcan . En el desempeiio de Ia tarea designada a cada una, recordad Ia promesa que habeis hecho y Ia ley que int::ntais cumplir. PerSIStid en todo esto con paciencia y lealtad y sobre todo con una fe invencible en el triunfo final de Ia justicia para todos los pueblos de Ia tierra. - ARFTHUSA F. G. LI'IGH-WHITE, Directoru, Bureau Mundia/

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INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING

In the Western Hemisphere

NADINl. HARDY CORBETI

Member of the World Committee

of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

and Chairman of the Western

Hemisphere Advisory Committee

THE WORLD AssouATION of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, through its Bureau in England, has camed out the aims for whith it was instituted by its member associations-the pro­motion of fellowship and understandtng among the gtrls of many nations through the application of the same principles in the same basic program. It is the object of the World Association to help us know each other better and understand each other more completely. Thts was accomplished in the past by means of camps and conferences for the leaders of the movement and for the girls themselves; by the exthange of ideas and methods; and by a community of spirit gained through sharing the same identical ideals.

When war made tt impossible to carry on these contacts, and all the European homes of Scouttng, such as Our Chalet, were out of reach, the eyes of the World Association turned to other fields and it decided, with the help and encourage­ment ot the Girl Scouts of the United States, to endeavor to draw the countries of the Western Hemisphere closer to­gether so that we mtght form a sort ot second line in mterna­tional Scouting; and, by growing to know and appreciate each other better, that we might strengthen ourselves so that we may have much to contribute to the whole when the days of peace have come again.

Thts led to the establishment of a subcommittee of the World Committee, the Western Hemisphere Advisory Com­mittee, at the time of the visit of Mrs . Arethusa Leigh-White, the Director of the World Bureau. Its business was to con­sider problems relating to this hemtsphere and to offer advice and suggestions to the World Bureau. Such a committee is in essence a loose thing; its members Ji, e at great distances and can meet but rarely. Because, however, of theo kindness of the Girl Scouts, who allow us to use thetr offices as a clearing house, many valuable contacts have already been established. There is a trust placed in the hands of this committee by the World Association to promote the ideals for which the move­ment stands and to assure to all the countries of our hemisphere a free expression of their own national virtues by helping them to develop Guiding and Girl Scouting along the lines best suited to themselves, interpreting for themselves the aims of the Association as best applied to their own national life. Thus and thus only can a national association, great or small, attain to full stature and give of its best not only to its own country but to its friends and neighbors as well.

We in this hemisphere know too little about each other in a Scout way. We have remained strangers in a world of

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Above: The delegate from British Honduras shows Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt a box of native wood that she brought to the Second Western Hemisphere En· campment held near East Otis. Mass., in August, 1941. Left: Mrs .. John Corbett of Canada, author of this article.

gradually shrinking distant:es. In the past we looked to the European countries for a lead and in many cases they have given u~ their best. ~o many of us, too. had natural ties with one or other of the older toumnes m the Scout world. This happened because we spoke their language or used their pro­gram or found m thetr methods a ~u•table expression of our own aims, or because we felt a natural affintty for their parti­cular interpretation of Scouting. So that there are within our hemisphere traces of all the Jeadmg Interpretations of Scouting, with their small differences of approach and expression, but with their complete unity of purpose. Bearing in mind that these adaptations of Scouting will in their turn be influenced and changed as they grow and de,·elop within the hemisphere, the Western Hemisphere Advisory Committee has set out to try to help and encourage each national a~sociation to find its fullest growth within its own framework .

In these days when tra,·el is restncted we can promote the exchange of ideas by correspondence. So many countries have basically the same problems to so)Ye, and the young, new associations, when they have heard the story of other people's growth, can go home and think their own problems through to a successful conclusiOn. They can read and study other people's literature, watch new program developments, and study new methods. Through their contacts with the whole hemi­sphere they are enabled to find many helpful friends and neigh­bors. The older associations in their turn can learn many lessons in generous giving, and from the pioneers of Scouting they can find renewed strength and faith for themselves.

In all this the Western Hemisphere Committee can assist by acting as a means of putting us all in touch with each other. Like other World Association projects it does not initiate any· thing new; it simply gathers in the harvest and placf!s the riches of each at the disposal of all.

THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER

(The Guarani Indian Legend of the Water Lily*)

tJn the shores of the Parana River lived Rubichi. Taai who soverned a tribe of warlike men and beautiful w~men R~ichi. Taai ha~ a _d~~ghter named Morotf [which is th~ lndaan word for -:hate ], who was young and beautiful but haughty and ~uettish. She was betrothed to Piti. (the Indian word tor "red"], the bravest warraor of the tribe.

~orotf and Piti. loved each other dearly, but the evd spmt, ~vaous . of the happiness of the young couple, suggested a wacked adea to the Indian maiden.

One day, in _the lat~ afternoon, as she_ was walking along the shore of the r~ver wath some other maadens Moroti saw Piti. who, with several other warriors, was f.racticing with his bow and arrows. In order to show her riends how much Pati. loved her and how he humored all her caprices, she saad to th~ haaghtily, "Now you will see bow Piti fulfills my every wash. Do you see this bracelet? I shall fting at into the r~ver and my lover will so to look for it." On~ of ~er friends interrupted her: "Do not do this,

Morota. It as very dangerous and Piti. could be drowned." To "':hich Moroti answered, "Don't be silly! Pita is the

best swunmer and the bravest warrior of the tribe. He shall so to seek my bracelet at the bottom of the river." ~iately she.~ the jewel from her ann and, calling

to Pati., ordered: Piti., I have thrown my bracelet in the Parana and I want it. Go look for it!"

Pit&, who loved his ~ very much and always wished to ]lease her, threw himself mto the water, sure of returning an also of pleasing his lovely Moroti once again.

But it happened that those waiting on the shore, watching aawously for the mum of Piti., began to pw uneasy because he had not returned.

What could have happened to him? Could he have be­come entangled among tbe roots of some plant? Could he be hurt?

.So ;~ere they thinking when Moroti, desperate and tearful, wd, I am to blame for what has happened-Pita should have return~ by n~w. Somethinf has happened to him. I don't want ham. to dae! Let us cal upon the soothsayer of our tribe and let bam tell us what we must cio to save him."

Several warriors went immediately to look for Pep [the Indian word for "deep"), the wizard, and they returned quickly with him.

They all stood in silence while Pep, looking into the deep waters of the river, said in a mysterious voice: "Now I see him! It. is he! Piti. ~ He is with 1-Cuiii-Payi, Witch of the Waters, m her beautiful palace of sold and/r«ious stones. ~e Lady of~ W~ wants him to stay an she is offering bim all her ricbes-Piti. seems to be accepting-and you, Moroti, because of your J.>ride and coquetry, are to blame for the lou of our best wamor."

"No, no, I w.ant to save him!" shrieked Morot( in despera·

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tion. "Tell me what I must do and I will obey you blindly.·· And Pegcoe said, "You are the one who can save him you

and you alone!" ' '"I await your command. Speak, Pegcoe !" '"You must cast yourself into the Parana and bring him to

the surface. You must break the hold of the Witch of the Waters."

··1 shall obey you, Pegcoe, and throw myself into the river. I shall return with Pita. My love is worth more than all the nches of 1-Cuiia-Paye r·

So sayin~, she threw her~lf into the waters, which opened for the vam and haughty garl, who, repentant, was going to save her betrothed from the spell of the Witch of the Waters.

All night long they waited for the return of the young couple. Fares were lighted and they danced around them to amplore the ~ Tupi_ to drive away the evil sP.irit. The old men chanted ancantataons to conquer the eval spirit. The warriors and the maidens danced sacred dances.

When dawn came, the wizard, who was still looking into the waters, was consulted again and Pegcoe said, "They have found each other! Moroti has saved Pita! They are return­ing, arms entwined, to the surface! They are returning!"'

At that very moment, astonished and wondering, they saw appear on the surface of the water a beautiful Rower with red and white petals. These petals were Moroti and Pita who so transformed, offered to die world their beauty and thei; perfume as symbols of love and repentance!

Notes on the lrupe . The mtpe is a man:elous aquatic plant. There is no other m th~ world so magmficent nor of such rare qualities. It is a natave of SOuth America and is found only in the most im­~rtant rivers. It grows in the waters of the Parani., but only m the- northern part because there is found the warm climate that is necessary for its existence. The Guarani Indians call it "mtpe" (plate over the water), because of its round leaves which have , a small upright border resembling large plates o; trays ....

The flowers o_f !he ir11pe are m?St beautiful. They are made up ot many brdhant petals, whate on the outside and rose· colored ~n the inside .... The precious flowers of the ir11pi show their beauty only in the light of day, gi\·ing forth at the ~ tame their sweet ~d delicate fragrance. At the hour of twahght ~ey close. thear petals and. slowly disappear into the water as af they washed to rest durmg the nipt. At the ap­P.roach of dawn they rise up again, sweet-smellins and beau­taful. ... Many call it "Victoria Regia" (Queen Victoria), and South Americans proclaim it the queen of their plants.

•From H••H•i~tu by Azucena Carranza md Leonor M. I..ocda Perell6a. Translated from the Spanish by Ethel l.usk md priatell by cou~ay of the publisher, Casa Jacobo Peuser, Ltda., 'Buenos Airel, Ar,mtana.

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The Basilica of Santa Maria de Guadalupe

BEATRIZ DE BRANIFF

Member of the Western Hemisphere Advisory Committee

THREE MILES north of Mexico City, at the foot of the Tepeyac hdl, stands the historical and traditiOnal Villa de Guadalupe, where before the Spanish conquest stood a temple dedicated to the goddess Tonantzin, the Mother Eve of the Aztecs.

According to Catholic tradition, in the year 1535, the Blessed Virgm Mary thrice appeared before the Indian Juan Diego at the foot of the Tepeyac hill, and ordered him to climb to its summit where, among its arid rocks in cold December, he would find beautiful roses. These he should bring to the Bishop Zumarraga in proof of the miracle of her apparition. Juan Diego obeyed, and as he opened his "ayate" (shawl) containing the roses, on it appeared a colored picture of Our Lady, later to be revered under the name of Santa Maria de Guadalupe.

Two years later, on the same site, a small shrine was built and the image of the Blessed Mother placed therein; but the

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devotion of the people and the numerous pilgrimages from all over the country made it necessary twenty years later to erect a church. A larger one was built in the seventeenth century, which, in the beginning of the eighteenth century, made way for the present one. The Basilica of Guadalupe has since been continually transformed, mostly in the interior, by artists and architects who have vied with each other to show their devotion to the "Dark Madonna."

Beautiful indeed is the high altar w1th its severe and simple lines, showing in its center the original shawl with its picture of Our Lady, in a rich solid gold and silver frame, topped by a gorgeous crown of gold and precious stones. Equally admirable are the chapels and their exquisite glass windows; the murals on the side naves; the tabernacle, the altar frontal, and the railing of solid silver in the Sagrario Chapel; the Venetian mosaics that adorn the cupola; the bronze confession­als and the screens of the entrance doors; the silver candelabra; the Carrara marble statues of Bishop Zumarraga and Juan Diego; as also the magnificent hand-carved stalls in the sacristy, where on entering we see the flags of the Central and South Amencan nations, offered to the "Dark Madonna" as a symbol of love and veneration by the delegates to the second Pan Amencan Congress, held in Mextco City in 1901.

The devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, at first limited to the Indians, soon spread to the Spanish Colonial aristocracy, and finally to the world. Pope P1us X solemnly declared Our Lady of Guadalupe the Patron of Latin America.

Typical Customs In contrast with its dusty and arid surroundings and its

background of barren hills on which only thorns and cacti grow, the town of Guadalupe, w tth its anoent streets, its old and simple houses, usually has a festi\'e atmosphere. Around the basilica are innumerable stalls and shops of curios, native pottery, foods, medals and rosaries, wax candles, flowers, and so forth.

Multitudes of pilgrims from the remotest parts of Mexico arrive daily, many of them Indtans with their typical and colorful dresses, bringing their food, and flowers and candles as offerings. With them come cara' ans of dancers in primitive and symbolic regalia. On quaint instruments they play weird tunes, of a dissonant and perSIStent rhythm, for their dances in honor of the Blessc>d Virgin.

These pilgrims huddle at night m the open or wherever charitable neighbors admit them. They spend all day in the basilica, reading no prayers but talking from their heart, tell­ing their Blessed Mother about their conflicts, sorrows, and m•sery. Comforted by their ,·istt and prayers, convinced that she has listened and will relieve and help them, they feel happy and return to their distant nllages to continue their life of privations and sorrows with renewed courage.

Each year a pathetic pdgnmage of the sick and crippled arrives to pray for deltverance. On these occasions the picture and atmosphere of human misery is heart-rending. There are tremblmg old women and men hardly able to walk, youths with thin and livid faces, rachitic babies in their mothers' arms; others descend from ambulances, still others are borne on stretchers or in wheel chairs; the wealthy have their special nurses, and the indigent are promptly taken in charge by the Red Cross or voluntary nurses. On these occasions, instead of the usual music and the aroma of flowers, the church vibrates to the sound of subdued prayers and sobs, which in­crease in intensity as the abbot, after holy Mass, holding the Blessed Sacrament to his breast, slowly descends from the altar and moves among the infirm, blessing them one by one as his assistants recite special prayers. The ceremony ended, the sad ptocession walks out, their hearts filled with hope,

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THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER

Jane Hales

I am a native of Casper, Wyommg, and a freshman 10

Natrona County High School. You have probably heard of Wyommg as the "Wild and

Woolly West,"' but that is no longer true. Casper is located in the central part of Wyoming and 1 in Natrona County, which has the largest population in the state. We have a population of about 18,000 people. Casper is over 5,000 feet 'bove sea· level.

Wyoming is one ot the Rocky Mountam states. Our chief industry is the refining of oil. There is a very large oil field, one of the largest in the world. This oil IS piped from the field into Casper, where it is refined. \X'e also raise thousands of beef cattle and sheep. Wyoming is \\·ell known for the quality of the wool produced here.

We have a very nice Scout house called "Jbe Girl Scout Little House." This is where the girls have the1r troop meet­ings and have parties. There is a nice little kitchen, bedroom, large recreation room, and a very nice office. Our Scout direc­tor is Miss Schelper and the commi)sioner is my mother, Mrs. G. W. Hales.

We have a beautiful camp where we go in the summer for campmg. We are now trying to organize it so that the dif­ferent troops can go up and stay over the weekend in the winter. In the summer we live in tents with board floors. We have a nice mess hall and first aid cabin. Some of the inter­esting activities that we have are: archery, outdoor cooking, overnight camping, campcraft $uch as making belts out of pine cones, and making sagebrush candles. We have horse­back riding, but no swimming or canoeing.

The Girl Scouts are doing many things toward the war efiort. We are collecting scrap rubber and scrap iron and fats or grease and with the money that we collect from selling them we buy War Bonds and Stamps. We are knitting afghans for the soldiers and making crib sheets, bibs, and bands for the babies in the hospitals.

We had a ski patrol. We had to take first aid training before we could join. I have taken Red Cross first aid instruction for two years. We planned to go up to the Girl Scout camp and ski and then stay all night. We planned to take skiing tnps on the mountain. We learned what clothing we should

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Doris Samper Baldwin

FEBRUARY, 1943

On behalf of the Girl Scouts of Colombia, and in order to strengthen the friendship that should exist among all Girl Scouts of the world, I want to tell you how our organization began here, what our activities are, and what it has meant to us to join the international Girl Scout organization.

Our troop. the first in Bogota, was organized in 19-10. We use the manual of the Girl Scouts, and we follow, insofar as possible, the same rules that you follow. A committee of the mothers of the first members of the troop, and there were twenty-one, gave two teas to raise funds for the organization of this first troop. and to buy necessary materials.

Colonel Strong and his wife opened two rooms of their house tor our meetings and work, and in the garden, which is ,·ery large, we began to learn outdoor activities. We are taught to sew, to do weaving, and other handicrafts. We have done folk dancing and we are also learning about music and literature.

We have taken a first aid course. We sew for the Red Cross. We make candy, which we sell in the bazaar set up to aid the war effort, and we ha' e given ~everal teas, prepared and served by us, for local charities. After the New Year, we are hoping to be able to begin a series of projects in cooking, housekeeping, and the care of the house. We are now rehabil­itating old toys for a public Christmas tree for poor children, and making houses and villages of cardboard for the creches.

A creche is used here instead of a Christmas tree: an inclined platform is erected on tables and boxes in the living-room. This is covered with moss, which we ourselves bring from the mountain. On the upper part a grotto or a little house of straw is made and in it are placed figures that represent the Child Jesus, the Virgin, St. Joseph, the ass, and the ox. Ar­ranged all around the creche are little figures of the shepherds, the three Wise Men, and animals of all kinds. There are villages, waterfalls (usually made of cotton or silvered paper), rivers, lakes, roads, forests, and whatever one wishes, and scattered around in the moss are lots of colored candles, which

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* FEBRUARY is Girl Scout International Month, when Girl Scouts of all ages try to learn something about other countries, espe­cially those with Girl Guides or Girl Scouts. In time of war, our International Friendship field is especially important. This year, let us learn about the nations of the New World, with whom it is our country's declared intention to live as a good neighbor.

Being a good neighbor means much more. than trading with one's neighbors or maintaining peaceful relations. It also me~ns knowing them, understanding their problems, and enjoymg the discovery of ways in which they are like us or differ from us. By being a good neighbor in this way every Girl Scout troop can have a real share in carrying out our country's will to friendship and in making a contribution to the future peace of the world.

Here are three suggestions for a Western Hemisphere pro­gram: the first, based on this issue of the ~EADER, is for one meeting only; the second, a long-term proJect, may grow out of the interest created at this meeting; the third is a party, which may be either a gala fini~h to ~ rroject las.ting several months, or a special event w1th bne preparatiOn.

Initiate a Western Hemisphere Project Take this issue of the LEADER to your Court of Honor or

planning committee .to see if the .girls w.o~l? li.ke a meeti?g on our American ne1ghbors. Poss1ble act1v1hes mclude a dis­cussion of why the delegates to the 1940 and 1941 Western Hemisphere Encampments felt that. "America the Beautiful" was applicable not only to the Umted ~tates but to all t~e Americas. Helpful background informatiOn may be found m your public library or in the first two chapters of Amerrcan Se~ghbors (American National Red Cross, 10 cents).

A p1cture map, "The Americas," is free on request to the Grace Line, 247 Par~ Avenue, New York, as long as the limited supply lasts. It would be helpful to say in your r~flutst that no answer is required if the map is out of stock. Perhaps the troop itself co.uld sketch a ~ough outline map of the Americas on a large p1ece of wrappmg paper. From ~e reports on page 12 it will be ~ssibl~ to mark. with a trefoil all countries where there are G1rl Gu1des or Glfl Scouts.

•From The Spanish.Amtrican Song 11nd Ga'!le. Boo/e. Copyri~ht 1942, by the Coronado Cuarto Ce~tennial Comm1ss10n of New Mex1co . . Used by permission of the publishers, A . S. Barnes and Company; price $2 a copy.

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VIRGINIA GREENE

Work Out a Long-Term Project

One of the pleasantest parts of a Western Hemisph.ere project is the amazing amount of color in the source maten~ls that the troop collects. The vivid colors of Latin Amenca are evident everywhere. Material about Canada, Newfound­land, and Greenland is less easily obtained, especially since travel bureaus, railroad and steamship companies, and airlines do not distribute posters or folders during wartime, but the very difhculty may prove a challenge to an alert troop. The North, too, has its color-in the beauty of totem poles, the bright sashes of the French-Canadians, the blue of the lakes; and it has the picturesque Gaspe peninsula, the shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, the romantic city of Quebec.

The troop must first decide whether to cover the whole Western Hemisphere, or a part of it, or only one country. (If several troops work on this project, each may choose a different country.) The troop may cover its territory as a whole, or divide it among patrols, or let each patrol choose a different field of interest.

A picture map ana a scrapbook may be used to tie all .the troops activities together, and a festival to top off the proJect may be piau ned from the very beginning. In making scrap­books about other countries, troops may learn also what would interest another country about the way we live in the United States. This might be the start of a Daily-Life Scrapbook (see the January, 1943, LEADER) for another American country at a later date, when transportation is less difficult. Watch the LEADER for any further announcements about such possibilities.

Since the Girl Scout program progresses through three age levels, the foll~wing suggesti?ns are listed, withi.n ea~h group, in order of d1fficulty-the s1mplest first. Brow~ues w~ll be chiefly interested in foods, son~. dances, and stones; Gul Scouts may work on the International Friend~hip ~adge~ and Second Class requirements; and Sen1ors may mvestlgate mte~­national relations, economic interdependence, and soc1al atti­tudes in addition to more colorful activities. All should learn about the Juliette Low Memorial Fund and the Western Hemisphere Encampments it has sponsored.

Addresses of publishers, if not given in the following lists, may be found at the end of the article.

Arts and Crafts

Dress dolls or make paper dolls in the Indian costumes of all the Americas. (Send for list of Separate Color Sheets from the NatiOnal Geographic .Magazme.)

Make pottery, basketry, ~caving, wood car~i~~· metalwork like that of other countnes. (Modern Pnmrtrve Arts by Cathanne Oglesby: Whittlesey House, 330 West 42nd Street, New York, $3.)

Make a model village typical of another country; .or of an ancient Indian village. (The Incas and The Araucamans: Pan American Union, 5 cents each.)

Make costumes of paper or cheap cloth to wear at a festival or in a play.

Decorate gourds in Latin American style. (Useful and Ornammtal Gourds: Superintendent of Documents, 5 cents.)

THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER

BASED ON THREE SUGGESTIONS: A SINGLE MEETING, A LONG-TERM PROJECT, AND A FIEST A.

Collect pictures of types of architecture and interior decor­ation from pole to pole. (Magazines, especially old National Geo graphm.)

Study designs characteristic of different countries.

Community Life and International Friendship

On a picture map of the Americas, draw Girl Guide or Girl Scout uniforms, agricultural products, natural resources, national heroes; and trace routes of great explorers.

Collect postage stamps of the Americas, and dramatize or tell the stories signified by the pictures. (IVho's Wbo MJ the Postage Stamps of Latin Amertca, 10 cents, and a list of in­expenstve stamps, 3 cents: Pan American Union.)

Take an imaginary tour of the Americas. (Meet Latin Amertca: Girls' Friendly Society, 386 Fourth Avenue, New York, 35 cents, has "Clipper Cruise" suggestions. Since the Girls' Friendly Society is a religtous organization, suggestions in this packet must be adapted to conform to the Religious Policy of Girl Scouts, Inc.)

