Personal

Your personal life will either be a blessing or a hindrance to the boys in your tent.  Study each boy in your tent.  Win his confidence.  Determine to do your best in being a genuine friend of each boy.  Remember in prayer daily each boy and your fellow leaders.  Emphasize the camp motto, “Each for all, and all for each.”  Study the “tests” on pages 8 and 9 of the booklets, and be helpful to the boys in your tent who are ambitious to improve and win the honor emblems.

Tents

Neatness and cleanliness must be the watchword of each tent.  Sweets draw ants.  Decayed material breeds disease.  Insist upon the observance of sanitary rules.

It is unwise to have all the boys from one town or city in one tent.  The tendency is to form clans, which destroy camp spirit.  Get the fellows together the first thing and choose a tent name and tent yells.

Appoint a boy who will be responsible for the boys and the tent when you are not present.

Too much attention cannot be given to the matter of ventilation.  When it rains, use a forked stick to hold the flaps open in the form of a diamond.  In clear weather, tie one flap back at each end (flap toward the feet), allowing a free draft of air at all times.  On rainy days encourage the boys to spend their time in the pavillion.  Whenever possible, insist upon tent and blankets being thoroughly aired each morning.

Three inspectors will be appointed for each day; fifteen minutes’ notice will be given and boys will not be allowed in or around their tents during the period of inspection.  Leaders may suggest but not participate in arranging the tent.

The Honor Banner is to be given to the tent showing the best condition and held as long as marks are highest.

Swimming

The U. S. V. L. S. C.[1] crews’ in boats will patrol whenever the boys are in swimming, and the leader of swimming must give the signal before boys go into the water.  Boys who cannot swim should be encouraged to learn.  The morning dip must be a dip and not a swim.

[Transcriber’s Note 1:  United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.]

Boats

No boats are to be taken unless an order has been issued by the tent leader (or by the superintendent).  The man at the wharf always has power to veto orders at his discretion.

Order of Day

It is the leader’s part to see that the order of the day is carried out and on time, including the setting up drill. (See Camp Booklet.) “Follow the leader” is an old game which is still influencing boys.

Work

Three tents and their leaders are responsible for the work at camp, and will be expected to report to the assistant superintendent after breakfast for assignment of work.  These tents are changed each day, so that the boys and leaders come on duty only one day in seven.

Each tent is under its respective leader in doing the following work: