The Way To The Stars: The Canadian Wolf Cubs' Book of Requirements
The Way To The Stars: The Canadian Wolf Cubs' Book of Requirements
The Way To The Stars: The Canadian Wolf Cubs' Book of Requirements
Published By The
NATIONAL COUNCIL
BOY SCOUTS OF CANADA
OTTAWA, CANADA
Revised 1963
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CONTENTS
Section 1 Introduction 3
Section 6 On to Scouts 87
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WELCOME
First of all, come with us on a trip through time and history, to a jungle of long ago. We want
you to meet the first Wolf Cub!
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YO UR CUB UNIFORM
As a Cub, you will be entitled to wear the uniform and badges as shown in the drawing.
We will be telling you more about the badges in later sections of your Cub book.
PACK CALLS
At the Pack meeting, when a leader calls PACK, he is asking for silence. Every Cub stops
whatever he is doing and listens.
If a leader calls PACK-PACK-PACK, this means you run with your Six to form a large circle
with all the other Cubs in the Pack.
When you are in the circle, Aleka may have you stand ‘at ease’ or ‘at alert’, or ‘sit down’.
‘At ease’ means standing with your hands behind your back, feet apart and your body relaxed. ‘At
alert’ means standing tall with hands at your sides, and feet together. The drawings show these
positions.
Akela will tell you more about all these things at the Pack meetings.
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SECTION 2
TENDERPAD REQUIREMENTS
In this section we are going to tell you about the things you have to know before you can
be invested as a Wolf Cub.
I promise to do my best.
To do my duty to God and the Queen.
To keep the law of the Wolf Cub Pack,
And in do a good turn to somebody every day.
Let’s look at each part of the Promise
I promise to do my best – the word I refers to you and this makes the promise a personal
thing. Promise is a special word, which means that you will do your very best to do whatever
you say you promise to do. Do my best means what it
says. As you grow older, you will be able to do better
because you know more and are always learning more. It
doesn’t really matter if you make mistakes for that can be
a way of learning to do better.
To do your duty to God – your parents and
leaders will help you with the many ways in
which you are able to do your duty to God.
Here are a few ideas – attend and take part
in Sunday school and/or church activities, go out of your way to help other people,
especially the very young or very old, say grace at meals and say your prayers when
you should. What other ways can you think of to do your duty to God?
And the Queen – Queen Elizabeth is Queen not only of England but also of Canada. The laws of
Canada are made in her name so you do your duty to the Queen by keeping the laws of the
country. Thus, if you have a bicycle and the law of your community says that bicycles must be
licensed, then you must obey that law. You can’t go about damaging property for this too is
against the law. If you obey the laws of your country, you will be carrying out your duty to the
Queen.
Another thing about duty to the Queen to remember is to show your respect by standing
‘at alert’, whenever the National Anthem is being played at a public gathering.
To keep the law of the Wolf Cub Pack – In a way, the law of the Wolf Cub Pack is similar
to the rules of a game. When you play a game and follow the rules, then you really enjoy
playing that game. By keeping the law of the Pack, then you will really enjoy being a Cub. In
requirement no. 2, we will tell you more about the law of the Wolf Cub Pack.
Do a good turn to somebody every day – First look around your own home and do more
than those things that are expected of you as a member of the family. For example, what a
pleasant surprise it will be for your mother to find you doing the dishes without even being
asked. Then, look outside your home to clean up the lawn or put out the garbage or exercise
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the dog and other such things .that you can do as a Cub. As you get older, you will be able to do
more of the active good turns.
Some Cubs get jobs mixed up with good turns. A job is something for which you get pay – a
good turn is something you do to make other people happy and because you want to do it.
The law of the Wolf Cub Pack is like the rules of a game of baseball. If you are playing a
game of baseball and nobody follows the rules, then the game is no longer fun. The same applies
with the Pack. If you follow the law then you will not only have a very good time but also learn
many interesting things.
Let’s look at each part of the Law –
The Cub gives in to the Old Wolf. The Old Wolf is another name for your leader. This means
that all the Cubs must obey the leader. Because there are so many Cubs and because you are
anxious to learn all you can then you can figure out that this rule must be followed.
At home you should obey your father and mother, and at school, your teacher. Sometimes
it may also be necessary for you to obey orders of an older boy such as a Sixer or a Scout
who is acting for the leader of your Pack.
The Cub does not give in to himself simply means that you will always try to do your best.
You may have a hard job to do a lot of homework, or, you may have trouble with skipping or
knotting. As a Cub, you will not give in to yourself, but you will stick at each job until it is
done and well done. You do your best Sometimes you may fail but don’t let that stop you
from trying. As you progress in the Pack, you will find that this becomes easier to do.