Learn how people in other countries live. (\Vrite to D. C. Heath, 285 Columbus Avenue, Boston, for free folder describ­ing the "New World Neighbors·· Senes of 40-cent books, illustrated in color.)

Find out what nationalities have settled other American countnes, and indicate on map.

Discover what holidays are celebrated in other countries, and how.

Listen to one or more of the following radto mformational programs (see local papers for the time): CBS-"Hello Americans" (Sundays), "School of the Air of the Americas" (Wednesdays) ; NBC-"Lands of the Free" (Mondays) ; order the listening guide to "Lands of the Free" from NBC Univer­sity of the Air, National Broadcastmg Company, 30 Rocke­feller Plaza, New York, for 25 cents.

Discuss what we can learn from our neighbor countries ; why United States citizens are sometimes disliked in other countnes; how the movies represent us to the other peoples of the Americas; what is imphed in the term "Colossus of the North"; what the Good Neighbor policy means.

Find out about the work of the Pan American Union and of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. (In the Service of the Ameflicas, Pan American Union, free.)

Health and Safety Dramatize the conquest of yellow fever or malaria. (Amer­

ican Neighbors: American National Red Cross, 10 cents. )

Write to the Grenfell Association of America, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York, for information about this organization's services in Labrador and ways that Girl Scouts can help.

Make a chart or map of medicinal drugs produced in the Americas.

FEBRUARY, 1943

Homemaking

Make an exhibit or map of foods imported from the other Amencas.

Make models of types of homes from pole to pole, and dis­cuss reasons for the ways they are built. (Magazines, espe­cially old Naltonai Geo graphics.)

Collect recipes and cook dishes of other Western Hemi­sphere countries. (Hemisphere Camp, see page 11; The South Amencan Cook Book: Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, New York, $2.50.)

Literature and Dramatics

Read stories about the other Americas; spot them on picture map. Mark Robinson Crusoe's island on the map.

Dramattze, perhaps with puppets, a legend, such as "El Irupe" on page 5.

Produce a play, such as "The Christ of the Andes"-Brownie age-(Pan American Union, free) or "The Princess in the Moon" from One Act Trips Abroad -Seniors-(order from Girl Scouts, Inc., Catalog No. 23-418, $1 50).

Music and Dancing

Learn a smgmg game. (The Spanl!h-American Song a11d Game Book, see page 14.)

Learn songs of the Amencas in the original languages. (Smgmg Amertca: National Recreation Association, 25 cents; Canciones Ti ptcas-Latin America- -and Canoones Panameri­canas-mcluding Canada: Silver Burdett Company, 45 East 17th Street, New York, 72 cents each; Cantares Espalioles­no English words: Gessler Publishing Company, Hastings­on-Hudson, New York, 15 cents.)

Collect ptctures of or maxc: primitive musical instruments of the Americas. (A Pan-Amertcan Camiz·al: National Recrea­tion Association, 2 5 cents.)

Find and play phonograph records of music of the Americas. (Local music stores, or the following catalogs from the Pan American Union: Tbe Other Amertras tbro11gb Films and Records, free, or Recordmgs of Latm Amencan Songs and Dances, 30 cents.)

Ltsten to one or more of the following radio musical pro­grams (see local papers for the time: CBS-"Calling Pan America" (Saturdays); NBC-"Music of the New World" (Thursday nights) ; order the listening guide to "Music of the New World" from NBC Inter-American University of the Air, National Broadcasting Company, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, for 25 cents.

Learn Latin American dances. This IS a project for older girls, because most Latin American dances are "free" dances, without a set pattern, but with certam characteristic tempos and movements. (Some Lati11 American Feslit•als and Folk Dances: Pan American Union, 10 cents, gives music and gen­eral descriptions of several of these. Legends and Da11ces of Old Mexico by Schwendener and Ttbbels: A. S. Barnes, 67 West 44th Street, New York, $2, is more explicit but in­cludes only one country. Seniors may find someone to teach them the tango, the conga, the rhumba; music may be found in Tbe Other Americas by Xavier Cugat, Marks Music Cor­poration, R. C. A. Building, Radio City, New York, Sl. Re-

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GIRL SCOUTS, INC.

February, 1943 Vol. 20 No. 2

155 East 44th Street, New York, N. Y National President . Mrs. Alan H. Means National Director . Mrs. Paul Rittenhouse

MANAGING EDITOR Anne L. New

EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR

Fjeril Hess

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Margaret Ann Dysart ..

A~SOCIATE t:DITOR Virginia Greene

Orders for addttional copies of the current issue and of previous tssues (msofar as copies are :tvatlable) will be filled upon receipt of 5 cents for each copy; address the LEADER direct. In case of new membershtps, as wtth lJte renewals, the initial delivery of the LEADER is subject to several weeks' delay.

GREETING from the International Committee

of Girl Scouts in the United States of America At a time ltke this when there IS ~o much disunity in the

world, it is a gre.1t pm tlege and sati~f action to belong to an organization l1ke the Girl Scouts, united in sisterhood through­out the world.

There are G1rl Guides and Girl Scouts in nearly all countries of the Western Hemisphere and their number is growing every year. To these girls and their leaders, some of whom it has been our personal pleasure to welcome as guests in the United States of America, we send especial greetings with this issue of the LEADI!R, which celebrates our International Month. Our wish is that some day we may all know each other better. but until that time comes may we hope that the Guidmg and Scouting movement and all it stands for will grow in each and every land.

ETHEL JENI'INC.s NEWTON (Mrs. E. Swtft Newton) C hatmum, /n/1!1'11.11 tonal Commillee

SALUDO del Comite Internacional

de las Nifias Exploradoras de los Estados Unidos de America

En un tiempo lOmo cste, cuando hay tanto desunion en el mundo, es un gran pri' tlegto y una gran satisfaccion pertenecer a una organizacion como Ia de las Ninas Exploradoras, que estan unidas en una m1sma hermandad por todo el mundo.

Hay Ninas Guias y Ninas Exploradoras en casi todos los paises del hemisfeno occidental y su numero esta desarrollandose cada aiio. A aquellas ninas y a sus jetas, algunas de las cuales hemos tenido el placer de darles Ia bienvenida personalmente como huespedes de los Estados Unidos de America, mandamos saludos especiales en esta edicion del LEADER, que celebra entre nosotros el mes internacional. Nuestro deseo es que algun dia nos conozcamos mejor, pero mientras llega este momento, esperemos que el movimiento de las Ninas Guias y Ninas Exploradoras y todo lo que el significa, se desarrollari en cada pais, en particular, y en toda Ia tierra, en general.

-ETHEL JEI'NINGS NE'«'TON (Mrs. E. Swift Newton) Presidenta dl!/ Connie lntemaoonal

OUR INTERNATIONAL MONTH NUMBER

We hope that you will open this issue of the LEADER that celebrates International Month with a feeling both of surprise and pleasure. Now that it lies open before us, the results of several months' plannmg and correspondence seem modest enough, for our salute to our Western Hemisphere neighbors is less colorful and complete than we had hoped to make it. But we had a good t1me preparing it and learned a lot, so we want you to ltke it too.

A great deal has been said m the past few years about a good ne1ghbor policy throughout the Amencas. In this issue we have tried first to answer the question asked of us, "What are the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts of the Western Hemisphere domg to further f riendshtp among the1r countries?" Second, we have made an attempt to show our Gtrl Guide and Girl Scout neighbors that we are truly interested m an exchange of friendship and wi)h to learn more about theH hves and inter­ests. We shall send extra copies of this number to them as a small souvenir of our good mtent10ns and pray that they will accept our good will and forg1ve any and all errors that we may have made. Translations and all other matenals have been carefully checked, but we know that the gremlins may have thrown a few monkey v. ren~he) among our Spanish accents!

Third, we have gathered together as many practical program suggestions for our own troop leaders to use in carrying out mternat10nal activities as we could find space for. There is a wealth of material available, as a careful reading of Virginia Greene's arttcle on paj!e 8 v.rll pro,·e. The descriptions of umtorms and mstgnta {pages 12 and 1.;) are as accurate as pre)ent records allow and v. ill be welcome, we are sure, to the many troop) that have asked for such information. We regret that we could not gi' e you this material in color and we are especially disappomted at being unable to reproduce the charming color sketche) of uniforms sent in by Mextco.

We are sorry that we could not translate Mrs. Leigh-White's letter and Mrs. Newton's greeting~ into all the languages of the Western Hemtsphere instead oi pre~enting them in Spanish only. Since Spanish is spoken by the largest group, it seemed the most pradical solution to our language problem. Please try out your tongue on these Spantsh phrases and be surprised at how many of the words you v. ill understand

We are very grateful to e\eryone, both here and abroad, who has so gcnerou~lr helped v.tth tht~ number, but we owe special thanks to Mrs. Maria Ortega of Madrid and Mrs. Maqo~ie Cinta of The Amermm Gni staff for the Spanish translatiOns.

We wish also to thank Mrs. F. de Westfelt, and Mr. George de Costa Leite of the Consulate General of Brazil, for transla­ting the Girl Scout greetm~s into French and Portuguese.

The Indian legend of "El Irupe" and the letter from Colomb1a were translated from the Spanish by Miss Ethel Rusk of the field Division, Girl Scouts, Inc., who gave us invaluable assi~tance with the enttre 1ssue.

We are indebted to Casa Jacobo Peuser Ltda., Buenos Aires, Argentina, for permiss1on to translate "EI lrupe'' and to use the accompanying illustration, and to A. S. Barnes and Com­pany, New York, for "juan Pirulero" and two illustrations from The Spanirh-Ameriran Song and Game Book. Since this collectton of games and songs was gathered from among Spantsh-speaking communities in the United States of America, we feel that it is of especial interest to us.

We should be glad to receive your comments on this issue and to hear about your program proJeCts along these lines.

And now, if you will forgive us for flaunting a newly learned phrase at you. may we say in the language of Brazil:

Boas festas e t otos de feliadade. See page 2-i 1f you can't understand our pronunciation~

10 Remember-if she isn't registered, she isn't a Girl Sco11t! THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER

THE GIRL SCOUT VICTORY FUND reached a total of $48,461.95 on January 15, and as you no doubt have heard b)· now through our National President's letter to councils and lone troops, the Fund will be kept open until every girl and adult in Girl Scoutmg in the United States and its possesstons has had an opportunity to contribute at least one ten-cent War Sanngs Stamp. On the basis of current natiOnal membershtp thts would amount to more than $70,000. Most of our councils and troop~ have already contnbuted to the Fund. Many have one hundred per cent records-that is, at least one ten-cent Stamp for each regtstered gtrl and adult. Many others have gone far beyond even that. Two councils of Hawau, 'Where war struck so dramatically on December 7, 1941, already have sent morc:Ahan S500 Mam sent S326.65 and Oahu $213.34. Do all the Girl Scouts in your troops or counnl know about the Victory Fund, and about the purpose for whiCh it is to be used? There could be no better time than February-International Month-to explain, or re-emphastze, that every cent of the Fund will be used, when conditions permtt, to help to alleviate war-born dtstress among the children of the world. Thus, every Girl Scout v. ho gives to tt will know that she has personally and dire.:tly helped to make some corner of the world brighter and a better place to live 10 for some child. O 0 0 0 Since September, 1942. the Juliette Low Memorial Fund has made several addtttOnal appropriations for war relief. Through the British \X'ar Relief Society, 9·Jl/2 dozen pieces of cotton underwear. 400 dtscontmued Brownie uniforms, 88 pairs of hose, and 412 pairs of shoes, costing $1,500 in all, were sent to British children. For the 3,000 Greek children rescued and being cared for in Egypt, $1,500 was appropriated to be gtven through the American Red Cross. The Russian War Relief was given $2,000 to purchase canned milk for young children driven from thetr homes. On each can was a greeting from the Girl Scouts of the United States. Finally $3,000 is available for the reltef of suffering children in China, to be allocated according to the ad' ice of Madame Chiang Kai-shek.

