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"oy's camp teaches skills, values The Daily Tar Heel Wednesday, August 29, 19845 By FRANK KENNEDY Sports Editor Editor's note: This article is the second in a three-part series relating examples in which the human element outweighs all else, making sport what it was originally intended to be. The series concludes Thursday. Utopia isn't such a bad idea., It may never be anything more than a dream as far as this world is concerned, but no one can be faulted for dreaming. Therein may lie some hope for a society plagued with more problems than it has ever faced. Art Musselman admits that Camp Sea Gull tries to create a Utopian atmosphere, but he admits it with pride. He has reason to be proud. Sea Gull, an all-boys camp on the Neuse River in Pamlico County, is the largest YMCA camp in the world, and one that has built a tradition of developing youths 7-16 years old for 37 years. The camp's facilities are impressive to say the least, with a fleet comprised of several classes of sailboats and motorboats, an 18-hole golf course, swim lake, tennis courts, as well as facilities for numerous other activities. More than 1,500 children attend the camp over two four-week sessions each summer, paying roughly $1,000 each for the privilege. But, as Musselman will tell you, the facilities are secondary to what a child will get out of the camp. "The greatest thing about the whole Sea Gull experience is that every youngster is involved, and he knows that someone cares about him," Mus selman said. "(The counselors) take the time to care, to listen, to know his needs, and show him how to do things the right way. "He comes out of here knowing a good way to do things. He knows good manners and what a good lifestyle is." And, at a period in his life when he is so impressionable, at least some of the values taught at Sea Gull are bound to stick values like getting along with others, cooperation and respect. Musselman, who is in charge of the camp's land program, says those values are magnified because children are easily influenced by the actions of sports figures they see on television. "So much is based on ability, how much the person can do," he said of athletics. "At Sea Gull, we don't do that. You're given equal treatment." Campers are encouraged to achieve as many ranks as they can, but only in so much as the camp is trying to encourage active participation. Failure is never treated with negative criticism; success is always treated with congratulations. "It is a Utopian atmosphere," Mus selman said. "We dont have any stress because it's not designed for stress. It's designed to be nice." The boys who attend the camp are almost exclusively from upper-middle class or upper class backgrounds. Yet, they are as different, and with equally as many different needs, as any other group of kids. And for introverted or less-athletic boys, the camp offers a chance to open up. Cabins are arranged by age group, usually with 12-13 campers and two to three counselors in each. With a 3-to-1 camper-counselor ratio v it is easy to relate to each child on a personal basis. The "big brother" ideal is emphasized at every turn. Thus, a camper is afforded the opportunity to master a new skill while living in a family" environment. "We give (the campers) a piece of the pie that they cant get (at home)," Musselman said. Musselman, who coached at the collegiate level for many years, said he has lost faith in professional and intercollegiate sports due to the numer ous controversies in which they have been involved in recent years. He said that a Sea Gull camper who wants to pursue athletics sees two versions of what sports can mean: the image that CHAPEL HILL CYCLE SHOP BACKPACKS Quality Daypacks from Jansport and Diamond Brand $10.00-013.00 LIFETIME GUARANTEE ON ALL PACKS Expert repairs on all multi-speed bikes. Same day service on tune-ups and tire and tube work brought in by 2 p.m. One day service on most other repairs. 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T A L.KJ SUGAIRCI0AITS 41 Dletes 42 Categories 43 Gown fabric 44 Frump 45 "Thinker" maker 82984 47 Auld iang 50 Renoir's output 51 Mercatorial item 52 Night before 53 Crimson a John McEnroe creates with his on court antics, and the Sea Gull version, which teaches good sportsmanship and rejects the win-at-all-costs syndrome. "With athletics, for example, we teach that your worth is not determined by how good you are, but because you're you," he said. That, of course, goes right along with . the teaching of the skill itself. All of the counselors are assigned to activities, based primarily on their knowledge of that sport. Campers receive land and sea manuals, which guide them through the development of their skills. They must reach certain designated stand ards, at which time they receive ranks based on their skill. The sailing program, considered one of the finest in the world for children, has turned out eventual Olympic racing champions. Those campers who reach the higher ranks usually leave camp capable of handling sunfish, laser and lightning class sailboats more efficiently than most adults. Few boys leave camp without learn ing new skills, and none leave without having earned a new friend. Almost all leave with a new perspective on the world a better perspective than most of us carry around. Maybe Utopia isn't really possible. But teaching what it's all about can't hurt. . Frank Kennedy spent this summer as a counselor at Sea Gull. Avoid the lottery blues. Apply now! All apartments on the bus line to UNC. Call today for full information 967-2231 or 967-2234. In North Carolina call toll-free 1-800-672- 1 678. Nationwide, call toll- free 1-800-334-1656. The Apartment People WWm 'SIM ELLIOT ROAD at E. 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