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Among Hopes
Is Expectation
of Girl Scouts
for Camping
Every girl who joins a Girl
' Scout troop has hopes for adven
ture and fun Girl Scouting offers
her. Among her most cherished
0 hopes is her expectation to go
camping.
More conscious educating is son.
beginning of the new Pioneer
Unit, in addition to the existing
five units which accommodates
24 girls each, the committee an
ticipates a total of 130 girls each
session or 530 girls for the sea-
o
done in camp than at any place
outside school because camping
is a natural situation which con
cerns everyday living. Adults
who volunteer to make Girl
Scouting possible believe camp
ing can contribute to a girl's de
velopment, both by enriching
her life as an individual and by
helping her learn to take her
place as ,an intelligent, active
citizen ar; member of her fam
ily. Camp Low Echo was first
started in 1946. The Established
camp committee has operated
the camp as economically as pos
sible according to the National
Girl Scout standards. Several
valley rfckidents have made con
tributions while serving on the
committ both in camp opera
tic end the building program.
Steal 4 "Tfermi
Srein for the second term as
(eairrran of established camp is
n'ttrt. W. W. Stevenson, 230 Sag
3 raw drive, Medford. Working
f'Wit?) tjtr re Mrs. John Graff,
(A'r. nd Mrs. Tony Manno, Mr.
prs4 Irs. Jmcs Dunlevy, Mrs.
Hy Johnson. Mrs. Frank Roe
Sandt. Mrs. Maure Ritchcy and
(Jtficheie T. Rossi, all of Medford,
Wid John Coots of Grants Pass.
A representative of Ashland has
not been named yet this year to
the committee.
When camp opened 10 years
ago there were 116 girls in camp
with a staff of 16. By 1955 there
were 425 girls at camp and a
staff of 37. This year, with the
Camp Low Echo is operated
according to National Girl Scout
regulations as well as standards
set by the American Camping as
sociation. Sam Ft
For the past 10 years, the
camper fee remained the same,
$13.50 for a week of six days or
S2.25 per day. The camper fee
was intended to cover operating
costs. With operating costs in
creasing and after facing a large
deficit after the 1955 season, the
camping committee recommend
ed to the Board to raise the fee
from S2.25 to S2.50 a day per
camper. The committee also rec
ommended to have one session of
seven days and three 10 -day
camping sessions. "
The fee covers the entire main
tenance of camp, food, staff sal
aries and operating expenses. It
is a non-profit operation. Com
mittee members said the fee to
day is low because adults in Girl
Scouting want to give every girl
the opportunity to have a camp
ing experience. It hoped to keep
the fee so the average family can
meet it, but necessary that oper
ating costs can be covered. The
latter is not included in the Unit
ed Medford Crusade Fund and
other Community Fund Drive
budgets.
Campexship Fund
There are always, however,
families among the Girl Scout
membership for whom the fee is
high and whose daughters cannot
go to camp unless some help is
provided. The local council has a
" Campership Fund," money
given by individuals, clubs and
civic organizations. However,
full camperships are unsatisfac
tory as a whole and every girl is
encouraged to save or earn as
much as she can of her camp fee.
The director of the Establish
ed Camp for 1957 again will be
Miss Irene Knox, who has served
the council the last two years.
She is required each year to con
duct a full .week of training for
staff members at the camp site
so the staff will fully understand
their job. the camp program and
practice leadership skills.
The chairman of the camp
building committee program is
Maurice Ritchey of Medford, as
sisted by T. R. Lytle and Thomas
Eslinger, both of Medford, and
all serving their second term.
Continuous Training Program in
Girl Scouts Available for Adults
Every local council of the Girl music and ceremonies.
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CAMPING Among Girl Scout activities, camping has al
ways been popular with members. The Rogue Valley Area
Girl Scout Council, Inc., maintains an established camp at
Lake of the Woods, and several Day Camps in the council.
Girls are trained in outdoor living as well as homemaking
and various other fields in which' they are interested.
Grants Pass Troop
Active 10 Years
Grants Pass The only
Mariner Troop in the Rogue Val
ley Area Council is completing
its 10th year of scouting, making
It the oldest troop under con
tinuous leadership in the coun
cil. Members of Troop 54 of Grants
Pass have finished many re
quirements, including sema
phore, knot tying, ship's time,
water safety and first aid in the
program, despite the fact the
troop does not have a boat.
Most of the girls have served
as aides to Brownie and Inter
mediate troops, and have parti
cipated in national and interna
tional encampments. Members of
the troop are Deanna. Broer,
Deanne Dayton. Dianne Dayton,
Ann Evans. Judy Fleishman,
Judie Newman. Bette Ullian,
Dobyn White, Judy Eilbur, Pat
ricia Wilson and Elizabeth
Cellier.
