The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-14
CAMPERS AT TUXIS.
NEW HAVEN AND ANSoNIA z. NJ
G. 4. BOYS HAVING FINE TIME

ic Competition With Madison Y. NJ. C.
A.-DaiIy PubIication-Mock Trial
Held.
The thirty-five campers from New
Haven and Ansonia Y. M. C. AS are
having the vacation Of their lives. This
romantic island is just far enough from
the mainland to permit absolute free
dom on the part of the campers, and
vet sufficiently near civilization to per-
init all necessary communication and
supplies to be easily secured.
The daily programme is as follows:
Out of bed and the morning dip in the
Sound at a. m. Flag raising at Gas
and breakfast Immediately. This is
furnished by the cook, but each camper
must care for his own dishes. Ten
minutes after breakfast the campers
gather for the most interesting event
of the day, the morning Bible study A
series of character studies are being
used this year. After this a, discussion
of plans for the day. and then the du-
ties of cleaning camp, daily fixing boats,
getting fire timber for the evening
camp fire, etc. are DONE and by $3.50
the time belongs to the boys for their
own fun.
Eight boats. one Of them sailboat,
are in constant use. One, known as the
Emergency is never far from the
wharf, and during the swimming hour
this boat is always at hand and occu-
pied by a good swimmer During the
| five years of camp at Turks no acct
dent has ever happened, and this is be-
cause the greatest care is exercised in
the boating and swimming. No one is
allowed to go in swimming except in
the presence of a camp leader. The
sailgoat is always in expert hands, and
the use of bowboats is carefully super
lViSed.
During the morning the boys engage
in miscellaneous sports, of which there
are an abundance on the island; bas-
ket ball, golf "a new game there this
season. tether ball. base ball, quoits,
running on the track. jumping. rowing,
swimming, fishing. claiming, reading,
writing or resting are all possibilities,
and are all INDUCED every day. One
IetlIy was CAlllNEIlCd4b ny 9
mock trial, in which the camp superin-
tendent was impeached and accused of
violating the spirit. Of Turks. The at
torney for the state, Mr.. Charles f.
Nutter, of New Haven, had coached his
witnesses more carefully and feed the
jury more heavily than the lawyer for
4 the defence, Mr.. George e. Taylor Of
Attleboro, Mass, and the monstrous
allegations of the prosecution were only
partly met or explained. The Jury did
an unusual thing for mock trial jury,
that it they decided according to the
evidence, in which case the defendant
was adjudged guilty. The material for
several other mock trials is at hand,
and rainy day will almost be hailed
as a blessing.
Plans are on foot for the annual ath-
4 letic competition between the campers
and the Y. M. G. A. of Madison Last
year the Madison contingent won hand
lily; a close contest Is expected this
year. A base ball game between the
same opponents is scheduled for Satur-
day, July 9. at D. m. In this the
hopes of the campers are bright. The
camp has better battery than a year
ago, when they won the game by a
score of six to four, and better in
field, though their outfield is not as
good. If they can bat as well they will
probably win.
A great many boat races are planned
The various tents are having consider
able basket ball competitions. The alb
breviated golf course record stands at
forty-one, but this course is pretty
much all hazard. :
Too much cannot be said about the
camp cook, James Allston, of Water
bury. Conn. Year after year he has
come here, refusing better offers flnan-
i cially, and doing great deal in the
way of Improving the camp, in addition
to appeasing the appetites of thirty
i five hungry samples of Young America.
One of the most interesting parts Of
i the days programme succeeds the sup
per hour. The camp fire Is always d
Feature, and gathered around this the
boys practice their camp ctheers.
There is always the Tuxis FREELY,
which is more popular than ever be-
i fore, having daily average of fourteen
pages of history, politics, grinds adj
Iyertisements and poetry Sometimes
Ian iimpromptu entertainment is de-
vised, consisting of songs, recitations,
yells or stunts by various individuals
or tents. Sometimes one of the five
tent leaders will give a few practical
lessons from the daily life. Morality,
daily life, manliness and true religion
are at a premium here; cant is not
lcountenanced.
/ Visitors day will be Wednesday, July
10. Large preparations will be made
for entertaining the friends who will
come that day.
:. While the scribe has been writing a
series of four cared races against time
have been rowed around the island
1.-THE commodore's crew, consisting of
Messrs. Smith, Hogan, Wa1p, Hughes
and Stewart from No. 8, are the win
ners in the dory, making the distance
in four minutes and three seconds.
So far every day had pleasant af-
ternoon, and every night has seen some
rainfall, though not enough to be of
any real damage. The campers are
livery pleasant boys to deal with, and
the years have given the leaders added
experience, so the camp is better or
ganized than ever before Mr.. Harvey
L. Smith. Of New Haven, is general
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