Leaders We Seek At Camp Belknap
from the Camp Belknap Leadership Manual
- A wholesome personality appealing to youth.
- Radiant health, resulting from firmly established habits and restraints, wise attention to food, and well-balanced days of work, play, and rest.
- Joyousness in simple daily tasks, and a sense of humor that smooths out the wrinkles in difficult situations.
- Exuberant enthusiasm which adds zest to each day and keeps the heart young.
- Unfailing kindness, integrity, fairness, and consistence in all personal relationships.
- Loyalty in thought and action and trustworthiness in every detail, however unimportant the detail may seem to be.
- Unbounded and untiring interest in campers.
- A working knowledge of the unique opportunities for camper guidance in a camp setting.
- Moral and spiritual preparedness to sense a camper's mood and to guide an awakening mind.
- Wisdom to handle responsibilities, discipline, and privileges within the scope of personal experience.
- Resourcefulness, versatility, and initiative to enliven work and play with young people.
- Creative spirit to inspire imaginative youth.
- Unerring punctuality. This may appear too obvious to mention, but it often mars or makes the success of a leader.
- Personal neatness and unquestionable good taste in such features as hair style, cosmetics, clothing.
- Example in word and deed that sets the tone for day-by-day living with campers.
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