Induction Ceremony

INDUCTING THE NEW FAMILY

EQUIPMENT: Wolf, Bear, Webelos and Boy Scout Handbooks; Bible, two blue, two yellow and one white candle; Bobcat badges and membership certificates.

CUBMASTER: Friends, we welcome you to our ceremony for new Cub Scout families. Before you burn five candles; two are blue, two are gold, and the center one is white. In front of the colored candles are the letters "C", "U", "B", "S". These four letters spell "Cubs," but

each letter by itself stands for something special.

(note: Use Den Chiefs, Den Leaders or Committeemen for voices.)

VOICE 1 The "C" stands for Courtesy. A Cub Scout is courteous. He is courteous to old folks, his friends, his teachers, and especially his parents. He is courteous in all that he says and does.

VOICE 2 The "U" stands for unity. When a boy joins a Pack, his parents join too. He does not work alone but with other boys. He learns to get along with others.

VOICE 3 The "B" stands for Bravery. The Cub Scout is courageous enough to stand up for the things that he thinks are right--honest, equality, fair-play, thereby making the world a better place in which to live.

VOICE 4 The "S" stands for Service. A boy not only does service to himself while he is a Cub Scout but he at so serves others. He strives to help spread good will in every way he can.

CUBMASTER: Cub Scout, you see before you four books: the Wolf book, the Bear book, the Webelos book, and the Boy Scout handbook. They stand for the steps that a boy climbs as he goes higher and higher in Cub Scouting and finally reaches the very top as a Boy Scout. Also, before you lies a Bible open to these words: "Remember now, thy Creator, in the days of thy youth" --Ec 12:1. That means that each boy should remember God, his Maker, in all that he says, does and thinks. The great white candle in the center stands for God, just as God should stand in the center of our lives.

You have come here tonight seeking admission to the friendship and fun of Cub Scouting. You have attended a meeting of the Den you expect to join. You have learned, along with your parents who are here with you, those things necessary to become a Bobcat.