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It will be found that if the members of the Corps are allowed to have separate sleeping quarters, near the water, over which they fly the Red Cross Life Saving Corps flag, mess together and be relieved of K. P. duty, that they will develop an esprit de corps which will make for efficiency in their work and be of great value to the general morale of the camp.
Everyone trying for membership should first have amedical examination to prove that he is physically able to stand the very difficult work which he may have to perform at any time. The group of applicants should then be tested out as to their swimming ability, especially being required to swim on back without hands, and on side with one arm only.
Training.After your applicants have been culled out, the ones that you decide to use should be given a thorough course of training, first being obliged to pass the Red Cross life saving test. They must be instructed in boat handling and the methods of taking another person into the boat, in the proper method of throwing the life buoy, using a 60-foot line and a 19-inch buoy. They should be capable of tying knots needed in their work, such as a square knot, clove hitch, two half hitches, bowline, short splice and eye splice. Much emphasis should be placed on instruction in resuscitation by the Schaefer method, and no attempt should be made to instruct them in the use of any mechanical respiratory devices as they are practically useless.
During the camp season, if possible, members should have thorough instruction in first aid, especially as it applies to water accidents, the most common of which are abrasions, sun burn, seasickness, broken arms from backfire of gasoline engines, sickness from gasoline fumes of motor boat engines, and submersion.
Duties of Crew.The Life Saving Corps should be familiar with the water at all points and should buoy any especially dangerous spots, such as submerged tree stumps or very deep holes. This can be done with a line, anchor, and float painted red.
The Life Saving Corps should be in charge of Mates under the command of the Master of Aquatics who is the Captain. A log of each day's work should be kept,recording such events as concern the Corps, such as weather report, officer in charge of day's watch, number of swimmers, name of day's swimming instructor, number taught to swim, etc. Watches should be so arranged that members of crew are not on duty more than two days out of three.
"Good Morrow, Lord Sun!""Good Morrow, Lord Sun!"
During the bathing periods, which should be at least two hours after meals, the Corps members will be in charge of the protection and discipline of bathers, the instruction of swimming, and supervision of diving.
The following is suggested as a good distribution. Two in each life boat, oarsman and coxswain, one person on the dock, two lookouts and messenger in the tower, one at diving board and one or two instructing swimming (change instructors every third day).
The Swimming Test.After every camper has had a medical examination he should have a test in swimming and be graded in one of three classes: Non-Swimmer,red knot on right shoulder; Beginner—the ones that will still bear watching—white knot on right shoulder; Swimmer, American Red Cross Junior Life Saving Corps emblem.
Check your list up every once in a while to see that everybody is in the right class. Hold frequent tests to re-classify two lower grades. The graded Red Cross tests are recommended and arrangements can be made for Red Cross awards.
Supervision of Boating
A Non-Swimmer should never be allowed to take out a boat unless accompanied by a swimmer. The Beginners should be limited in the distance they can go and only the Swimmers should be allowed to go where they please. At least two-thirds of every boat load should be able to swim and take care of those who cannot swim.
Under no circumstances allow more than one boat to be towed behind a motor or sail boat, and then only if boat being towed is in hands of an expert coxswain.
No boating should be allowed during bathing periods.
Detail one of the crew to give instructions in boat handling if necessary.
Have all boats in by "Mess gear" unless special permission is given.
No boating after dark without special permission.
Every camper should know how to tie up a boat, if he wishes to use them. See that he does it.
A simple set of rules may be drawn up and posted in prominent places so that every camper will know exactly what the bathing regulations are. The following are a few suggestions. No one is allowed to swim for at least two hours after meals. No swimming allowed in the heat of the day. No one is allowed to swim if he hasany stomach disorder. A limit set on number allowed in boats. No boats loaded with campers allowed to be towed behind motor boats. Absolutely no swimming to be permitted unless life boat is on hand for protection of bathers.
Of course these rules may be modified to suit each camp's local problems, but if these suggestions are adhered to in the main, it will be almost impossible for any accidents to happen.
One accidental drowning case may ruin the reputation of a camp. Build up the confidence of your campers and their families by making your safety system as near foolproof as possible.
Send every camper home a swimmer; and, if possible, able to swim for two.
For information about life saving, write American Red Cross Life Saving Corps, 44 East 23rd St., New York City.
