East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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from the East High Athletic Association then newly formed, selected Scarlet and Black. These were the colors of Grinnell College which was an outstanding school for its fighting spirit. Need for the development of a higher type of sportsmanship was seen as the foot ball games sometimes ended in a free-for all. Realizing this, Sidney As Foster in 1904 offered the Fos- ter Trophy to the Des Mones high school that won the city champion- ship three years in suc- I cession. At the same fc time the pupils must conduct themselves in an orderly and friendly manner towards the opposing teams. East high won this trophy. an American flag, in 1910. A full-sized sil- ver football, the Garver Trophy was won during the same year. so-xp? hall in the spring of 1923 in order that the students might have a suitable place in which to place their trophies At that time the case contained twenty three trophies and there were about thirty five more for which there was no room We now have a second trophy case which is also in the front corridor No reference to athletic contests would be complete without the mention of the spirited singing and cheering by those at tending the games and which is manifested at our most enthusiastlcal ly attended pep as semblies Two of the faxorlte yells in 1893 and 1894 were RlCk3 Chlcka Boom' Ricka Chicka Boom' Ricka Chicka Ricka Chicka Boom .a Boom' Boom Whoop La Re Whoop La Ray East Des Moines High Sc ool' 1 O A The pupils had much difficulty in finding a suitable athletic field. For a while they used the shed, which was placed at our But when they built the new school there was no place to practice football and basket ball. An old cemetery tat East 18th and Maple Streetsl was leased and converted into the athletic field we now enjoy. The tiling and grading cost approximately S2800 and the senior class bought the bleachers with money obtained from a special benefit The school board, convinced that this was a worthy project, contributed a fence--and the 'AAlumni Field, dedicated by a large bonfire and speeches, was complete The students then expressed the wish that George Garton, Fred Van Liew, Clark Beard, and A. McKinney should always have free admission to the field because of their untiring efforts in securing it Although football has been a favorite sport with many students, teachers, and out siders, East high has also won many honors in other forms of athletic work such as track, basketball, golf, and swimming A trophy case was placed in the front Rah' Rah' Rah' She is best' Maxima' Maxima' E H S The school song was written by Velda Wllburn in the year of 1920 Dear East High you are the school for me You w1ll always win the victory Red and Black to you we 11 be true And we will bring great honor to you Hip hooray heres to the Black and Red O er the world your fame is widely spread Onward we will do or die For Dear East High' The curriculum grew as fast as the en rollment The subjects offered were quite different from the first course Different languages besides Latin were introduced into the curriculum German in 1903 Spanish in 1915 and French in 1918 The study of German was dlscontlnued durinq the World War but has since b en resumed The first record of any student enrolled in muslc courses is found in 1885 6 Al though a Girls Glee Club was organized as ' 1: Wg, xxx? 'lg-416' I 6? Q A G3 ef-'15 'sf 'ix E A256133 ' . . . 8 lg 'vb . . . . uv ' I . . . pq e . -, ' ' i . F59 2 a 0 D ' ' ' I 'lf' 0 - - - as . I . , ' ' - E f' bt 1 ,A if X y .l ' 1. E .A L-VC. U ' -- ' 1- , Q ' 1 S ' iff. -L, stvt h .-. . 'flu 11211 Present tract of ground, for a gymnasium. . ln '. n .. I I l . 1 U f ' ' ' . . I j K E N 1 . ' flflwllw l l .H 'F , ' '. ' . l A3,- 'H v T . I X . . , g Y , . , gy, , GZ - 'Q '1lT+eQlUlLL oskcfxf 5 ygyzo 2 53 8 413 ,' ang.: r a 1

