SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
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point of view, social prestige and financial advice. They 
are not expected to be responsible for any teaching, train- 
ing or administrative work ; they are simply the organized 
Friends of the Scouts and form the link between the 
Scouts and the community. The Council is at its best 
when it is made up of representatives of the church, 
school, club and civic interests of the neighborhood, 
and can be of inestimable value in suggesting and afford- 
ing means of co-operation with all other organizations, 
patronizing and advertising Scout entertainments, and so 
forth. One of its chief duties is that of finding interested 
and capable judges for the various Merit Badges, and 
arranging for the suitable conferring of such badges. 
The Council, or a committee selected from its members, 
is known for this purpose as the Court of Honor. 
A Captain who feels that she has such a body behind 
her can go far with her Troop ; and citizens who are 
particularly interested in constructive work with young 
people will find endless possibilities in an organized Girl 
Scout Council. The National Headquarters issues 
charters to such Councils and cooperates with them in 
every way. 
National Organization 
The central and final governing body is the National 
Council. This is made up of delegates elected from all 
local groups throughout the country, and works by rep- 
resentation, indirectly through large State and District 
sub-divisions, through the National Executive Board 
which maintains its Headquarters in New York. 
National Directors 
The National Director is in charge of these Head- 
quarters and directs the administrative work under the 
general headings of Field, Business, Publication and 
Education. 
