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Den 1951:<br />
Back Row: Left to right - Dan Hall, ?, Jack Maresca, Jerry King, Frank Bartholow, Jay Bartow.<br />
Front row: Bob Cook, Andy Tower, Steve Parker, Bill Dodge, Arthur Bradbury, Tom Carroll, Don Miller.<br />
Photo submitted and identified by Jack Maresca (‘51) and Arthur Bradbury (‘51)<br />
-The first year everything in the craft shop was in boxes. My assistant and I spent<br />
hours trying to get organized. If he reads this, he will probably still remember trying to help<br />
me sort colored beads. I am partially red-green color blind, so he spent most of his time taking<br />
out my beads and putting them in the right bottles, finally suggesting that I leave the<br />
task to him. Smart man. A lot of the material and equipment was added by many counselors<br />
over the years, so we didn't know what to do with all of it. The second year a man<br />
came to work with me who had been crafts counselor 30 years earlier. We used equipment<br />
that he had added to the shop during his earlier years to put on a year-end display of all of<br />
the kids works for Parents’ Day. It was very impressive to see all of the work that had been<br />
done in only two months.<br />
-The boys did a lot of very good work in the crafts shop. Several were really talented<br />
and taught me more than I taught them. It was especially busy at candleboat time,<br />
when the shop was turned into a factory. It was very rewarding<br />
to see someone make something by himself for the first time.<br />
Even the Cubs had a great time in the shop, making metal ashtrays<br />
by hammering metal plates into a mold. Jerry Anque (I'm<br />
sure I misspelled that), the Cherokee from Oklahoma, who had<br />
his archery loft over the craft shop, wasn't as excited. The kids<br />
drove him right out of his loft with the pounding.<br />
-The craft shop also supported other activities such as<br />
the play that Jerry Hakes put on. I made footlights and helped<br />
the kids build and paint the sets.<br />
-There were some wonderful miniature dories tied up at<br />
the waterfront. I hope they are still there. They were real<br />
works of art, but they weren't used very much.<br />
-On trip days, I took a two or three boats of two boys each<br />
on rowing trips on the lake. We had a lot of fun, especially when<br />
the wind came up, as it did one day when a thunderstorm rolled<br />
over the lake. I think we had to find some friendly shore to hide<br />
on until the storm was past. It was a great adventure.<br />
45<br />
Ben Murphy<br />
Watermaster 2005
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