East High School - Exodus Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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j u n e ’40 exodus “Now you are your own educational adviser, and still there is choice of major and minor.” GRACE A. MARTIN “You will be able to keep your balance in the world into which you are graduat- ing only if you add to the acts which you have gained in school and continue, always, to seek facts.” ROBERT H. OWENS “Forty years of educational leadership lie behind the class of June, 1940, at East High School. In all these years your school has proved faithful to its obligations to boys and girls. May your experiences here assist you in your efforts to fulfill your own life obligations.” F. L. SIMMONS

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june ’40 V aledictory By Mary Loc hart And they shall grow and fill the air with humming noises, And power shall course through veins of steel Until each animate machine is the fulfillment Of the thinker’s plan, the artist’s dream. Needle towers shall rise and pierce the distances To make the earth and sky our common ground. And we shall rise with each steel girder That defies the earth, until there’s nothing More to reach for, and everything to look upon. We shall cast our lives in steel, Make it a symbol of the knowledge That can make a hope reality and a plan perfection.

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june ’40 exodus Class History Lessons learned. The page is turned 10B. A bewildered group of boys and girls entered the portals of East High in Sep- tember, 1937, to follow in the footsteps of those who before them had made this school an outstanding one. Little did they realize, despite their warm welcome, that somewhere within that labyrinth of corridors and closed doors lay the key to many hours of happiness and close friendship. Entering immediately into the social life that was offered, the 10B girls felt right at home when the Girls’ League entertained them at a Big-Little-Sister party in their honor. As the semester progressed, Miss Edna Grant’s and Marvin L. Johnson’s home- rooms combined their journalistic talents in publishing “Frosh Flashes, an expose of tenth grade triumphs. Even as freshmen, the class of 1940 were gaining attention, and soon a recognition assembly, the first one of its kind, revealed their varied abilities. Then the foot- lights winked hopefully at Sylvia Bardelmeier, as she accepted a small part in the Christmas play that year. 10A. As the class became a more perma- nent part of this alma mater, its members be- gan to assume more responsible positions. Pat Taylor headed the Voice Culture Club, Jean Pierson was elected president of the Junior French Club, and Alice Cotton became a familiar figure as a Lost and Found assistant. Highlighting homeroom activities, Miss Mary Louise Brack’s girls initiated their Hobby Lobby series, and entertainment pro- grams and genial get-togethers between the various homerooms were common occurrences. In the name of art and a strong school spirit, Clayton Ginnard and Joe Lombardo took prizes for their original posters publicizing hockey games. 11B. In step with the changing world, a remodeled office greeted us when we resumed our studies in the fall of 1938, and Room 4 became the headquarters for the Student Council, after an expanded program made such a room necessary. 11 A. Entering the 11A term, the class became prominent in more activities. Pat Taylor was elected secretary of the Student Council in a school-wide campaign and began her successful career in that organization. When the curtains parted on “You Can’t Take It With You,’’ Ann Richardson, Betty Lebby, and Bob Scarnecchia were there to thrill us with their dramatic triumphs. As the lovable Penny, Ann’s performance left us smiling for weeks afterwards, and we remem- ber Betty, whose grace and dancing ability enabled her to give a suitable characterization of Essie. It was at this time that Pat Wilson launched her enlarged cafeteria campaign. Newly painted walls, colorful draperies for the windows, and music from the electrola made the atmosphere of the lunchroom more cheerful. Then came Student Government Day, which stimulated school-wide co-operation. Everyone was given his chance to be inde- pendent, and we ended the day with the happy thought that the experiment was a suc- cess. Ann Lait won first prize in the 11A division of the book review contest—and the “Jones Journal, a homeroom newspaper, sold 1 5 0 copies. 12B. In the 12B we chose Vic Drobnic to lead us, with Bob McFadden, vice-presi- dent; Dolores Gibson, secretary; Leo Lipnicki, treasurer, and Jack Ensign, sergeant-at-arms, to carry on the duties of the 12B class officers. This year began our most memorable reign, and we accumulated laurels rapidly. Drama had its heyday. Bob Scarnecchia, Alice Cotton, and Bob Moser joined other seniors in “Murder,” a surprise comedy-mys- tery. Ann Richardson added another role to her fast growing list of dramatic successes as Dr. C. Spirit in the Christmas play. When the French department caught the footlights, Betty Lebby and Lois Cohen captured leading roles in “Le Voyage de Monsieur Perichon. Second prize winner of the charity game ticket drive, was Julius Paris who enjoyed his prize trip to Pontiac, Michigan, and Bill Gibbons’ poster for that game was judged best at East. Ann Lait happily accepted congratulations on being selected mantle orator by Principal F. L. Simmons. Over her shoulders was placed the traditional blue and gold mantle, a sym- bol of the outstanding qualities which the mantle orator must possess. Honor certificates from Oberlin to Anne Lait for English and James Savage for music were the first in a series of numerous scholas- tic achievements gained by the class. A radio star in the person of Pat Wilson, who assisted Dr. Emile de Sauze in his French radio lesson of the air, could also be claimed by the class. Helen Melby, Eva Scheer and Adele Tichulka supervised Athenaeum Color Day, festive with gay blue and gold ribbons and bright yellow “mums.”