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. l ' I , fllflff ..f1:.5f1lf7.,p Ti iii iii iiii LIFE BEGINS AT TWENTY We are not assuming that our camp has not been living for the past twenty years. My whole point is that certainly now we have outgrown our adolescent phase. XX'e are now adults. The Apostle- Paul said, VVhen I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man. I put away childish things. Camp Nawakwa has been founded. We are satisfied that the foundation is laid not on sand but on solid rock. The program during the past twenty years has demonstrated this fact full well. Attendance figures alone reveal a growth which could not have been made without a program worthy of the camp's ideals. Starting in 1929 with 355 campers, the number had risen to 633 in l935g 1,008 in 19-ll: l.-loo in 1947 and 1,603 in 1948. The above figures are impressive. Especially so is the list oi physical improve- ments that have been made to the camp property for the convenience of the campers. They all add to the beauty or health of the camp and to the comfort of the campers. August 15, 1948, marked the end of twenty years of history at Camp Xawakwa. Everything mentioned above has been done. It was accomplished through hard work and through the generosity and cooperation of many individuals and groups. The future lies ahead! It is a promising future and a glorious one. XYe may be assured of that because we are engaged in the I.ord's work. Each year should bring far more effective results in the work of the church as a whole because we are no longer in infancy. We are now full grown. I say this very literally from the standpoint of attendance. XYe will not aim to grow ever larger and larger. Our present attendance figures are about the maximum that our facilities will accommodate. Physical improvements will continue-lnit soon on a greatly reduced scale. Wherein then 'can we grow? If life is only to begin at twenty-for what is there to live? Jesus said: He who would be greatest among you let hint be your servant. The U.L.C.A. points to Camp Nawakwa as the Model Camp. XX'e think of a model as being near perfection. Without claiming perfection and in all lunnilitv let every camper whose life has been touched by the camp program realize that' the worlil sees the camp through him. VVhat kind of a reflection is the world getting? Unless it is one that reveals Christ as the servant of all it is not a fair pictureiof lite at Camp Nawakwa. True, we train boys and girls, men and women, for positions of leadership in the local church but let us be sure we define the word leadership properly. li. Stanley Jones said: The world 1S sick of leadership but it is dying for service,i That is the broad field of the future that opens before usiias we launch into the new era that lies ahead. Glcoltolc II. IIICRKIIICIMI-'R, l7ire.'tor
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gy. iw! Q. in . ,F a 0. I 4, 'Q lu H SK WC' QSM. ,SFF R I Y -1 6 .ff I 'DIII' s..i 3 t Alumni Week-end I, jenny XYren, do take my quill in beak to leave this account of Alumni XYeek-end at Camp Nawakwa behind for posterity-Nawakwa Campers and the XYren family. On Friday, June ll, 1948, I began, with reluctance, but great zeal to build my summer home in the usual corner of Faculty Lodge. Between my search for twigs and flights to the nest I noticed much activity among the human race as they went about putting their summer cabins in order. My eager curiosity was soon satisfied that same afternoon when the reason for all this ambition was revealed. More peo- ple began to come from all directions by automobile. From my advantageous po- sition in the air, I could see them carry- ing heavy articles in their hands, which later I found contained clothes. After they had greeted one another vigorously and the initial excitement had worn away, I was able to see that they were'Nawakwa alumni-all old friends of mine-who were coming for the week-end. Having appeased their appetites at sup- per. the campers were summoned for Hillside. Deserting my work, I flew above them up the mountain trail to Upper Tem- ple, which I remembered so well for its solemnity and quiet beauty. Eager to share their worship service, I perched on a stone and bent an attentive ear to the hymns and especially to the evening ser- mon which was given by Rev. George H. Berkheimer about Peter, the Rock. The campers and I were entertained that evening with film strips that Jack Foerster showed, and my lusty chirping was added to their voices as they com- pleted the evening with singing. VVhen the time came for them to turn in for the night, I flew wearily home to my nest-completely exhausted from the un-' accustomed activities of the first day of Alumni VVeek-end. The blaring notes of reveille awakened the campers and me at an absurd hour on Saturday morning. Filled with a new appreciation of my cozy feathers, I did not follow the few brave campers who struggled sleepily to the pool for a dip. but from my warm nest, I could hear their splashing. I stopped my singing to join in the mood of meditation during Morning VVatchg after which I dug in- dustriously for worms while the campers had breakfast. I seized la welcome oppor- tunity to straighten my nest while they cleaned their cabins for inspection. I must admit that I understood little of the week-end proceedings, b-ut one of my more intelligent bird friends explained that the alumni had chosen Personal Re- ligion for their theme and that Dr. Mum- per led their study of the book of James. One of the kind officials selected me as
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