East High School - Eastonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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rient 49 30 page trzcvniy H But unscathed we won the tussle- Though 'tis certain some did falter- As We entered on vacation With our sophomore days behind us, With our childish days behind us, VVith our reputation fashioned. Autumn found us all returning, Fresh and bronzed by summer sunshin To fair East's majestic portals, Not as freshmen, nor as sophomores, Not as simple lower classmen, But as Wise and learned Juniors, Cultured students, upper classmen, Then said our sagacious tribesmen, Tis the time to pick a leaderf ln the great longhouse we gathered Then to choose for us a Chieftain. Long and fierce the braves contested, Long and fierce the factions struggled, Till at last it was decided, Till Art Taylor came forth victor. And we flourished and we prospered And we gathered many laurels- In athletics, in debating, In dramatics, and in speaking. Dotty Carson, great and famous, Won for us the declamationg And our trackmen won a trophy, And we staged a grand assembly. Came the closing of the school year, Came the class day of the seniors When we pledged ourselves to cherish And respect the school's traditions. Came commencement for the seniors. Came the ever-threatening Regents C

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ment 49 30 When our green team on the gridiron Sat upon the U. B. freshmen, When our sprinters dashed to glory, Our debaters were the champions, Champions of our whole fair city. VVhen in time there were assembled Our most promising musicians lVIid the wailing of the basses, Mid the shrieking of the fiddles, Mid the howling of the trumpets, Mid the groaning of the tubas, Waved the baton of the chieftain, And, from out the discord,-music! Then resounded noisy plaudits From our friends and from our rivals. None could run so well as we didg None could argue then as we didg None could blow the horns as we didg None produce such magic music. So our spirits rose within us- Zealously we strove to conquer. In athletics all schools feared usg On the platform all revered us. And so sudden was our rising- Like unto the swift sky-rocket As it darts from earth to heaven And then bursts in starry splendor. And they called us most precocious. And indeed precocious were we Till the advent of exam time. Oh, the suffering and the weeping! Oh, the heat and perspiration As we wrote out reams of paper To appease the cruel Regents. page nineteen

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rient 49 30 Once more looming in our pathway. Yet, again we proved successful As in all our other trials In our alma mater, East High, Fairest school in all the city. With the passing of the summer, With the coming of the autumn, We returned once more to East High Now as proud and lordly seniors. This I mention but in passing: 'lln cross country our men triumphed Led by Carl Roesch, the Wing-footed, He, the Heetest of the runners, He, the idol of fair ladies, He, the regular Beau Brummel. Soon we sought to find a leader From the numbers of our classmen, From the great ones of the seniors, One to guide the senior students. So we met and cast our ballots. 'Twas a close and hot election And our choice was Ralph, the Ready, And a goodly Chieftain made he. Then, alas, a civil war came 'Tween the senior youths and maidens As to who were more deserving Of scholastic recognition. But the break now has been mended, Now the quarrel has been ended. Then we frolicked at a party, Given only for the seniors And we witnessed there a wedding page twenty-one