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

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OUR EASTER RECESS ASTER recess to most students means a rest from study and perhaps a V1S1t home or w1th fr1ends But to the Senlors of Stamford St,1'1111l'lI'y It means an edueat1onal tour through the Nat1onal Capxtol and other pomts of 11lt6I'CSf along the route Th1S year I was fortunate enough to be among those who made the tour and I feel that no week of study or research has ever gxven me such a stu pendous amount of worldly enhghtenment a11d knowledge as th1s week of travel We left Stamford before Easter IH a large motor bus The day was perfect and together w1th the newness and beauty of the country a pleasant day was enjoy ed by everyone We stopped that n1ght 111 Harrxsburg the cap1tol of Pennsy1van1a, a very pretty cxty sltuated on the bank of the Susque hanna Rn cr The next day we V1S1tCd Gettysburg the scene of the longest bloodxest and most 1m portant battle of the C1V1l War Th1s place also marks the farthest northern advance of the South ern army Dur1ng the afternoon we cont1nued our journey, accompamed by ram and rough roads arr1v1ng 1n Washlngton about SIX oclock 111 the evemng Sunday morn1ng was spent 1n rel1g1ous SCFVICCS and a successful attempt to get a ghmpse of our Ch1ef Executive, Calv1n Coolxdge The afternoon was d1v1ded between the Zoolog1cal Park and the Corcoran Art Gallery The Zoo COHKHIHS a vast collect1on of ammals from all parts of the world and one eannot leave lt w1thout a desxre to return The Art Gallery has one of the most costly col there was too short for us That evenlng we v1s1t ed the L1brary of Congress wlth 1ts m1ll1on volumes and vamous eolleetlons of books and manuserlpts The archxtecture of the Entrance Hall IS very 1m pos1ng and the Hall of Columns IS a SlCH.t2l1I1CSS of deslgn and rxchness of deeoratxon On the return to the hotel we were glven an opportunlty to v1ew the Cap1tol dome at mght and one IS lmpressed very deeply because of the sacred effect g1ven by the flood of lxght wh1ch bathes lt Monday we hlred a gu1de wh1ch IS a most valuable ald to any stranger whose tlme IS l1m1tCd He took us to the Pan Amer1can Bu1ld1ng wh1ch was bullt for the first Pan Amer1can Congress and It 15 very unlque because of the open patlo and true Latm style of areh1teeture We then went to the N1t1OIl1l Capxtol BL11ld1I10' and v1s1ted the Hall of Fame where we enjoyed a sample of the mysterxous eehoes whxch cannot be explamed by the greatest areh1teets We saw the Senate Cham ber Presidents Offiee and were 1n the gallery of the House of Representatlves when lt was called to order at twelve o'cloek We also v1s1ted the old N3.t1OIl21l Museum founded by an Enghshman whose name was ohn Smxthson In N76 he left h1s fortune to the Unlted States to found Ill es tabhshment for the merease and dxffusxon of knowl edge among men The remamder of the day was spent VIEVVIIIQ the dlfferent Embassles and the Jap anese cherry trees around the t1d1l ITISIII wl11el1 are so beautlful and have such an mterestmg h1s tory connected to them We also v1s1ted the Bu reau of Pr1nt1ng and Engravmg Here we were gu1ded through the bu1ld1ngs by guards and we saw the process by wh1ch our curreney and stamps are made Tuesday wxth a new gulde we went to the Wash1ngton Monument and v1ewed the e1ty from It Th1s monument 1S the tallest of 1ts kllld 1n the world I'1S111g five hundred and fifty feet above the ground It was started by the Washmgton Memo r1al Soc1ety and bullt to a he1ght of one hundred feet of valuable bleedxng marble from Maryland After a delay of years Congress appropnated enough money for 1ts completxon and turned the work over to army engrneers who eompleted It of New England gran1te m 1887 On the 1l1SldC of the huge blocks are 1nscr1pt1ons such as state seats SOCIEKY 1ns1gn1as and memorlal tablets We V1S1tCd the New Sm1thson1an II1St1tUtC Here one may see any sort of 6Xh1l'J1t1OIl from a huge meteonte to a few gra1ns of sand may trace human progress from anted1luv1an days to twent1eth eentury C.lV1l1Z21tlOl1 may gaze upon skeletons of extmct anlmals behold a collect1on of nearly 171000 d1fferent specles of less valu s It IS 1I1 th1s Inst1tute that Lmdbergh left h1s Splflt of St Louls to the phllosophy of mankmd Before we started for Mt Vernon we v1s1ted the Washmgton Cathedral now under con struct1on wh1ch Whell completed w1ll fulfill Wlsh lngton s dream of a ehureh for 1'1'llI101lHl purposes Not slnce the fourteenth century has a cillthli, Cathedral l1ke th1s been bullt In Hve ye trs one of the f1nest cathedrals 111 the world larger than Westm1nster Abbey w1ll r1se aboxe the elty of WHSh1l1gtO1l h1gher than the Washmgton Monu ment It IS now the rest1ng plaee of Relr Admlral George Dewey and Woodrcnw W1lSLJI1 On our w my to Mt Vernon we stopped at Alexandru and III spected Chrxsts Chureh wh1eh Washmvton at tended and the IVITSOIIIL. 