Highland Hall School - Candle Yearbook (Hollidaysburg, PA)

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Tl-IF CANDLE The Washington Trip FTER looking forward so long to the weekend trip to the capitol, we could hardly believe it when the 15th of March came round and noon found the tive of us packed in the school car and waving our excited goodbyes to the girls on the porch and at the windows. En route, we made a short stop at Mercersburg to see the very lovely school chapel. Then we resumed our journey, some knitting, and some look-- ing out eagerly for the markers on the road at historic spots, and later for the nrst glimpses of the buildings in XYashington. Arrived on the outskirts of the city, we admired many lovely houses and estates and looked for embassies and any buildings that seemed to be specially important. Our nrst duty after dinner was to go to the postoffice to buy the first issue of a special stamp for our collections, four of our party being eager philatelists. Next came a drive round the city to see the government buildings at night under the tlood-lights. NYe went inside the Congressional Library, and not for a long time shall we forget that wonderful view of the vast reading room as we saw it from one of the upper galleries. XYe admired the painted ceilings but most of all, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution claimed our reverent attention. These are preserved under glass and carefully guarded. Then there was the digniiied column that forms the Wiashington Monu- ment to be admired and the Lincoln Memorial in the same line of vision, with the stretch of water between rellecting the Capitol, As we drove by and looked in through the entrance, the figure of the great Emancipator seemed to be alive in his chair at the head of the steps. It is indeed a wonderful moving piece ul work. The front of the new Supreme Court building and the XYhite llouse, together with many of the executive offices of the government claimed our attention before we went to bed after a last look through our windows at the Capitol gleaming in the night. Next morning we began where we had left oil and went through the Capitol. lt would take too long for me to describe all the things the guide showed us and told us. ln the XYhite House, which claimed our attention next, we saw the different state rooms, in one of which was a display of the china used by various Presidents. Then we heard a debate in the Senate and were surprised to notice the informality with which it was conducted. That afternoon we drove out to see the home of George lYashington. The ride, the grounds, the gorgeous views across the Potomac from Mount Yernon, the house itself, especially its antique treasures all claimed their due share of admiration or reverent interest. The return trip allowed us a short stay at Christ Church, Alexandria where lVashington used to worship, and a 40

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WWZPZM ,fy .49 f 'C Tl-IE The Student Council .-ldzfiser .... Miss BALDWIN President ....... ........ R IARY GARLAND Vice President .......... XIARIGN STONE .S'ccrcz'ary ..... . .. MARY lfRANC12s XYRIGHT Treasurer .. .. IDOROTIIY B. BICCORMICK E feel that this organization has made a very good beginning. Questions of all kinds have been brought up at the weekly meetings, discussed, and put before the student body by the members of the council. Certain privileges have been granted to the Seniors, the most appreciated of which is the conducting of Senior Chapel. XVith the help of our adviser, our aim has been to instil a sense of honor and pride in the traditions of the school into all those who look to us as leaders. 39 CANDLE

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- -- THE CANDLE visit to the tomb of the lfnknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. Dinner and a movie finished the day, and we were not at all sorry to go to bed. On Sunday we rested during the morning, and broke our return journey to visit the great cathedral that is rising on Mt. St. Alban. A further stop for a meal was the only other interruption of the drive back to school with minds stored full of new impressions and grand memories of an unforgettable experience. To those who planned, to those who looked after us on the way and in the city our best thanks are due for a very happy weekend. SUSAN SXYARTZ. GSNQD ummer Session I-IEN I entered the gates of Columbia University for the summer session. my feelings were a mixture of excitement and fear! The size and the unfamiliarity of the institution fascinated yet intimidated me. Registration passed ofi' quickly and I was launched on the seas of new adventures before I had time to catch my breath. One thing I had firmly resolved to do. I was going to keep my inexperience hidden, and assume the detached manner of a veteran student. However, with memories of high school training fresh in my mind, I invariably sprang to my feet the minute my name was called for recitation. This childish and embarrass- ing habit, combined with my inability to recognise the beginning and ending of an assignment, surely must have given me away, but it took one last episode to convince the class of my youth. NVe were studying numerals, and as an exercise, the professor asked for the date of the birthdays of the students. .Xfter calling out names and receiving the answer Nineteen hundred and fourteen or fifteen as the case might be, he called on me, who in all simplicity and truth replied: Nineteen hundred and eighteen . There was a silence for a few seconds, then smiles and chuckles and finally the whole class burst into laughter. My pretenses were exposed. From that moment I was treated by my fellow- students as the baby of the class. They would point out, with maddening kind- ness, the place in translation every few minutes, or explain with infinite care some very obvious bit of grammar. Nevertheless, the summer was a wonderful one and I enjoyed myself greatly. I-'leasant memories of beer parties in the Deutsches Haus, and of other social events outweigh by far the memories of those first few confessions of my youth and ignorance. I left Columbia with many a backward glance. I had made many new friends and met new experiences and had had a small but very sweet taste of university life. HELEN Ht'c.HEs. 41