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q dDft CAMP Each summer the Rogue Valley Area Girl Scout
iSteut Council conducts eight Day Camps, varying from five
0T :ght days. A Day Camp provides a camping experience for
(tof.s as near like an established camp as possible, except they
tto not stey over night. The picture above was taken at the
IJJiy Ctmp 9)uth of Hedford along Bear creek prior to a prr
rf m, for which many of the children are dressed. About 570
jrls rrticiptd in the program last year. Besides the Med-
Important Pari
Plgycd by Men in
Scouting Program
The story of Girl Scouting
would not be complete without
a tribute to man vho have been
active in the program. The men
in a Girl Scout's life contribute
much to tha success of the pro
gram, esp&ially in tha camping
field.
For years, the Girl Scout coun
cil has received tha benefit of
professional men's advice. They
have recognized the value of the
program and banefits to those
participating in it. This interest
has grown for several years
throughout the United State, and
there has been an increasing
membership list of the men in
the community.
Serre Capacities
Many men, who have made
contributions, have never had a
girl to participate. They have
served in various capacities from
j-yice president to board mem
Mers, and others have served as
committee members, troop com
mittee members, architects, car
penters and volunteer labor.
The membership list current
ly taken from Girl Scout of
fice records includes Dwight L.
Houghton, chairman of area fi
nance committee. Serving with
him are Thotias Culbertson and
Fred Gatter of Medford, W. Ben
jamine. Cave Junction, Archie
Fries, Ashland and Ted Bergold
of Grants Pass. They are all
professional businessmen who
serve the Girl Scout organiza
tion. On the current committee are
Tony Manno, Jimmy Dunlevy
and Michele Rossi, all of Med
ford, jjpd George Coots of
Grants Pass. Wives of most of
the men also serve on this com
mittee. Members serving for the sec
ond term on the camp building
comraittee are Maurice Ritchey,
Thomas Eslinger, and Tom R.
Lytic This year will almost com
plete building addition plans and
the committee will then be
known as the maintenance com
mittee. Committee Members
Men serving as troop commit
tee members in the St. Mary's
neighborhood are Jack Batzer,
Gordon Kirkland, and Mike
Doyle, all active members. W.
R. Bagley of Talent - Ashland
district also is registered and an
interested member.
Girl Scout officials said a
special salute is due patient hus
bands and fathers who stand by
with a sympathetic mind when
problems get out of perspective,
both at meetings and at home.
They are the ones who realize
that experiences of group par-
Ws ore happy to salute the Girl
Scouts on the 45th anniversary of
their founding. This year over a
million Girl Scouts will join the
celebration of this event by rededi
cating themselves to the ideals of
the Girl Scout promise:
"... to de my duty to God and my
country . . . te help other people
at all times . . . and te obey the
Girl Sceut lew-"
A Good Girl Scout is thrifty. Many
Girl Scouts save by using Jackson
County Federal's Savings Plan.
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SCOUTING IN THE HOME Three age levels of Girl Scouting are represetned in this pic
ture. Left to right are Maurene McCurdy, Senior Scout of Troop 75; Linda Hay, Intermediate
Scout of Troop 72; and Lynn Hemingway, Brownie of Troop 192. In Girl Scouting "homemak
ing" is an important field, and is 'one of four program groupings available to Scouts. The
others are adventuring in the arts, citizens here and abroad, and fun and exploration in the
out of doors.
27 Girls Make Up
Intermediate Troop
Intermediate Troop 77 of Lin
coln school is composed of 27
fifth graders directed by Mrs.
Eric de Place, Mrs. Marvin
Heideman, and Mrs. Eugene
Spencer.
The troop is working toward
the second class badge, and will
participate in 11 fields of acti
vities. The activities are design
ed to sample the abilities and in
terests of the ten to twelve year
olds that usually make up the
age group of those working for
this rank.
ticipation, such as the Girl Scout
program, offers a worthwhile
goal.
Fathers have always been a
hero to their daughters, wheth
er a Brownie Scout of 7 or a
Senior Scout of 17. If there has
been a combined interest in the
early years of a child's life, pro
grams such as Girl Scouting can
give an increased "altogether-
ness" of the family which will
prevail all through life. It is
rare to see a true Girl Scout
ever a problem child.
What happens in the daugh
ters' world of "tomorrow" de
pends greatly on how fathers iiv
fluence daughters ''today."
