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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
1. THE HOME MAKER 
By Sara Louise Arnold 
Dean Simmons College 
The Keeper of the House. Every Girl Scout knows 
that good homes make a country great and good ; 
so every woman wants to understand home-making. Of 
course that means “keeping” a house ; and of course that 
means that Girl Scouts should try for the Housekeeper 
Merit Badge, the “Home Maker.” 
Now “making a home” doesn’t mean just having it, 
owning it and holding its key. It means making it a 
good place to live in, or helping to make it so. This 
sounds like the House that Jack built; but all this belongs 
4:o the making of a home. 
Planning Your House. When you plan a house of 
your own you must think what it needs most. You would 
choose, first of all, to have abundant air, fresh and 
clean ; a dry spot where dampness will not stay ; sunshine 
at some time of day in every room of the house, which 
you can have if your house faces southeast; and you 
must be able to get a good supply of pure water. You 
will want to make your house warm in the winter and 
cool in the summer, so you will look out for windows, 
doors and porches. 
