Stamford Union Free School - Camera Yearbook (Stamford, NY)

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MY TREASURES If I could choose the things life holds dearest, The things that I would always take with meg I'd take some things with which I am surrounded, Some little things that every day I see. The scent of roses on a summer evening, The first arbutus found beneath the snowg The soft, sweet song of wind in dusky pine trees, Like organ music, tender, lovely, low. I would take a day of springtime gladness, A word that's spoke for only me to hearg The love of those whose love is worth the havingg These are the things that life itself holds dear. -D. BARTHOLOMEW

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gotten. The Washington Monument is an Obelisk of white marble. The shaft rises five hundred fifty-live feet five and five-eighths inches in height. In the walls are stones representing various states, cities, orders and organizations. Five hundred four feet up are Windows affording a View from every side. These may be reached by the stairway or elevator. The Lincoln Memorial, made of pure white marble, is on the Potomac side of the Monument. Around this building are thirty-six columns, repre- senting the States of the Union at the time of Lincoln's death. ln the cen- tral hall is a colossal statue of Lincoln. On the south wall is inscribed the Gettysburg Address. On the north wall, the Second Inaugural Address. The Union Station, United States Treasury, the Army and Navy Build- ings are among the many other places of interest that may be visited. Washington visitors always make a side trip to Mount Vernon and Arlington. The home of Washington is the same as when he lived there. Washingtoxfs tomb may be seen also at Mount Vernon. The Arlington National Cemetery is about sixteen miles from Wash- ington. Here lie the nationis dead of the Civil, Spanish American, and World War. The Memorial Amphitheatre and tomb of the Unknown Sol- dier may be seen here. At Alexandria is the old Christ Church where Washington and Lee worshipped. At the Masonilc Lodge Hall there are many relics of Washington. These are the things that high school classes visit on their Washington trip. There is much educational value in this trip. I think some times that this value is overlooked. Perhaps it is thought that these classes go for just a good time. This may be because this good time is discussed more than the educational value. Yet when this good time has been told and perhaps forgotten, the things that were seen, that added to the educa- tion of the person, still remain with him just as the lessons he learns in school. Thus his travel has played a vital part in his education. Lord Bacon says, When a traveler returneth home, let him not leave the places he has visited entirrely behind himf' -K. B. H. ,27

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ATHLETICS BASKET BALL Coach Wilson issued a call for candidates for basket ball the last week in October. There were about thirty men signed up for the first prac- tice, but due to various reasons the squad was reduced to about fifteen. The first of the season Captain lVlacLaury and Govern were out of the game due to injuries. This made our prospects look somewhat discourag- ing for a winning team. This, together with other difficulties, made our score look small, but nevertheless it did not discourage the team alto- gether. Stamford Seminary should have a dangerous aggregation in the fol- lowing year. With the exception of lVlacl..aury and Harper, we will have the same team. Decker is the Captain-elect for next year. He was unanimously elect- ed at a meeting of the letter men of this year. The following men received letters for basket ball this year: Mac- Laury lCapt.l, Decker 1Capt.-electj, Mackey, Govern, Miller, Harper, Terrell, and Utter. The line-up of the team follows: H. Macluaury, lCaptainl, right forward R. Decker, fCaptain-electl, left forward