East High School - Orient Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Clement Lanni Associate Editor Cordelia Lockwood Assistant Editors IIenry Childs Margery Calkins Russell Lipscomb Athletic Editor Gus Haskins Staff Artists Barton Murray William Frank BUSIN-ESS STAFF Business Manager Ira Levi Assistant Business Managers Fred Wolters Joshua Bernhardt - Advertising Manager Harold Levi Assistant Advertising Managers Louis Gottlieb Samuel Guggenheim

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CLASS HISTORY I» Y HENRY CHILDS Class Historian Classes have come to East High, have passed through the school quietly and have Rone out from East High. They have had histories, yes. but the class of June, 1911, h.is a far more wonderful history than any of them, for our class is one that has made history ever since it entered East High four short years ago. Fast High rejoiced to receive us; it Kaye us a hearty, a cordial, a warm reception on that far away Septem- ber morn when we were young. The school viewed us and stood amazed, awe- stricken with the greatness of June, ’ll. The first Clarion contained snapshots of various influential members of our class. There was Dwyer struggling away from the lunch-counter with his milk and doughnuts. There was Shrimp Brown, perched on seven books, trying to reach the water-fountain. Then there was another of us snapped by the kodak man, as he rushed into the arms of his Teddy Bear. When someone took a group picture of the class, producing an unmarked negative, the school was amazed. Our friends could not sec the hidden possibilities of June, 'll. “Breathe there a man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said. This is my own, my native land. Who so base as to forget his baptism into the State of Rome? Having been prop- erly impressed by our toga-clad patres, and thoroughly baptized, we were given a billa with orders to wear it in view, so that the older Roman citizens might recognize us. They did! So much for our freshman year, we may never be such children again, so let us delight in reveries. Our soph year was less joyful, for one thing, we got over the ridiculous habit of studying since upon us fell the task of misguiding the freshmen. Imagine our dis- tress when one of these insufferable youngsters would query. “Please, mister, will you tell me where I can find the second period About Christmastide we decided to have a sleigh ride but whenever we planned to have it, our evil genius would order a thaw. They were always delivered on time. Junior year found us upperclassmen in addition to being best class men. We now had more influence over the school and used it well. It was upon the success of our farce that the future of East High farces depended. We were even more successful there than in the prom. While all these things were happening to us. East High activities were passing through a transition period. In the old days, East High was famed for its athletics; for its Clarion; for its Roman State: and above all, for the East High spirit. In those days, the Clarion might well report football games: “Venerunt, viderunt, vicimus”; They came, they saw, we conquered. No more do we have long cheering assemblies, working up football enthusiasm, various activities have been forgotten, the Roman State was neglected for a time; but has this much-lauded, much-dcridcd school spirit been lost; has East High suffered? No indeed, this spirit has only been turned into deeper channels and East High’s name is fame. Formerly, it was East High’s aim merely to develop a few men into stars, but is it not much better to develop the entire student body and make it more efficient? This principle has been carried out in interclass track meets which arc more heartily and generally contested each year. Intcrclass basketball was tried and proved suc- cessful. The latest step in this movement was the adoption of cross country running as a fall sport. Our grand and glorious class has always been proud of its star athletes; it has also delighted in its habit of winning interclass contests. We have seen more activities abolished and others greatly changed, but through it all we have seen our school spirit intensified and deepened until East High has reached the pinnacle where we are so glad to find it. Our ranks are sadly dwindled now; would that all our freshmen friends might have been with us during this past year, such a glorious one for us all. As seniors we have come to realize more fully to appreciate just what F.ast High has been to us. With this theme, far too fine for words, but imbedded in our hearts, the class of June. 1911, bids farewell to our loved alma mater, East High.

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I h r SENIOR ANNUAL BOARD