Dietra Anderson Davis '62 forwards her Camp Palomar songbook, circa -- I assume -- 1956. All together now: "See him there, the Zulu warrior; See him there, the Zulu Chief, Chief, Chief." Click HERE to revisit the best times of your life -- or the worst.
Thanks sooooo much for the memories : )
ReplyDeleteI was a Camp Counselor for the Junior Patrol Camp at Palomar. I also was a 6th Grade Teacher who got picked to go to 6th Grade Camp at Palomar, because the other Teachers did Not desire to get dirty. So, I remember singing and leading every song.
I took notice of the songs that are Off limits today... Racial and Religious.
I am OK with that fact.
I am almost 70 and happy that things are not the way they were in 1950's, 1960's and the 1970's ... and some of the 1980's.
I was working civil rights in the Deep South in the early 60's and I saw and heard what some people said and did there and throughout the US.
I lived in SanDiego, where I taught in the 'Inner City' for 40 years. I also saw and heard a lot there, too. I hope all that hate and 'just joking' humor will go away someday.
In the 1970's San Diego was the 5th MOST Segregated City in the Nation; by housing patterns. It followed Biloxi, Mississippi, Birmingham and Montgomery, AL and Bugalusa, LA. I am not sure of the order, just the facts stuck in my head.
My kids and I traveled all over the US in the 1970's and 80's and saw the same Deep South, too. Some things had changed a lot since I was there in 1962; some things had not.
We saw lots of wonderful things and places and met a whole lot of wonderful people. Lots change... some beliefs do not.
I still love the songs and sang most of them to my kids when they were little.
Thanks Again for the walk down memory lane. : )
When my class from Euclid School went to Camp Palomar, we didn't even get to the camp fire singing stage. It was the start of an asian flu epidemic and when there were more "sick" cabins than "well" cabins, were evacuated after a few days.
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