Connecticut western news., 1922-04-06
SENIORS TRIP TO G'
 THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Shake Hands With Our. President and Visit
 Senate ..


 The Seniors are back at their scholastic duties this week but it is safe to say that their thoughts often stray to events of last week and inci- dents of their journey to Washing ton, D. c.
 Finding that the best way is to re- late personal experiences, the rest of this article is taken from the obser- vation of member of the party.
 ''The first thing that drew our attention, after arrival at the New Union Depot, was the Capitol itself, with the dome lit by concealed search lights. These lights were in stalled at the time of the recent Arms Conference and have not as vet been removed. We took bus from the station to our hotel, the new National, and we had splendid view of the capitol as we skirted the capitol grounds and went down Pennsylvania Avenue to 9th street, at the corner of which our hotel was located. T..
 In the evening the party visited the Library of Congress and spent an enjoyable period wandering through the various galleries. Among the things of interest are the beau tiful mural paintings, the rotunda and reading-room, and the large mosaic of Minerva in the east corri- dor of the entrance pavilion. Of course it is hardly possible to enum- crate the various interesting objects observed.
 Sunday morning, we visited the Franciscan Monastery, and the visit was we'll worth the trip out from the city Beneath the monastery is a series of catacombs in imitation of those beneath Rome and the entire party passed through these. That afternoon the Corcoran Art Gallery was visited, where among the marbles we saw Guarnerio's Forced Prayer,n and Vela's celebrated ..Last Days of Napoleon r.. "The Greek Slave" by Hiram Powers and the "Veiled Lady" also received much attention. First among the single statues is the Venus of Milos, the original of which is in the Louvre at Paris. Among other subjects seen were the Lavcoon group, the Dying Gaul, Apollo Belvidere and Boy Ex- tracting a Thorn from his Foot. Of the well-known canvasses we saw Deatille's "Le Regiment qui passe" and Church's Niagara Falls", among others. ja
 
 I am unable to tell the rest of our experiences in chronological order so I will tell the most outstanding ones. Upon our first visit to the Senate we heard a spirited debate between Senators Hitchcock of Ne braska and Lodge of Massachusetts. Among the well-known senators we saw were the above mentioned and Hiram Johnson, Reed Shoot, Thomas Watson, Robert LaFollette, Oscar Underwood, James Reed, William Borah, Miles. Poindexter, Irvine Len root, Joseph France, Albert Gum rnins, Garter Glass, Walter Edge, James Wadsworth, Jr., and Frank B. Rrandegee of our own state. We saw Chief Justice Taft presiding over the Supreme Court and Vice-Presi- dent Coolidge presiding over the Senate. We visited Senator McLean's offices, although he was not there.
 We went up to the White House on Wednesday afternoon and had the privilege of shaking the hand of President Harding. There was picture in the Washington news papers showing the people waiting to be received by the President.
 A few of us walked out to the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday after noon, but the building is now closed to the public, while repairs are being made and the finishing touches added to the edifice itself. .... ...
 We all ascended the Washington Monument, most of us walking up the 900 steps to the top. It was a strenuous climb but the view was well worth the effort Although some descended on foot, the majority were glad to take the elevator to the base of the shaft.
 Among the public buildings we visited were the Capitol, White House, Pan American Union, Ma tional Museum, Smithsonian Insti-
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