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FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1971 Mar 23 DOC#: FD209 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Girl Scouts from Dr. Selikoff advising of Inaccurate Advice in GS Newsletter RE Asbestos Use with Attached Newsletter March 23. 1971 EXHIBIT li)-102 Ml C h a r l o t t e P o llo c k . B d lto r G irl Scout le a d e r G irl Scout o f th e O.S.A. 830 T h ird Avenue Hew Y ork, X. Y, 10022 Dear Miss P o llo c k : iinnc / 'VTiip2s 8on f a s berstto sScp Uo ot lue r.l !' w j" ht hay*** no*w# yo--t ta<tMrcl o n crehr,nt-h ,, th i s w s. in any v .y r e la te d to ny l e t t e r to th e O l r H S u S o5 Moveabor 1, 1920 concerning ny m isg iv in g s about a d n . i t th e u se o f asb e sto s powder In th e voluee e n title d "M oresbouts; s i n c e 1 r e c e iv e d no r e p ly t o my l e t t e r . th # ! th ra e o -- and** * s u ita b le , s in c e S i * "* . ** P0Wd*r W lU C*" a l t t o * - l a e t e d f o r c o n . l d . r i So , JI f a l l t o s e e gwi hXyl!l e aide*r sf ts*hnoduilndr n*o*t" a l s o bbes rpdrloytebcetepdr.o te c te d , The roconiaendatIon t o work in . w e l l - v e n t i l a t e d a re s when u la in g th e powder I s nuch too In d e f in ite to be e f ie c tlv e . f 1" t o rec0 (,* eB<3 *b < l*tlo o f t h i s u se o f a s b e s to s powder In th e newt p r in tin g o f "M oresbouts" and th e " J u n io r Handbook, I an c u r io u s by su ch r s c o -- in fla tio n n o t b s node * b e lie v e t h i s om ission d isa d v a n ta g e o u s, and one which c o u ld U i d t o s e r io u s coxx&oquoocss Sincerely yours. IJS :Jlr c c : D r. Hoy x . O o s ls r Irw in J . S e l l k o f f , M.D. P ro fe sso r1 8000 1630 So, PS PBfWVTPEm t>v r r \tm  iui me tnoisi asutaiuo uioaeung ma in trying to live by the Girl Scout Prom ise and laws. A Girl Scout really is honest, loyal, and helpful. She is kind and considerate to other people and to anim als. She is hum an too, and of course, she doesn't always live up to all the laws all of the time. The important terial. With the next printing of More- aboutj for Brownie Girl Scout Leaders and the Junior Handbook, the use of asbestos powder will be deleted. You may wish to add this information in your copy of these two books. thing is that she tried .. ."On my honor, BULLETIN BOARD I will try." ' . How many of your girls are just "girls in green uniforms?" Why not spend some, time at your next few meetings discussing the Promise and Laws with the girls. Ask what they mean and how they apply to day-to-day living. Help your girls to understand the Promise and .Laws so you will have a troop of Interested in your environment but worried because you don't know a thing about nature? Don't let this keep you from exploring your surroundings with the troop. A gem of a book will help you! Written nearly thirty years ago, Marie E. Gaudette's Leader's Nature real Girl Scouts and not just girls in Guide is still a most useful resource. It green uniforms. is one of the beat confidence builders -- Mrs. Charles A. Berry, Girl Scout we know, covering a wide range of ideas Council of the Nation's Capita) and activities in down-to-earth lan guage. P rogram D atelines: April-May Project Heritage resource "100 Books." a bibliography dealing Order from N ational Equipment Service, Catalog No. 19-205, 50 cents. April 1-30--Cancer Control Month April 2--International Children' Book Day --Hans Christian Andersen's ' birthday April 10-11--Passover begins (first two days) April 11--Easter April 11-17--Pan American Week April 13--Thomas Jefferson's birthday April 18-24--National Library Week --National YWCA Week April 17--Passover ends April 18--Easter (EasternOrthodox Church) May 1--Law Day with Chicano/Mexican and Mexican history, culture, and art is being made available to Girl Scout troops by the Mexican American Council on Educa tion. A valuable resource for troops working oh P roject H eritage, or en gaged in Action 70 activities. The bibli ography may be reproduced, in whole or in part, providing the words cour tesy of Meiican American Council on Education, Chicago, Illinois 80626 are used. D istribution is lim ited to one copy per troop. Include troop number in your request. (The Mexican Ameri can Council on Education, 1234 West Granville, Chicago, 111. 