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1 li. 'fix V Q , . w,f2.15 912 11:9 Wa sg' ' ' vet f n 1:7-ff. - Luv 4.53 :Ji Llf '- ' af 'jf' . F, ',u. I . a , . , t. . n- L .. ... - sein . . t., Q ' .- - . : .' I , .. .. If it h l I it .af 337: :P a.. l 1 X For this reason the entire student body turned out with vehicles of every description to carry desks, chairs, and waste-paper bas- kets from the old school to their new East high. A parade was formed by the students who marched to the new building, led by the G. A. R. Drum Corps of Kinsman Post No. 7. The students were enthusiastic over re- citing lessons within three hours from the time the moving began. it P ' 1' ii ,iw r 1 .., ig 'lllfl .1 , :T Yi? i?'.'.i,,4 ,. . v-4?- at 1. - , , - - ..--. . C H . , 1 fra., . 4 4 f 1 fl a f ,m A' 11? M f.. If I V1 j Ext! w I '11 1 l iz i 1 - ' I V ,fy H ,i i I lx l ' 1 -L 2731? lgilf i- g N- n ' 1'5 :gig 1 u ,4S' I gf a ...-:: Nggx r, -. If :-3+-'- i. X xS,:,,. if '-et if 5 I 1121 The next autumn East high school was 3625619 . : gi '15 for that purpose. When he refused to ac- cept the reward, he proved that he truly wanted to live up to his motto. This motto is also used on all class rings and pins. ln memory of the East high school boys who lost their lives in the World War, East high students planted trees on the campus. This was to be a living tribute to their mem,- ory. Eve-ry year the day before Memorial Day the students hold an assembly in order that they may do reverence to those who paid the supreme sacrifice for their country, that of giving their lives. East high boasts a bit of one of the great- est of our modern seats of learning. The senior class of 1915 planted an ivy plant at the front of the building during the third anniversary program. The ivy was sent from Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Vincent Starzinger, then a student at Harvard Uni- versity. The interest of East students in athletics has always been very keen, but until 1893 baseball was the chief sport. This game be- came less popular, however, when track and football were begun in 1894, pushing the game of baseball into the background. A year after these two athletic divisions were inaugurated, an associaiion was formed, and the Hrst track meet was held, the participants in which were the four Des Moines high schools-East, West, North and Capitol Park. 1 The trophy of the meet, a silver cup, went to East high, Any school that won the cup three consecutive years was allowed to keep the symbol of honor. The following two years East was the victor, and this trophy found a permanent position in the school. Football was not common at this time, and few boys knew the fundamentals of the game. Burdair Hartung, who had a football used for Rugby by the students of 1887, learned the game of football and taught it to some of his classmates who then organized a team. Football was adopted as a school sport through the efforts of Miss Millicent Cuplin, a mathematics teacher in East high in 1894. In that year, with Will Chase as cap- tain, East played six games, losing only one. With this promising football team springing up, it was decided that school colors were needed. A committee which was chosen N dedicated and several days were spent in E-v jf' celebration. Each year on the Friday near- j' est Mav 17th an anniversary assembly is 4 8 held. - A' The building is constructed of Bedford 5' limestone in classical style. The front en- '. trance is'patterned after the north portico of 'O the Erechtheum: the northeast door is taken fiom the1Cho1-iigic Mxonrg-ment of Lysiwtes: Q . t e nort west rom t e ower of the ind: the southwest from the Parthenon: and the east from the Temple to Hephaestus. ' ' M Q, Tfhrgxughlout the entire building the simplicity .- o t e cassic style has been a reat factor W, in making every student feel thdlt there can .A-if . be no school more beautiful than their own lf U dear East high. The greatest credit for the u style and harmony of the building is due to 3 A. McKinney, who was president of the . school board at that time, f The motto For the Service of Human- ity over the front entrance was submitted by Charles A. Cumming in a contest held 1 1-1 gh ,,,.1 35x23 pry.-14: g .'f-03711 ' '03 'LP . v4oW.aQMLL .lb sgy. itiifzlmd 1 HGH?-.:'vZ?:.'

