ACTIVITIES BY F. H. CHELEY AUTHOR OF "TOLD BY THE CAMP FIRE" G. CORNELIUS BAKER AUTHOR OF "INDOOR GAMES AND SOCIALS FOR BOYS" INTRODUCTION Play forms a very large part in the social adjustment of boyhood. Play teaches a boy loyalty, team work, cooperation, the philosophy of sacrifice, humility, respect for the rights of others, promptness, self-mastery, subordination to leadership, courage, and many other virtues necessary to make him a useful and worthy member of society. Lessons learned on the campus prepare for the seriousness of the greater game of life itself; therefore the play life of a camp is most important and should be carefully directed. Every camp director and leader is confronted with the task of keeping the life of the camp free from monotony and "grouchiness." This book is calculated to make the task lighter. It is crammed with suggestions so that no two days of the camping season need be alike. "Something doing" all the time is the best testimony a boy can give of a camp. He may only see the fun side of the doing, but the leader must always see the characterbuilding value in every activity if the camp is to be a vital factor in making manhood. Misdirected energy results in a misspent summer, and a weakened character. Harnessed energy brings joy of achievement, coöperation, opportunity, and a happy vacation. A boys' camp is no longer looked upon as a loafers' paradise or a school for rough-house. It is now regarded as an educational agency where, under the in |