Illustration by Gertrude Ho"'e for Htmuphtrt C11mp

FEBRUARY, 1943

GOOD READING BOOKS ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE have blossomed in great profusiOn at all bookstores 10 recent months. But first on Girl Scout lists wtll be Henm phere Camp by Eleanor Thomas (Scribner, 19·42, S2; order t rom Girl Scouts, Inc., Catalog No. 23-12-i), a story woven around the 1941 Western Hemtsphere Encampment. Sara Keene, Sentor Girl Scout from Ohto, visits the Encampment and makes many new fnends, from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and other lands. Through her eyes the customs of our neighbor countries are vi\'idly descnbed-songs, dances, costumes, foods. (A chapter of selected recipes tS added as an appendix.) Both the author and the illustrator, Gertrude Howe, visited Camp Bonnte Brae whtle lhe Encampment was going on, so the book is entirely authentic, beginning with its gaily colored 1acket which pictures untformed Gtrl Swuts and Guides.

George Washington and Abraham Lincoln ha\'e their coun­terparts 10 Latin Amencan history in Stmon Bolivar and Bentto Jwirez. Older Intermediates, Senior Gtrl Scouts, and leaders, too, will enjoy the portratts of these two great men by Nina Brown Baker in He Wo11fdn't Be Kmg-The Stor; of Simon Bolit·ar and j11arez, Hero of Mex1co (Vanguard, $2.50 each). The story of Simon BoJi,·ar, soldier and statesman, who freed five countnes from Spanish domination and who would, no mor,e than Washington, accede to requests to become a ktng over them, ts not as well known as it should be in this country Be sure your troop's Western Hemtsphere observance includes a chance to find out more about him. Many more of your girls have probably heard of Benito Juarez trom the motion ptcture ot a year or so ago. J11arez will refresh thetr memory of the Indian boy who became President of Mexico, who wore the tv. to of Lmcoln's stovepipe hat, and, like Lincoln, saw his country through a great civil war.

Another valuable, more general book on Latin Amencan history is Against All Odds, P1oneers of South America by Manon F. Lansing (Doubleday, Doran, S2). These tales of South America's frontier ltfe will make excellent campfire stories. Starting with the early days when the search for gold O(cupted all minds, there are tales of conquistadores and priests; of the discovery of diamonds, dyes, and rubber; of one Don Ambrosio O'Higgins, Irish by birth, who became Viceroy of Chile; of enterprising Yankees and Californians who made South America their home; and of more recent achievements in aviation, medicine, and engineering.

More storytellers' ammunition will be found in Uncle Bouqui of Hait1 py Harold Courlander (Morrow, $2). Uncle Bouqui is a character in Haitian folklore, big, gentle, easy-going, and continually getting in trouble at the hands of mischievous Ti Malice. The stories have a humorous turn, somewhat like those about our own Uncle Remus, and show the blending of African and French traditions that characterizes Haitian life.

For the eight-to-twelve age group, Mexico and the Inca Lands by Rafaello Busoni (Holiday House, $1) gives a good over-all picture of that part of Latin America that once made up the Aztec, Inca, and Mayan civilizations-Mexico, British Honduras, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Equador, Peru, and Chile. The book is vividly illustrated in full color.

New books on lands to the north of us are less numerous than those on countries to the south of us; however those available are among the best. Do not miss Here Is Ala.rka by Evelyn Stefansson, wife of Vilhjalmur Stefansson (Scrib­ner, $2.50). This book is brim full of interesting informa­tion on our great northern territory, so strategic during the war, and with resources comparable to those of the Scandi-

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Dark blue coat Duk blue skirt White blouec ICbaki hat .._..

<my ... Dadt blue hat Blue tie with

yellow-ecfaed red bad .._..

Navy blue bat Navy blue dre. Pale blue tie •

campa)' color .._..

BRITISH OVERSEAS

ARGENTINA MEXICO

1tlben the Americas report, what Jan&ua&e do they speak? Frcach, Spmish, Portusuac, and £n&lisb. They speak other toopes, too, such as the Quecbua and Aymua of the Bolivian Indians, or the speech of the A1asbn Eskimos. In most places in the Western Hemisphere, however, one of the four principal lanpges will do.

Where are the American Guides or Girl Scouts who speak French u their native tongue? Look for than in the Province of Quebic, in Canada, and oo the island of Haiti in the Caribbean. There are more than 1,,00 members of the Fidiratioo des Guides Catholiques de Ia Province de Quebec. Founded in 19~8, the Federation is united with the Girl Guides of Canada through the Chief Qvnmiuiooer and the Canadian Council. The more than two hundred FCcler.tioo Iadas have annual nwtinp; the Guides Catholiques themselves try to have at least ooe annual camp of tal days or more. They have special propms for younau and elder Jirls as we do.

The girls of Haiti are jlllt becomi"8 interested in Scouti"8 but they are eap to go ahead. lleccotly they asked if they might show the new Girl Scout movie, "Volunteers for Victory," and • copy has been sent than.

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French-speaking Haiti, wath its 10,000 square miles, ocxupies about one third of the islaDd of Hail\ while the Spanisb-spaki"8. Dominican Republic occuptes the otlier two thirds. This dose­ness of French- and Spanisb-speakin nations miJbt be considered symbolic of the doseoess of these two Jansua8es in the Americas. Many of the more than sixty-two millioo people in this hemi­sphere who count Spanish as their native tonpe count French a second language, and we sbould probably find that most of our Guide and Girl Scout sisters in Latin America speak French.

The Spanisb-spaki"8 countries have developed or are devel­opi"8 their own adaptations of Girl 5coutin& keepi"B the basic Promise and Laws but maJcina the activities meet local oeeds, with the pidance of educators, churcbmen, parents, and the Jirls themselves.

In the Dominican Republic and in two other Spaaisb-speakin countries ( Arsmtina and OWe) the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are part of ooe national federation.

Campi"B is very popular in all tluce countries, eftll tbou&h it is oftm campin& under cliiliculties. But these Girl Scouts are interested in other thinp too.

(Collliuetl o• ,.,, 19)

THE GIRL SCOtrr LEADER

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Navy blue dress Navy blue hat Copen blue tie or

Tan coat Tan skirt Tan cap White blouse

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GIRL GUIDE

GUATEMALA

-CANADA-

Navy blue tunic Navy blue skirt Tie--troop color

GUIDE CA THOLIQUE DE QUEBEC

COLOMBIA

White dress White bat with

dark blue band Dark blue tie

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BRAZIL

Grey-green blouse Darker green skirt Dark green tie ~

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Light blue dress Light blue hat Tie-company color ...

CUBA

JOHN ATKIN

These drawing• show th£ most recently adopted standard uniforms of the countri£S represent£d, so far as we have been ahl£ to ascertain. They have been designed to show uniform detail and are in no S£nK portraits of Western Hemisphere Guides or Scouts.

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F 0 R Y 0 U R HEMISPHERE G A M E 8 0 0 K

p"""' 'P~ (John the Miller)

ANY NUMBER of children can play this game. First choose a leader, who is called John the Miller. He stands in the center of a circle formed by the others who sit cross-leged on !h~ floor. John .the Miller ~ings the song and while singing mutates the turmng of a rrull stone. He then gives each of the others something to do, such as sawing wood, kneading dough, playing the fiddle, washing clothes, and so on, and they pretend that they are doing them. John the Miller now and then changes from his grinding to sawing wood or some other t~, an~ w~en he does, ~e one who is sawing wood must begm grmdmg the com Just as John the Miller was doing. If he is caught napping and does not change to John the Miller's task of grinding, Jbhn the Miller tells him to howl like a dog, hop oo ooe foot, or do something like that. The game goes on as long u everybody wants to play.

"This is the game of one named John the Miller, Let all the players attend to their game."

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THE BASILICA OF SANTA MARIA DE GUADALUPE. ( Contm11rJ rom f • , 6 p g )

having left at the feet of the Virgin their sorrows, the only token they have to offer besides their flowers.

A Great International Festival Without doubt, the most sumptuous ceremony in the annals

of the basilica's history took place oo October 12, 1941. It was a Prayer for Peace in America, a day of homage to the banners of the continent, an expression of hope for the advent of fraternity among the people of this hemisphere.

Before dawn the bells began to ring and the devout to arrive. Moving about the village was soon most difficult because thousands crowded the streets, anxious to get at least near the church.

At ten o'clock the ceremony began. His Excellency, Most Reverend John J. Cantwell, Archbishop of Los Angeles (a great friend of the Mexicans) presided, surrounded by forty archbishops and bishops. All the diplomatic corps of America were there, in full regalia, breasts covered with medals and crosses, as well as the Knights of Columbus, of the Holy Sepulchre, of the Merced, of Malta ; members of the military orders of the Vatican, of monastic orders; officers of the Army, military cadets ; all the Mexican ladies and gentlemen of prominence or distinction ; and last but not least, the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, whose privilege it was to form the aisle of honor for the passage of the prelates from the sacristy to the high altar. Everywhere were uniforms, robes, insignia, crosses, and swords. Archbishop Cantwell, assisted by two United States prelates, officiated at the Pontifical High Mass. Our Lady of Guadalupe was implored to grant peace among our peoples, and to put an end to the horrors that are destroy· ing the Old World.

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Then, as a solemn expression of Catholic faith on this con­tinent, the diplomatic agents of Latin America ascended to the presbytery carrying their nations' Bags, which were blessed by the Archbishop of Mexico, Monsignor Martinez.

Tradition imposes the symbolic blessing of the roses u part ot all Guadalupan ceremonials. To the Bishop of Mata­galpa (Honduras) leU the honor of blessing the millions of roses placed in hu~ baskets oo both sides of the altar steps. It was a truly fest1Ye spectacle. Everyone from the humblest altar boy to the highest prelate carried a bunch of the symbolic roses. The procession moved through the basilica singing hymns, and then marched out to the atrium.

Fronting the main entrance and the outrailing of the basilica, all the flagpoles were lined up, the Mexican flag in the center and on each side those of Philippines, Venezuela, Peru, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama, Haiti, Guatemala, Santo Domingo, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, Argen­tina, and Bolivia. Within the atrium and on the central wall of the basdica were the flags of the United States and Canada, and those of Franca and Great Britain to represent the posses­sions of these nations in America.

As the prelates and the diplomats appeared outside, a tre­mendous wave of enthusiasm rose from the multitudes. The huge church bells pealed loudly; the military bands trumpeted the national anthem; and as the Mexican flag slowly rose on its mast, followed with equal solemnity by the flags of all the sister republics, emotion and enthusiasm passed all limits, and with the frenzied applause and acclamations rose the cry from every throat: "Long live Our Lady of Guadalupe! Long live Mexico! Long live the countries of Latin America!"

