[Wohelo Camp Footage] Reel 5

2145.0005
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circa 1927
Swimming, Diving From Tower, Aquaplaning, Canoe, War Canoe Races
Title: ‘A GLIMPSE HERE AND THERE OF SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE LUTHER GULICK CAMPS IN 1925.’, ‘WATER SPORTS DAY.’, ‘THE GIRLS ASSEMBLE WHILE SINGING: CAMP WOHELO GIRLS ARE WE FULL OF PEP AND JOLLITY HEALTH AND LOVE AND WORK WE JOIN ON OUR GLAD VACATION.’ Campers lining up on the dock and shore. Intertitle: ‘RELAY RACES BETWEEN THE UNITS SHOWING DIFFERENT STROKES.’ A swimming relay race, using roped off lane lines. Intertitle: ‘DIVING FROM THE TOWER.’ Campers diving from a multilevel diving platform. Intertitle: ‘A FLEETING GLIMPSE OF THE BARNEGAT SAIL BOAT.’ A sailboat sailing past the diving tower. Intertitle: ‘AQUAPLANING, A PRIVILEGE OF WATER WITCHES---A FACINATING SPORT.’ A woman does a handstand on a wakeboard, pulled by a motorboat. A wakeboarding woman waves at the camera. Other shots of wakeboarding. A swimmer pushes a ball through the water. Intertitle: ‘THE CAMP MOTOR BOAT --THE MIGIS-- LEADS THE PROCESSION OF CANOES.’ A motorboat towing a line of canoes. Intertitle: ‘STROKE, TWO, THREE, FOUR; STROKE, TWO, THREE, FOUR! RANG ON THE SUNLIT AIR; A CLEAR YOUNG VOICE IN TONES OF STRENGTH BADE SIXTY DO AND DARE.’ Campers canoeing. (Footage played backwards.) Intertitle: ‘MARVELOUS TEAM WORK HERE-- SIXTY AS ONE.’ Canoeing. Intertitle: ‘PROGRAM CLOSES WITH THE WAR CANOE RACES.’ Racing canoes. [End of Reel]

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