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Rh have a different attitude toward civic affairs in that field.

Each Citizen Scout should find her own field and cultivate it: devote so many hours actual participation and report on it; develop qualities of leadership for her patrol; assist a captain of younger Girl Scout troop; take over the village park, the care of a public library, provide summer outings for poor children, conduct a camp, helping a teach, etc. District nursing offers many chances for voluntary effort. Sunday school teaching, Y.W.C.A. work, Girl's Friendly Societies, Big Sisters, all provide good opportunities. Red Cross and other patriotic organizations need helpers. No one should live to herself alone these days. Your country needs you now—not next week or when you have leisure, but now. The girl who doesn't respond never will be worth what she might be. What are you going to do about it? Do it now!

Badges

Public Health.

Civics.

Special Civic Award.—Must hold a civics badge, and carry out some definite investigation of civic matters, and report on it in an article of 500 words or more, or must carry through some public service for a period of at least three months.

The Badges are similar to those for Girl Scouts with a red border round them.

Badges are also given to girls who qualify in technical