The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-23
Camp Will
Open June %
Full Attendance Expected for First Week-Athletc
Fields in Shape

July comes during the first week
and IN busy and happy day.
"The Parade OF the Horribles"
starts at Q .. m. Championship In
all track and field events, SWIM
ming, boxing, canoeing and boating
keep the campers busy. There will
DO fireworks at night.
Clubs Big Feature
Each camp has It's nature pro.
gram, one OF tho most popular
clubs zach year. Tho woods, lake,
animals, flowers, birds, rocks, ana
the open heavens are studied under
the direction Of Morris Paine OF
Dartmouth college and Carl u.
Berry Of Cornell. Howard Worth
OF the University OF Michigan d.
reefs oil craft work. He II q
leather expert and teaches the boys
TO make lanyards, purses, billfolds,
axe and knife sheath9, fnoccasins,
otc. Fiber roping ID popular. Boys
turn out foot stools, brushes OF all
kinds and many other useful ar
ticies in the club. Bird houses oi
all sorts are constructed under the
| direction OF Robert Mosely. Basket
weaving for young boys In one OF
the busy clubs In which all sizes
shapes and styles OF baskets are
skillfully made.
\ Benches In the woods, arches
rustic bridges are made by senior
campers who leave lasting testi-
monials as o result OF work In the
Camp Craft club.
The first aid Instructor In BUD
Davis, camp health supervisor,
Practical course for boys OF all
camps In treatment, bandaging and
emergency relief.
Classes In Red Cross life saving
advanced and beginners swimming
canoeing and boating are held
every day.
Local Camp Sets Pace
This year for the first time the
Y camp will take eight.year old
boys. The most experienced coun-
sellers on the staff will DO in charge
OF tho three tents Of the junior
section will be turned over to
these youngsters. This resolution
was accepted by tho X. M. G. A.
camp committee because OF the
countless demands made by par
ents.
town IL q leader In the heid OF
program by tents. In the old days
| OF early camping organization
camps did everything by depart
mcnts. All activities during the
day were mass activities. Boys
were divided according to sizes "a
they were lined up for athletics.
Teams were chosen without regard
to tho tents boys occupied or what
they were to do the rest Of the day,
Boys Busy with Their Tents
Parents are much more enthu-
siastic as are the boys, about the
plan now In operation at the Wa
terbury Y camp. From early morn
ing until taps boys enter various
kinds Of programs and activities
by tents with their own tent lead
or. Tents prepare their stunts for
stunt nights. Tents have their
own camp fire circles and 80 to
them to cook some Of their meals
or 10 sleep out overnight. No
| longer 40 or SO boys leave camp
| for an overnight hike. Overnight
hike groups are now made up Of
| tents moving out by Themselves
with their own tent leader. Tents
prepare their stunts for stunt
nigilts. Tents sign up for fishing
trips for athletic competition with
other tents and 30 on through the
day.
Break Up Tent Lines This. Year
The policy for the coming year
includes q still more radical de-
| parture as an experiment. Be-
iieving that boys when they first
started to camp in twos and threes
before the DAYS OF organised camp
/ ing liked to pick their own camp
site and build their own camp. the
Y camp Is now going 10 break its
straight line of tents ana allow the
boys to move out.
TENTS may be located in the
woods within certain areas In odd