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The colors are posted in the front of the room with other
appropriate candles and Eagle paraphernalia place.
Master of Ceremonies (MC)
Scoutmaster
Ceremony participants
Family of the Eagle candidate are all seated in the front row
Visiting Scouts, Scouters and friends are also seated near the
front.)
MC: Tonight we have the honor and pleasure of bestowing the
rank of Eagle Scout to a member of our troop. This presentation
takes on added significance when one considers the tempo of the
times. Democracy is a fresh conquest for each generation. This is
an important and serious matter and a cause for concern of every
true American.
In full awareness of the challenge of the times, the parents of
this young man and his Scout leaders have labored long and
faithfully. Their efforts culminate tonight in the presentation
of the Eagle Award.
The success of these efforts will manifest in the way that this
and every other Eagle Scout sets a social pattern for the lives
they touch.
(The candidate is escorted to the front of the room by an honor
guard.)
CHAPLAIN: Heavenly Father, we thank you for the interest in the
Scouting movement that has brought this group together. We thank
you for the success of the Scouting program in the United States
since 1910. We are grateful for the influence that Troop ____ has
had on the lives of boys since it held its first charter in
19___. We pray for continued blessings on this troop, its
leaders, its troop committee, and its sponsor through the years
ahead. We pray that Troop ____ may continue to turn out leaders
for tomorrow, prepared as good citizens.
MC: The Scouting movement constitutes one of the most wholesome
and significant development of our day. Eagle Candidate [ Scout's
name ] you have been deemed worthy of the highest rank in its
membership. All who know you rejoice in your achievement. Your
position, as you well know, is one of honor and responsibility.
You are now a marked man. As an Eagle Scout, you will be asked to
assume a solemn obligation to do your duty to God, to your
country, to your fellow Scouts, and to your fellow citizens. As
this is a great undertaking, it is therefore right and proper
that a board of review make a careful examination of each
candidate prior to the presentation of an Eagle Award.
This candidate presented a record of merit badges earned. These
have been carefully checked against council records and certified
by appointed merit badge counselors. The board of review
carefully checked the record of this candidate for leadership in
his troop, school affairs, church association, in his community,
and in the conduct of his Eagle service project.
This candidate has demonstrated his capacity and willingness to
exert leadership in activities that are constructive and
worthwhile. It has been satisfactorily established by the board
of review that this candidate is putting into daily practice the
principles of the Scout Oath and Law. In light of the inquires
made, and the favorable results in each case, the board of review
has found this candidate qualified and has authorized this
court-of-honor to bestow upon you, [ Scout's name ], the rank of
Eagle.
(Here, the parents would be recognized, the presentation made,
and while the new Eagle Scout is pinning the miniature Eagle on
his mother, the poem "An Eagle Scout" is read to the
audience. The poem is found in Chapter 14)
(The rest of the ceremony would proceed as other typical examples
illustrated.)
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