Castleton High School - Parrot Yearbook (Castleton, NY)

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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

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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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THE PAanoT 35 visit was to Christ's Church, the only church left standing which was built during the colonial period. George Washington attended this church and we had the never-to-be-forgotten experience of sitting in the VVashington pew. Lincoln Memorial was our last stop for the afternoon. Who of us will ever forget the thrill of standing at the foot of Lineoln,s Statue looking up into that kind face so furrowed with lines of suffering. VVe reached our temporary home just in time for dinner. Sat- urday evening the girls went to Loew's Palace theater to see the VVhite Sister, while the stronger sex went to Loew's Columbia theater where they saw the Vampire Bat. Ice cream and gingerale reconciled the di- vided theater parties. Easter Sunday and rain appeared hand in hand laughing at us who had planned to wear Easter clothes to church. However, we smiled right back, put on our second-best clothes, put up our one umbrella and went to church. The afternoon was spent in resting for our next day's adventures. That night we all went fafter an evening's debatel to I,oew's Fox Theater to see the premiere of Looking Forward and heard Isham Jones and his orchestra. The girls treated at a party held after the movies. A visit to VVashington Monument, the Bureau of Engraving, and the Pan American Building occupied Monday morning. Monday af- ternoon we spent wandering around the Smithsonian Museum and shopping. Our last night in VVashington! How quickly the time had passed! VVe didn't leave the hotel Monday night but had a large farewell party at which we entertained some guests from Dannemora, New York thigh school pupils, you must understandj. Our telephones ringing merrily at 7:30 started the last day of our trip. After we had said our farewells to those with whom we had made friends during our three days, stay, we went directly to the sta- tion where we started our homeward trek about 9:00 o'clock. We en- joyed dinner at an automat in Philadelphia. After dinner we visited Independence Hall with its two very interesting museums. We arrived in New York about 4:30 P. M. The rest of the afternoon was spent in visiting some of the larger stores in New York. Dinner at Drakes again! We all did full justice to an excellent meal and window- shopped until train time. About 11:30 the good old train carrying as its passengers, twelve weary Castletonians, chugged into Castleton Station. It was good to go but it was better to get back! We wish to thank all those who made our wonderful Washington trip possible: Mr. and Mrs. Shillinglaw for their chaperonage and lest-we-forget, Mr. Bretseh for the salted nuts. ELizAB1:'rH Scorr, Class Historian