Every leader, before going to camp, should read some book upon boy life, in order, not only that he may refresh his memory regarding his own boyhood days, but that he may also the more intelligently fit himself for the responsibility of leadership. The following books, or similar ones, may be found in any well-equipped library.
If this book will help some man to be of greater service to boys, as well as to inspire boys to live the noble life which God's great out-of-doors teaches, the author will feel amply repaid for his labor. Boston, Mass., April, 1911.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Boy-Life and Self Government—Fiske. Association Press, $1.00.
Boy-Training—Symposium. Association Press, $1.00.
Youth—Hall. Appleton and Company, $1.50.
Winning the Boy—Merrill. Revell and Company, $0.75.
The Boy Problem—Forbush. Pilgrim Press, $1.00.
Up Though Childhood—Hubbell. Putnam and Company, $1.25.
Growth and Education—Tyler. Houghton, Mifflin Company, $1.50.
SUGGESTIVE ARTICLES ON "CAMPING" IN "ASSOCIATION BOYS";
A Course in Camping—Edgar M. Robinson. Feb., 1902.
The Sanitary Care of a Boys' Camp—Elias G. Brown, M.D.
April and June, 1902.
Seventeen Seasons in One Boys' Camp—G. G. Peck. April. 1902.
Association Boys' Camps—Edgar M. Robinson. June, 1902.
Following Up Camp—Editorial. October, 1902.
What Men Think of Camp—Edgar M. Robinson. June, 1903.
Fun Making at Camp—C.B. Harton. June. 1903.
Educational Possibilities at Camp—F. P. Speare. June, 1903.
Bible Study at Camp—Raymond P. Kaighn. June, 1903.
Simple Remedies at Camp—Elias G. Brown, M.D. June, 1903.
Tuxis System—H.L. Smith. April, 1904.
Life at Camp Dudley—Raymond P. Kaighn. June, 1905.
Life-Saving Crew—F.H.T. Ritchie. June. 1905.
Summer Camps—Frank Streightoff. June, 1905.
Wawayanda Camp—Chas. R. Scott. June. 1907.
Objectives in Camps for Boys—Walter M. Wood. June, 1907.
CHAPTER I THE PURPOSE OF CAMPING
VACATION TIME NEED OF OUTDOOR LIFE PURPOSE OF CAMPING "TOO MUCH HOUSE" A QUERY APOSTLES OF OUTDOOR LIFE HEEDING NATURE'S CALL CHARACTER BUILDING CAMP MOTTOES "ROUGH-HOUSE" CAMPS BOY SCOUTS INFLUENCE OF CAMP LIFE
It is great fun to live in the glorious open air, fragrant with the smell of the woods and flowers; it is fun to swim and fish and hike it over the hills; it is fun to sit about the open fire and spin yarns, or watch in silence the glowing embers; but the greatest fun of all is to win the love and confidence of some boy who has been a trouble to himself and everybody else, and help him to become a man.—H. M. Burr.
The summer time is a period of moral deterioration with most boys. Free from restraint of school and many times of home, boys wander during the vacation time into paths of wrongdoing largely because of a lack of directed play life and a natural outlet for the expenditure of their surplus energy. The vacation problem therefore becomes a serious one for both the boy and his parent. Camping offers a solution.