03/04/07

PERSONNEL
Leader, the Cub Scout, and parents.
 

EQUIPMENT
A display of the four neckerchiefs of the Scouting program: Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and Boy Scout; a Bear neckerchief and slide.
 

Leader: When a boy becomes a Cub Scout he starts on an upward trail. I say 'upward' because as he grows older he advances in Cub Scouting. He does not join a Cub Scout pack and then wait idly for 3 years until he becomes a Boy Scout.
 

As a boy moves along the Scouting trail, his badges of rank and his changes in uniform show his progress. One of the changes in uniform is the neckerchief. These are the four neckerchiefs of Scouting. On the bottom is the yellow neckerchief worn by those working in the Wolf Cub Scout Book. The next neckerchief is the blue one worn by those working in the Big Bear Cub Scout Book. The third neckerchief is for the Webelos Scouts. The neckerchief on the top represents those worn by Boy Scouts.
 

[Boy's name], tonight you will receive your Bear neckerchief. The Bear neckerchief is blue. Blue stands for truth, loyalty, and obedience. You must learn to obey before you can expect others to obey you. This blue neckerchief stands for obedience to the Law of the Pack:
 

The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill.
 

Will the parents now remove your son's yellow neckerchief and replace it with his new Bear neckerchief.
(One parent removes the yellow neckerchief and holds it while the other parent places the Bear neckerchief around the boy's neck and secures it with a slide.)
 

Leader: Let's have a round of applause for [boy's name].
(The audience claps.)