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ALTERS
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tribe" Both "tribes" dress as Indi.
ans and compete in such fialc
events as the 200 yard relay, the
100 yard dash, volleyball and other
activities.
AS final event Friday night and
the long awaited camp banquet
rolls around. All the campers come
dressed to kill" to eat, sing, listen
to short talks by officials and enjoy
an evening of entertainment. One
highlight of the banquet is a
''toast" to the camp. The toast is
additionally made with glass of
milk.
After the banquet the campers
get good nights sleep and pre-
pare for the journey home on Sat
urday.
The camp is owned by the federal
government and is under the d.
rection of Dare County. A county
organization known as Roanoke Is
land Camps Inc. leases the site to
the All club. The entire operation
is a $4,000 per year non-profit
undertaking which costs the county
nothing and provides an opportun-
ity for a weeks camping for All
members at an exceptionally low
cost.
Club members can spend a week
at the camp for only S14.0O, a low
sum for a weeks vacation. This
amount includes food, lodging,
handicraft materials, and insur-
ance. At the same time the camp
provides an ideal advertising agent
for Dare County. Many of the club
members return home with tales
of excitment and good times in
Dare and influence their parents
and friends to visit the Dare beach
area on their vacation.
Mr.. Cayton, commenting on the
advantages of the camp this week,
said, GAIL of our programs are
planned and carried out by the
campers. This is great help in
developing leadership and coopera-
ton. Many of the younger campers
come here with a slight feeling of
self consciousness and unsureness.
This training gives them poise and
confidence as well as leadership
abilities.
sin addition, it has been my ex-
perience as a teacher that some kids
are not as good in academic sub
jects as others. These students have
need to excel and to be recog-
nized( Handicraft programs are
one way of helping them excel.
This fills a need and makes them
develop leadership and confidence.
This carries over, often, into other
fields. In my opinion, the All is
far superior to any youth group
organization I've ever seem"
The local All camp has on it's
staff, in addition to Cayt3n, seven
other counselors. All are college
students who have been in All work
for some time. The entire staff pro-
vides a total of 48 years of All
experience from which to draw adj
vice for the campers. In addition
one adult for each 20 campers
usually accompanies the county
groups.
In the regular staff are outstand-
ing All members who have excell-
ed in club work. Various members
of the staff have a collected total
of 40 awards ranging from Nation
al and state awards to district and
| county medals.
Three members of the staff are
members of the All Honor Club
an organization which chooses its
members on a state level for out
standing All work. To be selected
for membership is an outstanding
honor.
Students counselors represent
State College, The University OF
North Carolina, Peace College, an6
Hardbarker Business College.
In addition to study and recrea-
ton, campers are guided in religi-
Gus matters and are encouraged tC
plan vespers programs on thei,
ows. Mr.. Cayton noted, "The Al
phases good deal of emphasis or
religion and spiritual values. Yet
it is not 'finger-in-nose', preach.
ing kind of emphasis. but is more
of thought program. Young peo-
pie are encouraged to choose theil
own subject for discussion at grouI
meetings and conferences"
| At the end of a day of classes
the camp supervisor is still ener
getic and optimistic about tht
camp. He hopes to see many new
areas of study and recreation add
ed to the present facilities in thu
future. Among those he mentionet
are shell collecting, sailing, ans
archery.
However, he added that fund
would have to be provided befor,
on,, ~ fhaaas atfractiona cos,l1 n,