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THE OOLOGIST. 



('AMI' FIIJE STOKIKS. 



Kacli week the Ciinip is in session 

 there will ijc two evenings devot».'d to 

 camp tire stories, when the boys gather 

 round the central camp tire to listen to 

 the personal ex])eriences of hunter, sol- 

 dier, ornitholotfist or woodman in the 

 wilds. The subjects of these stories 

 will lie the iudians and adventures. with 

 wild animals, birds, reptiles and tishes. 

 These camp tires will )>e a popidar fea- 

 ture of entertainment and instruction 

 for The season of 1890. 



AMUSEMENT AND KECKEATION. 



All healthful games, such as base 

 ball, tennis, foot ball and athletic con- 

 tests, are enncuraged. New^ base ball 

 and tennis grounds will be ready for 

 the comming season. A grand regatta 

 will be h(dd during the first week in 

 August, in which the coui'ses in the 

 Aarious events will l-e graduated to the 

 strength of the contestants. Suitable 

 prizes will be given to the winners. 

 There are also e\ening gatherings 

 around the camp tire wiien each one is 

 invited to contiibule his share to the 

 general entertainment. Everj' week 

 more elaborate evening entertainments 

 are gotten up with music and literary 

 exercises. Iliuminalious and fireworks 

 are sometimes included in the pro- 

 gramme. It is intended that the whole 

 current of life here siiall be free and 

 buoyant, and every effort will be ma<!e 

 to give every one a good time to which 

 he will look back as long as he lives. 



A ( COMMODATIONS . 



The tents are of the armj- wall pat- 

 tern, with substantial wood lioors and 

 water))roof Hy. Each tent will acc-om- 

 niodate four persons, and is provided 

 with straw mattresses, wash basins, a 

 tin dipper, })ail and broom. Campers 

 furnish their own Ixlankcts, pillows, 

 towels, etc. Meals are provided iii spa- 

 cious dining tents, and there is also an 

 enclosed pavilion and large workshop 

 for th(^ use of mend)ers. Other buihl- 

 ings will be liuilt this season. 



FOOD. . 



A vari»!ty of good wholesome food is 

 prepared by excellent cooks. Plenty of 

 fresh swfM^t milk is furnished direct 

 from Shrewsbury farms. No ])ains 

 will be spared to supply just what is 

 most needed by growing boys. 



C^" CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP. 



Roys of good character, of the school 

 age fr(jm ten to eighteen, can join the 



Camj) at any time during tiie sensou 

 for one week or the eight weeks the 

 Camj) is in session, provided ApjiUi-a- 

 tion is viade in advance. The Camp is 

 as far i-emoved as possible from being 

 a Reformatory, and no boy will be re- 

 ceived or retained who is vicious. 

 While the numagement desires and in- 

 tends to afford the boys all ])ossil)le 

 freedom during their stay at the Cam]\ 

 some restraints are absolutely necess- 

 ary in a camp of boys, and members 

 are expected to submit to the mild 

 form of camp discipline, which has 

 proved so wholesome in the past. 



WHAT TO TAKE TO CAMP. 



Every hoy should be jirovided with 

 the following articles: 



Note Ijooks, sketch liook, two or 

 three heavy double or four single blan- 

 kets, a pillow, his customarj- summer 

 underware, three flannel shirts, plenty 

 of stockings, a suit of medium weight 

 woolen clothes, two pairs of good 

 weight shoes, an overcoat, a rubber 

 coat, rubber boots, bathing trunks, a 

 soft felt hat for bad weather, handker- 

 chiefs, hair brush and comb, clothes 

 l)rush, tooth brush, shoe brush and 

 blacking, and a box containing i)ins, 

 needles, thread, buttons, roll of white 

 tape, indelible ink, thimble, scissoi's, a 

 l)iece of beeswax, a ball of string and a 

 package of court plaster. These arti- 

 cles are not required by the rules, but 

 will be found useful . 



APPLICATI»)NS. 



Blank ft>rms of application for mem- 

 bership are supplied, and will be mailed 

 to any given address. Any one desir- 

 ing to spend a few weeks at the Camp 

 is requested to state the dates of his 

 intended arrival and departure. 



If the a])plication is for the entire 

 season, it should be so stated. All who 

 intend to join the Camp of 1890 must 

 send in their applications at cmce, so 

 that. Ihe num1)er of season members 

 may be known at an early date, and a 

 correct record made of those who de 

 sire accommodations for a short time 

 only. It has been found thnt those 

 who make application for a week's stay 

 at Cam]), usually desire to stay longer 

 after a wreck's experience. Tliis they 

 can do by giving notice, provided a 

 vacancy exists for which there are no 

 previous applicants. 



Applicants for the season will be 

 given the preference. Transients will 

 be registered in the order of applica- 

 tion. 



