Milford chronicle., 1961-03-17
Lakeview Elementary
School News
A Trip 10 ;he Moon

We rode TO the airbaSe and went
10 the rocket There was a thing
that went right up to the top of
the rocket. SO we got in the thing
and went up To the top of the rock
et
We got into the rocket and fast
ened our safety belts. Then the
rocket started to go up with a big
bang. In one second we had gone
about 20 miles. We were going fine
until a big meteor was coming at
us. 1t was coming closer and clos
er, but when we came TO the met
meteor passed about two feet away
from us.
Stage 3 had already gone off
and stage 2 went off. Then we We're
floating around in outer space. We
floated over to a space station y
got more fuel While we waited for
the moon TO come. We looked out
of the space station and saw some
thing. We asked our guide what il
was. II was the moonship coming
to pick us up. The mo0nship landed
and we got in il. 1t took 3 days
TO go to the moon. The 3 days go
just like that, Soon we landed on
the moon.
There were some moon cars. The
took US for a ride We got into
the moonship and started back to
the space station. IL took 3 days
TO get back to the space station.
We got into our rocket and went
home. Clifford Short
Grade A. Mrs. Helen H0lleger'S
Section ,
Many exciting learning activit-
les have been taking place in our
room since we last reported TO
you
Robert Frost
We watched the Inauguration on
television. We saw Robert Frost
He said one of his poems for
President John F. Kennedy. w e got
interested in him and studied a.
bout his life.
Mr.. Frost was born March 26.
1875. He was born in California He
was married in 1895. His wife's
name is Elinor White Frost. He
studied for two years at Harvard
University. His first book of poetry
was published when he was 3S
years old.
We had book of Robert Frost's
poems. Here is one of his poems
which we enjoyed:
The Pasture
I'm gong out to clean the pasture
spring;
I'll only stop to rake the leaves
away
And wait to watch the water clear.
may:
sha'n't be gone long-You come
too.
I'm going out to fetch the little
calf
That's standing by the mother It's
so young.
II totters when she licks it with
her tongue
I sha'n't be gone long.-You come
too. Robert Frost
Becky Townsend. Nancy Hayes.
John Jenkiss.
Delaware
The first settlement in Delaware
was Zwaanendael in 1881. The men
were Dutch. The captain was De-
Vries. He left 28 men. When he
came back with more men. he
found that the Indians had killed
everyone in the first settlement.
Raymond TimmOns
The Abacus
In Arithmetic one of our groups
learned how TO add. subtract, null
tiply. and divide on the abacus.
The abacus is a frame with rows
of counters or beads that slide
back and forth The abacus was
used in the early days by the
Chinese in Asia, and the Greeks,
and Romans in Europe
Fred Carlisle
Abacus
Before our Arabic numeral came
into use, people counted. added,
and subtracted with an abacus.
Some Of the people in my room
made an abacus They are Diane
Carnright. Roger Cooper, and San
dra Jackson. | think the hardest
thing TO do on an abacus Is sub
tracing Della Donaway
The Human Body
In Social Living we studied a.
bout the human body. My subject
was INSIDE of me- Some of the
othr children did projects on the
ears, eyes, and the organs of the
body.
We learned a song called DRY
Bones" We though il would be fun
IL we. used jingle clogs and sticks.
1t sounded very nice. Mrs. Ben
nett said we might tape-record it.
Later, we had a program We
invited all three fouth grades. They
enjoyed II very much. Saron Booz
Early Milford
Milford was first founded by two
men. Their names were Joseph
Oliver and Rev Mr.. Syndenham
Thorne. Rev Thorne came to Mil
ford from Virginia When he came
he was the preacher at the Christ
Episcopal Church.
Rev. Thorne built what is now
Silver Hill Mansion He built il
in 1885. The Causey Mansion,
which is the house across the st.