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

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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.

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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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The Woman of To-morrow LBJ 3432 CLASS ESSAY Ll?! VERY ERA brings it problems for solution and upon the wise determination of many of these problems depend conse- quences of momentous importance. Such a problem, and one affecting the very basis of civilization-the homeiis that contained in the question, ttWhat will the woman of tomorrow hefty, In seeking an answer we must study the woman of yesterday and of to-day. Of all the anomalies which the progress of civilization presents, none is more striking than that of the history of woman. In the ancient world her lot was one of extreme oppression. Where man was a bigot and barbarian, there woman was a. slave; where man was little more than a human clod, woman was a, drudge in the field; but lmlny where man has hewn the way to governmental and religious freedom here woman has become a leader of thought, and has been accorded a pesition in society com- mensurate with her worth. But, m0vement and progress are not synonymous terms. In evolution there is degeneration as well as regeneration, hence, only work that is in accord with the highest ideals of womanls nature is conducive to the development of her higher qualities and t0 the advancement of her sta- tion in the social order. In order to learn whether Woman Suffrage is in the line of advance, we must know whether the movement to obtain it has thus far blended itself with those that have proved promotive of womanls progress and that of government. It is supposed by some that the agitation for Womzm Suffrage, which has been so industriously stirred up, has won to its side a major- ity of the thinking women of this country. But this is not true, :15 i3 shown by opinions expressed by some of the most prominent women of our time. Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder said ttI believe giving women suffrage would he a backward step and entail far-reaching evil results, without any compensating good. The past fifty years have wrought more change in the conditions of life than any other previous period. The growth of religious liberty; the temper- ance movement; the opening of the professions and trades to women; the sudden advance of science; the expansion of mind and the social works fostered by free governments; have all contributed to place man and wmnum and es- pecially woman, upon an elevation from whence looking forth into the future, they see :1 new heaven and a new earth appearing radiant in the distant Vision. To this change the suffragists call attention and Hay, ltThis is, in great part, our work.u But, as a matter 'of fact, the suffrage movement has had hut little part in the matter. How absolute is that dividing line between womanis progress and womanls suffrage, we may realize when we consider what the result would be if we could know with certainty tomorrow, thnl women never would vote. Not one of her charities, great or small, would he crippled. Not :1 woman's college would close its doors, not a profession would withhold its diploma from her, not :1 trade its recompense. N at a single just law would be repealed or a had one framed. 32