Hoover Bice Hoover Bice Hoover Bice Hoover Bice Hoover to concontrate; Tic Kern ton uete-s. as fFollews a, No fewor than four nor more than seven badges should be seiccusa from her shosen felis. The Girl Scout handbook contains the rank anc badge requirements. ~t also outlines the program of Girl Scovting and every Girl Seout snowid have a copy as a guide to her Girl Scout work. What must a girl do to become a registerdd Girl Scout? Any girl over ten years old who accepts the promise and the laws ima; become a Girl Scout by passing the tenderfoot test and paying her arnus.:. duos of 50ยข, She then joins a troop and is assigned to a patrol, Ciris living in isolated villages or lonely country districts where it is impossible to form a local council or even a troop may become Lono Giri Scouts and share in such activitios as homo making, kecoping health re- cords, otce Information regarding Lone Girl Scouts may be socured throus tho National Field Division Girl Scouts, Inc., 16 West 49th St., New York Citys aus ; What kind of a uniform do the Girl Scouts wear? It is a coat dress which slips over the head and is made of greon Girl Scout cloth. It has patch pockets and a cloth belt. There is a hat also of the samo material with the emblem G. S. in front. Low-hoeled shoes are always worn with the uniform. The uniform and other official equipment may be obtained from the Equipment Servicce Certain depart- mont stores also carry Girl Scout supplies. A magazino published ex- clusively for girls by the Girl Scouts, Incorporated, is called the American Girl Magazine. oe How large is a Girl Seout troop, how is it organized, and who is at the head of it? A troop may have from 3 to 32 girls. A troop having 32 girls would be divided into four patrols of eight girls cach. Each patrol leader is chosen from among its own members. The captain is at the head of the . troope She must be at least 21 years old and should be trained in tho leadership of girls. She may havo a first lieutenant who must be at loast 18 years old and as many second lieutenants as she chooses. The captain, her assistants and the patrol leaders form the Court of Honor which decidos on the plans for the troop. This Court of Honor systom is peculiar to Girl Scouting and is one of the tools furnishoc by the scouting systom to develop leadership in the girls themselves. The duties of the Court of Honor are to run the troop and handle anything which may come up in the troop meetings. It works the sugeestions and recommondations brought in from the different patrols by their leaders. into troop programs. The Court of Honor also handles matters of satis factory or unsatisfactory conduct. What is the difference botwoen the Court of Honor and the Court of Awards Those terms are frequently confused. The Court of Honor, s just ex- plained, is a meeting of tho patrol leaders. The Court of Awards is a meeting held for the presentation of the proficiency baiges. What facilities are furnished for Girl Scouts in this vicinity for summer, activity and camping? >