The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-15

terbury Council at Mt Tom, which
opened last Wednesday for the
Scouts has been giving the camp
ers a real lively and enjoyable
week.
Sixty scouts arrived early We'd
nesday morning, to find the camp
and the staff of leaders ready to
receive. them, and help them In
every way possible to have the best
summer in camp that they ever
had. The general routine of regis
tering through the camp head
quarters. and receiving their medi-
cal check up was soon out of the
way, and the scouts were then
priviledged to select the divisional
camp that they desired to make
their home as we'll as the tent
group with which they were to
associate, and camp with while at
Sepunkum.
Tent leaders were selected by
the campers for each tent group,
and 1t was not long before every
camper was farely we'll acquaint-
ed, and ready to enter actively in
to the daily schedule Of activities
They got ready for their first swim
at camp. and 1t was not long be-
fore every camper had his swim
ming check placed on the check
board, buddies selected. each
camper tested out for his ability
to swim to determine what swim
ming area he might be eligible for.
and then the big splash began. A
thorough testing out Of all campers
proved that there was not a nom
swimmer In the group. SO the be-
ginners area was empty. However,
every other area, including tine
swimmers and advanced swim
mer's area was well occupied. the
Waterfront activities are under the
supervision of Franklin Read, d.
rector. and Robert Walker, assist
ant director.
For the first day, boating and
canoeing was a pastime until time
for evening colors, except during
the regular swimming period: IN
the forenoon, while in the after
noon there were boat races between
camp divisions, and canoe races.
Camp Hillside won the boat race,
and camp Lookout won the canoe
race.
Camp Sepunkum and its CAMP
ers were the hosts to the New
Milford Lions Club, for the after
noon and evening, also on We'd
nesday.
The New Milford Lions Club IL
sponsor OF Troop of Scouts In
New Milford and there are twenty
one scouts from that community
the camp this week, This
troop Is occupying Camp Lookout
for THAR afav in CannD.
Members of the New Milford
Lions Club who were present at
the camp on Wednesday afternoon
and evening are Gilbert j. Will
liams, scoutmaster of the troop
and J. s.. Adds, Edward Leaven-
worth, II. J. Hunt. George Warner,
w. s. Martin, Kenneth Taylor. Ed
ward Plumb, H. ID. Pulver, Elmer
william Sholtze,
Marinis Van Kleef, Fred Woodford.
Paul Richmond, Irving Reece.
Paul Barton. Henry Bryant. ana
George 8. Green.
The club played a series Of vol
ley ball games. as well as witness,
ing the boat and canoe races. ana
the evening fun pro-
gram, which was put on by differ
ent campers.
Thursday morning the camp was
ready for another days activities,
which in addition to the daily
schedule included finishing up OF
the scouts on their swimmers
tests, and canoe tests and a base
ball game In the afternoon. be-
tween Camp Original and Camp
Hillside, with Original winning by
a margin Of to IA.
Scouts who have qualified for
their canoe tests are Charles Day
ton. George Bolan, Curtis Aldrich,
Eric. Brown, Charles Edwards.
John Scully, Edward Hall, Robert
Bray. Robert Knibioe. Claude Par
ton, John Bishop, Ralph Armbru-
ter, Lawrence Shea. Guy Hogarth,
Robert Tracy, william Gilbert. Eu-
gene Wilson. and Edward Chat
field.
4 Scouts who have qualified for
their SO yard test in swimming are
John Bishop, Eugene Wilson, ROD
ert Jones, Charles Dayton. Guy
Hogarth, Robert Bray, Edward
Chatfield. Wayne Medlicott. Clay
ton Smith. Ralph Armbruster'
Robert Shea, Jack Cornwell, Rod
ert Van valkenburgh, Robert
Knibloe, Russell Reed, Edwara
Hall Robert Ditmars, Fred
schulze, william Piegler. Arthur
Schiller.
In the evening Camp HILLSIDE
had charge of the evening run
program In the Recreational CABIN.
The program consisted Of two short
dramatized sklts. songs ana reao.
ings. The program was directea
by John Sherwood. assisted by Ken
meth Morris.
Canoe and boat racing has cap.
tured the interest OF the scouts ~
Camp scpunkum this week, ana
promises TO be a general feature