The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-23
'NITGEDAYGET',
FEMINIST YOUTH
CAMP OF N. Y.
Days Are Given to Play
and Training


Member Of the City Executive Com
mittee, Junior Section Of N. Y,
and Secretary Of the feminist
Youth Camp, Group 2.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-For the first
time in America Communist chill
dren's camp has been established
the feminist Youth Camp at Camp
Nitgedayget. 1t is camp for work
ing class children. 1t is necessary
that the children of the working class
be brought up under proper sur
roundings that they should not grow
up in ignorance but that they shall
become class conscious fighters and
leaders in building up working class
movement and finally in establishing
a working class government.
For these reasons our camp has
been established. 1t is a great aid to
us in organizing the working class
children. We are given mental and
physical training there so that when
we grow up we should be- strong and
trained fighters for thes oppressed
masses and that we should be able to
carry on as we ought to the struggle
Of the workers children right here
today.
Every year hundreds Of children
are sent away to the boy and girl
scout camps. There they are given
patriotic training so that when these
ignorant children grow up they will
make good soldiers and fight for the
interests of the capitalists.
On the other hand, we have the
feminist Youth Camp. We, too, have
exercises and drills but with one
! view in mind-to produce fighters for
the working class and the working
class children and not to protect and
fight for a leisure class.
The two foundations of the camp
are discipline and cooperation. We
have Communist discipline that must
be carried out at the camp. The dis
ciplnie is not made for the good of
few comrades but for the welfare of
the camp as whole. In order to have
a successful camp we must cooperate
with each other. 1t is often necessary
that one individual should sacrifice
something for the good of the camp.
If We cooperate and carry out dis
cipline, the camp runs smoothly and
everything is fine.
/ Sauna Of rtfr ocffxvsft1c
meetings, swimming, games and dis
cushions Every day council (Soviet)
meetings are held to discuss the plans
for the day which must be carried
out. We also have discussions each
day on topics that will give us a
deeper and clearer understanding of
the class struggle existing today.
By our songs, cheers, and enter.
tainments we have interested parents
and children and in this way we have
added new members to our lists. The
days pass so swiftly at the camp be-
cause we are occupied all day in
working and playing together with Our
comrades that when the time comes to
leaVe the camp a pail of sorrow is
thrown over the once merry faces of
the Juniors. How we dread to leave
the camp where we have enjoyed
working and playing with our com.
rades.
During the vacation at the camp
each comrade has been drawn into
activity and a real fighting Commun-
list spirit awakened in each individual.
When we return to the city we begin
to take our Junior work more serious
ly and become more active because
Of the deep influence the camp has
had upon each comrade.
Forward all together shoulder to
shoulder towards a feminist Youth
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