New Britain herald., 1927-06-11
HAzEN BOYS CAMP
 IRREGULAR PLACE
''Eats' and Plenty Of Fun Two
 Principal High Spots

tlOn. ENerybCdy SolilS io Hd'e
 goo1 time. Perhaps they don't know
 lust where but that doesn't make
 much difference as long as they
 have some fun.
 There are some in this group that
 are known as the "early bird type.
 They're going to have a good tune
 too, only they have gone a step
 further they have the location all
 picked out. Where? Well this par
 ticuIar bunch referred to are the
 bows who have already signed up 10
 SO to Camp Hazen for two weeks or
 more this summer.
 Camp Hagen is one ot these ideal
 vacation spots" that one reads about in ines, attractive looking booklets.
 You know the kind you get absolute
 iy free, by clipping a coupon ana sending twenty five cents Tn stamps.
 You send for it one year, ana you get a booklet every year the rest ol VOLT natural life. The only dltier- ence between Camp Hazen and these other. places is that Hazen is just as the booklet describes 1t.
 Hazen is run by the state '. M. c. A, for boys between II and IS years of age. The camp Is not re- stricted to 'Y' members but Will al- tow any normally developed boy be- tween those ages to attend. boys who are 10 years old may go if they have an older brother who is there also.
 The camp is situated on the shore of Cedar Lake which is located near the town of Chester.
 The camp property includes bo
 ,crcs of farm and wood land and has a quarter mile frontage on the lake. While the boys are down there they sleep in tent houses. These are SO constructed that they keep out bad weather, and let in the mosqul- toes. The floors and roofs Of inc houses are made of wood. the sides gre of canvas, so that the boys can keep dry in the wettest of weather.
 In pleasant weather the canvas sides can be rolled up. which makes sleeping comfortable even in the warmest weather and lets the mos 1uitoes out. Speaking of mosquitoes, they are about as plentiful as the allisators in the lake. One of those subjects mot worth writing home about" .
 Tn each tent house there are seven boys and leader. The leaders TOT the most part are mature college men, There are in all 25 tent houses which are arranged fin semi-circle around the campus. The campus is 1 large one, and it is there where all l the baseball group games and atm lc.ic activities are enjoyed. There | are also tennis and hand ball courts !! which the boys make great use of.
 The dining hall, the one place where every camper can be located [ at least three times day, is near | the lake It is a large hall, and | there are S4 windows around the i side walls, These assure comfortable i eating quarters at all times. There are two kinds of weather at camp vet and dry. In dry weather the windows are all opened, and il is made like an outdoor dining hall. In wet weather they are closed, giv- ing sort of gold fish bowl effect. only the water is on the outside.
 The dining hall is used for other purposes too social events, religious meetings and educational talks take place. But nevertheless, time has
 l. fn large crowd is 10 mention food.
 Then there is the infirmary q , nice little place as infirmaries go. If is a cottage where any boy Wlth :. a cold or who is slightly sick may | he segregated But who wants 10 De when they're on their va cation: Most of the boys find they haven't time to be sick anyway. However if boy does get sick he ran go over and pay visit 10 DOC Carey who holds sway there. Doe was in Yale 1927. and as the saving goes He knows his instruments.
 The lodg,, so called, is really the camp library. bank and store. The bank is similar to all other banks, hat is you have to put some money in before you can take any out. so he boys are expected to deposlt ( their spending money there when [ they arrive at camp. 4 close check IS kept OH the money, to prevent loss and unwise spending.
 At the store, which ls open an hour after dinner, boy can buy stationery, stamps. postal cards, and a Limited amount of good candy. That is. boy can buy enough candy to satisfy his sweet tooth, and /, still it keeps the infirmary from be- , ing over crowded.
 Hagen has the same effect on boys appetite that any out door nv ing does. After two days at camp he ran hear the sweet music Of the "chow" call two miles away. A var : jed and well balanced menu is pro- : yided in a well equipped kitchen, by capable chefs. The vegetables are raised on the camp farm or are ( bought at farms nearby. The fruits F | nd meats which are used at the camp are purchased at New Haven z and Boston markets. The boys like : quality, but what they demand is quantity. They get both. Gastrono- ! mically speaking, the camp Is sue cess.
 The camp program is varied and includes all types of activities. Dur | ng the day there are athletic events, H rhich include group games, base | Jall and inter-tent competitions, q noticeable thing about all activities [ tt the camp is that with the eXcep- II ion of visitors, there are very few I spectators. All the campers are C Irged to take part in all the goings h Jn. Il
 Aquatics also plays a big part in he progra ms. Swimming and diving