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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
stone of the organization. A Girl Scout not only knows 
how to make her flag, and how to fly it ; she knows how 
to respect it and is taught how to spread its great lesson 
of democracy. Many races, many religions, many classes 
of society have tested the Girl Scout plan and found 
that it has something fascinating and helpful in it for 
every type of young girl. 
This broad democracy is American in every sense of 
the word; and the Patrol System, which is the keynote 
of the organization, by which eight girls of about the 
same age, and interests elect their Patrol Leader and 
practice local self-government in every meeting, carries 
out American ideals in practical detail. 
The Promise : 
On My Honor I Will Try 
To be true to God and my country. 
To help others at all times. 
To obey the Scout Laws. 
This binds the Scouts together as nothing else could 
do. It is a promise each girl voluntarily makes ; it is not 
a rule of her house nor a command from her school nor 
a custom of her church. She is not forced to make it — 
she deliberately chooses to do so. And like all such 
promises, it means a great deal to her. Experience has 
shown that she hesitates to break it. 
THE LAWS OF THE GIRL SCOUTS 
I. A Girl Scout's Honor Is to Be Trusted 
This means that a Girl Scout's standards of honor 
are so high and sure that no one would dream of doubt- 
ing her simple statement of a fact v/hen she says: “This 
is so, on my honor as a Girl Scout." 
She is not satisfied, either, with keeping the letter of 
