Figure 1.--Here are camps at a New York camp, we think in the 1920s. Facilities at this camp were still very basic, but water activities were still very popular.

There were many stanndard activities at camp including hiking and camp craft. Here Daniel Carter Beard inspired countless ideas about camp craft of varying practicality. Another standard actibity at camp was water activities, including swiming and boating. Gradually a host of new activities were added to the camp experiences, depending in part on the facilities at the camp and the capabilities of the staff. One of the features of Scouting has bee the tendency to add techonolgical innovations to the activities program. Thus radio became popular in the 1930s and each susscessive generation updated the program to include merit badges with the latest technology. Scout camps, however, tended to stress the essential basics of Scouting. While facilities have changed sinificantly over time, the basic activities have retained their popularity. Some camp activities have passed from the camp scene. One of these is sinaling with flags. <>br>