East High School - Tiger Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Mr. Surdo has gone on a week's vacation. He certainly deserves one. A popularity contest is held for the Annual. We anxiously await the results. -An attempt to collect for the Annual is started. The rooms of the school are apportioned among the Seniors. -The B-A dance is a success. The A grade wins a track meet held between dances and is presented with a beautiful tin cup. The game with Walnut Hills is postponed on account of rain. -The celebrated organist, Courboin, plays for us. One of the pieces, the Cuckoo, causes quite a bit of mirth. -The first game of the season. Newport defeats us 4 to 3. -The orchestra plays for us and we are also told of the school paper. This is also the opening day for baseball, and many of us make use of this per- fectly good excuse. -A small gasoline tractor is being used to plow and harrow the field so the grass seed can be planted. -We beat Hughes to the tune of 6 to 4. Allen gets a home run. -In the swimming meet Saturday at the University, Hughes defeated us by the score of 37 to 31. -Walnut Hills falls before our sluggers. Allen, our Babe Ruth, gets two homers and we defeat them 8 to 4. 1 First four bells only to-day. The school is open for inspection, this being parents' day. The first copies of our school paper are distributed. -We mn up against a snag. Woodward defeats us in a loosely played game, the score being 12 to 10. -A few more pictures for the Annual are taken to-day. -Major Parker speaks to us in the interest of the Community Chest. The special chorus renders a few selections. I -Norwood defeats us in a track meet 63 to 54. This is the first athletic event to be held on the new stadium, and it is too bad that we could not have won. -A grade goes to the Auditorium at the end of the second period and is addressed by Professor Benedict of the University of Cincinnati. u MAY -We lose a close game to Walnut Hills, the final score being 6 to 5. Allen gets another home run. A Mr. Roberts tells us of All-American Day and we practice the songs which are to be sung. ' - ' , p l97l

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Practice for pitchers and catchers only today. They seem to be quite exclusive. -Bill Scorah has a great money-making scheme. So far he has managed to keep it a secret. . The cat is out of the bag. That's just another way of saying that we've found out what the scheme is. It's selling pillows at the Billy Sunday Revival. We close the basketball season with a defeat at the hands of Hughes. Miss Chapman plays the organ for us. -Group pictures taken for the Annual. Some find this a good excuse for skipping classes. -Work on the stadium is resumed. Well, if they keep it up, it might be ready for us by next fall. ' -The girls' swimming team defeats Woodward by the score of 54 to 22. Eh, What? Tillie Bise is the star. -Baseball practice begins to-day at Evanston. -A Grade defeats the B Grade in an inter-class game, 29 to 11, while the C Grade defeats the D Grade 16 to 12. -A Grade class meeting. We bid for a dance in the near future. -Senior assembly. The advisability of starting a school paper is discussed and we unanimously agree in favor of it. -Assembly for the entire school. Mr. Baynes talks to us on wild birds. This evening he will speak on How to Tame Wild Birds. Most of the fellows intend to go and get a few pointers. XL , 28-Betty Roe is absent to-day. It is learned that she had no umbrella, having lent hers Sunday night. That accounts for the new one Klayer Kline had to-day. niilfiii ' 30-Hughes mermen defeat our human fishes in an 14 exciting swimming meet. Score: Hughes, 32, ' East High 29. . -President Hicks of the University of Cincinnati X jx the session by rendering a few selections. ' QQ 31 if , l addresses the school. The band helps to enliven fi xx X L APRIL , I 1-The teachers have a party at Woodward to-day and we are dismissed early. We' hope it's not a joke on the teachers. l96l '

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4-Aided by the band we practice the songs to be sung Saturday. Five per- sons representing the student body urge us briefly but convincingly to march in the parade. 5-Something wrong. Three assemblies in as many days. We go to the auditorium at the end of the second. Mrs. Rixford plays two selections for us and then those who intend to march practice in the stadium for two bells. 6-Hughes holds us, or perhaps we hold Hughes, to a 2 to 2 tie. The game lasts 12 innings and is called on account of rain. 9-The Oratorical Contest is held to-day and is won by Ruth Garver. Music is furnished by the Junior Orchestra. 10-Without even a warning beforehand we are summoned to the auditorium during the fourth, and Mr. Fitzwilson speaks to us in behalf of the Com- menity Chest and Team B. ll!-Second edition of The Tower News is published to-day. The teachers entertain the Alumni with a party. We feel hurt, not being included. 13--Game with Woodward called off on account of rain. ' 14--Our track team wins the Miami meet. The trophy is a loving cup which will look very well in our trophy case. 16-Summer is certainly here. This is shown by the fact that quite a few straw hats are in evidence to-day. 18--Hamilton comes down and we easily defeat them. Revenge is sweet. 20-Game with Norwood called off so we journey to Loveland and demonstrate our superiority. 211'--We win another track meet. Two victories in as many days is going some and it means another cup. ' 23 -Game with Norwood to-day. The remaining events recorded here may not be exactly correct as the Annual must go to press. 25edJunior track meet at the University. 27-Interscholastic track meet at the University. Good luck to you, boys. 30wNo school to-day. 31-Senior party. This is the last time that we shall be together, so we enjoy ourselves. J UNE 3-Mr. Surdo gives a concert and it is enjoyed by the school. 6-7-8-Senior exams. 13-17-Last week of school. Final exams. We say good-bye to East High until next year. 17-Commencement. We seniors receive our diplomas and say good-bye to our high school days. l93l 'N