you are worthy of it."
_Captain dismisses recently enrolled Scouts to
their Troop position._
(_Here the Captain may add, if she wishes,
anything in her judgment applicable to the Troop
as a whole, or to the new Scouts individually._)
2. Conferring Second Class Badges
The Troop being assembled in any desired formation, the Captain calls
forward those who have passed the test.
Captain: "Scout ----, you have learned what is
necessary for a Second Class Scout to know. Do you
think you can apply your knowledge, if the
occasion should arise?"
Scout: "I think so, and I will always try to =Be
Prepared=."
Captain: "Scouts (_reciting the candidates' names
in order_), do you think that the discipline and
training you have gone through have made you more
capable of doing your duty to God and to your
Country, of helping other people at all times and
of obeying the Scout Laws, than you were as a
Tenderfoot?"
Scouts (_together_): "Yes."
Captain (_pinning on each badge, and speaking to
each Scout as she does so_): "You are now a Second
Class Scout, which means that though you have
learned much, you have still much to learn."
_Captain dismisses Second Class Scouts to their
Troop position._
(_Here the Captain may address the Troop at her
discretion._)
3. Conferring First Class Badge
_The Troop being assembled in any desired formation, the Captain calls
forward those who have passed the test and presents them to the
presiding Official._
Captain: "Commissioner ----, these Scouts of ----
Troop have passed their First Class Tests. I
recommend them to you for First Class badges."
Official (_to each Scout separately, the Captain
giving her the name_): "Scout ----, you have
passed the final Scout test. You should thoroughly
understand by now the meaning of duty to God and
Country, the privilege of helpfulness to others,
and the seriousness of the Scout Laws. Are you
sure that you do."
Scout: "I am. And I realize that I must help other
Scouts to see these things as I see them."
Official: "Scouts ---- (_re
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