Arrow Of Light

WISDOM, COURAGE, SELF-CONTROL

PERSONNEL: Cubmaster, Webelos Leader, Candidates, Parents. Drum beater,

Narrator, Webelos, Den Chief.

EQUIPMENT: Headdress and blanket for Webelos Leader, Fire, Arrow of Light badge, Drum, Ceremonial Board, Story of Akela, Scout Vespers

SETTING: Darkened room or outdoors after dark. Webelos Den Leader in costume in front of fire. Drum beater giving soft steady beat in background. Candidates offstage. Ceremonial board has one candle lit, the other seven unlit.

NARRATOR: Reads story of Akela (if short on personnel this could be taped)

WEBELOS LEADER: Rises and raises his right hand: drum stops. You, have heard the story of Akela. Will those braves who are of Akela's tribe join me around the

campfire (The Webelos Den lead by Webelos Den Chief enters and forms a circle around the fire.)

WEBELOS LEADER: Tonight we have braves who have earned the highest award in Cub Scouting - The Totem of Akela - The arrow of light. The seven rays of the arrow of light stand for the seven virtues - (Webelos leader to light candles one at a time as he says) WISDOM, COURAGE, SELF-CONTROL, JUSTICE, FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE. If you live by these great virtues, you will be a happy man, and a happy man is a successful man.

Will the brave and his parents please come forward. At this time our Cubmaster will present the awards.

(Cubmaster to enter from off-stage and present award to parents who will then

proceed to pin award on boy.)

After awards have been presented Webelos leader faces the audience and says: "Let us end this ceremony by singing the Scout Vespers Song."