e.

She first ranks as Tenderfoot or third-class Girl Scout, then, after one
month, she becomes, after passing certain tests, a second-class Girl
Scout, and finally attains the rank of first-class Girl Scout.

After she has reached the age of eighteen, a girl can become a
lieutenant, and when she is twenty-one years old she may become a
captain if she has passed the first-class examinations. Girl Scouts'
patrols in Europe are sometimes formed by grown-up women, who wish to
carry out the Girl Scout program of preparedness, and these are called
Senior Scouts.

Grades

Tenderfoot
Second Class
First Class

Officers of the Local Organization

A Commissioner. The duties of a Commissioner are:

To inspect companies and patrols and advise how to conduct them
according to the principles found in the Handbook.

To secure the harmonious co-operation of all the captains in the
district.

To be the authority for recommending the issue or the denial of
captains' certificates before they are sent to Headquarters.

To foster the movement generally throughout the district. (Where there
is no Secretary, the Commissioner must organize the examinations for
Merit Badges.)

To forward the semi-annual reports to Headquarters.

A Secretary. The duty of a Secretary is to be the local executive
officer.

She shall have charge of Headquarters and other property of the local
organization.

She shall have a general supervision of the captains and instruct new
captains in their duties.

She shall keep a record of all the troops, the names and addresses of
the captains and the councilors of Girl Scouts, and such other
information in regard to them as may be necessary for her work. She
shall receive all the applications for Girl Scout captains' certificates
and send these applications to Headquarters. Where a local council
exists, all applications must be approved by the local council.

She shall render a report at the regular meetings of the local board of
councilors on the condition and progress of the Girl Scouts.

She shall notify all the members of the annual, regular, and special
meetings.

She shall attend all the public meetings connected with the
organization.

A Treasurer. The duties of a Treasurer:

She shall keep an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements in
a book, and present a written report at the regular meeting of the board
of councilors.

She shall pay only those bills t