RON STRAUSS

SOPHOMORES, BE CAREFREE! Spend your summer months at the Universityof Missouri Forestry Summer Camp (hereafter referred to as the Lodge)on sparkling, cool, and delightful Lake Wappapello. Earn 12 hours ofcredit in your spare time and leisure hour~. Camp facilities and the plannedprogram have received such acclaim from previous student guests thatOutdoor Gungho Services, Inc., has decided to give the camp its full en-dorsement. Thus, increased popularity seems assured for this resort in the

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beautiful, rugged Ozarks. Following is a brief resume of some of theopportunities afforde.d guests.

Excellent Dendrological FacilitiesPatronizing enthusiasts are encouraged to identify and collect 75 woody

plant species while on a sight-seeing tour of Butler County. Those who sodesire are given a chance to test their knowledge when they feel that ithas been sufficiently perfected. Incidentally, the area surrounding campis covered with witch-hazel, and a specimen of this fclklore-ridden plantwill no doubt be the easiest to find.

Swim1ning and BoatingBeautiful, clear, cool Lake Wappapello is within hiking, hitching, or

driving distance of the Lodge. For information on how to obtain that well-groomed, tan look, or other information about the lake facilities, contactJerry Tamm, John Strickler, Hal Fisher, Jerry Arter, or Ron Strauss, all ofwhom have spent many, sunny, happy hours on the lake's beautiful sandybeaches.

Ample Number of TreesAlthough it has been calculated that each student is permitted to

measure the heights, diameters, and form classes of approximately 9732 trees(not counting dry-labbed trees) during a 4-week course in Forest Mensura-tion, there is still an ample number of trees to last until the year 1973,if trees continue to be measured at this pace. Al Troutt has proved himselfas the best man with a limesock to be graduated from this course, andHoward Prante is an expert at swatting gnats with tree calipers;

Athletic ActivitiesFacilities are provided for contests of badminton, volleyball, horseshoes,

table-tennis, poker, pinochle, and that new sport designed to wake youup in the morning, wasp swatting. A tip to future vacationers: play bad-minton while McDermott is at camp, and volleyball when Fletcher arrives.Experience has proved that the best policy is to limit victories over in-structors to not more than one per day.

From Trees to LumberLearn to operate a chain saw, cross-cut saw, axe, crawler tractor, file,

sharpening stone, and sawmill! The proper method of piling lumber mayalso be observed. O'Neil's daily problems are most easily worked at night~n Rodger's Drug Store. Special arrangements are possible to allow Cur-riculum E-l students to' register at the Lodge for this period after com-pleting the required number of weeks of summer school in Columbia.

lmporoving the ForestEach year the guests select a project which is designed to improve the

forest. In 1955 the project was the clearing of a road. During this courseBob Hilliard learned that it is possible to fell a tree, move it some distancein horizontal space, and yet have it remain in an erect, inconspicuous, oras termed by loggers, hung-up position.

Dining AccommodationsMeals are served in the luxurious camp dining hall, except for frequent

midday picnics in the \\.oods. Guests generally prefer peanut butter for

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these picnics; however, KPs will arrange for other delicacies for individualswho so wish. It is rumored that the KPs for the past summer, Ray Ferelland Bill Keyth, have been fired for feeding the guests too much food; butequally intelligent, highly trained individuals will doubtless be selected forthis job in the future. Watermellon parties will continue to be held withjncreasing popularity.

TreesTrees may be observed anywhere from the damp bottoms of the Mingo

Swamp to the dusty Ozark ridgetops; and various plots and measurementsmay be taken in order to gain more valuable information about these trees,if one so desires. The reward is great for one who braves the snakes, black-berry tangles, g-nats, livestock, poison-ivy, and nature itself to gain a moreperfect knowledge of tree specimens. Mike Gwinner, one ambitious younglad, reportedly swam Lake Wappapello, notebook held high above thewater, in order to keep a perfectly straight cruising line, while crew mem-ber Bad Jack Ferguson looked on with admiration.

Another summer highlight is a 3-day pleasure excursion, during whicha majority of the pine trees in Missouri are visited. The trip is made in twotrucks which feature a healthy, open-air atmosphere and are provided with

Professor Fletcher assembles the 1955 Summer Camp force for a Mingo in-vasion. Front, from left: Fletcher, Hal Fisher, Myron Gwinner, Austin Poat,Howard Prante, Charles Tree, and Ron Strauss. Back: Bill Keyth, Jim Berlin,Alex Cole, John Strickler, Bob Hilliard, Jerry Tamm, Jack Ferguson, Al Toutt,Howard Wolf, Wayne Bell, Glen Schneider, and Ray Ferell.

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mattresses for the comfort of the guests. One enjoyable event of the tripis the overnight campout on the Current River. If anyone happens to finda wallet, a pair of pants, or a pair of boots floating around anywhere, pleasereturn them to Al Troutt. A flatboat full of frogs at midnight is a trickyproposition!

Extracurricular Activities and Memorable EventsThe nightlife of Poplar Bluff will be an unforgettable memory of anyone

vacationing at Summer Camp. The luxurious air-conditioned theatres area source of constant new and exciting cowboy mysteries. P. B.'s nightspotswill never forget Howard Wolf and Jim Berlin. Arter, Schneider, and Strausswill be remembered for their nonmatching hair and beards; and the girlswho worked at the Dairy Queen will never forget the bad times they gotfrom all of the boys of 1955.

There are bound to be some fishermen in camp. Those who intend tovisit the camp in the future and who would like to do some fishing shouldbuy the book, How to Come Home With More Than Stories, by DickTree, Jim Berlin, and Wayne Bell, three boys who, among their combinedknowledge, know everything there is to know about fishing.

It will be impossible to walk through the "bush" for three months(Continued on Page 57)

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Bell (upper left) prepares some expensive frog legs; (upper right) bushed-nuff said; (lower left) in the air-conditioned warmth of summer camp, pressurecan run high; and (lower right) Schneider, 17.3 feet up, takes d.i.b.

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without running into a hornet nest. In order to get the most out of thisevent when it happens, one should lag some distance behind the group atall times. When the event finally occurs, you will see the fastest scatteringof manpower ever witnessed, and if you bother to time some of the in-dividuals' flights, you may find that one who previously was thought to bethe slowest and laziest man in camp has just set a new record for the 100-

yard dash.Every camp has its share of shutter bugs. If they were to get together

at the end of camp and compare snapshots, they might find that one personis represented in nearly every picture. Austin Po-at is just such a person.

Many games and ways to pass the time of day will be thought of whilethe group has nothing to do but sit around the Lodge. Swinging and leapingfrom rafter to rafter is a very popular sport during the latter part of the

summer. The caulked-boot marks on the floor were left as a remembranceof Alex Cole.

A major highlight of the summer is the huge barbecue given by Ates.Goat meat is unusually delicious when it is prepared correctly, and whenthere is plenty of coke to wash it down. One lucky person is excusedfrom camp for a day to gather hickory wood and prepare the fire for Ates.This is not su~h a picnic as one might imagine, is it Jerry?

Yes, the ~vents of summer camp are memorable ones. The writer isone past guest'who will long remember the Summer Camp of 1955; and hedoubts that P.B. will soon forget the summer camp guests of 1955.

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