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basis of all living. No shams, no ideas 

 that sports and good food, outdoor life 

 and merry-making is sufficient ; no ! 

 the fundamental reason of "Mr. Ned's" 

 (so the boys call Mr. Wilson) tremen- 

 dous success is the wonderful methods 

 and instinctive soul qualities with 

 which he inspires every boy. "To have 

 a boy with the right stuff in him, no 

 matter what he may be, I can make a 

 man of him," thus spoke "Mr. Ned." 

 And again : "It is a perfect delight to 

 watch the character unroll, and to find 

 many a boy who has been cramped for 

 advantages at home, advantages of 

 character-building or knowledge re- 

 garding life's great temptations and 

 struggles, actually become through 

 gradual training, a boy, fearless, frank, 

 controlled and a leader in the hearts of 

 all." 



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Such truths spoken in a rich, quiet 

 sincere voice brings the power of the 

 man before one. Mr. Wilson is most 

 modest as all big souls are; fearless of 

 mind and splendid physique; strong 

 features, clear firm blue-grey eyes and a 

 poise of the head that is what sculptors 

 call "finely set." His hand-grasp is real 

 and one is conscious of the strong per- 

 sonality as one studies the sensitive 

 mouth, decisive chin, and noble fore- 

 head. 



It is after many years of study re- 

 garding the questions of character- 

 building, of education of our youths, 

 that I feel it not only a pleasure but a 

 tribute I should like to pay to the man 

 who has so far outstripped anything 

 that I have found with perhaps one ex- 

 ception, and that is so like Mr. Wil- 

 son's ideas that they could almost be 

 spoken of simultaneously ; that one ex- 

 ception being the development which 

 C. Hanford Henderson has brought to 

 the splendid Camp idea and Education. 



Mr. Wilson's entire feeling about 

 "his boys" is that the development 

 comes as an outward visible result, pri- 

 marily from an inner experience. 



The full meaning of the law of cause 

 and effect is here understood, and the 

 deeper inner strength which comes alone 

 by lessons learned through love and 

 kindness is an aspect which proves by 

 the outward results the correct method 

 used. 



"True education is not only know- 

 ledge, but character-development," 

 said Mr. Wilson, and "true civilization 

 comes through the expression of social 

 environment of the great lessons learn- 

 ed by youth before they go to college." 

 There is no way to-day, in these 

 modern rushing, nervously hurrying 

 times, to awake the great sense of per- 

 sonal value, personal worth-whiledness, 

 earnestness and fine feeling, as to have 

 the out-of-door life, and all that it 

 means in a boy's camp, with a man like 

 Edward S. Wilson at its head. The 

 "talks" which "Mr. Ned" every Sunday 

 gives to his boys are chosen so as to 

 gradually developed those qualities which 

 during camp-life so wisely are made 

 most important ; such as : Opportunity, 

 Thoughtfulness, Unselfishness, Hon- 

 esty, Loyalty, Courage, Perseverance, 

 Energy, Purity and Temperance. 



It is not eas}^ to describe the telling 

 qualities which make for enthusiasm 

 and ideals, but to be able to inspire 

 others a man must have it within him- 

 self, and to reach middle life Avith the 

 power to mould the characters of boys 

 so that self-reliance, manliness, fear- 

 lessness, nobility, weave into their 

 lives a pattern that forever after works 

 out in the design of their lives, is a rare 

 thing to do. An exceptional man in an 

 exceptional place, with great trans- 

 forming powers, makes the weak, 

 strong; the lazy, active; the bully or 

 tease, a helpful comrade ; these are all 

 accomplished at Camp Pasquaney and 

 the Camp's motto, "Stop and Think" 

 has caused many a lad to halt and 

 choose to do the right thing. 



It is with admiration and gratitude 

 that this article on Camp Pasquenay 

 and its Director is given to others, for 

 just to have spent a day and studied 

 not only the Camp, the out-fit, the fine 

 lads, but more than all the noble soul 

 who has put his life's heart and work 

 into it was an experience one felt the 

 better for having had. One feels as 

 thev shake hands good bye, that in- 

 deed our little world is better for hav- 

 ing had the heart of "Mr. Ned" in 

 Camp Pasquaney. 



When nature calls why not attend, 

 And end by making her your friend? 



— Emma Peirce. 



