The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
RATE FIGHT WON AT PAW PAW BEND
Boy Scouts Are Growing Fat
On the Carter Farm.
Their Outing is Proving to Be
Profitable and Enjoyable.

Fed according to the latest scien-
tific principles as expounded by the
experts" at the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college, twenty-five boys and
leaders are waking fat at the Boy
Scout camp at Paw-Paw bend on the
John Carter farm twelve miles south
east of Topeka. Miss Grace Willets,
senior in the domestic science de-
partment of the college, is chief cook,
but not bottle washer. She has a
corps of four boys who are appointed
each day to do that work and the
hash Singing
The good-things-to-eat particularly
appealed to the newspaper man who
spent Thursday night at camp; Incl
dentally the genuine fun that the
youngsters are having stood out as an
important factor in the camp life.
Good wholesome food is given. Lots
of corn bread-the kind that mother
used to make-fresh country milk,
butter, and eggs, are provided Then
as a treat once a day pie is served
and quarter slices, 100. But this is
only hint of the appetizing things
"diShed up"
The boys hiked from the Country
club to the camp Tuesday afternoon.
Tents were pitched in hurry and
preparations made for night. The
second day was devoted largely to
schedule began Thursday. Thursday
night Dr. c. NJ. Hensley, H. J. Skinner,
and a newspaper man told stories to
the youngsters who were seated
blankets.
Hike to Auburn.
This afternoon the boys went on
hike to Auburn.
Professor II. 1. Woods, in charge of
the camp commissary department. is
ply. Leigh Carver is director of
games Carl Guild, medical student
in the University of Oklahoma, is the
camp physician, and teacher of first
aid. There is permanent cook
house at the corner, and there are nine
or ten tents for the accommodation of
the boys and officers.
Swims are INDUCED in three times
day-under supervision The boys
nave enjoyed fishing in Six Mile creek,
although the fish caught are small.
Saturday will be the big day at the
camp which will break up Tuesday
week. 1t will be field day, and an
attractive program of sports has been
arranged for the afternoon.
The program will include the fol-
lowing events: Fifty yards dash for
boys Is years old and under, running
broad jump, seventy-five yard dash for
boys Is years or more, standing broad
jump, quarter mile run, pole vault,
high jump, $50 yard relay race, hob
Bile race, three legged race, tug of
war, and wrestling events.
Visitors will be welcome at the camp
Saturday and Sunday.
Those in attendance at camp: Pro-
fessor H. 1. Woods, camp master;
sanitation officer, Morris Sanders;
swimming and first aid, Carl Guild;
director Scouts and sports, Leigh Gar
yer; camp cook, Miss Grace Willetts.
Those who have visited the camp:
Lawrence Pierson, Mahlon sampey.
Lewis Policy, George Allen, Ashley
Hughes, Claude Field, Homer White,
Aurelle Fluke, Gus Dreyer. Arthur
Hestand Elmer Howard, VERNE Heyl,
Allen Nicely, William Perry, Herbert
Lille, Shirley Lane, Harold Gill,
Russell Smith, Marion Thompson,
Mrs. Mary f. Carver, Miss Ruth
Carver, Mrs. H. I. Woods, DR.. c. NJ
Hensley, H J. Skinner and Frank L.
Snow.