New Britain herald., 1923-01-06

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was specially fortunate In hsyinl
Henry r Burr address the Tuesday
meeting, when he spoke on "Th.
Photography OF Connecticut" Mr.
Burr who was formerly one OF Oh.
faculty OF the State Normal sehoe
and who was, later. principal OF IN.
Willimantie Normal school, Is one ol
the foremost educators In Connect,
leut.
Beginning with the chance the mo,
torist has today OF seeing the country
Mr., Burr challenged interest In this
underlying causes that produce ths
scenery OF Connecticut, While n
lacks the grand features there Is no
part OF the world with a more con-
tinuous or quiet beauty.
| Connecticut Is divided into three
parts geographically and geologieaily.
the eastern uplands TO Middletown.
Meriden and Rockville; the iowlands
west to Bristol and Tariffville, and the
western upiands to western boun-
daries OF the state. The lowlands are
broken by trap rock hills through
Plainyillc and Meriden 10 Massachu-
sets with fertile plain on each side.
The geological upiands are difficult
10 present and understand. Their
rock formation Is the oldest known
on the earth. Mr.. Burr explained the
different kinds OF rock. sedimentary.
igneous. metamorphic and their for
nation. The eastern and western up
lands OF Connecticut are OF the meta
morphic type and are enormously old.
the oldest on the face OF the earth.
Speaking OF age, We must get away
from time In. the ordinary sense and
reckon II In geological terms.
In the great geological changes the
upfolds made mountains. the down
folds valleys. The geological records
show that by the slow process Of time
the original mountains of our Connec-
ticut uplands were destroyed and the
foldings eradicated. This is one evi-
dence of age.
Another evidence Is when molten
rocks hardened quickly and made
glass as the Obsidian cliffs OF the
west Surface cooled there was no
time to crystalline into separate miner
ais like our granite which was cooled
far down In the earth and took long
time. Mr.. Burr explained how our
Mountains were once comparable to
the Alps, while the ocean flowed over
the present city of Chicago.
He then came back to the story OF
the red sandstone of the Connecticut
valley, how it was slowly formed In
layers with mud cracks dried and
shrunk. and enormous tracks like ex-
aggerated turkey tracks made from
the reptile ancestors Of our modern
birds. Alternately above and below
the water. tidal estuary where great
tides came In and out, the red sand
stone of this valley slowly formed.
With volcanic outburst lava welled
up and hardened into our trap rock.
Mt. Carma is the route of an old
volcano that tore its way up through
The sandstone.
Mr.. Burr spoke OF the slow but sure
effects of erosion, wind. frost, and all
weather. conditions that go to change ,
he topography ending with briefly /
,raphic account of the glacial epoch {
n Connecticut which changed the I
curses of rivers and led to the sfor-
nation of ponds and waterfalls. Thus
he prosperity Of New England which A
epends so much upon water power g
, an inheritance Of the glacial period. n
Miss Justine Traut, daughter of Mr.. y
nd Mrs. Frank Traut OF West Main
treet entertained several friends at
ca last Sunday afternoon for her a
lister, Miss Clara Traut. who has K
cen home from Martha Washington h
ollege for the holidays During the !,
fternoon Miss Flora Hine, daughter
t Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Hine OF
[aple Hill and Miss Cordelia Kill
ourne. daughter of E. o. Kilbourne, =,
cted the murder scene from Shakes !.
cares "Othello" Miss Margaret ~
evils, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. o.
7. Lewis sang several songs. Mrs.
gorge Traut and her daughter, MrD
ernon Briefly Of New York city -
resided at the attractive table which -.
as decorated in appropriate holiday ~
,lors. 'e
Or. Frederick Schiling who has
zen the guest of his parents, Mr..
ID Mrs. Joseph schilling of Grove sp
i'll has returned to his home in To- WI
nto, Canada. I'D
Mr.. and Mrs Peter A. Fusari OF
nodes street announce the engage Ell
emit of their daughter, Miss Marion
arguerite Fusari, to Dominick
ainello of Fairfield avenue, Hart te'
I'd. mt
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Cameron OF eN'
ntschler street have announced pla
: engagement of their daughter, sol
IS Luella to Paul Buckholz. son Joi
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bucholz OF a"
ymour street. pei
Mr.
Dudley P. Felt. son of Mr.. and SIN
s. William P. Felt of Curtis STRAIT, spe
) returned to Amherst college after ref
ending his vacation in town with Mr.
parents. Sch
Hiss Katheryn Brooks, daughter OF .
and Mrs. William F. Brooks Of \
18th High street. returned Tuesday Mr.
Cornell Medical college. New sire
TX CITY, aft,
Mis-
Hiss Alice Gaffney, daughter of KAT
Ige r. F. and Mrs. Carney of VIM
,et has returned to Smith college y
resume her studies after spending Mr..
recess in town. riso
Mis-
fiss Florence Trumbull OF Plain to !
e left Wednesday TO resume her
lies at the Bradford academy aft
spending her vacation with her
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Trum- N
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