Show by A 1 ae 0e su CESSFU mr Mrs CATHERINE mrscatherine CONRAD PRREDT ODD I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 associate EDWARDS EDWDS editor 1 ermi arants artnts c marine enrollments for next summers ramps camps are made in march so now row is the time to add up the contributions camp life can make to your childrens children happiness and development trica tkica if camp meant nothing more than a streak mtreak break in the childs regular pre occupa occupy ptons ttons tions eions it would be worthwhile the television set the radio the local movie house all excellent sources of entertainment in themselves but how good it is for a child to get away from them tor for awhile and go where he must help make his own amuse gentl xnentl mentl perhaps friendship heads the list of camp benefits though many jm3ny might put health first lee feeling 1 that friendship doesnt need d a special atmosphere in which to blossom but there is a difference to a child between the school chool or neighborhood pal he has known most of his bit life and the e exciting new friend perhaps one from a strange city he makes in the short space of a summer camp session it gives him confidence in his ability to get along with strangers and even if the summer friendship doesnt last beyond the first few letters of a promised 11f lifelong life e I 1 long on correspondence t these h e s e Q quick u19 eager enthusiasms based usual ayon iyon ly on admiration for a special 51111 are often remembered more sharply and with greater treater pleasure than the accustomed companionship of school mates i the child remembers dick became because he was so good at taking care of the horses and nurses the ambition all the next winter to excel as an animal trainer come another summer another boy may introduce him hin to the delights oi of butterfly hunting another may get him started leading reading the books youve almost given up on and the boxing prowess of still another lad may ma set your son to exercising with wt 1 I a 2 vim you didnt know be e possessed then there are the long campfire talks with councillors and director that open the door to man to man confidences and make it easier for boys to talk later with their own fathers there is the boyhood idealism of which the world is in such crying need which finds easier expression in the halt half dark of the long summer evenings the sympathetic adults who listen to your boys shyly expressed yearnings to be useful and respected when I 1 grow up are trained to guide these impulses into constructive channels sometimes a single talk can be a lifelong felona It beacon then there is the wonderful bus busyness of camp eifel lifet lifel something to comess cgmess do 0 whenever you want to be doing and time to be quiet it if you are the refle reflective c ti t type there are consume consumb consuming ll 11 vprore protects proiects c ei that make a child put his w whole 0 ole self into finishing a float for the camp tearage tearade parade orracticing or practicing an act for the e circus no 0 boredom no what shall 1 do now blues instead feeling helpful cooperative vve important with none of the pressures assures ssures of school scbool but much of frc arc its learning to this happy state the ie i e right camp will lead your child add sunshine and good country air and the increased appreciation ppc fpc tion of home and parents which being away from them often brings about and you have a worthwhile summer a child will never forget |