After the site is obtained, necessary buildings finished, grounds
cleaned, stove in place, water tested and connections made if there is
to be plumbing, the equipment and provisions should be sent in to camp.
A week is none too long a time to allow, even if there are many hands to
unpack, put the camp in running order, make out the program, camp
regulations, etc., and select sites for classes.
If possible have the counsellors spend this week in camp with the
Director and help in doing this work. Being together for work and some
play will prepare them to take up the duties of the summer and if any of
them are not Scouts then is the time to tell them of the Scout work, its
aims and so forth. Without this information it is difficult to have true
cooperation.
When opening a large camp be sure, when the campers arrive, to have it
in the condition in which it is to be kept. First impressions are deep
impressions as a rule, even though unfair many times.