East High School - Orient Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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IIUII lUIIKIUM CLASS HISTORY l»y HOWARD WILLIAM MINCHIN fl... Historian II I S history i not written for the purpose of toasting of the triumphs and successes of ottr class, but merely to serve as a remembrance in future years of what we did at old East High .School. Our class was greatly handicapped owing to the fart that we had to attend the afternoon session for one sear. We were allc to take part in tut very' few activities and when we returned to school in our Sophomore year, we were considered little letter than Freshmen by the upper classmen. They did not hold this npiiuon of us very long, however, for the way in which oui class supported the various school activi'.ics clearly rhosvrd that wc were :» live class and ready to give East High School ottr lest. Uur first social success w.-.s the Sophomore sleighnde and informal dance. This was attended liy one hundred or more of the Sophomores and tlicir friends and they a I expressed it as being the best ever. We were also successful :n athletic- in our Sophomore year. Our class baseball teem won the intcrcla-s championship of the school and the 5»oph« morc study room team carried off first honors in the school basket' all tournament. It was not until Arbor Day of our second year, however, that our das gave the school it» real surprise (Jn that memorable day. the members of the rlats assembled in front of school and planted an ivy with approoriatr ceremonies. Although the planting of ivy is an old custom in most of the universities and many high schools it remained for June 191.1 to inaugurate it a: Ea»t High School, and it will no doubt become a tradition of the school. At last we were full fledged Jnniort and we started it» to show that we were worthy of our position. It was at the beginning of our third year when the first attempt was made to introduce soccer-football into the school to take the place of the old rugby game. The first soccer team to represent tie school was composed of a large number of June ‘13 boys ar.d it was largely due to our efforts that soccer was put on a basis with the major sports of the school. The interdans delating tournament which has now become an annual affair was also started by our class. In the winter months the members of our class were active in tlie production of the first Comic Opera ever given by the school and tlie Junior Dance, the big event of our Junior year, was a success. Our Senior year was the most important one of our high school course. During the first term we gave the Farce which had been post- poned from our Junior year and later our class presented a Sbakev perian play out of doors. This was the first time that an Fjst High School class attempted to give an outdoor play Imt. judging from its success, it will no doubt 1 repeated by future Senior classes. Our class has seen football and fiatcmitiec go and other activities take their plate. Tlie abolition of these was a big cbtappointment to the majority of the student Imt at all times jur das remained lo.al to the school in an effort to make the newer sports and activities as (Ripular for the F.ast High students of future years, as football and the mher organi rations were to us. It ■» now time for us to say good, hvc. hut in our future life we will always hold dear in our memories, the- pleasant times we had at our Alma Mater, old I'.ast High School. M