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Camp Committees to Select Directors

One of the first problems camp committees w1ll have to solve this year is that of secunng adequately qualified camp directors and camp staff. Last year there was a significant increase in the number of day camps operated throughout the country. There is every indication that a similar increase will occur this year. This is good news, even though 1t does mean an increased demand for day camp directors at a time when shortage of personnel exists. It means that in many places, of neceSSity, younger people will be used as aay camp directors. To safeguard camp committees and to help them meet this problem of securing qualified camp directors more easily, the following interpretation of the minimum age requirement for day camp directors will be in effect for the duration:

1. The minimum age requirement of twenty-five years for day camp directors is suspended for local profemonq/ v.orkers.

2. AO 11011-projemona/ workers under twent:y-fi,·e rears of age expectmg to serve as day camp directors must write to the Camp Director Placement Service concerning exceptions.

We suggest that you attach a copy of this notice to your copy of A1immum Standards for Girl Scout C.zmps while this temp­orary interpretatiOn is in effect. If rou need a camp director, may we again urge you to apply to the Camp Director Place­ment Service this month for the records of qualified candidates available. If you are considering someone for rour day camp director who is not twenty-five years of age and is not a Girl Scout professional worker, see that she make~ application to

the Camp Director Placement Service concerning an exception m her case.

. Local Council Annual Reports

Local counol annual reports were due at NatiOnal Head­quarters on February 1. If yours has not yet been sent in to us, do not delay a moment longer, for it is important both to you and to us that we have the record of your year"s progress. Be sure to fill out the entire report in triplicate, keeping one copy tor your own records, and sending two copies of every· thing, including enclosures, to National Headquarters. From there one copy will be forwarded to the National Branch Office in your region.

Girl Scout Birthday Plans

With February an 1mportant month for so many reasons, and with Western Hemisphere activities undoubtedly occupy­mg the attention of most troops, it is hard to believe that March IS drawing near and with it the G1rl S.:out Thirty-first Birthday, on March 12 Why not try weaving }·our celebra­tiOn ot th1s day mto the fabric of your international program? ~o one was more aware than Juliette Low that the movement she was starting in the United States was of the greatest value to girls all over the world, and so it is especially appropriate that this year the anniversary of Girl Scouting finds us all eagerly learning the ways of other Gu1des and Scouts in the \\'estern Hemisphere.

DEAR GUIDES AND SCOUTS. (Contin11eJ from page 7)

wear when skiing, and the kmd of equipment we need for sk1ing and how to take care of it. Most of the girls in my troop are First Class Scouts. I ha'e nearly finished earning mr First Class badge.

I am sure that you Girl Scouts in other countries have just as much fun in S.:outing as the Scouts in the United States have.

Your friend in Scouting, - JANE HALES

GOOD READING. (Contin11ed from page 11)

navian countries. There is a wealth of matenal on the Eskimos and how they live, and there is a special chapter on the Aleutaan Islands.

for mformation on our northern neighbor, read Canada and Her Story by Mary Graham Bonner (Knopf, S2). This is a readable, informati,·e introduction to Canadian history and the C..anada of today, illustrated with many photographs. Like most ot the books mentioned earlier, this clear, straightforward account may be enjoyed by any age.

Mention of The Spanish-American Song and Game Book (Barnes, S2) has already been made in several places (see pages 8, 12, 14) but we should like to re-emphasize the value of this book as a source of program material. Troops and councils should make every effort to add it to their library shelves.

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HELPS FOR SERVICE MEN

IN HOSPITALS (HESTER G. MARSH

MRs. ARTHUR PAGE is a member of the Girl Scout Program Comm1ttce. Being a skillful craftsman she has given a great deal of thought to the Arts and Crafts section of the program. When the committee asked for suggestions and examples of articles Girl Scouts could make for men in the Army and Navy hospitals, we turned to Mrs. Page. Since her particular war work is giving service in the Marine Hospital on Staten Island, she was able to find out from the boys themselves what they wanted most. Her first suggestion is ash trays, of which there seems to be a great dearth and a great need. This would be an interesting and creative project for Girl Scouts. Since there is no metal available, it is suggested that pottery and wood be used. Scraps of wood from a friendly lumberyard m:1y be scooped out and carved. If the men at the yard are not too busy, they may be willing to cut the scrap wood into four- or six-inch circles, good beginnmg shapes.

J 1gsaw puzzles are always in demand. These are fun to make. Select attrKtive, brightly colored pictures, and paste them smoothly on quarter-inch plywood boards or on strong cardboard. When thoroughly dry, cut into irregular pieces, usmg a coping saw for the wood, a sharp knife for the card­board. Place the pieces in an attractive box. Box may be CO\ erec..l with gay paper or decorated with crayons or paint.

Crossword puzzles are also welcome. Cut the puzzles neatly from newspapers and magazines. Mount them on cardboards of uniform size. Paste the answer on the back of each card. A cartoon pasted above the answer will add cheer. In sets of twelve these puzzles may be placed in an attractive box or case, or tied together with bright tape or ribbon.

Scrapbooks containing serial stories, cartoons, and quips make entertaining gifts.

Lap robes for convalescents may be quilted, knitted, or made of odd scraps of wool doth pieced together.

Bookmarks and tray favors are other things that may bring color and gaiety into gray days of pain.

Cloth utility bags provide handy storage places for the patients' personal possessions. A little ingenuity may result m bags that can be hung from the bed or fit smoothly against wheel chair or mattress.

Wherever possible, consult with the local hospital authorities and find out the greatest need, in order that the efforts of the girls may count to the fullest. If there is no local service hospital, a letter to the supervisor of the one nearest may bring valuable suggestions. In some instances Girl Scouts, working under the supervision of members of the hospital staff or the Red Cross, have been able to be of great service in rolling bandages, making swabs and dressings, patching and steriliz· ing rubber gloves, and in making fracture pillows.

Many hospitals are grateful for newspaper bags and sandals, which are easily and simply made and fill a need during the paper shortage. Directions for making these two items follow.

Paper Bags Each bag requires one double newspaper sheet of regulation

size. (Smaller tabloid size may be used for smaller bag.) Fig. 1. Place double sheet on table with folded edge near

you, and smooth out wrinkles.

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Fig. 3. Turn paper completely over so that cuff "A" is on under side. Open edge of paper wtll be at left, folded edge at right. As shown in Fig. 3, fold the whole equally into three sect1ons, creasmg edges.

Fig. 4. Place paper in position shown, with cuff at top, folded edge at left, and one folded and one open edge at right. (Cuffs "A," " B," "C," "D," are in reality one and the same cuff. but lettered differently to simplify position.)

Fig. 5. Shp cuff " B" under "C" as shown. Fig. 6 Turn paper O\·er as Illustrated in Fig. 6, with

edges corresponding to those in sketch. Fig. 7. Fold and crease almost equally in half. f:ig. 8. Finish bag by tucking edge securely under cuff

"D" and creasing all folds.

Paper Sandals Each sandal requires one double and one single sheet of

newspaper. Fig. 1. Open double sheet. Fig. 2. Fold double sheet in halves lengthwise, then fold

in thirds. Fig. 3. From the center of this strip, measure the desired

length of the sole on each side, and fold remaining ends toward center.

Fig. 4. Fold strip together at center, turning under the folded end of top, and turning the fold of the lower piece over the whole. Turn the end of this fold under as illus­trated. This makes the sole of the sandal.

Fig. 5. Fold single sheet exacdy as the double sheet was folded in Fig. 2, except that the first fold is widthwise rather than lengthwise.

Fig. 6. Turn back all four corners, then fold the two ends to meet in the center.

Fig. 7. Lay strip under sole as illustrated, with one fourth of the strip protruding from one edge of sole and one half from the other.

Fig. 8. Slip short end into pocket created by upper fold on sole.

Fig. 9. Wrap long end over top of sole and slip into same pocket.

THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER

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DEAR GIRL SCOUTS. (Contmued from page 7)

ue lrghted while the novena is being said. The Colombian d uldren do not ask Santa Claus for their toys, but the Christ (.btl d.

E' cry two or three weeks we take excursions, generally d tmbing the hills that surround the plain of Bogota. We practice fire building, cooking, marking and following trails, s•snalmg, and all kinds of outdoor activities. We have learned to appreciate the beauties of nature and to enjoy the country, and--what is very necessary-to put out the fire after we have used it, to pick up the rubbish, and to leave the place where ~ e have been camping clean.

Here we cannot do the same things you can because of the different habits and customs of our people and the difference n climate.

Owing to its height above sea level (2,640 meters), the plain ot Bogota, although right in the tropics, is very cold. In the daytime when the sun is shining it is quite warm, but early m the morning, in the afternoon, and especially at night the temperature drops so that it is necessary to light fires m the houses, and to go out one must wrap up as though it were "mter in your country. For this reason it is very difficult to go camping for several days, for it would be necessary to take huge amounts of clothing, which would be impossible to carry personally. On the plain one can walk wherever one wishes, Sit Or lie down On the ground, and bathe in the brooks and nvers one finds if it is not too cold, without fear of meeting dangerous animals. But in the temperate and hot country, where camp life would be ideal, snakes and poisonous spiders abound, both on land and in the water; and besides, there are mosquitos, ticks, and bugs; and in the rivers there are poisonous skates, alligators, and quicksands ; and along the banks there are even savages. One can walk only on the high­way, and if one does venture to cut across country one can be free of snakes if one walks with care, but not of ticks, which take hold without warning at any time. Ne,·ertheless there are places that ha\'e been drained where one can go, always taking some precautions, and these same difficulties and dangers make the trips more exciting, different, and interesting. It may be that in time it will be possible for us to make real

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AT ~oeut SERVICE JUST OFF the press is the Baste Nutritton Co11rse f o,. Smior Girl Scouts (Catalog No. 20-527, 60 cents; in lots of 50 or more, 50 cents a copy). This twenty-hour course is designed to prepare Senior Girl Scouts for further work in nutrition and to give a good toundation for canteen work and emergency cooking. It has been accepted by the Nutrition Service of the Amencan National Red Cross as a prerequisite to the Red Cross Canteen Course.

Laymen who have successfully completed a nutrition course are not thereby made eligible to teach this course. Girl Scout leaders who would like to use the material in connection with the Foods badge or informal nutrition work with their troops may, ot course, do so; however, to be accepted for credit the course m11st be given by a qualified nutritionist.

IF YOU are working on a nutrition project you can get all the exlitement of Monopoly or Parrhesi (according to the decade that dates you) from Vita-Mm-Go, the new game . that makes it fun to eat for victory. The game may be ordered from Vita-Min-Go, Inc., 175 Varick Street, New York, at 10 cents a packet, 15 packets for S 1, 100 to 200 packets at 5 cents each. One packet is needed for each player. A limited number of sample packets are available from the Program Division, Girl Scouts, Inc.

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture has said, "Every person who can find a piece of tillable land should raise as many of his own vegetables as possible." You will find help in our booklet, Victory Gardem (Catalog No. 19-412, 5 cents). Your State Extension Service and local garden clubs will. help, too.

ONE HUNDRED copies of the orchestration of the music for "Volunteers for Victory," the pageant prepared for Girl Scouts by the Treasury Department, are available to Girl Scout local councils and leaders while they last. They may be ordered from the Public Relations Division, Girl Scouts, Inc., at Sl a copy.

