The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
l55 BOY SCOUTS
 BACK AT HOME
 FOLLOWING CAMP
All Day. Hike Saturday
 Brings Fellows From ! Andrews

:. One hundred and fifty-five Birming- ham scouts and leaders returned to the city Saturday from a two weeks out ing at Camp Andrews, where they have been through program of recreation and training. .ssr
 The scouts hiked back from camp, consuming most of Saturday morning en route. Upon arrival they were dis missed and immediately separated to their homes. The hike back from Camp Andrews was under the direction of the assistant executive Coincident with the return of the scouts from the first period, an equal number departed for the second period, which opened Satur- day afternoon. The second period campers hiked to camp, leaving Capi- tol park at 10 o'clock Saturday. They passed the first period campers en route. -s '
 Because of the excellent program which is being offered, the scout camps this year are filled to overflow capacity both periods and reservations far places are at premium.
 During the two weeks the scouts are in camp they are put through pro- gram of recreation and training which is designed to gives them the ost enjoy ment and largest amount of instruc- tion possible. Some of the subjects which they daily learn about are life saving, swimming, bird study, wood craft, camping, etc.
 Groups Formed
 Every afternoon the campers are or- ganized into groups for recreational pur- poses. Babeball games are daily occurrence. A baseball league has been organized which operated throughout the period and the scouts play by teams. While the games are in progress other groups are engaged in boating, swim ming and other amusements.
 The nightly campffres are proving popular. Three nights each week Dep uty Commissioner W. J. Rushton has fun charge of the program and devotes these periods to tales of Indian lore and z in putting an Indian ceremonial in which the scouts take part. Other nights are filled with womanless we'd dings, naval battles, mock trials and other spectacular features which great ly appeal to boys.
 The campers are fed in the large mess hall whene a corps of3cOoks preside. This feature of camp is personally super vised by Roland l.. Shine, scout execu- tive of the Birmingham council, who is serving as camp director. Visitors are not allowed in camp except on Sundays, at which time the camp is thrown open for inspection. Hundreds of Birming- ham people drive out on Sunday after noon to see the scouts in their out-of- doors home. M
 Church Sunday
 Church services are held on Sunday mornings at II o'clock, at which time all the campers take part. A big song service is held on Sunday nights, where .inspirational talks by the leaders are made.
 In discussing the scout camps MT. Shine said, "The scout camps this year are enjoyable and unprecedented in pop ularity due to the fact that through our volunteer leadershiptwe have been able to put across a program which has every element of attractivepess to boys.
 sThe success of the camps thus far is attributable to the 9 men who have assisted in the leadership and instruc- fion work at camp. They have given every minute of their time for the past two weeks in assisting in operating the big program.
 "The camps are designed to afford the maximum amount of benefit and closest possible supervision. They are 60 arranged that the scouts are hardly conscious of the close supervision which is maintained over their daily life. Two months before registration for camp was open every single space was reserved by scouts who had paid their fees. It is