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ford Day Camp, other camps are the Talent Day Camp on
Wagner creek near Talent; Ashland Day Camp in Lithia park;
Rogue River Day Camp in Rogue River city park; Grants Pass
Brownie camp in the Grants Pass city park; the Intermedials
Camp at Sleepy Hollow on the Applegate river; and the Illi
nois Valley Day Camp at Camp Grayback, 12 miles from
Cave Junction.
Mrs. Rossi
Girl Scouts
I is not only the length of time
spent serving with the Girl
Scout council, but the contribu
tions in service and devotion
which have added much to the
accomplishments of the organi-
MRS. MICHELE ROSSI
At National Convention
zation. Members of the Rogue
Valley Area Girl Scout Council
attribute many area accomplish
ments to Mrs. Michele T. Rossi.
Mrs. Rossi began her service
20 years ago as a leader. Her out
standing and enthusiastic man
ner was an inspiration to girls
and others working with her.
Since it is custom for the Girl
Scouts to call their counselors
by a name pertaining to nature
names of birds, animals or
mythical names she was known
as "Jenny Wren" while serving
as a member of the Day Camp
committee.
Elected Chairman
In 1951 Mrs. Rossi was elected
chairman of Medford district.
sne serv
She served in that capacity until
hen she was appointed
ram chairman of the area,
serving all ot Jackson and Jose
phine counties.
While serving as president,
Mrs. Rossi attended the national
convention in San Francisco in
1955. She has attended three
regional conferences in addition
H to presidential and vice presi-
j dential meetings and other train
' ing sessions, conducting and par
Active in
20 Years
ticipating in panel discussions on
regional affairs.
In 1956, Mrs. Rossi was re
elected area president for two
years, but she was forced to re
sign in January, 1957, for rea
sons of health.
Mrs. Rossi was replaced as
president by Mrs. Thomas R. Ly
tle, who has served as first vice
president the last two years. She
was elected January 16 this year.
Various Hobbies
Mrs. Rossi has enjoyed various
hobbies, which she has shared
with the Girl Scouts. One of
these has been designing and
making miniature dolls and fur
niture. At times she has worked
with Miss Fanny Whitman and
Mrs. H. A. Davis, both of whom
are well-known in the valley for
their artistic creations of indi
vidual dolls.
Mrs. Rossi is well known by
the girls themselves, and her
contributions were valuable be
cause of her keen interest and
clear understanding of the
Brownie, Intermediate and Sen
ior Scout programs.
It was through her belief in
the benefits resulting from ad
vanced camping, that many new
experiences for girls in the val
ley became a reality. She camped
personally with many of the
girls during the extensive train
ing necessary to meet require
ments and tests for events such
as the Senior Girl Scout round
up in Michigan last June.
.Mrs, Rossi not only donated
talent to Girl Scouting but has
many other civic interests as
welL She served as chairman of
the residential division of the
Greater Medford Community
chest in 1953, and has been a
supporter of the Heart Fund
Campaign.
The Rossi family is an out
standing example of the Girl
Scout theme for 1957, "Girl
Scouting is a family affair."
Rossi has been a conscientious
supporter of the program and
' ha been a registered member
lor the past four years. Since
1954, he has served as a regular
member of the Established Camp
committee for Low Echo at Lake
of the Woods.
There are 2,300 girls and 800
adults participating in Girl
Scout activities in the Rogue Val
ley Area council.
Each Girl Scout troop has one
adult leader and at least one as
sistant leader.
Medford Girl Is
Selected to Attend
National Outing
The Roeue Valley Area Girl
Scout Council was notified re
cently that Miss Karen Johnson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Johnson, 325 Vancouver ave'..
Medford, was selected by the na
tional Senior Selections commit
tee to attend the all-states en
campment Aug. 8-24 at Cody,
Wyo.
This will be held at Buffalo
Bill Scout camp, at an attitude
of 6,800 feet. It is located 44
miles west of Cody on the Yel
lowstone Park highway.
The all-states campers will
make their base at the main
camp, which is a permanent site
They will live in tents, but the
program will offer many oppor-
KAREN JOHNSON
Selected for Encampment
tunities for exploring and camp
ing on the trail, back-packing
trips, setting up deep-woods
primitive camps for one to four
days, and exploration in the
Rocky mountains. There will be
a trip to Yellowstone National
Park.
Active In Scouting
Miss Johnson, who has been
active in scouting for nine years,
was also one of the local Senior
Scouts to attend the First Na
tional Senior Girl Scout Round
up at Highland State park, near
Detroit, Mich., last July.
