The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-28
GOOD TIMES ASSURED
PREBLE BOYS, GIRLS
IN WEEKS CAMPING
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EATON, Ohio, July 2S.-With more
than the minimum of rs signed up, the
weeks camping trip for RFeble county
boy and girl club members is definitely
assured, County Agent E. D. Turner
announced Thursday. OF the $50 club
members, 80 have applied for admis-
sion and it is expected that the num-
Der will be larger before the camp
starts.
The camping trip is provided by the
county farm bureau as a reward for
faithfulness in club work Every camp
er must have completed his or her
club work to date before being ad-
mitted.
The camp will be held at the Jesse
lines farm two and one-half miles
northwest of L~ewisburg, during the
week of Aug. 1919. The location is
ideal, with a large swimming pool
which is nowhere deep enough to be
dangerous.
County Agent Turner will remain
at the camp during the whole week;
State Club Leader Guy Dowdy, with
whom many of the county club leaders
are acquainted, will be present also as
the leader of boys activities, and Miss
Marcella Payne, Montgomery county
home demonstration leader, will at
tend the camp and supervise the girls
work if possible.
To Provide Chaperones
Besides these leaders, chaperones
will be provided for the girls, and some
extra accommodations will allow for
a limited entertainment Of visitors.
The plan of the Preble county camp
will closely follow that OF the Mont
gomery county camp, which is in prog
ress this week. County Agent Turner
visited it Wednesday to get sugges-
tons for the local camp.
Parents and friends of the camper
we're out in force at the Dayton camp
on that day, the estimated attendance
being 500. President Elder OF the
Dayton Chamber of Commerce. a mem
Der of the Elder and Johnston firm, and
one of the most enthusiastic supporters
OF the county club work, spent the day
and evening with the campers.
This camp is divided into tribes
three of the girls tribes and W for
the boys-each tribe consisting of the
inmates of several of the tents, the
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Each tribe is provided with a chief"
who is given responsibility for that
groups behavior.
Days Program
The days program starts with set
ting up exercises. After the morning
meal. tents are prepared for camp in
spection, and then classes in nature
study, in agricultural subjects for the
boys, and household science for the
girls, follow during the forenoon. After
the noon meal, the children engage in
games until swimming hour, which is
from 4 until 5 o'clock. After swim
ming, they rest for an hour until din
ner. In the evening, generally beside
g. camp fire, they have vesper services
and hear entertaining and instructive
talks by visitors.
A talk on astronomy was given Tues
day night. On Wednesday night the
children engaged in an exciting paper
chase, the different tribes competing
for the prize offered the one which re-
turned to camp first. They were then
treated to ice cream by the secretary
of the county fair board.
!. A system of points awarded for the
, small camp tasks or unusual services
with prizes given for the greatest
number of points, solves what might
be a difficult question. Small prizes
are offered to the tent with the largest
number of points in each tribe, and the
tribe with the greatest number of
points wins a treasure. On Wednes.
day a II year old boy vas awarded
500 points for rescuing Miss Payne
from the swimming pool, where she
| d got beyond her depth.
Guy Dowdy, of Columbus, and Miss
Payne. Montgomery home demonstra,
ton leader, are in constant attendance
at the camp, which is under the leader
ship of Earl Caldwell, county club
leader, and his wife. They have man
aged the county club camps for sew
eral years.