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THE CAMP PROGRAM
The program is one of the most important factors in the well-organized camp and must be given much thought. It is the thing which gives continuity to the summer's work and holds the entire group together. Without it there would be disorder and confusion.
While including as many activities as possible without causing any feeling of hurry, rush or forcing, it must be planned so that repetition will not prove monotonous. It should provide for periods of work and play, rest and leisure; it must afford ample opportunity for self-expression and development. Parts of the program must necessarily be obligatory for all, others optional, still others optional as to time only.
The fact that the group is composed of Scouts and is living out of doors should bring to the fore, subjects for study which are particularly in keeping with the Scout program, such as nature lore, simple astronomy, woodcraft, campcraft, carpentry, gardening, hiking, map-making, swimming and boating; Scout grade test requirements, and some of the Merit Badge work. Specific directions for teaching these subjects are not given here, as they are covered in the Handbook, "Scouting for Girls," and other publications.
Periods for play may include games, group singing, rowing, hikes, entertainments, and so forth. Leisure moments are for the individual. She should be allowed to follow her own inclination so long as she does not infringe upon the rights of others or break the necessary camp rules which protect the safety and health of the group. Hours of rest which all observe at stated periods are, of course, most essential. While a daily program isabsolutely necessary as a basis of work, it should occasionally be put one side to allow the entire group to take advantage of particularly propitious weather conditions for walking and hiking, or for an entertainment or field day. The daily program in every Girl Scout camp should always include the formal ceremony of raising and lowering the flag, inspection, a period of rest directly after dinner, a period for the discussion of the Scout Promise and Laws, and a short period for Setting-up Exercises, preferably the first thing in the morning. On Sundays a simple Scout service should be held.
A Sun Clock never runs down. Stake five feet high driven firmly in ground in open space. Peg is stuck in at end of shadow every hour during the day. From article in "Scouting", Dec. 15, 1917A Sun Clock never runs down. Stake five feet high driven firmly in ground in open space. Peg is stuck in at end of shadow every hour during the day. From article in "Scouting", Dec. 15, 1917
Program for Housekeeping Squad
3:30 P.M. Report for duty.Change of SquadWork explainedInstructions givenOff duty5:00 P.M. Report for dutyPrepare for and serve supperClear table, wash dishes, etc.Light and place lanternsOff duty7:00 A.M. Report for dutyBring in lanternsPrepare tables, serve breakfastClear tables, wash dishesSet tablesClean: Mess hall, wash house, latrines,camp grounds, lanterns, foldnapkins, burn trash, fill vaseswith fresh flowersPrepare vegetablesOff duty12:00 M. Report for dutyPrepare for and serve dinnerClear tables, wash dishesWash dish towels3:30 P.M. Report for change of squadRelieved of dutySwimming and re-enter general program
Housekeeping Squad
A feature of the day's routine is the coming on duty of the housekeeping squad which for a period of twenty-four hours keeps the camp clean, orderly and safe, andperforms most if not all of the necessary household duties which must be done in every home or camp. The squad should be under the leadership of a counsellor who is particularly fitted to direct and instruct the squad and be responsible for the work it does.
Going on duty in the middle of the afternoon gives the members an opportunity to have a swim earlier in the day, and after going off duty the next day, which is a privilege not to be despised. The work which this squad does is for the benefit of the entire group and raises or lowers the camp standard each day.
The general program should be posted on the bulletin board and explained to each new group that enters camp. It should be given in detail as to hours, activities and requirements. Whether the program is planned for the group divided into two or three units or for the group as one unit, depends upon the size of the camp. No counsellor can do justice to her work if she has too large a group, and on the other hand, the group if too large will lose interest in the subject. The accompanying program has been tried and may be of value as a suggestion.
