1948 Camp Staff

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Some pictures and the camp staff listing of the Camp Horseshoe summer camp season of 1948.

Camp Staff Pictures

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A few pictures of the 1948 camp staff.

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The staff listing from the 1948 camp staff.

1948 – Contributed by Andrew Coe

Camp Director
Frank Beam

Program Director
William Thornhill

Waterfront Director
Herbert Ellison

Business Manager and Commissary Officer
Roy Alford Jr.

Nature Study Director
Forrest Lenker

First Aid Director
Ronald Sykes

Boating Director
Earl Ellson

Hikemaster
James Lockhart

Pool Assistant
John Rettew III

Boat Assistant
Judson Ellson

Assistant Business Manager
John Gabel

Assistant Steward
Andrew Wilson

Nature Department Assistant
Robert Lenker

Camp Ranger
George Cole

Provisional Scoutmasters
Walter Rhoades, Edward Jones, Clarence Burnside

Chefs
William Skerrett, Wayde Jones

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Last updated October 5, 2025