Eastern High School - Echo Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1923 volume:

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A 1 Wifi'--J QMXXB ij x r 1 Lily. nw,m1,2-QM W Vw if . 1 in UW 2211-ggxgkp Y' K K' J w w r MM ! CaT.l1ermeH.Cox ,245 THE EASTERN ECHO 5 High Adventure Audrey Noonan '24 HE. spacious home of Mr. Reginald Livingston was situated on the out- skirts of one of the most exclusive suburbs of New York. A brilliant October sun fell upon the stately, colonial veranda, and into the casement win- dows of the luxuriant apartment occupied by Marny, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Liv- ingstone. lVlarny had everything in life that any girl could wish for, but she lacked a contented spirit-a great need. Her father was one of the richest stock bro- kers on Wall Street. Marny and Glynn were his only children, consequently their slightest wishes were, unfortunately, readily granted. They were now at their country home and Marny had nothing to do but ride horseback, swim, play tennis, play golf, drink tea, drive to the country club in her racer, entertain or be entertained. To a girl in moderate circum- stances this would be a feast of enjoyment, but when she has these things again and again, day in and day out as Marny had, they would lose their charm. Marny was seventeen. She had just grad- uated from Mrs. Byer's School for Girls, and sh: was still in the younger set of New York so- ciety. Marny was tall and slim with the grace of a willow wand. Her curly brown hair was bobbed in a boyish fashion, but her dreamy eyes, with the long, black lashes sweeping over them, and her full, red lips gave her a capti- vating expression. But Marny was bored. She was tired to death of the life she was leading. She wanted some'- thing exciting to happen. She lay languidly on a couch beneath the east casement of her beau- tiful room. 'Tm not going to stay another minute in this tiresome old place, l'm nearly dead and this book is unpardonably sil-ly. --Bangl the book went to the floor. Marny was not always gentle. She jumped up and ran upstairs to her room and after slamming the door, Hung herself on the bed. There isn't a thing to do-nothing, she sobbedg it's a mean trick for everybody to leave me home by myself, -but it really was her own fault for the family had gone to the country club and of course had asked her to go. She had preferred to read a promising novel. l l F fxfvfiffj A sudden idea struck her-yes-she would do it. She jumped up from the bed, ran to the closet and pulled down some clothes. ln about fifteen minutes she was dressed. She had on a pongee blouse with a red tie at the open neck, a pair of tan, tweed knickers, woolen hose and sport shoes. She flung her bobbed hair back and put on a soft, felt hat. Catching up her jacket, she ran out of the house. She was just going down the steps when Glynn, her brother, stopped his car in front of the house. He jumped out and as he passed her he asked, VVhere are you going, Sis? Never you mind, she Hung back and pro- ceeded down the steps. Glynn shrugged his shoulders and went into the house. As Marny went around the house and past the garage, her Belgium hound, Bomby, came bounding after her. Do you want to go on an adventure, Bom- by? she asked. The dog wagged his tail and jumped up on her, as if to give her eager as- sent. Come along doggie, dear, but you must be good, she said, patting his silky head. They walked on down the road to the woods, Bomby marched sedately by lVlarny's side. When they reached the woods Marny sat down on a large boulder, and drawing Bomby to her proceeded to tell him of her plans. Now listen, Bomby, l'm tired of this life and you're tired of it, so we're going out to look for adventure together, understand? The dog assented with a wag of his tail. We're going to have some fun for one day, at least, she de- clared. Come on Bomby, old top, maybe we can find a pleasant surprise. For two hours they walked on the road through the woods. Marny enjoyed just walk- ing along whistling and throwing sticks for Bomby to bring back. This soon grew tire- some, however, accordingly they left the road and wandered into the woods. It was much more fun walking there, lVlarny thought. Birds flitted here and there, wild flowers grew all around and sometimes a rabbit or some other little wood creature would skim past. On and on they trudged. Marny didn't feel a bit tired. It was summer, she was young and carefree, altogether it was good to be alive. It grew darker in the woods but Marny didn't even no- tice it, she was too eager watching the busy life around her. At last she came to a pile of stones and sat 6 THE EASTERN ECHO down. Then she realized that she was tired, after all. Bomby stretched out on the ground beside her and fell asleep. She felt drowsy herself so she thought she, too, would take a little nap, then they would go home for, even if they hadn't found adventure, they had had a good time. She lay down on a mossy ledge of rock and before five minutes she slept. Meanwhile, night came from its Eastern cave and took the place of day and the woods were as black as if they had never known the warm rays of the sun. II Marny, half waking, rolled over on her mos- sy bed and her arm touched a sharp rock, near- by. She awoke as the pain stabbed her arm. OW, she cried, then O-o-o-o it's dark! Turn on the light somebody! But as she said it she felt something cold and wet touch her face. Oh, she gasped. Bomby barked, for it had been his nose IVIarny had felt on her face. She realized now where she was. Silly, she said to herself, now it's dark and you'Il never find your way back home. I wish I had never taken that foolish nap. Come here, Bombyln and when she felt Bomby's fur, well, come on we'll start anyway-we can't get lost much more than we are, so taking hold of Bomby's collar she stumbled along. When they had walked what seemed to Mar- ny about fifteen miles, really only two, they came to a steep hill. When we reach the top of this hill, Bomby, I'm going to rest. I'm about all in. This is wonderful adventure, nearly killing yourself falling over tree stumps and roots. I'm bruised all over, I'll bet. It doesn't hurt you walking in the dark because you're used to it, but good- ness-me! Well, here we are at the top. What's that-looks like a fire! and it was. I do believe it's a camp, exclaimed Mai-ny excitedly, maybe some of the campers can tell us the Way home. So without thinking of any danger Nlarny approached the camp with Bomby. III The gypsy camp had just settled for the night. Old Shangham Rue, the commander and leader of the gypsies, had ordered the camp for the night to be made in this spot. All the men were busy ,unpacking while the women were cooking the evening meal. There were fifteen families in Old Shangham Rue's gypsy band. There were about twenty-five able- bodied men, including, of course the younger boys. They were what might be called a rich tribe, having been successful. in all their ran- som deals, and having stolen quite a few val- uable things. There was always plenty of food and they seldom had any serious troublef This gypsy band, an unusually clean band of wan- derers, by the way, was content, but because they were content does not say that they would not take more, for what person, even though he has nearly all, would not Want he all? Such was Old Shangham Rue's gypsy band Whose fire lVIarny had seen. IV As Marny approached the camp fire she smelled a very pleasant odor-meat frying- it seemed to make her feel as if she had not eaten for ages. She walked boldly up to the edge of the camp fire. Good evening, she said to an old woman who sat by the side of the fire, can you tell me the way to the Livingston Estate? I'Iuh? replied the woman, looking up from the pot she was holding over the fire. HI say, can you tell me the way to the Liv- ingston Estate? You see, Bornby-my dog- and I are lost and we'd like to know the way home. Never heard of such a place, responded the woman and looked down again at her work. IVIarny walked to the other side of the fire where there were three women likewise cook- ing. After repeatedly stating her question and repeatedly receiving vacant stares as an an- swers, IVIarny became impatient. Wait a minute, one woman interposed, I'll get Old Shangham Rue. She arose and walked swiftly back to one of the wagons. IVIarny hadn't any idea who Old Shangham Rue was, but she would hail anyone with joy who knew the road home. She scrutinized the camp and she realized what sort of a camp it was. She was just about to run away when the woman came back with an old man. You wish to know the way to the Living- ston Estate? Old Shangham Rue asked. - Yes, do you know? said IVIarny eagerly. Oh, yes, the man replied, 'ibut not at nightg that is I don't know the road at night and I doubt if I could tell you how to go, he concluded, but if you will remain with us to- night I will show you the way home in the morning. We are traveling that way. Oh-er-err I couldn't stay for the night, said IVIarny clutching Bomby's collar tighter and backing away, I er-a I think I had better go now. But what is your hurry, replied Old Rue, you could have a good meal and a nice rest, then in the morning as we go your way we THE EASTERN ECHO 7 could drop you off home. lsn't that better than going without food and sleeping on the damp ground then still. be lost in the morning? Marny realized that the former plan was bet- ter. She agreed to stay. She and Bomby both ate heartily and then were shown to their beds inside one of the wagons. Marny did not bother to undress but lay down and was soon asleep with Bomby keeping watch. V Marny was awakened by a jolt which nearly knocked her out of bed. She got up and looked out the window at the back of the wagon and saw other wagons, and men on horseback. All were moving along the road, her wagon in- cluded. We must be on the way home, thought Marny. She