INDUCTION - 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.