Show u. u Th The e Aurora A Borealis Borea I is T j Jo L J OFFICIAL CAMP CAM P NEWS VS COMPANY NUMBER 2910 if Moon Lake Camp F 37 On The Little Yellowstone stone S l. l t Edited r e B Bj Stephen Zaccaria F Inspection Captain Vernon Peterson former form form- t er cr commanding officer of Co Co 1315 1 ant and Lt Hartzell from Fort Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las visited the Moon Lake Camp Saturday August on a tour of inspection Captain expressed himself as well pleased with the conditions of the camp The inspecting inspecting inspecting in in- in- in party left for Ft Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las Sunday noon c C c c Educational A diesel class 14 under the direction direction direction dir dir- of Lt Glass on Sunda Sunday last journeyed to the Moon Lake reclamation reclamation reclamation re re- project to better acquaint acquaint acquaint ac ac- quaint the class on the installation installation installation tion and operation of large diesel engines Two large diesels ins install installed all all- ed at the project are used to furI furnish fur fur- I nish fish electric power and compressed compressed compressed com com- pressed air The class was very verJ interested and asked s vernl gl questions of Mr McCann who is in charge of r tt the power plant and machine shop This trip has made the diesel students students students stu stu- dents become bettt better r acquainted with diesel engines and should prove to be a great help to them along with their studies The educational department at atthe atthe atthe the Moon Lake Camp wishes to express its appreciation to the staff in charge at the reclamation project for the support given the class during their tour c C c Religious Services Ser Captains Bennion and Curtis Chap Res visited the Moon Lake Lalee Camp last Tuesday to perform religious re re- re- re services A fine musical program was arranged by Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain Bennion It included several numbers by Adolph Hoesch a duet by Tom Galloway and Robert Geh- Geh Gehring Gehring ring and a trio consisting of Carlyle Carlyle Carlyle Car- Car lyle Baker Alex Simmons and Boyd Lewis Le concluded the musical program Captain Curtis led the entire group in a few well known songs Immediately after the program a astill astill astill still picture show of the winter camps and the projects that were u underway derway during that time was shown Captains Bennion and Curtis Curtis Cur Cur- Us left the following morning to i visit other camps It is hoped that I they will wm again in the near future c C c Fishing Trout fishing is s one of the most popular diversions among the enrollees enrollees enrollees en- en at the Moon Lake Camp On each evening and week ends large numbers of the enrollees may be he seen whipping the stream with their fishing lines Some have managed to catch some nice specimens It is a fairly good pro pro pro- fit to the cook or to the person who manages to collect the 10 iC per cent spilt for preparing the thc delicious big follows fellows c C c Moon 1 I Lake Camp CampMany CampMany CampMany Many people who held by the fetters of toil toU find it impossible to visit with us have requested that we submit a few interesting facts concerning ning the districts district's most outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing camp Outstanding m my Y inform me is the correct word The Moon Lake Camp stands out as markedly as os the frozen toe on a ten day corpse reposing in inthe inthe inthe the upper reaches of the artic artie and has been equally as noticeable to the dozen or more intrepid explorers explorers explorers ex ex- ex- ex who have ventured within our reach during the past twelve months Reposing silently amidst the quakes of quaking aspen ospen and I Ithe the hoots of hoot owls o approximately approximately I one hundred miles from the disturbing railroad one is able to successfully encompass undisturbed ed the complete correspondence course when course when correspondence hap hap- pens through through of of somnambulism The he approach to the camp Is quite unique As if to prepare one forthe for forlie forthe the lie natural atmosphere upon arrival arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival one is directed when journeying journeying journeying jour jour- along a thirty odd mile stretch of diversion and happy Interest No one travels alone The p passenger enger or passengers ers and the driver bet bel small wagers wagers wagers wag wag- ers that they will swill ot or will not snag the next rock These rocks being placed six inches apart in every direction prevents the party going stale road Having completed the crushing exercise we now approach approach ap ap- ap- ap the south portal to the vista of beautiful camp Here is a trees rees and again to the north east west and obliquely from these these- directions three more vistas One realizes they are trees because during August th they y are arc in leaf But one is apt to question the philosophy contained in the song concerning TREES due probably