opened the door and beckoned to the nearest man, who happened to be the same one whom she had talked to the preceding night, Old Shangham Rue. . Are we on the road to the Livingston Es- tate? she asked when he had come up to the wagon. Yes, replied the man, only a few more miles, now. Would you like some breakfast? I'll send it to you in a minute, and he rode ahead of the. caravan. Marny sat down on the steps of the wagon and watched the road slip away beneath her. She was in th-e midst of thinking how the folks at home would feel about her night outing when a youth on horseback rode up. He was carry- ing her breakfast. He handed herthe tray, say- ing: Old Rue says you are to eat all. l will ride beside you until you have finished, to take the tray back to the kitchen cart. Marny tried to eat but found she wasn't very hungry. She looked up, once or twice, when the youth wasn't looking and studied him care- fully. He was handsomely built, his square shoul- ders thrown back. He had a strong chin, a straight nose, eyes that were like shining black pools and black, glossy hair which fairly shone. He had on khaki pants with leggings, a gray flannel shirt with the sleeves rolled up ex- posing his almost brown skin. You are to eat all of that, for we have many miles to travel before dinner and you will be hungry. What! cried Marny, many milesibut the Livingston Estate is not-cannot be many miles from here. Livingston Estate? asked the fellgw. Who said anything about Livingston Estate? l did, she responded haughtily, that's where l'm going. He laughed outright at her commanding air. Marny was thoroughly angry now and she flashed him a scornful look which he must have felt, for he straightened up an-d explained the joke to her. 'ils that where they told you you were go- ing? he asked, trying to hide a smile. She explained her experience to him, then he continued. ' Oh, but you were foolish to think they would take you home. They know you are of a wealthy family and they are holding you for ransom. Didn't you think of that? No, I never knew there were such mean people in the world-of course l have read about them in books but never have l met any. Oh why was l so foolish! She wanted to cry but she wasn't going to give this boy a chance to laugh at her again. She frankly told him that she would wait her chance to run away and went into the wagon and shut the door. VI All morning Marny sat in the wagon as it rolled roughly over the road. At times she would look out of the back, but on seeing the same youth on horseback nearby, she would turn around and sulk again. ' She tried to think of some way to let her parents know of her whereabouts or of some plan to escape, but no sensible plan came to her. Once she thought of tying a note around Bomby's neck and sending him home, but he wouldn't know the way home. And besides she had not writing material. She had to give up that plan. She decided that surely when her parents missed her they would send out search- ing partiesi. Accordingly she would make the best of her plight. At noon the troup came to a halt. There was a clatter and chatter and a great excitement over the preparing of the noon meal. Marny thought she would go out and get a little exer- cise. She opened the door and went out. She found the same youth standing by the door. You wish something? he asked. l am going to walk, was her haughty reply. May l not accompany you on your walk? he requested, you may get lost in these woods. . I don't get lost, l'm not a baby. I shall take my walk alone. Pardon, but were you not lost last night? he asked, his eyes twinkling. He evidently liked to tease. No, l was not lost last night. l just strayed 8 THE EASTERN ECI-IO from the road and happened to find your gyp- sy camp. Oh, he replied meekly. She flung back her hair and started away from the camp. I am sorry that I must thrust my company on you-I am sure I do not wish to-but we must obey higher authorities and you know yourself that you threatened to run away. You may have had the chance had you not declared your intentions so freely. HI suppose there is no help for it, Marny sighed, and I simply must get these cramps out of my legs. ls there no other way to travel be- side riding in the wagon? If you care to you could ride beside me on horseback. I could get you a very gentle pony. Oh, you needn't bother about the gentleness of the pony. I have ridden before. As she said it she smiled-she was thinking of the many silver loving cups she had won for steepl-e-chase riding and hurdling. The young man looked at her from the cor- ner of his eye. A pleasing sight she made, too. I-Ie was not finding it so difficult to be her guard. I-Iave you seen Bomby? ' she broke in. Bomby? you mean the dog? Oh, yes, he's around here somewhere, probably getting fed with the other dogs. I-Ie will be well taken care of, he assured her. They walked on for some time then Marny declared that she was ready to return. As they approached the camp they heard yelps that seemed to come from an animal in pam. That sounds like Bomby, Marny said, ex- citedly. She started to run and the young fellow ran by her side. As they came up to the camp Marny screamed when she saw the sight before her, and her companion ran on ahead of her. - A large, burly, ugly man was furiously lash- ing Bomby with a huge whip. I-Ie was holding the dog by the collar so that he could not get away. The dog was whimpering and yelping. The men and women did not seem to notice the dog being whipped but when the youth came up to the scene he knocked the whip from the brute's hand. The man was so surprised that he let go the dog's collar and Bomby ran away. I-le was caught up and petted by lVIarny. The youth thrust out his strong fist and struck the man under the chin. The man staggered back and fell. This caused the attention of everyone to be centered on the two men. A short strug- gle ensued and the ugly-looking brute was soon lying insensible on the ground. Marny had watched the fight with admira- tion in her eyes for Bomby's champion. When the Fight was over the youth went away, amid cheers from the crowd, to a wagon at the other end of the camp. The offender was carried away. Everything was soon packed up again and the tribe was ready to resume its winding way down the dusty road. lVIarny's guard brought two saddled horses to her wagon and told her to mount the black one. She did so and they started off. For a time they rode on in silence then Marny looked up very meekly and said: I'wish to thank you for what you did for Bomby today. It was awfully noble of you. To this there was no answer. I think you might let me thank you, Mar- ny said with an injured air. Oh, he said, of course you may thank me if you wish-although it was nothing--I have had many quarrels with Francois and I am always glad to have an excuse to deal him a blow. But Marny knew that he did not mean what he had said, and she liked him for making up the excuse. I-Ier feeling of anger toward him was gradually decreasing and she was begin- ning to feel admiration and respect for him. Would you mind telling me your name? she asked. What's in a name, he laconically replied. I would just like to know who Bomby's champian is, she replied. I-Ie grudgingly gave her his name. Ramon Lascelle was Bomby's champion and lVlarny's guard. VII For the greater part of the afternoon they rode on in silence. Occasionally Marny would cry out in delight over a beautiful flower or scene but she very rarely received any re- sponses from her companion. She finally stopped talking altogether, although a million questions arose to her mind. She wondered first about the people at home and then she thought of Ramon. That night as she lay in her bed the ques- tions repeated themselves again and again. She was beginning to worry about her position and her parents. She awoke on hearing a tap on the door. It was just daylight. The gypsy band were hav- ing their morning meal. A gypsy maid entered. We're traveling through a small town, 'bout noon, she said, you got to put on these clothes. Those is too tony to look like me. You Continued on page 45 2F X fx Q ?' X Q U X ' of . S X Y -. x fi i Aj ' , V'4' ' 5 7 - . Q ., I rn ' f I M at ...., , 4 -- XL 1 H, w K Nr ' Q ' ' qmxg- X- A , vie 35 nf 5 Q Q -9 ,5 as L ' 5' ' 4'. .' .. r . -1--i'5Ss: ga N f -f 2, v 'Qvf,5, ' ' x il ' A ? A I 5 '+N .... ..... ... Q Qin., sv- .ff M VA I-.,v..4.. P1 -1- Qgffff g,,,-n1 WJ Ln Jie.. .1 'xml 'xgt-W fx , '1 .X KVL NC I EER 'f ' 'Lg tn... qt. I, ,' A V N fy, W M'M5Yf7l.is.Ric ,.f . ,,K....s4n..4.,. MISS EASTERNH 1924 I0 THE EASTERN ECHO The Love Story of Virginia Oliver First Prize Helen Nichols '26 'Nt 9 3 I-IE sun shone radiantly on that Easter Day when I walked through the ivy-covered gates: of Green- mount Cemetery. I had intended to visit a certain sun-lit spot, where before, a friend of my childhood had been laid to rest. As I wandered along, musing, glancing from side to side at the in- scriptions, my attention was arrested by a tall marble shaft glimmering in the bright sun. On one side was the single word: O'liver. At once there flashed through my mind they mem.