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That reminds meg George Harris was an honor pupil in our class. He was granted the rare privf ilege of entering Harvard. I feel sure that he will be successful, but we'll see if friend George has kept up the old fight. Whatever made me think he would falter? Why, he has graduated with great honorsg is now Dean of his Alma Mater and is publishing the new Harris Dictionary. Ang. Lawrence left Stamford to attend Skid' more College. After making a good record there she accepted a position in the High School at Strat' fordfonfAvon. There is Ang. now, speeding along the highway in a Buick roadster with a young man, formerly of Hobart but now an officer in the Cornwall Military Academy. The Vita' phone tells me that their destination is a popular tea room where I know they will enjoy the jazz dancing. Do you hear that noise? I'll bet it's an aero' plane. You know Rex Miller was going to conf struct a new and better plane. He went to an enf gineering schoolg maybe he designed that new plane which broke the world's record yesterday. Let's find out. There he is, the same old Rex, just alighting from a plane. Didift I tell you? Why he not only designed it but he is the aviator who made the record. It would be an honor to shake hands with the old boy now. I don't want to forget to find out about Anne Moore. She was going to be an actress. She sure' ly got a good start in the plays our class gave. I'll see what this little machine can do to enlighten me. Anne is laughing, that is second nature for her. So she has become Broadway's favorite! I knew she would be nothing but the best. Wainwright Potter was one of our most studif ous classmates. An engineering school had its at' tractions for him, but I don't know what he has done since we parted in '28, Surely I can find out in a second. Now isn't that a shame? Wainwright was expelled from college in his senior year for arguing with his science professor and winning his point. Nevertheless, he headed his class and is now about to publish a definition of electricity. Everytime I see an Atlantic and Pacific store 1 think of Bill Raynor. One could easily see that he had a genuine love for the A. and P. during his high school years. Probably he has become the head manager in this great chain of stores by now. It would seem good to see Bill again even if he couldn't see me. just as I thought, he is right on the job, reprimanding one of his men for not Hxing a show window properly. Well, Bill started from the bottom and knows what these talks were like. Louise Shaver was a busy person. She always said, oh, I have so much to do. Now Louise told me very confidentially that she was going to One' onta Normal. She was true to her word and after graduating taught in a kindergarten for a while. Then her desires for the more romantic led her to marry and settle in a town near Stamford. Louise had a brother, Warren, who graduated at the same time. We all expected him to become a physicist, because he liked science. Now I won' der if he really did. We'll see. No, Warren fooled us that time, but he used his extraordinary skill in science by aiding in the development of aeronautf ics. He constructed a plane and is now making regular transfAtlantic flights. There was a certain little girl in our class called Naoma Simonson. She had no definite plans as to what she would do after graduation. However, I see her now, playing the wonderful pipe organ in the St. Paul's Cathedral, which we visited on our Washington trip. Ruth Simonson always refjoycejd when she saw red hair. I'd like to know if her craving for that color has been satisfied. I shouldn't wonder if Ruth could be found in Roxbury. As true as you liveg she is mistress of a large house there, and apparently her desires have been fulfilled. Whatever made me leave Lyle Stevens until now? He surely was a teacher's trial, but as a baseball player he atoned for all his faults. His position at second base was always air tight. Spooks is probably playing with the Giants by now. No, I was wrong. He is out there on sec' ond base working hard to help the Yanks win a game from the Giants. That boy surely knows baseball. This completes our class roll. Now I shall abandon my amusing invention for a while to recall some of the good times we had back in our high school days. -QC. J. BROWN '28 956 I I THE 1928 CAMERA