THE INTERNATIONAL number of Tbe American Girl is full ot stories of faraway places. The feature article is "China's Great Lady" by Alice Tisdale Hobart, author of "Oil for the Lamps of Cbina." Mrs. Hobart wntes vividly of Madame Chiang Kai-shek and tells of her work for the women and children of China.

Cla1re Liske, of the Girl Scout national staff, has contributed "To Be Needed Makes Us Proud," an article on wartime ac­tivities of the Girl Scouts, stressing the work of Senior mem­bers. Especially interesting is .. The Land of Tir-Na-nOgue" by Violet Powell- a fairy folk tale of the Aran Islands re­counted by a Gaelic storyteller, who risks bewitchments on his head in the telling. "The Three Races" by Julia M. Seton is the last in the series of Indian "Creation" legends and is particularly suited to the international issue.

excursions of several days, for Colombia has very interesting places to visit.

Girl Scouts of the United States, receive the cordial greet­Ing of your sister Scouts of Colombia, who wish to work toward the ideal of international Scouting by making friends of all the Girl Scouts in the world.

Your friend and sister Scout, -DORIS SAMPER BALDWIN

Bogota, November 18, 1942 (Translated from the Spanish)

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A SENIOR GIRL SCOUT SERVICE PROJECT

MARGARET C. LLWIS, M.D.

WE ARE All AWARE that hospitals throughout the country are feeJmg keenly the 1mpact of the war through loss of their personnel to the armed forces. Th1s is especially true of the nursmg staff, where the needs are bemg met m large part through the use of adult volunteers trained as Nurses' Aids. However, with so many thmgs to be done and so tC\\ people to do them, there are many Situations in which younger volun­teers may lend a hand, and reports from the field already tell of excellent work being carried on by some of the Sen1or Service Scouts in many commumties.

Because the need is so great from the institution's point of view, and because, too, the appeal of hospttal service is equally great to many young girls, we are offering a pocket guide to assist m directing the choice of this activity, so that the fact that our Senior Girl Scouts still belong to the teen-age group will not be lost sight of in their desire to do a woman-s1zed job.

An important first step is a close understanding between the Girl Scout committee member who supervises the service work and the institutional representative who has requested it. A good working relationship between these two organizations is necessary in order to understand what needs to be done and what our girls can do, and to work plans out carefully from the start. A simple pocket guide to follow in de,·eloping this type ot service might include the following:

1. Age of Girls. Over fifteen years of age, with special emphas1s on the Sixteen- to eighteen-year-old group.

2. QualificatiOns. Those covered by the requirements for becoming a Senior Service Scout are adequate; in addition, those included m the Child Care section of the booklet are desirable. In selecting girls for hosp1tal serviCe, care should be taken not to include those who take things too lightly or too hard, since neither type will give the best service in ,1

hospital background. 3. Preparation. It is important that the girls who are to

work in a hospital have a chance to meet with the director, the superintendent of nurses, or the instructor to whom ther will be responsible. A simple talk from her on the background and make-up of institutional life will do a great deal toward makmg the girls feel the importance and responsibillt}' ot being a part of the staff, even on a minor and temporarr basis.

4. Field of Service. Assignments are made br the hospital staff supervisor, who has worked out a suitable program with the Girl Scout organization representative. It should be stressed that service in adult wards must not be included in the activities for Girl Scout volunteers.

Interesting examples of successful and appropriate activities that have been carried out by groups of Senior G1rl Scouts have included:

In childrens' wards: Assisting in preparing children for supper; helping to serve meals; feeding those unable to serve themselves; telling stories and reading to children.

In serving rooms: Arranging flowers; setting up trays; filling individual sugar bags for trays; carrying trays to wards where nurse receives them.

In sewing and surgical supplies rooms: Helping to sew gowns and sun suits; checking linen; mending rubber gloves; assisting in making surgical dressings and sponges; stretching washed gauze; padding splints.

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Miscellaneous semces: Doing clerical work; helping in chart room; helping w1th sw1tchboard, doing messenger service; mak­ing reports to floor nurse on room calls; helping with library books.

You may ha\ e manr other interesting ideas to add to the I 1st. If so, please send them to the Program Dn 1s1on at NatiOnal Headquarters. Remember, too, please that we are not overlook­mg the hundreds of troops of Brownie and Intermediate Girl Scouts _who arc ~mng sen·ice to hospitals through the many hne thmgs the}' have made. The emphasis here is directed toward those who would serve 111 hospitals -the Senior Ser­nce Scouts.

A WESTERN HEMISPHERE PROGRAM. (ContumeJ from p.tf;t 9)

wrdings of Latm Amerrtan Songs and Dances: Pan American Union, 30 cents, 1s classified according to dances, w1th general description of each d,mce, notes to indicate rhythm, and a list ot suitable records.)

Nature

Prepare an exhibit of foods or flowers that originated in the Amencas.

Find out what birds cross the equator twice a year and why. Make an aquanum for tropical fish or turtles. Make a star theatre showm.l! the southern skies over trp1cal

skylines. (Leader' r ,"\a lure Grade: Girl Scout~. Inc., Catalog No. 20-205. 35 cents.)

Out-of-Doors and Sports and Games

Learn and teach Latm Amencan games. (For younger girls, The Spamsh Americt:n Song and Game Book, see page 14; for older ,;pels, F1111 aud Ferlrlal from the Otber Amencas: Fnend hip Press, 25 cents; and A Pan-American Camiz·al: ~at10nal Recreat1on A sociation, 25 cents.)

Illustrate reg1onal sports on picture map.

Read and tell stone) of adventure and exploration in the ArctiC, the JUnJ:les, the Andes, the Antarctic; read about the arLheolo~:•cal excavations of ancient Indian civilizations. Trace these JO~rneys on picture map. '

Wind Up with a Fiesta* A Good Ne1ghbor fiesta or carnival might be planned for

Pan Amwcan Day (Aprtl 14) or a later date. If manr troops have had a Western Hemisphere project they can work to­ward the fiesta together. A Pan-America// Camit•al (National Recreat1on · Association, 25 cents) tells how to organize a fiesta, suggests costumes, describes possible decorations, tells how to make typical musical instruments, describes games. F1111 and FeJtiml from tbe Other Amencas (Friendship Press, 25 cents) is another good source book, with games and recipes. Some Latin American Festit•als and Folk Dances (Pan American Union, 10 cents) describes several authentic carnivals.

Have booths representing different countries or different sections of the hemisphere, in which maps, cr .. fts, scrapbooks, and so forth are displayed.

Show a motion picture. Lists of travel films available at nominal charges may be obtained from the Office of the Co­ordinator of Inter-American Affa1rs, 444 Madison Avenue, New York (especially good are "Americans All" and "Our

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•I( &<lm•ssion to th• fau " charg•d. b• crrta1n to coll..:t in add1tion th• ten J><'r ctnt ucise tax and r•m•t 1t to the Collector of lnt•rnal Revenue for your diStriCt.

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PROGRAM FOR GIRL SCOUT TROOPS. (Continued from precedmg page)

Neighbors Down the Road"), and from the Pan American Union. Make bookings well in advance. Remember that sound films can be used only on sound projectors.

Serve simple dishes from other Western Hemisphere coun­tries, perhaps for a small price. A "floor show" may consist of songs, dances, or typical folk tunes played on primitive mstruments.

Sell or exhibit craft work at "street vendors" booths. Play phonograph records of music of the other Americas as

background music for the fiesta. Teach some of the games to the audience. Produce a play.

How to Find Source Material

If you have a public library, your librarian will help you find books and periodicals about the Western Hemisphere.

If you have no public library, write to your state library or state department of education at your state capital, or to the extensiOn service at your state university, and ask for a loan of books.

Ask the Pan American Union for complete lists of publi­cations available free or at nominal cost, and for information concerning the loan w1thout rental of motion pictures and mounted photographs of Latin American works of art. In addition, children's books and typical objects irom different countnes may be borrowed by leaders in communities where such things are difficult to obtain. When you get the lists, please order only what you really mean to use,· when you bor­row exhibits, please t·eturn them on trme and in good condition.

Write to the National Geographic Society for the list of back Natrona} Geographic .Magazmes available at ten copies for $1 for educational use only, and for the price list of Separate Color Sheets. Both of these lists have been prepared for school use, but Girl Scout leaders also have been given the pnvilege of buying from them.

If your troop has a well ordered budget, the Court of Honor or budget committee may work out a plan of purchases according to the money available and the scope of the project. For instance, a troop with only $1 to spend for a project on the entire hemisphere might select the following:

American Neighbors 48 Color Sheets from National Geographic .Meet Latin America Smging America

Total

$ .10 .30 .35 .25

$1.00

In addition, if the troop contains as many as twenty girls, if each brought a dime they could buy Hemisphere Camp (Inter­mediates and Seniors) or The Spanrsh-American Son$. and Game Book (Brownies and Intermediates) for the troop library.

Additional Source Material (See also "Good Reading," pag~ 11)

Our American Neighbors (Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia, 10 cents).

Flags and Coats-of-Arms of the American Republics--Jes­criptive folder with illustrated sheet in color (Pan American Union, 10 cents).

Pan America in Poster Stamps (Pan American Union, 15 cents). An alb~ with 24 gummed pictt!res in color.

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The Pan American, magazine (Famous Features Syndicate, 103 Park Avenue, New York, $3 a year).

"Good Neighbors and Old Friends" by Carlos J. Videla, articles in The AmeriCan Girl, February and March, 1942 (out of pnnt, see library or local council files) .

"The Director's Tour in South America" by Mrs. Leigh­White, articles in The Cormcrl Fire foe July and October, 1941. (See local council files. This quarterly magazine carries articles in English, French, and Spanish about Girl Scouting throughout the world. Subscribe through Girl Scouts, Inc., 50 cents a year.)

Understanding the Other Amerrcan Republics (Superinten­dent ot Documents, 20 cents) .

Inter-American Friendship Through the Schools, Bulletin 1941, No. 10 (Superintendent of Documents, 15 cents).

Our Neighbors to !be South-an excellent bibliography (Na­tional Recreation Association, 1942, 15 cents).

Our Neighbor Republrcs: A Selected List of Readable Books for Young People (Superintendent of Documents, 15 cents).

In ordering books and pamphlets, please do NOT order from Girl Scouts, Inc., unless instructed to do so. We do not have these other publications, and will be obliged to refund your money, which wastes your time. If there is a bookstore or book counter in town, books of regular publishers may be ordered through it. Otherwise, order direct from the pub­lisher. Addresses not mentioned with the references are given below.

American National Red Cross, Washington, D. C. Friendship Press, Missionary Education Movement, 156 Fifth

Avenue, New York. National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. National Recreation Association, 315 Fourth Avenue, New

York. Pan American Union, DivisiOn of Intellectual Cooperation,

Washington, D. C. Supenntendent of Documents, Washington, D. C.

AMERICAS REPORTING. (Continued from page 12)

The Dominican Girl Scouts report that they are especially fond of sports and that many gymnastic teachers in the schools are former Girl Scouts.

The girls of Argentina tell us that their favorite badges are Domestic Work, First Aid, and Cycling; they also like cooking and signaling. They make many babies' clothes and toys from old cloth, which are given to those who need them.

Peru in South America and Honduras and Nicaragua in Central America are only in the early stages of Girl Scout­ing. In Uruguay, although the movement is young, a national organization is now being planned. British Guide companies are offering help. Uruguayan Guides report that even though they are not called upon to do active war work they find plenty to keep them busy in their democratic re­public in which they can lead happy, peaceful, and useful lives.