- ory of a day when l was looking through an old trunk in search of family treasures. I had picked up a piece of foolscap paper cov- ered with dainty, regular handwriting. It was a composition which had been written by my dear great Aunt lane. This is what l read- it comes back to me almost word for word: The sun resembled a huge red ball, as it slowly dropped behind the crest of the hill upon which stood the Oliver Mansion. The Very earth seemed to reflect the brilliant hues when the bright shades of lavender, orange, blue, and colors which no human could de- scribe, spread over and beyond the space where the sun had only a minute ago hung like a ball of fire. The mansion was a three-story structure of gray stone, and was almost completely covered by ivy. A wide veranda with white marble columns stretched partly across the front of the house and the huge oak door stood open in the hospitable Maryland way. The grounds were terraced on all sides with an: occasional fountain or bench here and there. The usual delightful garden was missing as were the daintily artistic touches of a woman. Although calm and quiet reigned without and the whole world seemed at peace, a strange conversation might have been heard within the walls of the mansion. One that seemed decidedly out of place. Remember, said Mr. Robert Oliver, that I positively forbid your having anything to do with that Charles Carter. ln reply, Virginia turned on her heel and left the room, slamming the door behind her. It was plain to see that lVIr. Oliver was thor- oughly enraged. l-lis face was white and drawn, as he paced the floor of his study. This QRS J gb f f A, Im: -,.J. . f .. X. is-'ff a few days study was a handsome room. It was large, had a high ceiling, paneilled walls on which were hung beautiful hunting scenes in oilg mas- sive oak furniture and in addition to these at- tractions, there was a cheerful fire blazing on the hearth. But none of these things did Rob- ert Oliver see. l-le was deep in thought and if his looks betrayed his thoughts they were not pleasant ones. Finally the plan apparently formulated itself satisfactorily and he left the room as if bent on some mission of great im- portance. Virginia had gone immediately to her room and there she sat, bright spots of anger burn- ing on each cheek. She was not one wont to give way to a tempest of tears, but instead, thought things over and laid her plans care- fully. As she sat in a chair by the window, with her chin resting on the palm of her hand, she gazed out with unseeing eyes and let her mind wander to things of the past. She con- sidered things one by one beginning as far back as she could remember. First, the terrible shock and grief at the death of her mother. l-ler mother was the only one she had loved in all the world and somehow she blamed her death upon her father. Then followed a blighted girlhood, during which she was al- lowed to run wild and obeyed no wish save her own. Mr. Oliver had always been too ab- sorbed in Richard, her brother. Now she was eighteeng moreover, Charles has come into her life., Why, why, was the incessant question which rang through her brain, was her father so bitterly opposed to him? l-Ieretofore, he had left everything to her own judgment and now the one thing which every woman should decide, the man of her choice, he opposed. She remembered her mother once saying, when speaking to a friend, that every woman must decide that question herself, no one but she, alone, knew the true feelings of her heart. But Virginia had forgotten the key note of her moth- er's statement, which was this one must be wise enough and old enough to know one's own mind, before deciding so important a question. l-ler father had even threatened to forbid Charles to enter the grounds. Surely her father-here Virginia's reverie was inter- rupted by a light tap on the door and Jane en- tered, bearing a letter. THE EASTERN ECHO ll Virginia hastily scanned the note. It was from Charles. lVlr. Oliver had been to see him and had forbidden his coming to the house. There was to be no communication as it could only bring grief and sorrow to all concerned. l-ler father was then on his way to town. Con- sequently there was the probability that the servants had not yet received instructions con- cerning the delivery of his letters, so this might reach her safely. After tonight the grounds would probably be guarded. Would she meet him this evening under the big elm by the gate for their last good-bye? Upon finishing the letter Virginia arose. 'So this was the course her father was taking? Well, she would meet Charles whether or no. Virginia knew her father too well to think that she could leave the house upon some petty ex- cuse. Suddenly she thought of a way out of her difficulties and she determined to attempt it. True courage and daring were needed to fulfill her plan, but these had always consti- tuted a large part of her character, they would not fail her now. Dick was away-she was almost the same height as he. Yes-she would attempt it, anything for Charles. The moon shone brightly on the delicate green of the grass and leaves. A warm spring breeze gently stirred them making a soft rust- ling sound. The stately mansion stood like a sentinel on the crest of the knoll around which spread some sixty acres that constituted the Oliver estate. Behind one of the massive col- umns of the veranda stood Robert Oliver with a rifle in his hand and a set look on his face. He constantly scanned the grounds from the house to the gate and once started perceptibly but leaned back as if he had ben deceived. Suddenly he became alert, and, his muscles grew taut. l'le crept down the steps and glided into the shadow of a bush. What was it he saw? Ah, there it was. The figure of a man in the shadow of an elm tree. Bang! the shot rang out in the death-like quietness with such a startling effect that even the trees seemed to quiver. He quickly ran to the crumpled figure on the mossy turf beneath the unsuspecting elm muttering to himself all the while: Didn't mean to shoot so highg just wanted to show him my word was law. l-le knelt beside the life- less form and, grasping it by the shoulders, turned it over. Emitting a cry of horror he fell back, Robert Oliver had looked into the face of his daughter, Virginia. Several days later a solemn procession wend ed its way in and out among the trees until' it came to a halt under an elm tree. Here was laid to rest the body of Virginia Oliver, her soul at peace. Her father, a broken man, disappeared shortly after leaving his son instructions to sell the estate. r For many years Robert Oliver roamed in foreign countries. Repentance and remorse filled his heart, his mind was never at rest, un- lil at last a minister of God succeeded in bring- ing comfort to his sorrow-torn soul. l-lis return to America was inevitable. lm- mediately on arriving in Baltimore he turned his weary careworn face toward the old home, around which a city had now sprung up. At last he reached his destination. A look of horror crept into his eyes but this was quick- ly blotted out by reverence. His home, his es- tate, was now the last resting place of many mortals gone into the world beyond. An old white-haired man bared his head and prayed that he, too, might someday lie be- neath the elm. It all came back to me so clearly. The sun- light sifted through the leaves as l followed the path. My steps resounded on the stones and l remember now that l unconsciously walked on tip-toe as if afraid to disturb the peaceful slumberers. l came to the other side of the Oliver lot where a stately elm, very old, spread its protecting arms above two white headstones, side by side. Q JUNIORS J U olly, athletic, and studious, indeed, ndaunted by fearg Virtue's our creed. N ever complaining, we're always gaining l n wisdom, intelligence, and all else remaining. O rganized well under Miss Dancly's lead R eacly to obey and each word of hers he-eclg S o, all we Juniors strive and succeed. Fannye Berenholtz, ' 2 4. I2 THE EASTERN ECHO Dawn Second Prize Camilla Boone '26 C . l Ain , mm by . H I - l all fl. llllllwl l . ll Elnlmvillh l 1 In illlilirlf irmiiiigfii ,Z Q pl z. U. ta 67': 'f-.a1 -i-.?- I O'W long before dinner, Mrs. Fus- selbore, inquired pretty Alice Lane. About an hour, was they reply. W 'M ' Such a long time-you people on this island always delay in everything you do! I wish l had never come to this primitive place, but Mother thinks it's restful, so she had to comeg but l don't see why she had to drag me along! There's nothing to do but watch the sunsets and the fog. Oh, it's awful! Following this tirade, Alice whirled out of the room, sniffing disgustedly the salt aroma which arose from Captain Fusselbore's oil skins, thrown over the porch railing, ,leaving poor Mrs. Fusselbore gazing after her with a very troubled countenance. Mrs. Fusselbore kept a boarding house dur- ing the summer months, on Swans Island and, among her many boarders were Mrs. Benjamin Lane and her daughter, Alice. Alice Lane was an unusually lovely looking girl. She had gorgeous red hair which she gath- ered in a knot at the back of her neck, beau- tiful blue eyes, and a clear, transparent com- plexion. She had made her debut about two years previous to this time and, during those few months of continuous gaiety, her whole outlook on life had completely changedg for instance, in her mind, a man who did not make over ten thousand a year, was not worth while and, if he did not own a car or dress extrava- gantly, he was not worth looking at twice, so you see, what an entirely mistaken idea she had. Mrs. Lane came every summer to Swans lsland and boarded at Mrs. l7usselbore's ls- land Rest Cottage. It rested her shattered ne1rves, as she expressed it and gave her new strength. One' night, after dinner, while Alice and her mother sat reading before a roaring fire of driftwood, and the wind was whistling through the chimney pots, Captain Fusselbore entered. l-le was a splendid specimen of manhood, and with his great broad shoulders and deep chest, he reminded Mrs. Lane immediately of an old Viking. 