Verona High School - Shadows Yearbook (Verona, NJ)

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28 SHADOWS, June, 1934 WASHINGTON fContinued from page 51 big-city superintendents to the teachers of one-room rural schools. Arlington Amphitheater: This classic amphitheater of marble, dedicated in 1920, seats 4,000 peo- ple. Its main entrance faces east and includes a military museum. In its basement is a small chapel. Washington Monument: Wash- ington Monument towers to a height of 555 7-16 feet. It was begun in 1848 but not completed until 1885. There is a line visible in the masonry which marks the place where construction was sus- pended for 23 years. At night from the chamber at the top of the Monument airplane signal lights warn night flyers of the towering shaft's whereabouts. New Commerce Building: One of the first projects completed un- der the enlarged Federal building program, the structure which is to house the manifold activities of the Department of Commerce cost 817,500,000 It is 320 feet wide by 1060 feet long and contains nearly five miles of corridors. fContinued in next columnj The strange noises emanating from that sound machine are Jesse Boyette's French translations. The machine turning out material op- posite that is shouting out Billy Butts's outrageous manhandling of that beautiful language. P. T. A. fContinued from page 31 On May 16th the year's program closed with Fathers' Night . Mr. E. C. Kautzmann was chairman. The program included a burlesque of a radio program given by our basketball squad. Mr. John A. Matthews gave an interesting ad- dress. Seventy-six active members were enrolled this year. Contributions were made to the Scholarship Fund and to Shadows from the proceeds of the card party held on May 25. The Parent-Teachers' Associa- tion extends to the Graduates of 1934 a friendly handclasp of con- gratulation, and hopes that through its efforts to bring about a closer cooperation between the school and home it may have had some small part in the guidance of their youthful footsteps into paths of future success. Lincoln Memorial Pool: Its pla- cid waters reflect both the im- pressive temple to Lincoln and Washington's towering shaft. Al- though more than 2,000 feet long and 160 feet wide, the pool no- where attains a depth greater than three feet and affords a safe and popular place for the activities of Juvenile yachtsmen and for skat- ers in winter. All Souls' Church: Modeled af- ter the Church of St. Martin's-in- the-Fields, London, it ranks with the most beautiful places of wor- ship in the Capitol. Its bell was cast in Paul Revere's foundry and sent to John Quincy Adams in 1822 for use in the first Unitarian Church built in Washington. Arlington Memorial Bridge: Made of molybdenum steel and painted to resemble the granite in the rest of the bridge, the double- leaf bascules, operated by electri- city, rise 135 feet above the water, leaving a 140-foot passageway for ships. Balustrades on the bridge are hollow-cast aluminum, painted to resemble granite. Lincoln Triumphant: Set in the central hall of the Lincoln Memo- rial, this giant marble statue by Daniel Chester French, weighs 150 tons without its pedestal. On the wall over the head of Lincoln, these words appear: In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is en- shrined forever. Octagon House: Erected a cen- tury and a quarter ago by William Thornton, first architect of the Capitol, this building is now the headquarters of the American In- stitute of Architects. President Madison resided here after the burning of the White House in the War of 1812. Library of Congress: Numbered among the choicest of literary treasures, a copy of the Gutenberg Bible lin three volumesj came to the Library in 1930 as a part of the Vollbehr Collection at a cost of 'more than S300,000. It was printed some time between 1450 and 1455, and is one of three per- fect copies on vellum known to be in existence. The skins of 300 sheep were required to make it. Fort Washington: Though still a small post, the fort is no longer of military importance. Here, at the mouth of Piscataway Creek, John Smith found an Indian. set- tlementg later Governor Calvert conferred with Indians here, and about 1794, George Washington I urged that a fort be built on the spot. L'Enfant planned Fort Washington as well as the Capitol City and he lived at Warburton Manor, whose grounds are now in- cluded in the military reservation, for seven years as the guest of Thomas Digges, at whose nephew's home, Green Hill, he subsequently died and was buried. United States Soldiers' Home: Here battle-scarred veterans, who may range in age from 19 to 98 or more-veterans of the Civil War, Indian Wars, the Spanish-Ameri- can War, Philippine Insurrection, the China Boxer uprising, and the World War-all find comfort. The home has its own theater, band, library, gymnasium, and religious services. It has its own outstand- ing Holstein dairy herd and poul- try farms. The soldiers themselves, by small deductions from their pay, amassed the major portion of the funds to build and operate this institution without Federal appro- priations at any time. It has been used as a summer White House by four Presidents-Buchanan, Lincoln, Hayes, and Arthur. Remember The time Charles Dressel was Miles Standish? Charley was good in that, but he is at his best as a specialty dancer. Yeh, man! The first issue of the White H0rnet ? Here's wishing the White Hornet continued, good success and may it keep on devel- oping as it has since the first is- sue. Doc's assembly program? It sure was great. Crooner Di Bella ought to go far on the Radio. Good Luck. The remark in the 'White Hor- net about the girl who just bought a bottle of peroxide? Now every- body is talking about the girl who hasn't used peroxide. Jesse's cheerleading? Jesse has a future ahead of him as a cheer- leader. Jesse, at Sing Sing the student body is very permanent so you ought to be able to teach them some good cheers. The writer just can't remember whether we beat Caldwell this year. We did. And How! The big surprise we received when Mr. Brown said we could use the main hall? For a while it was thought that the main hall was a part of the lost continent. The color pageant we saw in as- sembly? Do you know that when you think of it, it had a moral to it. The moral, as interpreted by your humble servant, is never to marry an artist.