Camp Nawakwa - Yearbook (Biglerville, PA)

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By most standards twenty-five years is not a long time. Yet it is long for a summer camp. It is long enough for some of you to have parents who were themselves campers in the days when Nawakwa was young. Gur twenty-fifth season passed with appro- priate observances amid many evi'dences of vigor, life and growth. Actually it is difficult this year to think back because we are thinking and planning so furiously for the future. Last year hundreds of your friends were turned away be- cause Camp Nawakwa did not have room to accommodate them. In August the Board voted unanimously to build a new camp unit for the 1954 season. The plan is to build a largely independent camp unit on the hill behind the farm house. Next summer we hope to have accommodations-cabins, dining hall, class rooms, assembly space-for eighty-eight campers and the necessary staff. The eventual size of the camp is planned for 110. These new facilities will be used exclusively for the juniors. This change will free spaces in the main camp for older age groups. Will it be Camp Nawakwa? A smaller camp will make possible some experimenta- tion in program and adjustments in procedures. The aim, however, is to duplicate in every respect the essential features and fundamental values which have created the life and spirit we know. Morning Watch, Upper Temple, and the Fourfold Life will all be there. Twenty-five years ago Nawakwa was built physically. Then through the years it matured, developed stability, learned to do a job which you campers and our churches have increasingly accepted. Now we are building again-perforce-to meet new needs. We shall have heavy financial obligations for a time. If we continue, however, to make this camp-old and new-a place of Christian training and experience, there will be no doubt about either God's blessing or the church's support. I am glad to be able to tell you that in 1954 there will be room not only for you but also for your friends who last year wanted to come but couldn't. God bless you as you follow Christ's way through this coming year. REGINALD W. DEITZ.

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I 1 Dedication Forkher tireless efforts, her constant devotzon, her qnzet efficzency, ana' her Chrzstzan example We lovzngly dedzcate the 1953 NA WAKWAN to J FANNE CRNER

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Yearbook 7 Why G0 to Nawakwa? Why dld you go to Nawakwa last summer? Was it because everyone else was go- 1ng camplng, or because there was not enough to do at home, or because someone from your church conv1nced you that lt was worth trying If you were a hrst year camper, these rmght have been your reasons but why wi'll you go again next year? Thmk for a moment Do you remember when you first turned 1n the camp entrance and followed the W1nd1ng road to the center of the camp? Do you remember how cool It was and how beaut1ful the woods were? Then you reached the heart of the camp where the foun ta1n bubbled merr1ly, and you saw the cabms nestled among the trees All around you was the hustle of a reg1strat1on day, and for a m1nute you felt lost Then some one g1eeted you cheerfully, and you began to sense the fr1endl1ness of the place After you were reglstered your fam1ly waved and drove through the eX1t and you were left alone to make what you would of your days at Nawakwa In the next few days th1ngs happened rap1dly Your cab1n group became a famlly group You made fr1ends w1th other campers old and new You learned to know the staff both 1n and out of class 1' ogether you were a camp and loyal real f1'1CllCl shxps grew out of your exper1ences You enjoyed many pleasant hours 1n the pool and on the athletlc frelds You 1n creased your strength and your sk1ll 1n sports You learned new games to take home to your Luther League You learned the real mean1ng of good sportsmansh1p and whole some fun You worked hard 1n classes des1gned to gulde your talent for leadersh1p You set as1de txme 1n the day for extra study You talked w1th a staff member who helped you plan a program of personal lmprovement You learned to l1ve a well balanced fourfold l1fe You found the spots of beauty 1n the camp F1sche1 Memor1al w1th 1ts stone altar framed by evergreen trees, Upper Temple w1th ns maJest1c v1ew the budge at the CX1t w1th the s1ng1ng brook beneath lt the tra1l to Counc1l Crrcle w1th 1ts ca1 pet of p1ne needles, the spr1ng w1th the clear, cold water, and the p1cturesque waterwheel near the pool These places fxlled your m1nd w1th beauty and captured a l1ttle place 1n your heart You learned to know God more 1nt1mately You went apart to worsh1p Hlm prr vately each mornmg You sang HIS pra1ses before each meal You lost your feel1ng of self 1mportance dur1ng the reverent H1lls1de SCFVICC You closed your day w1th cab1n devot1ons He became a very real Presence to you a Master a Gu1de a Fr1end and a Lovmg Father Why will you go to Nawakwa next year P You w1ll go because you have become paxt of It and lt has become part of you It 1a1sed your ldeals h1ghe1 than they were when you entered .ts gates lt t1ed you fast w1th fr1endsh1ps and memorles It 1nsp1red and tra1ned you for serv1ce to God You w1ll return to rest awhrle to renew your Splflt to prepare yourself for a truly Chr1st1an l1fe You w1ll 1eturn because you have found the sp1r1t of Nawakwa, and now you are 1mpelled to pass lt on to someone else 2. -,......,,.... ...- v l 1 l 1 l ,J x l , , l - l - l - - 1 - l , e o ' .' ' - I 1 l . ' r , . - . . ' 1 J ' . I A . . ' I . l .' p ' ' - li . l I 0 I I l il . .I . ' . ' it . ' - . I - E ag - .L . . . -. ,X 7 .- l . . 'l l . - ' ' 'W 1 ' 1 1 ' ' - 5 - , , - ' A ., . . 1 n ji J ' I -. ' . . . . 3 , , ' . . . . ' Q x '- ' ll . . . . K . Q ll , l l l