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KAMPER KANSAN
Friday, July 26, 1968
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Gripes now seem less important
It does not seem too important any more that co-ed sunbathing is forbidden or all lights have to be out by 10 p.m. Campers have become used to running to their rooms to dry their hands. Some have even furnished their own paper towels.
What about not riding in cars? Many campers will undoubtedly return home more fit than when they left. It was recognized by most campers that this rule was established for the protection of both campers and administration.
Dating non-campers? No one complains about this anymore. It was annoying, but camp lasts only six weeks. That leaves 46 weeks to date non-campers.
Having to wear dresses on Sundays drew many complaints from girls at the beginning of camp. The complaint lessened as campers enjoyed seeing their friends well-dressed.
One complaint, which should possibly be taken under consideration, concerns the director of the camp, Russell L. Wiley. It disturbed some campers that when they would ask Wiley questions he would have to turn to his associates for the answers. The opinion was formed that Wiley himself was only indirectly related to the camp.
The complaint can be answered when one stops to realize that Wiley directs a summer camp of 2100 high school students and that he, like a high school principal, needs advisers to keep him informed of the activities of the seven camp divisions.
There were miscellaneous complaints, such as being forbidden to enter the Trail Room or see "Rosemary's Baby." These complaints blew away in the wind. The Trail Room soon lost its importance. Many campers could wait until they returned home to see "Rosemary's Baby." Those who could not wait probably managed to see it anyway.
Having to wear badges was considered a major issue. Wearing them no longer troubles many campers, although having impostors wear them causes an even larger issue.
So ends the list of trivial complaints which occupy some of the camper's time. Before leaving camp, those young people who felt the rules were unreasonable should place themselves in the administration's position. They should picture themselves responsible for 2,100 people ranging between the ages of 13 and 18.
There might only be five years of difference, but those five years represent many stages in habits, morals, ideals and maturity. It has been pointed out and proven through the actions of some campers that there are those who are not yet responsible for themselves and must therefore have someone else responsible for them.
By now campers are reminiscing about camp. Hopefully, they are thinking about good times, new friends, new outlooks and an invaluable experience in people and education. Perhaps too, the administration of the camp is reminiscing and judging the 1968 camp so they will be able to work with the 1969 campers and take further steps in having a more successful Midwestern Music and Art Camp.
Naked lights mar formal dance
- Naked lights strung across the room.
- No decorations.
- No danceable music.
- Dresses caught in closing bus doors.
These were some of the reasons the camp formal has been called by many campers "the worst activity of the entire six weeks."
It would seem the formal dance would be the one opportunity when the entire camp could be brought together in friendliness and fun, a last chance to get together before going home. Instead, the movies in Murphy Hall and downtown Lawrence seemed to receive a larger percentage of the campers than did the dance.
The ballroom was called by one camper, "a barren, hollow warehouse," because of the lack of decoration and the strings of naked light bulbs strung across the room.
The system of transportation to and from the Kansas Union should also be improved. The bus situation was so bad that some campers were forced to ride standing up. One girl was so unfortunate after the dance was over that her dress was caught by the quickly closing bus doors, leaving part of her dress and her date behind.
to appropriate funds to buy decorations, the Art department could have made decorations, transforming the ballroom into one with a camp "theme."
All of these things contributed to at least some campers attending the dance, the formal was a flop.
The music at the dance should have been coordinated with the musical style of the day by a professional band rather than jazz played by the counselor's Kix band and the Kammer Kix band.
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Let's hope next year's formal is better.
Even if the camp officials did not want
—Sandy Barnett
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