Milford chronicle., 1959-05-15

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On April sth, 1859 we took a
class trip to Philadelphia. Here we
saw Betsy Ross House. This house
is the birthplace of Old Glory"
When we reached the Betsy Ross
House we saw the room where she
made the first American flag. The
first American flag had thirteen
stars and stripes. Then we saw the
children's playroom. They had just
about as many dolls and things
that / had when / was little. After
seeing the children's playroom, we
saw Betsy Ross bedroom. Her bed
room was neat and clean. Her bed
looked as soft as the ones we sleep
on today or even softer. A pretty
canape was over the top. Then we
went to her basement kitchen
There I saw three or four big kett-
les, dishes, and other cooking uten-
sils
Betsy Ross was a member of the
Christ Church. In Christ Church
they have Betsy Ross pew, one
used by George and Martha Wash
ington, one used by Benjamin
Franklin, and one used by Francis
Hopkinson and his son. The Bap-
tisma1 font, previously used in an
English church to baptize William
Penn, was sent to Christ Church in
1897. The chandelier has been in
use in it's present place since 1744
and the wine glass" pulpit since
1910. The ring of eight bells (later
increased to eleven) were cast in
England. They hang in the tower
which was completed in 1854 and
are still rung daily.
Carol Anne Gill
The Betsy Ross House
1t was in the Betsy Ross House
in 1776 that the first flag of our
nation was made. This flag is now
in the Christ Church in Betsy Ross
pew.
but there are many rooms. liked
the Betsy Ross bedroom best. 1t
has canopy bed and night-table
with big book and a funny look
ing pair of glasses. 1t also has an
old table with an antique bowl and
pitcher set.
The rest of the house has two
other bedrooms, a playroom, the
kitchen and the parlor and the
committee from the Continental
Congress, composed of General
George Washington, Colonel Ge-
orge Ross, and Robert Morris and
was commissioned to make the
First American Flag in 1776.
Jennifer Kunkle
Natural History Exhibits
The Acadamy of Natural Scienc-
es is a very interesting place. It
has many different scenes of ami
mails, birds, minerals, etc. The ones
liked best were the animals.
There were many different kinds
ranging from gorillas to the Alas
kan white sheep. There were also
buffalo, lions, tigers, and many
others. In the mineral exhibit we
saw many precious and semi-pre-
cious stones. In a dark room there
were some floresent stones that
glowed in. the dark.
Later we saw the huge skeleton
of a dinosaur. 1t takes up two
floors of the building. There was
cannibal fish, some live sea horses,
and an enormous elephant head
hanging on the wall. We had a
very nice time at the Academy.
Jennifer Kunkle
Science Captures our Attention
Among the many places we visit
ed in Philadelphia was the Frank
lin Institute. There we went to the
Engine Room where we saw the
8,000th locomotive. We also went to
the Airp1ane Room where we saw
the airplane that Amelia Earhart
flew across the Atlantic Ocean.
One of the planes the Wright bro
theirs flew was there with other
models of their glider and planes.
We got into a plane which we were
allowed to operate, but was fixed
so it would not start. We went to
the top floor where we looked
through telescope and saw sun
spots. We went to the Planetarium
where we saw program which
showed rocket going to Saturn.
We also went through the largest
heart model in the world. You pre-
tend that you are a red cell trav-
cling through the heart. 1t was the
most exciting thing of all,
thought.
Anna Lee Dougherty
New Castle and Wilmington 4
AS Seen In A Lighter Vein
Helloi
My name is Jan Baechler. I've
written to tell you about the trip.
Where did I go? Oh, dear! I almost
forgot to tell you, to New Castle
and Wilmington, of coursei
Our first stop was at the Amstel
House. This is an interesting place.
You really must see it. Even
George Washington was a guest
there at the wedding of Governor
Van Dykes daughter, Ann, to Ken
sey Johns, Sr. in the drawing room.
Now on to the New Dutch House
II mean the Old Dutch House
because it is considered the oldest
house in Delaware.
Now, don't linger too long. On to
the Hotel dupont, " Would you