[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 9, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E197]
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    RECOGNIZING ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY CUB SCOUT PACK 876 IN LIVONIA, 
                                MICHIGAN

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 9, 2005

  Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor 
Roosevelt Elementary Cub Scout Pack 876, in Livonia, Michigan, as they 
join Cub Scout packs across the country in celebrating 75 years of Cub 
Scouting.
  The ``Cubbing Program'' was introduced by the Boy Scouts of America 
in 1930, but its roots go all the way back to the first days of 
Scouting. With the early success of the Boy Scouts for boys 12 years 
and older, there was popular demand for the siblings of Scouts.
  In 1916, Sir Robert Baden-Powell introduced the ``Wolf Cub'' program 
for younger boys. This program soon found its way to numerous 
communities in America. Finally, after 20 years of Boy Scouting in 
America, Cub Scouting was introduced. What has followed has been 
nothing short of phenomenal. Boasting more than 50,000,000 members 
since its inception, no program in history has had the far ranging 
impact on American youth than Cub Scouting.
  Boys who take part in the Cub Scout program take part in interesting 
and meaningful activities with their friends. Through these activities, 
boys learn sportsmanship, moral virtues, and cooperation; and, further, 
in so doing, the Cub Scout program also strengthens families.
  Mr. Speaker, for 75 years Cub Scouting has helped boys develop 
character. I hope my colleagues will join me in honoring the Cub Scout 
program, and the scores of beneficent men and women who help mold these 
boys into men of honor, and stellar citizens of America.

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