SHE MEDrORD (OREGON) mail tribune
Sunday. March 10. 1957
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Senior Scout Program Geared
To Needs, Enjoyment of Girls
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NATIONAL CONVENTION Sue Gray (carrying flaj? at WO.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gray. Cherry lane, Med
ford. was one of the leaders in the flag procession from the
49 states at the Girl Scout National convention - in San
Franemco. Miss Gry is a Senior Scout and serves as a por
Sram aide.
Mrs. Bibcock Leads
Two Scout Troops
Mrs. Lorene Babcock is leader
oPtwo sixth grade Girl Scout
Troops at Lincoln and Jefferson
schools. Both troops are work
ing toward their first class
badges.
Troop 166, at Jefferson school,
has 13 girls, and Mrs. Lawrence
Buonocore is the assistant lead
er. Troop 74, at Lincoln, has 12
members and Mrs. Hugh Shella
barger assists Mrs. Babcock.
Girls of troop 166 are major
ing in the Homemaking field and
are Vrking on several badges.
For the cooking badge, the troop
is planning a dinner in two parts,
the first time half of the troop
will prepare it and the other half
will be the guest, with the order
reversed the "second time. The
troop is also actively working on
the swimming and child care
badees, and plans have been
made to earn the dressmaking
badge in the near future.
Girls in the troop are Rose
Mary Jones. Vickie Ingram, Rose
Ann Brooks, Linda Young,
O-ayne Galbraith, Linda Nash.
Mary genyon, Patty Borough,
Pat Harris, Darlene Fields, Lori
Beth Buonocore, Pamela Miller,
and Shelia Franklin.
Girls in troop 74, at Lincoln
school starting with Mrs. Bab
cock were Janet Eddy, Sharon
Shellabarger, Pat Stockman,
Nurses Aides Among
Programs for Scouts
Among training programs for
Girl Scouts is one for nurses
aides or assistants in the medical
field. Recently, Girl Scouts of
Troops 2 and 21, Medford, re
ceived caps for serving as aides
at Sacred Heart hospital.
Mn. John Murphy, registered
nurse, presented caps at the cere
money. The scouts assisted as paid
aides at the hospital during a
critical shortage of nurses there.
Their duties included delivering
mail, arranging flowers, setting
up trays, feeding invalid and
paralyzed patients, carrying mes
sages, working in equipment
rooms and delivering equipment.
The program teaches Girl
Scouts reliability, punctuality
and to remain calm and level
headed during emergencies.
Meredith Jensen, Valerie Bevel,
Carol Mattey, Cheryl Champion
and Janice Johnson. Also in the
troop are Cclia Batten, Linda
Nelson, Kay Fields, and Joyce
Felder. Three new girls have ap
plied to join the troop.
Juliette Gordon Low was
more than 50 years old when she
started Girl Scouting in the
United States.
Today's Senior Scout program
is geared to the needs and enjoy
ment of the teen age girl, and is
open to girls between the ages of
14 through 17.
Membership requirements are:
1 Know the promise and
laws.
2. Know the program, purpose
and history of Girl Scouting.
3. Know the purpose of the
world association of Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts.
4. Citizenship and how it can
be put into practice in the troop.
5. Out-of-doors, plan and carry
out a daytime outdoor activity.
6. Service, a project of service,
to the community.
7. Membership dues, know
how they are used. '
8. Attcrjd at least four meet
ings of the Senior troop. s
When the requirements are
completed the girls may wear
the official Senior uniform and
the Senior pin.
Describes Program
Mrs. Elliott Duffy. Ashland,
senior coordinator, describes the
five-point program as a spring
board into Senior Scout Activi
ties. The program provides that
first-year activities will include
five elements in the Senior pro
gram the out-of-doors, service,
preparedness, knowledge of the
Girl Scout council, and special
hobbies.
There is no special order in
which these activities are to be
done. When the five activities
have been completed girls are
entitled' to wear the five-point
pin.
Camping comes under the out-of-doors
program in which girls
learn more about outdoor cook
ing, primitive camping, and
safety principles than is required
in Intermediate Scouting. Scouts
spend four days out-of-doors
though not necessarily consecu
tive days. They must choose one
day in each season or several
two-day camping trips.
She should show each time
that she is more skilled and
capable of living out-of-doors.
Mori Than Giring
Service is not just giving
money, food, or emergency aid,
but also making available their
skills and sharing fun. Each
troop selects a service to the
community and helps to carry it
out.
The preparedness field in
cludes several related skills
which would prove useful as
preparation for an emergency.
