Keyport High School - Key Yearbook (Keyport, NJ)

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THE WASHI On March 9, 1960, one hundred nineteen chat- tering seniors and eight patient chaperons who were Frank Woods, head chaperon, Mrs. Kathryn Nolan, Mrs. Burtina Parcels, Miss Ethel Reilly, Mrs. Jean Robinson, Mr. Raymond Grosholz, Mr. Charles DiFazio, and Mr. Kenneth Robinson, piled into three Rollo buses for the annual trip to Washington. At nine o'clock, we arrived at the Greyhound Bus Cafeteria for snacks to keep us going until twelve forty-live, when we arrived in Washington. We toured through the Capitol building and then posed amid the puddles for the traditional class picture. Then everyone scurried to Scholl's Cafe- teria to form a line for lunch. Rumors of snow sent us to visit Mount Vernon, George Washington,s estate, where we spent the afternoon. Then we headed for our motels in Alex- andria, Virginia, Brookside Motel for the girls, and the Penn-Daw Motel for the boys. We had dinner at the Old Club Restaurant in Alexandria and visited Washington International Airport. It was snowing pretty heavily and we ap- GTO TRIP preciated the warmth of the terminal building. Finally we hurried to our motels and a good night's rest. We,1l never forget that knock on the door at six in the morning. The girls joined the boys at Penn- Daw for breakfast. First on our schedule was a look at Arlington National Cemetery, where we saw the impressive statue of the Iwo Jima flag raising and we tramped through the snow to see the chang- ing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Sol- dier. The Bureau of Printing and Engraving was next. CHow can they handle all that money so calmly?Q Then we toured the FBI building and saw the long arm of the lawn in action. It was time for lunch, so we hurried to Schollis to eat our H11 and rest our weary feet. After lunch we saw the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Lincoln Memorial, and then we went back to our motels to dress for dinner and a dance afterwards. After breakfast at Penn-Daw we spent our last day at the Smithsonian Institute, jefferson Me-

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morial, Washington Monument, and the National Gallery of Art. We ate a hearty lunch at Schollis and turned our heads homevvard. We stopped at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and saw the tomb of John Paul Jones. We ate dinner at Howard johnsonis and piled into our buses for our long ride. Upon arrival in Keyport, one hundred nineteen tired but happy seniors and eight Weary chaperons found their friends, families, and luggage, and made their Way home.