Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-29
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another rope beyond which the more |
experienced swimmers are not al |
lowed to venture unless special arr |
rangements have been made to have !
a boat accompany the girl. ;
Miss Eleanor Howaith of Syracuse
University is in charge of the swim !
ming and scores of girls leave camp |
with a much better knowledge Of the
way to handle themselves in the
water thanks to the instruction of
Miss Howaith and her assistants.
Three tennis courts, a basket ball
court, croquet field and baseball /
diamond give the girls plenty of op.
portunity to exercise when not in !
bathing and then there are always I
groups of girls going off on long
hikes Many hiking parties leave
camp for over night trips to the sum
mits of the surrounding hills or 9TH
er points of interest On these over
night hikes the girls sleep out under
the stars, just rolling themselves ia
their blankets and sleeping on the
soft side OF a rocky pasture or what
ever kind of a spot may be selected
for the camp site. These hiking par
ties are so popular that three girls
spend practically all their working
hours in preparing sandwiches and
other foods for the lunches.
For the girl who wishes to see the
White Mountains Miss Louise wal
worth of Newton Center. Mass.
Wellesley College girl. arranges over
night trips which are made in the
camp automobile trucks Not more
than 40 girls at a time are permitted
to go on these trips. which cost $40.
The party leaves camp early one
morning and returns late the follow
ing afternoon, spending the night in
the open somewhere in the mountain
country.
Seighborhood parties are oeca-
sionally held at the camp when the
people from Poland, West Poland and
other neighboring villages are invited
to the camp. These parties are gem
orally for the benefit of some local
cause. one of the last held having
been for the benefit of the West No
land church.
Miss Donalda Allen of Ridgewood,
Long Island, is the nature coun-
cillor at the camp and she finds
scores Of girls who wish to improve
their knowledge of trees and grasses
and birds and insects and who de-
light to- spend a portion of each day
studying under her direction.
A camp paper, the Maqua Bark. Is
published once a week and gives an
interesting account of the weekly
happenings of this thriving summer
settlement.
The girls are Of all ages from 16
10 IS and are supposed to be self
supporting. During the month OF
June older girls and school girls and
those not self supporting are well
come but most of the other time the
authorities find II necessary 10 ad-
here strictly to the regulations. The
camp opens each year on June 18th
and remains open until Labor day.
The camp is not designed as
money maker it being organized by
the V. w. G. A. for the sole purpose
of giving the working girl an oppor-
tunity to enjoy nature at as small
expense as is possible
Miss Josephine Little of ST Louis
Wellesley college graduate, is the
camp leader and her assistant is
Miss Margaret Woodwork OF Bur
falo, y. Y. Miss Julia Grout of the
physical education department of the
Mount TIolyoke faculty is the camp
recreation leader. Miss Marion
Fernald is the camp boolke eper
There are many other workers all
nf whom do their part toward ma king
Nanua one of the most delightful
srots IN Maine and to each of whom
credit is due for efficiency in their
special dCpartmont
Most of the girls come from TIE
larger cities New York, Boston. 'Buf-
f9lo, Philadelphia, New bedford. etc.
hTt Maine is veil represented by girls
from Portland Bangor, Lewiston, Au-
gusta, Brunrwick Bath md many
Other towns and cities The camp is
not however as well known in Maine
IS If is in Nassa chusetts or New
York ard il is the hope of tire camp
= leaders that during the rema inder of
tie present secs son and in summers
to CONE that the girls Of the Pine
Tree state win more and rrore come
to select Camp Maqua for their va.
cation resort.