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DAILY PROGRAM FOR A GIRL SCOUT CAMP
BugleM.Group IGroup IIGroup III6.3010Revielle6.4010Setting-Up Exercises7.1515Assembly and Morning Colors7.3030Breakfast and Announcements8.3030Inspection9.0030Nature Lore2d Class WorkGames9.3045Drilling, GamesSwimmingFirst Aid, Bed Making10.1545BasketryHealth, First AidSwimming11.0030Scout LawsBasketryHealth11.3030Health, Adv. First AidScout LawsScout Laws12.0030Free Time12.3060Dinner1.3060Rest Hour2.3045Mail Distributed, and Free Time3.15301st Class WorkNature LoreKnots and Signalling3.4545SwimmingGames, DrillingNature Lore4.3060Free Time5.3030Assembly, Retreat, Supper6.00Canteen, Boating, Short Walks, Games, Dancing, Etc.7.30Camp Fire, Singing, Stunts, Etc., for the Whole Camp8.20First Call8.45Taps
GENERAL CAMP ACTIVITIES
Outline
1.Sportsa.Water sports1. Swimming(a) Classification(1) Groups or classes(b) Life saving2. Boating(a) Rowing(b) Canoeing(1) Classificationb.Games1. Major games2. Minor gamesc.Dancing1. Types(a) Aesthetic or classic(b) Folk dancing(c) Social dancingd.Horsemanship1. Requirements2.Crafts and Occupationsa.Crafts1. Handcrafts(a) Kinds2. Woodcraft(a) Nature Study1. Ferns, Flowers, Trees, Birds, Stars, Maps3. Campcraft(a) Making and breaking camp(b) Camp fires(c) Cooking(d) Trail making3.Entertainmentsand diversions outside of the regular schedulea. Types1. Dramatic2. Miscellaneous3. Celebrations and pageants4. Inter-Camp frolics4.Singinga. Camp songs5.Achievementsa.Recording of achievements1. Books2. Chart systemb.Recognition of achievements1. Points and honors2. Girl Scout Merit Badges
1.Sports
Every girl who goes to a camp in the summer is interested in some form of sport. But perhaps swimming and boating head the list for popularity.
There are many interesting ways in which to run your swimming program so that it is taught systematically and leads to real progress and efficiency.
One method that has been tried successfully in a very large camp, but which would apply equally well in any camp, is the arrangement of the entire camp into groups designated as "Swimming Classes" and indicated by aspecial color bathing cap for each group or class so that they may be easily distinguished in the water.
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Class Number 4, Red Cap.—All who have not passed the canoe test which is explained under the heading "Class Number 3."
Class Number 3, Green Cap.—Pass the canoe test which consists of swimming, floating or otherwise staying above depth for fifteen minutes, and swimming in from an overturned canoe 20 yards from shore.
Class Number 2, Blue Cap.
Strokes:Breast stroke—25 yardsSide Stroke—25 yardsBack stroke—25 yardsSingle overhand—25 yardsDouble overhand—25 yardsDives:Standing or running dive from spring board (3 perfect out of 5).Dive from a low tower 4 feet high. (3 perfect out of 5).
Class Number 1, White Cap.
Strokes:CrawlTrudgeonDives:From spring board, running plainFrom spring board, running jack knifeFrom spring board, running angelFrom spring board, standing sideFrom spring board, standing backFrom float standing from high tower (10) and3 optional dives from the following:Hand stand (spring board, high or low tower).Back somersault, spring boardFront somersault, spring boardSailor running, spring boardBack dive, high towerJack knife, high towerDouble dive, high tower
Another method is to record the swimming achievements on a chart under the following headings:
Form swimming, ornamental swimming, speed swimming, canoe tests, life saving and dives.
Did you ever work to become a member of the Women's Life Saving Corps of the American Red Cross? The purpose of this organization is to train women in all coast cities, and cities bordering on lakes and rivers, to be able to meet emergencies in the water and save lives.
There are six tests which have to be passed before a girl is considered worthy of a W. L. S. C. certificate.
Test 1. Jump off a low dock dressed in bathing suit, shoes, shirt waist and skirt. Swim to a given point, (about 20 yards), there undress andswim in bathing suit to another dock (about 20 yards).
2. Swim down from surface in 10 feet of water and fetch up a 2-foot birch log from bottom.
3. Rescue a non-resisting person and demonstrate the "carries" (head, under-arm and side stroke) as you bring them ashore.
4. In deep water demonstrate the correct breaks for the wrist holds, and the front and back strangle holds around the neck.
5. Demonstrate resuscitation by Schaefer method.
6. Tell proper procedure in caring for patient after breathing has been restored.
Boating
Boating, of which we shall first consider rowing, may also be worked out according to classes, such as:
Second Class: Manoeuvre a row boat properly, i. e., unship, reverse, anchor, scull, make 3 perfect landings out of 5.
