East Night High School - Rostrum Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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been attacked with mental dyspepsia. We were taken in charge by Mr. Alex- ander and Mr. Porter, who saw that we had a bountiful supply. X was served to us in unknown quantities and we received a plentiful portion of Latin hash. The dryness was relieved by u good serving of Literature, washed down by glacial streams from Dryer. Mr. Frost, who occasionally came in to see how we were getting along and to tell some of his ttsnappyh stories, left us as principal and was succeeded by Mr. Schwartz. THIRD COURSE. This course was served at the Third Intermediate building, 213 was also the next. What a relief it was to get away from the poorly heated and dimly lighted rooms and crowded conditions found at the Ninth street building and to have the use of the large. eommodious, well lighted and properly heated rooms of the Third Intermediate! As we gathered around the board we noted that some of the old familiar faces were missing. This was to be regretted as we had formed a strong friend- ship for many of the missing ones. We were to get some real Latin. It was served a la Caesar. We read the ambitious and overwconfident Helvetii; their allies, the Boii and the Aedui. Mr. Alexander was again our host and was very liberal, seeing to it that none left without having had the full portion allotted him; no chance for escape. Physiology stood us in good stead; and. by observing its instructions, we felt able to stay for the remaining courses. FOURTH COURSE. Through a little knowledge of Physics, we overcame our social inertia and organized as Juniors. Planes were served us at different angles. Latin was served a la Cicero, and we devoured it with a relish. While we had not had much to do with the Seniors, we did not want them to go without having learned something about us; so we tendered them a fare- well reception. In return for this we were invited to hear them deliver their Orations in the Gymnasium; quite an honor, indeed. At the closing exercises we were presented with the school Banner, and given to understand lhut this represented the reputation of the school; we were told to preserve it by all means. This our representative promised that we would do, and in an eloquent speech, outlined what wetas Seniors, would do the following year. FIFTH COURSE. Then came the crowning course of the whole feast. New Woodwardii was to be the tinal scene of our glorious repast. Everyone seemed to have partly satisfied his appetite, and a good feeling prevailed. Even the staid Mr. Siehl at limes emitted a spark of wit. We had become connoisseurs. Where before one or two were able satis- factorily to serve us, it now required the work of five. The Germani were so insistent on their particular pungent dish, which offended the zll'islool'atit' Romans. that they were given a room to llwmseh'es and placed in charge of Mr. Schrader, under whose careful attention they soon became 2t prosperous colonv. Mr. Ralston showed where the choisest morsels lay. Solids were served in every conceivable shape. Latin 0 la Virgil. We were wont to overthrow the gods of the Trojans. but Alexander held us aloof; and he showed us that even theirfailings leaned to rirhmis side. Mr. Thomas brought in that odoriferous dish that has been the iaughing 3O

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Class History LIEJ EThey have been to a great feast ...... and have stolen the scraps. L131 FEAST it was; and a prolonged feast it will be. Now that our rapacious appetites have been satisfied, let Lis review the courses and consider whether our etiquette has been in keeping with our breeding; and if we have made ourselves ludicrous in the eyes of our hosts, let us mark the incidents. FIRST COURSE. We are an historic class. A few of us can lay claim to membership in the last night school class to leave Old Vl'oodwurclf' and all mu claim member- ship in the first to graduate from the New. While we feasted, the scene for some of us changed four times. From ltOld Womlwzml we went to the Third Intermediate, and from there to ltNew Woodward; all in the Short period of live school years. We had our beginning when two classes in eighth grade work enrolled October 8, 1906', the one under Mr. Harrell, at the Fourth Intermediate night school; the other under Mr. Willey at the Third Intermediate night school then temporarily located at the WM Woodwardtl building. Our ages ranged all the way from sixteen to fifty. Among us were HOIHC preparing to study medicine, some contemplating law, and many having 110 special purpose. From these two classes there were only six who entered the :mulemie department of the East Night High School and completed the four-yenr course. They were Benkeser, from the Fourth Intermediate, Winkler, Huet'ner, Sehmid, Miss Zix and the writer from thld Woodward. The rest of our graduating class came in