rds others, a general arousing of the imagination as well as
practical knowledge.

The ideal background for the entire program is cheerful companionship in
the open.

_Standards._ The standards of the Girl Scouts are expressed in their
Laws and Promise, their Motto and Slogan which are as follows:

Laws

_I_ A Girl Scout's Honor is to be trusted.
_II_ A Girl Scout is loyal.
_III_ A Girl Scout's Duty is to be useful and to help others.
_IV_ A Girl Scout is a friend to all, and a sister to every
other Scout.
_V_ A Girl Scout is Courteous.
_VI_ A Girl Scout is a friend to Animals.
_VII_ A Girl Scout obeys Orders.
_VIII_ A Girl Scout is Cheerful.
_IX_ A Girl Scout is Thrifty.
_X_ A Girl Scout is Clean in Thought, Word and Deed.

Promise

On my Honor, I Will try:
To do my duty to God and to my Country
To help other people at all times
To obey the Scout Laws.

Motto

"Be Prepared"

Slogan

"Do a Good Turn Daily"

The best results are obtained by emphasizing the fact that these ways
are the girl's own idea of the way to live, her choice. Success in
expressing one's own ideas never fails to give satisfaction. Clever
parents and teachers make use of this. "A Scout is cheerful" is a more
effective method of influencing a girl, for instance, than any amount of
advice on the subject.

It seems to be more and more difficult to induce girls to learn or
practice housework. For the average woman this is still necessary, and
the more advanced schools have taken it up. For the girl whom neither
the home nor the school has been able to reach, Scouting offers a most
successful and attractive means of getting the practical information to
the young generation. They will do for "merit badges," in other words,
what they will not do for their mothers or teachers.

An effective manner of upholding and exercising these standards, is, as
has been abundantly proved by the great war, the uniform. Earning and
proving worthy of it stimulates child, girl and woman alike. Uniform and
ceremony, not overemphasized, but duly insisted upon, have a profound
significance to the human race, and teach us to sink the individual
interests and raise the standards of the group.

_Leadership and The Patrol System._ In general a troop should not
contain more than thirty or forty girls. Many very experienced captains
have larger troops when they have several lieu