How Girls Can Help Their Country
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Chapters (367)
- How Girls Can Help Their Country
- Adapted from
- Agnes Baden-Powell
- and
- Sir Robert Baden-Powell's Handbook
- 1917
- PATRONESSES OF GIRL SCOUTS.
- Part I
- HISTORY OF GIRL SCOUTS
- National Headquarters
- HOW TO BEGIN
- How to Start a Patrol
- The First Meeting
- Succeeding Meetings
- Girl Scout's Promise
- THE GIRL SCOUT LAWS
- 1. A Girl Scout's Honor Is to be Trusted
- 2. A Girl Scout Is Loyal
- 3. A Girl Scout's Duty Is to be Useful and to Help Others
- 4. A Girl Scout Is a Friend to All, and a Sister to Every Other Girl Scout.
- 5. A Girl Scout Is Courteous
- 6. A Girl Scout Keeps Herself Pure
- 7. A Girl Scout Is a Friend to Animals
- 8. A Girl Scout Obeys Orders
- 9. A Girl Scout Is Cheerful
- 10. A Girl Scout Is Thrifty
- SELF-IMPROVEMENT
- A Great Law of Life
- Be Strong
- Be Helpful
- Habits
- Modesty
- Reading
- Economy
- Thrift
- Employment
- Be Observant
- Careers
- Study
- Patriotism
- Part II
- MEMBERSHIP
- Grades
- Officers of the Local Organization
- QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE THREE GRADES OF GIRL SCOUTS
- The Tests
- ENROLLMENT
- Ceremony of Investiture of Scouts
- BADGES AND AWARDS
- The Badge
- When to Wear the Badge
- The "Thanks" Badge
- Medals for Meritorious Deeds
- Life-Saving Medals
- How to Become a "Golden Eaglet"
- TESTS FOR MERIT BADGES
- Merit Badges 1. Ambulance. (Maltese Red Cross.)
- 2. Artist. (Palette.)
- 3. Athletics. (Indian Clubs.)
- 4. Attendance. (Annual.) (Badge, Silver Star.)
- 5. Automobiling. (A Wheel.)
- 6. Aviation. (Monoplane.)
- 7. Bird Study. (Bird.)
- 8. Boatswain. (Anchor.)
- 9. Child-Nurse. (Green Cross.)
- 10. Clerk. (Pen and Paper.)
- 11. Civics. (Eight-point Star.)
- 12. Cook. (Gridiron.)
- 13. Invalid Cooking. (A palm leaf.)
- 14. Cyclist. (A Wheel.)
- 15. Dairy. (Sickle.)
- 16. Electricity. (Lightning.)
- 17. Farmer. (Sun.)
- 18. Gardening. (A Trowel.)
- 19. Personal Health. (Dumb-bells.)
- 20. Public Health. (U. S. A. Flag.)
- 21. Horsemanship. (Spur.)
- 22. Home-Nursing. (Red Cross, Green Ring.)
- 23. Housekeeper. (Crossed Keys.)
- 24. Interpreter. (Clasped Hands.)
- 25. Laundress. (Flatiron.)
- 26. Marksmanship. (Rifles.)
- 27. Music. (Harp.)
- 28. Naturalist. (Flower.)
- 29. Needlewoman. (Scissors.)
- 30. Pathfinder. (Hand.)
- 31. Pioneer. (Axes.)
- 32. Photography. (Camera.)
- 33. Scribe. (Open Book.)
- 34. Signaling. (Two Flags.)
- 35. Swimmer. (Life-buoy.)
- 36. Telegraphy. (Telegraph Pole.)
- Part III
- GAMES AND ATHLETICS FOR GIRLS
- Three Deep
- Day and Night
- Sculptor
- Cross Tag
- Dodge Ball
- Kim's Game
- Morgan's Game
- Scout Meets Scout
- Acting Charades
- Unprepared Plays
- ATHLETIC FEATS
- The Palm Spring
- Foot-Throw
- Hand Wrestling
- Sitting Toe Wrestle
- CAMPING
- Provisioning a Camp
- Camp Oven
- Daily Routine in Camp
- Camp Orders
- Camping Equipment Necessary for One Week or Longer
- Kitchen Equipment
- Clothing and Equipment for Each Scout
- SCOUTCRAFT
- Useful Knots
- The Mariner's Compass
- How to Read a Map
- Conventional Signs & Lettering Used in Field Sketching
- Punctuation
- Signals
- Commands and Signals
- Commands
- Whistle Signals
- Hand Signals
- Indian Signs
- Scout Signs.
- Self-Defense
- Shooting
- Archery
- STARS
- How to Find the Time by the Stars
- The First Twenty Stars in Order of Brightness
- Orion
- The Song of the Fifty Stars
- The Sun Clock
- Practice
- Among the Stars
- GARDENING
- Part IV
- SANITATION
- Tidiness
- GOLDEN HEALTH HABITS FOR GIRL SCOUTS
- Contributed by Dr. Thomas D. Wood.
- HEALTH
- Exercises and their Object
- The Nose
- Ears
- Eyes
- Teeth
- Measurement of the Girl
- My Physical Development
- Games to Develop Strength
- Endurance is Useful
- An Easy Way to Grow Strong
- First Series
- Second Series
- Third Series
- HOME LIFE
- Housewifery
- Needlework
- The Girl Scouts' Patch
- HOME COOKING
- Eggs
- Poached Eggs
- HOME HEALTH
- Contributed by Dr. Thomas D. Wood.
- HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS
- How to Clean Wire Window Screens.
- Polishing Floors
- To Put Away Flannels
- Babcock Test
- How to Cure Hams
- Care of Children
- Air
- Bath
- Illnesses
- Clothing
- Thermometers
- Beat of Pulse per minute
- Part V
- FIRST AID
- Nosebleed
- Eyes
- FIRST AID TO INJURED
- How to Put out Fire
- What to Do in Case of Fire
- Rescue from Drowning
- Release
- Artificial Respiration
- Ice Rescue
- Gas and Sewer Gas
- Treating and Bandaging the Injured
- Compound Fracture
- Dressing Wounds
- How to Stop Bleeding
- How to Make a Tourniquet
- Ivy Poisoning
- To Ease Itching of Midge-Bites
- Frost-Bite
- Runaway Horses
- Electric Shock
- Part VI
- PATRIOTISM
- History of the Flag
- Respect Due the Flag
- America
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- America
- Allegiance to the Flag
- Girl Scout Salute to the Flag
- READING LIST
- BOOKS ON MERIT BADGE SUBJECTS
- BOOKS OF REFERENCE FOR MERIT BADGE
- INDEX
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