Chestnut Ridge High School - Lion Yearbook (New Paris, PA)

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vated dignity the character of a country gentleman. He planned the house as it appears today, although his duties called him away to lead the colonies to freedom. While digesting all this history, we went back to Sholl's for lunch. After savoring the chei's dainties, we retired to our hotel and dried out for a couple of hours. Rested once again. we set out for the Smithsonian Institute which is really a mu- seum. Its 300,000 exhibits include such things as Lindberg's Spirit of St. Louis, the Wright Brothers' plane Kitty Hawk, and a tattered old flag that was the Star-Spangled Banner. After dining in the evening, we went to see Cinerama Holiday. This was a treat for our eyes and a rest for out feet. Now back to Hotel Cairo where we ended the day with a tPajamal party. Tuesday, we bcgan our last grand and glorious day by having breakfast at Sholl's after which we visited the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. While there, I learned that a one dollar bill lasts nine or ten months. They use better paper, I guess, for my one- dollar bills last no more than one week. Next on our list was the F. B. I. I won't report on that for fear that I might incrim- inate myself. Then we toured the fabulous White House which is the residence of the President. iSomeone tipped him off that we were coming, so he left town.l Of course. we did not see all of the 132 rooms. The Iohn Adams family were its first tenants. Also on our list Tuesday forenoon were the Department of Commerce, Washing- ton's Monument, and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The most strik- ing of these three was the Washington Monument. There is a staircase of 898 steps and our feet hit every one of them on the way up. Needless to say, we took the elevator down since we were on our way to lunch. After lunch, we had our pictures taken. We visited the Capitol which is the home office for the 435 Representatives and 96 Senators who make up Congress. fWe learned that you spell it with an o when you mean the building with the dome on top.l We also saw the President's Room. ' The United States Supreme Court was the next point in our tour. This is the high- est court in America and the only one established by the Constitution. Our next stop on the tour was at the Library of Congress which has acres and acres of books I36 acres of floor space and 250 miles of bookshelvesl About 1700 workers care for books, man- uscripts, music, pictures, and even newspapers. At last it was time to leave for home, but there was one thing I hadn't seen. I was truly disappointed. You know how in class you are supposed to make a 3 minute speech and you lapse over a half minute. Then some wise guy behind whispers. She should be down there in Washington with those other politicians. Here we were! Leaving for home! I sided up to a guide quickly, Where are the politicians? I asked anxiously. They're home digging up votes, he answered. But I knew better. They all went un- derground when we arrived. They could never have gotten in a word edgewise. We the Senior Class owe our thanks and appreciation to faculty members, Mr. Koza, Mr. Lehmier, Miss Eckman, and Miss Gerber who protected us from the wheels of speeding taxis, prevented us from peeking under man-hole covers, discouraged us from poking the ribs of foreign diplomats, forbade us to collect such souvenirs as knives, spoons, and napkins, and tirelessly worked to make our trip delightful in every way.

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