SECTION VI 
FORMS FOR SCOUT CEREMONIES 
1. ENROLLMENT 
Before a girl may become enrolled as a regular Girl 
Scout she must be at least ten years old, and must have 
attended the meetings of a Troop for at least a month, 
during which time she must have passed her Tenderfoot 
Test. The Captain must have prepared the candidate 
for enrollment by explaining the meaning of the Promise 
and the Laws and making sure that she fully under- 
stands the meaning of the oath she is about to make, and 
that she also comprehends the meaning of “honor.” The 
following is a convenient form for enrollments. 
(1) The Scouts stand in the form of a horseshoe with 
the officer who is to enroll at the open side facing 
Scouts. 
(2) Officer addresses troops on the subject of what it 
means to be a Scout. 
(3) Patrol Leader brings candidate to officer and sa- 
lutes and returns to place. 
(4) Officer addresses candidate in low tone: “What 
does your honor mean?” 
Candidate answers. 
Officer: “Will you on your honor, try: To do your 
duty to God and to your Country; to help other 
people at all times ; to obey the Scout Laws ?” 
Candidate and officer both salute as candidate re- 
peats Promise. Officer: “I trust you on your 
honor to keep this Promise.” 
(5) Officer pins Tenderfoot Badge on the new Scout, 
explaining what it stands for, that it symbolizes 
her Scout life, and so forth. 
(6) Scout and officer salute each other. Scout turns 
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