1920's Journal - third entry

This is the third entry (over the span of 2 days) from the journal we found in our archives that was written in 1920, the first year camp opened. So cool!

Wednesday, July 14, 1920
After breakfast this morning, we started the study of the book of Mark in our Bible class. Miss Janie asked me to be ready to make a talk on the birth of Christ as found in Matthew, the next day. After that we had craft class.

Miss Janie announced the names of the 25 girls whom they had selected to go to a canning at Tusculum a little college village on the other side of Greenville. My name was on the list.

I slept all during quiet hour and rested the rest of the afternoon. Some of the girls went on a hike while others played basketball.

We had a shower just at supper time. The piano arrived early in the afternoon and was put at Lookout.

After supper we gathered at Lookout and played games, danced and then we had a talk by Mr. Brown on water. After that we all repeated a verse of scripture and then Dr. Sevier closed with a prayer. We then went to bed.

Thursday, July 15, 1920
I got up rather early this morning. At breakfast we received the news that we could not to go Tusculum on account of a misunderstanding in the time that the people were to meet us. But Dr. Sevier promised the same crowd a trip to Greenville the first of next week.

We had our Bible class at 8:45 and then assembly, then craft class until 11:00. I wrote several letters after that. It was the day for our table to carry water for dinner and supper so we did that.

Just at dinner time, Flax Macallister, another camper who had been sick, arrived with her mother and Mrs. Jones. They were from Greensboro. I ride this afternoon at 4:00.

I rode at 4 and picked my spotted horse again. We rode a little farther down the mountain than before. We got back a little after five. After supper we had our council fire and then went to bed.