East High School - Exodus Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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20 EAST HIGH SCHOOL was: Resolved, that the Smith 17, law should be repealed. East upheld the affirmative. Greig, the leader, had a very good rebuttal, and both Nall and Maer- lander made eloquent speeches. . At Rhetoricals, in a. French play Cris- pin, Rival of his Master Douglas Sharpe and Ben Truesdale reveal unsuspected depths of wickedness. March 29-Dr. King of Oberlin College gives a masterly address on t-he Great Wai-. France cannot die! France can- not die! April 5-Enthusiastic patriotic rally is held in the auditorium, Mr. Knight giving an excellent talk on America at War. Several of the students gave shdrt talks, urging our presence at the coming Pageant. Blue and Gold publishes new Intel- ligence Test. Oh well, we admit we'rc dumb anyway. Subjects for Contest in Extempore Speaking announced by Sachem Club. BII class organizes with Eugene Dang- ler, president, C. Woodruff, vice-president, Juliet Barker, secretary, Kenneth Brew, treasurer, Eleanor Hanson, assistant trea- surer, Herbert Schlitt, sergeant-at-arms. The class decides to secure all tl1e advertise- ments for the Pageant programs. April 12-W. G. Rose, who has long been a welcome visitor, speaks to us on Greater Cleveland. Cleveland seemed almost twice as big when Mr. Rose had finished. AII's choose Class Night and Gradua- tion speakers. Frances Rowell will give the Mantle Oration, and Edward Rodewald present the Liberty Bond. For Class Night Melville Greig will prepare the History, and Josephine Sloan, Helen Toland and Red Newman the Prophecy. Bill Wright startles the political world by introducing a bill into the Lincoln Club providing for the admission of girls-vive la femme! April 19-' ' Columbia Draws the Sword, a patriotic pageant by Katherine Bryce is presented by East with splendid success. From all the Cleveland high schools that presented this pageant, East was selected to give the play at the Hippodrome. The most prominent characters in the Pageant are: Belgium, Gertrude Bates, France, Lois Steiner, Britain, Mildred Sielalf, Italy, Lillian Greenbaumg Mercy, Jose- phine Sloan. Perhaps the most mature and sympathetic interpretation was that of Ger- trude Bates as Belgium. April 26-Dr. Howe talks to us in the Auditorium on Technical War Training. Ken Hurd expounds a few learned ideas on Tides, The honor roll overflows-Believe me, Xantippe. The supreme Post-Graduates hold their Hnal dance in the gym-great financing was done by the treasurer, Helen Shively and James Arnstine, who succeeded in making a nickel on the dance. All, or most of, the one-time seniors met- there, some of them for the last time. William Wright, famous as an East High debater, wins third place in the Reserve Sachein Club oratorical contest. This is another tooth in East's necklace honors. O Misery! Dr. Spaulding abolishes final exams. Spaulding forever! Hi Y has an outing-annual Spring party-Jazz bands, ice cream, an' every- thin '. May 3-Willialn Vtlright, Feb. 1918 gradute, wins the silver cup of 1911, presented by the faculty. This is the high- est honor that any boy at East can attain. His name will be engraved upon the cup. Shaw High school forfeits its debate to East High, thus giving credit for the vic- tory to the Lincoln Club. Leader, William Wright. Lincoln Club holds a mock trial in room

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THE BLUE AND GOLD 19 Lieut. Childs, our quondam art teacher, r H? Ctfilti i ti l Rei .gl Feb. 2-East garners 43 points in the Guardian Way races to 9 for East Tech, our nearest rival. Frank Hodubski, Leon- ard Melaragno, Maxine Charter, and Helen Bulkley win first places, while the follow- ing assemble seconds and thirds: Webster Coulter, Edwa.rd Harbough, Jay Nichols, Charles Hunt, Ray Neal, Irma Gaenslen, Ruth Nolan, Eleanor Lezius, Dorothy Blackwood, Esther Hook, Mary McNulty, Flora Heimerdinger. Feb. 14-Postgraduate class, with iif- teen members, gets together, electing Jean Chisolm chairman, and Helen Shively and James Arnstine treasurer and assistant, re- spectively. The first time a. P. G. class has ever organized. Feb. 16-AI's elect officers for the term. Those elected are: Russell Nall, president, Margaret Andreas, vice-president, Ruth Horr, secretary, Richard Hextcr, trea- surerg Alfred Ulrey, sergeant-at-arms. Feb. 