Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-08-11


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sleep and rest, six in tent With one
man. There is one more large tent in
which the larger boys stay.
The garbage question is solved by
keeping large number of chickens and
what they do not eat is burned up, so
the sanitary conditions are perfect as
possible. In fact a sanitary expert who
inspected the camp recently. said that
he could find nothing of which to COM
plain along those lines.
Sports of all kinds are arranged for
the boys, principally tennis, base ball
and swimming. No finer tennis court
Ior ball grounds can be found in North
ern Wisconsin. The camp has an ideal
swimming place. A sandbar runs out
into the lake about twenty rods from
shore, on the outer edge the water is
|deep; at the boat house, where the
water is deep, spring board has been
placed and out about twenty rods a
tower has been bailt for high diving.
The good swimmers go out TO the tower
in deep water, and those not as good,
swim over the bar where they can take
rest if they feel so disposed Every
boy is taught to swim. While we were
at camp, it was swimming time; a
bugle was sounded for those who were
permitted to go in, to get ready. the
second bugle sound meant that the
swimming would commence at the
third sound of the busle all hid to
come out There are many fne swim
mers among the boys.
There are quite number of camps of
this nature in Northern Wisconsin; one
on Tomahawk lake; two at Mercer, on
Echo lake, aud contests in ball playing,
tennis and swimming are continually
being arranged between the various
camps. This week there are swimming
contests between the camps at Mercer
and the one on Plum.
The finest launch on 1he lake is
owned by the camp. 1t is large one
holding about 35 persons, and has an
eight horse power gasoline motor. The
gasoline for the launch is stored ia an
underground tank and is delivered to
the boat through iron pipes. Besides
the launch there are five large lake
skiffs and six canoes.
Mr.. Gillett organized this camp five
years ago. The balance of the staff
directors are as follows: A. M. Frew,
camp physician and has charge of the
sports and athletics; 4 +. Mcbride and
j. L. Hancock, give special attention
to the excursions and the photography;
r. II Kuhns, assists in the games and
sports and has charge of the bookkeep-
ing; Arthur Gillett assists in the admin
istrative work and in the manual train
ing; Harper Goodspeed is also on the
staff and il thoroughly acquainted with
ideal camp life; Ernest Alton has
charge of the opening and closing of
the camp and is the camp guide. The
above gentlemen are all connected
with the University of Chicago and
have had long experience in the train
ing of boys Under their care the boys
are given summer vacation that will
be helpful to them in every way. The
life is simple but orderly; the super
vision ample but not burdensome, and
the boys learn to live together by liv-
ing. The spirits that of a great family.
Great care is exercised in the selection
of boys, and the result is that the camp
is composed of a fine lot of gentlemanly
young lads, all as brown as berries,
in the possession of perfect health and
every one an athlete.
The PILOT has taken up much of
this article in telling of this we'll con-
Quoted camp to show its readers what
can be done by experienced men with
camp of boys under perfect discipline;
such as has been so successfully or
ganized by Mr.. Gillett. 1t might be
further stated that only boys from
about to 10 years Of age are taken and
the whole number accepted, thirty
This camp could have had double that
number this year, and all desirable
boys, so it is not necessary to advertise
to fill its membership.