This might be a call system to
enable a troop to assemble quick
ly, first aid proficiency, helping
care for recreational needs of
children, knowing safety precau
tions to be observed during an
emergency in regard to provid
ing safe drinking water, the dan
gers of fallen electric wires and
civil defense practices.
During the first year of Senior
Scouting the girls learn how the
local council is organized and fi
nanced, ard how it works for
the benefit of girls in the com
munity. They also help at the
Scout office.
Varied Interests
Girls of this age have varied
interests and the Senior Scout
program helps promote and ex
pand interest in such things as
art, crafts, music, homemaking,
dancing, literature, dramatics
and nature. By the time girls
complete the five-point program
they have an idea of the fields in
which they are interested.
To become office aids, cirls
must take special training. They
must have a neat personal ap
pearance, p.l e a s i n g speaking
voice, sense of responsibility, pa
tience and aptness with detailed
and routine work, ability to fol
low directions accurately, to
meet the public easily, and to
work with adults. She must be
willing to give at least 30 hours
service following training.
In the trail blazer program,
girls must know the out-of-door
program and camping skills; con
struct something permanent,
such as a fireplace, outdoor oven,
or a trail bridge; must know
knotcraft, weather signs, nature
and conservation; must be able
to orient herself with maps and
compass; and must know first aid
and safety.
Mariner. Scouting
In mariner scouting, the troop
must have access to a body of
water large enough to permit a
comprehensive program of water
activities.
Ranger aides must be willing
to take special training for this
service. They must be familiar
with state fire laws, with pre
vailing plant blights and pests,
and learn how to handle, use, and
keep in good condition tools of
a forest ranger.
Hospital aides serve in chil
dren's wards by assisting in
preparation of food for and feed
ing convalescent children, tell
ing stories, reading or entertain
ing children in bed. They serve
in rooms by arranging flowers,
setting up trays, and carrying
food trays, and may serve in
clerical and secretarial work,
messenger service, making re
ports to floor nurse on room calls
and helping with library books.
The Rogue valley now has
eight active troops and has set
up a Senior Planning board com
posed of . two representatives
from each troop. When the Sen
ior Planning board decides to
undertake an event, it makes the
plans, obtains the agreement and
cooperation of troops, and sets
The first Girl Scout troops for
girls with handicaps were start
ed in 1917, when two troops for
the blind and one for the deaf
were established.
plans in motion
jobs to the troops.
by assigning
A Salute To The Rogue
Valley Area
GIRL SCOUTS
Since their founding the Girl Scouts
have continually furthered the prin
ciples of good citizenship. We salute
these outstanding girls, their leaders,
and many others who contribute to
Girl Scouting in our community.
More Leaders Are Needed Join and Serve!
Proud Citizen
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Serving their country, more
than a million and a half mem
bers of the Girl Scouts of the
U. S. A. proudly salute their
flag and promise to do their
duty to God and their country.
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Girl Scouts Are
Like Diamonds
Truly a "Gem" to treasure
and enjoy. And, like diamonds
they need polishing.
BrophyV salute the leaders ond all
volunteers and staff members of th
Girl Scout organiiation for their fin
contribution to our youth.
Happy
Birthday
Girl
Scouts
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MEDFORD, OREGON
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COUNCIL
Upon the 45th ANNIVERSARY cf the
GIRL SCOUTS ORGANIZATION
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LEADERS AU
For 45 years Girl Scouting has played a key role in the development
of character and self-reliance among the women of America. Here
in the Rogue River Valley the work of the Girl Scout organization
over these many years has left a very fine imprint.
Behind every Girl Scout recruited for an exciting and uplifting expe
rience in this wonderful organization stands an adult leader, who has
contributed time, patience and direction to the activities of this or
ganization. Unfortunately, there is not enough personnel for the
various phases of leadership in Girl Scouting. These must come from
the very women of our community, mothers, parents and others who
know so well the value of Girl Scouting but have not taken time out
to evaluate how they can contribute to the success and expansion of
this important youth activity.
The increase in our schools means there is an increasing need for
more women with various capabilities who are needed to give a few
hours each week to one of the various aspects of the Girl Scout move
ment - won't you join in this great and satisfying work among our
children.
Published as a public service in cooperation with the
Rogue Valley Area Girl Scouts Council by . . .
THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY
A Western Company owned and operated by Western People
GIRL SCOUTS
PROMISE . . .
"to do my duty to
Cod and my country
... to help other
people at all times
. . . and to obey the
Girl Scout laws"
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