60626) Dive into sum m er--read The C hildren's Book Council has launched its 1971 campaign to promote summer reading with a new theme: "Dive Into Summer--Read." Promotional materials designed by William Pene Du Bois, a popular illus trator of children's books, include a poster, bookmarks, achievement certif icates, and membership cards. Information on how to order any of these materials may be obtained by writing to Children's Book Council, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010. ' --Loyalty Day May 1-8--American Camping Week Movies by teen-agers Summer activities for teen-agers * May 2-8--National Be Kind to Ahimala Week Movies by young film-makers, "out to Teen-agers can find ideas and activities communicate id eas...to make a per May 8--World Red Crow Day for a worthwhile, interesting, and useful sonal statement... to examine a civic summer in Summer Opportunities for problem... to educate... or just to have May 9--Mother'a Day May 15--Armed Forces Day Teen-Agers,'* vocational guide pub a little fun" are showcased in a 28- May 20--Ascension Day lished by the Advancement and Place minute movie, 'Teen-age Movie* in M ay 24-30--Drug Abuse Prevention ment Institute. Hundreds of organiza Competition," available free for group Week tions and individuals have contributed showings from Eastman Kodak Com May 31--Memorial Day to this compilation. For a copy, write pany. the Advancement and Placement Insti Narrated by a young film-maker, the T hought fo r I h t Rionth . ^ j jtu.-tTe.;116192N11o;rcthosNt:in$3th.0S0.treet, Brooklyn, 16mm color film--with optical sound-- Ask any group ot people, rtVhat i*a^_____ -- .......................................... ....... - e{xTocnesrpetsnttewreedlveinwitnhneinganfniulmal pKroodduack- Girl S o o u tr and you will get as mam ^ T ips on asbestos pow der Teen-age Movie Awards. These range different answer* a* yu have people \ . . . M Some might say, "A little girl in a grew \ When using asbestos powder, listed as from a satirical look at a well-known uniionn," or "A girl who belongs to i \ a modeling material in M oreabou ls for television series to what happens when Girl Scout troop." Perhaps someoq Brownie Girl Scout Leaders (page 64) a boy builda a sand castle. will say, "A girl who likes to do thing i for other people." or "A girl who like and the Junior Girl Scout Handbook (page 184), remember: Always work in a well-ventilated To reserve a print of "Teen-age Movies in Competition" for a group showing, write Audio-Visual Distribu to go camping." True as these answers may be. thd area, when mixing the powder, allowing tion, Eastman Kodak Company. De all miss one important point. None pf the dust to disperse. partment 396.343 State Street. Roches these answers are nearly big enoughyA green dress docs not make a Girl f Leaders, only, should mix the powder, a'nd girls should not stand nearby when this is being done. If in ter. N.Y. 14650. ,,j ^ For information on the Kodak Teen age Movie Awards, including rules and nor do selling cookies and attend meetings. Being a Girl Scout is something i haled, the dust may be harmful. Manu facturers of the powder state that it is harmful only when it is inhaled. There entry blanks, write Kodak Teen-age Awards, Eastman Kodak Company, D epartm ent 840, 343 S tate Street, Being a Girl Scout is being thing special. / is no danger involved in eirls' working Rochester, N.Y. 14650. D CIKl. SCOUT LEA.PER is : 8000 1631 A r i / M A V t% 7 \ -74 g o . f D D A h n rtn t\' rro o tem clinic Contir'*.' from page 6 the t>aoge symooi until one submitted a design that was unanimously selected --s cash register on which rested a winged dollar bill, to show th at our cars, or by charter bus. tney also learned how to go places both courte ously and safely. Best of all, they went to many places they had suggested and Selecting * budge subject ' My Girls re Interested in developing s special O ur Own Troop's badge. The badge subject they have selected is bowling, which is not, 1 am certain, the type of thing hoped for in suggest ing such a badge. 