The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-06
GIRL SCOUTS OPEN CAMP NEXT MONTH";
Miss Weber Again
 Heads Personnel;
 Many Improvements
Water System Considered One of Best in State Troop Plan With Patrol System to Operation al
 Recreation Areas Starting July 6

The Waterbury Council of Girl Scouts, Inc, will open its camp on Wednesday, July 9th. Miss Edna w. Weber, local director of the Waterbury council will havo charge of camp with a well trained and carefully chosen group of counsel ors who will direct the girls in their various activities. The camp will be run on the troop plan with the patrol system. Girls will live in four troop units, accord ing to age with senior counselor in charge of each group assisted by junior counselors. In the youngest group--children ten and eleven years of age--thcre will be one junior counselor for every five girls.
 The rules of the camp are the Girl Scout laws with such addi- tional regulations as are necessary to insure the safety of the camp- CTS.
 A trained nurse will supervise the activities of the campers, be- ing guided by the health certifi- cate required of each Girl Scout when she arrives at camp. Miss Mary Van File, former Maine state supervisor of the New England di- vision of the American Red Cross will hold the position of camp purse for the summer of 1882. No girl will be allowed to take part in camp activities until the nurse has apprcaved her health certifi- cate.
 Adequate wholesome food will be served under the supervision of Mrs Ada Toomey who will return this year for her third summer. Mrs Toomey has had excellent ex- perience fin cooking for large groups of girls having been com nected with St Margarets school for girls, Middlebury, Conn, for several years.
 A balanced diet is furnished and relatives and friends are requested not to send food or sweets to the campers.
 The water system, which pro- vides water for all purposes, has been installed by the best water supply engineers in the state. With frequent laboratory tests in addi- ton, safe drinking water is as- sured. The camp provides spien- did facilities for swimming with particular attention to beginners. This summer the swimming pool has been cleaned out thoroughly and lined with three feet of sand; q beach has also been constructed aronnd the entire pool. Miss Sylvia Meyer, physical education instructor, Philadelphia, Pa, q graduate of Philadelphia normal school and Temple university, will have charge of swimming Miss Meyer is an American Red Cross lifo saving instructor and examiner. Her assistant, Miss Irene Winger graduate of New Britain normal school, is senior life saver. A corps of Junior Red Cross life sav- CTS is on guard during swimming periods. Swimming has definite place in the program and under no circumstances is there swim ming except in the presence of the swim ming counselors.
 Instruction in rowing and canoe- ing is given and much time is de- voted to nature lore, handicraft, and camp craft. Miss Etta Bnvicr of Troop No 2, Waterbury, Conn, will conduct the nature classes. Plans are now being made for camp nature museum. In con- nection with nature study girls will also be instructed in making bird houses, feeding stations, etc.
 Miss Miriam Hodges of Wnter- bury, Conn, student in arts and crafts course, Skidmore college will