This wooden plaque comes from YMCA Camp Elphinstone in Vancouver, British Columbia. The YMCA of Greater Vancouver bought the nine acres of waterfront property on Howe Sound (for only $150/acre!) in 1907 when the city was literally being carved out of the woods.
The boys of Tent E in 1923 were C. Rowles, A. Gibson, E. Henderson and K. Brencroft. From the tent yell scrawled on the back of this plaque, we know that they found camaraderie and tradition at camp while making lasting memories. Painting plaques like this one to hang in the dining hall continues to be a favourite camp ritual.
This plaque represents the ties that bind camps and campers to this day: the values of teamwork, friendship and adventure.
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