Milford chronicle., 1963-05-17
Lukeview Elementary School News

Grade A Mrs. Flora Domke's
Section 8.
On Tuesday, May z, the twenty
five members of our class went
on a field trip to our capitol city
Of Dover, Delaware.
We travelled by school bus.
Our first stop was at the Archives
or Hall Of Records. Mr.. Leon
deValinger, Jr. is the man in
charge and his title is State
Archivist. Here are kept all Of
Delaware's important state rec
ords and papers and all docu-
ments of historical value.
We saw the original land grant
which gave Delaware to william
Penn. The seal and picture of
King Charles II were on the
grant. We were quite impressed
when Miss Virginia Shaw show
ed us this valuable document.
The old nail In the case was one
which was saved when the Kent
County Court House was burned
to get the nails to build the State
House in 1892.
From the Archives we went
to the Delaware State Museum
to see the collections and dis
plays Of colonial furnishings and
Indian relics. We liked the log
cabin, the silver from the U.S.S.
Delaware, the flax and loom, the
fire fighting equipment, farm
tools, carpentry tools, and the
dresses.
We ate a picnic lunch on the
Green and then we went to the
Old State House. Here we saw
bronze plaques with the names Of
all the governors of Delaware
and the old bell which rang to call
the people to the Green to hear
the reading Of the Constitution
and for other important matters.
When we arrived at Legislative
Hall, Senator Robbins from Mil
ford net us and served as our
guide. AS we we're leaving, Sem
ator Robbins invited US to some
refreshments which we gladly
accepted.
John Dickinson's Mansion ave
us a feeling that 1t was very old
and we felt a reat respect for
the house and the man.
Barratt's Chapel was our last
stop on the tour. Here we stopped
for a moment to reflect on all
we had seen during the day. In
the quiet of the building Mrs.
Domke read from a Bible which
Is over one hundred years old.
Then we prayed the Lords Pray
er and gave the Pledge Of Al
legiance to the flag. We usually
start our day In this way but
today we thought 1t would be a
nice way to end our trip.
The Class
The Old State House is the
second oldest state house now
being used in the country. It
was made larger and fixed up with
money repaid by the United States
Government. The money was re-
turned to Delaware as payment
Of interest on money which Del
aware gave to fight the War of
1912.
Dale Corder
When we went to the Delaware
State Museum, we saw things
that were over two hundred years
old. We saw an old log cabin,
how nails were made, and we
saw how horse shoes and oxen
shoes were made.
Jimmy Townsend
Our class Is going to Lewes
on May 81. There we are DING
to see the Zwaanendael Museum
and other historical places such
as the deVries Monument, David
Hall House, Thomas Maui House,
and the Fountain of Youth. We
will eat cur lunch and play a few
games on the beach.
Rosemary Lindale
Summer Activities
Little League Is one Of the best
boys organizations in this coun-
try today. Most towns and cities
have a Little League.
Milford's Little League has
eight teams In the Minor League
and six in the Major Leaue.
There are thirteen boys In
our room who play in Little
League. We are very interested
In playing baseball. The learn
ing is fun and means a lot to
everyone who plays.
David Dougherty and Jack Ennis
We are Brownies
Brownie Troop #83 went to
Redden Lodge for one night on
May 10. Il was our first time
at camping. We cooked on bud
dy burners. For breakfast we
had eggs and bacon. Everyone
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