Masonic Influence on Cub Scouting THE CUB SCOUT PROMISE I __________ promise to do my best, to do my duty, to God and my country, to be SQUARE, and to OBEY THE LAW OF THE PACK. THE LAW OF THE PACK The Cub Scout follows Akela The Cub Scout helps the pack go The pack helps the cub scout grow The Cub Scout gives good will. Who is Akela? Akela is a Cub Scout name for a good leader. A leader is someone you follow. Some of the people you may call Akela are your father or mother, your den chief, Den Mother or Cubmaster, or anybody else who is a good leader. Most good leaders first learned to follow. That's why the first part of the Law of the Pack asks you to learn to follow. Follow good leaders. Follow Akela. FLAG HISTORY p. 13 BEAR Cub Scout Book 1954 Edition page 13 OUR FIRST REAL FLAG The first official flag of the United Colonies of America was the Grand Union or Continental flag, sometimes called the Cambridge flag because it was first flown over George Washington's camp at Cambridge, near Boston, on January 2, 1776. It had the British Union (crosses of St. George and St. Andrew) on a blue field in the upper left corner and 13 red and white stripes.