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4 , . . Ag- ., z- fry, L 922 .f,. 'XS' WK .S :S- li-'-Q F' V WI ' 1 fi ax -'W w Pi L' vi . www' ff 1' ,1 aa, Whyte 55155 Y 2 3. QQ 4--so -, fc-wo I .K Q-in ui- W Qvfy, l K? if ' -bu 2..'?2' g9Pw- md ' .X. Q . -, ag. 5' ' . X 4- , I 32' . ' V O F an extra-curricular.activity in 1908, groups of this type were not included in the regular curriculum until 1919. Three four-year courses were offered in 1908-Latin, scientific, and business. Every student was required to complete four years of English, three years of mathematics, and two and one-half years of history. In ad- dition, the requirements of the respective courses were: Latin-four years: science- three years and an extra year of mathe- matics: and business--commercial geogra- phy, bookkeeping, commercial law, and sten- ography. Students were allowed to elect subjects in the third and fourth years only. When manual training was introduced into the school in 1908, Miss Goodrell made the following report to Mr. W. O. Riddell, superintendent of schools: We are gratified that manual training has been added to the course in East high. l have waited long for this and have asked for it several times in the past seven years. ln the same year, in a report in connec- tion with the beginning and development of cooking classes in the school, Miss Goodrell said: lt was this desire that our school keep abreast of the times in providing means for the more practical side of education, that led us four years ago, to begin a series of cooking demonstrations once a week for,all girls who desired to attend. The effort was materially assisted by the kindness of Mr. Iansen Haines of the Des Moines Gas Company, in donating a stove for our use. The demonstrations were given after school hours in the afternoon, and the expenses were met by the proceeds of entertainments. The interest was so great and the course so successful that it was repeated the next year. The third year a slight change in the ar- rangements was made. Mr. Haines, con- tinuing his interest and extending his kind- ness, donated the services of Mrs. Sarah Wharton Moore, demonstrator for the gas XXXX X!! company and met all N f,1,:NX 4 expenses of the ,0 'alll' NNN demonstrations. T h e 5 QA, past year we have X' enjoyed the privilege 5 X of Mrs. Moore's ser- gff 2 XXXXNXX vices, the school, how- X ever, meeting the other A-E51 1 -is expenses. X Q1 '- 2 lv, As early as 1885 the records indicate classes in elocution, but debating, oratory, and other forms of dra- matic expression, which have been popular forms of extra-curricular activities since about 1901, are not incorporated into the school curriculum yet. However, there are classes in public speaking and dramatics for which credit is given. The recent development of such courses as printing, art, journalism, physical educa- tion, home planning, auto mechanics, and landscaping now make it possible for every Eupil to take the subjects for which he is best 'tted. , WO f - ..., -. . ,li-al F , im he 8-I!! u-ffl Z N f s , I l i-.1 IE .Luft f I. ',..9 qi' H J . A X -- T4 NN ' r- U. X X Y F TT T, -ck -2. As a closely united, friendly group, the students of East high have always enjoyed many unique experiences of school life which are very interesting, such as assemblies, con- tests, athletics, and clubs. It is these many and varied activities which make school more pleasant and more worth while. For many years clubs have played a very important 'part in the school life of every active student. The first formal club organ- ization was the Boys' Debating Society, which was recommended by Miss Goodrell in 1901. The meetings were held monthly. formal debating being developed. The first dehate, which was with North highf resulted in a victory for East. Only sophomore boys were permitted to join this society. The next club which lived any time at all was the Bible Club for boys, organized De- cember, 1915, with 30 members present for the opening meeting. This club met once a week during the 7th period with Mr. Wilson. The Bicycle Club was the girls' organ- ization and was a source of many jolly times for the members. Many other clubs have been organized since then, changing from year to year as the students became inter- ested in new subjects. ln general, clubs serve as a means of bringing students to- css,e9'f-Q-yfaxmTi.aQiLl ILL