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1920 Kineowatha Camp for Girls. 
There are two classes of camps for 
girls which may be illustrated by the 
following divisions : 
1. Kineowatha at Wilton, Maine. 
2. All others. 
That does not mean that Kineowatha 
is the only good camp in this country, 
nor does it disparage any of the others. 
It means only that Kineowatha is in a 
class by itself so far as ideals and man- 
agement are concerned. These are de- 
cidedly different than those of other 
camps, marking it distinctly as the de 
luxe inland camp for recreational de- 
velopment along physical and literary 
lines. It does not necessarily follow 
that every one should prefer this camp. 
Indeed, I have found a number of fami- 
lies who zealously cling to the old- 
fashioned idea that the more roughly 
and the more uncomfortably one can 
be treated by nature the better it is for 
him and nature too. 
I have not only respect but admira- 
tion for those persons who so adore 
nature that they will suffer any hard- 
ship to see her at her wildest. There 
are enthusiasts of the most admirable 
kind that love all the comforts of civil- 
ization but explore the wilderness and 
brave the wild animals of Africa and 
the cold of the Frigid Zones. Even 
some young girls enjoy hardships and 
look disdainfully upon anything that 
savors of comfort. To state that Kine- 
owatha is more comfortable than other 
camps does not necessarily imply that 
it is better but only that it is equipped 
for those who like wild nature with a 
reasonable number of the comforts of 
civilization. It is evidently for daugh- 
ters of homes where culture, refinement 
and high educational ideals prevail. 
Kineowatha is a comfortable summer 
institution of nearness to nature, and its 
board of managers are skilled experts. 
For 1920 the enrollment was in- 
creased from some seventy-five to a 
little more than a hundred, but the in- 
crease of facilities more than made up 
for this increase in numbers. I ven- 
ture to say that every one of the hun- 
dred had a greater number of com- 
forts this year than had any one of the 
seventy-five of previous years. This 
was notably true along the lines of in- 
creased Main Bungalow facilities and 
Assembly Home for the Middlers. A 
special building known as Walla-Walla 
was erected for the comfort of the nat- 
uralist, the swimming director, the 
riding instructor and other men 
whose services were required. Many 
minor improvements and conveniences 
brought the 1920 Kineowatha to the 
highest degree of perfection. 
A marked increase in the interest and 
value was occasioned by the long out- 
ings, notably a trip to the seashore and 
the use for headquarters of the new 
camp there situated. With the facili- 
ties afforded by pure water, an inland 
lake available on a wonderfully sandy 
beach, with excursions to the moun- 
tains, to farms and places of popular 
interest and to the seashore, nothing 
more could be thought of except an 
aviation excursion to the moon, which 
I am sure Kineowatha, with its enter- 
prise, will add to its list as soon as our 
scientists make such a trip available 
and practical. It is true that the three- 
fold management has devised and put 
into practice everything possible at 
present for the comfort, recreation and 
instruction of the girls. 
An astonishing educational feature 
is the magazine, “Kineowatha Kamp- 
er.” In it the campers exhibit literary 
talent so remarkable that it surprises 
friends and parents as much as do their 
achievements in the water sports. 
While two or three evenings are de- 
voted to astronomy, it may be stated 
in the words of Emerson that it is the 
spirit of the whole camp for the entire 
two months influences the campers 
to hitch their wagons to the stars. The 
ideals are high, the enthusiasm is great, 
