Eldred Central High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Eldred, NY)

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tour took us to the Llncoln Memorlal and the Congressional Llbrary to see the Const1tut1on of the United States, the Declaratlon of Independence, and the Gutenberg Bible After th1s tour we returned to the hotel Then to bed for some, to the movies for others and to the hospltal for a few The latter was due to an unfortunate acc1dent wh1ch occurred after the movles through no fault of the class Slx Senlors toured a corporatlon counc1ler's off1ce the follow 1ng morning wlth our chaperone whlle the others agaln went on touring This t1me the tour took us to the Bureau of Pr1nt1ng and Engravlng where we saw paper money, postage and Government documents prlnted and engraved, then to the Pan Amerlcan Bu1ld1ng, one of the most bea utlful in the United States, where our escort polnted out rubber, vanllla, banana, coffee, and many other South American trees and shrubs, all grow1ng ln the patio Then we started up COnSt1tUtlOH Avenue, passlng the Department of Commerce, Post Offlce, Department of Justice and the National Archives buildlng to the Capitol, and then the group plcture was taken mlnus s1x members of the class Then we vlsited the House f Representatlves and Senate Next we vislted the Supreme Court Bulld lng, then to the Folger Shakespear1an Memorial Library, a shrlne to the great Engllsh poet, and back to the hotel and dlnner Picklng up the rest of the crew we started our afternoon tour This took us through the resldentlal sectlon of Washlngton, passlng homes of the late Presldents Wllson and Taft, Admlral Dewey and other famous men, forelgn 8mb8SS19S, and then to the zoo 1n Rock Creek Park to see mommoth 6Xh1bltS of w1ld anlmals and b1rds Then enroute to Mt Vernon we saw Georgetown University and the Pentagon Buildlng We also stopped to vlsit the Tomb of the Unkown Soldler and Amphitheatre in Arl1ngton Cemetery Here we were lucky to see the changlng of the guard At Mt Vernon we saw the home and flower garden w1th a box hedge We returned to Washlnvton by way of the Nat1onal Highway, along the bank of the Potomac Rlver, v1a the Jefferson and Llncoln Memcuial and Washlngton Alrport, and around the Tldal Basin to see the cherry blossoms That n1ght we all declded to see a stage show featurlng Johnny Johnston Durlng our stay in Washington we all sampled Chlnese food Thursday mornlng we toured flrst the Smlthsonlan Inst1tute, where we saw the orlginal gowns worn by each Pres1dent's wife at h1s 1naugurat1on, collections of colns, postage stamps, boats from early t1mes, all k1nds of wagons and automoblles, L1ndbergh's WSpir1t f ot hOUlSn, and other a1rcr ft, unlforms worn by our armed forces, and thousands of other or1g1nal and 1nterest1ng exh1b1ts Then we had our class plcture taken again KTh1s t1me w1th the whole class presentl After th1s llttle eplsode, we spent a short time at the Freer Ar5 Gallery, where a splendid collect1on of pa1nt ings and etchlngs, lncluding orlginals by Whistler, were seen Flnally we arrlved at the Washington Monument where no 1nd1v1du als were amb1t1ous enough Cat this time anyway to cl1mb the 898 steps to the top The elevator was a hopeless case a LO m1nute wait at that By thls time the sun acknowledged our presence, and the weather was exceptlonally nice By this t1me we were also hungry and anxious to return to the hotel At l 30 P M we started on our flnal tour wh1ch took us to the . . . . O tomb of Washington, the slave quarters the kitchen, and the formal . . . . . O . . - . . a .

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We started off w1th a b1ng instead of a bang We suddenly real lzed that we had to put on a class play before Chrlstmas Th1s meant work and hard work at that, Gad' It was a 3 act comedy myster Nowhere Fast by Van Wallen Each member of our class took part 1n presentlng the play 1n one way or another The cast conslsted of Rlta Adams Leona Mlller Al1ce Arnold Joan MelP1tZ T P Jones Paul Th1ele Deborah Arnold Joan Rupp Frank Roblns Wayne Wells Harvy Lawrence J1m Roberts The Woman of Mystery Elleen Wolff Thanks to the COOpePat1OH of Paul Th1ele, Who took the part of T P Jones 1n an emergency, the play was a success The next important event dur1ng our last year of h1gh school was our Leap Year Egg Due to the fact that our orchestra, The Seven Notes, performed w1thout charge, our dance was really successful We, the Senlor class, have done our best to take an actlve part ln as many outslde actlvitles as possible lncludlng sports, muslc and others Our class members are a l1vely group, not only ln all school act1v1t1es, but ln classes as well as any teacher w1ll readlly admit, we're sure QYXUGRXQ SENIOR WASHlNGTON TRIP At 8 30 Tuesday mornlng Apr1l 15, 1952 slxteen anx1ous Seniors were waltlng for the traln to come 1n Slnce everyone was dressed ln the1r WSunday bestn a sunshlny day would have made lt a perfect start but no, lt had to ra1n we ooarded the traln and settleu down for the long Journeyahead. After an hour of good behavlor, we started actlng l1ke ourselvesroam lng through all the cars of the traln When we landed at Baltlmore, we were happy to leave the traln and stretch our legs Here we met our bus drlver, Bill, who was respons1ble for maklng our tr1p humorous as well as lnterestlng The steps from the traln to the bus were enough exerclse for us, and again we were satlsfled to relax 1n our seats for anotker Jaunt thls time to Annapolls The loss of Gary durlng our flrst tour Knot enough room 1n the bus? created a problem also Upon reachlng Annap olis we met him agaln lstlll 100k1Hg for that blonde 1n the blue suitl Here we v1s1ted the chapel and the museum wh1ch were both a great lnterest to all of us The sun still had not favored us w1th any attentlon much to our dlsappointment We got back on the bus and contlnued on our way to Washlnton We arrlved at the hotel an hour and a half later and struggled to the desk to get our keys This was tougher than you thlnk' Flnally we entered our 'spacious apartments' and relaxed for f1ve mlnutes then to dlnner and our f1rst tour whlch started 8 OO that n1ght Th1s - ' ' ya Bradford Smythe -I ------- :-::::-- Oren Spangenburg

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Natlonal Gallery of Art to vlew the famous palntlngs and sculpture collections The F B L bu1ld1ng was not open to the public at this time, therefore, we were not fortunate 1n being w1tnesses to the actlvitles carried on 1n thls famous bu1ld1ng, although we did pass Then we went through the northeast section of Washlngton to the Shrlne of the Immaculate Conception and the Franclcan Monastery, where in the Rock Garden reproductlons of several of the shrlnes of the Holy Land were seen After this we travelled to the Washlngton Cathedral of St Paul and St Peter at Mt St Alban Then we returned to the hotel, ate dinner and spentthe evenlng as we chose was almost the last chance to send post cards T1me sure slipped up on us during this trip Frlday mornlng came, and we packed our belongings, since we were leaving Washington 12 30 that afternoon The morning was free to shop for souvenlrs or V1S1t polnts of lnterest 12 30 P M came quickly, and we had to say farewell to Washing ton On our way to Baltimore we toured central Maryland We left Baltimore at 2 20 P M and arrived at Port Jervls at 8 30 P M We were all tired, hungry but happy Our trip was a success, because of the beautlful weather, our bus driver, Bill, was such a swell guy and last but not least, Mlss Bacher was such a fine chaperone it. D This being our last night in Washington many students found it