Bay View High School - Oracle Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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I I P r----l 'f--- -Y ir It I0 o aut 0-9 I.-0 1 I 4 v he A ' ' . AfA'Q 'Q ll. ECRGE VVASI-IINGTONS DIARY Washington staging a barbecue, enjoying himself at a horse-race, tinkering with his plow - the lighter and more intimate incidents you never imagined were a part of his life, are revealed through his diaries. These glimpses present a clear and authentic view of Washington the man, and clarify or destroy the legendary myths that have shrouded many of his biographies. May you, through reading, come to have a deeper sense of familiarity with this greatest character of American history. URVEYING of Lord FairfaX's Land Beyond the Blue Ridge Qage 16D . . . 1748, March, Tuesday, 15th-We set out early with Intent to Run round ye sd. Land but being taken in a Rain and it Increasing very fast obliged us to return it clearing about one oClock and our time being too Precious to Loose we a second time ventur'd out and Worked hard till Night and then return'd to Penningtons we got our Supper and was lighted into a Room and I not being so good a Woodsman as ye rest of my Company striped myself very orderly and went in to ye Bed as they called it when to my surprize I found it to be nothing but a Little Straw-Matted together without Sheets or any thing else but only one thread Bear blanket . . . I made a Promise not to Sleep so from that time forward chusing rather to sleep in y. open Air before a fire . . . Wednesday 23d-Rain'd till about two oClock and ' Clear'd when we were agreeably surpris'd at y. sight of thirty odd Indians coming from War with only one scalp . . . Tuesday 29th-This Morning went out and Survey'd five Hundred Acres of Land . . . on our way Shot two Wild Turkies. . . . Fryday 8th-We Camped this Night in ye Woods near a Wild Meadow where was a Large Stack of Hay after we had Pitched our Tent and made a Q12 g Very Large Fire we pull'd out our Knapsack in order to Recruit our- selves every Conej was his own Cook our Spits was Forked Sticks our 'gms if Plates was a Large Chip as for Dishes we had none . . . 1753-October, Wednesday, 31st-I was commissioned and appointed by the Honourable Robert Dinwiddie, Esqg Governor, etc., of Virginia, to visit and deliver a letter to the Commandant of the French forces on the Ohio, and set out on the intended Journey the same day . . . at the Place where the Ohio Company intended to erect a Port, lives Shingiss, king of the Delawares: We called upon him, to invite him to Council at the LoggsTown . . . 26th-We met in Council at the Long-House, about 9 o'clock, where I spoke to them Q. as follows: Brothers, I have called you together in Council by order of your Brother, the Governor,of Virginia, to acquaint you, that I am sent, with all possible Dispatch, to vis- it, and deliver a Letter to the French Commandant, of very great Importance to your Brothers, the Englishg and I dare say, to you their Friends and Allies . . . You see, 4- Brothers, I have gotten thus far on my Journey. His Honour desired me to - .A apply to you for some of your young Men, to conduct and provide Pro- visions for us on our Wayg and be a safe-guard against those French ' 4' Indians who have taken up the hatchet against us. I have spoken thus particularly to g I you Brothers, because his Honour our Governor treats you as good Friends and Alliesg and holds you in great Esteem. To confirm what I have said, I give you this String of ' P Wampum . . . December 23d-Our Horses were now so weak and feeble, and the 4- 9.01 lul l , '1l i

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Q Q ? S '1' 1 c T 4 L, X T X ' if f '.'A 2 o the Spirit of George Washington we dedicate the 1952 Oracle Annual, that spirit which has outlived the memory of his deeds as a general and his policies as a states- man, which emhodies Loyalty, Patriotism, unselfishness, Devo- tion, Integrity: that undaunted and self-sacrificing spirit which was kindled hy an unquenchahle desire to secure the liberties of his fellow men, and which led him to take the destinies of a newly horn country into his hands in order that the last great experiment for promoting human happiness might prosper . . . With the vision of that spiritual pattern ever before us, may we strive to quit ourselves well in the shaping of that nearer influence, the Spirit of Bay View.

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I I I I I'-III. veveeow 1+ Baggage so heavy that myself and others gave up our Horses for Packs, to assist along with the Baggage. I put myself in an Indian walking Dress, and continued SQFW' , with them three Days, till I found there was no Probability of their get- , S- ting home in any reasonable Time. Therefore I determined to pros- ecute my Journey the nearest Way through the Woods, on Foot. . . . 1760 - Ianuary, Monday, 28tb-- Visited my Plantation. Severely repri- manded young Stephen's for his Indolence, and his father for suffering of it. Found the new Negroe Cupid ill of a pleurisy--and had him brot. home in a cart for better care of him . . . February, Tuesday, itb-Visited my Plantation and found to my great surprise Stephens constlanjtlfyj at work - Passing by my Carpenters that were hughing I found that four of them viz. George, Tom, Mike and Young Billy had only hughd 120 Foot Yesterday from 10 oiclock. Sat down ' , ,e gl, therefore and observed. Tom and Mike in a less space than 30 - Minutes cleared the Bushes from abt. a poplar, Stock lind it 10 3' ' 4, i'5F Foot long and hughd each their side 12 Inches deep. Then, letting them proceed their own way, they spent 25 minutes more in getting the cross cut saw standing to consider what to do, sawing the stock of in two places, putting it on the Blocks for hughing it, square lining it, etca. and from this time till they had Bnished the Stock entirely required 20 Minutes moreg so that in the Space of one hour and a quarter they each of them from the Stump finished 20 Feet of hughing. from hence it ap- pears very clear, that allowing they work only from Sun to Sun and require two hour's at Breakfast, they ought to yeld each his 125 feet while the days are at their present length and more in proportion as they Increase . . . Friday, 15 tb--Went to a Ball at Alexandria, where Musick and Dancing was the chief Entertainment. However in a convenient Room detached for the purpose abounded great plenty of Bread and But- ter, some Biscuits with Tea, and Coffee which the Drinkers of coud not Distinguish from Hot Water sweetened. Be it remembered that pocket handkerchiefs servd the purpose of Table Cloths and Napkins and that no Apologies were made for either. I shall therefore distinguish this Ball by the Stile and title of the Bread and But- ter Ball . . . March, Saturday, 1--Finished Bottling 91 dozn. Cyder . . . Wednes- day, 19-Peter fmy Smithj and I after several efforts to make a plow after a new model -- partly of my own contriving -- was feign to give it out, at least for the present . . . 21st-Grafted 40 Cherrys, 12 Mag- num Bonum Plums, Planted 4 Nuts of the Mediterranean Pine in the Pen where the Chestnut grows-sticks by each.-Set out S 5 cuttings of the Madeira Grape .... April, Saturday, S tb-Planted out 20 young Pine trees at the head of my Cherry Walk. Recd. my Goods from York. Hauld the Sein again, catchd 2 or 3 White ,fr I Fish, more Herring than Yesterday, and a great Number of Cats . . .Sat- ' urday, 26tb-Received letters-informing me that the smallpox had got - among my quarters in Frederick . . . May, Wednesday, 7tb-After taking the Doc'rs Directions in regard to my People, I set out for my quarters and got there abt. 12 oclock-time enough to go over them and End every- thing in the utmost confusion disorder and backwardness, my Overseer fHardwickJ lying upon his back of a broken leg, and not half a Crop, especially of Corn Ground, prepared. Engaged Vall. Crawford to go in pursuit of a Nurse to be ready in case i I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I JI- I