10 ballots are turned in and 4 boys are eligible: Joe, Fred, Mark, and Poindexter.
Joe gets 4 votes. Fred gets 6 votes. Mark gets 5 votes. Poindexter gets 5 votes.
From this information we know that Fred, Mark and
Poindexter were elected. Each one of them got votes from one half (or
more) of the Scouts who turned ballots in. Joe will have to run again
next year.
(Elected candidates and any Order members within the unit
who can be spared are taken into a separate room. The following
paragraphs should then be presented as a charge to the candidates and
present Order members.)
OA Member B:
That you, my fellow campers, have been chosen by your
companions to become members of the Order reflects great credit upon
you, and I congratulate you upon your election. You have impressed upon
those who have lived closest to you the sincerity of your purpose to
live in accordance with the high ideals of the Scout Oath or Promise.
The judgment of your fellows could hardly have been mistaken.
In a short time, you will take upon yourselves another
solemn obligation to be unselfish in service and devotion to the
welfare of others. Your fellow Scouts elected you because they felt
that you would continue your service. Do not let them down.
OA Member C:
My brothers in the Order, you have proven during the past year that the
traditions of our Brotherhood are not a collection of meaningless
words. As we welcome these new candidates (the new candidate) on our
journey, let us be mindful of our obligation to help and guide them
(him) during the trials that lie ahead.
