Show PROBLEM IN USE OF LEISURE ity hy MRS FREDERICK EDEY national girl scouts scout vice president L epes abie ae most vital subject confronting men and women everywhere is ia IJ the question of what shall be done dome with leisure time many of the educators are arc asking themselves and every one else just what leisure is ia whore where it originates and how low shall leaders in organizations for youth direct the leisure time of their young followers sixteen years ago a nian residing in england answered that question for boys and girls when lie he in his rare wisdom created the boy scouts and tile girl guide programs fourteen years ago a far seeing american woman nn answered the question for us by bringing C the girl guide program to this country and adapting 0 it to our american girls she promoted girl scouting the man was robert baden powell and the woman was as juliette low of savannah ga since silice that time the two national organizations have been working watking to te per perfect ft t tc manner in which this pro program ram shall be given the boys and g girls eirls of america girl scouting is a program for the leisure time of the teenage teen age girl a program of play outdoor and indoor living the future necessities of life cut down to suit flip file growing mind and administered in small and attractive doses in groups of not ilot over forty girls by a well chosen and trained leader in the tace e days when women have assumed the burdens of wage earners we are training our girls as a fundamental part of their future to ile be ready to care for their homes and at the same time to be prepared to fare forth in the pat pathway liway of life with a knowledge of sorts which can be furt further lier developed and made a useful adjunct to tb their being self supporting |