EDITORIAL AND GENERAL 



375 



to get out his pocketbook and show 

 his ticket before he can go through the 

 gates? Such inspection may be re- 

 quired at a State Prison but should not 

 be required anywhere else. 



The more frequently I recall my 

 cause for gratitude, the more do I feel 

 like bursting out in a paean of grati- 

 tude, first, because my parents located 

 me in the state of Connecticut, and 

 second, because the course of events 

 has made available such facilities for 

 travelling to various parts of the state, 

 as are furnished by the New York, 

 New Haven and Hartford Railroad. I 

 am proud of the state and of the rail- 

 road, and I am grateful for the many 

 blessings that I enjoy as a Connec- 

 ticutian. 



Camp Idlewild Boys. 



It is interesting to note the growth 

 of the "Boy Camp Idea" during the 

 past twenty years, or since Camp Idle- 



most unheard of then, but the develop- 

 ment has been rapid and now thou- 

 sands of boys go to such camps and 

 the number is growing with the years. 



The love for birds, the interest in 

 insect life, the knowledge of the woods, 

 all have been developed by such ex- 

 periences as boys have in this camp 

 life. 



At Camp Idlewild, emphasis has 

 been placed upon natural history. Boys 

 are encouraged to become familiar 

 with the different trees, the various 

 kinds of birds, the fish that swim in 

 the lake, and informal talks are given 

 from time to time. The stereopticon 

 is used to advantage in the work. 



While athletics and aquatics are 

 made much of, good wholesome fun is 

 manifest on all sides, yet with it all, 

 boys are encouraged to accept the 

 teachings on every hand that nature is 

 waiting to give to those who are ob- 

 serving and willing learners. The 



A SHACK IX THE WOODS. 



wild was organized by Mr. John M. 

 Dick about twenty-one years ago. At 

 that time Mr. Dick says but few boys 

 were interested in spending the sum- 

 mer months under the canvas and 

 fewer parents were willing to trust 

 their boys to such a life for the entire 

 summer. Private boys camps were al- 



woods, the lake, the mountains all 

 about are a constant inspiration to en- 

 joy to the full the living close to na- 

 ture offered by the camp life. 



The appeal that "shacking in the 

 woods" makes to boys is well illustra- 

 ted in the picture showing the boys 

 cooking a supper under the leader- 



