https://www.kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/4678707a9e5497b8f6252f7e43efe354.pdf 2edb2f8c0347fb48a9d770a67fa33e74 PDF Text Text cout C a m p Memories Deserve a M e ri t Badge OMEHOW THE TRE S the lake as wide a Camp Cu rrie r Eudora, Mis nor a list was posted with eac h Scout's duties . ear The adult leaders, meanwhile s., as they we , bad put up 7 when the ir tents and bad a I looked at them thr oug h eye pot of coffee bubbling s tha t we re 33 on a pro years you nge r and a lot mo pane stove. That's privileg being seen for the first tim re things were When Daniel...BQQIL and Dave e for you . Crockett e. stalked these Southe rn woo The Boy Scout camp had ope ds, neitli~et..r~r---"4 ned in the mid the m bad 1940s and Troop 79 from the Bethel Grove stalwarts a propane stove. No sir. When tho se community had been hauled wanted a fire, the n did way in an open trl}ck for down the high- much like the Scouts - with flinit pretty a week or so of ten der and t broken branches from dead, steel, outdoor living. AP R trees. 2 1 fQ.Q f Shoot, I'll bet if ol' Davey But to the 20 or so Boy Scouts or Dan and the two Webelos from Cub fr<ttfff roop 83 popped open a Coleman stove, stru ck iel had a sul fur Scout P:.ick 83 match on the ·who were at Camp Cu rrie seat of the ir buckskins r recently, the trees and lake for a camporee up, any lur kin g Indians would hav and lit large as ever, no ma tter bowprobably were as ered. The adult leaders did n't eve e snickto me. Broader vistas had n't the camp looked coffee grounds into cold water the n dump n throw in yet shr unk the ir egg shells world . after it started boi grounds. Nope. They used somling to settle the A camporee is where Scouts e kin and compete in suc h things get together prepackaged coffee that comes in d of fancy, little bags. as kno t tyin g, When nig ht compass reading, camp makin and.JQ.. forth, the kitGhen . Whcame the adults did rou h it in end ing with a large Bon ile the-main dis o fire induction of selected Scouts ceremony and was cooking, one culinarily inclinespa ghetti into d gentlethe Ord er of ma n scooped out a sha the Arrow. llo ground, dumped in a bag w hol e in the of MY CONTRIBUTION to the while the charcoal was get charcoal, and ting ready, broke cess was to provide transpo weekend's suc- out a Dutch ove two Webelos - sor t of sen rtation for the gob of ins tan t n. Another adult made up a and stay out of the way. ior Cub Scouts - were one boxbiscuit dough. The proportions of mix wit Staying out of the way was eas how much water, milk, egghs guesstimates of y. The Sco uts went one way. I went the oth needed to make a dough. and whatever is tive dir t road. The road ender, along a primiHE LINED the Dutch oven wit led to the lake. The lake did ed at a path tha t h the dough, remembered it. Maybe it isnn't look the way I dumped in an institutional-size can lake. Th ere were no boats, 't even the same · es, sugar to taste - about five of peachtrees or standing one-leggedno her ons in the handfuls - and a pound of butter.or double no distance tha t needed expin the shallows, he tossed clumps of dough, slapped Into tha t on the lid and buried the whole thin Gone, too, were the screenloring. g in the glowing ed cot tag es in cha rco which we stayed. The Boy al. When we adults went to slee have done away with perScouts, I learned, p tha t nig ht, manent sleeping we had qua rter s in favor of tents. Cam to sleep on our backs becaus p Cu e our rrie r is no tum mie longer used for week-long campouts - just cobble s were too full of Dutch oven peach weekenders. r washed down with camp coffee. Six of us ate the whole thing. When camp was set up, the adu lt lea der s While a lot of thin gs about turn ed the operation over to Camp Cu rrie r the patrol lead~rs. Lea der shi p dev elo pm ent has always have changed, the one constant is the boys. Oh, some of them had hai r a !>een a key point of scouting, little longer tha n and tha t has n't we wore :hanged. ours. when we were the ir age . And the shoes are different. While Quickly and efficiently the we wore stu rdy pat rol lea der s lea the r·oxfords, or high-top black 1utlined where the ir charge and white hei r tents and wit hin minutes were to pitch ten nis shoes, today's lads wear joggin s g shoes the gre en two- or those ankle-h !lan ten ts were stra igh t and igh hiking shoes. tau t. The lea ves The re are some oth er changes, nd wood debris were swept ooking pits to reduce the haz away from the sics haven't changed, and perhapbut the bas tha t atard of fire, and tests to the ir value. ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Camp Currier Description An account of the resource This collections contains pictures and documents relating to the Chickasaw Council's camp in Eudora, Mississippi. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document cout Camp Memories Deserve a Merit Badge SOMEHOW THE TRE nor the lake as wide a Camp Currier ear Eudora, Miss., as they we 7 when I looked at them through eyes that were 33 years younger and a lot more things were being seen for the first time. The Boy Scout camp had opened in the mid- 1940s and Troop 79 from the Bethel Grove community had been hauled down the highway in an open trl}ck for a week or so of outdoor living. APR 2 1 fQ.Qf But to the 20 or so Boy Scouts fr<ttfffroop 83 and the two Webelos from Cub Scout P:.ick 83 ·who were at Camp Currier for a camporee recently, the trees and lake probably were as large as ever, no matter bow the camp looked to me. Broader vistas hadn't yet shrunk their world . A camporee is where Scouts get together and compete in such things as knot tying, compass reading, camp makin and.JQ.. forth, ending with a large Bonfire ceremony and induction of selected Scouts into the Order of the Arrow. MY CONTRIBUTION to the weekend's success was to provide transportation for the two Webelos - sort of senior Cub Scouts - and stay out of the way. Staying out of the way was easy. The Scouts went one way. I went the other, along a primitive dirt road. The road ended at a path that led to the lake. The lake didn't look the way I remembered it. Maybe it isn't even the same · lake. There were no boats, no herons in the trees or standing one-legged in the shallows, no distance that needed exploring. Gone, too, were the screened cottages in which we stayed. The Boy Scouts, I learned, have done away with permanent sleeping quarters in favor of tents. Camp Currier is no longer used for week-long campouts - just weekenders. When camp was set up, the adult leaders turned the operation over to the patrol lead~ rs. Leadership development has always !>een a key point of scouting, and that hasn't :hanged. Quickly and efficiently the patrol leaders 1utlined where their charges were to pitch heir tents and within minutes the green two! lan tents were straight and taut. The leaves nd wood debris were swept away from the ooking pits to reduce the hazard of fire, and ~ a list was posted with each Scout's duties. The adult leaders, meanwhile, bad put up their tents and bad a pot of coffee bubbling on a propane stove. That's privilege for you . When Daniel...BQQIL and Dave Crockett stalked these Southe rn woods, neitli~et..r~r---"4 them bad a propane stove. No si r. When those stalwarts wanted a fire, then did it pretty much like the Scouts - with flint , steel, tender and broken branches from dead trees. Shoot, I'll bet if ol' Davey or Daniel had popped open a Coleman stove, struck a sulfur match on the seat of their buckskins and lit up, any lurking Indians would have snickered . The adult leaders didn't even dump coffee grounds into cold water then throw in egg shells after it started boiling to settle the grounds. Nope . They used some kind of fancy, prepackaged coffee that comes in little bags. When night came the adults did rou h it in the kitGhen. While the-main dis o spaghetti was cooking, one culinarily inclined gentleman scooped out a shallow hole in the ground, dumped in a bag of charcoal, and while the charcoal was getting ready, broke out a Dutch oven. Another adult made up a gob of instant biscuit dough. The proportions were one box of mix with guesstimates of how much water, milk, eggs and whatever is needed to make a dough. HE LINED the Dutch oven with the dough, dumped in an institutional-size can of peaches, sugar to taste - about five or double handfuls - and a pound of butter. Into that he tossed clumps of dough, slapped on the lid and buried the whole thing in the glowing charcoal. When we adults went to sleep that night, we had to sleep on our backs because our tummies were too full of Dutch oven peach cobbler washed down with camp coffee. Six of us ate the whole thing. While a lot of things about Camp Currier have changed, the one constant is the boys. Oh, some of them had hair a little longer than we wore ours. when we were their age. And the shoes are different. While we wore sturdy leather·oxfords, or high-top black and white tennis shoes, today's lads wear jogging shoes or those ankle-high hiking shoes. There are some other changes, but the basics haven't changed, and perhaps that attests to their value. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981 Title A name given to the resource 1981 (4/21/1981) Press-Scimitar: Scout Camp Memories Deserve a Merit Badge Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Press-Scimitar Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Andrew Schrack Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Press Scimitar Papers, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Licensed for use by the Kia Kima Alumni Association in this historical display. https://www.memphis.edu/libraries/special-collections/ Camp Currier Periodical