First Class: Row singly for a given distance 1½ miles in 40 minutes,
or according to certain standards, such as:StartRow forwardRow backwardManoeuvreGood landingFasten boat
Canoeing
Class II. Know how to paddle bow and stern with another girl in a canoe, and make 3 out of 5 perfect landings.
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Class I. a. Handle a canoe singly in all weathers and make 3 out of 5 perfect landings,b. Climb into a canoe with another swimmer's help from the water in three consecutive trials.
In your own camp when grouping sports for classification although you may get good suggestions from other methods, it is best to work out a way which meets your own particular need.
Remember that the swimming and boating should be in charge of competent and responsible people or instructors and that every precaution should be taken against accident.
Remember it is better to emphasize good form rather than speed or long distance swimming and the ability to meet emergencies in the water rather than stunts.
Honors or recognition should be given for skill, form and improvement rather than for endurance.
The interest in Water Sports is further stimulated by weekly contests or a day set apart at the end of the season called the Water Sports Day.
In weekly contests enough competition takes place to keep the girls' interest in improvement constantly keen.
For Water Sports Day here is a typical and comprehensive program:
Canoe race25-yard dash50-yard dashDives; an option of 2 out of 3Boating raceRelay swimming raceObstacle racePractical demonstration such as taught by the Women's Life SavingCorps of the American Red Cross.
Practical demonstration such as taught by the Women's Life SavingCorps of the American Red Cross.
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If you do not wish to have too strenuous a time for Water Sports Day a carnival is suggested which is more festive and makes for a very gay and picturesque time. The carnival can be worked out in a variety of ways, but the main feature is the decking of boats and costuming of the participants, prizes being given for originality. A short program of water sports can be added.
Games
If there is adequate equipment Basket-ball, Baseball and Tennis become the outstanding or major games in a camp. These games should never be indulged in for the idea of winning at all costs, but for the fun that one gets out of them.
Of course there will be competitive games with qualified teams and high standards of playing, but there willalso be the impromptu and unexpected challenge games played in fantastic costumes, accompanied by many antics and songs composed on the inspiration of the moment, games apt to be remembered long after the other kind of competition has been forgotten.
Baseball for girls or children who cannot get used to the paraphernalia of hard balls, bats and mitts, can be played with a softer ball such as a playground ball, a light bat and if necessary the simpler rules of Indoor Baseball can be adopted for out-door playing. In most camps, however, enthusiasm for real Baseball generally outweighs every handicap.
Tennis does not take in the same number of players at one time as does Baseball or Basket-ball, therefore in order that everyone may get a try at it a schedule may be made out so that the courts will not be monopolized by one set of players to the exclusion of beginners or other enthusiasts.
Ladder tournaments, both for singles and doubles, solve this problem somewhat and create interest, especially when the final try-outs are on.
There are any number of group games, Volley Ball, Captain Ball, Relay Races and Ball Games, which are played in camps when there is adequate equipment for Basket-ball and Tennis, but more especially where there is a lack of it.
Individual games, such as Archery, and Quoits make the time pass pleasantly and profitably for a few who like to go off by themselves.
Dancing
Dancing is an interesting pastime for camp and fills in many gaps.
It is a help in entertainments and if you are to have an end of the season pageant, it is well to hold dancingclasses regularly so that there will not be endless rehearsing for the last days.
There are three types of dancing which can be presented. The Aesthetic or Classic, the Folk Dancing and the Social Dancing. For the most part, the Folk Dancing is freer, easy to learn and more suited to the community as a whole than the Aesthetic work.
It is better not to attempt much dancing in your schedule if you have no piano or stringed pieces, for although there are phonograph records to be had,thesupply is too limited to be entirely satisfactory.
A collection of English Country Dances by Cecil Sharpe are dances that everyone can do and enjoy.
Horseback Riding
The joy of horseback riding does not find its way into every camp, mainly because of the expense and responsibility entailed, but if it does there are many facts to know and master in horsemanship. For instance, one should know how to take care of a horse, which means feeding, watering, saddling, grooming, shoeing, tying and general care necessary under different conditions.
