Ken Mont Camp for Boys - Golden Days Yearbook (Kent, CT)

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The Condorsv ROBERT KATZ always had an invention ready to solve many of the problems that came up in the shack. His ideas deserve praise, The highlight of the arts and crafts season was the launching of rockets on Parents Day. At eaeh count down the tension grew until ignition, Then all eyes followed the rocket through its 1500 foot climb to the clouds.. A parachute returned the rocket body to earth after the engine burned Out. Other boys showed their parents the wood-working projects, models and ceramic pieces they had worked so industriously over. In all, it was a busy productive summer in the crafts shop. Our effort showed the inventive and creative ability of the American boy. r CHARITY cA.RiSi1vAL C . Step right up and take a chance . place your bets ladies and gentlemen . . 1 bet'chal can't duck me! . . . hot dogs . . . pink lemonade . . . apples on a stick . . . pop corn balls . . . music . . . car- nival barkers . . . prizes . . . and bright sunshine all combined to make Carnival day just perfect. The Eagles were the contractors of the Carnival but each bunk had the responsiblity of planning, designing, scrounging material' and staiiing their own booth. .We iinally came up with a genuine Carny Midway. y ' The day was one of our rare perfec-t days of the summer. With Ken-Wood our invited guests, the Midway was as busy as a country county fair! Every boy and every girl had contributed 31.00 for a book of game and food tickets. The booths were so busy, prizes had to- be replenished many times. Dunk the Bathing Beauty , a Dodo tradition, was again most popular. Ron Bouchier finally proved he knew how to swim! .. . when Rusty Simon landed he caused a near tidal wave over the Midway. . . Jerry nearly lost the pants of his Gay Ninety's bath- ing suit as he came out of the tank. . .it was fun dunking your favorite CD counselors .... A . A 1967 innovation was a series of pie eating contests-while lying on your stomach and llS6 of hands barred! Of course, we used gooey 1e111Q11 Pie' ringue pies and the results were beyond- description. Great trenchermen like GARY ROTTMAN, BOB MENDELSON, MIKE WEISBEIN, BRUCE SMITH, SKIP SCHMIDT and JAY T URKEWITZ without knife demonstrated their eating prowess I Y 85 fork. The prizes-additional P1653 Of Course- . , ,,......:.... -Q-W,-u:::...--,.,v:, 'rl' 4 +1am.l.mx-' - ... . - ..-ev:--y--. . :een-:r1::1!:: 'e9--'PV-Kl'J Y'?J+ -fU..r.:i'n?i:51!l:'ff'I52H3!.3.i'iiifEi5 T'

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K F Nflvl dll! BIC. ' g A4 Q 9 . M . Y A 1. I lE ?fD,P' -' I , I 5 ,, ' if f I lfffeazf on vff it I' f Z 1:44, xy t f 2 fri, I 7 4-RQ 1 I iff f , 'J X 4 -. R - 6, A Q .Q 1 -N. Our dance contest was won by that lion of the terpsicorian arts, MARTY SILVERMAN. And then came Pastry Chef Ed's beautiful prizes. All artistically decorated, there was a cake guitar, a pastry baby doll, and a cake with the face of a mon- ster! After the drawing, the winners were the three mo-st popular campers on campus! I Our guest stars of the afternoon were that fa- mous singing combo, the Mamas and the Papas. They regaled the crowd with favorite selections, all accompanied by Gee and Haw braying nearby. After a last call for food, the Carnival was de- clared closed and the roustabouts proceeded to strike their booths. It was the fastest cleanup job ever and within an hour, the Midway again looked like a soccer pitch. Big Jim., Freddy Wo, Steve Storch and Jim Green provided the guidance and leadership so necessary for a successful carnival. As is traditional, we ended the day with a steak barbeque. With huge chunks of prime sirloin siz- zling over the coals, John and Smiley were hard pressed carving to meet the demand. But keep up they did, and as many times as we filed by the huge barbeque pit, our plates were loaded with steak, french fries, and the fixings . Finally, we cried quit and left fthe chefs in an exhausted con- dition. It was a fitting climax to a real fun day. Let's see you future Ken-Monters try to top this -one! 'IJHE LOCAL TRIPLE R RANCH GANG CALLING A SQUARE DANCE AFTER THE CARNIVAL HEAD OF THE CHOW LINE DURING THE KEN-MONT SJEAKVBARBECUE.