he adequate water supply for
washing purposes is an essential thing to the housekeeper.

A village or town which has a post office, telegraph office, a doctor, a
store or two, a railroad station or boat landing, is often the camp
Director's best friend, and such a place should be within hiking
distance of every camp. It is there that arrangements should be made
when possible, for supplying the camp with fresh milk, fresh vegetables,
bread, and so forth. The risks taken by older people, or the small group
that wish to be indeed far from all civilization, cannot be taken by the
Director of a camp who has in her care a hundred or more children for
every one of whom she is responsible. It is possible, as has been
proved, to find a camp site so in the heart of the country or woods that
one feels miles away from everything, and still be within reach of
modern facilities.

The Site

The finding of the actual site when once the locality is determined is
really quite exciting. So many lovely spots attract one's attention, but
as natural beauty often deceives the unknowing, a thorough investigation
is the only safe course to pursue.

The necessity for a road to the camp site is not to be forgotten.
Transportation of people and supplies by row boat is too difficult.

Follow the river or brook, search the rim of the lake, or scan the edge
of the sea for high ground, a knoll will do, for well drained ground,
for the adequate drinking water supply (which must be tested), for fuel
in abundance, if wood is to be used, for trees among which tents can be
pitched or cabins built for sleeping quarters, for space for the main
building, for an open space where games and drill can be enjoyed. Forget
not the sun, the prevailing winds, and the western clearing where at the
end of the day all the beauties of the sunset can be enjoyed, or the
safe place for the campfire where songs and the real Scout Spirit bring
the day to a happy end.

II

CAMP DIRECTORS AND COUNSELLORS

No one doubts for a moment that camping is a good thing for children as
well as for grown people, but like many so-called "good things" the
results accruing from it depend upon the person or persons in charge.

For a Girl Scout camp the Director is generally engaged by a council or
a committee and is made responsible for the camp as a whole, including
the health, safety and happiness of the group, the standards established
and the furthering of Scout princi