1 would like to know what kind of things other Junior troops have done for this badge, how the ages of the dollar^ would go farther, not faster. The girls pursued the badge with enthus iasm, and every girl finished it. The important things to remember are: 1. Refer to the guidelines in the Handbook. 2. Local availability doesn't neces sarily make it interesting to your girls. 3. Interest can be built in subtle . ways, but if they resist your best ef had fun doing i t From Mrs. Harold Sharpe, Senior ad viser, Forth Worth, Tex.: When my girls were in the fourth grade, they also wanted to do a special Our Own Troop's badge. Many things were discussed, in cluding bowling. But after a little soul searching, the girls realized much of their desire for a bowling badge was based on a "fun thing" and not really girls in the troop might have influ enced the choice, and whether the forts, forget it. The idea of writing their own badge appeals to most girls, and, something they could learn and then put to use. So, they reached an excel choice stemmed from the girls' real interest or from what was locally available. sooner or later, together you will find a subject'if you are alert to their interests. 4. Keep the badge symbol simple, remembering* that it has a small badge lent compromise. They would learn to bowl and then practice their new-found skill all summer long at weekly sched uled Scout meetings. The only differ Prom Mrs. L. C. Jansen, leader, Joliet, 111.: The subject must be something in which the girls are interested. Having moved to Illinois a few years ago, I tried to interest several troops (Junior space to fill, and young fingers aren't always agile. Our troop did their "Budge a Budget" badge with embroi dery paint at the suggestion of one of our needleworking mothers. ence being that we met at the bowling alley instead of in s home. (This cer tainly was a boost to the leaders, who know summer meetings are what keep a troop active!) and Cadette) in developing a heritage badge to make use of the sesquicenten nial theme. No one was interested, it was too much like school. Some of these ` same girls, in their third year of Junior Scouting, found a subject they wished to explore--budgeting. Dismayed by the ever-rising costs of camping, they From Elma M. Stipe, leader, Welles ley, Masa.: Our troop recently com pleted Our Own Troop's Going Places badge. This badge developed from re plies to our usual start-of-the year question, "What special thing do you want to do this year?" All the replies Perhaps you can help this Cadette leader with her problem of--- Welcoming newcomers Our problem concerns friction be tween new Cadettes coming into the troop and those already in. The older were ready to develop a badge on the subject. . Having received approval of our council's program-committee, the girls are set to work. First they discussed in patrols the name, the badge symbol, and requirements they would like to include. Next the Court of Honor set everything down in exact wording (ex cept the symbol), and the patrols again had an o p p o rtu n ity to m ake any changes they wished. Aa we worked on the requirements, girls drew pictures of seemed to include the word "go." Be cause the troop leaders do not consider aimless "going" valid or rewarding Girl Scout program, we worked with the girls to develop meaningful and pur poseful requirem ents. T he C ourt of Honor determined the statement of purpose of the badge, and the girls, working in patrols, created the require ments. The result was that the girls learned about many interesting places near home that they could visit on foot, ' by public transportation, in private girls openly make nasty remarks about those "babies." They separate at meetings, and despite all our ef forts, my co-leader and I have been unable to stop it. Any suggestions for a discouraged leader? Addressyour letters to: Problem Clinic, Girl Scout Leader, 830 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022. Letters to this department cannot be individually ac knowledged. NO INVESTMENT -- NO RISK Revere light bulb* guarantee a profit without e a r n risk or invostmonta You Mod ui no money until ' after you sell the bulb*. Any unsold bulb* mey be returned for full credit* money.($50, $250, $500 or More) u n mii candy, cookies or cards--as long as they hava enough friends and relatives. 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