Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-06-08
Trip to "CycIops.


The region around Mt. Solon being
full of scientific interest, the teachers
and the students of Parnassus Hig Ii
School decided to have a ''field day.
on the plain below the ''Towers.
1t was $50 o'clock last Friday mo. H.
ing, one week ago, in the quiet little
Ehamet of Parnassus. when gay party
of young ladies and gentlemen were to
be seen arranging themselves on a
large six horse hay-wagen for the much
talked-of trip to the "Cyclopean Tow
ers' more popularly known as THE
Natural Chimneys.'
Under the chaperonage of Prof. and
Mrs. Walter L. Kerr, the following
persons composed the party: Misses
Moneida Early, Maude Floyd, Alice
Byers. Edith Hiner, Annie Perry,
Mammie Daggy, Katie Byers. Hattie
Hiner. Mary Hess Silling, Lucy Hiner,
BERTHE Byers, and Messrs. Emmett
Burton. Chas. F1itz, Poage McGiam-
mary. s. Lewis Whitmore, Fred Haw-
thorne, Marshall Burton. Walter Peale,
Jas. Wampler, Harry Whitmore, Ern-
est Burton, Andy Meyers, and Emmett
Byers.
In the lead of this team were two
spirited sorrels, which as they tosse d
their heads with patriotic air, SEEM
ed to gather Inspiration from the stars
and stripes which fioated from their
head stalls. while a pair of dashing
grays. followed by two prancing, stall
-wart, dark bays, seemed equally as
eager to be off as their leaders. The
old school flag was hoisted. word was
given that all were aboard, and amid
the fiuttering of kerchiefs and many
good wishes for the day, the ribbons
under the master-hand of S. l.. Whit
more were drawn over the spirited
team and the merry jingle of the sleigh
bells mingling with the silvery Taught
er of light hearted young girls, and the
CHEEKY voices of gay, noble-hearted
boys were heard from the happy turn
out. who were spinning down the pike
en route to those majestic marvels of
nature. Following this was the "ca-
boose," the provision wagon loaded
with good things, which was naturally
Of interest to the ''small boy'' who was
desirous that it SHOULD arrive on time. |
The flowers reached. the tent |,
pitched, dinner over and the ''small
9oy' satisfied the arduous task Of seal
ng the most accessible of those mas
i've stalagmites from the under world
vas begun.
The "Jasper" of the occasion was
PRESENT who clambered to the top of
me of these highest columns and plant
d their banner which waited in the
reeze as proudly as any on sea and
and.
After spending some time in the
tudy of these wonderful formations
# nature from geologic stand point,
uring which time names were
arved in new places, the happy
'4rty wended their way TO
ha plain below to arrange for sports
nd games. Having spent an enjoya
,le hour in this way, the tent was pull
II. the banner hauled down, and ev-
rything gotten in readiness for the
Quincy homeward.
Mt. Solon reached, the remaining
natural curioslties were visited chief
lmong which were the ''Blue Hole''
md Lake"
Their six x-shooter" again pulled his
leather ribbons" and the homeward !
Quincy was resumed In earnest.
Though some were tired, yet all sang
nerrily. The true stars came out over
lead, the flag was lowered, and soon
Parnassus was reached, when the mer-
y "hay-riders," the Parnassus School,
broke up with the sad words good
oye."