New Britain herald., 1929-10-25

remembered were the ride over the Scenic Approach highway, across Bear Mountain bridge. thence through to West Point. New York, and the trip up the St. Lawrence valley in the province of Quebec. This valley is rich in historic lore. where the gentlemen adventures and cassocked priests of old France carved so deeply the work of their daring and pioneer spirit.
 Time does not permit me to go into detail about the values received from the field trip taken over the New England states following the summer school of 1927, but I will cndeavor to tell you about some of the high points of interest on this trip for the benefit of those who may wish to go in 1880.
 Nearly score of colleges and many important cities were visited. Some of the places we considered of great importance were, Westerly. Rhode Island. home of Nathaniel Palmer, discoverer of the Antarctic continent; New Haven, Ccnn., where we visited High street cemetery an l noted the grave of Ell Whitney. the man who revolutionized the cotton industry and that of Samuel Morse, the father of geography. A trip was also made to the Kolynos Tooth Paste Company whose products are shipped to eighty-three countries. Later we went through the Peabody Natural Museum where We saw the Foncalt Pendulum which swings from a cord sixty feet long and fur nishes indisputable proof that the earth rotates from west to east. Near the city we saw Judges Cave famous for it's having been the hid ing place of the regiCide judges who sentenced King Char!es. After driving through Springfield, Mass. we journeyed to the top of Mount Tom where We were able tC. see with the aid Of telescopes, much of inter- est, not only of the earth but of the sky. Another important stop was Holyoke, Mass, which is said to be the home of the finest writing paper 1 i'll the world. Here a trip was made | through the Holyoke Power Co.,, and the American Paper Co. At Rutlan1 l, 1 Vt, We were accorded the privilege l Of completely touring the works of 1 the marble quarries and the shops
 in which the stone is prepared for | the market, At the great granite | quarries at Barre, Vt, We learned ! that 175 firms are engaged directly
 or indirectly with granite and it's by
 products. Many valuable notes were | taken at Salem, Mass, which was at one time the home of Nathaniel | Hawthorne. Here We were conduct ! ed through the House of Seven i Gables and the East Indian museum. | Several hours were spent at Glou-
 cester, Mass. which has the repu- i tation of being the greatest fishing ! port of the world. At Harvard 1 University we feasted our eyes on { the many beautiful floral specimens 1 mounted in glass and We also saw the
 models of Boston Bay made by | George Curtiss
 "At Waltham, Mass, a visit was
 made to a cotton factory where we
 were given an opportunity of seeing
 the entire process of cotton manu-
 featuring. Much valuable infOrma-
 ton was gained from a visit to the
 Waltham Watch factory, where
 some Of the machines appeared tc
 be almost human. For example one
 we were told did 1G0 operations 4 visit to the top Of Mount Washing ton over the cog railroad gave Il!
 an idea of the effect of elevation on vegetation and a splendid view
 of the surrounding country. Othe1
 important things noted were the cranberry bogs of Cape Cod; High
 land Light at Truro, the tobacco
 fields of Conn. the famous rock, ant bronze statue of Massasoit at Ply mouth, the wonderful scenery ovel , the Mohawk Trail, the Old Man o