BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1515, 10 August 1912, Page 10

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE.

MRS, ROYD GARLICK LECTURES. At the monthly meeting of the Moral and Physical Society, -held .last-evening in tho couiicili'rooui *f the' Museum, and presided over by Dr. Edith lJuhtlcy, an interesting lecture upon what the Girl Scout movement really means was giveil by Mrs. Koyd Garlick. As a preiace to her subject, Mrs. Garlick stated that one had only to read any of the daily newspapers to see how badly needed was some comprehensive scheme for improving ..tho 'rising generation of women, who are to Ixs the future mothers of the nation. Tho evidence before the recent Education and Denttil Commissions pointed conclusively to tho insufficient training of women and present-day, mothers, as well fls tho mass of facts brought forward by eugenics societies. Tho successful development of a girl from tho sexual point of view depended upon her home training in the qualities which make character, and in her conception, of the laws of physical liealth and hygiene. The training which is involved in tho Girls' Scout organisation docs muoh to bring about this development. As put forward in Colonel Cossgrove'e book, "Peace Scouting for Girls, the speaker pointed out it was a scheme that aimed not only at fitting them for emergencies, but at making them self-reliant, observant, and useful women, suitable partners and comrades for tho men whom they may marry in after years. It promoted good citizenship and encourofeed in the youngest child tho maternal instinct. Tho. Girl Peace Scouts were not in any way connected with the Hoy Scouts, ■althoutsh the same oath and nearly the sarno salute have been adopted. Tho principles of tho scoiit law havo been. slightly varied to suit tho sex. By being a scout, a girl was taught honour, was taught to regard her conscience, to bo useful and help others, and to obey. Once a girl became n scout (has taken the scout oath), she was taught simple hist aid in such things as happen daily where children are, viz lf choking, fainting:, bleeding from the nose, burns.and scalds, what to do if another child catches on-fire.. Older-girls learnt moro>advanced work, such as bandaging, what to do when anyone has swallowed Soison, how to icvivo the' apparently rowned or suffocated, a simple course of home nursing, invalid cooking, and, where necessary, tho caro and feeding jof infants, Sho was also taught, tho -care of her own health, nnd also tho laws of sanitation. Uushcraft was another of tho subjects taught as well as signalling. Every girl who became a sdoiit had to learn swimming. The stave carried by the girl scout' was often a most useful thing, and in time of emergency would be used to improvise a statelier far carrying nm injured pcr&on.

'X'lie poout orgoniintion was an organiaitieoi for any girl who wished to avail lier«?lf of many opportunities to learn iu a pleasant and interesting way many things that n wranaii ought to kiow, anil mi opportunity to give oyery womnn th« plea-suj'e of doing something for someone '.■l.so. Although the Girl Pence Scouts originated in Xew Zealand they were not confniMl to this country aloui. Th.ero were G.P.S. in Tasmania,' several in Awtrnlia, in twelve of the United Slate?, in Japan, anil in Pretoria, and there wnv> similar nwvements in ollier parts of tho world, such as Girl Guides in Eii;;lnr.<l. Girl Aids hi sonic parts of Australia, ami Cfimp Firo Girls in some ports of America. It was advisable that schools, private and otherwise, shops, factories, and oOiom should form pntrols nnd troops cf their own. and elect their own leaders nnd sc/mt-mif-trefises, Hie latter to meet as a coinmiHee tlipmwlves with representation on the council. Girls not attending school nor engaged in employment couM form dir-tvict patrols of their own, aaid be reprp>?ntcd in the same way, Bv doing this, Rirls wlio weiv in the habit of nssodating with each oilier w?ro still brought together.

MRS. HOLUGSTON, Hair Specialist (qunl. London nnd Paris), is recommended for (ho IVrmnncnt Cure of all Scalp Ai!ineute and the most Effective Treatment for tho Growth of Hair. Shampooing, iiairdrassiniT. Electrolysis (permanent n>. movul of siipcrflnoiis linir), dip. U.S.A.: Face Mnssogo, Combines Made Up, Transfonnntious, Swijch'es, etc 256 Lambton. Qufij.. 'fclopbono 1599.* Particuliirs of the Jtastsvton stock ss!e, (o 1)5 hc-Ifl .it 11,30 a.m. on August 14, by Messrs. James Mecintosh nnd Co., appear (in thn last imgc of Ibis issue. An ndvertisement flsewhcT* in tjis isiue sratf.' that the AffociateA Aμ(ionesrs will hold a stock wi!« nt Solirjiy, Jlastc-rton, at 12.00 p.m. on August ll\ • It will h> noticed in our ridvorfciihs columns that J. A. Hnzohvcod is the swlo ngc-it in Upper ■ Hutt of the Agwgatta brand of lea. Mr. il. B. Finiay calls'special attention by advertiyement elsewhere to a fine block of land in the Bay of Plenty, suitable for 1, subdivision. . '