Árdís - 01.01.1953, Síða 78

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and brief devotional services are held in the dormitories before
the retiring bell. One of the most inspirational parts of my stay at
camp as Dean was when the senior girls arose, dressed quickly,
took their Bibles and found a quiet spot alone and studied for
fifteen minutes in such sincere earnestness before breakfast. Some-
times they would ask me to select a portion of the scripture to
study. They indeed made a loyely picture. We also learn new hymns
and prepare for the devotional part of the closing night concert.
Christian Education is Christ’s commandment, “Go ye, therefore,
and teach. Feed my lambs. Feed my sheep. Be ye perfect.”
Perhaps it would be of interest to you to hear how a day
at camp is spent. I will deal mainly with the senior girls group
with which I have always worked. When the girls register, they
are weighed. (It is very seldom that each girl does not gain
some weight.) They are then assigned to their specific dormitory,
which are each supervised by two leaders. We give the new girls
a little special welcome to make them feel at home. Later, the girls
are divided into groups for camp chores such as helping with dishes,
set and serve at the tables, and sweeping and tidying up the
Auditorium. The group work is rotated daily and the special delight
is the serving duties.
The rising bell is usually at 8:00 a.m. Then, after the girls have
dressed and washed, we have our outdoor silent Bible study, as I
mentioned earlier in this article. At 8:30 when the breakfast bell
rings, the girls line up at the Dining Hall door, then a prayer, and
a very welcome breakfast is enjoyed by all. We encourage every
girl to have a bowl of warm cereal to start off her breakfast.
Announcements and plans for the day, (and we earnestly try
to plan something different of interest each day), are then made,
before the girls leave the breakfast table. All the girls except those,
who have group chores, go back to the dormitories to make their
beds which have been airing, put their clothes away, and tidy
and sweep up the dormitories.
The camp nurse inspects the dormitories daily, gives marks,
and the dormitory that has the highest marks at the end of the
group session, is presented with a good housekeeping plaque
at the closing concert. Competition is keen, and much interest is
shown in gaining this plaque. Then a game of baseball, dodgeball,
or volley ball, before the study period in the Auditorium begins.