Camp Nawakwa - Yearbook (Biglerville, PA)

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14 Canzp Nawakwa Twentieth Anniversary A perfect day with tall trees forming the aisles of an outdoor cathedral was the appropriate setting for the Twentieth An- niversary Program of Camp Nawakwa. Stained glass windows were not needed to diffuse the blue of the sky and the golden rays of the sun. The lacy green of pine and birch served instead. Shortly after noon, cars came stream- ing into camp from far and near, the license plates bearing testimony to the widespread influence of Nawakwa's alumni and friends. By 3:00 o'clock, the time appointed for the service, about 800 per- sons had assembled. For many months Rev. George Berk- heimer, director of the camp, had thought and planned well and ably. The smooth handling of the crowd added evidence of the unique capability of the man who has headed Nawakwa for three years. liach individual had been carefullv briefed as to the particular thing he was to do and each, at his appointed task, carried through. 'l'he Senior girls were singularly favored to be in camp at this time. To them was given the responsibility of decorating, eonverting the shufllehoard and environs into an outdoor sanctuary, and the ushering nl the visitors lu their places. 'those in eli:u'gg'e ul the program felt that this was a tittinif time fora memorial '.1'lvif4' honoring: llr. M. lladwin lfischer, the founder of the camp, and others who had contributed much to its growth. This part of the service was conducted by Rev. George Melhorn. Mrs. M. Hadwin Fischer was seated among the distin- guished guests on the platform. Dr. Ro- bert Fischer, son of the founder, gave the invocation. Pastor Melhorn spoke also of Carl P. Distler and Dr. D. Burt Smith. He quickened the memories of those pres- ent by paying high tribute to these former leaders. Their lives confirmed the great truth, that only those who have the vision and the ability to make that vision a real- ity can create for others. Present Naxvak- wans truly are reaping from the sowing of those who have gone before. To repay the debt, we must push back horizons for those who will come after. Dr. I. lflarold Mumper of the Parish and Church School Board, in his usual interesting way, told of the widespread influence ot' Naxvakwa. That many of the leaders of the l.utheran Church today were the campers of yesterday. testities to the visible achievement ot' Naxyakxva. llere they had felt' llis challenge. llere they had developed qualities of leadership as well as the more modest qualities for everyday living. Miss l.aVene Grove, a former asso- ciate director. director, and now instruc- tor, and held in atleetionate esteem hy all, read the scripture lesson.

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fp W vu. X - tn 'll Q lv Nr. in N is L. 'S. its 'W v tw 'Wav no-vw im 'fc T 'nr l i.'.:rf. .m!v .-l New Camp ls Born XYe take this opportunity to offer our congratulations to Camp Sequanota. This sister camp was founded just two years ago. when a connnittee was appointed by the Lutheran Ministeriuni of ,lohnstown and surrounding vicinity, to seek out a place and to ascertain the possibilities of the establishment of a camp. ln just one year a camp site of 465 acres of land was purchased and paid for. A log cabin on the site was improved by the addition of a basement kitchen. A pioneer camp was held for workers for a two week period. During the past year the camp was furnished with government bar- raek type buildings Cout of lV.A.A. sur- plusl. A huge mess hall and assembly building combined was constructed, to- gether with other essential buildings to start a camp. XYith Rev. Wfalden M. Holl as director, the camp opened on july 4th with the first Intermediate Boys Camp. A Junior Girls Camp and a combined Intermediate and Senior High Boys and Girls Camp of two weeks each will be operated, this summer. All the leadership of the camp have had some experience at Nawakwa. We feel that this camp established by the Alle- gheny Conference in Somerset County, just one and one-half miles from Jenners- town on U. S. 30 west, is the real baby of Nawakwa. VVe hope in the next year to see its camps staggered with Nawakwa so that we can exchange leadership and overfiow registrations. It was the dream of Dr. M. Hadwin Fischer, twenty years or more ago, that Nawawka would be the mother camp of camps all over the world. VVe believe that this is in the making, and its be- ginning is to be seen in Conference and Synod camps like Camp Sequanota. We offer her our love, help and prayers. May God bless Sequanota as He has blessed Nawakwa and may thousands of the youth of our church find a way of being follow- ers of Him through its work. The Lodge'-l'0l1'jwa 13 Ira, the lmgler Another New Camp The first Leadership Camp on the West Coast had its start this summer under the directorship of Rev. Quentin P. Gar- man, a former N awakwa K.P. and faculty member. The camp is called Yolijwa, which stands for Youth Living Jesus' Way, and is located at Seven Oaks, Cal. This camp was established by the Cali- fornia Synod under the capable leadership of Dr. Beasom, the -synod president. There has been an average of twenty or thirty people for every camp for this, the Hrst year of the camp. Californians seem very enthusiastic about the camp- and so there is great assurance that the camp will continue to grow. This camp too, can be called a Nawakwa Baby. Rev. Garman writes, I can never thank Dr. Fischer, Miss Grove, and many others for the many things which they have given to Nawakwa, and naturally to Yolijwa through me. One of the counselors at the Senior High Girls Camp was Mary Elizabeth Reiter, a graduate of Nawakwa in 1940. She now resides in San Jose. Dora Mae Cole Byme also visited at the camp this summer. It is the wish of Nawakwans that Yolijwa continue to grow and may it be as successful and fruitful as Nawakwa. May its influence be felt far and wide: as it trains leaders for Christian service.

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l , , - - . Xl xl mc lllXUU.lllUll, the clloir lllltlel' lfx .Cllr tlnctlmn ol Xliss lllclxlll llielricln sa: Q ' a txul Un, tl liing l'ilk'l'llQll.H illllL'Sk' NUUU! your-s most tiedilalily sang in ad- llni.-n sexeml Lllllllk'lllS and lcd in the singing ol those old l.lllllk'l'illl hymns that lmxt- been an inspiration and Il challenge tlnongli the ages. Key. .lohn ll. l-ioerster of Stoystown, past president of the .Xlninni .-Xssociation and associate director of lnterinediale and Senior lloys Uznnps, spoke lnnnoronsly of the iniproycnients that have been added over Ll period of years, and of the proposed iinproycinents to come. lle gave a much tlescryed and fitting tribute to the present director. Pastor llerlqlieiiner. So often we glorify the past without giving due credit to present accoinplislnnent. Chaplain Marshall Bl'CllllCI1lZ1l'l,'LlllitCCl States Navy, former director of the camp and much loved by all, was present for the occasion and offered prayer. Dr. Harvey D. Hoover of the Gettys- burg Seminary Faculty, who has served the camp for twenty years as a member of the Board of Directors, gave the ad- dress of the afternoon. After expressing an appreciation for Dr. Fischer's handi- work. he impressed his hearers with the fact that God is in the midst of this camp. He drew an analogy by describing an- other camp: that of the children of Israel I5 with Moses as their leader. It was to Moses that God had made his impressive command that still rings true today. The Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp . . . therefore shall thy camp be holy. VVith arresting phraseology he showed the emptiness of life Without God and how the inadequate is made adequate with Him. As in Holy Writ it happened over and over again, so today with God the least in My Father's house may accomplish great things. Rev. Ralph C. Sloop of New Cumber- land gave the benedietion. All present felt it had been an occasion of high mo- ment and that Camp Nawakwa had indeed passed a milestone and was marching for- ward with high hopes. Choiv'-Twentieth Anniversary