Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-27
Maine Lakes and Streams Dotted with Boys and Girls camps
Over Four Thousand for Supervised Vacatio

The biggest college ball plave,,
expert swimmers. all round athlet.s
and even in one camp an expert =
the U. s. Cavalry to teach hor,a
back riding are the councillors I,
one camp the fee Is $3.50 for ei,h.
weeks for one boy.
Plenty of good wholesome foos
graces the tables for the hume
boys and girls. No canned STUFF =.
stree! It's green corn, potato.s
beans, peas. cukes and the like fro1H
Farmer Browns garden nearby. Az
doesn't it taste good! The farmer.
around the camps reap small ba,
vests In selling their garden truc,
Then the other food comes from w.
Maine wholesale houses and is Of ,he
very best.
A Days Play
Morning call opens sleepy eve,
That ID the beginning of canS
routine in the average summap
camp. All pile out and get in fros.
Of their tents, in sleeping garmes,.
The physical director puts tSss
through some setting up exercise.
A hurrying and q scurrying and
quick change frorn night clothes I'M.
swimming togs. Just one snannv
plunge into the water, that's all ars
then they pile out of the watt.
Teeth are cleaned and dressing q.
the day follows.
And nothing tastes any better H..
then, than breakfast, which is NO.
on the program. Some camps baya
after breakfast. a study period !,
the forenoon to catch up" In SOM
of the designated camps, any bor
or girl backward in any spec;o,
study, can have tutorage from tbs
councillors.
After breakfast the campers % "a
their tents. sweep. pick UP tbsi,
clothing, make up their beds tidv
their trunks and wait for the ofica,
of the day. Each tent is insnectsa
and prizes are awarded at the ers
OF each week for the neatest ION,
crew. A good many of the camn.
have flag raising in the morning
and colors at night.
Tent inspection is followed by y,
rious enterprises upon the parts Of
different groups. Some play tennis
build bird houses. make articles on,
of tin. Girls make bead work has.
ket work, have canoe tests. swim.
mings tests, folk dancing.
The hour of II in the forenoon
is marked by signal for swimming
This is practically universal. II
means swimming for a half hour
Under the charge of expert swim.
ming instructors the boys and girl,
learn how to swim. The shore il
patrolled by experts in boats so that
every lad and lassie is safeguarded
from disaster.
All out" means a scrambling and
a romp and a race to dress for d,n.
ner. After the midday meal comes
an hours rest period. Nothing spe.
cial is designated for this hour. Then
it is that youthful fingers get busy
with pen and paper for the letters
home. Others read.
Renewal of camp activities come
with the afternoon. Indoor base
ball played out doors is one of the |
most popular camp sports. Tennis
riding. shooting, everything that the
young boy and girl delights in. helE
round out the days joy. At -four
o'clock comes another call for swim
With the end of the days fun
comes supper. After that there are
camp fires. talks and sings, with
happy. glowing faces and dreamy
eyes gazing into the rudy warmth
of the fire. Amateur entertainments
corn roasts, marshmallow toasts are |
also enjoyed. Oft times the evening |
is marked by a trip to the nearby |
settlement. where the movies or
what local entertainment prevails /
are taken in.
Many men and women of tomor.
row will recall the happy days which
they passed in the woods of Maine +
and which went long ways In max.
ing them better men and better
women.