tion is helping to
solve the dress problem for both boys and girls.

"To give the modern ideals of education would be to state the ideals of
scouting." The modern teacher is increasingly well fitted to become a
good scout leader.

Scouting may best be promoted through the public school, because that is
the only organization that includes all the boys and girls. Moreover,
because of close daily association, leaders of school troops can insure
each scout being an active scout.

The school also benefits by scouting in a number of ways. Older pupils
stay in school longer because of their interest in scouting than because
of any other influence. "A year of work in scouting will do as much
toward acquainting a teacher with the ideals of teaching as a year spent
in any college or university of the country." Finally, scouting secures
the interest, attention, and good will of the parents to the public
schools.

_Girl Scout badges earned in 1919-20._

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Subject. | Number. | Per 1,000.
-------------------------------+---------+-----------
| |
1. Home nurse | 2,852 | 126
2. Laundress | 2,192 | 97
3. First aid | 1,523 | 67
4. Needlewoman | 1,389 | 61
5. Child nurse | 1,267 | 56
6. Cook | 991 | 44
7. Pathfinder | 990 | 44
8. Health guardian | 923 | 41
9. Flower finder or zoologist | 878 | 39
10. Home maker | 861 | 38
11. Citizen | 732 | 32
12. Signaler | 647 | 28
13. Bird hunter | 636 | 28
14. Health winner | 600 | 26
15. Pioneer | 595 | 26
16. Artist | 592 | 26
17. Musician | 580 | 26
18. Interpreter | 578 | 25
19. Swimmer | 557 | 25
20. Business | 424 | 19
21. Cyclist | 422 | 19
22. Gardener | 393 | 17
23. Athlete | 345 | 15
24. Hor