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Tenure Tips (from page 50)
In her Pack 84, chartered to the Holy Cross
Lutheran Church in Toms River, the hall
is darkened and the advancing Cub Scout
is spotlighted. "Boys who are working on
their next rank remember that and want to
be up there," Mrs. Growney said.
Tenure Tips advises, "Don't make a boy
wait. When a Cub Scout earns an award in
July, recognize him in July." To give Cub
Scouts tangible awards for interim ac-
complishments between the major ranks,
good den leaders use the Immediate
Recognition Kit (Supply No. 1804).
Parent Involvement. Among boys with the
longest tenure in Cub Scouting, the vast
majority have parents who come to pack
meetings, take an interest in their son's
advancement, help with special activities
when asked, and provide other assistance
to the den and pack.
And so Tenure Tips urges packs to
induct parents with the boy when he
becomes a Bobcat. Some packs ask parents
to make a formal pledge along the lines of
the "Parents Participation Promise" on
pages 71-72 of Staging Den and Pack
Ceremonies (No. 3214) when their boy
joins the pack.
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are not familiar with the program, they
should be given an orientation right away
—even before their son's application is
accepted. Ideally this should be done at
their home by the Cubmaster or other
pack leader. In many packs, however, an
orientation session is held for all parents
at the start of the program year in Sep-
tember. The aim of the orientation is to
explain the purposes of Cub Scouting, the
pack's program, and the parents' role.
The remaining six Tenure Tips cover
elements of good pack operation that
indirectly affect tenure of boys. They are:
Communication. The boys, leaders, and
parents need to know what's happening in
the pack—and what's going to happen.
Suggested channels are monthly newslet-
ters, memos from den leaders, announce-
ments at pack meetings, and the tele-
phone. There should be two-way com-
munication, too: before the annual pack
program planning meeting, the Cub
Scouts should be asked for their ideas for
next year's program.
District and Council Activities. The pack
should take part in such district and coun-
cil events as Cub Scout day camp, Scout
Show, and district Webelos father-son ac-
tivities.
Chartered Organization and Pack Com-
mittee. The chartered organization (spon-
sor) and pack committee's work bear
directly on a pack's strength and thus on
the tenure of boys. "I think the chartered
organization plays a great role," said
DeAnn Chambers. "If they're a responsi-
ble organization and make sure the pro-
gram is delivered, the pack will be strong."
Uniforming. As Tenure Tips points out,
"Cub Scouting is a uniformed organiza-
tion." Most boys like to wear the uniform,
and by and large the strongest packs are
fully and correctly uniformed.
Pride in Being a Cub Scout. An active
pack, with a strong program and commit-
ted leaders, develops pride in its members,
and pride is translated into tenure.
FUN, FUN, FUN—KISMIF. One of the
end products of good Cub Scouting is fun
for boys, leaders, and parents. To achieve
it, packs should follow the old Cub
Scouters' catch word, "KISMIF," which
means, "Keep it simple, make it fun." ■
DeA nn Chambers, chairman of the project
team that compiled Ten Top Tenure Tips,
is a member of the national Cub Scouting
committee and has been a Cub Scouter for
18 years. She is on the executive board of
the Cache Valley Council, Logan, Utah,
and a former den leader in Pack 259,
chartered to the Lewiston Second Ward of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
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September 1982 Scouting
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