The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-11
NEWSBOYS NOW
ENJOYING CAMP
Bows Home Contingent
Makes Way for the
Paper Boys.
AWARDS BESTOWED
Builds Material for the Max.
ing of Better and Nobier
Manhood.

Fifty-one newsies are now at the
". NC. 4. camp at Tahlequah.
Everyone is a dynamo" according
20 a message from o. S. Burkholder
yesterday. Tho group left Friday
morning and arrived in camp Friday
evening, where a hot supper was
waiting for them, prepared by the
camp cook. The boys were tired out
from their trip and hike out to the
camp and turned in early. Camp
routine started IN earnest Saturday
morning. Everybody at camp is
well and in good spirits. "The news
esting to handle in camp" said Mr..
Purkholder '"rhey are full OF life
and pep and originality"
The night before the last group
camp each one was asked to write
a statement of what the camp meant
to him. One of these was as fol-
lows: This camp has made me a
better and cleaner boy, and think
that when | go home my folks will
find a lot better boy than the one
they sent away. ANY boy could live
a cleaner life II he would get out
into tho hills whore he won't be
around a rough gang OF boys who
are stealing and hi-jacking. The
camp has made me strong and
Another one reads: Il am sure |
have learned more in the last 10
days than in any other 10 days OF
my life. This is the first time /
have ever been in a boys camp. /
have learned how to clean up tables
how TO fix up my tent in rainy
Ayoathcr, and many other things
sabout camping. have learned that
It Is the Older boys duty to take care
Of the younger, boys"
Other boys wrote that they en-
joyed the swimming, the hikes and
the nature study. \ great many said
they wanted to thank the business
men Of Tulsa who made the camp
possible, and almost everyone said
he wanted to go to camp again next
year. As indicated by these state
ncnts, the camp is not merely an
opportunity for boys to have a good
time. though of course this is one
Of the important objects. on every
hike, around campfire and in every
other activity some definite object Is
Kept in view. An effort Is made to
teach the boys something construc-
tive, something that will be of value
10 them in later life. The value Of
tho camp is shown In many ways.
II helps TO establish self-confldence
self-control and develops a knowl-
edge OF nature. Many boys catch a
vision OF life and inspiration for
their vocation. Fellowship among
tho boys and mingling of the diff
iercnt personalities Is one OF the
vital things from which good results
are shown.
ppring the boys home camp two
awards were made each day to the
ht't campers. A bronze medal was
awarded TO five boys who won two
or the daily medals They are as
ioIows' Henry Stewart, Townie
thompson. Clyde stone, Bob Yoder
ana Emerson Smith. Scott Sappen-
n'.d was voted the best all round
camper Bob Clark was given hon
oiS rs best camp naturalist, having
a collection Of $50 specimens. which
included wild flowers, plants, tree
loaNes arrowhcads and other inter-
esuhS souvenirs. Roy Brown was
tn' best fisherman. catching during
inc camn period 81 fish averaging a
pound IN weight. He caught one
W'lEhing y pounds Tom Cau-
~hron was voted tho best camp ath-
Iei" winning either first or second
prlZo I'm every event. Oscar stewart