'Tm going for the mail now, so if you want me to I'1l get yours, he said. No, thank you, Captain Fusselbore, I couldn't think of such a thing, said Alice coldly. It wouldn't be any trouble, Miss Alice, said the good-hearted Captain. No, thank you, l will go down myself and get it, Alice repeated. All right, but really, it woulcln't be any trouble, he said, leaving the room. Alice, said Mrs. Lane in a surprised tone, why didn't you let the Captain get our mail? You see, Mother, l'm expecting a check any day for that story I wrote, and one never knows when one may trust these uncouth peo- ple. They had been reading for some little time when the hall door opened and the wind blew in Captain Fusselbore. Some night, this, Geneva, he was heard to say, the worst nor'east:er we've had in ten years. Bother, muttered Alice, can't he keep still! Back in the kitchen, Mrs. Fusselbore was soon busily dosing her spouse with boneset tea and endearments. Ive just finished baking some lovely sugar cookies, so l'm going to give you some because you've been out in such a storm, she an- THE EASTERN ECHO I3 nounced, drawing forth from the oven the beautiful crisp dainties. ul think, observed the Captain, with his mouth full of cookies, that Miss Alice must think that her mail is too heavy for me to carry, because she wouldn't let me get it for her tonight. No such thing, she clon't think that at all! ejaculated Mrs. Fusselbore. Why, what do you know about it, Gene- va? I was listening outside the door and after you had gone, Mrs. Lane asked Miss Alice why she didn't let you get their mail and that cranky girl said in her sharp tone: 'Mother, l'm expecting a check and one never knows when one can trust these uncouth people.' Uncouthl Of all things! She is the cross- est girl l've ever known-she don't do any- thing but fuss. l-lush, hush, Geneva, that ain't charitable, said the Captain. Oh, Emery, you always were so good and kind, but when l hear a chit like that talk about my husband, l can't help getting angry! Of course you can't, but she is only a child, remember. Now, let's go to bed. l'm powerful tired. l'm so bored, l don't know what to do, announced Alice at the lunch table the next day. We'll, dear, why don't you take a walk-it would do you good, observed Mrs. Lane. All right, that's a good idea, replied Alice, rising as she spoke and putting on a raincoat. It was still blowing a little outside and, as Alice walked along, carelessly kicking the sea lavendar, she noticed a quantity of sea cucum- bers, sea urchins, and clriftwood cast up by the sea, on the beach. All at once she saw something that resem- bled a life preserver lying amid the debris. Upon examination, she found it was a life preserver and on it were printed these words. Merlyn-Private Yacht of James Rawlings of New York. She mused a long time, look- ing over the great expanse of water. l wonder what poor soul had this on last night. l-le evidently perished. Oh, how true are the words of Media, 'Life is short, though life is sweet, and even men of brass and fire must die.' As she went on, she saw a dory drawn upon the beach: being a strong athletic girl, she soon had launched the boat, and was lazily drifting along, neither knowing nor caring where she went. In her abstraction she had not noticed how the sea had changed. The sun had gone, the wind increased, and the waves grew higher and higher, becoming angry dark bluish green. With a start Alice came to her senses realiz- ing she Was a great distance from land, she quickly seized the oars and tried to row with all her strength, for the shore. Her mind froze in frenzied terror Ffor she realized that the wind and tide had turned and were rapidly carrying her out to sea. Finding that her strength was waning, a dull despair seized her, but through all her misery a hideous panorama of her life passed before her. Short though it was, it revealed to her her character in a light in which she had never seen herself before. , Q I N ai fr iff ' WI It 1 'A l ,il 5 ,fp 65,3 3 X W I X-' ui' V li ill I ? 4 A X .f- f L ' ,xs- M1 7 Vi A, 6 l A if ,fell 9 A , She saw a selfish, heartless, unsympathetic and even cruel creature-no love, no kindness, no warmth of feeling in her make-up. She wondered how her mother and her friends had endured her. Then, through her tortured brain flashed the question, How could l har- bor such unkind thoughts about the whole- souled people of this island, especially Cap- tain Fusselbore, who has been most kind to me? ln the midst of her agony, she seemed to hear, far away in the distance, the warning note of a bell-buoy. To her overwrought spirit, it seemed to say, Your hour has come! Your hour has come! She tried to pray, but the only thing she 4 I4 THE EASTERN ECI-IO could think of was a song her mother used to sing called Rock of Ages. Rock of Ages, cleft for me- I I..et me hide myself in thee. What could it possibly mean? The sound of the buoy, which she knew was chained to the rock, grew nearer. Was she going toward it? Yes. She knew that in a little while she would be wrecked off the dangerous shoal. She was fast sinking into a merciful uncon- sciousness from exhaustion, and as the boat neared the rock, she saw, as in a dream, a huge foam-crested wave rise before her-she felt the boat strike the ledge-and then-ob- livion. When Alice opened her eyes, she found herself lying in the bottom of a large motor- boat that rocked dangerously from side to side. Why, how did this happen-how did I get here? she said aloud, pushing back the damp hair from her forehead. Don't be afraid-you are all right now, said a strangely familiar voice, and, looking up she saw Captain Fusselbore. A rush of awe, gratitude and shame over- came her. Was this man her rescuer-this man whom, last night, she had not trusted? How humiliated she felt! The engine suddenly stopped. She saw they were near the shore. Are you-do you need any help? asked the Captain. No thank you. They stepped out of the boat into a little dory that was moored near the boat and rowed for shore. When they reached it, without say- ing anything to her preserver, she' jumped out of the dory and ran as quickly as she could to the Island Rest Cottage. 'iAlice, said IVIrs. Lane, meeting her at the door, what has happened, you're wet thru? I went out in a dory and was wrecked off that shoal in the bay, and Captain Fusselbore saved me. Without waiting to hear another word, she dashed upstairs into her own room and in a few minutes Mrs. Lane heard the key turn in the lock. Alice is in one of her moods again, so l'll not bother her, she murmured. A few minutes after this episode, Captain Fusselbore entered. Oth, 'Captain Fussfelbore, you saved my daughter's life! I-low can I ever thank you! until poor Captain Fusselbore, turning a pain- ful red, blurted out: There's the supper bell- please come in! All night long Alice lay awake thinking of her experience of the previous day. At length being unable to stay in bed any longer, she arose and made her way to the kitchen. Bidding Geneva Fusselbore a cheery Good morning, she entered and saw Captain Fus- selbore eating breakfast on the opposite side of the room. Captain l:usselbore, she said, you have shown me what a heartless girl I've been. If you had not saved me, I would have died With- out having done one action that was worth While. I have been a selfish, heartless girl and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for having saved me from myself. Sit down, won't you and have a piece of blueberry pie, he said. Alice was a trifle surprised at this reply, but as she looked at him, she knew he understood. 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Y - 1-T11-Tv.M,-11 ,,,,, f:fl'T , 1,51 Tl-IE EASTERN ECHO I5 An Unusual Subterfu ge Third Prize Harriet Bentley '25 'ND P HOMAS, JUNIOR, aged seventeen, was thinking. This, in itself, was an unusual occurrence and a great occasion Cat least so thought Maisie, who was Thomas' young sisterl. He was sitting on the back steps and Mary for Maisie as she insisted on calling her- selfj was perched in an apple tree above his head entirely hidden by the thick foliage. She was intent on his occasional mutterings and from time to time caught such expressions as dumb-bell, just like that Sam Fletcher, but I'll get even with him some of these days. Ideal poking the out-of-towner off on me! She'll be a peach, too, I'll betchaf' At this point in his reflections Maisie nearly gave her- self away, for Thomas suddenly changed his position. I-Ie moved his feet about until his toes touched and his heels were some eight inches apart. Then he pulled down his face until you could see the whites of his eyes and said in a mincing voice, No thank you Mr. Jones, I don't dance. Oh, no, thank you, sodas are so bad for the complexion. Walk? Oh, no. Mother never allows me to walk in the hot sun. l'm much too delicate. .5 fs Trifw Then again his expression changed, and, placing his elbows on his knees he buried his chin in his palms and gave himself up to dark despair. He told himself sternly --and inci- dentally aloucl-that he must put his brains to work. This was the last straw as far as Maisie was concerned. A loud peal of laugh- ter shattered the stillness. Tom, at first, was numbed with the s-uddenness, then an even louder yell fthis time of anger, arose from the steps. Motherl Mother! If you don't make that child behave. I never saw anything like it in my life. A person can't even think without that child sitting right on your coat tails and listening to you do it! Gosh darn! If this ain't the awfullest house! A loud bang of the door followed this ti- rade and later another bang announced that Tom had reached his bedroom. A moment later Maisie climbed the back fence on her way to impart this latest bit of news to her bosom friend, who lived next door. Meanwhile Torn had had an ideal Suppose he were taken suddenly ill! He revelled in the possibilities of the situation. To begin with he would rid himself of the duty of escortng the obnoxious visitor to the picnic and to end with he'd get no end of good things to eat. He remembered all the good things his mother had sent Sam when he had had the measles and he could almost taste some of them al- ready. Oh, Boy! There was some joy in life after all. With this thought he removed his coat and, throwing himself on the bed he endeavored to look ill. He lay there patiently until dinner time and by then he had reached the stage where he declared that he could say he felt funny without too much acting. At the first call for dinner he had much ado to keep from springing up and taking the steps two at a time. After about five minutes he heard his mother calling his name and to make his ill- ness more realistic he only answered by a faint groan. Then he heard his mother start upstairs and a moment later heard her voice beside the bed, saying, anxiously. What's the matter, Tommy, are'nt you feeling well? At first there was only silence, then he an- swered in a voice as faint as he could make it. No'm, I feel iust awful. But what's the matter? Can't you tell me where you feel badly? Oh, yes'm! lt's my stomach. Then to himself he added, That's no joke either. I think its grown to my backbone. 