The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-09
GENERAL SCOUT
 CAMP TO BOAST
 NEW EQUIPMENT
Committee Busy With , Summer Program For
 Birmingham Boys
ENROLMENT EXPECTED
 TO BREAK ALL RECORDS
Amphitheatre Is Being Built. Hostess House Among
 Features Planned

The general camps, operated by the Birmingham Scout council for the bene- fit of members of the Organizat ton, will open May 31, according to announce ment of Karl Landgrebe, chairman of the campaign department.
 Deputy Commissioner c. I. McDon- aid. with committee of scout leaders and veteran scouts, has been busy for weeks working out full details of the summer camp program. The plans are complete and the committee is now busy organizing for the daily programs.
 Scout Executive Roland l.. Shine, as during the past two years, will serve as director, assisted by corps of volunteer leaders who have had experience in scouting.
 So popular has the general camp idea become among the scouts of the Bir- mingham district that it is quite ap- parent the capacity will be filled to overflow during the entire season. A survey was recently made of one of the ten districts. which revealed the fact that a majority of the scouts in that section of Birmingham were definitely planning to attend.
 H9COutS are WhTHeu tudt II they eX- pect to attend it will be necessary for them to submit their application just as soon as the registration lists are open. Camp folders, containing the daily pro- grams, giving full details of the or ganization of camp life and information concerning this feature, are being made up and copies will be mailed in the next few weeks to every scout in the Bir- | ,Sy,u hay dtcf.iDt Enpn tinU fha plans for camp this year, Scout Execu- tive Roland l.. Shine was quoted as saying:
 The successful operation of our gen. eral camps during the past two sum- mers has borne it's fruit and those who have attended have come back singing praises of Camp Andrews. So enthu- siastic have become the scouts of the district that even early it is quite apparent that the maximum number will be registered just as soon as the folders are sent out.
 Construction Program
 Tt is our belief that the best in camp is not too good for Birmingham boys and through our committees we have been working for months to provide the most active programs and constructive activities available during the time the boys are in general camp.
 From observation, l am convinced that Camp Andrews this summer will embody all the clements necessary to cause 1t to rank as pier among camps of the south, regardless of price.
 ."The character building program is ta paramount issue in a scout camp and because of the relation of the leaders with the boys it is possible to accom- plish an enormous amount in instill- ing the principles of scouting and culti- vating high ideals during the period the boys are in camp.
 "A fleet of eight row boats and five canoes will be at the disposal of the campers throughout the season for their enjoyment on the one-half mile water course. A leader will have direct charge of all aquatic sports, life saving, and swimming instruction and every boy attending general camp will be taught all the clements of safety in the water. "Every precaution is maintained for the safety of scouts at camp. A life guard of eight. expert swimmers will be on duty at every swimming period, posted at different points to insure against water accidents. All boating and other aquatic sports are under the supervision of the camp director. Menus for the camp are being worked out now and the best of food will be provided. A camp staff of expert cooks has been employed for the summer to preside over the kitchen. Scouts will ho fed in fables of eight-in family style.
 Scouts from every section of the Bir- mingham district are looking forward to the day when registration lists are open and they can reserve a place for one of the periods of general camp"
 Other Features Planned Karl Landgrebe has been aggressively busy drawing up plans for the compile tion of new features of the outdoor home of Birmingham scouts and thus as- suring the finest of facilities for the hundreds of boys who attend camp from week to week. New diving towers, and acrobatic rings have been ordered con- structed at the swimming hole so that the scouts may enjoy this feature of camp to the fullest extent. The addition of a number of row boats with air com partments to insure safety have just been delivered to the camp and this feature is proving exceedingly popular.
 An amphitheatre is being built. which will be utilized constantly during the summer months for the camp fire pro grams for both the general camps and troop camps, which will be carried on throughout the entire summer season. A hostess house has been designed and will be erected ill the next month so that the wives of scout leaders and mothers of scouts will have a place to stay when visiting Camp Andrews.
 According to MT. Landgrebe, "Bir- mingham has the finest boy-built camp in the United States and we are all mighty proud of it. It is yet in it's infancy and the camp itself will not be complete for many years to come. We want to give to the boys of Birmingham the bes. opportunity to become strong men and we believe there is no better place to realize this than in camp under tine leadership"