This section is from the book "Camping Manual For Troop Scouters", by Boy Scouts of America. Also available from Amazon: Camping Manual For Troop Scouters.
Note: Preparation for this should be made beforehand, including:
1. Patrol preparation (call, songs, stunt)
2. Laying the camp fire 3. Fire lighting ceremony
4. Dramatization of "Camp Traditions"
1. Fire lighting ceremony (part of dramatization below)
2. Dramatization of "Camp Traditions" (See notes on Camp Fire No. I)
3. Singing (songs to be selected)
4. Presentation of Patrol #1 and its activities.
5. Types of Applause
(a) Ordinary
(b) Barber Shop
(c) Locomotive
(d) Artillery
(e) "When I do, you do"
6. Presentation of Patrol #2 and its activities.
7. Song
8. Presentation of Patrol #3 and its activities.
9. Stunt - "Grab your nose" (See Note #2, page 72)
10. Presentation of Patrol #4 and its activities.
11. Song
12. Other Patrols introduced (if more than four)
13. Short statement about "First Night Camp Fires" and their purpose (see note #3, page 62)
14. Initiation of First Year Campers NO HORSE PLAY
15. Closing
(a) Announcements - appoint Patrol for Flag Raising Ceremony.
(b) Closing song (Scout Vesper, see below)
(c) Benediction.
SCOUT VESPER Softly falls the light of day, While our camp fire fades away; Silently each Scout should ask Have I done my daily task? Have I kept my honor bright? Can I guiltless rest tonight? Have I done and have I dared Everything to be prepared?
 
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