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Baloo's Bugle

 

September Cub Scout Roundtable Issue

Volume 10, Issue 2
October Theme

Once Upon A Time
Webelos Citizen and Showman
  Tiger Cub Achivement #
2

 

 

CLOSING CEREMONY

American Folklore Heroes

Heart of America Council

Cub # 1.        All our American Folklore heroes were hard working people.  You won't find a shirker in the bunch.

Cub # 2.        Campfire stories about them tell us so.

Cub # 3.        All were Americans trying to improve this young country of ours.

Cub # 4.        As we leave her tonight, lest us keep those hard working Americans in our mind.

Cub # 5.        Do the same as they did, so more than your share.

Cub # 6.        Help your parents whenever they ask and even when they don't.

Cub # 7.        Maybe some day, there will be a legend that tells about your great deeds.

Honoring the Flag Closing

Heart of America Council

Personnel: Cubmaster, 2 scouts who know how to fold the flag properly.

Cubmaster: Now, and at most of our pack meeting, we post the U.S. flag when we begin and we leave it standing until the meeting is over. Why do we do that?

I think there are two main reasons.

First, we honor the flag by including it as part of our meeting,

And second, we show that we are under the protection of the flag and all it represents - our Constitution and our laws. We honor the flag by saluting and pledging allegiance. We can also honor it by displaying it properly and by taking it down and storing it the right way.

Now, _________ and __________ our Den Chiefs are going to show us how to retire the flag and fold it properly. As they do that, please join me in singing "Cod Bless America".

Cubmaster leads the song as the boys fold flag.

The Knight of Today

Heart of America Council

I envy not the Knight of old

Who lived for honor true,

Who rode away to distant lands

His Great Good Turn to do.

I envy not the soldiers brave

Who kept our country free.

For chances here will prove my strength,

They ever challenge me.

I shall not long for days gone by,

My chance to serve is here.

And with my motto "Do your Best"

My duties written clear.

Johnny Appleseed Closing

Viking Council

Preparation:  Prepare a basket of apples. These can be real or paper apples. Pin a thought on each apple.

Cubmaster - Johnny Appleseed was a character from American Folklore. Here is a basket of his apples. Let's see what he might say to us if he were here. Cubmaster picks up an apple and reads the thought that is on it. The following are thoughts that can be put on the apples:

SMILE - A smile costs nothing but creates much. It happens in a flash but the memory sometimes lasts forever. It cannot be begged, bought, borrowed, or stolen, but it is something that is no earthly good to anyone unless it is given away. So, if you meet someone who is too weary to give you a smile, leave one of yours. No one needs a smile quite as much as a person who has none left to give.

FITNESS - A Cub Scout keeps himself strong and healthy, not just for his own sake but so that he can be a more useful citizen. When you are fit physically, you can be more helpful to those around you.

DO YOUR BEST - One of the hardest things for anyone to do is to stick to what he knows is right while his friends are coaxing him or while his enemies are threatening him to do just the opposite. A Cub Scout always does his best to do what he knows is right.

CHEERFUL - We have a choice. We can be pleasant or unpleasant. Which do you choose? You can be grouchy and grumbly, or happy and cheerful. It's up to you.

THE VALUE OF A BADGE - A Cub Scout badge is a piece of embroidered cloth. It's not worth a lot of money. But the real value of a badge is what it represents, the things you've learned to earn it - how to keep healthy, how to be a good citizen, and how to use new skills. Does your badge represent these things? Were you prepared to meet each test at the time you passed it, or did you just try to get by? Maybe you were prepared when you passed the test but you've forgotten the skill now. If this is true, then the badge has little real value now. Don't wear a cheap badge. Wear one that represents what you can really do and know.

DON'T GIVE UP - To be good at anything you have to believe that you can do it and then practice it until you can. There's no easy way to become an expert. You have to keep at it, over and over. There may be times when you think you just can't do it, but don't give up if it seems hard. Few things are worth doing that are easy to do at first.

HONESTY - Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, said this about honesty: "Honesty is a form of honor. An honorable man can be trusted with any amount of money or other valuables with the certainty that he will not steal it. When you feel inclined to cheat in order to win a game, just say to yourself, 'After all, it is only a game. It won't kill me if I do lose.' If you keep your head this way, you will often find that you win after all. It's great to win, but if you can't win, be a good loser."

A Poem For Closing

Viking Council

Let us be quiet as we go

In earnest thought of what we owe

To Those who all about us make

The Scouting movement Let us Take

With gratitude what they bestow

And for the men who long ago

Started this movement we help grow

Lest we their vision should forsake

Let us be quiet as we go

For all the Scouting good we know

Things, thoughts, but most the spirits glow

Strong, straight, and mentally awake

For country, god and other’s sake let us be quiet as we go

The Many Sides Of A Cub Scout

Circle Ten Coucil

DL:         We will try to show you the many sides to the little boys we so proudly call son, but remember, these are all sides to just one boy.

Cub # 1.        I'm the one full of dirt, so very sure that soap and water will hurt.

Cub # 2.        I'm the one who lives in his dreams, always off on a cloud, at least that's how it seems.

Cub # 3.        I'm the show-off and athlete.  I just can't stand to get beat.

Cub # 4.        I'm the pouter, sensitive and shy.  But I try to make people think I'm a real tough guy.

Cub # 5.        I'm the angel, neat and obedient.  Mom wouldn't trade a day with me for all the money in the mint.

Cub # 6.        I'm the Cub Scout, the one we boys like best.  That's 'cause I'm different from all the rest.  So everyone, please join us as we recite the Promise we try to live by every day.

All:          Recite the Promise

DL:         They are all these boys and even more.  There are lots of surprises for you in store.  So love them, protect them, and try to understand.  It's a very hard job growing up to be a man!

American Folklore Heroes

Santa Clara County Council

Cub # 1.        All of our American Folklore heroes were hard working people – not a shirker in the bunch.

Cub # 2.        Campfire stories about them tell us so.

Cub # 3.        All were Americans trying to improve this young country of ours.

Cub # 4.        As we leave here tonight, let us keep those hard working Americans in our mind.

Cub # 5.        Do the same as they did, do more than your share.

Cub # 6.        Help your parents whenever they ask and even when they don't.

Cub # 7.        Maybe some day, there will be a legend that tells about your great deeds.

Good Deeds of Old

Santa Clara County Council

Tonight we have enjoyed recalling the days of old when brave men went forth doing good deeds.  They carried their banners high, proud to show who they were.  Tonight we would like one member from each den to come forward (either with the den flag or use the number on the sleeve.  Line the boys in a row in front showing the den number.) Now, as we look at the symbol that stands for our group let us all stand and sing "God Bless America."

(All sing.)

Let us now go forth and be proud of our Cub Scout uniform and make every effort to live up to our Cub Scout Law and Promise.

 

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