Wilson Central School - Crest Yearbook (Wilson, NY)

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The first thing on the program for Thursday was an automobile sight-seeing trip around Washington. This trip gave them an opportunity to see all the important objects of interest in the heart of the city. After the auto trip the Corcoran art gallery was visited. The boys took the lunch hour that day to walk up and down the monument. Directly after lunch the party went to the White House and each one shook hands with Mr. Harding. Thru the courtesy of a darkey whom Mr. Johnson became acquainted with, they were shown into the cabinet room and also obtained a glimpse of Gaddie Boy, the dog. Each one sat in the President’s chair. An auto-bus met them at the gate and took them to Georgetown, where they saw George Washington’s old headquarters, and thence to Arlington National cemetery and Fort Myers. All of the evening was spent in the Congressional Library. Friday morning, April 21st, the whole party was photographed on the front steps of the Capitol they walked to the wharf they took a boat down the Potomac River to Mount Vernon. After visiting Washington’s tomb and home they returned to Washington by rail, stopping at Alexandria to see Christ church, and the Masonic Lodge room where Washington was Grand Master. On arriving in Yv’ashington, several of the party went to lunch, while the rest went to the Navy yard. The feature of the Navy yard was the President’s private yacht “Mayflower,” which they were shown through. . Saturday morning they again visited the Congressional Library, Capital and Senate office building, where they met Senator Calder personally. They then proceeded up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Postcffice department building, where the dead letter office formerly was, where the largest U. S. flag in the country was seen hanging in the central court. Leaving the building the party went to lunch, while the boys went to the Bureau and Printing and Engraving, which they had missed before. After lunch the party divided, each went to visit those places of particular interest to them. Some wrent to the movies while others went to the rooming house and slept for the rest of the afternoon. Sunday, April 23rd, all attended the morning service at Calvary Baptist church except the boys who wrere more interested in the big fire at the Willard Hotel. At khree o’clock in the afternoon

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services at the Eastern Presbyterian church. The afternoon was spent in visiting the Zoological gardens of the Smithsonian Institute. In the evening they all attended the services of the Calvary Baptist church, the church which President Harding attends, but he was not in evidence that night. Monday morning, April 17th, they took a car uptown and visited the following places in order: Navy building, Pan Ameri- can Union building, Red Cross building, War and Navy building, and watched the egg-rolling on the White House grounds. In the afternoon they visited the Patent office. Pension buiding. Army Medical museum of the Smithsonian Institute, Bureau of the Fisheries and the Department of Commerce. Then the party divided, some retiring to their rooms, others going to hear the Marine Band Concert at tihe White House. The whole next day, April ISth, was spent in the Capitol and office buildings of the Senators and Representatives. The party first took a complete tour of the building with a guide, and then roamed at will through the building. They saw the Supreme Court open, the House of Representatives and Senate in session. Lunch was obtained in the dining room of the House of Representatives, and in the afternoon they met Senator Willis of Ohio, who showed them on thu floor of the Senate chamber where several of the party dared take the pleasure of sitting in the Vice-President's cliair. The party found added amusement by riding back and forth on the small trolley which runs in the subway between the Capitol and the Senate office buiding. After breakfast Wednesday morning, April 19th. the party was attracted to the Union Station, by the playing of the band and the formation of troops E. F, and G, of the Third U. S. Cavalry there. By waiting in front of the station about an hour they were able to see Marshal Joffrc and the French delegation when they arrived. The party then went to the Government Printing oflice before lunch. During the lunch time Mr. Johnson got in line at the White House to make a date for the party to meet the President But before he got there he shook hands with the President. While Mr. Johnson was gone the boys went for a walk and were gone so long that they had to be left behind while the rest of the party visited the Bureau of Printing and Engraving and Washington’s monument. The boys visited these places later.

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the party left Washington and arrived in Philadelphia at six P. M. Here Russell Hurlburt left to visit relatives in the suburbs of the city. This reduced the party to twelve members, as Miss Johnson had left while at Washington. After some maneuvering about the city they put up for the night at the Hotel Hanover and then went out for supper at an automatic lunch, where the food is obtained by dropping a coin in the slot. This was a novelty to the Seniors and their first trial with such machines created much astonishment among them. Wanamaker’s large store was visited the first thing Monday morning. They were there at tihe opening and heard the bugle calls and the recital of the immense organ which is in the center of the building. In the tour of the store several of the party became separated from the rest. It was almost an impossible task to locate them. The U. S. mint, Betsey Ross House, Christ Church cemetery and Independence Hall, where liberty bell is now, were seen before lunch. After lunch Wm. Van Koughnet left for New York City and the party took a tour about the city in a sight seeing bus. B. F. Keith’s large theater was attended in the evening, Tuesday morning they started for home. Lydia went to New York City and the rest to Buffalo. The party returned on the Black Diamond at eight o’clock, where autos mot and conveyed them to Wilson. Russell Hurlburt returned Friday and William and Lydia arrived in Wilson Sunday from New York. Thus ended a trip worth great things to every one. There was neither time nor space here to tell more, but an idea is given of the number of things seen. WM. VAN KOUGHNET. “Shall I Attend College?” During the last year or two of the High School course one wonders -whether he will leave school to enter the world’s affairs, or go to college for a higher education. Perhaps one may think a high school education is sufficient and a college training useless. This is not true. In the next few years high school and college graduates will compete for the same positions, the college graduate will be given the preference. Whatever profession one enters it will better prepare him to serve his