Friday, July 26, 1963
Kansan Camp News
Page 7
Camp Recreational Facilities Provide Choice of Activities
By Tim Richardson
Recreation facilities at the Midwestern Music and Art Camp have provided a wide choice of athletic and social activities.
"We have tried to provide the campers with a variety of programs to fit the varied interests that the
'Sadie Hawkinses' Give Boys a Break
By Susan Jones
The annual "Sadie Hawkins Dance" at the Midwestern Music and Art Camp was held Saturday night, July 6.
For this dance, the girls asked the boys, called for them at Templin Hall after presenting their I.D. cards, and escorted the boys to Lewis Hall for the dance.
A DANCE BAND composed of campers and led by counselor Pat Munoz played for the first segment of the dance. After the intermission, records provided the music.
At intermission, junior high and senior high campers competed for the most original costume. Gerald M. Carney presented the junior high awards. Dick Wilson and Jackie Hams were named the best costumed couple. Alyse Stuart and Jack Turdony were named best costumed boy and girl. Carney then gave special consideration to C. Herbert Duncan's children, for their costumes.
COMMANDER CHARLES Brendler awarded Marilyn Lippold and Bill Burrows best costumed couple, as Ziegfield and his Folly, Kenneth Heath, dressed as a woman, was given his prize by Russell Wiley, Toni Thompson, Chris Ragdsale, and Midge Payne, dressed as maids, were named best costumed girls.
In the senior high division, there was a various array of unusual costumes. Campers appeared in Lil' Abner dress, as westerners, as colonial figures, as Arabs, and as Scotsmen.
The highlight of the dance was the skit presented by the counselors. The name of the presentation was "Camalot" and the setting was at the camp.
As the curtain goes up, it is June 23, 1963, and the first day of Midwestern Music and Art Camp. The heroin, Maud, played by Judy Nelson, entered singing about leaving home and the prospects of camp life The hero, Tommy, played by Dor Grant, was introduced to Maud and they began their friendship.
THE NEXT DAY the group of campers found Tommy and Maud in the cafeteria. The group discovered that they didn't like the food, and they joined in song about the food and the cook.
The next scene of the drama showed all the boys in Tremblin Hall rushing outside. Someone had sounded the fire alarm, and supervisor Mr. Neaderhiser was trapped on the 7th floor. The alarm was false, and soon the pranksters were reprimanded. Their punishment was cleaning the grounds around the dormitory while the counselors serenaded them.
THE COUNSELORS sang a song about the eight divisions of the camp, and a good-bye song in honor of the women's supervisor.
Soon it was the end of camp and time for the final band concert. The marching band, Spirit of '63, played a march, directed by Duncan.
Tommy and Maud parted, but the friendship was ended when Tommy couldn't remember Maud's name.
The play ended with a finale of "There's No Business Like Camp Business" sung by a chorus line of male counselors.
After the skit the campers continued dancing.
Tommy Clarkson served as master of ceremonies for the dance. He gave monologues and humorous jokes during the evening.
THE WORDS to all the songs were written by counselors Don Grant and John Taddiken.
COUNSELORS that judged the costume were Jan Campbell, Judy Nelson, Susan Sexton, Tom Shelby, Bill Toatson, Helen Thiele, and Sandy Stucky.
campers have," said Darell Nelson recreation director of the camp.
The more special types of recreation included one moonlight swim at the Holiday Park Swim Club, a new swimming pool located just outside of Lawrence. The second moonlight swim was canceled. Counselors provided a skit at the swim.
Also included in the special types were the outdoor movies held on the basketball courts on Templein Hall. The movies were both educational and entertaining. They featured Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Walt Disney, Walter Cronkite, Gary Cooper and others.
Dancing was also a big recreational feature starting with the Get-Acquainted Dance at the end of the first week of camp.
The third week of camp the annual Sadie Hawkins Dance was held. At this affair the campers came dressed as anybody or anything that they wished. A prize was awarded the best costume. All dances were held in Lewis Hall.
At the end of the fifth weeks the big Formal Dance was held. A queen and a king were selected among the campers and were crowned at the dance. At this affair, the campers were permitted to invite non-campers with their parents' permission.
In addition to these major activities a bowling league was set up within the dormitories. The league was allowed a special night each week at the Student Union to bowl. Also tennis and ping-pong tournaments were set up.
These were the organized sports; however, facilities were available for other activities also Basketball, softball and volleyball equipment was provided at the dorms. Students could also swim in Robinson Gym from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
In addition to this each wing in both dormitories selected a social chairman to arrange parties and social activities with other wings.
"We think that the kids have enjoyed the program this summer and we hope that in the future we will be able to offer even a bigger recreational program for them during the camp," said Nelson.
World Traveler At Summer Camp
Rv Kent Mairs
In getting acquainted at camp, many times one of the first questions asked was, "Where are you from?" One member of the bunch continuously brought about incredulous looks. He is or rather was from London, England. Mike Ayer's last home address was 97 Northend House, Fitz-James Avenue, London, W. 14, England.
Mike is an American citizen. His life of travel has been instigated by his father, Capt. W. H. Ayer, who is director of logistics for the United States Navy in Europe.
During his life Mike has lived in many places that are heard of only in geography books by most people of his age. Some of the countries that he has called home are Peru, Ecuador, Belgium, Germany, Luxemburg, France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Holland and England. He and his parents are separated by quite some distance. His mother is in the London home, while Mike is in the states, and his father is on business in Italy and Greece. Mike plans to rejoin them in the fall when they too will return to the U.S. to live in Norfolk, Virginia.
Last year Mike attended the U.S.A.F. high school in London, Central High. He was a sophomore. His record there left little to be desired. He participated in football, track, and basketball and lettered in tennis. His grades were tops in his class.
