Hermon DeKalb Central School - Demon Yearbook (De Kalb Junction, NY)

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Saturday evening we went to the Glen Echo Amusement Park. All of us had a lot of fun there. The roller coaster was too much for some of us. We went to the party dance at; the Hotel Willard when we returned from the park. Sunday morning was free for church. The Catholics went to the services at the Franciscan Monastery and the Protestants attended the sunrise service at the Arlington National Cemetery. We were blessed with a beautiful Easter day. At 1:30 our guide arrived to take us on tour again. We visited the Washington Cathedral. In this building we saw the second largest rose window in the world with. 9,000 separate pieces of glass. WTe spent the remainder of the afternoon at the zoo. All of us enjoyed this tour immensely. Every kind of animal imaginable was representated. Sunday evening we went to the beautiful tidal basin where the Japanese cherry trees are. We also saw the Lincoln Memorial. This is a mammoth monument in memory of our Civil War President. Our guide took us to the Airport where a plane leaves or takes off approximately every three minutes. Monday morning we visited the Bureau of Printing and Engraving and Smithsonian Institute. At the Bureau of Printing and Engraving we saw stacks of money as high as a school desk. We saw piles of thousand dollar bills on one table. That day the greatest number of people passed through that building in its history. There are five buildings’at the Smithsonian Institute and we couldn't see anywhere near all of the things on display. Among the things we saw were the original Constitution and the plane the Wright Brothers built. At 2:00 p.m. we left Washington with the memories of an enjoyable visit and the desire to return.

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OUR WASHINGTON TRIP We left at 7'20 Thursday night and arrived in New York at 8:20 Friday morning. We slept very little because of the excitement and the movement of the train. All of us were hungry so we grabbed a quick breakfast, resulting in thirteen of us missing the train to Washington. Because of this delay we were an hour late, arriving in Washington at 1:25 . That afternoon our guide, Prince E. Bower, took us to the F.B.I. Building and to the United States Capitol. Many of us were very much impressed by the expert marksmanship of the special agents. The history of fingerprinting also was very interesting. We were very impressed with the Capitol building. We saw the House of Representatives and Senate chambers. A very well-versed Capitol guide told us the history of that old structure. The beautiful domes and chandeliers in this building were admired by all of us. Saturday morming we arose at 6:30 to begin our busy day. We left on a tour at 8:00 with our first stop at the Washington Monument. This structure is 555 feet high with 998 steps. We all walked up the monument and found that it was a long way up. Our guide then took us to Arlington National Cemetery to witness the changing of the guards in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This was a very spectacular ceremony. We visited the Custis-Lee Mansion after leaving the cemetery. This was the beautiful old home owned by Robert E. Lee before the Civil War. Everything here remains the same as it was when the Lees lived here. We intended to go through the White House, but were unable to do so because of the large crowd waiting in line. We ate our lunch at S W Cafeteria and met at 1:00 to resume our tour. In the afternoon we visited Mount Vernon, and we toured Alexandria, Virginia. This is a very old town where we could see remains of the Revolutionary War. On our way back to ’Washington, we stopped at the Washington Masonic Memorial, dedicated by the Masons to the Masonic Order.

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NEW YORK CITY TRIP On Monday, April 2, at 2:00 p.ra. twenty weary Seniors and two advisors left Washington for New York City. Upon arriving at the Pennsylvania Station around 5:1+2 p.m. we were transferred from there by bus to the Taft Hotel. That evening we were to go on a tour of Broadway, but we were so tired that we didn't go. After breakfast Tuesday morning, we left the hotel on a soecial bus with guide for a tour of Upper and Lower New York, from Grant’s Tomb to the Battery, stopping at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and walking through Chinatown and the Bowery. While walking through Chinatown, we smelled many odors. After lunch we assembled at the Horn and Hardart Automat and walked with our guide a short distance to the United Nations Building for a guided tour. This was an interesting experience. Our guide explained to us clearly about the different parts of the U. N. and the work of each. Then we returned to the hotel. The evening was open to go to the movies. Some of us went to the movies; some went shopping; and others stayed in their hotel rooms. On Wednesday morning we left for the National Broadcasting Company Studios and T V tour. Here we learned how different sound effects were made. It was amazing to find out just what was used to make each sound. After that we went through St. Patrick's Cathedral and thence to the Empire State Building. By elevators we went up, up, until we reached the top which was the one hundred and second floor. We were discouraged, for it was misty and we could not see anything. On that floor the seniors as a group had pictures taken. |t Wednesday afternoon we went to see the show Lamm Yankees. In the evening from 8:00-11:00 P.m, we saw the circus in Madison Square Garden. There were three different acts going on at one time.