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Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook Of The Girl Scouts
"How did Scouting come to be used by girls?" That is what I have been asked. Well, it was this way. In the beginning I had used Scouting—that is, wood craft, handiness, and cheery helpfulness—as a means for training young soldiers when they first joined the army, to help them become handy, capable men and able to hold their own with anyone instead of being mere drilled machines.
446 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1925
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About the author
Josephine Daskam Bacon
96 books4 followersJosephine Daskam Bacon (Mrs. Selden Bacon) was an American writer of great versatility. She is chiefly known as a writer who made the point of having female protagonists.
She wrote a series of juvenile mysteries, as well as works dealing with more serious themes. She published books of poetry, which were well received by critics; as noted by one critic, some of her poetry was set to music.
She wrote on "women's issues" and women's roles as well. She was a pioneer in the Girl Scouts movement and compiled the guidebook used by that organization.
-from:Wikipedia
She wrote a series of juvenile mysteries, as well as works dealing with more serious themes. She published books of poetry, which were well received by critics; as noted by one critic, some of her poetry was set to music.
She wrote on "women's issues" and women's roles as well. She was a pioneer in the Girl Scouts movement and compiled the guidebook used by that organization.
-from:Wikipedia
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December 1, 2012Title:
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts
Author: Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Item Call Number:
ISBN-10: 0760779880
Location:
http://www.worldcat.org/title/scoutin...
Description:
This is a handbook designed to introduce young girls to the world of Girl Scouts. It includes many sections full of helpful and informative information about many scouting activities.
Relevance and Relationship:
This is a handbook for girls. It would be good to add to the collection because it covers a classic organization, girl scouting. Girls of young ages would be interested in reading this handbook and discovering the many aspects of being a girl scout.
Purpose:
The purpose of the handbook is to introduce young girls to the world of girl scouting and all that it implies. It teaches girls how to scout as well as be a good citizen.
Validity:
The handbook has received several positive reviews. It has been labeled as an excellent book to read for girls as well as a great resource to have.
Format:
559 pages divided into sections
Arrangement and Presentation:
The book is broken down into sections of topics such as history of girl scouting, principles, organization, and various girl scout exercises. Each section begins with a bold heading and is followed with information in paragraph form. Small excerpts are found throughout the sections, such as the Girl Scout promise, etc.
Diversity:
Girl Scouting is an organization intended for girls from diverse cultures, ethnicities, or race. This book does not discriminate. The only exception is that it is intended for girls only.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts
Author: Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Item Call Number:
ISBN-10: 0760779880
Location:
http://www.worldcat.org/title/scoutin...
Description:
This is a handbook designed to introduce young girls to the world of Girl Scouts. It includes many sections full of helpful and informative information about many scouting activities.
Relevance and Relationship:
This is a handbook for girls. It would be good to add to the collection because it covers a classic organization, girl scouting. Girls of young ages would be interested in reading this handbook and discovering the many aspects of being a girl scout.
Purpose:
The purpose of the handbook is to introduce young girls to the world of girl scouting and all that it implies. It teaches girls how to scout as well as be a good citizen.
Validity:
The handbook has received several positive reviews. It has been labeled as an excellent book to read for girls as well as a great resource to have.
Format:
559 pages divided into sections
Arrangement and Presentation:
The book is broken down into sections of topics such as history of girl scouting, principles, organization, and various girl scout exercises. Each section begins with a bold heading and is followed with information in paragraph form. Small excerpts are found throughout the sections, such as the Girl Scout promise, etc.
Diversity:
Girl Scouting is an organization intended for girls from diverse cultures, ethnicities, or race. This book does not discriminate. The only exception is that it is intended for girls only.
March 3, 2008
I was a Brownie for two years, and I never got a badge. My troop leader was too lazy to fill out the paperwork, so we all just ran in circles and screamed, drank kool-aid, and glued sticks to paper plates. I also have a scar on my finger from when my hand was closed in a folding chair by a girl named Marcy.
If only I had been a Girl Scout in 1920! I could have earned the Child Nurse badge, or Homemaker badge, or even the Dairy Maid badge. Instead, all I got was this lousy scar.
If only I had been a Girl Scout in 1920! I could have earned the Child Nurse badge, or Homemaker badge, or even the Dairy Maid badge. Instead, all I got was this lousy scar.
July 29, 2019
The Scouting for Girls is the first edition published in 1920. With chapters such as "The Child Nurse," "Woodcraft," and "Nature Study for Girl Scouts," the guidebook upholds the Girl Scouts' goal to develop leadership, values, and practical skills in young girls. It also provides a history of the Girl Scouts of America, which had eighteen members when it was founded in 1912 in Georgia.
February 10, 2018
It's been quite a while since I read this, actually. It made me get busy and make a bunch of plans that never happened.
It is a five star both ways that way. The joy of making fun plans, the dismay of not accomplishing them.
It is a five star both ways that way. The joy of making fun plans, the dismay of not accomplishing them.
December 20, 2024
Some good information, some wildly outdated. It's a bit dry but a nice look at where the original Girl Scouts thought the organization should go.
April 17, 2015
I found it interesting how the author is known for writing on "women's issues" as I read this work for historical perspective. The book contained some part that, to my modern eyes, seemed trite and backwards expectations of a woman's role. Of course, within the framework of the day, Josephine Daskam Bacon was probably a feminist or what would pass as such at that time.
One must press on past the parts about homemaking and essentially being a nurses aid, but there are good parts in the book nonetheless. I happen, however, to be a particularly persistent reader so your mileage may vary.
I would, however, like to take the time to share this quote from the book.
"For while it is of no particular importance how many things you start in this life, it is of great importance how many you finish!" ~~ "Scouting for Girls: The original Girl Scout handbook," Josephine Daskam Bacon,
One must press on past the parts about homemaking and essentially being a nurses aid, but there are good parts in the book nonetheless. I happen, however, to be a particularly persistent reader so your mileage may vary.
I would, however, like to take the time to share this quote from the book.
"For while it is of no particular importance how many things you start in this life, it is of great importance how many you finish!" ~~ "Scouting for Girls: The original Girl Scout handbook," Josephine Daskam Bacon,
January 2, 2020
Interesting
Nice to see what was expected of scouts in the past. Times have changed bit the activities still have merit.
Nice to see what was expected of scouts in the past. Times have changed bit the activities still have merit.
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