The requirements for riding are to know:
1. How to mount and dismount correctly2. To be able to demonstrate riding at a walk, trot or gallop3. To be able to jump a low hurdle
The requirements for driving are:
1. To learn how to harness correctly in a single and double harness; and2. How to manage a horse on the road
2.Crafts and Occupations
But sports are not the only side to the camper's program. Another very large and absorbing part is the Crafts, inclusive of Handcrafts, Woodcraft, Campcraft, and the distinct Scout occupations, such as First Aid, Home Nursing, Gardening, Signalling, and Homemaking, treated in the Girl Scout Handbook.
Handcrafts
The handcrafts are more numerous than your fingers and can be defined as anything that is done with the hands. It is possible to have almost any branch of the Fine Arts and the Applied Arts as dyeing, batik, stenciling, woodblock printing, pottery. Then there is basketry, weaving, rug-making, leather work, and metal work in copper, or jewelry in silver, woodcarving and carpentry. The first problem is: "Who will teach it?" The choice of what handcrafts you will have then, depends somewhat on whom you can secure to present them properly.
But closely allied is your second problem, "What can we afford?" Jewelry, metal work and leather are the most expensive. Pottery is fascinating, but you must have a kiln to finish the product.
Try to choose the crafts which will suit the capacities. It is better not to attempt jewelry at the outset.
Relating your craft work to the camp makes it doubly interesting. So much can be done in this way with carpentry which produces anything from docks and canoe paddles to furniture and toothbrush holders.
Delightful problems in the interior decoration of a camp living room can be worked out by combining the efforts of all the craft workers. The carpenters build thefurniture; the weavers make rugs and materials; the dyers dip the materials and carry out the color scheme and other workers supply the accessories.
It is well to have an exhibition to look forward to for the end of the season when appointed judges decide upon the merit of the work.
Woodcraft
Night is a dead monotonous period under a roof; but in the open world it passes lightly with its stars and dews and perfumes, and the hours are marked by changes in the face of Nature. What seems a kind of death to people choked between walls and curtains, is only a light and living slumber to the man who sleeps a-field. All night long he can hear Nature breathing deeply and freely; even as she takes her rest, she turns and smiles; and there is one stirring hour unknown to those who dwell in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over the sleeping hemisphere, and all the outdoor world are on their feet. It is then that the cock first crows, not this time to announce the dawn, but like a cheerful watchman speeding the course of night. Cattle awake on the meadows; sheep break their fast on dewy hillsides, and change to a new lair among the ferns; and houseless men, who have lain down with the fowls, open their dim eyes and behold the beauty of the night.At what inaudible summons, at what gentle touch of Nature, are all these sleepers thus recalled in the the same hour to life? Do the stars rain down an influence, or do we share some thrill of mother earth below our resting bodies?... Towards two in the morning ... the thing takes place.Robert Louis StevensonFrom "Travels With a Donkey."
Night is a dead monotonous period under a roof; but in the open world it passes lightly with its stars and dews and perfumes, and the hours are marked by changes in the face of Nature. What seems a kind of death to people choked between walls and curtains, is only a light and living slumber to the man who sleeps a-field. All night long he can hear Nature breathing deeply and freely; even as she takes her rest, she turns and smiles; and there is one stirring hour unknown to those who dwell in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over the sleeping hemisphere, and all the outdoor world are on their feet. It is then that the cock first crows, not this time to announce the dawn, but like a cheerful watchman speeding the course of night. Cattle awake on the meadows; sheep break their fast on dewy hillsides, and change to a new lair among the ferns; and houseless men, who have lain down with the fowls, open their dim eyes and behold the beauty of the night.
At what inaudible summons, at what gentle touch of Nature, are all these sleepers thus recalled in the the same hour to life? Do the stars rain down an influence, or do we share some thrill of mother earth below our resting bodies?... Towards two in the morning ... the thing takes place.
Robert Louis StevensonFrom "Travels With a Donkey."
Woodcraft in the beginning was the first science of man. As applied to camping we most frequently think of it as anything which pertains to the woods or forests and as a turning away from the more artificial side of camping, and as in pioneer times learning to do everythingourselves, which is after all the keynote of real joy in camping.
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To acquaint ourselves with the woods we can begin with our immediate surroundings. Short walks to search for flowers or ferns and to know the different varieties of trees, or early morning trips to a bit of swamp land where we can study the coloring and habits of birds or sit quietly while patiently listening to distinguish them by their songs.