mostly at the beginning of the Second Course in October 1907: i. 6., at the beginning of the real high school course. The work of the two elementary night school classes thus organized con- sisted of a study of the subjects usually given in the eighth grade of the element- ary school. In February, 1907, the night school classes; at Woodward were moved back to the Third Intermediate building, which had been remodeled after the tire of the previous fall, and was more suitable for night school purposes than was nOld Woodward.g On Mart-h 6th, at the close of the eleim-ntm-y night schools, the two eighth grade classes, one from the Third Intermediate, the other from the Fourth, were transferred to the Second Intermediate school building on Ninth street, where night high school was then being held. Here a three months, preparatory course was given. It was here that the most of us first met Mr. Harrell. From him we heard the cunning of t'ussius. the nobility of Brutus, the ruin pleadings of t'alpurnia, the funeral speech of Mark Anthony. Through him we saw the sour-faced Casca, and the artful Deeius. With many of us it was the first interpretation of Shakespeare; and now whenever we listen to Shakespeare, Mr. Harrell is always one of us. This course served to pick up the strands of :1 broken purpose; to whet our appetites, as it were, and prepare us for the courses which were to follow. SECOND COURSE. F our months had elapsed since the last course; and perhaps it was well that such lapse of time did intervene between courses, or else we may have 29

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stock of all ages. We knew he had tried his best to keep it untainted. yet serve it as he would, we recognized it 21.x the same old article; whether it assumed the form of the Hartford Convention 01' the Revision 0f the Tariff, we nibbled at it. and from all indications. apparently enjoyed it. On one 00 zaision. I saw OtDonnell take his portion; not content with what had been allotted him, he turned and tool; the hall McCarthy lett. slipped it between the pages of his note-hook and. 1'e1'11a1'king that this was the stuff that grew richer with age, shoved it into his pocket. During Geumeh'y revitalion, too. some of 11s have gone to the 1111111'1l and helped 11111'5el1'es to more 11ti1'e1: than we eonhl get away with. A most ludicrous sight, indeed! As for Literature, it has been the bread of the feast. Without it the feast could not have been. We have witnessed the Assassination of Vamer 11nd the Trial of Shylneh: we have been snowhonntl with Whittier; we have searched with Evangeline and traveled with Irving; spent Saturday night with Burns and Christmas with Dickens. And who of 1111. watching for the lluly Grail. has seen himself 111i1'1'ered to no avail? Nor felt the thrill of the leperk' 11102111? Has itended the feast but. left his plate untouched. Mr. Schwartz was proud of us. Uveaxiunalh' he brought visitors around to see the Seniors I11 t1'11'11i121l l11ee7es we were handed many rhetorical bou- q111'1. and told what a el Jl'lntlH tuture awaited the man with a liberal education; but, like 11111111 oi the propositions, the proof was left to the student. Custom 011 0111' part was not neglected. We 1.1211 e the second annual dance and 21 most enjoyable affair it was. Ar. Tammie gluwrid, amaz'tt and curious, The mirth and fun grow fast and furious; The piper loud and louder hlew; The dancers quick and quicker flew: They reeltd, they set. they emssiil. they eleekit.n Then the Alumni t1'111h'1'e1l us a reception. We were henored on all sides. Evel'yluul'v VtUl in doing; the. Seniors favors. Even the Juniors invited us to their dance. I11 return for this, we gave, them the privilege. of listening to 0111' Oratiom and Essays in the audituritun. Gebhart and Ellis in the debate with the Senior t'tnnmereial t'l' 1am took the negative side of the 1111esti011, t'1e the Philippine Islands Detrimental tn the tinitetl States? l 111111 in handlhw it in a eonvinei1'1g manne1. won distinction for 1151 It was indeed fitting that our elass. the first to graduate from ttNew Woozl- wal'1l. should have the honor of getting out the first annual 1-1'1'1' published hy the East School. 1111'111111115. We feel that we have paid a llif'lt priee for what we ha 11' I '1'11'111'11. 111- '111151' of the many pleaxures suel'ilieeil; yet. who can set :1 value? Time alone 12111 110 that. We have teamed that we 1111 not know much. and without humility we know nothing. qu, 11l1ile Dr hl111'11n is pawsin;1 ll 1e diplomas, let us least. ltelhmh': Here :1 to the janitor who 0 teared the boauls and with patience. kept open the 51' 1'211111111' gate; Here s to the It 111'11lt1' who pointed the 11'111' and saw 115 through; 11:15tl1l1e1'e H to 0111' mm sweet a1l1'e': t0 theh' e11i111' ! Senior; 01' .11; the Seniors fi'iiin E11nt1Viwl1t IIiHh: twin ttOl Ll Wuetlw2 11'tl fin the elinkle jinkle 111111' we find 0111 pl: Lee. . SHIN ltf-i't' I'll N.