The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-29
Registration Is
Already Well Past
Last Years High
Sepunllum Opens Officially July Enrolment Now
Going on at Scout eadquarters--Special Buses
to Take Boys to Camp

morning that groups go to camp.
Provision is made for the use of
a waiting room where Scouts may
place their luggage, as well as to
wait until the time for the buses
to leave.
There are some instances where
parents find 1t necessary to take
the Scouts camp luggage by auto
to the place where the buses
leave from.
In this case parents will find 1t
convenient to max the luggage for
identification, and take it directly
to the waiting room provided at the
Connecticut Company offices. and
then the Scout can make sure that
his belongings go to camp with
him.
when Scouts are returning from
camp by buss, they will also be
discharged at the same place. And
II 1t Is necessary for baggage to
be picked up later. Scouts will
find it convenient to leave it there
for q short period until they can
arrange for It's removal to their
home.
Court of Honor and Reviewing
board of the Waterbury Council
Boy Scouts will be continued
through out the summer months
as usual. This was announced by
Herbert S. Root, chairman of the
Court of Honor, and Harrison S.
Allen, chairman of the Reviewing
Board through the Boy Scout Of
fees.
The Court of Honor sessions will
be held on the following dates:
July 18th and 26th; August eth
and 23rd, at the council offices at
1880 p. m.
The reviewing board will be held
on the following dates: July 9Th
and 10th; August 2, 9Th. Walter
P. Green, will serve as acting
chairman of the board in the alb
sence of Mr. Allen, who will be a
way for the summer.
During the period that Camp
Sephunkum is in session from July
18th to August 9th, special weekly
sessions will be held at the camp
for the convenience of Scouts at
tending.
This program will insure every
Scout that desires to continue to
advance in Scout rank, an oppor-
tunity to do so with out delay, in
view of the fact that during the
vacation and camping season many
Scouts find that they have more
time to devote to test preparation.
Eight Boy Scouts from troop rs,
of the American Legion have been
spending the greater part of this
week at Camp Morris Buck, with
their scoutmaster, Gray Butler.
They have been the guests of
Director Kenneth Killer, and James
Oracle the assistant director.
These Scouts under the super
vision of their scoutmaster have
~ Scout Is Helpful" but lending
a hand in chink-up the cracks be-
TWEEN the logs in the log shelters
which are used by the Scouts.
This thinking is done with a CO.
permanent job, and one that the
squirrels will not pull out to build
their nests Of, as they do fiber
oakum formerly used.
Chinking shelter cracks is not
all that these Scouts are do
ing. They are cooking their own
meals, boating, swimming, and
learning to care for themselves in
the great-out-doors.
They're having lots of fun which
is indicated by letter received
from one of the happy campers,
by one of the home -stayers in
Waterbury, which reads as follows:
Dear Homestayers:
Monday night, Director ken"
Killer and his hefty campers at
the Waterbury Council Boy Scout
weekend camp at Hitchcock Lake
sailed forth in quest Of some of
those well-known, but rarely seem
half animal, half-bird denizens Of
the woods known to campers as
"snipes."
In case you're never seen one,
watch for a small reptile about ten
inches long, sleek as a weasel, and
wearing a frowsy red comb about
midway between his beak and the
part in his hair.
Our campers, in two parties,
armed with clubs, bags, and we'll
filled lanterns, entered the woods
about dusk. Soon the snipes were
heard, here, there and everywhere
They seemed to b climbing trees.
scoting under logs and lily pads
and whatnot.
The heaters beat, and so did
hearts, until suddenly an jiffy
every boy was at his post
around the den. One click
ed the tones-because you know,
snipes are intensely curious and
have an ear for music; another held
the bag, while two comrades stood
intensely by. armed with appraised,
two inch, five foot clubs.
Then, all at once something
whistled through the dim light and
between the hunters legs, past the
opening Of the bags. Wow! what a
snipe; black as jet, bristling name,
white stripes and all. And, Oh! OH!
there goes the last of the oil, boys.
Too bad =. And say, where are
we?
Here's hoping that we have bet
ter luck next time. We will IL
some Of you home-steyers come out
and Joined US.
Well its off to bed. as we have
day of fun an adventure before
us for tomorrow.
Hoping that you are the same,
CAPPY HAMPERS,
at Camp Morris Buck.