Evening capital., 1907-04-20
WHAT OTHERS THINK OF US.
VISITORS EXPRESS LIKES AND
DISLIKES.
Students of The Western Maryland High
School Do Not Like The st. Johns
College Buildings.
INTERESTING ARTICLE FROM
LONACONING STAR,


lished al Homecoming, Md, April IL,
has been received at this office. Al
most the entire front page is given up
to the trip Of the students of the Sc
nior Class City High school Of Iona
coming, made 10 this city about ten
l-days ago.
The reception given by Governor
and Mrs. Wariield is described in de-
tail, and the courtesy extended by
Maryland's host and hostess evidently
pleased the student guests at the Gov
ernment House. The writer speaks of
the Governors Log Book in which
the visitors subscribed their names,
and tells Of one of the young ladies
OF the class being escorted into the
dining-room by Governor Warfield,
while the principal of the Homecoming
High school escorted the Governors
wife.
In describing the Ancient City"
the writer. who subscribes himself
-. Il. H. takes occasion to criticise
the buildings at st. Johns College,
thing that seems rather indelicate to
have done, as he was included in
those entertained at luncheon at the
local college and partook of the hos
pitality of Maryland's oldest .educa-
tional institution lie writes as fol-
lows in the published article in the
I.onaconing Star:
Annapolis, the capital of the
State of Maryland, is situated on the
bank Of the Severn river, about three
miles from the entrance of the Chesa
peake and almost thirty miles from
Baltimore.
1T is small place, having by
the last census a population of about
5000. A large part of this is made
up OF colored people. Although il is
small, it is very interesting place
to visit. on account of its historical,
ancient and beautiful buildings.
Among its most important are the
State Capital, the Executive Mansion,
st. Johns College, aud the Naval
Academy. The place in general is
very ancient looking. The houses are
mostly built with large chimney on
either side, which present quaint APP
pearance. Two railroads pass through
the city, the Short Line and the A.,
w. and b., it being the terminus of
each. No electric railways are found
in the city.
"Most of the dwelling places are
very quaiat looking. besides these
tutIt 1Io htNtI0l DttDAiC Ouli0lhkcs thC
principal one being the old Treasury
Building now used for the Office of
the State Board of Education. IL is
SAID to be one of the oldest buildings
in Annapolis. 1t is small one story
building, situated about one hundred
yards west of the capitol. We were
received here by the State Superinten-
dent, NJ. B. stephens, and the Assist
ant Superintendent, b. X. Purdum.
1.-THE largest buildings in the city
are the capitol and the buildings of
the Naval Academy. The capitol is a
magnificent building of trick and
marble. 1t has, like the United States
capitol, large dome, but this we
were not permitted to ascend. The
portion of the building which we saw
was very beautiful and interesting.
Among the rooms which we visited
were the old Senate room and the
Geological Department. In the first
room Washington resigned his COM
mission as commander-in-ch of the
American armies. Here everyone
wrote his name in large book. In
the latter we saw several exhibits
from around our own town, such as
large pieces of coal, rock and many
other things. We also visited the
halls of the House of Delegates and
the State Senate.
1.-THE Executive Mansion is large
beautiful brick building, trimmed
with marble pillars, and is surround
ed by beautiful lawn and flowers.
1t stands opposite the main entrance
of the capitol.
The next buildings of interest were
those of the United States Naval
Academy. These buildings cover a
great amount of space. The largest
| building of them is Bancroft Hall.
This no visitor is allowed to enter.
| 1t is the main building of the Academy
in which about eight hundred stu
dents are found. The machine shops
and the laboratories were also very
interesting. The gymnasium of this
Academy is in old Fort Severn and is
very we'll equipped.
The buildings of the st. John s
College were not so large nor so beau
tiful as those of the Naval Academy.
These buildings are all built of brick,
and are surrounded by beautiful
lawn. Anyone can easily see that
they are not kept up properly. This
we suppose is on account of the lack
of funds. Among the most impor tant
buildings are Mcdowell, PinKney
and Humphreys Halls.
We visited the rooms of Messrs.
G. G. Cathcart, Harrison, AIcAlpine
and James Love, who are all gradu-
ates of Central. We took luncheon at
the College. and we were addressed