伊丽莎白·福特·霍尔特在丛林屋前，1905年

莫格利斯营地的建立，源于一位年轻人在夏令营的积极体验、他母亲的远见卓识、一位著名作家的想象力，以及她与朋友们的联系——这些朋友熟知、热爱并购买了环绕美丽湖泊的土地。当时，夏令营运动刚刚兴起，旨在为城市儿童提供丰富的户外体验。伊丽莎白·福特·霍尔特是最早购买土地创办女子夏令营（雷德克罗夫特营地，1900年）和男子夏令营（莫格利斯营地，1902年）的人之一。.

1916年的露营技能

霍尔特夫人专注于项目设计、招募员工和男孩、开拓创新，以及建造宿舍和基础设施。如今的大部分建筑都建于她的时代。徒步旅行、唱歌、水上运动、步行15英里去普利茅斯理发（！）、划船队以及为期数天的长途旅行，这些都是男孩们暑假生活的特色，其中许多至今仍保留着。也是在这一时期，面向低龄男孩的幼童军项目应运而生。访问“霍尔特时代”了解更多关于营地发展历程以及一个多世纪前男孩们在莫格利斯营地生活的故事！

巢穴/吉卜林

三位初级员工——阿尔科特·埃尔韦尔、布鲁斯·埃尔韦尔和路易斯·格兰根特——住在卡其帐篷里，也就是如今的’黑豹‘所在地，该建筑以巴希拉命名。阿尔科特·埃尔韦尔（后来的埃尔韦尔上校）从帐篷平台上可以摸到旁边一棵12英尺高的松树的树顶。这棵树后来成为了标志性的’上校松树‘。’巢穴‘（也称’幼狮屋”、“俱乐部”或“虫屋”）建在洞穴附近，用作宿舍。在此期间，“丛林屋”进一步扩建，增加了两个起居室。冬天，人们将一座来自马斯奎贝克的旧船屋滑过冰封的湖面，作为瓦因贡加的中心部分，最初位于未来的“希望之城”所在地。其他“第一”还包括前往沃特维尔的“长途旅行”以及一艘3.5马力的“快艇”，这是湖上第一艘汽油动力艇。.

瓦因贡加

伊丽莎白·福特·霍尔特的丛林小屋

1905年的棒球

第一次嚎叫 1907

第一本《营地日志》出版了。如今重读，你会发现其中没有男孩们的照片或文字，但它反映了营地的日常安排，包括值班和巡视、宿舍阅读、每日活动概要，以及所有营员和工作人员的姓名和地址。最重要的是霍尔特夫人对营地的愿景和理念，以及她对所有营员的期望，都写得非常精彩。“希望之家”（Hope-To-Be）建在了水边，而原先的瓦因贡加营地（Waingunga）则被迁到了现在的位置。总部中心部分，也就是早期的会议室和霍尔特夫人的办公室，建在了现在的位置，第一座教堂也建成了，主要用木材建造。灯笼屋建在营地入口处，独木舟屋和木工坊则建在如今水边独木舟架附近；这三座建筑如今都已不复存在。.

1907年，福特·霍尔特和男孩们在三金字塔山

1910年船员赛

赛艇比赛正如火如荼地进行着，每艘船由四名桨手和一名舵手组成。上棒球场已经建成，配备了棒球场。尽管如此，球员们仍然面临着诸多挑战，他们必须躲避挡在路上的巨石！鸡舍被改建成了厨师小屋，而原先的牛棚“芒”（Mang，以蝙蝠命名）则被改建成了员工宿舍。.

1910年

1910 年黑豹帐篷的写作门廊

芒 1950

库克小屋（现代风格）

1910年所有营地

水泵房（现代）

为了避免从湖里运水，营地安装了一个2200加仑的水箱和一台水泵，并建造了一座泵房来保护水泵。（1913年）这两个设施至今仍作为应急水源使用。车库建于1914年。除了乘船横渡斯夸姆湖（1913年）外，整个营地都是步行前往乔科鲁阿山。虽然早期的男孩主要来自波士顿，但1914年，莫格利斯营地将服务范围扩展到了奥马哈、芝加哥、克利夫兰和印第安纳波利斯。同年，莫格利斯营地的男孩们首次登顶华盛顿山。.

车库（现代）

吉卜林

吉卜林楼扩建完毕，小教堂也得到了修缮，增添了厚实的长椅和一座木质钟楼，钟楼上悬挂着一口以马修·贝尔德命名的青铜钟。贝尔德是一位应届毕业生，他牵头用从学生和教职工那里收集来的熔化硬币铸造了这口钟。.
“敲响教堂的钟声，穿过丛林。驱散谢尔汗的阴影。奏响人类兄弟情谊的乐章。钟声响起，将你的讯息传遍这片森林。”
伊丽莎白·福特·霍尔特

带钟楼的小教堂

1918年巴鲁

巴鲁小屋（Baloo）以教导狼崽们丛林法则的那只睿智的老熊命名，它取代了之前的帐篷，而谷仓则由斯坦利·埃尔韦尔（Stanley Elwell）改造成了小屋（医务室）。丛林小屋的餐厅和厨房也进行了大幅扩建，形成了现在的格局。.