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When you salute, use your right hand and keep the index
finger and the middle finger spread apart like the ears of a
wolf. Bend the other two fingers in towards the palm of the
hand and hold them in place with the thumb. Bring the right
hand up smartly to your Cub cap with the index finger
touching the peak.
The Cub salute is a sign of friendship. Long ago when men
met as friends, they held their right arm up with hand opened
to show that they had no weapons in their hand.
The salute is also a sign of respect when you salute a leader
or another Cub or Scout, it is a sign of friendship and of
respect for them. They will return your salute which means that
they too are showing you they are your friends and they also
respect you.
Ah - kay - la
We-e-e-11 do-o-o o-o-u-u-r BEST
Dyb, Dyb, Dyb, Dyb
We-e-11 Dob, Dob, Dob, Dob
A Sixer calls out DYB, which is a word formed of the first three letters of
‘Do Your Best’.
All the Cubs call out DOB, which is a word formed of the first three letters of ‘Do Our Best’.
This is the Grand Howl and it is used by Cubs to welcome and salute
Akela, the leader of the Pack. Akela and the other Cubs will show you how
to do the Grand Howl.
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his life was spent in founding and organizing the Boy Scout Movement during which he
became the Chief Scout of the World.
As a boy, B.-P. loved the out-of-doors and with his four brothers did lots of camping,
hiking and boating. At school, he was very good at sports, acting, writing, music and drawing.
As an artist, he was able to use both hands equally well and could make two drawings at the
same time, one with each hand.
During the Boer War, which happened in 1899-1901, Baden-Powell was in charge of a
beseiged town in South Africa. He was short of men and organized older boys to help him in
his work. They did a great job and B.-P. was impressed by their efficiency.
Baden-Powell returned to England and wrote a wonderful book called Scouting for Boys. As a
result of this book, gangs of boys calling themselves “Boy Scouts” sprang up all over England and
the world.
Today Scouting is active in over 70 countries and there are close to 9,000,000 Wolf Cubs, Boy
Scouts and Rover Scouts in the world today and over 300,000 in Canada.
By the time Baden-Powell was an old man, he was one of the best known and most beloved
men in the world.
If you want to learn more about this wonderful man, ask Akela about the fine little book
called “The Baden-Powell Story”.
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SECTION 3
FIRST STAR REQUIREMENTS
The main title of your book is, The Way to the Stars. By the stars, of course, we mean the
two stars that some of the older Cubs in the Pack wear in their caps. As an invested
Tenderpad Cub, you can go ahead and work towards earning the first of these two stars.
The Canadian Ensign – The Canadian Ensign is a red flag with a small Union Flag in one
corner and the Coat-of-Arms of Canada in the centre. Look at the Coat-of-Arms in the drawing.
The three lions represent the English people, the single lion represents the Scots people, the harp
represents the Irish people and the fleur-de-lis, the French people of Canada. These people were
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the original settlers of our country. In the bottom section are maple leaves, the symbol of Canada
itself.
The Union Flag – Look at the Union Flag in the corner of the Canadian Ensign. This flag is
the union of three national flags –
The flag of England was the flag of St. George – a red cross on a white background.
The flag of Scotland was the flag of St. Andrew – a white diagonal cross on a blue back
ground.
The flag of Ireland was the flag of St. Patrick – a red diagonal cross on a white back round.
When England, Scotland and Ireland were united to form the United Kingdom, their flags
were also united to form the Union Flag as we know it today.
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years of age when he was kidnapped and carried away by bandits to Ireland. Later he escaped
and went to Gaul (now France) where he prepared himself to become a missionary. He
returned to Ireland to become its first Bishop. The emblem of Saint Patrick is a mitre which is
the hat worn by a bishop. March 17 is Saint Patrick’s Day.
O Canada
O Canada is the national song of Canada. As you sing or say the words, stand at the alert and
think of what the words mean.
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It is also a flat neat knot and therefore is used in First Aid work to tie bandages.
Here is the Sheet-bend which is useful for joining together two ropes of equal or unequal
thickness.
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Breathe in through your nose as you place your hands behind your neck. Breathe out
through your mouth as you go down to touch your toes. Breathe in again as you bring your
hands back behind your neck to start over.
Knee-bending will help to develop your legs, feet and the muscles of your stomach. Do this
exercise in your bare feet. Stand straight. Place your hands on your hips, stand on tiptoe, knees
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out and bend them as you slowly sink to the position shown in the drawing. Slowly raise
your body until you are back at the alert position.
Keep your heels off the ground all the time. Keep your back straight. Breathe in through
the nose when you rise and out through the mouth when you go down. Keep the weight of
your body on the toes at all times.
Nails – Washing alone will not get the dirt from under your nails. Use a nail brush if you can
and cut your nails whenever they require it. Use a nail file at least once a day.
Remember to keep your toe nails clean and cut. Cut toe nails square across the top. If you cut
them too round, you may get a painful ingrown toe nail.
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Breathe through your nose – In the air we breathe, there are thousands of tiny germs, so small
you cannot see them with the naked eye. These can make you quite ill if you get too many in
your body. When you breathe through the nose, these tiny germs get caught on the mucus and
tiny hairs inside the nose and you get rid of them when you blow your nose. Therefore, always
breathe in through your nose and not through your mouth.
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To show that you can really grow something, try these simple experiments –
1. Sprinkle grass seed on a damp sponge. Keep damp for a week or so and see what
happens.
2. Place some radish seed on a damp blotter in a saucer. Cover the saucer with a piece of
glass. See what happens in a day or two.
3. Collect and dry seeds from grapefruit, oranges or lemon. Place in a shallow pot of
garden soil. Water every two or three days. In a few months the seedlings may need to
be transplanted.
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help you select the books that they think you may like to read.
2. When you select and tell your story to the Pack, Six or parents, tell it with interest because it
will help you to remember in an orderly way what you have read and it will
be fun for them too.
3. Look after your books. Make dust covers to keep them clean and learn how to handle
and open a new book so as to avoid damaging it.
When you have completed all the above requirements, Akela will
arrange to present you with the First Star. Before the actual
presentation, he will get and insert the Star on the right hand side
of the badge on the cap. Then he will present it to you and wish
you well with your Second Star work. You are now well on your
way to the Stars.
SECTION 4
SECOND STAR REQUIREMENTS
You will find the Second Star requirements more advanced and perhaps harder than the
First Star requirements. However, you are older now and know that you can get help from books
or from your parents, older brothers or sisters and especially from your leaders.
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Semaphore
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4. Fourth circle is T, U, Y and erase. Keep the right hand in the “C” position and only
move the left hand. Erase is used to cancel or erase words that you misspelled. Now you can
use all sorts of words.
5. Fifth circle is the Numerical, Alphabetical of J and V. Keep the right hand in the “D”
position. The numerical sign is used when you want to signal numbers. The alphabetical sign
is used when you return to letters after sending numbers.
6. Sixth circle is W and X. Keep the right hand at “E”.
7. Seventh circle is Z. Put the right hand at F.
Morse
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Learn to find “north by the stars”. During winter look to the northern sky for the Big
Dipper. The two stars at the end of the dipper point to the north star. The drawing will show
you the shape of the dipper.
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Be sure that the rope is tight. Learn the two ways of tying it and practise so that you can tie it
blindfolded or behind your back.
Here is the bowline:
The bowline is a very good knot because it forms a loop which cannot slip. It is the knot you
tie in a rope to throw to a person in trouble in the water.
Carefully examine the sketches of these two knots and be sure to get someone to help to show
you the knots.
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You may want to net, weave or carve something as a special gift for your mother. Soap
carving like this is fun to do.
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If you like colouring and drawing, sketching flags, flowers or birds will be right up your
alley. The sketches of the flags will help you to learn more of other countries. An encyclopedia will
help you in this section.
What you do must be your own choice and your own work. Get advice from your parents or
leaders but work on your own.
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When using the telephone, hold the receiver close to your ear. Talk directly into the mouthpiece
with your mouth just a short distance from the mouthpiece. Speak in a natural clear voice as
though the other person were in the same room with you. Say who is calling – this is ‘Tommy
Jones’ (or whatever your name is) calling.
Public (pay) telephones are different from ordinary telephones in that you need at
least ten cents to make a call. Follow the instruction sheet on the front of the
telephone. Read the directions slowly and carefully and do exactly as they tell you.
In case of an emergency, know how to call the operator.
If you live where there are few telephones, find out from your parents or from
Akela just where to go to get an ambulance, to call the police department or to get
the fire department.
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If it is a small scratch or cut, wash it under the tap to clean out the dirt. Put on a dressing to
make sure no more dirt gets in the cut If you haven’t a dressing, use a clean handkerchief and
hold it in place with a bandage or adhesive tape.
Scalds and burns – A scald is caused by a hot liquid such as boiling water. A burn is caused
by dry heat such as a hot iron. These injuries are very painful, the skin is red and blisters
may form.
