On 7/23/2011 1:50 PM, Liz from Humbug wrote:
On Jul 22, 3:25 am, Cheryl wrote:
On 7/21/11 6:36 PM, wrote:





On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:57:28 -0400, Susan Hartman
wrote:

And then there was semaphore .........

LOL remembering learning semaphore for my girl scout badge. I'd stand in
the street alongside my house, with a friend two blocks away, and we'd
send each other signals. I can still remember most of the alphabet...but
sure can't "read" it backwards like I used to!

sue (anybody have any use for an old GS sash with LOTS of badges??)

Lol, I don't think they do badges anymore do they ? Under that
stupid idea that it's not good for some kids to feel they didn't win -
sigh.

That was one easy badge for me as my father taught me semaphore as we
used to speak between yachts when ocean racing in semaphore.

actually they still do badges, but badges are agreed upon by the troop
to work on together. you are no longer encouraged to do them by yourself.

C

That's kind of sad. Working on a badge together as a troop can be fun
but it was also fun to work alone on a badge that the other girls may
not have been really interested in.
When I was a GS leader, and we were stationed in Scotland, I made a list
of all the badges that had one or two parts that just needed completion,
and stuck it on the frig. Whenever the DD whined "There's nothing to
do"..I pointed her to the list. My asst leader, a Norwegian woman, did
the same thing with her daughter. As a result, they earned more badges
than the other kids, but that was because of "The List!"

Actually that was a lot of fun because the two of us participated in
events with the local Girl Guide leaders.

Gill