The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-23
Cynthia :.
Reports

CYNTHIA JOHNSON

group of Webster girls gathered
around our chaperone, Miss Shaw
who was describing the magnifi
cent staircase found in the So
preme Court building. Each stel
| supports itself without the aid O
another. Have you ever been il
this building? 1t is more beauti
full than any word in cur Language
could convey. The ceiling is flakee
in 22-careat gold, and the Alabama
marble is strikingly white. Thu
room in which the court holds it
sessions is much like that of al
ordinary courtroom, except tina
the furnishings and architecture
are more handsome. We filed into
the back Of the ROOM, and were
unable to speak as we looked
about at the huge Haliah marble
pillars, the deep wine carpet, ane
the nine chairs, designed to &C
commodate the wish of each jus
tice. Exactly at 2:3O o'clock, the
justices, led by Chief Justice Win
son, took their places, and cour'
began. After listening to the case
for awhile, we visited the House
Of Representatives, which, sadly
enough, had adjourned only a
short time before we arrived. But
we did see where our representa-.
tives sit, when they do sit down.
We managed to reach the Senate
while it was still in session, so we
entered as quietly as possible. AS
soon as we were all in, I leaned
way over the balcony to see if !
could spot Hoey. And, my face
must have shown my pride more
clearly than I imagined, cause
when I sat down again, everyone
said, "We see you found him.
He was dressed in a medium gray
suit which had the customary long
back, and his white hair and rud-
dy complexion were set off by the
brilliant red carnation he wore in
his buttonhole. Senator Vandea-
burg was presiding, and many OF
the wel-known men in the politics
Of today were on hand for the
afternoon session. On the way
back to school, we rode through
the White House grounds, and saw
Blair House. the house in which
all the visiting dignitaries spend
the time they are officially in
D. C. Out 18th street we passed
many Of the embassies, so our
afternoon was filled with exciting
places and people. You see, this
was one OF the many tours Miss
Shaw takes the girls on, and I
happened to be one Of the party.
I've seen so very many wonder
full plays, places, and happenings
here in D. C. that I thought there
surely could be nothing else thrill
ing left. But this past week n as
sembly we all had the honor OF
hearing Monsignor Fulton j.
Sheen, a Catholic priest, speak to
us. He is the reknoWn author OF
some Of the best sellers OF the day
which include Seven Pillars OF
Peace" and Communism versus
Religion" The second he stepped
up to the platform, the completely
captured his audience. His black
hair lined with white near the
temples, his deep penetrating blue
eyes and his smooth, unW-lnkled
face were made even more dlgnl-
fled by the black Of his priesty
garments. He spoke to us on the
attitude we as future mothers
should have towards void, and
the part God has planned for us
to play in life. l know I am no
by myself when 1 say I shall never
forget meeting him or hearing his
rich booming voice bring forth an
address that silenced the entire
student body for time after he had
finished speaking.
Sunday night during closed
study hall We were allowed to turn
on our radios to hear Miss Mar
garet Truman make her debut as
a coloratura soprano. Although a
few Of the mystery enthusiasts
saeaked in some blood-chlllng
programs, more than half of us
listened to a young American girl
put her foot on the first rung Of
the ladder of success. Critics here
ir D. C. have given her the go"
signal with her singing career, go
in the future we'll probably hear
much more about her.
The girls in the radio classes
here at Webster have been given
some excellent opportunities in the
past few weeks to show their tai
ents in writing scripts and speak
ing over the radio. One of the
nearby stations has given US a
fifteen-minute program in the
midmorniag, and we write and
produce the programs aired at
time. Recently my roommate
and I wrote a script in honor Of
Saint Patrick's Day, telling Of the
many superstitions and beliefs Of
the Irish people. We practically
drove everyone crazy trying to
master the Irish dialect before the
script was presented. So, if "be-
gorrah'' or 1.-The back o. me hand
to you" should creep out in one
Of my columns. you'll understand.
/ noticed as I looked out Of my
window this morning that the
green grass down on the front
campus is pushing through the
brown sod, and the trees which
have been bleak and bare all win
ter long are beginning to have
touches of new foliage on their
branches. I even heard birds sing
ing merrily as if they knew as
we'll as I. that spring will soon be
here. But, Justine, my roommate.
isn't too much in favor of spring
because it brings out a certain lit
tie animal that insists on being a
mite too friendly. OF course we
have screens on u windows, but
we somehow never have time tc
pull them down. Coming back