Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-28
ssY" Building Bee
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The lumber for the six !. county
buildings now under construction has
been secured through donations in
the respective counties. There is
great competition among the boys
from the different counties to see
which Of the buildings will be the
first completed. Cumberland county
which has some advantage over the
others in the number Of volunteer
workers, is reported to be in the lead.
with Knox and Kennebec not far be-
hind. The boys from Androscoggin,
Somerset and York are also making
flne progress and the buildings will
doubtless be finished by the end Of
the week.
The six county buildings are SPLEEN
didly located. all being in line and
facing the lake. There are some
small variations in the construction
of these buildings, but for the most
part they viii: be similar. BY the
general plan each will be IS feet
long. IS feet wide, with a 10-foot
piazza running the length Of the
building. There will be living room,
20x2s feet, in the center, and on eth
er side a Sleeping room. In the fur
Their side Of the living room there
will be coy fireplace. Three doors
will lead from the piazza to the liv-
ing room.
Each building sets on 4s posts. The
boys found tine digging Of these post
holes, each three feet deep. no easy
task, but they stuck to its manfully.
The digging operations took up the
first two days of the work, which was
commenced August Is. On the thigd
day when the boys began to WELD
the hammer and the saw, their fun
began in their work and steady prog
ress has been made.
The days program at the camp is
swimming. recreation, rest and Bible
study. besides the regular routine Of
work hours. The week day schedule
Is as follows: $50 A. NJ, reveille
and setting-up exercises; 5.45. dip;
6. breakfast; $50. devotion: 6.45. an
Z. policing; 7.30. work;
11.S0, swim: IL NJ, dinner: 1890 P.
NJ, rest period and leaders meeting;
/ p. NJ. work: 4.30 p. NJ, recrea-
ton period; $50 P. NJ, swim; 6 P.
M, supper: $50 P. M. free period:
Z p. NJ. social and inspirational
events; $50 P. NJ, tent devotions;
S.45 p. NJ, tattoo; P. NJ, taps. lights
out. Baseball is the chief amusement
Of the boys in their leisure hours.
and number of warmly contested
games have been played by the coun-
ty teams.
The following leaders are in
charge Of the boys from the several
at the building bee: Ken
Fred L. Daye Of Coburn
Institute, Waterville. and Smith |
Dunnack, Augusta KNOX,. G.
Barnes, Edgar Ulmer. Rockland;
Androscoggin-Arthur L. Leach,
Davis Reid, ]. A. Andrews, Lewis
on; York-George Written Of San
ord, Melvin Wescott Of Springvale,
Ralph, Cox Of Berwick. and G. Clar- !
snce Day of Lyman: Somerset
Arthur Sheel of Scion and Rev. E. A. |
Rockwell; decentralization B.
Thompson Of Freeport, Harold T.
Plummer Of Portland. Allen H. King |
If Portland. and Frank A. Kimer.
The Kennebec county boys regis
tered are: Merle A. Manter. Oak |
and; John Salmand, Waterville:
Ralph e. Towne. Winslow; Burleigh |
Wayne; Charles Lewis,
Oakland: Ralph Bailey, Sidney; |
Stanley Stevens and Kenneth Smith, |
Sanford Fogg. Augusta;
Ellis Maxcy. Gardiner; William
Johnson. Hallowell.
President Kenneth c. NJ. Stills of
Bowdoin College was a visitor on
evening at the camp and
gave the boys fine talk. while at
the noon hour on Monday, State
Librarian Henry E. Dunnack spoke
briefly to-the boys and compliment
ed them upon their splendid accom-
plishment.
The boys working in the open and
sleeping in tents. are keeping healthy
and at the same time doing a splen-
did task. They are we'll fed with
building foods. The cook.
James Merrill. and his assistant,
Lester Higgins, know the art Of pre-
pairing food and there is no hanging
back on the part Of the boys when
the meals are served.
1t is certainly a surprise to every |
visitor at the camp that these young
boys with little knowledge Of car
have been able to erect
these buildings in such short |
space Of time. Even the leaders Of
the work are not carpenters, but
they know how to manage their boys |
and to keep them interested in their |
task and that is the secret which !
accounts for the great success Of the
building bee. 1t is a work that all
who are engaged in, may well be
proud and its value to the State. OF
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