https://www.kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/35dc0df865d6bbb81bd5d62fa58f8d64.pdf f85a0811a31313926c6260b5189523c5 PDF Text Text I~ Five hus~ mule teams and nine workmen laboring throughout the week of perfect weather failed. to finish the excava tion for the swimming pool, but it is confidently exp ected that t11e job will be done this week. 'l'he peculiar but admirable location of the 1;001 w.akes it difficult foi~ both men and mules to make ra:pid progress, for a large amount of muck has to be removed before the solid bottom can be reached. Al.so there is a large q_uantity of water to contend with, although t l'lis is a plea sing prospect for the finished pool, too, because in both qu antity and quality it promises much with its cr;ystal clearness and cool temp erature because it comes from a spring that had not before been f u lly appreciated. A great procession of visitors came on wholly by this new feature of the camp, for in prospect are interesting an increasingly whose Boy Scout sons have been tel1ing them Camp Currier. Sunday again, thou gh not attracted the newly started cabins and others large nun1"ber of Memphis people of the beauties and pleasures of ScoutnRster Arnold Houston and four members of his troop at Collierville, Tenn., cam5 to camp Thurs day evening and spent three whole days. Thf.y came on the project ·of rmk i ng ca'Jin furniture, but finding that t h ere were such q_uantities of excellent, ready-mixe d , blue-clay mud at the pool site near their cabin, they changed thei!' :plHns and spent two whole clays daubing the cracks in their cypress cabin. They wisely mixed ~amp pleasures with the work in hand, 1.) Ut when Saturday night came they ·,;ere most happy with the satisfaction of having made all their cabin walls airtight. They found time, also, to make a rustic outside seat. The Scoutmaster of t h is troop is im.ldn_g g!'eat pro g ress in nature study, and on this visit he deriv ed much sat i sfaction from stalking wild creatures which ordinary, unobserving pe:r:-sons nev er see. T.i:lere is unrivaled opportunity here for making this intima.te a. c q_uainta nce wHh nature which soon becomes a delightful pursuit '>7i th ever-incTe 3.s ing pleasure throughout life. Nobody can make any progress even as a~ a ziat eur naturalist by sitting at home reading nature books and magazi.nc: s and. 1ookinz; at pictures. It is necessary to engage in actual field . work. Ono m1ght as well hope to become a ball player by watching the game from a cornfo r ta-oJ.e seat in the grandstand. Scoutmaster C. C. Br own of ~,q;r0op 38 r.as at camp again the last ~1eek-end with a company of helpers ha.pp~ j_11 t he ormership of a coveted cabin site which another troop had ch os <m 1)U"c v1as IT1a bl e to i mprove at present. A good beginning was made in clearing off t h e imme diate location of the building and the · foundation will soon b0 laid. '.i.'roop 38 will be close neighbors of No. 32 which is also putting up a cabin. Troop 29, headed by Scoutrnr1ster Wesley Patton and Chairman John A. Stephenson of the Troop Commtttee, resu.'no d their regular summer visits to the camp and enjoyed a perf ect day in the woods. Some of the members of this troop are enthusiastic tr easure h1L"'1ters and were eager for a. treasure hunt with some other troop on this occasion. At the e nd of next ~eek they plan another visit to the camp, and at t~at time they probably will find some competition in their favorite back-.1oods sport. After No. 29 1 s bi c picnic dinner last Sunday one of their number offered a plate lunch to the young hawk which seems to prefer the society of human beings rather than that of its ovrn feathered relatives. The plate contained a mixture of meat, gTeen beans and cucwnber pickles, and the ravenous bird astonished everybody by nnking a clean sweep of it all. � 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 Five hus~ mule teams and nine workmen laboring throughout the week of perfect weather failed. to finish the excava tion for the swimming pool, but it is confidently exp ected that t11e job will be done this week. 'l'he peculiar but admirable location of the 1;001 w.akes it difficult foi~ both men and mules to make ra:pid progress, for a large amount of muck has to be removed before the solid bottom can be reached. Al.so there is a large q_uantity of water to contend with, although t l'l is is a plea sing prospect for the finished pool, too, because in both qu antity and quality it promises much with its cr;ystal clearness and cool temp erature because it comes from a spring that had not before been f u lly appreciated. A great procession of visitors came on Sunday again, thou gh not attracted wholly by this new feature of the camp, for the newly started cabins and others in prospect are interesting an increasingly large nun1"ber of Memphis people whose Boy Scout sons have been tel1ing them of the beauties and pleasures of Camp Currier. ScoutnRster Arnold Houston and four members of his troop at Collierville, Tenn., cam5 to camp Thurs day evening and spent three whole days. Thf.y came on the project ·of rmk i ng ca'Jin furniture, but finding that t h ere were such q_uantities of excellent, ready-mixe d , blue-clay mud at the pool site near their cabin, they changed thei!' :plHns and spent two whole clays daubing the cracks in their cypress cabin. They wisely mixed ~amp pleasures with the work in hand, 1.)Ut when Saturday night came they ·,;ere most happy with the satisfaction of having made all their cabin walls airtight. They found time, also, to make a rustic outside seat. The Scoutmaster of t h is troop is im.ldn_g g!'eat pro g ress in nature study, and on this visit he d e riv ed mu ch sat i sfaction from stalking wild creatures which ordinary, unobserving pe:r:-sons nev er see. T.i:lere is unrivaled opportunity here for making this intima.te a. c q_uainta nce wHh nature which soon becomes a delightful pursuit '>7i th ever-incTe 3. s ing pleasure throughout life. Nobody can make any progress even as a~ a ziat eur naturalist by sitting at home reading nature books and ma gazi.nc: s and. 1ookinz; at pictures. It is necessary to engage in actual field. work. On o m1 ght as well hope to become a ball player by watching the game from a cornfo r ta-oJ.e seat in the g randstand. Scoutmaster C. C. Br own of ~ ,q;r0op 38 r.as at camp again the last ~1eek-end with a company of helpers h a.pp ~ j_11 t he ormership of a coveted cabin site which another troop had ch os <m 1) U"c v1as IT1a b l e to i mprove at present. A good beginning was made in cle aring off t h e imme d iate location of the building and the · foundation will soon b0 laid. '.i.'roop 38 will be close neighbors of No. 32 which is also putting up a cabin. Troop 29, headed by Scoutrnr1ster Wesley Patton and Chairman John A. Stephenson of the Troop Commtttee, resu.'no d their regular summer visits to the camp and enjoyed a perf ect day in the woods. Some of the members of this troop are enthusiastic tr e asure h1L"'1ters and were eager for a. treasure hunt with some other troop on this occasion. At the e nd of next ~ee k they plan another visit to the camp, and at t~at time they probably will find some competition in their favorite back-.1oods sport. After No. 29 1s bi c picnic dinner last Sunday one of their number offered a plate lunch to the young hawk which seems to prefer the society of human beings rather than that of its ovrn feathered relatives. The plate contained a mixture of meat, gTeen beans and cucwnber pickles, and the ravenous bird astonished everybody by nnking a clean sweep of it all. I~ 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 1930 (6/4/1930) Camp Currier Newsletter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chickasaw Council, BSA Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dalstrom Papers, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930 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 Camp Currier Newsletter Newsletter