[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 29 (Thursday, March 14, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HAPPY 90TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE GIRL SCOUTS

  (Mr. GUTKNECHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to say happy anniversary to 
the Girl Scouts. Ninety years ago this week, Julliette Gordon Low 
convened the first Girl Scout meeting of 18 members. Ms. Low's simple 
but focused principle that all girls should be encouraged to develop 
physically, mentally, and spiritually has strengthened 50 million 
alumni. Right now, 2.7 million of our Nation's girls are guided by Ms. 
Low's principles.
  In the First District of Minnesota, the Girl Scout troops are strong 
in number and strong in spirit. Sandy Maulkenbur of Northfield, 
Minnesota, has recently attended NASA training. She shared in courses 
on how better to teach girls science and math.
  Imagine, an entire generation of American girls who are excited and 
prepared for education and professional service in the sciences. Sandy 
and 200 other adults with training from NASA will mentor Girl Scouts in 
science to make this possible.
  The Girl Scouts have a simple promise. It is a promise all Americans 
can be proud to recite, and I am proud to recite it now:
  ``On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country, to help people 
at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout law.''
  Happy anniversary to the Girl Scouts.

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