Camp
Camp names 2 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Camp the space occupied by an army halted with tents pitched
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
the space occupied by an army halted with tents pitched. A Roman encampment was, as a rule, a square, each side of it 2,150 Roman or 2,077 1-3 English feet. Each of the sides had a gate. The principia, or principal street, ran from side to side, not quite bisecting each of them. In the rear of it was another one parallel to the first. Behind this, part of the allied forces were encamped. In the center, between the two streets, were the quarters of the prætor commanding and his staff. Between the principia and the front of the camp the body of the troops were encamped. A street called quintana ran parallel to the others through the center of this main part of the camp, and five streets crossed it at right angles. In modern camps, if not near the enemy, infantry are distributed on dry ground, the cavalry near water, the artillery near good roads, the hospital and transport in rear. If near the enemy, they are arranged in order of battle. An intrenched camp is one surrounded by earthworks. A flying camp is one to be occupied for a very brief period. A camp of instruction is one formed for the reception of troops to be maneuvered.
Camp WALTER, an American writer on athletics
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
WALTER, an American writer on athletics; born in New Haven, Conn., April 7, 1859. He was graduated at Yale (1880) and soon attained prominence with such writings as "Book of " B V ~ ト CONCEALED LISTENING POST A. As it looks to the enemy. College Sports," "American Football," etc. He was very active in the management of Yale's athletics. He edited various weekly papers devoted to sports and was a frequent contributor to popular magazines. CAMPAGNA DI ROMA (käm-pän'yä), the coast region of middle Italy, in which Rome is situated, from 30 to 40 miles wide and 100 long, and forming the undulating mostly uncultivated plain A B. Rear view showing observer. which extends from near Civita Vecchia or Viterbo to Terracina, and includes the Pontine Marshes. The district is vol- U. S. TRANSPORT, WITH DAZZLE CAMOUFLAGE canic, and its lakes, Regillus, Albano, Nemi, etc., are evidently craters of extinct volcanoes. The soil is very fertile in the lower parts, though its cultivation is much neglected, owing to the malaria which makes residence there during midsummer very dangerous ; and during the
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's described a camp in 1921 as "the space occupied by an army halted with tents pitched," laid out in fixed streets like a Roman castra; air reconnaissance and bombing since the Second World War have pushed field forces toward dispersal, camouflage and rapid movement, and the neat rectangular tent city survives mainly in permanent bases and training depots. Walter Camp, described here simply as "an American writer on athletics," died in 1925 and is now remembered as the father of American football, the man behind the line of scrimmage, the eleven-man side and the annual All-America team. The Campagna entry's warning about malaria "very dangerous" in midsummer is also obsolete: the Pontine Marshes were drained in the 1930s and Italy was certified free of malaria in 1970.
Written for this edition, 2026.