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20 WILMETTE LIFE August 2. 1929 BOY SC.O .U T NEWS of the NORTH SHORE TROOPS A ttgul4r feature page preptired each week by membtr· of the Boy Scout Preaa club, North Shore Area Council Cat!lP Visitor .Gives Impressions Gained From 3-Day Sojourn F11r the last three days I have been \' i!- it i11 K a t Cam p ~ f a- Ka-.] a-\Van , t h ~ llt.' \\' Hoy Scout camp for the north !-l}()rt·. Thr lncation is ideal for the pmp<l~t.· as it is locatrd in a beautiful fmest of birch and pine with a mirrorlike lakt.· em the property. It is so )Peate<! that sirangers seldom find it, ~·t:t the ramp is IWt hard to reach with a car. The~· have J(>() acres and access to thousands of acr~s of timber lands tu roam or make overnight hikes. Enough c.tlliWt he said in praise of tht· officer!- in charge, .\1r. l~vbolt and his assistant. .\lr. J\tc.\lanu-s. Thev are careful to thl' extreme, which i.s a good fault \'hen one takes into considt:ration that Wl' place our boys in tht.'lr rharge for twn wtek. or more. Thl' .!-wimming is safn than any public hatlnng ht·ach. as l.'Vt.'f\' kw minutes all !'-wimmcrs arc chl'~kcd and the "Huddy" ~ysttm is used, which no doubt \'OU know is used in all Bov ~cout camps at pn·se nt. .Thert.· is a full~· <.'quipped hospital w1th a physician in charge at all tim~· s ~o there is no dangt·r from that score: Tht ft.)()() i!'- well prepared atHl vcrv · tasty . The huy s sure lick it up ancl coml' hark fClr more . There is all th<.· pun: pa~tt:urizcd milk the h11y s can drink. · The ramp as a whole is a wondn ful success. \'o petty quarrels. the boys an· . ~ati~.tied and too husy doing wortlnrhd<.· th1ngs. That is what im Jlrt!SSl' d me more than any one thin~; the b(\ys arc hu~y at all times and if a !>oy i!- hu~y ht· is happ~· . ·,H~t hu~y domg <!rugcry tasks I i kl' "I~. P .." fn-r t h c r e i ~ P.a id h e Ip t u at tl' n d t l 1 t h a t du.ty, hut t ht·y an· .hu!-y making suml'thing :u.HI working tn attain hig-hl'r honon. Ill ~C.:llUting. These men are gi,·ing <·nr l·\lys int<.'IISi\'l' training in the most \\Prthwhilt.· things in thl' 'Yt~rld-ck.111 thinking, acting, and hnng.-J I. :\ . ~t<lrms. Scouts Become G.ood Swimmers F·ourth Camp Period Uncertain; Scouts Slow to Register 11 King on Trial at Camp on Charge of Insanity I.., he rr:ti'y ~ Or is he just lazv and !-ant·:- Some fiity lnyal subject; support hi~ majt· st~ · . thL· Pill' and nnh· l{(l!H: rt J. \\'ilkim l applause or applr·!'-<lllCt l in hi~ sanity. On the nther hand t\\u and (llll'-half sr11rt.· nf the 1\,l) ~!Ji , ;rks oppu~t.· him on t.'\' t'J"\" side. Thth. Thur~da~· :11 Camp ~ia-Ka J a - \\·a n "' it 11 o ~ L' cl t h e s r c Ill' o f e x c i t elllt.'llt rL ~u ltant 11i :\hy:-; :;in i:t's rult:r. as hv · ttlt tnl'cl thn ltlgh the cutnnwn iahhn in rr11<k ia:-hi1111. I lis majl'st;· is arc u . . tll lllL'd 1t1 being in an dt' Yatnl pn:-it i' 1 " lit nally :tnd tigurativeh·. and ~o t:Ll.: v hi.:. lllt:tl :-. aho\·L · tlw rt;llllll·"l Jll'nplt: eithn 1H1 thl' mantle the office partiti1111. 11r \\ !t:tt h:t\'L' '111/. 11craldtd h:\.. a t rlllllJ!l' t. ht· i:- grLTtcd by t.·qually dtndcd chn·r:- and jL·ers. Ilis yalet. :\h·i n \\ '. nartllllklllt'\\'. jll'ritlrlllS ,lq thl' Jlt·tty duti" . . 