THREE RIVERS - "Leadership, the program and good food make a good camp, and we feel we have all three here at Camp Eberhart," said Lyman C. Curtis, the camp director.

Camp Eberhart, located on Corey Lake near Three Rivers, was started in 1908 on 13 acres of land. Now, 62 years later, it has gown to 100 acres. it is run by the South Bend YMCA.

The camp is named after Russel G. Eberhart (sic) [*note: Camp is named after Harris H. Eberhart], a boy killed in a car-train accident while he was on his way to college. Among his personal belongings were found plans he had drawn for a boy's camp. So, the camp today is the fulfillment of a "boy's dream."

The camp is open for 12 weeks each summer, the first five for girls. Youngsters aged 8 to 15 may attend and this year, children came from 19 different states, many of them second-or third-generation campers at Eberhart.

Camp Eberhart is filled with tradition, as indicated by the names on many of the camp's buildings. One building is titled "Buckets of Blood," and the story goes that early campers were without the benefit of hot water when they took their showers in the buildings stalls. So, to get a water heater, the boys decided to sell their blood to a blood bank to raise the necessary money.

"We are proud of the fact we have 100 per cente return of counselors," said Curtis. They come from all over the nation, and many are Eberhart veterans of ten years or more. Younger counselors, who must be at least 14 years old, spend one or two years as counselors-in-training, and are then promoted to the Junior Council, made up of juniors and seniors in high school.

Senior counselors are high school graduates, and these counselors may be promoted to the staff, which includes ... (this article is incomplete - if you have a copy of it, please forward to us!)