The Lead Counselors
with their Coordinators would create some kind of melodrama that they would
play out throughout the week. It included a villain and a hero and ended
with some kind of positive result by the end of the week. For instance,
in Sherwood they would have an “evil Sheriff “ trying to get rid of Robin Hood
and Sherwood Forest. He would play
all kinds of tricks on Robin and then by the end of the week, the Sheriff would
have a change of heart and turn into a good guy. The campers would cheer and embrace the
sheriff. One year one of our staff
drove the camp’s tractor into the town meeting threatening to mow down the
forest. Pretty dramatic to say the
least. That only happened once.
At
one of the campfire times in Railroad Camp for Junior Highers, the staff was
play acting their melodrama. This
particular night the good guy and bad guys were having a “fencing duel.” Some
how they got their hands on two authentic fencing blades. In the act of fencing one of the swords came
loose and flew out from the handle. Could
have been scarry. These were the kinds
of stories the staff would prefer I did not hear about.
Campfire Music: A
significant activity at camp is the singing. Campers loved to sing at the top of their
voices. They would love to stand up in
front and help with the singing. Our
song leaders worked together to plan the singing times. Song leaders were very enthusiastic and
created all kinds of hand motions during many of the songs. They began
the evening with fun type camp songs and lead into the devotional songs in
preparation for the camp speakers. Music
set the tone of the morning and evening gatherings.
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