11i attL'Iltiun ;l!Jd ~l' r\· iu . lie kad . . the rtl\·al t1 1a~ t and t1111ig-ht i11 th" ~"'urtn··~~nl tilt faithful suhjl·rt- in t rail \\ill <ldL·nd their king a g a i 11 ~ t a II t ilL· ' 11 h I a 11 g !J t ~ o i t h 11 ~ l' d i.., I< 1y a I 1 'Ill'.., 1111( k r r nmm a 11 <I n f t h L' arrh \ ill:tin. l\11h . \n~pa r h . Tht· attllrtJl·\· i11r thl' <kiL·n-.L·. J) ll n ~linor nf tht· l'niJ·Jlc\\a-.. \\ill . . tri\·t· tu di-.pron all claim-. t1 1 IIi ~ llighnl':--< in~anit\·. The lHlN:ru ting attttfllty will Le Go~- ~f on day of this week found only ti ftern applications in the counciJ headqt;arters for the fourth period of caml)· 'l'hr bulletin sent out some time ago stated that this fourth period ·w ould he contingent upon r eceiving sixty applications. The main reaso n for having a inurth ptriod is so that Scouts who a:e attendi.ng summer school could ;n·ail themsclYe s of the upportui1ity of attending our new council camp thi s ye<tr, so if therr arc any Scouts wh o intend tll go and who hav e not ~e1~t in their applications. they arc asked to clo !'-n at once and bring the rcgi!:-trations up to the required sixty applicatio'lls or th ere will be some disap1 pointed boys . Fathtrs of Scouts are also iin'ited to spend some time at Cam) ~1 a-KaJa-\\'an during this fo urth peri od, or ior the whole period if they can. The cost fnr fathers is $18 for the period. plus transportation-for Scout., th e \\'att·r front actn' ltll'S arf' prominent in the program at Camp ~fa-Ka same as other periods. The fourth Ja - \\'an. \rherc many north shore Scouts arc enjoying the .summer season. period is from August 16 to :n. Regi sEnry Scout learns to swim and ev<:ry precaution is taken to insure his trations must be mailed or pho~1ed into ~afcty while in the \\·atcr. Aho\·c is a seen~ at camp. the council headquarters 21 Ko. Sheridan. Highland Park, not later than A\.1gust 3. Phone Highland Park 2431. Campfire Sessions Held I A GLIMPSE OF CAMP LIFE Essential to Camp Life . Troop 12 o! \\'ilm.ette is enjoying mp . . . , . (amp .\fa-Ka-Ja-\\ an immensely. Troop 2 Reports Ca. )'.\'l'lllng camp ftrr at Camp ~la-ka S\\· immin~ and hiking ha,·e dra\\·n matlY Life Just About 0. K. .la-\\'an is ont· of the most keenly boys to these activities. They arc now TIH· campers of Troop 2 ha,·c spent anticipated acti,·ities on the days' protrying tn pn \'C that the "Crazy King a nry satisfactory period at Camp gram. Campfire programs generally of :\hn sinia" is crazv. Hobert \\'il- 1f a-Ka- J a- \\"an. There were eight ~t art at ~ o'clock and la~t until 9. The kins is~ the in sane king. The Pioneer- boys under the leadership of Karl D. prog-rams \rhich iurnish sll · much en- ing cia . s is l~uilding a ience around King. Jr.. assistant Scoutmaster. In joymcnt tn the entin· camp member- the waterfront and are having a hard ;)ne tent were Gordon Cut ler, Donald ship are altnnatdy held pn a camp I ~ime. The :\atur~· crait class is lay- focppen, Edwin Andre\\'s, and \ ' ernon and trunp basis. 111g a nature trad under the super- Brown; and in the other tent were Brooks, Rill Youngqui st. \\'hen held hy tht' troop, the ca mp - visio n of Rob King. Can.lp 4 h~s ju ·; t Stephen firl' is ordinarily in the arra used by rctumed froi:l an O\'ern.l.ght h1ke to Howard Fogg, and Ed ~fee. Four Junior officers, also from Trooo the trOL)P as its camp . \\'hen held hy ai~cl frnm r""!\ Lake s. \\I S., about tc.n the <.: ntire camp. under camp leader - ~lll.lrs a:vay . ~.ue~day nur C~nq> 3 ts 2. at camp for the \rholc summer ha~l ship, the campfire is sometimes in the .tl~o golllg tu 1 " '111 Lake~. 