That they shall report at the end of each season the exact condition of the supplies and make provision for the safekeeping of same for future seasons, or return same.
Medicine chests must be returned.
Instructors will be sent to the various camps, at the discretion of headquarters, whenever possible. All expenses, traveling, board, etc., but not services, must be covered by the camps.
Examination questions will be found in our book, "Instruction on Subjects for Examination for Membership." If desired, camp officials can make examinations more rigid than outlined by us.
Examination papers furnished on request.
The above information was furnished by K. F. Mehrtens, Assistant
Secretary, United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps, 63-65 Park Row, New
York City.
Training Course
Efficient life saving comes from thorough experience and training, not from a theory. These subjects for instruction may be taught preparatory to the summer camp, as well as during the camping season.
Swimming to include straight-away, swimming with clothes on, floating, diving, fetching: strokes—perfect breast stroke, side stroke, overhead stroke, crawl stroke.
Rescue Methods to include rescuing a supposedly drowning person. Use of life saving apparatus.