Until a short time before this issue of the LEADER went to press, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts had had no word of Girl Souts in Ecuador. Just in time, however, came a greeting, which the LEADER is glad to translate for all its readers:

"The Brigade of Amazon Girl Scouts of the public school 'The Twenty-fourth of May' have the great honor to send,

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AMERICAS REPORTING. (Continued from precedmg page)

through the kind offices of the eminent educator .Carleton Washburne, this message of solidarity and affection to the Girl Scouts of the United States in order to increase our mutual understanding and tighten the bonds of companion­ship and friendship, which today are more important than ever in this dark and tortured world.

"Above all it is important that all the nations of the new continent, and all their men and women, form a united front with one heart so that we can triumphantly surmount this great crisis of history.

"Furthermore it is our duty, and the unavoidable duty of all youth, to fight hand in hand for our growth and liberty as our North American brothers are fighting so heroically on all fronts."

The comradeship expressed by the Girl Scouts of Ecuador is echoed by many other Latin American Scouts. Las Guias de Mexico, with two hundred and fifty regular members in Mexico City and more troops starting in the surrounding states, are busy with war work and eager to help their sister Guides in other lands. Recently forty Brownies raised a thousand pesos by selling articles they had made themselves and sent the money to the World Bureau to be used for war relief. The best way to judge the size of this accomp­lishment is to consider what we in the United States would think if a Brownie troop raised a thousand dollars by its own efforts!

Favorite Mexican badges are .Ambulance, Child Nurse, Sick Nurse, Seamstress, Hiker, Interpreter, Archeology, Cook­ing, and Domestic Service. The Guides have been asked, as part ot their war work, to train non-Guides for emergency service through their program.

In Guatemala, Mexico's neighbor, Las Muchachas Guias Guatemaltecas (more than three hundred of them now) are Jroud that they started their oganization directly from Lor Baden-Powell's books without any outside help. They have founded and support a school for the blind with about thirty-five students; they have troops for leper children; and they make a special event of Mother's Day, when they visit hospitals, asylums, and women's prisons and bring use­ful gifts. The celebration of this day in Guatemala was initiated by the Guides. They are such enthusiastic campers that a troop once finished a temporary highway bridge in order to get the station wagon through to a camp site.

A little farther south, in Panama, the relations between the Guides of the Republic of Panama and the Girl Scouts of the Canal Zone are very friendly. When Guiding was first getting under way in the Republic, one of the local newspapers ran a series of articles explaining the principles and program of Girl Scouting so that not only the girls but their parents and the general public would understand its value. There are now more than three hundred and fifty Girl Guides in Panamanian schools and the number is grow­ing fast. On last Fourth of July the Guides demonstrated their fnendship by parading in the Canal Zone and Girl Scouts from the Zone returned the compliment by parading in Balboa on November 3, Panamanian Independence Day.

In Colombia, which lies not far south of Panama on the north coast of South America, Girl Scouting is growing soundly under the leadership of outstanding women. The movement there is called the Asociaci6n de Ninas Guias y Ninas Scouts Colombianas, and the members are especially interested in homemaking and first aid. A Colombian Girl Scout has written a letter to the Girl Scouts of the United

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States, which appear!l on page 7, and there you will find more details about her country and her work.

Guiding in Cuba is only three years old but in that short space of time it has gained about two hundred members, who are interested in war work, camping, swimming, cook­ing, and international friendship. The Guides of Havana have a Little House of their own built on "a lovely p1ece of land lent to them in the city." Out of Cuba, too, has come the basic Guide manual for Spanish-speaking coun­tries, Muchachitas, which was written by Senora Maria de Zulueta, Chief Guide of the Guias de Cuba, and is now available to all the Americas.

The largest country in South America counts not Spanish but Portuguese as its national language. The thousand Bandeirantes of Brazil are the only South American Guides who are full members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts; Guiding in Brazil is more than twenty years old. The war has brought the value of the training into real prominence. The Bandeirantes did such a prompt and efficient job of organizing relief for torpedoed seamen that they have won wide admiration and respect. In addition to war work they continue many of their regu­lar activities, including organization of troops for the chil­dren ot the country's leper colonies.

Although Spanish in the New World is spoken over a much wider area than English, the English-speaking regions of our hemisphere have a larger population. In the United States and the Western Hemisphere.members of the British Commonwealth of Nations live more than 140,000,000 people, so it is natural that the Girl Scout populations should be greater here, too, especially since in our own country and in Canada Scouting has been established for more .than thirty years. There are more recently formed groups of Girl Scouts of the United States in Alaska, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and among the Americans in Aruba.

Did you know that Canada, stretching up into the Arctic, has a greater area than the United States but less than one twelfth its population? Yet there are 70,000 Girl Guides in Canada, exclusive of the Guides Catholiques already men­tioned. The older girls have a Wartime Emergency Service Test that is similar to the United States' Senior Service Scouts. They wear a red armlet with a white trefoil and add a stripe for each specialized section that they pass: Child Care, Home Service, Transportation, Land Work.

Newfoundland, which lies off the east coast of Canada, and has its connection directly with the Girl Guide Associa­tion of Great Britain, is of particular interest to American Girl Scouts and Canadian Guides just now because soldiers of both countries are stationed there. Sailors from New­foundland man many of the ships that make up the North Atlantic convoys or serve on patrol vessels. One of the important war jobs of the Newfoundland Guides has been to operate a magazine exchange for hospitals, army camps, and warships; another has been to knit the sweaters, socks, and gloves needed by the men who help to keep our sea lanes open. Guides are active in Red Cross work; they man first aid posts; and they have sent clothes, fruits, and can­dies to the bombed children of Britain. All this has been done in spite of the fact that "communication is one of the greatest problems" and "correspondence to our branches in Northern Newfoundland and Labrador sometimes takes as long as two months to reach its destination."

Like the Guides of Ecuador and those of all countries in this hemisphere where Girl Scouting or Guiding exists, the Guides of Newfoundland look forward to that day when

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THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER

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COMMUNITY PLANNING

A HU!'-;ORU> OR MORt: local councils have launched a local expansiOn program to increase public understanding, conduct a leadership drive, improve financmg, promote girl member­ship, and train all adults in Girl Scouting by conductmg a one-day institute on "Girl Scouting in Wartime Communit}· Planning.'"

Material for such an institute is available. It 1ncludes a 'ug­gested program for the day-how to plan the institute publiCity -speech outlines on The Children in Our Country, Present Plannmg for Children, Should the Girl Scouts Do More, Ser\'­mg More Girls, Working More Closely with Other Agenues, Discovering New Sources for Leadership and Making New Ap­peals, Re\'italizing Our Training for Girl Scout Volunteers, Telling the Girl Scout Story in the Right Way to the Right People, _ Presen·ing Standards of Program and Value of Group Expans1on Under War Pressure, Finding New SouRes of Income and Translating Money in Terms of Sen u.:e, Giving Troop Committees a Real Job, Information for Lone Troop Committees, and a closing speech called Unified Action.

This forty-two-page mstitute material may be secured from the Natiooal Equipment Serv1ce for 15 cents (Catalog No 19-610) Get it, use it as it is, or adapt it. It contains some basic help for councils that want to do an increasingly effective JOb in relating Girl Scouting to community needs.

ALL ABOUT TREES THUU IS no excuse now for not knowing something about the common trees in the United States-and for only 50 cents' Send to the American Forestry AssociatiOn, Washington, D. C., for the handy new book, Tren E:er; Bo; and Gtrl Sho11/d Knou. Full of illustrations, not only of trees but of IIJeJ of trees. Also contains Illustrations of famous trees such as the Washington Elm, Friendship tree, Lanier Oak, and so 011.

TO OPERATE A CAMP THE POSTAL CARD on which we ask you to give us some advance information about the number and type of camps you plan to operate will come to you as usual in March or early in April. When your regional office receives the return card from you, the required number of applications tor permission to oper­ate a camp will be mailed.

AMERICAS REPORTING. (Contm11ed from preceding puge)

the Guides and Girl Scouts of all nations will be able to resume international fellowship. and thus foster bonds of friendship and understanding that will play a major part in the reconstruction of a war-weary world. No matter in what language they say it, the motto of each is, "Be Prepared!"

If you want to help further international Guiding and Girl Scouting by getting better acquainted with the Guides of other countries, write to the International Post Box, Girl Scouts, Inc., 155 East 44th St reet, New York, N . Y., U .S.A., for information about correspondence with other lands.

FEBRUARY, 1943

NSewedkS~

,ad ~Dee Sewe /Itt!" .MARIE E. GAUDETrE

Do WHAT WE WILL-say what we will--our lives, yours and mine, depend upon the soil. We can't grow food plants without good topsoil, properly watered. We can't raise stock -pigs, cows, sheep, and so on--without good soil on which to raise the food they eat. It takes hundreds of years for nature to form one mch of topsoil, but carelessness can ruin that amount and more in a few years, or months, or even hours.

We can talk about conserving foodstuffs, wild animals, wild birds, forests, and so on, but little good that will do unless we think also of conserving soil, which raises, naturally or through cultivation, the food plants upon which all animal life feeds-directly or indirectly.

In regard to our war effort-we cannot lOntinue to feed ourselves and to help feed the war-torn countries of our allies unless we consider, in all our planning, doing something about .our own enlightenment in regard to soil conservation and the right use of the right soil.

To help us understand and do something tangrble about sod consen·ation, the Divrsion of Information, Soil Conser­vation Sen·ice, of the United States Department of Agriculture has issued a bulletin called Gelli11g AcqNai11ted with Our Soil, and you may have a copy, free, by writing to the above address. If you have a Victory Garden, don't fail to read this bulletin . It gives ways of testing sorl that can be done by any Girl Scout troop, and it would be well to do this before planting time.

We should also like to say that this same department of our Go,·ernment-the Soil Conser\'.ttion Ser\'ice-has located for us many sot! conser\'atron projelts that are ~oing on near ~me of our Girl Scout established camps Some of our ~iris could do a fine work by helping along such proJects as cleanng brooks, planting trees, clearing brush, and so on; which would be a real ser\'ice to il local soil conservation program. If any camp director would like to know the soil conservation project nearest her camp, and who is in charge. will she send a postcard to Marie E. Gaudette, Nature Adviser, Program Division, Girl Scouts, Inc., 155 East 44th Street, New York. (And if M E.G. doesn't [.!et a few postcards ~he is likely to sulk!)

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National Equipment Service News and Notes

• Keeping you posted on the latest happenings in Girl Scout equipment-with some helpful suggestiOIJS now and then

Hemisphere Highway

GREEN OR BROWN, blue or white, the Girl Guide or Girl Scout uniform is the visible bond of friendship among all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, in every country. It crosses borders and speaks a language of its own~that of kindred ideals and activities. Should you be for­tunate enough sometime to visit our neighbors to the south, wear your Girl Scout uniform and show that you are "a s1ster to every other Girl Scout."

Label It

MADE BV

~IRL ~~UUTS. U.S. A.