1 he trees thc.ir tent next to ours in Camp Ko. -l. mess hall. '"here there i. a large tire- arOtJIH~ the camp are mostly hirche \\'lllch we shared with Troop 23 of place. and on t1ther LKCasiuns it is he!J ancl. Pllll'S and are \Try prl'tty . The Glencoe. These boys were Rob King. on Campfire Point in front nf the mrs :\ fi:hin .l! has hel'n fine. Troop 12 ha s nature instructor, Harold Spinney inst rue tor'; Jim ihke·r: hall. where the bluff dropping Dff to seven ht;ys at camp ~ncl. ar. e ttnckr the campcraf t the lake forms a natmal amphitheatre. leader ship of ~lr. \\ llklll s. l)tlr Sc()ttt- ln~gler , and J oh~1 Brenner, boatman. llere a fireplart· has ht·en built h,· t IH' m~strr.- Troop Rrportc r. I larry H. fhc campers m each of the four boys . · ~f tiWr. separate camps chose names for their ----------------------·------ ~roups. The name \\'hich we all cho:; e Stunts prl' ~ l'ntnl during tht· cY~.'for llUr Camp -l was Camp Shawnee. uing's cntertainmt·nt are made ltp of DEDICATION DAY Fin· Tenderf ect. Ed ~f l'C. Ho"·anl almPst anything imaginable . On nne Fogg, Yernon Brown, Ed Andrew". ThL· 11cw council camp 1(\cated occasion each t WL1p will prt.s ent a and Don Toeppen \\'On their Sccon ~l ntar Elcho, \\'is., will he formalh· stunt. On a not hl'r occasion their pcr C.lass. rank at camp: Rill Youngqui .'t dedicated ~aturday. :\ ugust 3. Th-t' iPrmanre must lH· in .the mu~ical lillL'. In~ Fm:t Class rank. and Gordon Cutclt<Ecatory exercises '"ill he held at :\nothc-r night will find the officer. pcrler and Steve Brooks .both won thn.·P X o\·lnrk in t'he morning at the iorming \ritll :--ung ' and danrl'. Sturil's merit badges each. camp in order to permit the incnma~·~ ahtwst always in Prder and n1any I ing and nutgl)ing groups of campers After Camp ~la-Ka-Ja - \\'an had its dlfferl'nt tYpts art' tnld. En·ry Scout chapter of the Order of the :\rrow to be there, a s this daY marks the "'lw rl't ur-ns from camp brings \\·itlt installed a number of campers were him happy nH·mories of these campltrt.' I ciDse of the St'rond ses~ ion ancl the taken into its member s hip. Among prL)grams \\'ht·n Ill· sat with his buddi~..·s 1 opc11ing of the third for the scas,111. ;~~HI t· njn~· cd the dTnrb of his ~-l)m.ra(k I :\II pa rcn t s and i ric nds o£ Scouts these new mc·m hers \\'ere four from arc im·ited and u-rged to attend. Troop 2.. nam.cly Karl D. King. Jr., (,unpers, or when he <\ddcd l11s btt to Harold 1·.. Snmney, Jr.. Gordon Cutmah· tht· prngram sm:rt· s~ful.-Llnnll The camping committee. of which C. .-\. St ,e elc of Glencoe is chair\\ ' ightman. · ler. Steve Drooks, and a fifth \\·as ------------------------ man. will have charge of the pro - Rob \\.ilkins a former member of our gran~. Parents and friends arc illtroop hut now Assistant Scoutmast~r don Cutler. True. the anti- Rm·alists of Tro(·P 12. · are strong, hut. long live the -King~ \·itcd to stay for lunch at1d in spect the camp. Any further informatin11 Troop 2 arlded anoth r troplnshield :\ nd this my folk~ is just a scene from "'!\f." t hl' g;une "ThL· Crazy King of Ah\'sc:-~n he secured by phoning the coun- lw winning the Ma-Ka- Ja- \i\' . · .. · ril headquarters at Highland Park It's a great camp and all of us there ~1111a a:-; p 1 an·cl at thr : H a-Ka-Ja2431. thi. year had a .~:?;reat time.~SteYe \\'an Camp.-Don :Uinor. , 1 ---------------~ Brooks, Troop 2. \Vilmette. I - I ... an