The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-12
Camping Principal
Activity Of Scouts

The main activity of Boy Scouts
is camping. All of the Scout re-
quirements which a boy must meet
in order to advance in Scouting
are associated with camping.
The regular summer Scout camp
for Scouts is Camp Hahobas. To-
Gated on Hood Canal on the east
SIDE. across the canal from Hoods
port. The camp grounds consist
of 500 acres of forest stretched for
three fourths of mile along Hood
Canal. The original camp was a
gift of Mrs. w. w. Seymour. This
year an additional 100 acres, in
Guiding two fresh water lakes, was
added TO the camp.
Scouts attending Camp Hahobas
make the trip to Hahobas aboard
the Sea Scout ship Outcalt. The
distance from Tacoma to the camp
by water is 125 miles. so Scouts
attending Camp Hahobas get a
cruise of $50 miles as part of
their camping experience. The
transportation to camp is included
in the camp fee. Many Scouts con-
slider the cruise to and from camp
one of the highlights of their
camping experience.
Divided Into Patrols
While in camp, Scouts are divid-
ed into patrols of not more than
eight Scouts each and each patrol
is assigned a cabin. They select
their own patrol leader and through
their patrol leader have voice in
planning the activities of the camp.
Activities at camp usually con-
sist of handicraft projects such as
making pack frames, bows and
arrows, lanyards, belts, necker-
chief slides, canoe paddles, and
other things Of use to Scouts: pio-
neering projects such as construct
ing bridges, leantos or shelters
from native materials, and build
ing fires from friction; swimming
and boating on the canal which is
very popular because of the good
beach and the available boats and
Indian dugouts.
Log rolling is an entertaining
sport which Scouts also enjoy at
Hahobas Hiking to the numerous
lakes nearby and to the Lilliwaup
waterfalls and Cushman power
plant; mountain hiking and climb
ing in the Olympics; sports such
as fishing. indoor baseball, volley
ball. archery. and craftsmanship
are available.
Opportunity to advance in
Scouting by meeting numerous of
the Scout requirement is another
feature, as are cruises to various
points of interest on the canal;
and numerous special activities
such as finding and preparing
without utensils meal from food
stuffs native to the campsite; sig
mailing across the canal with flags,
swim meets. boat races. making
relief maps from the native red
clay from which the camp receives
its name; and other things of in
tereSt IN the Scouts
Leaders All Trained
The activities are directed by
group of competent and trained
leaders under the direction of the
camp director. J. Hurley Hagood,
who is the assistant Scout execu-
tive. Mr.. Hagood has had Is years
Of Scout camp experience. There
is one adult in camp for each 10
boys. and the adults are further
assisted by group of older Scouts
serving as junior leaders.
More than 800 Scouts are ex-
pected to use the facilities at Camp
Hahobas during the summer of
1910. Many of them will be accom-
panied by their Scoutmasters.
The camp will officially open on
July 8 and each Saturday from
then until August II will find a
new group of Scouts entering into
the camp program. A maximum.
at the present time. of so Scouts