Camp Nawakwa - Yearbook (Biglerville, PA)

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28 Camp N awalewa Pastor Moyer is a graduate of Roanoke College and Southern Seminary. He listed several of the things that he noticed were outstanding at Nawakwa: l. The spirit of Christian Fellowship. 2. The opportunity afforded for spiritual development through greater knowl- edge and personal devotion. 3. The friendships formed and the ac- companying horseplay which made camp life a source of personal enjoy- ment. Mrs. Henrickson i A second Canadian observer was Mrs. Bertha Henrickson of Winnipeg. In a re- cent letter she says, I do not think I can write words about my impressions of Camp Nawakwa that have not been re- peatedly reiterated b-y my predecessors, i.e., the many observers you have had as your guests. I have for years been a member of the Lutheran VVomen's League of the Ice- landic Lutheran Synod of America, and one of our chief aims and projects has been to establish a camp for the purpose of leadership training as well as a camp for underprivileged children. After years of collecting funds, planning and finding a suitable location, we succeeded infpur- chasing a plot of twelve acres on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg, fifty- seven miles north of the city of Winnipeg. This camp as organized is still in its infancy, as this season now ending is only its third. Many of us who have been in- strumental in organizing this camp have felt we have much to learn as to organ- izing, management and planning. Through the offer from the Parish and Church School Board in Philadelphia, I was asked to come to your camp as an observer of your methods of administra- tion and training in Christian leadership. The time I spent at Nawakwa proved a never-to-be-forgotten experience. This splendid, capably managed and directed camp, in its setting of hills, valleys, woods and gorgeous sunsets, seemed to me to be the acme of a Christian leadership train- ing camp. I found the purpose of this camp to be supremely high, its methods of ad- ministration prohcientg the studied plan of its daily program of instruction and of wholesome recreation, together with an efhcient staff, achieving the ultimate pur- pose of this camp to a high degree. All this sums up to what one would judge to be an ideal camp. Add to that the spirit of friendliness and helpfulness that per- meates the very air of Nawakwa and the picture is complete. Wasn't It Good Though? They bounced in Tuesday morning W'ith a whoop and a bellow, And we looked them all over, Yep, every last fellow. As they filed up the trail, Summer School was alert, The guys looking skeptic, The gals looking pert. Then, as they stood in Assembly, We sighed, My, theylre green. But gladly we welcomed G-burg's big football team. ' But our novice campers On that very first day, Proved they weren't at Nawakwa For the sake of play. The Athletic Field echoed With Hike, two, three, four, They tumbled, punched, tackled, Then tumbled some more. But 'twas in the mess hall, Those lads held their own, The bread was devoured, The meat gnawed to the bone. They liked apple butter, And bug juice-in time- And they made Wally move Like a B-29. - r. And in between mouthfuls, T hey'd yell themselves hoarse, With C1ettysburg,' Gettysburg The best team, of course! tVVith apologies to Heckman and Carlislej Yes, the Tuskies could swim And these Tuskies could yell, And though they ne'er cleaned their cabins, W'e still thought them swell. NVe enjoyed Bruce's letters CThat gal's sure on the beamlj W'e lauded No. 21 For being so clean. VV e teased the whole erew For avoiding the dip, And laughed at the way The meal hell made them rip. We shared with them Hillside And Fellowship Night, And then at liligh Conneil, As the sparks attained height. Our hearts joined in friendship, And we thought, This is right l ,Q ii .li QQ' D as W' I' , ll I J I .. .3 1 .81 on AU! N 101 HI V1 ..,,

