Rangeley High School - Tattler Yearbook (Rangeley, ME)

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GO FOR BROKE or THE SENIOR CLASS TRIP The most-planncd-for and worked-for event in High School, except graduation itself, is the annual class trip. This year, all except one of the Senior Class went to New York City for eight days. This was not only enjoyable, but also instructive. We saw places to which no picture nor description could do justice. For instance, we all took the subway to Battery Park, where we boarded the ferry for Bedloe’s Island to see the Statue of Liberty. The ele- vator took us up as far as the base of the statue, and then came the climb of more than 160 narrow, winding stairs to the crown. No one can explain the sight from this height overlook- ing New York City, nor the shaking, trem- bling legs, which one gets ascending and descending the innumerable steps. The Empire State Building, the tallest build- ing in the world, 102 stories above the street, has elevators for the full height, and on the 102nd floor, there is a snack bar as well as an observation platform. While in this building, way up in the clouds, Ruth and Ronnie re- corded a part of the Senior Play, and sent the result to Mr. Lamb. The guided tour through China Town, with its filth and poverty, could never mean much to one who has never visited it. One old fellow asked for two cents. The Bowery and Wall Street were included in the tour, as well as sev- eral other places, including visiting the United Nations Headquarters. Radio City presented a most colorful Easter Pageant. All attended Barnum Bailey’s Circus at Madison Square Garden. Some saw baseball games in the evening, and also one at Yankee Stadium in the afternoon. We visited Central Park Zoo, and some went ice-skating on an out-of-door pond, which is kept frozen even in warm weather. The guided tour through Rockefeller Center was interesting and instructive. The Easter lilies in its garden were most beautiful. Some of the other places which we included were the Museum of Natural History, where we spent a full half day and visited only one floor; Gimbels’ and Macy’s stores; the R. C. A. building; cinemascopes, movies, and a stage play on Broadway; Central Park; and several of us attended the Calvary Baptist Church on Easter morning. Services were broadcast. Famed Fifth Avenue, Broadway, and the Great White Way, were within walking dis- tance. We saw Greenwich Village, the Little Church Around the Corner, the Little Theatre off Times Square, Wall Street, and many beau- tiful churches. We had two full days planned for Friday and Saturday, but as it rained, we shopped. Sun- day was the climax, when a large crowd of people, in their Easter finery, strolled down Fifth Avenue. Some of the girls and boys were disappointed, as they expected the parade to include bands, floats, etc. Everyone felt that the trip was well worth all the work of suppers, dances, and other things which we had done to raise money for this memorable week. We thank all of the people of the town, who patronized these things, and also, the boys and girls thank their parents for the sacrifice which they made to give them spending money. We hope every class will be able to do the same, even though it may be for a shorter time. We all came home very happy, even if our pocketbooks were flat. L. N. S. ’22