Those with organizational skills can arrange, and those with writing or compositional skills can come to the fore. The less athletic types can act, sing, or draw. I mantain that one of the most marvellous things about Summer camps is the ability they have to showcase different campers’ talents. In all my experience, from the youngest Campers terrified (Not in a bad way) by the breakout, to an older camper laughing into my sleeve throughout, I have never seen it engender anything other than good.

Of course, not everybody will take the competitive nature in the spirit it is intended, but this is not caused by the atmosphere or reality of Colour War, rather that certain people will act in a difficult manner given the oppurtunity, and colour War does not rectify, or exacebrate, this fact of life. It permits an atmosphere of healthy competition to flourish in an enironment that I have never seen lead to to true animosity, or indeed any of the poor middos mentioned above, in significantly increased measures relative to the rest of the summer. I can actually claim to have a great deal of experience in this matter, having both participated in, and helped arranged, numerous Colour Wars and similar competitions.Ĭolour War (As it is actually spelt) is at its best, a celebration of all that is good about Summer Camps. Please point out if I am misreading anything. It doeesn’t seem like the opening post was meant in jest, so I will treat it as serious.

Achdus cheers for color war