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5 y 1 1 1'11'1l'1'1l-'li gg A 27 OBSERVERS Rev. UYIIINU' Davis '1'he 1i1's1 1111s11rv1'1' 111 visit Tx12lWll1iWlI this XCLII' was lii1SlKll. XY1lllL'1' l.J1lVlS, 11ow of 1'111'11111111. 11111. .X IIUXVCUIIICI' to Penn- Sf'1X'll1llll, 1illSlUl' 1lz1vis w11s lJ1ll'll i11 Ten- nessee 111111 grew up in Slllllll C1ll'01lll2l.. 1-.le is 11 gr111111111e of XYlllL'llllCl'g College and Li11ic11g11 1.1ll1l1'l'1l1l SCllll1lZ1l'y. I-Ie is a 11111111111-1' of the lixecutive Board of In- 11i111111 Synod 111111 was the Clllllllillll at the llll1l1ll'L'11l1l .'X1111ivers11ry of t11e Synod. While 111 N2lXX'2lliXX'Zl, he was a counselor 111111 ll lIlL'1ll1lCl' of the f:1c11lty. Pastor Davis p:1r1ic11l111'ly liked the planned program, the spirit 11f the camp 11nd tl1e counseling system. .-Xfter leaving our camp he went 111 a l.lll1lL'l'21l1 camp i11 Indiana to serve 1111 the faculty. Pastor Tiga The observer w1111 came the greatest distance and was one of our most dis- IlllglllSllCCl visitors, was ,laymasih Jilo Phael Tiga of Bihar, I11dia. Pastor Tiga who is president of a l.11theran Theologi- cal SCIlllll8l'j' i11 India, was studying at Gettysburg Seminary during this past year. His thesis. for the Degree of Mas- ter of Sacred Theology. was Theological Conceptions of t11e Lord's Prayer. The seminary in India was founded eighty years ago. It now has twenty-eight students and approximately seventy pas- tors in the surrounding areas. Its four year course is similar to that of our semi- naries. One of their greatest handicaps is the lack of books and other literature. Pastor Tiga, his wife and five children spend their sunnners in camps in India. Camps are very few i11 India and the need for trained leaders is great. The program of an Indian camp is very much like our own camping program. They, too, have Hillside services, classes, games, and craft work. It is Pastor Tiga's wish for his country that they might have many Na- wakwas in India. Mr. Wilker From Stratford, Ontario, came Mr. Er- lyn V1'ilker, an instructor in the Edge- wood Park Camp of the Canada Synod. One of the things about our camp that seemed unusual to Mr. VVilker was that so many of our pastors were counselors. At the Edgewood Park Camp there 15 only one pastor on the staff and he serves as the chaplain. One of the camp's great- est needs is trained instructors. Mr. Wil- ker was very much impressed by the Hill- side services and the beautiful landscape. Ile felt that Nawakwa's schedule was Well organized. p Rev. Berman M Pastor john E. Bermon of the Bethel LYlll1lC1'Z1ll Church of Pittsburgh was at lylawakwa during the Senior High Boys L:Zllll1J..I'IC IS a member of the Parish l?t1llC?lt1Ol1 Committee of the Pittsburgh Synod and will help with the organization of the new camp, Lutherlyn, of the Pitts- burgh Synod. Pastor Bermon liked the spirit of the camp and the cooperation of the faculty and counselors. He felt that the high spot of every day was the evening Hillside service. ' Rev. Conrad As usual the south was represented at Nawakwa and the first of these repre- sentatives was Rev. Leslie Conrad of St. T1mothy's Church in Hickory, N. C. He is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College and Southern Lutheran Theological Sem- mary. Pastor Conrad says, My three weeks here at Nawakwa have been twenty- one days of grand experiences! I marvel at the fullness and completeness of the camping program. The most interesting feature of the program to me is the 'In- terviewf Frankly, I think it is the high- light of my camping experiences, inter- viewing Senior campers. I think such in- terviews to be invaluable! The camp is excellent throughout- the leadership, the discipline, the pro- gram, especially Hillsideg and In must not leave out the 'victuals'-which are tops! One may be certain, I shall never for- get these three weeks at Nawakwa 1 Pastor Z umbrun From Jefferson, Md., came Rev. Morris G. Zumbrun, pastor of the Jefferson Lu- theran Church. He was accompanied by his wife and two small daughters, Linda and Martha. Pastor Zumbrun is a graduate of Get- tysburg College and Gettysburg Seminary. He was one of the busiest persons around the camp. Besides interviewing, being a counselor and faculty member, he found time to take walks about the camp with his daughters. Martha, aged nine months, was one of the most enthusiastic campers of the summer. Rev. Moyer Pastor V. A. Moyer, Ir., of the Mt. Jackson Lutheran Parish in Virginia ar- rived during the Senior Girls Camp and liked Nawakwa so much that he wrote immediately for his wife to come. She came several days later and served as a counselor.

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