New Britain herald., 1924-07-14
ACHIEVEMENT CAMP
 VOTED A SUCCESS
New Britain Represented by lT
 Delegates al Springfield

A banAAtl aA Inc thhlpl AAAltNt-
 ment Training camp at Springfield
 Mass Friday night marked ihe end
 of a week Of fun and work for those
 who attended There were over goo
 delegates al the camp, and New
 Britain was represented hY iI,
 Among the speakers at lhe banquet
 was Frederick II, dillcit who Elias
 been speaker of lhe house af repre-
 sentstiyes for the past slA years
 Speaker Gillett iauded junior achieve
 nent work, He put lt above other
 organizations in that it teaches the
 children 10 work, and io like lhnir
 work, He told of his fear that the
 present generation was loo pleasure
 loving. and did not do enough work,
 Mir. Gilleit closed his speech by
 telling a little of the life of young
 Calvin Coolidge, lie spoke ot him ns
 straightferward, elear-mlnded and
 selt-reliani, a boy whom American
 boys would do well to admire and
 initiate.
 Mrs. II, C, Warner R club speaker, spoke of the New Britain Achieve
 ment Foundation, She told Of how she, herself had reluctantly agreed 10 take charge Of club when Junior Achievement was first started in this city. and that now she Is so interested that she would not give up her club for anything. She gave her club credit for putting achievement work on its feet in Waterbury by exhibi- tions held there. Fred Fromm of the Rotary committee. Waterbury seconded what she said with That's right"
 Other speakers were Horace A. Moses, chairman of the Junior Achievement committee, and Seth l.. Bush, chairman of tho Holyoke Foun- dation. One member from each of the i've states represented at the camp also spoke. Harriet Lull spoke for Connecticut.
 The cornerstone of the new Junior Achievement Training institute was laid in the afternoon. The 200 boys and girls attending the institute were present as well as many invited guests The cost of the building was $4o,o0o. In the morning the museum of the Springfield armory was visited by the children. The armory was established by George Washington. and was the first of its kind in the United States.
 Thursday afternoon the Stathmore paper mill was visited. The paper making process was followed step by step from the receipt of the rags to the shipping of the highest grade paper in the world. That night q beefsteak supper, in which one fried | ones own steak, was provided by | Horace A. Moses along with many | other tempting things on the side. The supper was concluded by passing | around gum drops by Mir. R. K. Clee- land of the Kibbe Brothers Candy l who is a member of the | Junior Achievement bureau commit tee of the Eastern States league. night was also stunt night, | and the Holyoke delegation carried off first honors.
 Elizabeth Burns of Gs Seymour street wrote song which was sung for the rirst time Thursday night. Ivan L. Hobson, the camp director, was so pleased with it that he prom Ised to have copies of 1t made, and It will be used as regular achieve rent song in the future.
 Wednesday afternoon the Fisk Rubber company at Chicopee was visited and the making of tires was explained step by step. Lunch was cly Ia nt A night moving pictures were shown on of the. camp.
 In the morning picture was taken ,f the boys at their setting up exer- sises, and Lloyd Vibberts of 1145 Stanley street was unable to heed the ,everal warnings of the photographer not to move so he was sent through a spanking machine" and after that he i vas immovable.
 On Tuesday afternoon tour was' made of the Forbes and Wallace de- ,artment store after lunch which vas given by the management of the tore. At night moving pictures were hown, songs were sung and an ad- lress was delivered by Mir. Clarence ,awhill. The work of the children who at ended the camp began on Tuesday morning all delegates having arrived donday afternoon. Every morning of he camp week classes were held at he new building. Members of these lasses made various articles which ! hey took home with them. Those in he electrical class made electric toast rs. The woodworkers made scooters. iirls were taught basketry making, r ooklng and dressmaking. Practical ( orting. T The New Britain delegates to the