Impressive Ceremonies are Held at West Frankfort 



Approximately 100 acres are included 

 $n the Southern Illinois 4-H club camp 

 •ife on Lake West Frankfort, franklin 

 €ounty. Dining hall and kitchen in fore- 

 ground was roofed first week in July. 

 This aerial picture gives a panoramic 

 vje%v of the grounds and lake. 

 (West frankfort American Photo.) 



Picture at left shows girl's camping area 

 where cabins eventually tvilf be built. 

 (Bottom left) More than $7,700 in contri- 

 butions were received for the camp at the 

 dedication ceremonies. (Bottom right) 

 Reciting the 4-H pledge, left to right, are: 

 frank Mynard, U, of I.; Miss Jeannette 

 Dean, Jackson county home adviser; H. W. 

 Gilbert and W. C. Root, both from U. of I.; 

 Donald Lee, Je0erson farm adviser; Mls» 

 Myra Robinson, president, Illinois Homa 

 Bureau federation. At microphone is Mrs. 

 Evelyn Weger, franklin youth assistant, and 

 at her right is Miss Helen Garrison, JeBer- 

 son youth assistant. 



Youngsters test out 

 the water from the 

 new dock of the 4-H 

 camp. This will be 

 the swimming and 

 boating area. It is 

 close fo the main 

 bvlldings of the camp. 

 The wafer Is shallow 

 to the end of the 

 dock. 



AUGUST, 1949 