When asked what he thought of being back in the United States he replied, "It's good to be back in the states. It's wonderful to be where you can see the horizon, which you can't do in London." Evidently his life of travel has had little effect on him. He said, "I've been conditioned to moving around so much that it really doesn't bother me when we move any more."
Mike's attention was focused on the Midwestern Music and Art Camp by his Chemistry teacher in London.
"VOLLEYBALL, ANYONE?"—Two science students forget about relativity for a while as they enjoy an exciting match of brawns in a
game of volleyball. From left to right are, Steve Genden and Lyn Osborn.
'Fulltime Summer Mothers' See Vacation Roll By As Counselors
At the Midwestern Music and Art Camp, a group of individuals stand out from all the rest. They are not officially campers. They are persons of little rest, constant vigilance, and inexhaustible patience and self control.
Theirs is a life of unrest and trying circumstances. They are counselors.
IN THE CAMP there were twenty-six female and twenty male counselors plus three male switchboard operators, all of which live in the dormitories with the campers.
Their job was to keep an atmosphere of order. They were also, many times, looked up to by the campers as someone to take their problems to.
When asked what his job consisted of one counselor stated, "My job is being a fulltime mother for six weeks. I talk to kids that are some-sick. Other kids who never look at the printed schedules depend on me to know what time anything is going to happen.
"THEER IS ALWAYS someone who leaves their key in the room when they lock it to leave, so I have to unlock their room for them."
The counselors are chosen from nearly a hundred applicants, who are interviewed by the camp director, Russell Wiley. In return for their services, the counselors are given room and board for six weeks. They need not have any specific majors to become a counselor, the only requirement being that they
have finished their freshman year at the University of Kansas.
"It's great," "I love it," "It's lots of fun." "Yes, I like counseling." These were the remarks of some girl counselors when asked if they liked their counseling job. Evidently, most of them did.
The counselors, who were here one week before the campers, will be leaving one week after the campers leave. They will move down to second floor for their remaining week.
THOUGH THEIR JOB is enforcing rules set down by the camp supervisors many of the counselors contess that they hate to tell people what to do. Others, however, enjoy their right of power. They assign extra duties, and give lengthy talks but, generally, counselors are nice people and deserve the respect and admiration of everyone connected with them.
The majority of the counselors attend summer session classes. It is not required of them, but summer school is the reason that most of them stay.
WHEN ASKED what their dislikes were, various answers came. One girl disliked her 7 a.m. class. Others just disliked the early hours. One reply was, "I don't find enough time to study."
Another said you can't ever just leave and do something. Everything has to be planned and there is little independence.
The things the counselors liked
Formal Climaxes Social Life
By Marcia Bruce
As a climax to the Midwestern Music and Art Camp's parties and affairs, a formal dance was held Saturday night, July 20, at 8 p.m., at Lewis Hall.
The major event of the evening was the coronation of Scott McBride, Grand Forks, N.D., and Sara Lederman, Brooklyn, N.Y., as king and queen of the 1963 camp. Scott participated in the art division while attending camp and Sara was in the science division.
EACH of the candidates walked down an aisle, formed by the campers, after the 1962 queen, Kathy McKee, and her escort, Roger Rundel. The candidates for queen were Sammie Thompson, Sue Solomon, Chris Ragsdale, Janie Houseman, Jean Barnes, Jennifer Nilsson, Cheris Gray, Chris Pederson, Sara Leder-
man, and Mariory Stark.
King candidates were Mike Shaw, Bucky Walters, Kent Mairs, Scott McBride, Rex Spease, Royce Weedn, Jim Medlock, and John Ottis.
Russell Wiley, camp director, announced the king and queen who the campers had elected by voting the day before. After the crowning there was a snowball dance which the king and queen led. The dance was held in their honor.
PROVIDING the dance music for the evening was Gary Claxton's Band replacing Fat's Dance Band. Records were also played.
Refreshments of punch and cookies were served by the counselors, who also decorated the cafeteria with thrones for the king and queen in front of a backdrop of red and blue streamers.
The dance ended at 11:30 p.m.
about their jobs were meeting new girls, being around people, and one girl replied, "It's nice to be on the other side of things and have the authority for once." One also said that summer school would be boring if all there was to do was study. Most of the girls will be junior or seniors in college next year. For some, it was their second year of counseling.
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THEIR DUTIES consisted of waking campers in the morning, checking rooms, locking doors, going to parties, being at outside events, going to floor meetings, and many other things.
Some of the problems the counselors had were girls not wanting to go to bed, trying to make the girls be quiet at 10 p.m., rooms that weren't cleaned in the morning, getting kids up early, and trying to find things for some of the girls to do. One counselor said that one of her problems was "Trying to convince people she was a counselor and not a camper."
Some of the counselors got disgusted at times with the girls, the hours, and the little time they had but, generally, most of them enjoyed their job.
Birthdays Shared
Many of the students attending the music and art camo this summer have missed out on the "hush-hush" air that comes along about the week before their birthday.
Yes, many of the campers have missed their birthdays at home but it has been fun for many of them. Some parents have come up and brought a birthday cake and it was shared with the rest of the floor.
On many occasions, a surprise party was planned for the camper. The whole wing chipped in a dime or whatever money they had left from some other entertainment and a sake was ordered and punch made.
These surprise affairs turned out fairly successful. The person involved was so surprised that when he finally recovers, he went into another state of shock after finding out that his cake had been eaten and not even a rose bud of the cake decoration left.
Everyone up here wishes that it were his birthday too when he notices the stack of mail on his roommate's desk, and he has not received any on that particular day. Maybe it was because the roommate's mail crowded out his even smallest letter.
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