to the oddness of the Uie architecture Nevertheless seeing is believing September the 1st marks marIes the beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning of our great consolation and of our eleven month northern night It is iz then that we realize the pangs of jealousy rampant inthe in inthe inthe the breasts of Admiral Byrd and his company down here in his Ii southern Little America as he visualizes visualizes visualizes vis vis- vis- vis us in our northern one Even at this time we may riot pot 1 rest undisturbed d for it is written that last winter two gentlemen gentlemen- a Major Blanks and Captain Swift I I ventured near our igloos and we weare weare weare are Informed that to one of these gentlemen is attributed that historical historical historical his his- saga saga Ur I came I saw and andI I beat it it dour But being informed as to the true reason of the o of this famous dome consolation en- en indeed indeed and it made us all quite Science The latest contribution to science science sd- sd ence erce was the placing upon upon the sacrificial alter of Smithy's beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- raven locks It was sad news news for some lengthy time a scientific Into our hearts and joy was again restored There has been unhappy to hear of the shearing of this famous Walt like pompa- pompa dIscussion in circles as to the habits and antics of the flea flea there have been two leading schools of thought One contended that the flea was a natural terra firma pedestrian the other school conjectured that the flea family traveled much as our monkey friends swinging themselves from branch to branch of the upper growths This latter school thanks to our friends friend's hair forfeiture seem to have won the the- contest It was pointed out upon close study of what was revealed to the naked eye following the work of the scythe that no self-respecting self flea by the fumes of modern modem hair oil would dare vent venture re by foot across that rocky and cavernous prairie Of course the former school jealously ballyhooed ballyhooed bally bally- this theory placing their argument on ice to the tune this was no ordinary skull But people of more charitable natures with a downcast slant of the eyes reinforced reinforced reinforced rein rein- forced by an unusual and mighty stretch of the imagination insist insisted i insisted insist insist- ed it was almost normal However However However How How- ever following a series of tum- tum ballots It was drafted on the records that the the- friend of the elephant is and always will be kin kinto kinto to the ape family c C c The Walls Valis of Jericho The writer accepts with an extremely extremely extremely ex ex- small grain of salt the report report report re re- re- re port that a certain voluptuously dimensioned of the kitchen kitch kitch- en when journeying toward the bathhouse placed one foot where nothing ever was thereby unceremoniously unceremoniously unceremoniously placing his larger di dimension dimension dimension di- di hurriedly on the corner of the recreation hall At this moment moment moment mo mo- ment it is reported Polly had just shot a touch of English on the one ball when to the surprise of everybody everybody everybody ev ev- ev- ev present the entire coterie of fifteen spheres pleasantly travelled travelled trav trav- elIed to the northeast corner pock pock- et We Ve personally do not credit this malicious tale and take great pleasure in herein offering a public public public pub pub- lic expression to that effect c C c English Probably the most alarming amusement amusement amusement am am- to be nervously enjoyed is is the usual though unusual trip- trip staged nightly by Smith Chamberlain and Keller It is not an unpleasant thought that when one feels the urge to reach Breach reach within the radio and arid place ones one's well manicured fingers around around around ar ar- ar- ar the alleged vocal cords of the nations nation's most adorable crooners crooners croon croon- ers ens that these hese three gentlemen tare are are mechanizing within their domes means definitely sanguine whereby this trinity may be be- bere reduced reduced reduced re re- re- re to unity One enjoys during dUling these unquiet moments the sublime sublime sublime sub sub- lime though pathetically helpless attempts at unsocial yet moderately moderately moderately known language One somehow somehow somehow some some- how recalls the decadent and the glorious days when the salt spray timorously carresse l the lips of the cabin boy studying his primer aboard the lugger s Maying B beneath beneath beneath be be- neath the feet of Harry Barry Morgan and his friendly Yet there is something lacking possibly I say Hay this because I re le recall recall re- re call as a boy placing placing placing ing my foot in the path of thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- flushed Liverpool longshoreman long long- horeman It was then I actually heard the entire rainbow of our enchanting tongue However the boys are doing splendid Come up and listen in |