On Saturday, October 29, there was a trip to the Mutter
Museum in Philadelphia. The majority of students who went to the museum were
students in the honors Life of the Mind class, however there were other
students who took advantage of the trip. The bus left Stockton College around
nine forty-five in the morning and got back around six in the afternoon. The
students arrived at the museum, received their tickets, and went their separate
ways to explore the museum. All of the students found at least one thing, if
not many, that interested them. The museum held many interesting collections of
objects, including skeletons and molds of deformed twins and a skeleton of a
giant man. Along with various abnormal skeletons, the museum held drawers full
of objects that people had swallowed, an enormous colon, and jars of fetuses at
different stages of development.

Although there were many interesting things in the museum, it only consisted of two
small floors, and most of the students were finished looking around within two
hours. The museum was also celebrating the Day of the Dead, and the activities for
it occupied some more of the students time. The museum sponsored a
cookie-decorating activity, where the cookies were shaped like skulls, paper
flower-making, and a guest speaker who talked about the Day of the Dead. After
exploring the museum, and making cookies and flowers, most students headed out
to find lunch. A large number of honors students ate at a nearby pizza
restaurant and then returned back to the museum. By that point there was still
about two and a half hours left before the students were scheduled to come back
to the bus. Some students stayed at the museum, participating in further
activities, but others broke off and left to explore the city, despite the cold
weather. In the end, all of the students were back in time for the bus, and each
of them had a very interesting day.