Scouting, Volume 63, Number 1, January-February 1975 Page: 25
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horse. He even made each boy a ring out of a
horseshoe nail, the way real blacksmiths did
years ago. And Dwight Bourland, a Coman-
che, whose Indian name is Toh-gam, showed
the boys how to Indian dance. He gave an in-
teresting talk, explaining the social impor-
tance of dancing in the Indian culture. At the
handicrafts room, our Cub Scouts made Indian
headbands.
"Of course, we give swimming lessons ev-
ery day at Camp Friedlander. Two dollars and
you can keep attending until you learn. We
also have a mini-Philmont where Scout lead-
ers come in for training sessions while their
families enjoy our facilities. And every week-
end, the picnic groves are used by local Cub
Scout packs.
"You know," said Jerry Sanders, "we use
this camp so much that it's a wonder the
ground doesn't wear out."
A few Cub Scouts were already into their
third summer at Camp Friedlander. Two of
them were John Huffaker and Scott Davis.
"My favorite activities are swimming and the
campfire," John told Jerry Sanders and me.
"The thing I dislike the most is getting bawled
out. But that doesn't happen very often," John
hastened to add.
"Swimming is one of my favorites, too,"
said Scott Davis.
Lunch was a gourmet's delight, if the gour-
met was 8 to 10 years old: hot dogs, baked
beans and cole slaw.
"Boy, I sure was worried," the Cub Scout
sitting next Jo me said. "Some kid told me that
we were gonna' have (continued on page 50)
jsm:
There's a simple
explanation to why
these Cub day
campers are expert
backseat drivers.
At Camp Friedlander
they've piloted
their own battery-
powered golf carts
down a camp street
prickled with road
signs of all kinds.
Aiding in this
driver-safety lesson
are uniformed local
and state law
enforcement officers.
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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 63, Number 1, January-February 1975, periodical, January 1975; New Brunswick, New Jersey. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth353656/m1/25/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.