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Institutional and Private LibrariesCamp Crosley Library%u2014%u2014Lake Tippecanoe%u2014%u2014North Webster, IndianaFounded in 1921 and continues to serve.Edmund and Bertha Ball (of Muncie%u2019s Ball family) provided the financing to found Camp Crosley in 1921. They created it as a memorial to their son, Clinton Crosley Ball, who was only four-years-old when he died in 1910. From its beginnings, the camp has offered one of the best programs in Indiana at ensuring that its attendees had everything they needed to grow strong in spirit, mind, and body.At first, it was a camp only for boys who belonged to the Muncie YMCA, and they were transported on trolley cars for a week-long stay. Herbert Pettijohn was the first Camp Director, and he dedicated 40 years of his life to instilling high standards for caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.Camp Crosley had rustic beginnings, with the first kitchen being a screened tent with a wood stove. Back then, the dining-hall tent could seat forty campers at tables, and the cabins consisted of dormitory-style tents with wooden floors. The experience proved so popular that additional land was purchased and permanent structures were erected. Steam-heated showers (described as revolutionary) were installed in the late 1930s, as was a 250-seat chapel.The first campers ranged between the ages of ten and nineteen, although seven-year-olds began arriving in mid-1930s. The cost in 1925 was $1 per day for YMCA members and $1.50 for non-members, with transportation to and from the camp an additional $4. The first Father-and-Son Banquet was held in 1927, a tradition that continues into the present. By the 1940s, the camping fee was $11 per weekCamp Crosley was integrated in 1962, girls were admitted in 1968, adult programs were offered in the 1980s, and today the camp is completely winterized for year-round use. Eventually a 220-acre Nature Preserve was acquired to protect the water quality of of Lake Tippecanoe%u2014thanks to additional financial help from the Ball family. Today Camp Crosley hosts over 10,000 campers and guests annually. It also provides $100,000 per year through its Annual YMCA Campaign for scholarships which allows underprivileged children to attend its programs.