Arizona republican., 1922-04-23
SCOUTS Will VISIT
SITEOF THE SUMMER
CAMP At PINE AIR

A PARTY of 20 members of the
! Roosevelt council, Boy Scouts OF
America. including members of the
camp committee, Joseph Il. Pomeroy,
field executive. and Tom Murray, the
Scout executive. will visit the Boy
scouts summer camp site which is
i'm the PIMA mountains at Pine AIR
on Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The final details as to the arrange
ment of the camp buildings and the
LAYING out of the grounds will be
made and the party will meet a rep
resentatiya of the forest service VINO
win mark the timber to be used by
scouts in constructing their camp
The forest service is rendering every
co-operation to Roosevelt council IN
conducting camp and have promised
IN have a ranger in attendance at
each period OF camp to give the scouts
instruction in forestry, fire preven-
tion. trail building, packing and oth-
er woodcraft activities
Pine Air is a beautiful, del1ghtIul
and beneficial place for the BOY
Scout camp. 1t is situated IN the Flndl
mountains midway between Roose-
welt and Superior, on beautltul Ree-
Wis creek. and is in the midst Oh q
dense forest of big pines. jumpers ana
has been carefully worked out TO not
only provide for advancement IN
scoutcraft, but also for the accom-
nlishment Of the great ideals OF
Scouting. character building and CIT
izenship training. The camp lite, near
to nature. induces clean thoughts and
right living. The camp does not pay
diyidends in money. It's CHIEF aim Is
the development of character. max
ing how be- ter fitted to keep him.
self physically strong, mentaliy
awake and morally straight. IL Is
a place where all the cravings OF
real boy are satisfied; where asso-
citation with agreeable companions
and the influence of well prea men men
make for noble manhood; Where
ny:a ctice- in scoutcraft hardens the
muscles. tans the skin. brightens the
ewes and sends each boy back 10 MS
folks as brown as berry ana as
hard as nails. :,
The activities of the camp will be
under the leadership of careIuliy
chosen camp staff. This starr VIII
he in camp all summer, and VIII pe
augmented by the scoutmasters, VINO
come to camp with their own troops.
The personnel of the camp starr IN
clI1des. Camp director, Tom Mur-
rav. nuartermaSter and comHllsSalS
Joseph Il. Pomeroy: activities dlrec-
tor Rev. B. S. Davis; camp physl-
clan and sanitation officer. DIR. 4. Z.
palmer; officer of the day. Rev. w. d
Percival; chairman, court Oh hoiioI'
Rev. Francis Bloy. 80
No camp would be success tnat
did not include sufficient time Ior
tba recreational activities of camp
ers This fact has been recognized IN
developing the daily program TOT tne
sco,It camp. The general schedule Is
as follows: 6 am. first call; Quo.
reveille. $50. meeting Of the camp
staff: Z. mess; 7:45. inspirational' .,
camp duties: $40. first instruction
neriod $780, second instruction Pc
riod 10: 80. recall: 1895. swimming
call. 1880. recall, prepare for IN
spection: 1920 pm, inspection; ~ 81
mess. I:15 siesta; 2, test perlod'
4.3O. games etc; 5:45. recall; 6: re-
treat: 6:15 mess; Z. free period; 20,
camp fire; $50. tattoo; 9:45, quar-
ters: 10 taps. OF course there VIII
he deviations from this schedule. as
a number of hikes and other inter
esting activities are planned for some
of the days in camp. The program for
sunday in camp will be in keeping
with the sacredness of the day ana
church services for the Catholics,
protestants and Jews, each group url-
der leaders of their own convictions,
are being arranged.