Camp Pasquaney - Annual Yearbook (Hebron, NH)

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THE PASQUANEY ANNUAL 57 the .latter two tied for' third. For bgys wh-o were as distinctly begin- ners as these- fellows' were during the first of the summer, their per- formance was quite exceptional. Another outstanding 'development became apparent when the final heat of the Senior Hundred Yard Swim was run off. just a year previously, Elihu Howland took second place in the junior fifty. His form had always been go-od, but he had lacked speed and endurance. Howland worked faithfully -on this phase of his swimming t-hrough-out the larger part o-f the summer. He easily won his heat in the preliminaries which resulted in his meeting Adams, Brown-ell and three others in the ti-nals. Adams, an experienced swimmer wit-h a strong record, was ,selected by many as an easy winner. Soon af.ter the start, Adams' and Howland established a safe lead over Brownell and Burrall, their closest competitors, bu't there was little cho-ice between the first two wh-o alternated in the lead all the way dow-n the co-urse. Instead of cra-ck- ing at the seventy-five yard mark as many expected 'him to do, How- land overhauled Adams who was then leading and finish-ed in first place with Adams only two feet behind. It was one of the prettiest races s-een at Pasqua-ney in several years, and illustrative of one o-f the m-ost rapid developments I have had the pleasure to- witness. As usual the competition in the different classifications for the re- spective general excellence awards Was most keen. Casler and Pmut were -outstanding among the Sub- juniors. Although Casler splashed through to a three foot victory over his rival in the twenty-five yard swim, Pr-out defeated him in the finals of the obstacle race on Recep- tion Day and was also victorious over Tucker in the dingey finals. This gave Pr-out a total of twelve points -to ni-ne for Casler, his nearest co-mpetitor. Photograph by A. W. Moody THE, SPIRIT OF PA5QUANE.Y Pile, in the Junior divisi-on, was easily the hi.gh point sco-rer. His victory in the fifty yard swim was the greatest exhibition of grit of the sum.mer. He defeated Bolling, a much more finished swimmer, large- ly by determinatio-n. He won the Gbstacle Race over Hooper by a slight margin, and, with Til1S'0'U 35 his partner, was a runner-up in. the Junior Canoe Tilt. This gave 111111 3 t-otal of eleven points to- nine fo-r VVinstead, the winner of the diving. The Senior -competition was the

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6 THE PASQUANEY ANNUAL 5 Photograph by F. O. Reed T A HAND-STAND DIVE VVATERFRQNT With the various' water activities lasting, as they do, througho-ut the summer, it is quite natur-al t-o find a great deal of interest co-nstantly centered in and on the water. We tried, this summer, to arrange our 6 schedule so that th-ose events requir- ing the greatest amount -of skill 'and practice, came towards the end of the -summer. Th is gave the con- -testants a greater opportunity to practice and condition themselves for th ' e1r events. I-ndeed, the whole month of Jul to swimming and diving instruction. y was dev-oted largely The quality of the exhibitions on the Reception Day was indicative of considerable pr-ogress, and a laro-e b amoufnt of credit 1-s due tho-se coun- sellors who did the coaching, Une of the most gratifying ex- amples .of progress lay in the diving, The opening of the seaso-n found uig with just -one first rate diver in Camp, lrast year's champion, Phil Geiger. Jimmie', Winsttead and Brooke Stoddard sfho-wed some promise but that was just about the extent of our talent. However, Mr. VVhiting and Mr. Ri-chardson s-oon had a group of pr-ospects working daily. They displayed a genuine deslire to learn the fundamentals and their efforts were not without avail. By the time our Gala Day arrived the boys were 'diving well enough to stage an entirely respectable per- formance for o-ur guests. Three weeks later, the trials and finals of the diving competition br-ought a happy surprise to all of us. lt proved to be a real competition in every sense of the word, though the divers sensibly avoided the more difhcult dives, their p6ffOf1Hfl1lCC was most creditable. FifSf Place was finally won by Jimmie Win- stead wh-o was claslsilied as a Junior. Obviously, first place in the diving was a real achievement for ,li111mlf'3 for it is seldom that a Junior GVCH places. The improvement Of Dave Smith, Fred Ieilllings and John Stoddard is particularly lflllfl' able. Smith took second place While L.:-v-sen-qtiueo vl I l ' v-fs--1 g 940 A-,.,-

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58 THE PASQUANEY ANNUAL most hard fought of the three. As a result of his victory over Adams in the hundred, Howland came out with a half point more than the former. Howland, by winning the hundred and reaching the semi- hnals of the Qbstacle Race, gained a total of seven points while Adams had six and one half. There were three boys with five points and several others with four points each, thus giving evidence of the closeness of the competition. The Life Saving instruction was carried on in August again, and although there were fewerboys in the classes, the interest was more intense and as a result a larger num- ber passed their examinations than a year ago. The new members of the junior Red Cross Life Saving Corps are: Francis A. Brewer, Jr., Frederick H. Brownell, Carter C. Higginsi, james P. Hooper, Philip Knapp, Henry F. Miller, Rutger B. Miller, Conrad M. Riley, and Will- iam C. Wliitridge. These bo-ys showed a keen interest in the work from start to finish and it was a real pleasure to work with them. In closing, I wish to express a deep appreciation to those wh-o have been of such great assistance at the water. It is impossible to carry out such a varied program as ours' has been, without a great deal of help and co-operation. The aid of the counsellors connected w i t h th e water activities has been invaluable, and the manner in which the bovs have responded both in spirit and promptness has made the summer on the waterfront a real joy to all of us. W. H. Lillard, jr. SHELL RGVVING There are few if any camps in America besides Pasquaney that are able to count shell rowing among their regular organized sports. It is one of the greatest and most dignified sports in the world, and the members of the Camp are fortunate for the opportunity to row. All athletics serve in the development of character, but row- ing m-ore so than any other sport. It requires infinite patience, co- operation, and team-work. In rowing it is not individual ability that counts, but the ability to wo-rk together, unity in other words. An oarsman must forget himself and work for the go-'od of the crew. Unless they have a swing and an appreciation of the whole, four good oarsmen do not make a good crew. Early in the season of nineteen twenty-nine the call for candidates was issued and the response was enthusiastic. About f-orty oarsmen, or would-be oarsmen, and 'twenty coxswains report-ed. During the camping parties a .great deal of work was done with the beginners in the pair-oar. The 'ftub with one of the coaches in the stern and two very awkward looking individuals b at the oars became a familiar sight 1 N. ,gal f,....4.'Z.g..f .f fu .....,,,,,, - f . - . , -my-.4nn 'llh-lr-0-as-x4s.,,, lnn.n.q4..,, o-.nk - iv-iv'-Ou--.l.....,,,-V-i4.u.,.-1.-... 1,1 . :ow-nfs:-vs-.-gg,.,,,,,,m,,, ,UQ U ,mb H. .A I. v QM--