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and Aldrich, Messrs. Olson, Cameron, Reeves, Corey, and Curtiss of your 

 board as speakers. We also laid emphasis upon the boys entering the 

 judging contest and more than forty of them did, two of these boys win- 

 ning scholarships in the contest. I have read some of the essays which 

 were sent in and I think the men who have read them will agree with 

 me that the boys who wrote essays at least knew pretty well what was 

 at the state fair. We placed emphasis continuariy on spending what 

 spare time they had on inspecting exhibits and this I think the boys 

 did in good shape whether they were under the guidance of instructors 

 or not. 



The fellowship, good time and friendship which a camp like this can 

 promote is not an unimportant part of such ventures. We tried through 

 a daily camp newspaper, through games, and through emphasis upon 

 getting acquainted with each other to make these features a part of the 

 camp. I think that judging by what the boys said when they went home 

 and from many letters which I have received since that they not only 

 learned a lot of things but that the friendship and fellowship and the 

 good time which they had will forever be a part of their lives. There 

 was much talk among the boys of having an annual camp reunion at 

 the fair and if we could start something like this the future attendance 

 at the state fair ought to be insured for they would bring others with them 

 each year and there would be an increasing number of boys who had 

 been to the state fair if you make this a permanent institution. 



I forgot to mention that we took several educational trips to the city 

 under the guidance of leaders. All the boys had an opportunity to see 

 the business part of town and to inspect the new Y. M. C. A building 

 and all of them had the pleasure of going swimming in the splendid 

 swimming pool of that building. Trips were also made to the capitol 

 and other places of interest. 



I have attached to this report a list of the names of the boys who at- 

 tended the first camp with their addresses and the names of the county 

 which they represented. I think that your first camp could be called a 

 success. It was educational; it promoted fellowship and friendship 

 among a splendid group of Iowa boys. I doubt not but that the char- 

 acters of quite a number of the boys were influenced toward integrity 

 and higher ideals. You ought to make it an annual affair. 



Iowa State Fair Camp Delegates, August, 1912: 



Floyd E. Hudson, Knoxville, Marion county; Mort Brooks, Forest City, 

 Winnebago county; Asker T. Bergo, Northwood, Worth county; Cleon 

 B. Siverly, Diagonal, Ringgold county; John W. Hazlitt, Tripoli, Bremer 

 county; Erwin Larson, Forest City, Hancock county; John Cody, Cylinder, 

 Palo Alto county; Ed. Knotek, Washington, Washington county; Wm. H. 

 Ashby, Lucas, Lucas county; Rudolph Evans, Decorah, Winneshiek county; 

 Forest H. Ford, Tipton, Cedar county; Wayne Kaugman, Whitten, Grundy 

 county; Ralph Woodard, Webster City, Webster county; Wm. L. Logan, 

 Hillsboro, Lee county; Howard McCormick, Sumner, Fayette county; 

 Ralph Winsler, Moravia, Appanoose county; Guy Peterson, Cherokee, 

 Cherokee county; Robert Spargus, Council Bluffs, Mills county; Donald 

 F. Willcox, Melvin, Osceola county; Daniel Holcomb,- D'oud, Van Buren 

 county; Ralph A. Fritz, Atlantic, Cass county; Boyd E. Metier, Weldon, 



