Milford chronicle., 1958-05-30

1un 10 guess WndL some OF the Q1f-
| ferent things were.
Oracle Giltenboth
Sharon Nicols
Barbara Bowen
Old State House
We think it was a privilege to
have visited the State House. 1t
was built in 1922. 1t is the second
Oldest building of its kind in all AS
states.
Before the Revolutionary War
the soldiers burned King George
in effigy on the Green. New there
are pictures of Delaware heroes
and soldiers. There are plaques
near the entrance. Two CT them are
in memory of the governors of our
State. Another plaque is of the men
who framed the Constitution.
After that we went to the Superb
or Court of Delaware. 1t is the
highest court of the state. We were
glad we could visit there.
From there we went to the State
Treasurer's office. Most of the
work is done by machines. The one
we saw was the separator. 1t sep
arates bills by numbers. 1t is amaz-
ing how it works. We would like
to go back and look again.
Wayne Banning
Ralph Foskey
Margie Davenport
Legislative Hall
When We approached Legislative
Hall on Dover Green we were i'm
pressed. AS we entered the build
ing we realized this is where our
state laws are made. We went up
stairs and walked around The
House of Representatives, and
through the Senate. We passed
the Governors quarters. He is the
leader of Delaware. Legislative
Hall is one of the most important
buildings in the State of Delaware.
Catherine Aubrey
David Hammond
Carol Williams
Dickinson Mansion
Our last stop was at the Dickin-
son Mansion. John Dickinson was
the "Penman of the Revolution.
This was one of mis- many homes.
1t was built in 1740. We passed
through the gardens to the front
door of this old brick palace. We
were impressed by the huge lock
and shining knocker. A caretaker
met us at the door. We went down
to the basement which was the
slave quarters, where food was
cooked for the entire house. How
crude this all was We went into
the living room. There was a huge
fireplace just as Dickinson left it.
We next glanced to the stairway
and the old "Ship-Rock" clock was
still ticking. We wound our way
upstairs to the master bedroom.
There was his four poster bed with
canopy still over it. In that room
there was another huge fireplace.
One thing of interest to us was
tea box on his dresser. 1t was kept
there because tea was scarce. His
jewelry was still lying there.
We passed through the other
rooms. Each had its own items of
interest. We left the bedrooms and
went downstairs. Before leaving
the guide told us that down in the
field there is a large cemetery
Over 800 slaves are buried there.
John Dickinson must have been a
great man.
Nancy Corder
May Bowden
Shirley Brown
The odds were against us for it
rained all day. However, on our
first school trip we had a wonder
full time, and got back to school
just in time for dismissal.
Grade 5-Mrs. Helen Hickman's
Section 3
The six sections of the fifth
grade made their annual trips to
Philadelphia recently. The follow
ing three reports were written by
students of Mrs Hickman's fifth
grade class:
The Academy of Natural Sciences
Jerk!.! Our bus stopped before
the Academy of Natural Sciences
building. When you enter you will
see hall of live animals. Some of
these animals are lizards, cells,
frogs, and one porcupine.
The Academy of Natural Scien-
ces is divided into halls. Some of
these halls are the African Hall,
Mineral Hall, the Audubon Bird