er_): "Yes."

Official (_pinning on badges and speaking to each
girl separately_): "We congratulate you on your
perseverance and wish you all success in your
work."

(_Note--When more than one badge is to be
presented to a Scout, they may be attached, for
the ceremony, to a piece of ribbon and put on with
one motion._)

_Captain dismisses Scouts to Troop position._

(_Here the official may address the audience at
discretion._)

_This ceremony being distinctly less formal and
intimate than the regular class awards, Scout
songs and cheers are in order._

5. Golden Eaglet Ceremony

The Troop being assembled in any desired formation, the Captain presents
the Golden Eaglet to the Official who is to make the award.

Captain: "Commissioner ----, Scout ----, of Troop
----, of ----, has not only passed the twenty-one
Merit Badge Tests required for the honor of the
Golden Eaglet, but is, in the judgment of her
Troop, fully worthy of it. We therefore recommend
her to you for the decoration."

Official: "What badges does Scout ---- offer?"

_Captain reads the list Badges earned by the
Candidate._

Official: "Troop ----, do you agree that Scout
---- has fairly won this decoration and that you
are willing to have her represent you to your
National Organization as your Golden Eaglet?"

Troop (_together_): "Yes."

Official: "Members of the Council, do you agree
that Scout ---- has fairly won this decoration and
that you are willing to have her represent you to
your community as your Golden Eaglet?"

Council (_rising if seated_): "Yes."

Official: "Scout ----, you have won the highest
honor in the gift of the Girl Scouts."

"If the Scout life meant nothing more to you than
a reasonable understanding of certain subjects,
there would now be nothing more for the Girl
Scouts to teach you; but I am sure that your
training has not failed in this respect, and that
you understand now, even better than the average
Girl Scout, that your great principles of duty to
God and Country, helpfulness to ot