Hampton High School - Breeze Yearbook (Hampton, NJ)

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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

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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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if fi r Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1929 T 'N All E, the Class of Nineteen Twenty-Nine, being of sound mind, and dis- ? 1 posing mood, do hereby declare this to be our last Will and Testa- i mem. FIRST: We leave Ella Apgars conversational ability to Caroline Panko- wxtz. SECOND: To Pearl Houston we will Kathryn Banghartls red hair. THIRD: We will Peter Sigler, Gen Conley's literary ability. FOURTH: We leave Louise Everitt's witty sayings to Kathryn Caslcey. FIFTH: To Mildred Apgar we will Dorothea Geiger's vamping ways, hop- ing she will profit by them. SIXTH: We will Frank Riddle, Frank Mancusiays quietness, so our class dean, Mr. Hawk, will not need to call for quiet every morning. SEVENTH: We will Alice Porter's peace-making ability to Nellie Cooley. EIGHTH: We will Carolyn Stanton's smile to Frieda Fleming. Ninth: To Richard Riddle we will Jack Staple's way with the girls, because Jack doesn't expect to go to a co-ed school. TENTH: We leave Lillian Stevenson's graceful carriage to Eleanor An- derson. ELEVENTH: To Kathryn Hann we leave Elenore Thorwarth's ability to BCI. TWELFTH: We will Helen Worman's ability to make Jello to Carolyn Woodward. THIRTEENTH: To Earl Fleming we leave Robert Woodward's ability in History. To the Class of 1930: FIRST: All Senior privileges, which we did not have. SECOND: The trip to Washington, D. C., no mater how hard they have to work for it. THIRD: Our ability in publishing the annual Year Book. To the Faculty: We hereby give and bequeath, our genuine appreciation for their aid in lay- ing the foundation for our lives. We hope that they will do as much For the classes that are to come as they have done for us. In witness whereof we have herewith subscribed our names and affixed our seal this twentieth day of June, in they year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun- dred and twenty-nine. ' THE SENIOR CLASS, Hampton High School, Hampton, N. J., Kathryn Banghart, Secretary Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and declared by the Class of 1929. Witnesses: Carolyn Stanton Alice Potter ALICE POTTER. 3 2