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Memorial, which is the most magnihcent and classif cally perfect memorial in the Western Hemisphere if not the world. It contains the statue of Lincoln by Daniel C. French in the Central Hall while smaller halls at each side contain the Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural Address. Around the walls is a colonnade of thirtyfsix Doric col' umns representing the number of states in the Union at his death. ' Wednesday was a day given to ourselves and each person spent it at his or her pleasure, some at the Union Station, Red Cross Museum and others in recreation. Thursday we proceeded homeward, Qllaan ' of Stamford mr, the Srmnr Gilman S,,,,,,,,,y, ,H the year of our Lord nineteen hundred twenty' eight-being of sound mind and body, do hereby devise and bequeath to our successors the follow' mg: To the Junior Class, our ability to conduct a class harmoniously and peacefully throughout the year. Cornelius Brown's conceitedness to jack Her' rick. Francis Govern's knowledge in politics to Hilda Gaylord. Beatrice Cronk's permanent wave to Virginia Plumley. To the junior Class, Miss Daniels as their chap' erone on the Washington trip. Anne More's cosmetics to Tressa Ennest. Ruth Simonson's modesty to Mary Frances Get' man. To the Freshmen-George Harris' ability to manage a class meeting. Anna Canfieldls knowledge of Latin to Bill Raynor. Mary Brown's tender care for her brother to Rose Beard. To Alice Jordan, all the gum under the seats in Room C. Wainwright Potter's ambition to Emerson Stevf ens. Viola Eklund's class spirit to Anna Vamosy. Naoma Effner's long hair to Evelyn Henderson. George Harris's elevated chin and stiff back to Bob Ulick. Hilda Lynch's voice to Iola Deyoe. Angelyn Lawrence's talent in dancing to Lee Smith. Marian Canfield gives her small feet to Bob stopping one night in Philadelphia and two nights in our own metropolis of New York. Such a review would be incomplete without thanking those who made it possible, the patrons of our plays and public entertainments. We are unable to express our gratitude for the work of our chaperones-MMiss Gertrude Daniels and Mr. Arthur T. Hamilton. They worked to make the trip perfect from every standpoint and succeeded. Another whom we all feel made our tiresome drive as comfortable as possible was our most efficient driver, Mr. Edward Bailey, whose-helpful suggesf tions saved us time and trouble. e-WARREN C. SHAVER '28 will Decker. Margaret Hamilton gives her interest in the A. E99 P. Store to Ruth Comstock. Louise Shaver's ability to talk to Elsie Hitch' cock. Lyle Stevens' popularity to Otis Cronk. To Louise Chambers, Rex Miller leaves his sim' ple grin. George Harris, Cornelius Brown and Francis Govern give their ability to pull with the rest of the class to Bob Decker, Emerson Stevens and Milf dred Ingles. To the Sophomore Class, Cornelius Brown's ability to sing Galloping. Warren Shaver gives his knowledge of physics to Bee Cronk. To Mr. Getman, a loud speaker to use in chapel. Bud Govern's ability to make baskets to Ed MacLaury. Bill Raynor's cowboy stride to Dot Foote, and his old straw hat to Clarence Mackey. Anne Moore's sang froid to Milly Ingles. Spook Stevens' superfluous avoirdupois to David Atchinson. Naoma Simonson's school girl complexion to Gladys Hamm. Angelyn Lawrence gladly wills Magnolia, her car, to anybody who wishes it. Anne Moore is willing to leave her flirting ways to Peg Pierce. To Marcia Ennest we leave Ben Turpin, with whom she may practice her profession of rolling her big brown eyes. We, the various members of Stamford Semi' nary Senior Class, 1928, hereby declare the fore- going to be our Last Will and Testament. Dated this 25th day of june, 1928. -MARIAN CANFIELD '28 THE 1928 CAMERA