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Adventurer and author Bill Sullivan shares beautiful
images from his new comprehensive guide to Oregon.
Seriously, he knows this state like the back of his hand.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
BOOKSTORE
Information on William L. Sullivan and other author events online at uobookstore.com
FIND THINGS IN ODE CLASSIFIEDS (BICYCLES, PETS, CARS, JOBS,
ROOMMATES, APARTMENTS, CONCERT TICKETS, PLANE TICKETS,
STUFF YOU LOST,TYPINC SERVICES, ON-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES)
Camps provide
fun summer jobs
Summer camps, in Oregon and
elsewhere, can provide not
only employment but the
chance to spend time outdoors
Jonah Schrogin
Freelance Reporter
It’s the middle of spring term,
and summer is slowly creeping
up. The break from school is a
great time to relax, travel and see
family, but it is also an opportune
time to find a job. And while
there are plenty of summer jobs
available, working as a camp
counselor allows one to spend
time outdoors with kids while still
earning a buck.
There are many different sum
mer camps in Oregon. At Camp Na
manu, an overnight camp located
in Sandy, kids spend a week in cab
ins and participate in activities that
include arts and crafts, river walks,
camping in the woods, field games
and stargazing. An all-camp game
of capture the flag is a favorite
among many campers.
“There’s such an opportunity
to change the kids’ lives be
cause your role is much differ
ent than a parent’s,” freshman
Laura Gayton said. “You influ
ence their lives for a small
amount of time, but if you do it
right, they’ll take away much
more than they would have
ever expected.”
Gayton, who has worked at the
camp for two summers, said it’s
perfect for anyone who yearns for
a “classic” camp experience.
There are seven one-week ses
sions that run from early July to
late August, and the average pay
for a counselor is #185 per week.
For more information about
Gamp Namanu, go to www.port
landcampfi re.org.
Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry also runs a num
ber of overnight camps in Ore
gon. Freshman Jenny Bedell
Stiles has worked as a paid
counselor at OMSI’s Hancock
Field Station near Fossil for the
past two summers.
“It’s probably been one of the
best experiences of my life,” she
said. “A lot of the highlights of my
life have occurred when I’ve been
at camp.” However, she added, it
was a lot of hard work, both physi
cally and mentally.
Counselors work eight to 11
weeks out of the summer for one
week blocks, and campers range in
age from 8 to 18 years old. A typical
day includes morning field study
(usually hiking), swimming in the
lake, afternoon field study (archae
ology or paleontology), an evening
program and campfire.
Bedell-Stiles said the best part of
the day was the campfire because
she liked singing songs and bonding
around the fire. Counselors earn
#30 per day, plus an extra #5 for
having a life guard certificate and
#5 more for every year of previous
camp experience. Information on
OMSI camps is available at
www.omsi.org.
The Boy Scouts of America
Camp Pioneer, located near Mt.
Jefferson, is another camp in Ore
gon. Although it is a camp for
boys, there are staff positions for
men and women. The camp’s high
elevation provides a good climate
and beautiful views. Groups of
boys age 12 to 18 come each
week for nine weeks.
For freshman Michael Thomp
son, this will be his second year
working at the camp. Thompson
said he has learned not to take
things for granted and to recog
nize “how beautiful nature is and,
yet, how fragile it is.” He said
bonding and unity are highly val
ued, demonstrated by three camp
fires per week and everyone din
ing together.
Thompson added that he liked
the community aspect of camp and
felt the people on staff were like a
family. Starting pay for this camp is
#65 per week. For more informa
tion about Camp Pioneer, go to
www.cpcbsa.org.
Students can also work at
camps in California, such as the
popular Roughing It Day Camp lo
cated in Lafayette, a small town
in the Bay Area. Each day starts
with songs and skits, followed by
outdoor activities that include
horseback riding, swimming, ca
noeing, kayaking, arts and crafts,
and sports.
Senior Gabe Hatt is going to
Roughing It for his second sum
mer and said he loVes being with
the campers.
“I think the most valuable
thing you can do for children is
spend time with them and make
them feel special and loved,” he
said. Hatt’s responsibilities in
cluded driving a bus in the
morning to pick up campers,
scheduling group activities and
leading that group for the entire
day, and driving campers to and
from swimming.
Hatt said he earned #1,600 per
month — more than most camps in
the nation. More information about
Roughing It Day Camp can be
found at www.roughingit.com.
Most camps run from mid-June
to late August. It is a good idea to
apply for a position as soon as pos
sible. The Internet has many sites
listing camps, such as www.go
camps.com and www.summer
camp.org.
Jonah Schrogin is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.
Lecture brief
Yale history professor
to speak on war, labor
American labor historian David
Montgomery will speak on “War and
Labor: Some Lessons from the
Twentieth Century,” at 7 p.m. today
in 100 Willamette.
Montgomery is a former machin
ist and the Famam Professor of His
tory at Yale University. He has writ
ten a stack of books on the history of
labor unions, including “Citizen
Worker: The Experience of Workers
in the United States with Democra
cy and the Free Market During the
19th Century.”
Montgomery’s lecture will address
the historical lessons of labor’s en
gagement with the issues of war and
peace during the 20th century. He is
expected to discuss labor unions’
massive opposition to World War I, in
contrast with how labor was largely
united in its support of World War II.
He may likely focus attention on
labor unions’ reactions to the war in
Iraq, including the national AFL
GIO’s opposition to attacking Iraq
without obtaining support from the
U.N. Security Council.
The lecture is free and open to the
public, and it is sponsored by the La
bor Education and Research Center,
the University History Department
and the Wayne Morse Center for
Law and Politics.
Jennifer Bear