Also in the group from the
Rogue Valley was Miss Mary
Friend, of Medford, and Miss
Sandra Ullian and Miss Jidy
Drais, of Grants Pass. They
formed a Southern Oregon pa
trol with girls from the Lake-
view, Oregon Girl Scout Coun
cil. Miss Friend and Miss Nancy
atevenson, of Medford, repre
sented the council at the region
al conference last fall in Spo
kane, Wash.
Two girls from each state in
the United States are selected
from the applications for attend
ing the all-state encampment. In
1954 another Southern Oregon
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Senior Scout, Miss Judy New
man of Grants Pass, was selected
to attend the national camping
event.
Apply For Activities
Senior Girl Scouts have an op
portunity to apply for regional,
national and international activi
ties. The local council appoints
Senior Selections committee.
The selections are sent to the
National Selections committee
which makes the final choice.
Each year, troops are notified of
opportunities for the following
year, and those girls interested
apply to the local council.
There are eight Senior Scout
troops in the Rogue Valley Coun
cil. A Wing and a Mariner troop
are active in Grants Pass, two
Senior Service troops in north
ern California, one in the Ash
land district and three Senior
troops are active in the Medford
district.
Leaders Listed
Miss Celia Walker, staff mem
ber of the public welfare com
mission, is the leader of Troop 2;
Mrs. Clifton Friend leads Troop
75; and Troop 130 has Mrs. John
Russell as leader. There are
more than 80 registered Senior
Scouts in the council.
The girls in Troop 75 serve as
office aides in the Girl Scout of
fice and the forest service office
learning about the vocational op
portunities in the clerical field.
Members of Troop 2 are called
Trailblazers and they are mostly
interested in camping. Troop ldu
is made up of ninth-grade girls
exploring the whole program
and working on their five-point
program this year before decid
ing on one of the aide programs
for the second year in Senior
Scouting.
Girls are selected for regional,
national and international oppor-
tuntiies on the basis of language
ability in French, German, or
Spanish. Troop experiences in
the Brownie and Intermediate
program are considered as well
as leadership positions held. Sen
ior Scout experience on a council-wide
basis also is considered.
Board Organized
A Senior planning board is
organized in the council with
two representatives from each of
the Senior troops. This group
plans council-wide Senior Scout
activities and helps keep troops
informed of opportunities for
girls.
Leadership on the Senior plan
ning board is a qualification.
Girls also should have partici
pated in a state-wide Senior con
ference with girls from several
local councils. Girls who attend
regional conference of the Girl
Scouts or national conventions as
representatives of the council
are also eligible for the other op
portunities. Camp experience in establish
ed camp, day camp, troop camp
ing, trip camping or regional
camping is important; school and
community activities and leader
ship positions in these organiza
tions are rated for those girls
being considered for regional, na-
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ticnal and inetrnational opportu- j
nities.
Various camping skills are (
considered, including primitive
camping, leadership of songs,
games, arts and crafts, and dra
matics. Senior Scouts attending
international events are expect
ed to be able to live comfortably
and effectively out of doors with
minimum equipment and facili
ties. Each applicant for one of these
opportunities must write a brief
paragraph indicating why she
wants to attend the event, how
well prepared she is to represent
the Girl Scouts, and how she ex
pects to help others benefit from
it.
After the girl is selected by
the local council, the applica
tions are screened by a Regional
Selections committee and then
if it is a national or international
event, it is sent to the national
committee for the final choice.
Girl Scouting Is A
FAMILY Affair!
A Salute To The
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GIRL
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SINCE their founding the Girl Scouts bw
continually furthered the principles cJ
good citizenship. We salute these on
standing girls and their adult leaders . . . amj
the many others who contribute to Girl Sffl&O
ing in our community.
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Friendship Plan
Provides Exchange
Trinig Salas of the Phillipines
spent six weeks in the Rogu
Valley Area Girl Scout Council
in 1954 through the Juliette Low
World Friendship plan.
She served as a counselor at
the established camp. Low
Echo, and taught geography and
distory of the Phillipines, ex
plaining island customs, and
showed girls characteristic
dances and games from the
Phillipines.
Her visit to this area was fi
nanced through the plan set up
after the death in 1927 of Juli
ette Gordon Low, founder of
Girl Scouts in America. The fund
finances international camping
events, at which Rangers and
Senior scouts, counselors and
trainers are exchanged between
countries.
One of Juliette Low's ambi
tions was to bring girls from
throughout the world into one
camp for a while where they
might exchange ideas and
knowledge.
Happy
Birthday!
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