I am forced to admit that I loved being a Cub Scout. I loved
the crafts we made, the uniform, the advancement, the recognition, and most of
all, I loved my Den Mothers. But when a Cub Scout turns 10, it is time to leave
the Den and become a member of the Weblos.
What in the world is the Weblos? Well, it comes from the combination
of the phrase: “We’ll be loyal scouts.” Up until today, I thought the acronym
was: “We be loyal scouts.” But a quick
check in the web corrected my decade’s long journey in Ebonics.
While Cub Scouting was maternally based, Weblos was male
dominated, well at least it was for me. I think that was the first great shock
to my strong Cub Scout spirit. I can’t recall for sure the name of my Weblos
leader, but I think it was Br. Larsen.
