Stevens Institute of Technology - Link Yearbook (Hoboken, NJ)

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- . - l -v4r-' A 'f'i f. U i .J .51 14' -1- 'TA ,, pn- L Sag-T' -vm' mv- ' -44:33 ,,..u- . Q, as I f' .lyw . in Aka V .1 sffhnuu. -? ' T' 'Q Thereafter. the camp imposed upon the unfortunate Freshmen the cruel schedule of rising at six-thirty. with breakfast at seven. Surveying began at eight with lunch at twelve and surveying at one again till four. A swim came at four-thirty and din- ner at five-thirty. immediately followed by games. with taps at ten. Such a vigorous schedule upset the staid composure of many a lowly Freshmen. During this time there functioned a Camp Connnittee. elected at school. which supervised camp activities. and a Camp Council which. with the advice and kindly help of the camp executive. Professor Lott. ran the camp and represented the camp to the administration. presenting the grievances of the students and trying as well as they could to adjust them. This council was elected by the separate shacks and included the class officers. There was also the TranSIT. the camp paper. whose members deserve much credit for their voluntary work in publishing this memento of camp events. This routine. by no means dull. but. nevertheless. very hard on brain and muscle. continued without a break u11til came Camp Sports Day. long planned for by the Camp Committee. An eighteen page printed TranSIT. together with a program announcing the order of events was given everyone attending. First on the program was an aquatic n1eet. with many interesting races. then the Freshmen-Sophomore baseball game. then a steak dinner. followed by an inspection of the camp grounds. and finally. at eight o'clock. a dance to the tunes of the Nlelody Engineers. tl1e Freshmenis own. Seldom had any of those present enjoyed a more entertaining day. Then. exactly six days later. came the close of camp with the Camp Banquet at 23

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The Stevens El1gi11CCil'i11g Camp Nlonalav. .lulv 3. lllflfi. there arrixaeal in Can1pStevens. much to the annovanee - of the peaeeahle inhahitanls ol' ,Iolmsonlnurg. a motley erew of lowly l'iI'0Sl1lll9ll. known in the annals 1lliSll'Yt'llS as the Class of 1030. The purpose of their eampaign w as then unknown anal its hazarals anal alangers as yet unsuspeeteal. ln eamsequenee. many were the looks of sorrow anal alejeetion that took in. lirst. the winaling anal preeipitanls roaal to eamp. the solemn-looking aalministration huiltling. anal the hill upon whit-h stanals the a-amp store. Hut. sualalenly their eanmtenanees lnrighteneal. for on the other siale ol' the hill lay a alelightful lake surrounaleal lay lveautiful lielals. in front of which is the mess hall. a weleome sight to any hungry Freshman. Upon the talrles whieh this hall eamtaineal was lnounteous fooal eookeal lay a master ehef. This soon vanisheal. anal the rest of the alay was free until a alisturhing hugler lnlew taps enaling mueh enjoynient anal frolie. Un the morrow. the lnugler of a perxerta-al sense of humor. lvlew raueously upon his horn at the unearthly hour of half past six. awakening from their alelieious slumlner the alreamy Freslnnen who. following the aalviee of their stomachs. lretook themselves to the mess hall. This alay heing the Fourth of July, there were numerous eontests engageal in. among them a struggle for an elusive watermelon hy two shaeks. The one who lifteal the water-logged melon from the lake first. gained permanent' possession of it. There were also canoe raees whieh enaleal with much water transfer- ring itself from the lake into the sterling boats ofthe eamp. Q2

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A wi which the Freshmen president presided. After a fine speech in which he extolled the class and thanked them for their cooperation. Professor Lott spoke. then followed Professor Snader who awarded the prizes to the best surveyors. Professor Lott then took the floor again to award trophies to the best athlete and to the best camper. After the annual shack breaking-up during that night, the campers wended their weary way honieward on the morrow, and another surveying session at Camp Stevens was brought to an end with only happy memories left in the minds of the students of Tracy. liver since its inception. camp has increasingly shown itself as a sort of class ce- ment. binding together those friendships formed at school into a solid union. In this it is a superlative organization. Its executives are especially able. and they effi- ciently organize the campers into working units. It is the greatest advance that Stevens has yet effected in bringing her students into closer contact with one an- other and making her name mean more to them and to the outside world. 24+