Eastern High School - Echo Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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BOOK REVIEWS STORY OF A PIONEERi, HE Story of a Pioneer is one of the most interesting biogra- phies that l have ever read. It is the story of the. life of Anna Howard Shaw--a story that at ' once fills you with wonder, cle- light, and self-reproach. When you are brought face to face with the true hardships of this pioneer woman, you are ashamed of what, in your opinion, have been hardships in your own life. Our tribulations dwindle into nothing be- fore the toils of this woman's girlhood and womanhood, and we cannot but rejoice when we read of the success that she finally acquired. Perhaps this biography is all the more in- teresting because it is written by Miss Shaw herself. She depicts to us her inmost thoughts, desires, and even her soul. We are taken with her to her childhood in the wild, uncultivated west, and We see the hard life of the pioneers of those days. Here she was a boy, doing all the rough, outdoor work and helping to make habitable the four walls which her thoughtless and shortsightecl father had erected as a clwell- ing place for the hardworking, helpless mother and the family of children. Here in the forests was born her desire to be a minister, and her thirst for knowledge. When at last, by sheer tenacity of will, she entered college, doing her beloved ministry work at night, she was confronted with new problems- hunger, poverty, prejudice against her for be- ing a woman. These she overcame as she con- quered all other obstacles-by her surprising persistence and hard work. It was at college that Miss Shaw realized that in the suffrage field she was to find her life work, and this work she did as she did all otherSewith her whole soul. She gave up the best years of her life to this cause, but her la- bors were not spent in vain. They bore fruit, and perhaps today we are enjoying this fruit. We cannot talk of Miss Shaw in connection with her suffrage work without mentioning Miss Susan B. Anthony, her dear friend and adviser. Aunt Susan,u as she was called, was the originator of the suffrage movement, and from this great woman Anna Shaw acquired inspiration, and undying confidence in womanis rights. This autobiography is very simply written and affords extremely pleasant reading. It is not a dry history of the events of a woman's life. It is a story, and a great story. Tillie Goldstein, , 2 2. H. QJWIH, ccTHE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON, Sir James Barrie NE. of the most interesting plays which Sir James Barrie has writ- ten is HThe Admirable Crich- ton. From many standpoints it should be ranked with the best -h productions of modern drama. The plot is unusual. Lord Loam and his three daughters, his nephew, the vicar, the kitchen maid, and the butler are shipwrecked on a desert island. At first, of course, they are help- less, as people accustomed to a retinue of servants and every luxury life affords would be; but Crichton takes command and brings order out of chaos; many unusual situations are the outcome; radical changes are brought about. The characters are different from the av- erage ones of fiction. Crichton, the perfect butler, who believes in absolute supremacy of master over servant; Lord Loam, with ideas exactly the opposite; Ernest, his nephew, who is continually making what he thinks are epi- grams, but is opposed to anything which might be Work, and the three daughters, bored with life, whose greatest exertion is to dress for dinnerpeall are vividly drawn in Barrie's in- imitable style. The play is well constructed. From the First scene to the end of the fourth act it moves swiftly; one's interest never lags. The strong contrast between the idle, pleasure-seeking, Continued on page 49

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l 2 THE EASTERN Another way to educate people against war is to hold international conferences such as the one held last summer by the institute of Politics at Williamstown, Mass. Several of the leading statesmen of Europe were present at this gathering. They talked authoritatively on conditions in their respective countries. If similar gatherings were held in every country for public airing of international affairs by statesmen of note, the cause of world peace would be mightily strengthened. We must also explode the old fallacy that ECHO man was created a fighting creature, for .it is the fundamental instinct of men to live har- moniously together. In the United States peo- ple of the most distinct races have the same ideas and co-operate in mutual helpfulness to to realize those ideals. Progress is often slow, but the long View of social evolution justifies the hope that there will come a time when altruism Will be stronger than selfishness, democratic fraternity stronger than national and class hostility. a-H om'r-Av A GERM FAMILYaS ADVENTURES NCE, while an old Mister Germ was floating quietly around in the air, he felt Mr. Wind give him a great push and then carry him quickly through the air, and finally he was thrust down into y dark. When Mr. Germ opened his eyes Gor he had closed them when he bea came frightenedl he forgot to be sorry any more, for Mr. Wind had blown him straight into an open garbage can, and this was the best home that any germ could have. Now, lVlr. Germ settled down to spend a peaceful life, for he hacl plenty to eat and a most com- fortable home. He became big and fat, and as you would say, ngew and multiplied. Soon he was a grandfather and a very little while later a great-grandfather. Mr. Germ's grand- children and great-grandchildren were not just a few; they were hundreds and thousands. Now, like all children, when they grew big enough, the little Germs wanted to go out to see the world. 