The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-12
BOY scouts CAMP
TCHANOWAP|HA
! IS REGISTRATIONS
Second Period Filled by Bis
marck, Mandan and Other
Regional Places

advanced registrations for camp
Chan Owapi. the Missouri valley area
Boy Scout camp, indicate q large en-
rolment for the summer. Only 40
boys are to be taken during the reg
ular periods and thirty during the
special two-weeks period. At present.
S6 boys are registered for the various
periods. The second period Is now
completely filled. A sincere effort is
being made to make 1t possible for
every Boy Scout In Mandan and Bis
narck to attend the camp.
: The following Mandan boys have
registered for or more camp
periods: Donald Maitland. Douglas
Lang. Carroll Ness. Dick Percy.
Eugene Berry. Edward Toman, Tim
othy Refs. Raymond Blake, Bernard
Toman. Sidney Clarke, Charles Leek-
ley. Raymond Homan, Byron Spiel
man, Sidney B~jorson, Merle Ness,
Raymond Peterson, Raymond Friesz,
Ernest Percy. Francis Taylor. John
Dewey. Robert Larson. Charles Ellis.
Jr.. Billy Ordway. Vernon Homan.
Fred Wiebers. John Biggs, Francis
Hoffman. and Anton De Chaudt.
Many other Mandan boys are cx-
pected to enroll. Any boy twelve
years old or over is welcome to at
tend the camp.
Bismarck boys who arc now regis
tered for camp are: Art Sandin,
Lorin Duemeland, Thomas Dohn,
Maurice Hoskins, Jack McCready,
Jack Humphreys, Donald Bowman,
Clinton Bailey. Russell Arnot, Neil
Croonquist, Walter Ward. Joe Wright,
Billie Culbertson, Thomas Culbertson,
Carroll Baker. Howard Freiss, Bob
Gussner, Lyle brennan, Albert
Thomas, Carl Thomas, Albert Thy
sell. Louis Ahlen. Charles Olmstead,
Robert Stackhouse, Paul Gussncr.
Stanton Roberts. Norman Nelson,
Evan Kennedy. Ben Cave, Melvin
Ruder, Vernon Hedstrom, John
Cameron, Kenneth Joslin, Victor
Carufel, Philip German. Robert Baker,
and Donald Bowman.
Twelve boys o. Hazelton are expect
ing to attend the second camping
period. Six boys of Mercer also are
applying for admission for of the
periods. About fifteen Dickinson boys
are expecting to attend one of the
periods. The council is striving to
reach the 200 mark during the season.
Girls Also Using Camp
At present, the camp is being used
by a group of Is Washburn Girl
Scouts under the leadership of Mrs.
G. A. L.ndell. These girls are en-
joying their visit. rel in the heavy
rain.
Next week. Mrs. Harry Niles, of Bis
lnarck, will take a group Of Bismarck
girls to camp for a week.
During the week of July l to . the
wilton Boy Scouts will make use Of
the camp as q unit.
Camp Chan Owapi will soon become
the center of camping activities III
this center of the state. The name Of
the camp was suggested by George
Will and combines Indian words
meaning Painted Woods. An inter-
esting legend is known about the
painted woods country, which gives
an interesting background to the
camp and its traditions.
The camp will be run , under the
direction of the area scout executive,
w. q. Fulton, who has just returned
from a weeks training at q national
camp directors school at Camp Tom
ava. Minneapolis.
Directing Staff
A. G. Van Wyk. Bismarck, has been
secured as activities director. Mr.
Van Wyk is the assistant coach at
Bismarck High school and has had a
great deal Of experience in working
and playing with boys.
In addition to the two adult pro-
fessional boy workers. four Older boy
scouts will act as Junior officers, so
that there will be q tent leader for
every eight boys In camp. These four
boys have not yet been definitely
chosen but will be picked from the
following: Bad Munger, Lloyd Muir
ply, Robert Edick, Myron Benser, all
Of Bismarck, three Mandan boys, one
HAzelton boy and two Wilton boys,
who have made application for these
positions.
The camp will be under the direct
supervision Of the area camp commit.
tee with r. p. Holman, Mandan. as
chairman, H. o. 6axvik, J. p. Wagner
and one other Mandan man to be
chosen this week.
Any parents interested in receiving
more information concerning the
camp, may get in touch with scout
executives at 12O8-W or 285, Bis
marck: Horaar Drug Co.. Mandan, or
First Guaranty bank, Bismarck. All
applications for admission may be
turned in at these business houses.
No applications can be accepted for
the second period since It is complete.