At a symposium of summer camp musical competition scholars held in 2003 at Harvard University, (the highlight of which was a paper titled "Neoclassical Pragmatic Origins of the Mid-20th Century Camp Song,"delivered by Robert Carter Stein, Ph.d in Applied Linguistics from Oxford Univerity) it was universially accepted that the form reached its artistic peak in 1967 with the Jamaica song lyrics by Norm Winer. Download them here. Scholars also hailed this example, from Thailand in 1959, and were especially impressed with its elegiac couplets, clearly modeled on the Seventh century work of the Greek poet, Semonides.

More Olympic Songs as compiled by Joan Resnick

The visiting day home movie shot in 8mm with its blurry pictures and quick cuts (to save film) has gone the way of Bermuda shorts and hushpuppies (no great loss there). But some examples of the genre still exist:

• Film number one is from the collection of Steve Dennison. Click here for some exciting footage of Steve twice circling the lake on skies, Bobby Dennison acting out in front of the camera followed by a riveting game of leapfrog. Let me know if this file doesn't come up on your computer.

• Here is the first section of the Everett 1958 film. Click here to view it. And here's chapter two. And here's chapter three.

I have had the remaining five films professionally reprocessed. They are beautiful, much larger and sharper and they should load immediately. If you've already seen them, give them another look.

• Here is the film from 1968, divided into two parts. Here's A and here's B.
• This is the first of two films from 1969. I've divided it into two parts, so it should load almost immediately. Click here for part one. Then click here for part two.
• This is the second film from 1969, divided into four parts. Click here for part one, here, for part two, here for part three and here for part four. Click here if you just like to click stuff. It won't lead to anything though.
• Here is the first of two films cooked up in 1970. The movie is also divided into four tasty morsels. Click here for part one, here for part two, here for part three and here for part four.

The Web master has obtained several pages from Everett Echoes that were either first drafts or deliberately cut out of the Echoes by censorious editors. These pages will be uploaded as they become available. To read the first one, click here.