Castleton High School - Parrot Yearbook (Castleton, NY)

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THE PA1uxo'r 325 Sentara' lliaahingtnn Grip HE rising sun of Friday, April 1-L, 1933, saw an unusual amount of activity and bustle in the town of Castleton. And why not? For was not this the day of the Seniors' departure for their hard earned trip to tVashington? At 8:30 A. M. each member had gather- ed with his relatives on the usually deserted railroad station platform. To say we were excited would be to say the least! A shout that the train was coming rang out and immediately there was a general rush for suit cases, cameras, farewell family kisses and final instructions from loving parents. It hardly seemed possible that we were finally on our way. Play- ing cards, reading and eating were the chief occupations engaged in by the class as far as New York City. After having checked our bag- gage at the Pennsylvania Station we went directly to an automatt for lunch. Lunch never seemed to taste so good! VVe trooped forth from the automat to the Herald-Tribune building. Here, under the leader- ship of a very interesting guide fa personal friend of Mr. Shillinglawj the mysteries and a general idea of how the work goes on in a large newspaper office was explained to us. Classmate Eddie Ryan's in- telligent questions concerning the newspaper raised the guides' opinion of the intelligence of our class P ? P P The newly constructed sky- scraper, Radio City was our next stop. Here we saw a very unusual vaudeville and an excellent picture Calvacade . The bright lights had already appeared on Broadway when the show was over ,and through the bustle of Broadway we worked our way to Drake's where we enjoyed a most delightful steak dinner. The Paramount theater was our next stop. Here we had the unusual opportunity of hearing Vincent Lopez and his orchestra in addition to which we saw a very good movie, Be Mine Tonight . Midnight Friday found the Castle- ton delegation safe in their berths on the train bound for Washington. At the unearthly hour of 6:30 A. M. we were awakened by our porter. A large bus took us to our hotel, whence having fortified our- selves with good old bacon and eggs we taxied to the House of Repre- sentatives' Building. VVe were introduced to the Honorable James S. Parker, our New York State representative in Congress, who gave us passes to the Navy Yard, Bureau of Engraving and the White House. After our enjoyable meeting with Mr. Parker we visited the Senate Chamber. Leaving this building we went to the White House. We were only allowed to visit a few rooms in the White House but those we visited included such well-known rooms as the East room which holds the famous gold pianog the Green roomg the Blue roomg and the Red room, and the state dining room. Thruout the rooms and corri-

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32 THE PAnno'r Zllnnthall . l First Row-George Earing, Kenneth Wilcox, Leonard Peters, Harold Gootz. Second Row-Joseph Sadniea, Charles Dufur, Raymond Dieifenbaeh. Norman Smith, Arthur Van Buren, Edward Ryan. Third Row-Luther Patton, William Lisoski, Robert Goold. Joseph Halleck, Robert Paro, Joseph Kornyn, Mr. Robert J. Shillinglaw. Fourth Row-Robert Wallace, Norman Butts. Arthur Van de Wal, William Bleadow, William Parmelee, Franklin Van de Wal. OOTBALL was added to the circle of school sports this year. Considering the fact that none gof the team had ever played the game before, the team was succlassful. The team was captained by Dick', Dieifenbach and managedi by Luther Patton. Mr. Robert J. Shillinglaw coached the team. The boys scored only two touch- downs during the season. However, next year is being looked for- ward to on the gridiron because the team will be composed of veterans for the most part. Several gameslfor next fall have already been booked ' some of them with the same teams We played last fall. 9 RAYMOND DIEFFENBACH, Captain LUTHER PATTON, M anagefr Mn. ROBERT J. SHILLINGLAW, Coach

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34 THE PA1mo'r dors were placed large bowls of Easter lilies which lent a festive air to the interior of the White House. The Navy Yard with all its interesting sights was visited next. This as you know is situated on the banks of the Potomac and as we wandered around we could see the hills of Ole Yirginnyn just across the river. Saturday afternoon found a rather weary and blister-footed class start from the hotel on a large sightseeing bus for the trip to Mount Vernon. We saw on the way thru the City of VVashington, Ford Theater where Lincoln was assinated and the house directly opposite the theater where Lincoln died. Just before crossing the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge we saw the lofty towers of Georgetown University, rising above the tufted trees and directly on the banks of the Potomac River the home of the man who wrote our spirited nation- al anthem. lVhat American citizen does not know of Arlington Cemetery, the resting place of our brave soldiers? In this hallowed ground the bodies of forty-three thousand United States soldiers are interred. VVe were interested to know that there is an average of two burials a day in this cemetery. A beautiful and stately new ampitheater has re- cently been established here. The president of our Senior Class, Miss Janette Snyder had the honor of sitting in the chair which is used by the President of the United States at all assemblies in this place. This strikingly impressive construction has a most suitable dedication for it is dedicated to all those who died in battle. VVe stopped for a few minutes at the home of Robert E. Lee which contains most interesting and valuable furnishings. The nursery of the Lee children, with its assortments of old-fashioned dolls, toy furniture and fragile China tea sets was rather pathetic in its loneliness and the whole house seemed to be patiently waiting the time when its walls should resound with the activities of family life. From the home of Robert E. Lee, we went to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In the museum over- looking the tomb we discovered the flag which draped the body of the Unknown Soldier from the battlefield to his final resting place. Here was also the statue of Winged-Liberty made of twenty-four carat gold given as a good will token to the United States by China. VVeF reached Mount Vernon just in time to be told we had one-half hour to see- the whole estate before closing time. As people were lined up for about a half of a mile seeking entrance to the house itself, we contented our- selves with inspection of the gardens, the nearby buildings and the beautiful view of the Potomac. Alexandria, Virginia, profuse in historical memories was our next stop. Here we were conducted thru Alexandria Masonic Lodge No. 22, of which George Washington was a Worshipped Master. Our next