HIDING one's light under a bushel may be a virtue to some, but we think Girl Scouts should make themse!Yes known. We're too modest. The thing~ we put our hearts and hands to-those sewing kits, bags and such for service men, knitted art1cles and baby clothes. fag bags, and all the other projects that G1rl Scout groups are contnbuting to the war effort and for the comfort of humanity-they ;ho11/J carry a Girl Scout label. How else will people know from whence came the thought behind the gift? A distinctive label not only adds oomph, but we like to think that a Girl Scout label sewn on an article makes it doubly welcome. It's printed in orange and green on white tape, 3" x 11,4" in size, as shown above. (It must be or­dered from our New York or our St. Lou is office.)

22·915 Per 100 (minimum order) ...... 75c 500 or more, per 100---·-· . Me

Save Your Catalog

WE UNDERSTAND that the OP A is working on new regulations covering ceiling prices on some merchandise Since we cannot issue our new Catalog until these have been released, it will not go out at the usual time. Please hold on to your present copy until the spring C.Jtalog is mailed. Girl Scout prices will never exceed ceiling prices and in some cases may be lower.

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Good Neighbors

WITH A FINE FLAIR for charm and an eye to the practical view of today, the Girl Scout housecoat and matching pajamas make a twosome to please the most permckety of sleepyheads. Not that thC)· have to be allied with each other to be effective-each is a beauty by 1tself. Fem10ine though not frilly, the housecoat has green-and-white striped reveres for a chiC accent, short sleeves and a flared skirt, with pocket and tie­belt. Tho pajamas are butcher-boy style, trimmed w1th white piping, and expertly cut for sleeping comfort. Both are well tailored 10 palm green percale of a fine, long-\\ earing quality-an important point to consider these days.

~-410 PaJamas-small, medium, large. and extra large .................. S2. 75

S-415Hou~ecoat-sizes 12-18 ........... 2.75

Interesting Facts

DO YOU KNOW what the Girl Scouts 10 Brazil call themselves) How the Guia, de Cuba built "Nuestra Casita"? What the Guias Guatemaltecas like to do? Read about them and all our Cen­tral and South American cousins in the 1943 G~r/ Sco11t Diar)-and find out! Intereo;ting facts about current doings of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world, as well as 1n the Western Hemi­~phere, are contained in the international edition of our Dtar)-a handy book for your day-to-day notes, too.

20-Wl Gtrl Sro111 DiarJ .............................. 15c

C' est Ia Guerre

THE POSTMAN had his troubles this past holiday season --not the least of which seems to have been the task of ~ettin~ our Christmas Fliers into your hands. Althou,gh the last of them was put in the mails by the middle of Novem· ber, we were astonished to hear that some troops did not receive their copies until well in December, only a gallop ahead of Santa's reindeer. These bein~ war times, such delays in transit are be­yond our control, but if it is any comfort to you now, we will in the future try to forestall such a catastrophe whenever possible.

Travel By Mail

RIGHT NOW it's c. ~ wishful thinking, ~."'\~~ • . JG but wouldn't it be ,.,....r, swell if we could \'isit our Sister Scouts throughout the hemi- rP._ sphere! \X'e could ... '!:-~ .... ,. •

have some mce confabs, though, with one of the1r troops, exchanging exper­iences and ideas with the help of the postman. And what could be more ap­propriate than the new Girl Scout sta­tionery to spur on our friendships? There are two gay sketches printed in green and ~ray on smooth white paper to speed your thoughb over borders and boundarie., in English or the language of your tOrresponden t. Twelve double shet-ts of each design and 24 envelopes

come in a box with an unusually charm­ing cover - to use later for your trin­kets and letters. 11-60 I Girl Scout Stationery .... 50c

Wherc's the Shop? WE'RE ONE big family, but we don't all live m the same house. There are times when we w1sh we did. We still have out-of-town visitors trekking all the way to East 44th Street to buy equip­ment. We've told it here, and printed it on catalogs and order forms-that the shop is not located directly under our parental wing, but at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Concourse Shop No. 113, where it has been for six years. Please, we ask, tell your troop members and their mothers that we have not a single pin, uniform, or anything else to sell at Headquarters. Rockefeller Center is the place to go for a complete display of things to delight a Girl Scout's heart, and where the friendly atmosphere of our shop will be a pleasant pause in your round of s1ghtseeing. Our shop extends a special welcome to our neighbors in Central and South America-we should be very pleased to have them visit us whenever they are in New York.

ThiJ p.zge iJ publiJhed monthly in the intereJI of be//er urvice by the National Equipment Service.

--E. HALLECK BRODHEAD

THE GIRL SCOUT LEADER

THE OCO BLOCK PLAN

W hat 1s it? A plan of orgamzauon to assure total coverage of all house­

holds for cinlian war services. Perhaps m your community they call them neigh­borhoods and you ha\ e a ne1ghborhood leader insteaJ of a block leader. :-:o matter what the plan IS called, as G1rl , cout \·olunteer adulb \I.e must be ta­mlliar with thts prOJet.t in our O\\ n com­munity and cooperate in every ''ay possible

Girl s~outs, in the1r own neighbor­hoods, very often can be most helpful in ch~tnbuting pamphlets and securing in­form.ttion on questionnaires. Colorful spot maps have been drawn by Girl ~~oub of their neighborhoods or blocks, and addresses of all Girl Scouts have been marked and a list given of the special tr.unmg and abilities of leaders and gtrls Messenger squads, either on foot or on btcycle, are a helpful service in the block plan.

It is to be remembered that the blolk plan does not take the place of your local Defense Council in its organiza­tional setup. It is a design for accom­pltshtng most effective gathering and dis­tnbution of information The Program 01\ iston of National Headquarter voould like to hear from you of ways in vohich Gtrl Scoutmg is ser\mg }Our commumty m cooperation '1\ 1th the block plan.

YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS, PLEASE!

\X' HrN You \X RITE to Natwnal Head­quarters or send in a regtstration form, please include your complete street ad­dress in order to assure prompt reply. The Registration Bureau has been having great difficulty in sending membership certificates direct to leaders for addttions to troops because the names and addresses of leaders have been omttted from the registration forms. Also we are often unable to answer correspondence because of incomplete addresses on letters re­ceived with registrations.

GIRL SCOUTING DID IT ~ftss HARRIET PIDDUCK has been inter­ested m music ever since she was a Girl Scout in Ventura, California. She is now head of the musiC department of one of the bi~gest high schools in Los Angeles. Recently she wrote to Miss Vaal Stark, Director of Region XIII, Southwest

ection:

"This summer I attended a two-week workshop in music education at the Uni­\ersity of Southern California. You will be interested to know that the instructors

FEBRUARY, 1943

THIS MONTH P•ll•

AN OPEN LETTER from Arethusa F. G. Leigh-White 2 CARTA ABIERTA de Arethusa F. G. Leigh-White 3

The Director of the JVorld Bureau $!reels her friends in the Americas iu Euglish and Spar1ish.

INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING by Nadine Hardy Corbett 4 The Chairmau of the Western Hemisphere Ad"Yisory Committee describes the Cummittee's work.

EL IRUPE 5 A ~o11th Americau Indian legend from Huayquitas by Carran;ra and Perc/lou, trauslated by Ethel Rusk.

THE BASILICA OF SANTA MARIA DE GUADALUPE by Beatriz de Braniff 6 The story of the patron saint of the Americas.

DEAR GUIDES AND SCOUTS by Jane Hales 7 DEAR GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES by Doris Semper

Baldwin 7 A North Americau and a South American Scout describe Scouting as they know it. .

A WESTERN HEMISPHERE PROGRAM FOR GIRL SCOUT TROOPS by Virginia Greene 8 Sugg<·stions for a siugle meeti,.g, a long-term proiect, aud a fiesta.

EDITORIALS 10 HA \'E YOU HEARD? 11

Ne•H about Girl Scouts aud Girl Scoutiug. GOOD READING 11 THE AMERICAS REPORTING 12

U' hat the Girl G .. ides a"d Girl Scouts of the Western Hemisphere are doing-a71d "hat their U71iforms look like.

JUAN PIRULERO 14 A siugiug game.

IT'S TIME FOR- 15 Remiuders for yo11r caleudar.

HELPS FOR SERVICE MEN IN HOSPITALS by Chester G. Marsh 16 Hert•'s -..hat )'Our troop cau do.

AT YOUR SERVICE 17 HOSPITAL SERVICE by Margaret C. Lewis, M.D. 18

lVhat Seuior Sen·ice Scouts can do a71d how. GIRL SCOUTING IN WARTIME COMMUNITY PLANNING 21

H a• e you had your iustitute? ALL ABOUT TREES 21

JV here to fiud out. "SAVE THE SURFACE AND YOU SAVE ALLI" by Marie E. Gaudette 21

Soil C071ser"Yatio71 is importaut war work, too. NATIONAL EQUIPMENT SERVICE NEWS AND NOTES 22 THE OCD BLOCK PLAN 23

Ho-.. Girl Scouts ca" help. GIRL SCOUTING DID IT 23

Ar~other proof that Girl Scouts are leaders. COMPLETE ADDRESS, PLEASE! 23

Ha"Ye yo11 remembered to put it on? NEXT MONTH 23 GREETINGS AND GOOD WISHES 24

CoYer photograpl• talum at the Seco71d Western Hemisphere Encampment by Paul Parker.

NEXT MONTH were promoting the teaching of descants to large groups as a new and exciting way of approaching part singmg. Many times have I realized that the Gtrl Scouts are in the vanguard of education. Also they were exhibiting the Tobitt and White ballad books* as something very special. And of course, the Gilbert and Sullivan operas stand ace high, for those who give forth knowledge on public productions for high schools. Remember what fun we\·e had doing them at Camp Chapar­ral? I realize how much I would have missed without camp."

The March issue will contain an im­portant innovation: for the first time text and pictures from the Girl Scout pictonal annual report will be printed as an integral part of the LEADER. Twelve pages of the report plus Mrs. Means' message to all adult members will appear. Copies of the report bound as usual will also be sent to all councils for distribu­tion to donors and sponsors, actual or potential.

•Dramattzed Ballads (Catalog No. 23·413, $2) and The S,mcy Sailor (Catalog No. 23·414, S2), both by Janet E. Tobitl and Alice M. G. White.

In addition to the twelve pages of the annual report, there'll be twelve pages of program, equipment, and organiza­tion suggestions for you. Watch for March!

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TO OUR SISTER GIRL GUIDES AND GIRL SCOUTS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE:

May the future provide opportunities For us to work and play together.

-THE GIRL ScOUTS Of THE UNITI:D STATES OF AMERICA

A nos camarades Guides et Girl Scouts du Nouveau .Monde:

Saluts et bons voeux.

Que l'avenir nous donne des occasions de tra,·ailler et de nous amuser ensemble.

-Les Girl Scouts des Etats Unis d'Amerique

As nossas Irmans Girl Guides e Girl Scouts

do Hemisferio Ocidental:

Boas festas f." -votos de felicidade. Possa o futuro nos dar oportunidades de trabalhar

e brincar juntas.

-As Girl Scouts dos Estados Unidos Ja America

A nuestras hermanas las Muchachas Guias y las Mucha­chas Exploradoras del Hemisferio Occidental:

Sal11dos y felicidades.

Que el futuro nos proporcione oportunidad de

trabajar }' de divertirnos juntas. -Las 1\fuchalhas Exploradoras de los Estados

Unidos de America

These greetings in the four principal languages of the Western Hemisphere are presented as a friendly gesture to our friends and sisters in the \X1estern Hemi­sphere. Girl Scouts mar wish to find someone to teach them how to sar these greetings in French. Portuguese, and Spanisl->.