New Britain herald., 1930-07-11
New Britain Campers Average Two Tests Each Boys Are Engaged in Handicraft Work-Staff Defeats Campers in a Baseball Game.

Test passing is proceeding at an unprecedented pace at Camp Kee- mosahbee as the youngsters at the New Britain Scout camp on Crystal pond, Woodstock, fired with ambi- tion right at the start of the season, are working hard through this, the first week, to advance themselves. Campers have passed an average of two tests each, while Herbert Pear son of Troop IT has outshone the rest by fulfilling seven second class Requirements.
 An example of the spirit which is pervading this work was given a few days ago when several boys were passing tracking. The trail was an unusually difficult one, but all fol- lowed it up to the last sign, which was incorrectly placed and which they therefore missed. The camp T- flcials offered to relay this marker properly. have the boys follow it through, and then pass them if they did it in the required time. Every boy refused, preterring to go over a whole new trail and pass the test without such a favor.
 Scouts J. Noxon Howard, Charles Burns, Sherwood Raymond, Arnold Kadu and James Naughton are working on their camping merit badge and spent last night sleeping out across the lake from the main camp, on beds they had made of leaves and branches. McKendree Scott, a Philadelphia youngster who is visiting his uncle, A. H. Scott of this city and who passed his eagle scout work while he lived in Homo lulu, Hawaii, is preparing to win the signalling merit badge, and others are hard at it on other ones.
 Last night a group of more than a dozen boys hiked down to the state forest near Phoenixville to spend the night in the open there and. incidentally, to pass their IA mile hike requirements. The bedding and food were taken down in auto mobiles and the boys followed un- der the supervision of two older scouts. Douglas De Mers of Kensing- ton and Wafter Zuk of this city.
 Handicraft Work Proceeds
 Archery and beadwork have been begun, with other branches of handi- craft to be added in the early future. when the boys will take up leather work, woodcarving, and the making of Indian headdresses. The junior campers will begin next week on the fr,,h u-it1 their own tests. and it is possible that this movement may be formally inaugur- ated in this city in the fall. The younger boys. too, are doing their share Of handicraft work. Randall Gnpatric and Gordon Raymond are making bows for archery.
 Merwin Wellins, a former scout, is In charge of campfire programs this year and has put on some fine ones. On the first night of camp an In dian ceremony was held, with the embers from last years final fire be- ing used to start this years first one. Alfred Rapp of the South Congrega- ton church has volunteered to aid in outdoor chapel services on Sundays. Last Sunday James s. Beach, assist ant camp director, and William H. Day led a service for the Protestant boys while the Catholics went to mass in a nearby town.
 On Wednesday afternoon Ray Hall and Hollis DOC" Glow, assistant di- rectors, were the hares in an eight mile hare and hound chase over the countryside, and the boys yesterday were still bit stiff from the run.
 Staff Wins at Baseball
 But not stiff enough to prevent the playing of a baseball game. The staff