The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES
life in Summer Camps Is Varied and Most Enjoyable

CpRtNG Is approaching rapidly. in
spite Of the chilly temperature Of
~ the past few days. and II will not
IN, very long before the warm weather
will arrive. With the warm weather will
come that delight nf every hoy who has
si.,cd At one, and every girl too for
that matter, the summer camp.
Like tn, private school the summer
con,p is such an established institution
tina; nowadays nearly every parent has
sornp general knowledge OF the advantages
that a summer camp offers for boys or for
girls The father and mother know that
If their boy goes to one he will live q
life in the open air, In an attractive and
h,aithful locality. usually on the shore
Of a beautiful lake. lie will rough II and
i've close TO nature (although he will not
think much about thaO. He will learn
10 swim. ar II he knows already he will
: become very expert In that useful ac-
c,mul.shmcut. He will wear n minimum
amount of clothes when there are no Wis
uors around with II maximum amount Of
comfort aud he will become SO tanned and
Drowned hv the sun that he will be able
- play Indian without much stretch OF
the Imagination. And he will come home
tough and III physically and trained like
an athlete hut without that nervous ten
son that competitive athletics so often
prnducc lie will have gained twice
70 many pounds as YOU had expected and
he will have such voracious appetite
that You will hold up your hands with
establishment and \say: Good heavens.
can this healthy young savage DO our
SON.
There Is one great advantage possessed
Ny every summer school that Is often
overlooked by parents when they are con-
sdering whether or not they shall send
their children to one. summer camp
enables child TO study through the sum-
,rer under ideal conditions. There IL no
break I'm his studies except In case
Were he needs "A mental rest. 1t should
ne noted. however. that every camp di-
rector Is wise enough not to attempt to
have summer school. The instruction
IS in every case individual teaching and a
hoy or girl is only tutored in his or her
weak subjects. The result Is that no time
is wasted in needless studying and
youngster goes back to school in the fall
much better prepared, ACCIDENTALLY as
well as physically, for the winters hard
work than he was before he went to the
summer camp
one very well known boys camp Is at
Lake Maxinkuckee. Indiana. and Is under
the same management as the equally well
Known culver Military Academy. The
camp gives a summer naval course which
has for its name the Culver Naval school.
The Culver Military Academy lively,
years ago planned the first session OF its
summer school, Its purpose was to afford
an attractive and really profitable sum-
mer outing for boys to furnish properl.'
balanced combination OF work and play
that would give full measure OF whole
some relaxation and pleasure and at the
same time provide an effective substitute
for the haphazard summer with It's aim
lessness and mental inertia. Each sue
ceeding year this problem AS been set
forth a. the purpose OF the school and TO
is solution the Culver Military Acad-