Do not break blisters, do no remove burnt clothing and do not apply lotions of any kind.
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Akela can point out some of these birds to you on rambles and maybe your parents, or school
teacher can show you how to recognize them. Get to know them by their size, their colour, their
calls and their habits. Don’t stop when you have learned to recognize three birds but keep on until
you can tell every bird that is common to your neighbourhood.
Trees – You can learn to tell trees by their fruit, their bark, whether or not they lose leaves in
winter, and their shapes. The best way, however, is by their leaves. To help you identify the trees,
go to the library or ask your parents or leaders or teacher. When you know three trees, go on to
see how many more you can identify. How about making your own collection of leaves? See
page 31.
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Natural things – The choice of natural things is to be made by you. Natural things include
rocks, minerals, wild flowers, weeds, worms, slugs, butterflies, bugs, clouds, grasses, fossils,
shells and so on. This is the space age so don’t forget the constellations (or groups) of stars and
the planets and other bodies in the sky. From your compass work, you already know one
constellation, the Big Dipper, so go on and learn at least two more. There are many legends about
the constellations that you can read about in an encyclopedia.
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3. Use special chain oil to keep the chain and gears running easily.
4. Keep steering column adjusted and oiled.
5. Oil the main hanger (to which the pedal cranks are attached) often.
6. Check wheel alignment and air in the tires.
7. Install a white light on the front, a red reflector on the rear fender.
8. Attach a horn or bell on the handlebars for signalling.
The rules for cyclists may differ from province to province so ask your dad about these rules,
then learn and follow them.
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Since you joined the Pack, you have come a long way and
learned many things. This should make you more useful both at
home in the Pack. You can be helpful only if you remember the
things you have learned. Practise them so that any time Akela asks
you about your signalling or about birds and trees, or about knots,
not only will you know them but you will be prepared to instruct
others in them.
The Investiture of a Two Star Cub is a ceremony during which
Akela will add a second star to the star already in your cap.
Congratulations, you have done very well in your Cub work.
Now you will have more time to give to Proficiency Badge work.
SECTION 5
WOLF CUB PROFICIENCY BADGES
In this section we are going to tell you about the Wolf Cub Proficiency badges.
You will need to have your First Star before you do any real work on earning a Proficiency
badge. However, when you have gained your Second Star, then you may go ahead and work for
any of these badges that you may like.
On the following pages we mention what you have to do and we give you a few hints on how
to earn any of the badges.
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moths, insects, grasses, leaves, flowers and so on. For the last two, photographic or carbon prints
may be better than the actual leaves or flowers.
Here are some hints that may help you to earn this badge –
1. Do this badge with other Cubs so that you may exchange duplicates.
2. Take your time so that you end up with a worthwhile collection,
3. For more ideas on this subject, get a copy of Wolf Cub Book No. 4 on Collecting.
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(b) Make a piece of netting (to put over seeds, for a bag, etc.).
(c) Work a design in cross-stitch on canvas.
(d) Make a rug or mat on canvas or hessian.
(e) Darn a hole in a jersey or stocking.
(f) Make a basket.
(g) Weave a useful article in raffia or crepe paper.
Here are some hints that may help you to earn this badge –
1. Ask your mother or sister or an aunt to help you with this work at home.
2. Go slowly but carefully on the articles to be made.
3. Use the articles as gifts and this may help you to do a better job.
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1. Take every opportunity to play games so that you will be in good physical condition.
2. As a team player remember you are a member of a team and must work with and for
the team.
3. If you are not playing on a Cub team, let the person in control know that you are
working for your Team Player Badge,
4. To learn many interesting things about your favourite sport, look in your encyclopedia
at home or at the library.
SECTION 6
ON TO SCOUTS
When you are 11 years old you will have the opportunity to go on to Scouts. Much of what you
have learned as a Cub will be useful to you as a Scout.
You will find things quite different in the Scout Troop. You will wear a different uniform
and you will have to do more things on your own without counting on too much help from adults.
You will be in a gang with fellows you know, who may have been former Cubs. This gang is
called a Patrol and is in charge of a Scout called a Patrol Leader. He will help you in your
training but will also expect that you will do some work on your own.
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You will have a slightly different promise and quite a different law to follow. But Scouts are
all brothers and you will certainly enjoy and learn much from playing and working with them.
Ask Akela about going on to Scouts. He will arrange a special going-up ceremony with the
leader of the Troop. During this ceremony you will say good-by to the Pack and be officially
welcomed to the Troop.
We welcomed you to the Pack, now we wish you Good Scouting and lots of fun, adventure and
comradeship to you as you go on to Scouts.
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