'Tm awfully sorry, Tommy. Do you think I'd better send for the doctor? Oh, no, please don't! I'll feel better after a bit. As his mother left the room, Tommy won- dered whether si.ck people Went downstairs for their meals. But this hope was nipped in the bud for his mother called back that Mary would bring his supper to him later. The worst was yet to come, however. He had thought of Maisie all along as the chief enemy to his plan and when she appeared with his tray, he knew that his worst fears were real- ized. She walked stiffly into the room, deposited his tray on the bureau and after addressing I6 THE EASTERN ECHO him with There it is, Mr. l..aziness', she turned and stalked to the door as stiffly as she had entered. Once arrived on the threshold however, she turned and delivered this part- ing shot, l must say you get sick at convenient times, Mr. Smarty! He didn't deign to reply to this thrust but as soon as the door closed behind the retreating figure of his beloved sister, Tom's ailments suddenly left him and he made a mad rush for the bureau. Once there, however, he collapsed weakly against the wall. On the tray was a single soft-boiled egg and a solitary piece of dry toast! He was consumed with anger at what he considered an outrage, but he said nothing and after ravenously devouring his meager repast he meekly retired to his bed. After all, being sick wasn't such a joke as he had imagined it was! If tonight's supper were a sample of the meals' that were to fol- low, he was convinced that he'd starve in a few days. About 8:30 a crowd of laughing boys and girls passed the house and he longed to join them, out-of-towner or no out-of-towner. His breakfast the next morning was a re- plica of his supper of the night before and to add to the pangs of his already ravenous ap- petite, Maisie informed him that the family were having hot cakes for breakfast! About nine-thirty he decided that the folks must have started on the picnic and forthwith he arose and arrayed himself for the street. l-le had reckoned without his mother, however. Just as he was preparing to descend the stair- case his mother appeared and sternly ordered him to bed. Verily he feared that Maisie had taken her mother into her confidence! At dinner time Maisie presented him with a tray containing a bowl of beef tea and six soda crackers. He received the same for supper and by that time he was desperate enough to conceive the idea of a raid on the pantry. Therefore, promptly at half-past eight after having ascertained the whereabouts of his family, he warily descended the back stairs and entered the kitchen. But a search of the icebox revealed the fact that the sole contents were one small dish of Waldorf Salad, some celery, two lemons and a bottle of grape juice. Evidently his mother had anticipated this move on the part of the patient! Tom 'retired to his room as hungry as he had left it and with a resolve that he would do something desperate. If he didn't get something to eat soon, he'd starve to death. The next morning Tom received an unex- pected visit from his sister. At first she re- mained silent and Tom was on the verge of asking her to remove herself from his sight when she vouchsafed the following informa- tion: You know l was downtown with Isobel this morning and you'd never guess whom I saw. It was a girl and she was the prettiest thing you ever saw. She has golden hair, all curly, and big blue eyes and she had on. a fluffy white dress and a big floppy hat. She was coming out of the drug store with that Billy Gibbons, and say! Qld Bill was so dazed he didn't even see us. He was looking at that girl so hard you might 'a thought she was the only girl in the world! Twenty minutes later Maisie and lsobel had the satisfaction of seeing Tommy creeping ser- reptiously over the back fence. Then they rejoiced greatly over the way they had suc- ceeded in putting one over on him. As a matter of fact, the girl whom they had seen had been much as Tom had imagined her. But that was nothing in their young lives, and poor Tommy couldn't know that they were Hstringing him. Therefore, he swung serenely up the street in the direction of Sam's domicile sublimely un- conscious of the joke his sister had played him. But lo and behold there was an even greater surprise in store for Maisie and lsobel. It is true that one of the visiting girls was the one they had seen at the drugstore but there was another one and she was very much like the imaginary girl that Maisie had described to Tom that morning. Sam duly introduced Tom to both of the visitors and Tom immediately joined the group around Miss Davis, where after some casual small talk, he carried her off to partake of a sundae. Imagine the amazement and consternation of the plotters when they saw their enemy ap- proaching, accompanied by a girl whom they had thought existed in their imaginations only! They were still discussing the amazing situa- tion some ten minutes later. Meanwhile, Tom in a delightful state of be- wilderment was enjoying a chocolate soda and talking to the girl whom at that particular mo- mentl he deemed the most wonderful girl in the world. For this time, at least, Tom had overcome his enemies and emerged the victor. -7,-,li .-5,-,. -Y ga.. 'Q xi K- ' X m 0 Ai 915 I . 't o'lNCl9. T lx! 'rmwwu ' N N. SE-.Wu-nl lo L , , vm f W Y1 k CYLL5 l fxkt xx ai' ' fC ' w ' 'Z' -1 ., , rw - 'Xin' rf! .1 .1 1 - Xi lm Q I 4 , ,V R fv I cfxxi ik X 4552 ,rf 4 I X X 'xv 4 X s Mfr A 2 IW' K! f W 'Y ' 'K l ull,-1 r gf' - If N f H W , Z i: L hill. 1 U yg w 7 X -is 7 l'YYln'l OYSGQB' X Q 1 W 'N M ' Y--fax. -+ lf .Q xl U ' . I 5- T11 ITL ?o1 SQNAWKC 'E i H:eff'4EiH-1223, ff? 1 A: , 2-:lair ..-.xi ,. ,.1 , Q., A .V ' gggv P- - , gg--.?:.. . 1 9 . 'kg L, . . gl:-gi-J: ' Qin --.,.l . bww. - A ' A 'fi f Huff 'E' - 'r '..Til::-A:jA- - .' W ' ia , f- I , :f1,'F- M I ,I N ' 5 ' - ' :?+?-' !' K 2 M W KH Ag' Fix fl Y as 1' f H ' H LJ r ag H X X 13 ' f ' H 'I'-'H Q 1 wwf If 'Xi fx Wg ,L ij hw wk 1 A ' Y' E jf' mu, ' 15, ff Q 'XV N ' f il 2 1 lv 'Lg,f- 'IZ' 9 X ? V X. MH W' UH i W Ji H 14 fi' ' KL ,G XV X H W , , l,-m.m.Clc5 'gn All-'Y7.LlT'L 5 YU 'TcS so Y 5l2ofE'SlFfYZC. AH Q2ff A HALF HOUR FOR LUNCH I8 THE EASTERN ECHO W Q ffm 1, 1 7 761, , fn A111121 K Sl IE: T 1 YE HE students of Eastern and Western High - Schools are to be congratulated on the v,4,4,Q excellent sportsmanship displayed in the Mita recent interscholastic basketball tourna- ment. This applies equally to the teams and to the rooters. The same spirit was in evidence in our own school during the games played to decide the championship of Eastern High. That this commendation can be given is especially gratifying to me, because it was hinted that competition between Eastern and Western would not be a good thing, one of the reasons given being the alleged inability of girls to show themselves generous losers. It was ex- plained that interscholastic competition among girls was such a new thing that a satisfactory code of sportsmanship had not yet developed. I did not share this feeling, but even if I had shared it, it was difficult to see how such a code could be developed, if there was to be no com- petition! Well, a satisfactory beginning has been made, and l hope soon to see a much further extension of athletic relations not only between Eastern and Western, but also be- tween Eastern and other nearby high schools. My hearty congratulations to both schools- the teams, the rooters, and the coaches! l-HLE we are considering the subject of school athletics, I want to express the 3,344.5 hope that in a year or two every girl in MSA Eastern High who is not physically dis- abled may be a participant in at least one ma- jor sport. lf, as leading schoolmen assert, the chief aim of education is health, why should the above hope not develop into reality? No school can longer justify an athletic' policy that gives a few girls full opportunity for athletic development but denies it to all, others, or if not denying it, at least does nothing to encour- age the great majority to participate. Too often have high schools developed a few stars and ignored the rank and file. I should be much happier to know that we were giving every girl a chance, than to know we had won --lr-Q:-3zc4 -aiu a dozen city championships at the cost of train- ing only a negligible percentage of our enroll- ment. I realize our great handicap at Eastern in having no athletic field, but why not utilize the advantages of Clifton Park to the fullest extent? During October, November, April and May we should have hundreds of girls en- gaged in outdoor sports. When indoor ath- letic activities flourish, we should have not fewer than sixty basketball teams and an equal number of volley ball or other teams using both gymnasiums every afternoon in the week. We have made a good start. May the next school year witness a splendid advance in our athletic activities! --lv-Qi-3214?