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ARTS AND CRAFTS Training classes are held each year
for leaders in the Girl Scout program, and shown above are
leaders learning basket weaving which they will teach mem
bers of various troops. Basket weaving is one of several sub
jects which girls may consider in arts and crafts.
First Girl Scout Troop in
U.S. Organized in Georgia
Scout organization of America
must provide a continuous train
ing program for adult members.
It is the responsibility of the
training committee to see that
members receive training they
need to do their work, efficient
ly.
Mrs. Hugh Moulton of Grants
Pass is training chairman and is
assisted by Mrs. Lawrence Buno
core, Medford, and Mrs. W. R.
Bagley, Talent, all volunteers.
Mrs. William Baker, field di
rector, is professional adviser
for the committee.
It is the duty of the training
committee to organize an annual
training program, estimating
costs, procedures and schedules.
Members work with the profes
sional staff and make recom
mendations to the board when
new training policies and
changes are needed.
Special Volunteers
They also secure special A-ol-unteer
trainers and troop con
sultants. They train in coopera
tion with other organizations, qn
a project of similar interest, and
need.
Leadership Course
The basic troop leadership
course is a 16 hour course re
quired of every new and pros'
pective leader and assistant lead
er of a Brownie Intermediate or
Senior troop. Help is given on
how to know and understand
girls, start and develop activi
ties, get interesting people to
share their hobbies with girls,
and develop good troop organiza-
In the basic training there are
demonstrations of new skills,
tion in group activities, observa
tion, group discussion and per
sonal conferences.
After the basic leadership
course is completed and volun
teers have worked with their
troop for a year a series of work
shops are held in each district.
Workshops are four hour ses
sions devoted to better program
planning, outdoor skills, crafts,
Troop Consultants
A course for volunteer trainers
and troop consultants is given
by qualified instructors who
have had at least two years ex
perience in group leadership.
Training is given in a series of
group meetings and conferences
totalling 22 hours during the
year. The same course is given
directly with the leader in neigh
borhoods. ,
The board members course is
given locally once a year during
the winter to members elected
at the annual council meeting in
November. The 12-hour course
is to orient the new board mem
ber to her administrative job
and to Girl Scouting policies.
Every fall a training session
is held in each district for neigh
borhood chairmen and neighbor
hood service teams. This is a
four-hour course.
The neighborhood service
tteam is a comparatively new
group formed on a recommenda
tion from the National organ
ization and was first used local
ly in .1956. The group serves to
men.
For all local training courses,
supplies are financed from the
operating budget. Each year the
training committee estimates its
needs by the number of volun
teers to train and the girl mem
bership. Frequent turnover of
adult membership causes more
expense to the training program
since a well trained volunteer
is more likely to continue with
her job.
Program Possible
The adult training program is
made possible through support
of the United Medford Crusade,
Josephine County United Fund.
Ashland-Talent Youth Fund
drive and the Girl Scout Fund
Raising campaigns in smaller
communities.
Transportation for volunteer
trainers and staff members also
is financed from the council
budget. Training materials, such
as guides and some equipment,
is financed by the National or
ganization. Volunteer and staff members
are trained to do a better job
and carry on an . educational
recreational and character build
ing program for 'the girls.
Adequate training is given
everyone in the camping fields,
such as camp staff, established
camp, day camp and troop camp
ing, councilers in training and
program aids. All the required
safety measures and camping
skills are taught to all members
before they are allowed to plan
any trip, tour, or overnight trip
away from home. First aid is a
necessity and is given in neigh:
borhoods and districts by the
American Red Cross".
Girl Scout training utilizes
methods of adult education, and
the most successful methods in
clude discussion, exchange of
student experiences which are
flexible enough to embody the
practical ideas for community
needs. There are interviews, leo
tures, observation, participation
in activities, use of visual and
audio aids, trips, group reading.
assignments case studies, demon
strations and dramatizations.
Ted Malone will have as his
guest on the radio program
March 12 Mrs. Roy F. Layton,
president of the National Girl
Scout organization.
Window Displays
Show Scout Work
Displays depicting Girl Scout
activities have been arranged in
several Rogue Valiey store win
dows as part of Girl Scout Week.
The displays will be judged.
and ribbons will be presented
on the basis of eye appeal, girl
participation, organizat ion.
theme construction and origi
nality.
The Lincoln and Jackson area
Scouts have displays in Hub
bards Hardware and M. M. De
partment store. The Roosevelt
area display is in the Medford
Flower shop and Jackson Coun
ty Savings and Loan.. St. Mary's
area Scouts have a display in
Medford Stationery store win
dows, and the Griffin Creek area
display is found in Dr. Frank A.
Freeburger's window and Stan
ley Jones Realty. Phoenix area
display will be in Gier's Drug
store and Phoenix Variety store.
