East High School - Orient Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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□ [ History of the School Year o ONCE more, after her Ion ; period ol restlessness ami nplieavel caused by the distractions of the Great at. East High has set tied back into her steady course, well satisfied with the part she has played in the time of her country’s need, yet eager to take up again her interrupted tasks and forge ahead with renewed zeal. Wc may well look back v ith no small degree of pride upon our contribution to the suc- cess ol the war. and. by no means the least part of tins contribution is that participated in by each and every pupil of the school, namely the purchase of bonds and stamps. Along with the credit which is so readily given to those who actually went in person into the thick of things, should go a large degree of credit ro those who remained steadfastly at their posts, undistracted by the general upheaval, though conscious that their part was not so conspicuous nor their reward so glaring. Each young man and young woman who did his or her work well, and conscientiously, during this period has shown qualities of char- acter which, given the proper conditions will some day produce heroic actions. It is upon the threshold of this new and brighter future, then, that we find ourselves entering with a total registration of well over two thousand pupils. It has come to be almost an axiom in Fast High that the demands upon our facilities arc far in excess of the accommodations provided, and that an extra burden of responsibility is placed on each one of us to utilize to the utmost what we have. Just what is to be hoped for from bills now pending in the legislature, aiming toward state relief for an exhausted municipal budget, only the future will show. Meanwhile, our good old building is giving us maximum service under high pressure, every hour of the day. It is one of the best friends we have, and wc owe ir loyalty to the point of never either consciously injuring or allowing another to injure any part of it. Con- sidering the demands put upon it, it is indeed a precious heritage. Of late, it has been necessary to utilize the assembly hall for study hall purposes; and the proportions of the afternoon session ate steadily growing. Again, the inevitable sandwiching of morning and afternoon sessions is a prolific source of dis- traction, requiring the careful co-operation of all concerned to be even tolerable. On the brighter side of our year’s ledger, however, we have many rhinRS to register. For the first time in the history of Fast High we were able to begin the year, the proud possessors of a large and growing band, fully equipped with excellent musical instruments. Each Friday, as we enter the assembly hall, we arc greeted with a rousing burst of lively music which defies our attempts to keep feet on Hour. The orchestra, too. has furnished us with unusual treats on countless occasions. A successful financing of our school publication together with an increased interest on the part of the pupils has enabled the management to return to the original five cent rate, in spite of soaring prices in all materials. In the line of athletics, no waning of enthusiasm manifested itself as the heroes of each branch mounted the platform to receive their insignia. It has been in the past, and should grow more and more to be our goal, rot necessarily to produce the most expert players by perfecting a few. but to constantly swell the num- ber of those participating, making these activities more and more representative of the whole school. In conclusion, perhaps the most hopeful sign for the future is the widespread interest already mani- festing itself in the campaign for largci appropriations for increased facilities in education. If signs materialize into acts, the time is not far distant when our dtcarns of wider activities and more effectual efforts will be realized. Members of the class of June 1920, you are about to have the halls of East High School physically, hut actually it will continue to lie a vital part of your life as long as you live in Roch- ester. It will mould your opinions as much in the future as it did while you were a student within its halls. There is no factor of public life so vital to all ages, and to all classes as the school. May you fully realize its importance and never be guilty of suggesting that its activities should hr curtailed in any way; but rather be ready to fight for its exisrencc and for the widening of its scope w henever and wherever opportunity offers. . „ Arthur G. Bills o Nine □ I J I j I □

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Faculty Principal ...................................Albert H. Wilcox Pice-Principal......................................George E. Eddv Girls' Advisor............................Mrs. Eva P. Remington Secretary Martha F. Hickok BIOLOGY Grace L. Williams Clara B. Crittenden John L. Merrell Katherine Berry Hilda Farrar Edna L. Parker Ruth Becker CHEMISTRY Jane P. Hanna Burr F. Williams Gordon R. Mirick COMMERCIAL Roy E. Davey May L Furman Marion Rossiter Nellie Bowles Clarence Rogers Herman Porter Joseph L. Briggs George H. Studley Lillian Lokschkidkr William R. Foster Mrs. Laura O’Ray D. F. Watson DRAWING Fletcher H. Carpenter Lillian Murray Ernest R. Clark Mrs. A. C. Duncan Dorthy Dennis Effie H. Esson Edwin M. Wright ELOCUTION Katherine Burns ENGLISH Edna Haggith Teresa B. Hank Elizabeth Le May Maud K. Murphy John H. Parry Mrs. E. (I. McGlachlin Marion M. Greenwood Katherine Van Alstine Gertrude Sheeiian Mrs. R. J Brock way E I r V «• II