East High School - Exodus Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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This group of boys was an outstanding one. They had ex- cellent scholastic records and contributed toEastHigh’s athletic teams. Congratulations to a class that adjusted graciously to a world without a Senior Revue or an auditorium. You should fit beautifully into unpredictable ’53. C ommencement means begin- ning. May each of you commence an adult life of worthwhile work, and earn success and be useful- - and therefore happy. (Ls. My association with this class has been a very pleasant one. I wish each one of you good luck and happiness in your future work. SENIOR FACULTY

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ADMINISTRATORS It is pleasure to voice the opinion of the faculty in wishing the members of our graduating class good fortune and success in their many ventures. Wherever you go may your experiences here be useful and inspiring. Graduation does not cut the ties with your school. Indeed your diploma strengthens those ties as EastHighSchool will con- tinue to be charged with the role you play in the community. Through your class activities you have demonstrated your abil- ity to cooperate to attain a com- mon goal. This is the key to America’s success - many people working together to accomplish something.

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AN OPEN LETTER To the Mantle Orator of June, 1953: Foremost in the line of traditions which mark East High a leader is one initiated in 1909 by B. U. Rannells, East High’s first principal. That tradition, almost as old as this school itself, is the selection of a Mantle Orator; a girl selected by the principal to wear the famed blue and gold Mantle which stands for high achievement. The girl chosen to be next year’s Mantle Orator will have been picked because she has shown, above all others, certain traits that Mantle Orators should possess. 1953’s Orator is a leader; she has pointed out to her fellow classmates the best courses to follow during their two-and-a-half years before graduation; she is able to organize and get things moving--when the burden of responsibility rests upon her blue and gold-clad shoulders, she will accept the responsibility as well as the privilege of the Mantle. Next's year's Mantle-wearer is intelligent; her marks rate among the highest in the school; her mind is quick, quick to grasp what is right for the majority--and to act in accordance. The Mantle Orator for next semester is friendly; she has legions of friends at East who respect her and know that anything she sets out to do must be the right thing, for she has proved this many times before. All these and more are the ideal characteristics of the girl who wears East High’s Mantle in June, 1953. To the person who receives the Mantle from me, as the representative of the class of January, 1953, I wish the best of luck--may your school days be as happy as mine have been, and may you wear the Mantle proudly. January, 1953