Beginnings of The Girl Scouts in The Philippines
She returned to the United States again in 1933 to undergo training in Girl Scouting sponsored by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. Afterwards, she returned to the Philippines to train young women to become Girl Scout leaders, then proceeded to organize the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. On May 26, 1940, President Manuel L. Quezon signed the charter of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. Josefa became the group's first National Executive...
Read more about this topic: Josefa Llanes Escoda
Famous quotes containing the words beginnings of, beginnings, girl and/or scouts:
“[Many artists], even the greatest ones, are not sure of their own existence. So they search for proof, they judge, they condemn. It strengthens them, it is the beginnings of existence. They are alone!”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“The beginnings of altruism can be seen in children as early as the age of two. How then can we be so concerned that they count by the age of three, read by four, and walk with their hands across the overhead parallel bars by five, and not be concerned that they act with kindness to others?”
—Neil Kurshan (20th century)
“Sebastian: When we’re up in the air, I fall more and more in love. You too, no?
Holly: No!
Sebastian: Oh, a girl may say no, but the woman in her means yes.”
—Fredric M. Frank (1911–1977)
“The medieval town, with frieze
Of boy scouts from Nagoya?”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)