| Show camp fire girls inviting all aills between 7 and 18 years fun filled program aims at development of abilities and rounded personality dy by MARY E PENNOCK so youre a camp fire executive pe people say to me when I 1 answer their what do you do query lets se see e ar arent ent they the little girls who light fires with only one match and fry eggs on hot rocks and I 1 smile in indulgently lul gently and have to admit that they have been known to do both things but that those two examples hardly typify camp fires elret activities its uke like saying that the red cross has something to do with bandages it camp fires field of activity Is broad seeking to give a girl an opportunity port unity to try many things and so to find herself the philosophy of the program Is that girls learn leam by doing and if you were to glance through the book of the camp fire girls you would notice the tha long list 1300 of things that girls may do to earn honors notice KIEMBER SHIP DRIVE SM IS 15 TO NOV 30 annual membership drive oj of As camp FITS fire girls extend iron from sept IS 15 to nov 30 slogan this year is theres fun for everyone in in camp fire A summary of the me organizations aims camp fire girls work for world friendship their program is based on democratic ideals it Is builds for happy home life community service and better citizenship through seven lively crafts camp fire girls have h v jun fun make friends and develop skills and talents the word do not know these honors are grouped in seven different fields home craft health camp nature business hand craft and citizenship exploration into these fields has meant the discovery of a vocation to many girls A star study session of her nature gr group 0 u p at camp started one minneapolis s girl garl on a hobby that finally led her to the position of curator at new yorks york 3 hayden orium we have no promises take no 10 oaths in camp fire because we know that promises are sometimes broken A girl expresses her desire to follow the camp fire law which is worship god seek beauty give service pursue knowledge be trustworthy hold on to health glorify work be happy the camp fire law Is really a philosophy of life and a beautiful one I 1 think you will agree A camp fire girl said to me recently miss pennock the tha camp rire fire law Is so lovely it Is almost like poetry they join tor for the fun fan girls of course do not join camp fire because it Is good for them a character building agency they join because it Is fun because it fills for them a need of belonging to a group together with from 6 to 20 other girls they have an opportunity to do things which they cannot do alone they make their own plans run their own meetings nee tings I 1 have seen more than one president of an adult group who could learn something from a camp fire group president about parliamentary procedure these days when we are all thinking so seriously about making democracy work camp fire groups T 4 T 41 A camp fire girl left li Is from ID 10 to if 15 through the teven seven isvet crafts she bho becomes become well wall equipped to handle varied situations A blue bird bin Is ft a junior member lie between tween 7 and 10 years old through a program 0 I 1 tames games storytelling story telling simple hand craft and war service blue birds learn lean to work and play with other children they become reliable while ahil e having fun horizon clubbers clobbers Club bers right are of senior high and junior coll college ege age personality development vocational study and community service pre pare horizon clobbers clubbers Club bers for adult society are getting a first hand experience in democracy workshops Workshop ot democracy is a term that has been given to camp fire groups girls are not dictated to by their leader they learn to examine suggestions and ideas critically to think things through sensibly to make their own decisions credit to volunteer leaders we who work professionally profession aUy in camp fire take little credit for its accomplishments AU all credit is due to the tireless and loyal devotion of its thousands of volunteer leaders and the men and women in each community who make up its local councils they serve the girls of their community through the camp fire program because they believe in youth and because they too have fun do not think that all the benefits revert to the girls A minnesota guardian telling what grand times she was having working with her group of camp fire girls wrote my former classmates now grown heavy and dull look at al me and say my lut but you get younger and nicer looking nil all tho theotime time I 1 never have time to wonder about whether or not it Is true that life begins at 40 sometimes the old woman that I 1 really am stands aside and looks locks at me that is guardian of 0 camp fire and I 1 laugh until my sides ache to think how camp fire has cheated old age it sounds like fun fan it it is tun fun and there Is a place for you in the camp fire picture if you love and understand girls youth needs you now and camp fire can give giva you the tha tools with which to serve your opportunity is as close as your telephone to call your local camp fire office or your paper and pen to write national headquarters at 83 88 lexington avenue new york 18 16 new york and about those eggs fried on hot rocks you can be associated with camp fire a long time and never learn leam that trick I 1 never have |
