East High School - Tiger Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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The History of the ttD,t Grade H! That glorious dnyethe day of all days, when we lirst entered East High School! Though it is gone, it shall always be a part of the future recollec- tions of our early high school experiences. With a feeling of limidity, we approached this wonderful institution of learning via the bridge that spans the gap between a medium and a higher edu- cation, the Bridge of Sighs for some, the Bridge of Hope and Happiness for most of us. Here we had come to do our duty to ourselves, our parents, and the community at large. l'pon entering the auditorium we were jeered at and made the subject of humiliating pranks 0n the part of our so-ealletl superiors, the upper elassmen. After a cordial welcome by Mr. Peoples, we were assigned to our various Class rooms, to which we were conducted by those self-slylerl superiorsrthe Seniors. The big, modern gymnasium, the swimming pool, as well as the stadium, nalu'ally appealed to those of us who -ame from schools which did not have these up-tn-dale. health-prmlueing, and jny-giving facilities. The lirst football game will live long in our memory. Vx'e enjoyed it immensely. 'We were especially thrilled by the Spectacular playing of some of our star players, and Sympathized with those who suffered injuries through their devotion to the game. Basketball, another game in which East High excels, along with swimming, has found many devotees among us. The first few months rolled by without any of 0111' imaginary fears being I'ializetl, but, according In the Sophs, the worst was yet to come. Time for examinations vas d iawing near, when we would be closeted for four long days in our home rooms. This test of our ability to remember the things previously taught us, while difficult, was not as bad as it was pictured to us. But now we are acclimated, so to speak. Things we first wondered at, we are now very much aeeuslmned to. We no longer stand awe-stricken and appalled at the immensity of East High. We have become acquainted. XVe have learned much, and new we feel :it home, be tiulSO we are happily infected with a very malignant ease of nlinsl lligrh Spirit. VIRGINIA E. ERNST. 86

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Greeting t0 the Annual HE Annual is. in every sense, 21 students, publication. It does not concern I itself with the more serious aspects of the work of the school, for in it are no references, save now and then in fun, it may be, to such matters as English, 01' science, 01' mathematics, or Latin, French or Spanish, or history, or bookkeeping. In spite of all this, we think the Annual serves a most useful pur- pose, and renders a very important service, for it tells of the varied interests of our student body. all related to the Ischool, and all more or less important. The pictures of our Seniors lend a real charm to the book, and we rather think they are the most important feature of it all. lVe wonder if ever again our Seniors can look as well as they do now. Here we see the familiar faces and figures of our boys who have won much credit for our school in football, basket- ball, in the swimming contests, in baseball, and in track. Here are the clubs, the musical organizations, reminders of faithful work in some cases, of pleasant and profitable hours, of interesting companionship. Just how much this all means we shall realize later more than we do now. If we have failed thus far to appreciate the beauty of our school surroundings, we must realize it now, when we see it pictured before us. We shall have to look far and wide for anything to surpass it. We wish our students might all know just how much of concern the teachers have in the activities which find their expression in the Annual. It is the rule and not the exception with us for the teachers to show a lively interest in these activities, and this is; just as it should be. These enthusiasms keep us young. May our students and teachers always work together sympathetically in the class room and on the athletic field, in the clubs. and in everything that will enrich and enlarge our lives. In a final word to our Seniors, we paraphrase, in part, a famous sentence of Samuel Johnsonemay age perform the promises of youth, and may all deliciencies 0f the present be supplied by the morrow. E. D. LYON. 87