-aiu ORE and more leaders in high school ed- ' ucation are coming to believe that activi- 7 ties of the students conducted by the students themselves in clubs and similar groups are an exceedingly valuable aid to the development of the social efficiency of the pu- pil. A big school like ours should have a suf- ficiently large variety of such student organ- izations to give every girl the opportunity of joining one that really appeals to her. At pres- ent we do not even approach this ideal. I am confident, however, that in the near future we shall see a large increase in the number of student organizations. If and when We do have as many as we need, what shall be the school policy toward membership in them? Shall any girl be free to join as many clubs as she likes? Shall the more capable be invited or permitted to monopolize the prominent of- fices? Shall every form of athletics be open to every girl with the result that a few girls are on every school team? Some schools have such a rule as this: No pupil can belong to more than two organizations, nor be an officer in more than one, nor participate in more than two branches of athletics. Students of East- ern High, what are your answers to the above questions? WII,LIABI R. FLOWERS li M M 'AV X MLMgQw3,,,g1 c.fn..w. 5141-1431 HAIL, SPRING! 20 THE EASTERN ECHO Kathleen fConcludedj Edna Shanahan '23 T TI'llS point, his guest again inter- rupted his thoughts. I am like Vergil's Aeneas in one respect, he began in a bitter 'fr -Mefrc tone of voice, but it occurred to him that most likely his host knew nothing about Latin, and he was somewhat surprised when he looked up and saw the father smiling knowingly. And this respect, he continued, His that misfortune follows me wherever I go. I have co-me from the South. My mother died while I was yet very young. My father had to go to Europe, so he placed me under the care of an aunt, the only living relation I had besides my father. She robbed me of my boyhood by not allowing me to go with other young peo- ple except during school hours. Then, when my father was on his way home, and liberty seemed near, a storm came up on the seag the ship was struck by lightning and it sank. All the people were reported as lost and my poor father's name was on the list. Then, my Aunt decided that as I was left almost penniless, I should not finish my college course, which was my chief joy, and she put me to work. I-lowever, in a few years, or to be exact, when I was eighteen years of age, -she died, and to my surprise, left me an small sum of money. I decided to come North and try my luck- you see the result. Thus he ended his story. Your name, boy? the father asked. Wallace lVlcDannon, the young fellow an- swered. Well, I know your father, we went to school together, Kathleen's father said. I-le was my friend and you are welcome here. Indeed, sir, I am glad I have at least found one friend and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind offer. I am staying at a cabin about three miles from here. How strange it is that we should meet here in the North and under such conditions. You know, he continued, I had a very strange dream-I mean I think it was a dream. I thought that when I was lying in the snow, a girl with deep blue eyes and curly brown hair came and tried to take the trap off my foot. She was just like the fairies I read about so long ago, he added dreamily and he looked up for an answer. Young man, said the older man in a voice of mock sternnessf' That blue:-eyed fairy was my daughter, and he burst out laughing at the comical look which overspread the young man's countenance. The days passed. Kathleen was well again and she was preparing to see the stranger who, for the first time was able to come into the liv- ing room. She arranged her hair becomingly on the back of her head, but she put in only three bone hairpins. I-ler dress of light blue gingham with its white collar and cuffs fitted her perfectly. I-ler eyes twinkled with excite- ment. I'ler father called and with a few more pats to her unruly curls she hurried into the room, and stumbled over a rug and fell right on her hands and knees. In this position she looked up rather odd- ly first at her father and then at the stranger. She knew not what to do or say, but seeing her father and his guest laughing, she too joined in, although she blushed deeply at her mis- hap. She got up, but the hairpins which never would stay in slipped out, letting her curls fall in disorder over her shoulders., After her father had introduced Wallace to her, the two men began to talk again of the South. The evening passed pleasantly as did the thirteen following ones. But when the thirteenth came, the stranger, whom we may now call Wallace, left for his own cabin and Kathleen once more began her writing with zeal. I-lowever, this did not last long, for the evenings soon became lonely for the young girl. Her father noted the differ- ence, but jealousy kept him quiet. Kathleen and her stranger friend as she laughingly called him seldom ever saw each other. She had ventured a few times to ask her father about him but she soon realized that her fath- er appeared strange and stern when she asked him about Wallace. So she refrained. Three such years passed and Kathleen's father became very ill. The servant and Kath- leen tiptoed about as if fearful that Death might enter. For weeks, nothing had been heard of Wallace because news travels slowly in the thinly populated Northland. Kathleen dared not send him word, though she longed to see him and have his help. Often she sat THE EASTERN ECHO 21 by her father's bedside, waiting and wonder- ing what would become of her when her father died. As she was sitting thus one evening in the dim lamplight, two large tears fell upon her father's hand. The tears seemed to carry a. message and to waken the old man for a short time from his pain to his daughter's sad- ness. He opened his eyes and gazed a moment at Kathleen's pale, tear-stained face. He asked her why she was crying, and with a sob she said that if he should die, she would have no one in the world to care for her. These simple words at last awoke the stern father to the fact that he had wronged both his daughter and Wallace. ln a flash he real- ized the truth of Kathleen's words. He trem- bled and then in broken sentences assured her that there was someone who cared for her and who had often begged to see her. He also confessed that he had kept them apart. At this moment there was a knocking at the door and soon Kathleen was joyfully lead- ing her lover to her father's bedside. With a wan smile her father laid his hand on theirs and said: May God bless you, my children. With these words his eyes closed and he fell into a restful sleep carefully watched by his bright little girl, Kathleen, and her faithful stranger lover. Clrinisl !Qi NATURE'S MAGIC Nora Kirwan, '24 When l awoke this morn l was surprised To find the sun far up within the skies, For when l went to sleep. a cold fast rain Was tapping gently on my window pane. And had l known the fairies throughout the night ego Had worked and transformed everything in sight, l would have roused myself from just mere dreams, To see this fairyland shoot forth its gleams. Each object from my window. as far as l could see, Was covered with a sheet of ice, twig and bush and tl'8C- S The clothes lines and the gateposts and e'en the mean- est thing, Were clothed in glistening crystal, as rich as any king. Some maples standing on a, hill, a group, Seemed jewelled, decked beauties in a chorus troupe, The hill, the stage on which they stood arrayed: 3114 The sun, the light that all their jewels displayed Sometimes in union with the wind they swung. But fast to them their sparkling garments clung: A tall lone tree stood like a bride of state, ln irrideiscent robes to greet her mate. l Sometimes where branches met and intertwined They formed a silvery lace of network fine, With the sky behind of palest blue, 'Neath nature's own creation shining through. But this heaven was not long to be, For as l watched, drops fell from every tree Like diamonds glistening in the morning sung Who smiled to- see this glory fast undone. l sigh-ed because the fairy jewels must fall, ' And thought I must have dreamed it, after all. 22 THE EASTERN ECHO A Dutch Boy Fifty Years Afterw EDWARD B014 N TUESDAY, March 27, Mr. Brit- H ain gave us an address on the port of Baltimore. ' Not only did we thoroughly .enjoy his talk, but we Xt FC ' were also given the opportunity to see and hear a man who, though born in Scot- land, is now one of our very best citizens. Now, let me tell you of another of this coun- try's splendid citizens, Edward Bok, Who, when a small boy, came to America from the Neth- erlands. Edward was descended from a very fine Dutch family, but his father had met with reverses, and broken in spirit did not seem to be able to furnish his small family with the comforts of life. So Edward, while still at- tending school, did all sorts of odd jobs to help fatten the family purse. When he was twelve years old and in the sixth grade, he left school to accept a position as office boy. While holding this position, he studied stenography at night and soon obtained a position as a stenographer. But he did not intend to remain a stenographer all his life. He became inter- ested in the publishing business, and rising step by step, working all the way, he finally became editor of the 'Ladies' Home Journal. After thirty years of service, during which time he not only made the magazine a complete suc- cess but also held several important offices and accomplished other fine things, he retired, and on the fiftieth anniversary of his arrival in the United States, he published The American- ization of Edward Bok. There are several things which deserve most to be praised in Edward Bok. ln the first place, though without even a complete grammar school education, he attained a high position in life. But-he educated himself by study- ing during odd moments and at night, by ob- serving and copying those who were educated, and by an unique hobby of his which proved very valuable to him in his later life. When yet a boy, he began to write letters to the coun- try's most prominent people, telling them about himself and asking them for their views on certain subjects. His letters were always answered, sometimes an irregular correspond- ence would be establised and often he met the men to whom he had written. So Edward, a little unknown Dutch boy, dined with Presi- dents, Generals, and authors, as if it were the most natural thing in the world to do. In the second place, his first aim in life was to give his mother the luxuries which she was accus- tomed to have in Holland. When he accom- plished this, he devoted himself to carrying out the advice of his grandparents, advice which if followed never fails- Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you and Make the world a little bit better because you have been in it. The story of the life of Edward Bok is an inspiration. Read it and you will want to ac- complish the things in the field you have chosen that he accomplished in his work. If a Dutch boy, who had not nearly the advantages you have was such a success, why should not you be even a greater one? -Marie Ruzicka, '23 .-tbl-it-,IC-4 -41-. Eben I-Ioldeni' IRVING BACHELLOR NE of Bacheller's earliest and most nf - . . .. widely read works is Eben Hold- en, a beautiful tale of the North Country which reveals to the reader 5 EESNQLQ the sweet simplicity and charm of the life of those who have gone' before us into the great wilderness of our country, in order to make the paths for us today. The scene is laid in the forest of the Adiron- dack Mountains, 'near the quaint village of Faraway, during the Nineteenth Century. The plot deals principally with the life of old Uncle Eb , whose sterling character, native kindli- ness and quaint humor make him an object of adoration by all with whom he comes in con- tact. His nephew William is'a very admirable character, whose life reflects the good teach- ing and example of his old Uncle. Hope Bowers is a delightful character who carries a ray of sunshine into all discouraged and down- hearted souls. Through the writing of Irving Bacheller there pervades an air of naturalness and sim- Continued on page 55 THE EASTERN ECHO 23 ALUMNAE NEWS HE members of the Class of 1922 are dignified and grown-up alum- fr . isa e-Si AKVVQEAC nae. But we're not so far gone that we've forgotten to be proud of Eastern. Indeed, we haven't yet stopped bragging about your splen- did basketball teams. We have been holding our class meetings regularly just as we did before we went out in- to the wide, wide world. Everyone who comes, is enthusiastic, and we are still as nine- teen-twenty-twoish as ever. Indeed it is quite a task to silence the young ladies' tongues long enough to take care of the business end of the meeting. At our February class meeting the training school girls entertained. Mis Carpenter, Mr. Flowers, Miss Norment, and Miss Wickes were all there, and we found out a great deal about each other. We sported red and white dec- orations and the girls served refreshments, so that we had a regular 1922 party. l922 girls are doing most of the things that classes before us have done. Some of us are struggling through our Freshman year at Goucherg a goodly number of us carry our notebooks daily to Training Schoolg still others of us have enticed our bobbed locks into nets, and are doing well in the business world. And what do you think? Two of us are married. There, now, didn't we tell you we were just as eligible as anybody? Just now we are busy selling tickets for our theater benefit at the Auditorium on April 23. We are going to try our best to keep our girls in college, and we hope you will be interested enough to invest in a ticket for our beneht. You can be sure of seeing a good play, and then just think what a splendid cause you will help along. At any rate, we'll be looking for you there. nib--elqfggjiviqn t,,.ff cn A HAT a come-down we have expe- rienced! We, who were Seniors at Eastern-the elect-the cream of the school Chow often did we hear that phrasell have become nothing but insignificant, looked-down-on Freshmen. Freshmen who, according to one of our songs., Quiet, meek, and studious And lady-like must be. Freshmen who must be respectful to their superiors and hold doors open for upper class- men and give them a seat when the bus is crowded. ' But the Freshmen have earned a certain amount of respect from the other classes be- cause of their splendid basketball victories. Each class has four teams, and the first, second and fourth Freshmen teams won championship cups. Two of our girls have distinguished themselves. Helen James and Irma Day, for- ward and side center on the second team, brought reflected glory to the class of l922. Those girls who are not shining lights in athletics are keeping up in their classes that high standard which l922 has always set for itself. One might whisper two of three names as possible future Phi Beta Kappa's. Of course, there have been delivered some fbut thanks to the E. H. S. Faculty, not manyl of those little slips which are issued after the monthly quizzes, necessitating a little wait on the Mourners' Bench a five-minute session with the Dean. Of course, I can't pretend to give all the news about each girl, so I'll just have to give you a few Personals Sara Thomas is as popular -as ever and pounds out l..ovin' Sam for us in the gym at lunch time. lMargaret Paterson is a member of the Delta Delta Delta Fraternity. Flo-renee Waite and Margaret Paterson are members of the Glee Club. Virginia Hooper distinguishes herself in gym, as usual. The Miller twins still look alike. Mildred Hooper and Marie Werner are be- coming ardent swimming devotees. Sara Herman does credit to her training in Latin and Chemistry. Other l922 girls at Goucher are Grace Hil- berg, Mildred Sickle, Gertrude Damerel, Dor- othy Holmes, Mildred White, Tillie Poster, Dorothy Bailey, Adele Ballman, and Elizabeth Deussen. 'fr-4'G9l!f93'5-'ff' ELLO Eastern! Congratulations on The Echo. There are quite a 52 few evidences of talent, especially E-I WOQ in the art department. Heres Fwd wishing you opportunity and sue-- cess. There have been opportunities galore at B. T. T. S. There was that delightful Torch 24 THE EASTERN ECI-IO Dance, for the benefit of our magazine, given at the beautiful Montebello school gymnasium -a huge success with promise of another. Then, on St. Patrick's Day, the new-formed Dramatic Club gave a most promising perfor- mance, including the playlet Spreading the News. It was enjoyed by all. In the athletic Held, Eastern has been well represented. Ruth Magill, captain of our Girls' Basketball Team, has led it through vic- to-ry after victory and has Won the admiration of us all. Last, but not least, are the teas given every Friday afternoon by each class in succession. These have done much to promote a social atmosphere between the teachers and students and between the members of the junior and Senior years. At each tea, there has been some entertainment and plenty of time and oppor- tunity to get acquainted. . Hoping that these pleasures may some day be yours, I bid you good-bye and good luck. -Prosperine M. Massicot, '2l. -?-,?f...5- !.Lf'U:-- ,T i L m 1 ......,,- A ,...eaf,r as ,fbfw r I Q, ,gf-f L'--2 n A--' - K c if s--In-131.-4,s.-A I TLQLJ 1 k 1 gfff ' Madame Sarah Bernhardt 'ETX ADAME SARAH BERNHARDT had much admiration in her life. lsr' Worshipped by the French peo- 'X ple, lionized by the rest of the world, she was acclaimed by all the greatest actresses of her generation. She was, however, far more to Miss Sey- ferth, who declares that Sarah B1ernhardt's motto, Quand-meme, Even though, has been all through the years her guiding star to courage, perseverance, and optimism. Yet Miss Seyferth saw the immortal Sarah only twice. On the first occasion, she waited at the Aca- demy of Music, Baltimore, to shake hands with the famous actress. ln reply to Miss Seyferth's greeting, Sarah Bernhardt said: Merci, Merci, Madameln The second time that Miss Seyferth saw Madame Bernhardt, she went behind the scenes at the Maryland Theater. The conversation was, of course, carried on in French. Miss Sey- ferth expressed her regret that she would never see Sarah Bernhardt again.. Who can tell? replied Madame Bern- hardt. You will come to Paris. Although she felt in hier heart that this would never happen, -Miss Seyferth said ,'Donc, au revoir, and then added solemnly God bless you. At the conclusion of the interview, Miss Sey- ferth intuitively walked backward from the apartment, as one retires from the presence Continued on page 55 To my mind, next to true friends, come good , 'W 51-56 THE EASTERN ECHO D Books T IS chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are within the reach of all. ln the best books great men talk tous, give us their most pre- cious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. -William' Ellery Channing. It seems to me that there is no other single element so important, so beneficial and so nec- essary to humanity in general as good books. Books supply every need. They inspire, in- struct, aid, provide pleasure, bring comfort and often entire forgetfulness of one's sur- roundings, bring beauty to sordid places, bear us to lands afar, in short, their worth is incal- culable. There are books of all types for all people. There are books on art, music, po- etry, history, biography, scienceg and for the general reader, wealth untold in novels. The reader of books is never narrow. He has at his command the thoughts and expres- sions of a vast multitude of thinkers. l-le is able to have the broadest and most worthwhile opinion on every timely subject. l-lis views are strengthened and ennobled by widespread reading. It is a noble thing to have written a good book, a book that will live through the agesg a book that will help some one in need, bring comfort to another, inspire and uplift another, and bring to all an atmosphere of beauty and truth. Such books are deplorably rare, espe- cially in the present day, but are thus all the more to be valued. books as the most vital, helpful and wonderful