Reports the visit of Nancy Reagan to Maine's Agassiz Village, a racially mixed, coed camp accredited by the American Camping Association and serving inner city youth. Emphasizes Mrs. Reagan's commitment to organized camping and to the Just Say No anti-drug campaign. (JHZ)

A two-year demonstration project, to determine whether a short-term (30 days) summer camp experience could contribute to prevention of juvenile delinquency, found that camping induced positive attitudinal change and improved adjustment to school. The project involved 200 adolescent boys from varied social backgrounds who were selected on evidence…

By interviewing parents and reviewing letters of complaint, Camp Hy-Lake (Tennessee) identified six conditions/outcomes parents expected of a good camp experience. By providing those conditions the camp improved its camper return rate from 60 to 80% in approximately two years and increased camper returns from two to three and a half years. (JHZ)