We can lie out on the grass when the stars have come out, and study the heavens or take trips at night with an experienced woodsman, who perhaps shows us that Nature by night is very often different from Nature by day, or of how we can find a trail through a dense wood by the light of a star—the North Star.
Woodcraft includes what we may merely for convenienceclassify as campcraft, which is to know all there is to know about camping in the open.
For most purposes a good knowledge of how to make out-door fires; (both from the standpoint of heat and the kind of food to be cooked) cooking; trailing; and how to make and break a camp, are sufficient.
Beginners in this lore would do well to get a thorough knowledge of campcraft by going about it one step at a time. For instance, it is advisable to confine oneself to short trips at first and learn about the sensing of directions, trail cutting and blazing, cooking, pitching tents or building lean-tos; thus taking the various branches which are preparatory to the actual experience and real adventure of a camping-out party, and it is then and there that our real knowledge is tested.
The topics to be considered either when learning about campcraft or when actually doing it, are briefly:
1.Trip PlanningUse of mapsProvisionsClothingRailroad connections2.Trail MakingSurvey for trailBlazing trailCutting a trail3.Selection of Camp SiteLocation as to supply of fuel, water and fairly high, well-drained land.Shelters, tents or lean-tosBed-making
The complete lean-to, showing fire place, wood pile and table to right. Cache is in back.The complete lean-to, showing fire place, wood pile and table to right. Cache is in back.
4.Camp DisciplineWorking squadToilet facilitiesExploration parties
The basis for quite a comprehensive knowledge of woodcraft in all its branches, camping and Nature Study, is to be found in the Girl Scout Handbook, "Scouting for Girls."
3.Entertainments and Diversions
Entertainments or shows of which there are an overwhelming variety are a great aid in keeping everyone in a cheerful frame of mind.
In the dramatic line we have the play, pantomime,vaudeville, minstrel, "take offs," charades, the circus and dramatization of stories.
With musical talent in a camp it adds much zest to form an orchestra and then there is the possibility of musical evenings and concerts. Added to these are the Stunt Parties, Dances and Masquerades, Marshmallow and Corn Roasts, and if it is a seashore camp, the clam bake.
The play requires an amount of preparation and time not always to be spared in a camp unless the season is long. The most enjoyable shows are bound to be the more spontaneous expressions in the form of impromptu affairs.
There are celebrations which take place on particular days such as the Fourth of July or any other event which you wish to commemorate, just as the pageant can be presented to display your camping or community activities.
One of the finest things to cultivate if you are in close proximity to other camps is an inter-camp relationship, either in the forms of inter-camp contests or frolics, or any demonstration which you think betokens friendship. This may even go so far as the building of inter-camp shacks and the making of inter-camp trails.
It is not only illuminating to come into contact with another camp besides your own—it is a source of great diversion and enjoyment, if there is plenty of fun and friendship, and an absence of group jealousy.
4.Camp Sings
Singing is a great and important part of camp life, for it reflects every phase and meets all the situations of that life.
Songs are generally composed by the individual or by groups, being the expression of their feelings, or results of their experience in camp. The songs are quickly adopted by the camp as a whole because people like to sing their own songs, especially songs about fresh, actual happenings.
Some of the songs which reflect universal experience live on through the years and become traditional, while others drop out and are never heard of again. The following are Girl Scout Songs that have weathered more or less satisfactorily.
THE VICTORY GIRLS(Tune:"K-K-Katy")
G-G-G-Girl Scouts!You Victory Girl Scouts!You're the only Victory Girls that get our votes.And when you march by,Under your troop flags,We'll be cheering for your K-K-K-Khaki coats!
MARCHING SONG(Tune:"Where Do We Go from Here, Boys?")
Where do we go from here, girls, where do we go from here?Anywhere (our Captain[A]) leads we'll follow, never fear.The world is full of dandy girls, but wait till we appear—Then!Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts, give us a hearty cheer!
WE'RE COMING!(Tune:"Old Black Joe")Camping SongI.
Come where the lake lies gleaming in the sun,Come where the days are filled with work and fun,Come where the moon hangs out her evening lamp,The Scouts aretrooping, trooping, trooping, back to Camp.
Chorus: