Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-23
rnIzE MlNNINa ESSAY nY
LAUREL HILL BOY

rnIzE WINNING ESSAY BY
 LAUREL HILL BOY
 The aecompanying IS the prize essay by Gilbert Murray of the sixth grade | Laurel Hill school whic1 ths Nsrwicn Art dissertation adjudgsd the best writ ts7 by sixth grade pupils on what they | hal seen after g lisit b Slate- Museum. | The Laurel Hill school boy wrote On Greek Sculpture and won a picture of 1 Joan of Arc for his school. The follow ing was his essay: We have read many stories of Greek bravery and deeds. We have studied about them in our history, read of their some of their statues. For the children of the Laurel Hill school have, been i given the privilege of visiting Slater Memorial which was built in honor of | Mf. Slater, 1885.
 We are met at the door by kind iady who has offered to take us about the building. She has map of Greece and other places belonging to Greece, where statutes have been found. We go up- stairs through hall where we see statue of Augustus Caesar. We have not been told 1t was he, but I recognize 1t from the picture I have seen .n my history. We now go into a room where we see many statues and busts, two of which know as Socrates and Plato who were the wisest men of ancient Greece.
 Here we see the Acropolis of Athens : It is large hill with steep sides. This hill was used as fort or citadel, where .. the people fled when the city was in danger. Here also the famous temples , of the Greeks were built. The famous Parthenon, the greatest temple in Greece ! Nrr0 Q ruins, but It gives us a faint idea oi l it's splendor and beauty.
 Our escort shows us a statue of Hera . queen of the gods wife of Zeus. father . 1 of gods. The head and small parts art broken off. Her gown Is shaped lik, ! tree trunk.
 We have read of Olympic games O ? the Greeks, and now we will see tn, ' discus thrower. and the wrestlers Twt n boxers are in corner. The discn 5. thrower is a fine type of an athlete; hi Q muscles stand out as also do the wrest lers and boxers.
 e Now she shows us Greek and Troy
 jan fighting for the fallen body 0
 Achilles, the great Greek warrior, wh
 fought during the ten years siege c
 Troy. Pallas Athens appears and take
 the body of Achilles away, saving hir :. from the troyjan
 We have heard the story how tn
 earth gets its vegetation. And now " le see a statue of Demeter wno is mourn le ing for her daughter Prosperpine. It d now winter and Prosperpine Is n tn n underworld with Pluto, the king of th or underworld. I will tell you the story a r. it was told to us; how we get our sun
 ner and winter.
 Demeter lived on the island of Sicil
 ons day while she was on a distant lai sS making vegetation grow, ProsperpiT na went down to the seashore to play wi ar the sea nymphs. They gave her shell = Wishing to give them something sl v. asked them to come pick flowers wi ss her. The nymphs said they co i'd n ,,a I've laEd. ''rosperpine had plcke ~ eri.e al aTho,- Of 1owerY &nd was r .e turning to the shore, when she saw =. very beautiful flower. She stooped ee pluck 1t. Suddenly the earth open 10, and Pluto came up in his chariot sa gold. drawn by six coal black hors. , Seeing Prosperpine. he pulled her up Oe horses and dashed down under |
 ground.
 ,s When Demeter returned to her hof n Prosperpine did not rush out and me .e her. She started looking for her daug e1 ter. When she came to the sea 2 on on found the nymphs crying. Tn excit 'ea tones they told her all Demeter hid QdIk cave ana WOul0 not come C nd tba .sar- +,,r-aa -.a,,...r '. 1s.l..S te' the land would soon be in a desoi; '. state if she did not go around and ma At things grow. Zeus became alarmed a For sent his messenger. Hermes to Plu or Pluto agreed that Prosperpins could ma to her mother eight months and the or maining four months with him. Bes VIII she left ehe ate few seeds oi the
 t~ q mg anyone who eats in the underworld ( the never leave. Therefore four months lhe every year Prosperpine must spend ely the underworld with Pluto. When sea is at home Demeter goes around makes things grow. This is sumn be When Prosperpine Is in the underwo
 Demeter stays in a dark cave, this of winter.
 There Is frieze which goes aro-
 the room. On 1t is procession.
 are interested in 1t, for we have st
 jed of Greek architecture. This proC
 sio his carrying. to the temple. robes
 ~nld with which they adorn the sta
 of Athens.
 Here is the pedinent, 1t is caref
 fitted with statues. They represent I
 and animals.
 l. There are many other statues such Id Apollo, Apollo killing the lizard. m and Cupid, Ares and the Dolphin.
 tory is on a three-cornered monum
 its face Is missing. but its wings b. ant in very good condition are spread
 There is a statue of the Lacoon gr
 who were crushed by a serpent.
 troyjans put them to death in this
 because they advised against the br n- ing of the wooden horse into the
 of Troy. They said this adyics
 against the religion of Troy. There
 small image of the wooden horse.
 statue of the Gorgons' head whom
 seus killed at the command of At
 when she appeared to him in a dr'
 This head turned to stone who Ire ess gazed upon 1t.
 We now go down stairs where we
 otker children waiting to enjoy
 sights of the art gallery. Our ei - wishes us goodbye. We thank her iNt take our leave. We have enjoyed Pin visit greatly and now have a b. cars idea of Greek sculpture and arch Hill, ture.