The Archive · 1937

Much Thought on Camp Problems

Realizing the responsibility placed upon themselves, the Foreign YMCA, and the persons delegated io run camp Tsingtao, have worked each year for improvements to make each hew camp season better than the last. Nothing is perfect and there Is always room for improvements. Camp prob-Toms are faced with the utmost frankness and a great deal of thought is spent In how best to serve the coming generation of young men of this, city, Throughout the year plans for the summer camp are-made, The Committee responsible for "Camp Teinglao began working for the 1097 genson in February—one half year before camp commencement, Their Jabours have not been in vain, Camp Tsingtao 1997 promises to be the best yot, better than 1030 a that year was hotier than the years previous, What has made Camp Tsingtao successful and popular is its policy of drawing the best out of each in-@ividual boy. The careful selection of a roup of senior men who valued 44 boy'e personality rather than a bein dogmas to be forced upon those under their care, The development of all round nativities in sports, athletics, swimming and boating, the love of nature, the value of friend: hips, emotional outlets in dramatics, Singing and handierat's, and the in-sullling of higher valuey'into the lives the boys, No botlor evidence of the success of Camp Tsingtao can be had than the desire of the boys to return to camp year efter year, and the faith of their parents in the benefits of summer spent there. No difficulty is ever experienced in recruiting the required number of campers, and long before enrolment is open a berth at Camp Tsingtao ts tentatively booked campers of past seasons and new

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