旅馆在 1917 年改建后不久

1918年全营

1918年扩建后的丛林屋餐厅外观

1919年内部扩建餐厅

红十字会之家（现代）

A major programmatic shift occurred when Cubs, the youngest boys, were separated from the Pack, taking over Ford and Kipling Hall. The Red Cross house was built to allow for doctor visits, weights, and height measures; an indication of the concern for the development of healthy young men. The Den Song was written by C. E. Hadley.

Den Song

1921年格雷兄弟

格雷兄弟大厅（Gray Brothers Hall）建成，以毛克利的幼崽兄弟命名。埃尔韦尔上校（Col. Elwell）创立了“实训”的概念，虽然并非学术性的，但旨在挑战男孩们，让他们在各种活动中积累知识并精通技能。最终，男孩们可以获得一条彩色“丝带”，也就是哈士奇印记，作为成就的证明。这些成就使他们有机会进入营火俱乐部（Campfire）的“核心圈”。实训至今仍是毛克利计划的核心。1922年，毛克利学校通了电。

Portrait Col. Elwell and Mrs. Ford Holt

Mrs. Holt died February, 1925 and Col. Elwell became the owner and director of Mowglis. Elwell earned his Doctorate in Education from Harvard upon the acceptance of his thesis entitled The Summer Camp – A New Factor in Education. His philosophy of Education still permeates Mowglis traditions and culture.

Letter from Rudyard Kipling to Elizabeth Ford Holt

Unaware of Mrs. Holt’s death, Kipling wrote that the recent Howl caused him to “admire the spirit that made so magnificent and helpful work grow out of such a tiny little seed of a name.

1925 All Camp

Architectural drawings of Chapel by Blackall and Elwell Architects, Boston

Changes were proposed for the Chapel of the Woods in memory of Mrs. Holt. Panther dorm, named for Bagheera the black panther, was built to accommodate older boys, replacing a tent erected in 1906. The Camp continued to thrive under Elwell’s direction.

Panther interior

Winning Blue Crew

Campfire Circle 1926

Chapel of the Woods 1928

The present configuration of the Elizabeth Ford Holt Chapel of the Woods was constructed under the direction of Alcott Elwell, Gaius W. Merwin, J. Tyson Stokes and Stanley Elwell (architect). Built of stone, it featured a staircase, entry gate, retaining walls and upended boulders. The granite was obtained locally (Tenney Hill) and trees were harvested from Camp property for the benches. The new design included a memorial stone altar and the Baird Bell. The final cost was $3500.

Fancy Dress Ball

The boys at the Fancy Dress Ball, started in 1911, were encouraged to be totally self reliant in making their costumes this year and it was a great success. Crew continued as a major feature and Mowglis continued to establish its presence as trailblazers in the White Mountains.

Crew boat

Trail maintenance

Packing for a trip

A custom 1½ ton Ford truck with extra-long wheelbase was purchased for camping trips.

Boating Song

Both the Boating Song by Wilton E. Henley and the Akela Song by William Eareckson were written.

Blue Racing crew 1933

Mr. Spock Crew Coach 1934

阿克拉

Akela Song

Telegram after fire. George Cruickshank was the financial secretary for the camp.

In the summer of 1938, Gray Brothers burned to the ground resulting in the deaths of 2 junior counselors who were sleeping there. The cause of the fire was never established and was contained to Gray Brothers Hall. Other dorms and staff were safely evacuated until the danger passed. Parents were urged to allow their sons to remain in camp and finish the summer as usual. Resilient as always, the staff and boys carried on.

All Camp

From Carrie Kipling, Rudyard Kipling's wife.

Letter of Elwell rejoining the Army

Alcott Elwell closed Mowglis for the duration of World War II and at age 56, rejoined the Army.

All Camp 1953

The Camp was sold to Elwell’s assistant director, Darwin Kingsley III, who served as Director through 1957. Kingsley was a graduate of Yale who studied and worked in education as Director of Admissions and teaching Latin for Fay School of Southborough, MA. As Director of Mowglis, he developed Baloo Cove, the waterfront used for younger boys, and also moved the former Honor House to Baloo Cove Road, where it was upgraded to become the cottage now known as Hathi. Despite his efforts, the Camp fell into debt.

Mowglis Prayer and Adams business card

John Adams acquired Mowglis and became Director. Adams had worked for the Boy Scouts of America and had long desired to run a camp of his own. Adams increased the athletic programs at the Camp. Adams can also be credited with reinstating the Howl, an important account and photo record of the boys’ experiences at Mowglis. He also launched the Yearling Program. He suffered a skiing accident before the summer of 1961 and as the Camp became more financially untenable, Adams began to contemplate closing Mowglis.

All Camp 1958

Gravestone of Alcott Farrar Elwell

Alcott Elwell died and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with William B. Hart in attendance. Shortly after the service, Joseph Beckford, Assistant Director under Adams contacted Hart in an effort to keep Mowglis open. In turn Hart contacted William MacDonald, a Counselor from the 1940s and currently with First National Bank of Boston and Tyson Stokes, a lawyer (Mowglis 1917-1928)

Main dining room

Mowglis opened its first summer as a non-profit, with William B. Hart as Director. The guiding principles and traditions were those of Mrs. Holt and Col. Elwell. Throughout this massive change in organizational structure, camp-life continued seamlessly and without impact on the program or the boys experience.

Bill Hart as new Director, at his desk