Lyndhurst High School - Ursa Major Yearbook (Lyndhurst, NJ)

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W SGD? itil W fill CUT CUE? W QD we wished. That evening the students were allowed to do as they liked. The next and last morning we were taken on a tour of the public buildings of Washington. We were shown all through the famous Smithsonian Institute, the beautiful Pan American Union building, the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, and the White House. We also had the rare opportunity of seeing both the Senate and the House of Representaf tives in session in our tour of the Capitol Building. Our guide in the Capitol was a very charming young lady. We visited the Washington Monument, the famous tribute to our first President. We were taken by elevator to the top and from the ob' servation platform a magnificently beautiful view of the city was seen. The melange of trees, green grass, monuments, and spacious parks was perfectly gorgeous-beyond description. Some of the students walked down the 504 feet from the platform to the base of the monument and from the way they walked and felt when they came to the bottom it is a mighty lucky thing that they did not try to walk up. The last aff ternoon was free and most of the students stayed in the hotel to pack up. Some, however, rode around in Ufdrive cars, and some were so impressed at seeing Conf gress in session that they hastened back to the Capitol and stayed there for the afternoon. At 4:15 we left the Cairo Hotel, and after saying goodebye to the waiters who gave such good service, we proceeded to the Union Station where we boarded our train, which was scheduled to leave at five. lt was dark and gloomy as it had been raining all day. The thought that our memorable trip to Washington was all over, except for the long and tiresome journey of almost five hours on the train, put the damper on most of us and although there were some nonchalant and carefree students who sang and played cards, the general air of our two cars was more like that of a morgue than anything else. Fred Helmich and Gert Austin were sound asleep and looked so sweet that a few practical jokers decorated them with spots of rouge like measles, took some baggage tags which they hung on Fred's ears and tied on his hair, and put a flower in his hand. They were awakened by the boisterous laughter of all who saw the amusing spectacle and then the fun began. At the same time Mildred Grossman was asleep and when Libbie Lindsay touched her, she jumped up yelling and screaming from her nightmare and scared everyone almost to death. It must have been from the olives she ate on the train for dinner. When Robert Woodbury at- tempted to go to sleep stretched out across two seats, the practical jokers were around again and closed up the seats, making a ham sandwich out of him. Edward Illes was quite dogged in trying to get Miss Carpenter to tell him her age. She, like all of her sex, was just as dogged and would not tell him. But we must give Eddie credit for his persistence. Then Frank Glenday decorated himself up in Helen Sheridan's coat, Libbie Lindsay's hat, and somebody else's silk stockings. He looked like a very demure little girl until one happened to notice the size of his feet. Another attraction was the Annapolis fencing team which occupied the next car to ours but were in our car being entertained for a large part of the journey. They were on their way to New York to compete in the annual InterfCollegiate Fencing Tourney. Imagine how popular these boys were among the ladies. At 9:45 the train stopped and we were again at Elizabeth. The buses were waiting and we started on the last lap of our return journey. Although everyone was tired those in bus number two were kept awake by the wisecracks of Houdy Gallagher, Frank Glenday, and Otto Stellato and the hilarious laughter of Gert Austin who seems to have quite a sense of humor. Within an hour we were back in Lyndhurst after having spent three of the happiest days of our lives. G. A. and R. W. 80

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