Hampton High School - Breeze Yearbook (Hampton, NJ)

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Q' 77 Washington, D. C., Trip We left Caverley's store, seven oiclock Tuesday morning, April Z. We made two stops, one in Glen Gardner and one in West Portal to pick up the rest of our classmates. We were then off in earnest on our trip. We stopped at Hershey, Pa., for lunch. After this we continued on to Har- risburg, where we went through the State House. This is a beautiful building and is said to be one of the Finest in the United States. From here we went on to Get- tysburg where we were to stay the First night. Inlthe afternoon we made' a tour of the battlefield, in the evening we went to the movies. The next morning we left Gettysburg at nine o'clock and arrived in Washing- ton at the Lee House in time for lunch. When we came back to the bus our guide, who was to be with us during our stay in Washington, was waiting for us. The first place he took us was to Arlington Cemetery. Here we saw Lee's Mansion, the Memorial Amphitheater, and. the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We then con- tinued on to Mount Vernon. Here we saw Washington's home, with its quaint colonial furnishings. Here too the tomb of Washington and his wife. That even- ing, for once we all agreed, and went to the Palace Theater where we saw a very good movie. The second morning we started on a sight seeing tour of the city. The first place was the Washington Monument. Here most of us enjoyed walking up the 900 steps. From the top of the monument we could get a wonderful view of the whole city. After coming from there, we went to the Lincoln Memorial. This is placed in a direct line with the Capitol and the Monument. It contains a huge statue of Abraham Lincoln. On one side of the building is his Gettysburg address, and on the other his second Inaugural address. Standing here one can get a beautiful view of the narrow stretch of blue water, with cherry trees covered with blossoms on either side, and the Monument in the distance. Then to complete our morning's tour, we went to the Capitol. At last we looked upon our country's main building. It ranks among the noblest of the archi- tectural object in the world. Here we visited the Hall of Representatives, the Sen- ate Chamber, the Supreme Court Room, and the National Statuary Hall. Then we walked to the top of the building, and surveyed the city from the dome which sur- mounts the building. Next of interest were the Smithsonian Institute and the National Museum. The Smithsonian Institue is dewoted to an exposition of the arts and industries. The thing that interested us most was Colonel Charles A. Lindberg's Spirit of St. Louisf, The National Museum contains all objects of art and foreign research, objects of national history, plants and geological specimens belonging to the United States. After dinner we went to the Congressional Library, where we spent an enjoy- able evening. The building is of the Italian Rennaissance order of architecture. The first floor contains the reading rooms and the second the pavilions and galler- ies. 30

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. .YP Y- QC f i f The scene then changed and I saw a little white house, with little green blinds, hung with the very greenest ivy, and surrounded with call, slender, white-barked birch trees. On the porch I saw a pretty little wife sewing. I recognized this to be Lillian Stevenson. She had turned out to be an ideal doctor's wife. The next scene then changed to a room in a hospital. Everything withoin was white, I. was told that a famous doctor was performing a seri-ous operation. As I looked more closely I recognized the doctor no be Frank Mancuso, now the most famous specialist in New York. And who should the nurse be but 'tDot', Geiger. The smoke was pouring slowly from they mouth of the god, but in the air I saw a woman. She seemed familiar. Yes-surely I knew who it wasg Helen Worman, and she was before an audience giving a lecture, The Necessity for a C.hildren's Playground in Hampton. I next found that the image had carried my thoughts to the city, and upon entering the court house I recognized the lawyer, to be Ella Apgar, who was still arguing as strongly asl she used to, when she was in Hampton High School. The scene suddenly changed and I saw a little school on the top of a hill cov- ered with green ivy. It was the old red building where I had spent twelve years. The scene was blurring, but, as I looked closely, I saw a flock of birds flying slow- ly down among the branches of the old oak tree. Yes, this was old Hampton High. Just then, when I was wondering what would happen next, a cloud of smoke seemed to pass before me. Then, suddenly, I awakened and found that I had been dreaming. Before me were the charred ashes of the fragrant lilac- scented incense. The clock of a distant church tower chimed twelve. Before me, on my lap lay a page of blank paper. Twelve o'clock! And I had promised to have my new book ready for the publishers by tomorrow. GENEVIEVE CONLEY 29

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xg? fx' Washington, D. C., Trip Our last morning in Washington we decided to visit the Zoological Park, Na- tional Cathedral, the White House, the Pan-American building, and the Corcoran Art Gallery. The Zoological Park is located along Rock Crook. We were only given a short while here, but we had a hard time to get some of the girls away from the monkeys. Then came the National Cathedral. The general architectural scheme of the Cathedral is 4th Century English Gothic. This' building is to be to the U. S. what Westminister Abbey is to England. It will still take 10 years to complete this structure. The tomb of Woodrow Wilson in the Behlehem Chapel has already made the Cathedral a national shrine. From here we went to the White House. In situation, character, and sur- roundings, the White House is most appropriate as the home of the President. Here we saw the East Room, Blue Room, Red Room, Green Room, the Main Cor- ridor, and the State Dining Room. The Pan-American building is maintained by the twenty-one American Re- publics. It is said to be one of the most beautiful public buildings in the world. The patio is the most striking feature of the strucure. Here we saw a finely sculp- tured fountain, the rarest types of tropical trees, and two large parrots, who immed- iately recognized Njackf' Then came the last building we visited in Washington, the Corcoran Art Gal- lery. This building contains a fine collection of sculpture and painting, which makes it one of the chief places of interest in Washington. After lunch we started on our return trip, stopping at Annapolis to go through the Naval Academy. Here we heard the band concert and saw the midshipmen drill. We then continued on to Baltimore to stay Friday night. That evening we all went to the movies. The next morning, after raiding the five and ten cent stores, we started home, stopping in Philadelphia for lunch. We arrived home at six o'cloclc, Saturday mg t. 31