The Jacksonville area will be
found in the Jacksonville Drug
store and the Central Point area
Scout display will be in the Cra
ter Department store and Alex
ander Hardware.
Girl Scout Council
Works With UMC Group
The Rogue Valley Girl Scout
Council, Inc.. works with other
agencies of the United Medford
Crusade in an Jnter-Agency
group including local welfare
organizations and other local
service clubs for community in
terests.
Scouts Celebrating
Birth of Founder -
All over the world nearly 10,-
000.000 Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
and Girl Guides are celebrating
the 100th anniversary of the
birth of Lord Baden Powell,
founder of guiding and scout
ing in England in 1857. One
hundred years later the 45th
anniversary of Girl Scouting
in this country, is being cele
brated. More than 2,750.000 Girl
Scouts in the United States pay
tribute to Juliette Low, founder
of the Girl Scouts in Savannah
Ga. She was a friend of Lady
Baden Powell of England.
A centenary patch may be
worn on the uniform of any reg
istered member this year. The
dates 1857-1957 and the found
er's initials B.P. which also stand
for the motto, "Be Prepared,"
are embroidered in gold colored
thread on a scarlet background.
The color patches are available
at the Girl Scout office, 500 East
'Main St., Medford. .
There are many dates to re
member in Girl Scouting that
have important significance, but
none more important than March
12, which is Girl Scout Birthday.
It was in 1912 when an old
fashioned wall telephone bell
tinkled as its owner hand crank
ed the bell. Had one been listen
ing he or she would have heard
the gentle voice of a frail wo
man of 50 years say excifedly,
"Won't you come over, I have
something great for the girls of
America." The frail gentle wo
man was deaf and could not
carry on asuccessful telephone
conversation.
She was Julitte Low, a friend
of Lord and Lady Baden Powell
who founded the Boy and Girl
Scouting in England, and who
organized a group of 10 girls to
start the first Girl Scout troop
in America on March 12, 1912.
Infinite Treasure
Juliette Low gave to the girls
of that day an infinite treasure
which has survived all these
years and has increased from a
group of 10 girls meeting in a
backyard in Georgia to a na
tional organization of more than
2,500.000 girls in Girl Scouting
in the United States of America
besides the Girl Guides in Can
ada and Europe.
Girl Scouting was first chart
ered .in Medford in 1928.
Memories bring laughter when
pictures of the first uniforms are
recalled. Thev were colorless
khaki-ankle length, straight
lined and shapeless and topped
by a campaign hat set squarely
on the head, creating a contrast
of today s well fitting uniforms
of suits and dresses with white
collar and gloves.
Early Activities
The program of those early
days was based largely on the
Boy Scout activities, such as
signalling, the Morse Code, com
pass reading and knots. But in
order to keep girls ladylike, ne
edlework, homemaking and man
ners were included.
As the uniform modernized ,
and slenderized, the program
broadened and strengthened. To
day there are Girl Scout "Green-
les, the brown uniform for the
"Brownies," the youngest of all
Scouts who are seven to nine
years of age; the mariner blue
and the dark green skirts with
white blouses for Senior Scouts
and also nurses aides and wing
scouts with the appropriate in
signia giving their rank and pro
gram. The movement spread because
the outstanding, self-sacrificing
women of Medford recognized
that it is a program of character
training, spiritual education with
cultural and recreational phases,
loving and understanding lead
ership to meet America' needs of
tomorrow.
Congratulations To The Girl
Scouts and Their "Adult Members
On Their 45th Birthday!
These women's interest are often 'many
and leisure hours few, but they find
time in an ever hustling America to
give help to promoting the outstanding
things of quality ... such as Girl
Scouting.
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"But, Mother, a Girl Scout is a friend to animals!"
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Rogue Valley Veterinary Medical Association
As part of her Girl Scout train
in;, the Scout learns how to fold
the American flair. First, it is
folded lengthwise twice and then
in a triangular pattern front the
red and white stripes into the
blue union.
One Girl Scout council in
Florida elected so many men to
its board of directors that the :
usual form of the council's con
stitution and by-laws was
changed so "she" and "her"
would read "he" and "his."
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Birthday Greetings
GIRL
SCOUTS
ON YOUR
45th Birthday!
We are delighted to join with Medford,
Jackson County, Oregon and the Nation
in congratulating one of the finest and
foremost Youth organiaztions! We salute,
too, those who devote effort and energy
toward providing necessary leadershipl
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Citizenship
Through the varied activities of the Girl Scouts
every member receives training in good citi-zenship-a
praisworthy code of personal be
havior and a broad range of personal interests.
We're proud of these young citizens-proud to
contribute to their body building, safety and
education proud to return the Girl Scout
salute with our support wherever we can!
Congratulations to the Girl Scouts
On Their
45th
BIRTHDAY!
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