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Council, 1968

RAY ATHEY - from Paducah, Kentucky...a first year councilor after having been at Hyde Bay for four years as a camper and UL...will be attending Paducah Tilghman High School in the fall...working in archery.

PETER BLACK - from Wilton, Connecticut...a fourth year councilor...has been a camper and UL at camp for eight years....entering Oklahoma City University in the fall....heading up the baseball program.

RICK DeVANTIER - from Bethlehem, Pa. ...first year councilor having been at camp last year as a UL...attending Freedom High School...working in the swimming department.

CHARLIE FISHER - from Utica, N.Y. ...first year as a councilor at Hyde Bay having been a camper and UL for five years with one year out as an exchange student to South America...working with swimming and in the store.

FRED GALE - from Man1ius, N.Y. ...third year councilor after eight years s a camper and UL...enters his freshman year at Yale University in the fall...in charge of the tennis department and works in the store.

DAVE GOTSHALL - from Bethlehem, Pa. ...third year councilor after six years of being a camper and UL...enters the freshman class of Tufts University in the fall...working with sailing and trips.

SKIPPER HEBB – from Baltimore, Md. ...first year councilor, having been at Hyde Bay for three years as a camper and UL...attending Gilman School...is working in the theater.

FRAN HUIDEKOPER - from Milton, Massachusetts...first year councilor after four years as a camper and UL...entering the Lenox School in the fall...in the swimming department.

McKEE LUNDBERG - from Pikesville, Md. ...a fifth year councilor after five years as a camper and UL...a senior at Bard College in the fall…heading up the sailing-department and taking many trips.

PETE MEHL- from Conshohoken, Pa. ...a third year councilor after four years as a camper and UL...entering the freshman class of Georgia Tech in the fall... heading up the wrestling program and working in the nature department.

RUSTY PICKETT - from Westwood, Massachusetts...a third year councilor after eight years at camp as a camper and UL...a freshman at Yale University in the fall...working with sailing, water skiing, and trips.

GEORGE RADCLIFFE - from Baltimore Md. ...a third year councilor, having been a camper and UL for four years...a sophomore at Hamilton College...working in sailing and will be taking many trips.

TOM RATCLIFF - from Watertown, N.Y. ...second year councilor after four years as a camper and UL...a senior at Vermont Academy...working with riding and water skiing.

LARRY SAGER – from DeWitt, N.Y. ...a first year councilor, having been a camper and UL for five years...working in sailing.

JOHN SCHMICK - from Baltimore, Md. ...a fourth year councilor after four years as a camper and UL...a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania...working in the theater department.

JOSH SHOEMAKER - from Baltimore, Md. ...a fourth year councilor after five years as a camper and UL...a sophomore at Denison University in the fall...is heading up the theater department.

SAM SPRAGINS - from Lutherville, Md. ...first year councilor after three years as a camper and UL...attending Towson Senior High School...working in swimming.

KELLY SULLIVAN - from Wilmington, Delaware...first year as a councilor at Hyde Bay...a sophomore at Harvard University...heading up the waterfront activity.

BOB TUCKER - from Baltimore, Md. ...first year councilor alter seven years as a camper and UL...entering Friends School in the fall...in the tennis department.

HARRY TURNER - from Baltimore, Md. ...first year councilor after five years as a camper and UL...attending St. Paul’s School...working in the theater.

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CHRIS WEST - from Baltimore Md. ...third year councilor after three years as a camper and UL...entering the freshman class at Williams College in the fall... working in swimming, nature, and trips as well as in the store.

MIKE WHEDBEE - from Cockeysville, Md. ...his second year as a councilor at Hyde Bay...a sophomore at Stanford University...heading up the riding department.

STEWART WISE - from Baltimore, Md. ...a first year councilor after three years as a camper and UL...attending Gilman School...working with riding.

MR. JAMES DRESSER - from Baltimore, Md. ...is in his thirty-sixth year as head of the math tutoring at Hyde Bay...is also head of the math department at Gilman School in Baltimore...lives with his wife and family across the Lake.

MR. ALBERT O’BRIEN - from Cooperstown...is in his third year at Hyde Bay as English and reading tutor...lives with his family in Cooperstown and teaches at the Cooperstown High School.

HENRY NORMAN - from Baltimore, Md. ...in his sixteenth year as chef at Hyde Bay...holds the same position at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. during the winter.

JOHN WOOTEN - from Washington, D.C. ...second year at Hyde Bay...is keeping the dishwashing department functioning.

MARVIN KING - from Baltimore, Md. ...his first year at Hyde Bay and is fitting into our routine very well...he and rotating UL.s work in the dining room.

VOCABULARY: In future weeks we will be using many of the following names. We thought it might be helpful to you if we gate you an early brief description.

    Beaver Valley - a large tract of land south of Cooperstown that we are using for camping and nature trips.

    Nebo - is a mountainside about nine miles from camp were we send groups of boys on overnight trips. We own about forty acres of wilderness which gives the boys an opportunity, to camp in unpopulated surroundings.

    Lookout - is the mountainside just in back of camp within hiking distance. Again this is used for overnight trips (supper and breakfast)and overlooks our end of the Lake.

    Trenton Falls - is a trip to the Adirondacks (three days) for all boys who have passed their Junior Lifesaving and are with us for the full eight weeks. This involves three days of skiing, swimming, and canoeing.

    Around—the—Lake, Up-the-Lake, or Down-the-Lake - this trip is either for the day or overnight at the foot of Natty Bumpo’s Cave, depending on the weather and the age of the boys.

    Natty Bumpo -  a cave situated high above the Lake referred to by Cooper in his writings about this area.

    Susguehanna - The canoes are put in about two miles south of Cooperstown and paddle some seven to eight miles down the river to a camp spot where the boys stay overnight and are then picked up during the following morning.

    Sunken Islands – is a large formation of rocks in the middle of the Lake referred to in Cooper’s Tales. It was once well above the water but now rests a few feet under the surface. The boys enjoy swimming in and around the rocks.

    Hacker - is our 22—foot custom built launch which we use extensively for water skiing, transportation and sailboat rescuing. It is powered by an outboard Chrysler engine.

    S.T. - is our small motor boat that boys ten years and older learn how to run as soon as they have passed their N.Y. State Motor Boat Course. It is powered by a 5 h.p.Johnson outboard motor.

    Comets - this refers to our fleet of four sailboats.

    The “55” - our new matched Chrysler fiberglass boat used for water skiing and aquaplaning. It powered by a 55 h.p. Chrysler engine.

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