East High School - Tiger Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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January, 1920 Back to work 'wrfth will and zest, Each determined to do his best, For Christmas joys have come and gone, And mid-year exams are coming on. 5-At it again, and the exams in the offing. 6-First practice for our basket shooters. 8-Powerful odor of ancient eggs in the east wing, but hurried investigation reveals hydrogen sulphide in chemistry laboratory. 13-Our earnest New Year's resolutions are nothing but dim memories. 15-A grade meeting. We decide on this Annual. Mistakes will be made. 16-A red letter day. League of Nations and Prohibition goes into effect Newport beats us at basketball, 16-10. 23-Assembly and The Cricket on the Hearth. Odor of spirit gum is still noticeable on the faces of the distinguished actors. 26-Our class pins and rings are finally decided upon. 27-Meeting of our heroic guards with a distinctly military air apparent. 28-Assembly. The Rev. John Herget gives us a talk, and Geo. Roth, of the Chicago Grand Opera, sings for usf 30-We are proud to have lost to O. M. I., 23-22. Our hearts are still weak. February Ah, 1't's those dreadful exams Which now bother the Hlambsl' But they will soon be over A nd the 'tsheepu will be in clover. 2-The ground hog casts his shadow. 3-4-5WExams! Numerous mental and vocal explosions plainly audible. 6-A well earned holiday. 9-Our dramatics entertain the B. M. C. 12-Another holiday in honor of Honest Abe. 13--Hughes defeats East High, A24-6. 14-St. Valentine-'s Day falls on Saturday, and we are saved the insults from the so-called funny ones. l6HThe lack of gas saves us from hamburger. 18-Annual Staff election. Third reports. Heard for some distance. 19-Dramatic Club election. We're getting used to it. 20-21-Tri-State Basketball Tournament. East High wins two out of three. 22-What terrible luck! Washington's birthday falls on Sunday. 23-What wonderful luck! A day off anyhow. 26-East High loses a fine game with Covington, 28-20. l1341

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November Who said November days were melancholy? For us they pass most awfully jolly. While twixt football games and dreams of turkey, We answer Herell' a wee bit jerlcey. Reports. Much moisture in air due to evaporation of tears. We bid for hot food by bringing some silverware. The orchestra entertains us. Also a speech from Dean Chandler. Our first A grade class meeting. Assembly and East High's first debate. Colonel Dube tells us of Armistice Day in France. No sixth or seventh bell. Oh boy! Bill Reeves teaches us some school songs and yells. We defeat Milford, 13-12. The best game of the season. -A bunch of the fellows have a sundae on Bell, the famous soda slinger. -Al Hill arrives before the tardy bell. Receives prize. A fine program in the auditorium. A four day vacation. Well we cer- tainly need it. December Yes, we do sadly need a vacation For we're about to have nervous prostration, And our brains which were so overtaxed For several weeks have surely relaxed. Then with shouts of joy and cheer We welcome Xmas, the best time of the year. -We high and mighty A graders are convened in the auditorium. -Explosion shakes chemistry lab. Black hand is suspected. -Assembly. President Hibben addresses us. -A grade meeting. Pins and Annual postponed till after the holidays. Some one apparently has designs on our Christmas money. -The early birds get busy with their Christmas shopping. -Lieut. Wiersbicki gives us a rousing talk. -Our first A grade dance. The lunchroom floor is still dangerous. -Queer bundles arriving at home excite our curiosity. -Papa buys the Christmas tree. -A fine Christmas entertainment with our orchestra and special chorus. -Merry Christmas, and hurrah for the holidays. 11331

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March lllemorg books begin now to appear Among Senior girls as they do each year, The teachers and each member of the class Must wrlle in the book of every fair lass. The lamb is very much in evidence. ' B-A dance preceded by an entertainment. Some quartette. East almost beat Woodward, 24-20. Assembly. A dog enters in search of learning. Suddenly disappears. Meat pie in lunch room. -N0 assignment in mathematics. How they do neglect us. Paper says last of winter is pastg spring zephyrs on their way. Wind, snow and zero weather in outlying suburbs. Hughes defeats us again. It's becoming a habit. The A graders defeat the B graders, 27-9. Candidates out for spring track. Candidates out for baseball. Spring is surely here. Our bunch goes to town and watches Mr. Jones' birdy. Feeble attempts made to collect for class rings. Feeble attempts made to collect for Annual. We are contemplating mur- der, being on the verge of bankruptcy. Some of the fellows receive a commendatory card. Fuller demands his. April The baseball season has begun, A time of pleasure for everyone ,' The crack of the bat, and the whlr of the ball, Gives a feeling of glaolness to one and all. Very few caught unawaresg because we are, most of us, prepared for it by nature. Good Friday. 'Many absent, but not because they went to church. Some musical college boys entertain us. Out at the end of the second period. 'Rah for the Community Chest Drive. -Our rings and pins at last. Some one sat on Kreidler's ring and he wonders why it doesn't fit. We lose an eleven inning game with Hughes, 10-9. Beware, Hughes! The worm will turn. The organ arrives at last in Cincinnati. We receive the time by wireless, direct from Arlington, at eleven o'clock. Some class to us. Eh! What? Opening Day. We make fine use of this perfectly good excuse. VVe dedicate this Annual in a memorable class meeting, with Bob O,Dowd starring. A human bird warbles for us in the auditorium. There are some singers on the Harvard Glee Club. VVe again lose by one run to W. H., 11-12. - Track team pictures. Our modesty was severely shocked. My gosh! We win a game. East High 8, Hamilton 4. The VVoodward game is postponed. The diamond floated away. A Mock Trial in the auditorium. It was so very realistic that all of us felt a little guilty. Hurrah! Old Sol shows his face again. We joyously put one over on Hughes to the tune of 3-2. Some band and some drum major. I 1:35 1