THE GIRL GUIDES

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1924, Page 9

THE GIRL GUIDES

Au?kKnd Girl *i Gujde m <»v«nent in veloping extremely well 'now that the movement is beginning to be understood and benefits readised. Lady Chavor, who is the. head of the G^idesfn this city is well assured of its necessity, and of its power for good in the lives of gu-ls both physically and moral-' ly. She writes:

_ The object of the Girl Guide training is to give our girls, whatever may be their circumstances, a series of healthy jolly activities which, while delighting them, will afford them a course of education outside the schools in four particular lines of which there is the greatest need :—(1) Character, and intelligence, through games, practices, and other activities, with honours and tests for promotion; (2) Skill and handicraft taught and encouraged through badges for proficiency; (3) Physical health and hygiene, through development up to standard by games and exercises designed for the purpose; (4) Fellowship and service for others, through daily good turns organised public service, etc. The Girl Guide movement aims at giving girls a training to cope with the battle of life, and take their share o£ responsibility as citizens. By getting at the heart of the girls in Guide work, they are being given an education that trains theiv minds, employs their hands, and gives them a sense of honour, duty, and loyalty. The enthusiasm which is put into the work adds to its quality, and work done' intelligently helps a girl to think for herself and not to depend on other people too much. The physical side is most important and the girls "are taught to take care of their bodies that they may become strong, healthy, reasonable women. Drill isdone, signalling, and knot tying, which increase the power of concentration, making the mind alert and the memory retentive. The Guide' Law is one of high ideals, and the promise of the guides to obey that law is a very sacred one. this fact being kept in continual remembrance."

The movement has already been well begun in Wellington, in several directions, and the training of Guide Mistresses has been started. It seems likely that there will be a great many joining the movement, for, while the Boy Scouts are a feature of the life of the city, there has been no general and undenominational movement for the girls on the same lines.