50 old Mr. Germ consented. The garbage can in which this Germ family lived was never covered, so that when a Hy came by it could pick up anything from the top of the can and carry it along. 50 these little Germs moved up to the top edge of the can and waited for Mr. Fly to pick them up and carry them all about the world. One little Germ was dropped by Mr. Fly on the top of something which he found to be a garbage can, but this one was tightly cov- ered so that he could not get in anywhere. When he found out this, little Germ sat down on the top of the can, and cried and cried until Mr. Sun burned him up. Another little Germ was carried in through a window, where there were no screens, and was dropped on the bed of a little girl. He moved up closer to the little girl and she breathed him in. Little Germ had a great time inside that little girl. But one day he heard somebody say that the little girl was dead, so he thought he would go out into the world again. He had no idea that he had killed the little girl. Other Germs had similar adventures. Some had the same fate as their great-granclfather and lived the same life. All of them, unknow- ingly, were doing some harm. pr, I wonder how many of us want to help their relations to lead the same kind of life? Why can we not take precautions to prevent this? . IGEND . ECHO TYPISTS Hilda Erikson, ,22 Iona Burns, ,22 Elsie Beale, '22 Irene Krongarcl, ,22 Gladys Crowley, '22 Blanche Edwards, ,23 Rosie Polonsky, ,23 Moss Wells, ,23 Gladys White, ,23 Mary Wustlancl, '23

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A DREAM COME TRUE Sylvia Fox, ,2 2. REAMS sometimes do come true. We rejoice that the dream of all the women in the world has come true. Slowly but steadily it has emerged from the land of doubt and gradually blossomed forth into a real, living fact, a fact that would have been scoffed at just a century ago. uWomen have come into their own. No longer must the woman look quietly on amid confusion and misunderstanding, while her very soul is crying to be free to help straighten out the affairs of man. No longer is she merely an onlooker. No! Now she is lithe factor in the world's machinery. Now she is the insti- gator of high and noble ideals. Now she is the promoter of honorable deeds only. Now she is the one to incite interest in worldly affairs. Now has woman invited delegates from neigh- boring countries to attend the Pan-American Conference being held in Baltimore. At this Conference there are delegates from the vari- ous South American republics, representatives from Central America, from Mexico, delegates from our own states, and lasteour own Lady Astor, come all the way from England. The purpose of this conference is to discuSS matters that are of interest to womene-to men, too, for that matter-such as social hygiene, education, politics, ancl various other important problems of today. HGQYQDH THE SPELLIN G BEE HE old-fashionecl Spelling Bee given on Monday, April tenth, was a great success. Notwith- standing the fact that prizes were offered, the girls entered from pure love of a contest. The preliminaries for the second and third years were held in the Music Room by Miss Joes- ting, while those for the first and fourth years were held in the Assembly Hall by Miss Trav- ers. In each case the upper class girls were taken first, and words were given them until there were only ten in each class. left. A great many girls from all the classes entered, but there was an overwhelming number of Fresh- men. They almost filled the stage and kept Miss Travers very busy plying them with words. They were not easily Hspelled down, either; each girl seemed to know the whole list. There was much consternation, however, when all the first year words had been used and the other lists were brought into service. They spelled bravely on, though, doing their best, and many The words were pronounced quite distinctly, so that there could be no possibility of mistaking them. Each brought credit upon themselves. girl was given a moment to think, but no sec- ond chances were given. Because the time was growing short, the of- hcials did not wait until there were only ten of the Freshmen and ten of the Sophomores left. At the suggestion of Miss Calder the au- dience was invited to sit on the stage while all the girls in the finals lined up, forming a hollow square in the Assembly Hall. As long as the words of the respective years were given, the contestants held out very well, but as soon as i'new words were given, they went clown one by one. Many went clown on the word iisac- rilegious, but they were given another chance Clare Councell, however, spelled them down on that catchy word, iifuchsia . All the contest- ants were Hgoocl sports and retired quietly, upon being vanquished, to listen to the others. Clare Councell won the championship prizea a two-dollar-and-a-half goldpieceain addition to one dollar for standing up longer than any other third year girl. Lillian McCready re- ceived the prize for the fourth year, Elsie Bei- ritz for the second, and Margaret Graf for the first year. It was a splendid match and showed what excellent spellers we have. E. C. J.. '73.