21-Announcement is made that, owing to high prices, delinquent enthusiasm, et cetera Cchiefly et ceteral, East will pub- lish no Annual. Alas, alack! QChietly a lackj. Feb. 23-Rhetoricals for the season open with a sketch on the making of the first American flag. B. Van Dellen was a very dignified Washington, while the other mem- bers of the cast iilled their roles proportion- ately well. has been placed in full charge of one of the big shipping piers in New York. Childs' play! Feb. 28-East's noble debating team is selected by Mr. Woods and Miss O'Grady. Melville Grieg is the dux magnus, Russell Nall and Hugo Maerlander second and third speakers respectively, and Alexander Ferriman alternate. March 1-Mr. Hogan conducts a success- ful rally in which several well-known men speak. Mr. Eisenhauer presented East with the Guardian Cup, and Mr. Potts gave the medals to the skaters. Mr. Rose, presi- dent of the Cleveland Advertising Club brought the rally to a. stirring finish-a Rose without a. thorn! AII Virgil class puts Virgil himself into the background by the splendid way in which it gives portrayals of his famous Dido and Aeneas, Marion Hart taking the part of the former, Kenmore Schweitzer the latter. March 15-James Arnstine, Blue and Gold cartoonist, resigns and is replaced by Edwin Vorpe. East girls present A Dress Rehearsal of Hamlet Csupposed to be given by a girls' club at some collegel with great cleverness and success. Monica Doran, as Polonius, is an adept in the art of dying, making the operation appear most natural. March 22-East debates South to a standstill, Winning 2 to 1. The question

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THE BLUE 29. Wm. Wright acts as judge this usual rolcj , Charles Keller counsel for the defense Ruwell Nall for the prosecution. Equal suf- frage was in order, and Josephine Sloan was the fore- man of the jury pronounc- ing the culprit guilty-and give him the strongest sentence you havef' May 10-An excellent bazar is held in the gym by the Sophomores. Miss Peters was oiiicial tea-pourer in the tea-room. Dancing by Elsa Landesman and .Gladys Goldfinger and singing by Ruth Mitchell. Proceeds 35160.00 We hear that Helen Hoffman '16, is mar- ried to Donald Chapman-Good for Don. May 16-The Hi Y elects Norman Ben- nett for next year's president-a Wise club. May 17-Mr. Lotlnnan tells the school that a. ball presented by Dorothy Black- wood, autographed by every member of the Indians, was auctioned oft at League Park May 31st, East High Day. The pro- ceeds went to our Scholarship Fund in the form of a Liberty Bond. Dorothy, rah! Q May 23-Harbaugh and Arnstine at- tempt to break the high-jump record but come about 4 feet short. Heads of both almost broken. May 24-Big Circus in gym is presented by the girls of Miss Budde 's room. A delegation of East High girls visits the Normal School. May 29-Baseball Rally in Auditorium. May 30- Columbia Draws the Sword presented at Mentor, Ohio, by invitation of Mrs. A. D. Baldwin. Proceeds for Men- tor Red Cross. May 31-East High Day at League Park Final Senior Recitations. June 3-Class Day. June 5-Mirabile dictu! No more pen- cils, etc. June 7-Commencement Liberty Bonds AND eo1.n 21 presented to School, amounting to 351,500 The grand total of funds given by East 1High for war activities is now over 317,000.00 . 1914 Nov. 2. Christmas ship con- tributions ...... S 67 .12 1917. April 26. Red Cross-mernber- ships ...... . .... 426.00 Jan. 22. .Red Cross Cfrom Annual Playl . . . 638.63 Oct. 9. L-ibrary NVar Council CContrib.j . . . 292.00 Liberty Bond Cfr. School fundj ..... . .... 500.00 Nov. Liberty Bonds Cschool subscr.j ..... .. . 550.00 Dec. 21. Red Cross contribu- tions .... . ...... 3677.00 Y. M. C. A. Fund .... .... 1 140.00 Sniileage Book ....... .... 4 59.00 3rd Liberty Loan .... .... 1 500.00 Thrift Stamps ....... . .... 6500.00 145.00 150.00 J nnior Red Cross, Senior ...... . . Junior Red Cross, Junior Hi. . .... Victory Chest ............ .... 9 92.12 517,036.87 . X 5 X Unit. X 1. R 6,3 5,6 U on We 50515 1 ' D 11 Axhgltie. 4 . Q tpxpiijeeml 95:1 ,mai Y? The war has greatly affected high school and college athletics, but the Senate schools of Cleveland have kept up their activities. The past year athletics at East have not been filled with record-breaking success, yet East does not have to be ashamed of its record. , Wlien the football season opened, only