The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-07-01
CAMP Chan OWAPI
CLOSES FIRST WEEK
With MANY HONORS
Bismarck andan Lions Clubs
Sponsor Second Week Of
Scouts; Picnic Sunday

various honOrS and camp awards
were announced and presented to the
winners by w. G. Fulton, scout ex-
ecutive. and A. C. Van Wyk, camp
director, at a Chan Owapi campfire,
Wildwood lake, Monday evening.
This campfire program closed the
first week of Chan Owapi.
The 81 scouts closed their campfire
by singing the Chan Owapi song and
giving the Chan Owapi yell. They
broke camp this morning to make
way for 30 more Missouri valley
scouts, mostly from Bismarck and
Hazelton.
The camp senior officers for the
period were A. G. Van Wyk, w. G.
Fulton, J.. R. Kirby, Waldo Ellick-
son, and Robert Byrne. The junior
officers are Donald Fulton, Melvin
Munger, Robert Edick, Kenneth JOS
lin and Myron Benser. Marianne
Fulton served as camp nurse for a
period remarkably free from any
sickness or many cuts and bruises.
Mrs. j. w. Burch was the cook who
gave the boys three squares a day.
The period starting today is spon-
sored by the Bismarck andan Lions
clubs. which will be at camp next
Sunday. July G., for a picnic cele-
bration.
Good Campers Awards
The camp council decided the fol-
lowing awards:
To those scouts who did everything
that was expected of them as good
campers. the numerals 1880 we're
awarded: Those receiving numerals
were Billie Culbertson, Ralph Ward,
John Wilkinson, Everett Herbert,
L.a-ucn Weber. Orville Holton, Rob-
ert O'Brien, Leonard Norling, Dave
Vogel, Frances Geierman, Jack Stat
terry, Walter Zimmerman, John Wal
lace. Garvin Croonquist, Richard
Shafer, Donald Erickson, Joe Harri-
son, Donald Carlson, James Ryder,
Edgar Rosen, Spencer Overholser, and
Donald Nabseth.
Those who were chosen as honor
campers for the period we're: Melvin
Ruder, Robert ,Gussner, Howard
Byrne, Lynn Byrne, .Delain Ward,
Billie McClelland, Homer Corwin,
Ralph Lewis, Charles Starbuck, Buddy
Preston, Thomas Dohn, Walter Ulmer,
Hans Thoresen, George Shafer, Carl
Saldin.
The scouts and scout leaders who
were elected to the highest honor that
can be attained at Chan Owapi-the
Order of the Arrow-were sent on
their ordeals and successfully fulfilled
all of the requirements for member
ship in this national scout camp fra
ternity. Those elected yer Charles
Shearn, Houston Galyen, Joe Wright,
Carroll Baker, Walter Ward, Joe r.
Kirby, Waldo Ellickson, Russell Sax
vik and Irwin Frost.
Best All-Around Camper
The members of the Order of the
Arrow already elected and present at
camp were the camp officers, A. G.
Van Wyk, w. G.. Fulton, Bud Munger,
Myron Benser. Kenneth Joslin, DON
aid Fulton, and Robert Edick. Gin
ton Bailey, a third-year camper, also
is a veteran member of the order.
The best all-around camper of the
period was chosen to be Charles
Shearn Of Troop 2, Bismarck. Rus
sell Saxvik of Troop S. Bismarck, and
Irwin Frost, lone scout of Raleigh,
were close seconds in the voting.
Charles was presented with (. flash
light from the @. B. and r.
The Agha Dinee patrol won the pa
troll contest conducted during the
week, with a total of 456 points.
Charles Shearn is the patrol leader
and the members of the winning pa
troll are Joe Wright, Melvin Ruder,
Carroll Baker, Walter Ward and HUI
ston Galyen.
> The Oyster patrol was second in
this contest with 307 points. Russell
Saxvik is the patrol leader. The
Apaches, led by Delain Ward, won
third honors with $50 points. The
Beaver patrol, led by Thomas Dohn,
won fourth honors, with 104 points.
Walter Ward won the largest number
of individual honors, with 100 to his
credit for the week.
Handicraft Honprs
The winning Agha Dinees were re-.
warded for their efforts by receiving
a real watermelon from GuSSner's.
The Oyster patrol won the largest
number of table inspections and were
presented with a box of HersheyS
from Gamble Robinson company.
Russell Saxvi:e, Hans Thoresen, WAL
ter Ulmer, Richard Shafer, George
Shafer, Donald Erickson, Joe Harri-
son, Waldo Ellickson and Homer Cor
win sat at this table.
The best handicraft project was
decided to be a leather belt made by
Carl Saldin, of Coleharbor. He is to
receive a scout jackknife from French
and WEIGH. There were about 20
articles in this exhibit, all made In
the new handicraft lodge presented
by the Capital laundry.
Other Prize Winners
Walter Ward received a harmonica
from Dahners-Tav as the best
campfire entertainer during the Pc
riod.
The champion ak thrower was
chosen to be Joe Wright, who stuck
% out of Is throws.
Russell Saxvik won the archery
contest. with 116 points, and Walter
Ward was second with So.
The camp patrol boat race was won
by the Beaver patrol with Thomas
Dohn, John Wallace and Jimmie NC
Conkey rowing. The Thunder pa
troll, Howard and Lynn Byrne and
Robert Gussner, was a close second.
The camp goat, who is chosen as
the most willing and most imposed-on
worker of the period. was Ralph
Lewis, of Washburn, a lone scout.
The officers Of the day for the week
were Clinton Bailey, Charles Shearn,
Russell Saxvik, Huston Galyen, Hans
Thoresen, Carroll Baker and Howard
Byrne.
The best campers for each day were
Charles Shearn, Robert GusSner,
Irwin Frost, Ralph Lewis, Walter
Ward, Russell Saxvik and Joe Wright.
Swimming awards were presented
by Joe Kirby and A. c. Van Wyk.