Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-04

TO summer camp!
Camping is fun. You have long
friends, or you get chance to make
a lot Of new ones. You live in the
great outdoors, getting close to ma
ture, thunderstorms, garter snakes,
poison ivy and mosquito bites. You
get your fill of swimming and other
sports. And you return home after
a couple Of weeks, sporting a finer
tan, a tougher torso, and a sun
nier disposition.
Successful camping starts before
you ever set foot on the shore of
good old Lake INTERCHANGEABLE
Most organized camps will furnish
you with list of things to take,
If you're smart, you'll read the list
carefully, and follow its suggestions
If it says you'll need two double
blankets, don't try to squeeze by
with one. It's no fun to freeze, and
your terminates won't care to have
you crawling in with them on
narrow cot at 3 am.
Here Are Some
Things to Take.
Whether they're on the list or
not here are articles you won't want
to be without at any camp: Flash
light, camera, strong walking shoes,
sneakers, fountain pen and sta
tionery. Other handy items are
sewing kit, extra shoe laces, field
glasses, adhesive tape for mending
tears in clothing, a compass,
vacuum bottle, playing cards and
other games.
OF course, you'll take your SWIM
ming suit. tennis racket and other
sports gear. A first-aid kit may be
useful, although organized camps
will have nurse or councillor to
look after cuts, bruises and stomach
aches.
You may have your choice of tent
or roommates or you may bunk with
somebody you've never seen before.
In the latter case, break out your
best brand of friendliness. Be easy
to know and easy to get along with.
If your terminate turns out to be
your idea of dud make the best
of 1t. Camps are for fun. not for
feuds. If you show a sincere desire
to be friendly, most fellows and girls
will meet you more than half way.
The considerate camper knows
that the leaders or councillors have
a job on their hands and does his
or her utmost to cooperate with
them He realizes that rules have
been made for his welfare and that
of his fellow campers. who play the
game as 1t was meant to be played
not with the small minority of
troublemakers who grouse and NUT
ter and stage petty rebellions.
Watch Your
Sports Conduct.
Camp will give you a first class
opportunity to show how fine
sportsman or sportswoman you are
in all kinds of competition. Often
the campers are divided into teams
which battle each other in various
sports and contests throughout the
camping period In these games
you'll be hard. clean player. a
generous winner and a good loser.
You'll do your best for your team,
tent or group and not just play to
the grandstand.
If you have daily tent inspection,
you'll help keep your tent scrupu-
lousy clean, not making your team
mates suffer dement's because of
your carelessness. When stunts are
staged around the campfire, you'll
enter into the spirit of the occasion.
You'll forget your shyness and take
an active part in the making.
You won't try to appear blase. pre-
tending that the whole thing is too,
too silly.
In short, if you're a real camper,
you'll be good sport in everything,
taking minor misfortunes with
grin and shrug, joining light
and enthusiastically in
every activity. You'll put every
thing you've got into camp, and, as