things on earth. True friends are few, but there are many, many true books. Where can one find more steady, tried and true friends than among books? Books are always at one's disposal. They do not changeg they have no silent nor sombre moodsg they have never been known to disagree or argue with one, except, of course, in an abstract sense. My books are friends that never fail. me. l have always been accused of being a bookworm, and told that books are undoubtedly my hobby and l am both proud and happy to admit it. l sincerely trust that the time will never come when l do not find comfort, and joy, and love, and help, ancl companionship in my books. -Nancy D. Blatter, '24. Q Friendship EBSTER defines friendship as One of the most beautiful stories l have affection arising from mutual ever heard is the story of the friendship of feeling or good will, but to me it two men-David and Jonathan. People who means something more beautiful profess to be friends should read this story ' EMT: ei and indefinable, something which and see what true friendship really involves- is the anchor of my joys and sorrows, my tri- umphs and disappointments. Without friends life would be dull and unpromising. The Golden Rule, which says, Do unto others as you would have others do unto you, is, l think, the principle of true friendship. God did not create his children and put us on this earth to live in never-ending conflicts, and bitte-rness and hatred toward each other. ln- stead, l'le wanted us to live together, to mingle with each other, to love and respect each other and to help each other. sacrifices, joys, sorrows, triumphs, disappoint- ments. If more people would take this attitude of friendliness, I believe there would be less civil feuds, and perhaps, less wars. As long as l can prove myself trustworthy, l hope that l shall be forever increasing the number of my true friends-for, after all, the pleasures and enjoyments that we get out of life are doubled two-fold in value when we can share them with our friends. -Rose Greenberg. i I 1 J 'f ,V .- 1 ,f x. -N '- ' - - J 4 xffv ,X - 5 ff A, f fgifjzffx I RW W' f N lf ,EVKJR .4 Lim? 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So saying, l close with the maxim: lt is never too late to do right. -Kitty mm-i Objects to Saving Seats To the Editor: l think that one of the most provoking things in 'the lunchroom is the saving of seats. Many times whole tables are saved and are then not always used, while other girls are walking around hunting for seats. It is very irritating to ask one girl whether this or that stool is taken and then to be told that it is. l have asked so many girls that l finally have Hnished my lunch standing up. l know many girls will say that the same thing has happened to them. -Mildred Jacobs, '26. IllllllIlllllIllIllllilllllllllllllllllIlIIIIIIllIIIIIIIlIllIIIll!IIIIll!IIllllllllIIIIIIIIllI!!IIli Q Music Hath Charms To the Editor: There are several things that grate on one's nerves, and one of these things is the tune of the piano down in the gymnasium. When the girls play it at lunchtime for dancing it is not a pleasure to dance to the music of a piano that is so out of tune. We also use it for marches and dances in gymnasium and one may easily imagine how hard it is to keep step to such music. l think if it were tuned immediately it would be of much more service and pleasure to the school than if it were allowed to get from had to worse, and thus he of no use at all. -Lucille Hacker. '26. .l.111- Dear Girls: What has happened to your splendid letters for the Forum? Guess how many letters were handed in for this issue of the Echo ? Three!!! For our first issue the returns swamped us. For the second we still had more than We could use. But for this issue-the third-l can't imagine what could have happened. You will notice on the Principal's Page that lVlr. Flowers calls for the opinions of the girls on various subjects. Let us hear from all of you through the Forum. We want our final issue to be the best ever so buck up and pen me a few lines. Hopefully, Ye Editor. nlpi-ia!-DIC-lhl4I EASTERN ECHO TYPISTS EVELYN WHITE, '23 EVELYN RICE, '23 THELMA REIN, '23 RUTH BIEN, '23 MOSS WELLS, '23 LILLIAN SCHANINGER. '23 GLADYS WHITE. '23 CHARLOTTE BORCHERDING, '23 BLANCHE EDWARDS, '23 BIRDIE DENOWITCH, '23 D Q-9 V v Fil THE EASTERN ECHO ASSEMBLY NEWS 'V' NS INCE the last issue of the Echo we have, indeed, been very for- tunate in having some very enjoy- able assemblies. Although some were far between they were cer- tainly worth while waiting for. One of Eastern's proudest days was in Feb- ruary when Dr. Burdick, Director of the P. A. L. and C. P. A. combined, and Miss Polly Car- ter of the News' staff came over and awarded the silver loving cup to the school for winning the highest number of points at the meet held in the Fifth Regiment Armory in January. Elizabeth I-Ianway, President of the Athletic Association received the cup for the school. Miss Carter expressed her pleasure at our suc- cess and hoped we would again amass the highest number of points at the meet to be held this spring at Venable Stadium. I-Ier words only aroused the enthusiasm already implanted in Eastern's girls. All ready, Easternites, for the meet in May! I..et's go! At several assemblies we were favored with musical programs, which were more delight- ful week by week. Miss Margaret I-lempel Www? EQEEQ aagie ful success. car line at our hike. sweaters o aided by Miss Elsa Melamet gave a most pleasing and inspiring program one dreary Tuesday in March. One girl was heard to re- mark after the assembly, Oh, I feel so much better since I have heard Miss Hempel sing. She made all those little blue devils go away. Miss I-Iempel is a former graduate of our school. We always like to see them come back. Among Miss l'lempel's selections was a German spinning song which delighted the girls so much that she repeated it. It seems queer that the people who come to entertain us select the things we love best to hear. Miss Hempel sang At Dawningn which is more beautiful to us every time We hear it. At this assembly Dr. K. Gallagher of Goucher College was present and urged us to attend the rally to be held at the Lyric on. April 6 for the benefit of the Great-er Goucher. Eastern was proud of her large repre- sentation that night. In February Mr. William Brittain, Secretary of the Baltimore Import and Export Board of Trade, told us about our own port of Balti- more. The girls who were present said Continued on page 49 --In- r-326-4 -41N THE GIRL N THE last issue of the Echo I promised to 'tell you about our hike that we planned for Saturday, January 20, I923. Well, girls, we had We I 0 A. Most n and our hike and it was a wonder- met at the end of the Towson M., and from there we started of the girls had knickers and as it was not so terribly cold we decided that we could walk to Loch Raven. Although the walk was nearly six miles it did not take us long to get there, because everyone was laughing and talking and having a good time. We crossed the swinging bridge at Loch RESERVES Raven and found a nice little spot where we built a fire and made ourselves at home. We roasted hot dogs and toasted marshmallows over the fire and made them serve as a part of our lunch. We stayed for about an hour and then started on our way home again. We got back to Towson about 4:30 P. M., tired but happy. So far no plans have been made for another hike, but if we agree to have one some- time soon I will post a notice on one of the bulletin boards so that you may come too and enjoy the fun. On Friday, March 2, 1923, we gave a mixed Continued on page 52 THE EASTERN ECHO 33 , HE February meeting of the Math Club was an innovation from be- ginning to end. The meeting opened in fine style with the sing- wma' ing of The Green and Gold. Miss Armstrong had not yet left the Music Room and she officiated. Such a dignified and fitting prelude was followed by the adoption of the Constitution. After this important busi- ness, the club settled back in its respective chairs feeling just like a person who has given an orphan a home. The program of the afternoon consisted of some interesting talks on peculiarities of numbers. It was told what amount of com- pound interest the Indians would have received for the purchase price, 524, if it had been in- vested. The result was quite astonishing and l imagine the members of the club wished they had a penny invested in King Tut's Bond with compound interest at 6 per cent. Marie Boe gave an interesting talk on repeating num- bers. She impressed the audience with her intimate acquaintance with the nine table. Helen Nicols told about the Wise Men of Gotham, who had great difhculty in counting the number of pupils in their school. lt was suggested that study hall teachers adopt their method so a few of the students could adjourn to Gontrunfs. Anne Macdonald gave the fa- mous problem of the father who divid-ed the sheep among his sons. She made quite a hit by mentioning the Sheik, but she meant the father of the boys-not Rodolpho. Clara Wilkes 'explained a wine problem, but it only served to fill the audience with sad thoughts of the pre-Volsteadian days. Jessie Smith talked on Math as a preparation for public speak- ing. We would suggest that some public speakers take an intensive course of short method work. Ida Schmeiser closed the pro- gram with Captain Noonan's clever little story about Pat and Mike. You see, the Math Club is not always hav- ing learned mathematical treatises that are above your head. Just lately the Math Clubs of Eastern and Western showed that they could use their feet as well as their heads at a dance which Western gave us. As usual on a Star Party night it rained, but rain could not damp- en the spirits of the brave ones who ventured forth. Western had a fine orchestra and showed us that it couldn't be beat in giving parties. The Math Club of Eastern enjoys the joint meetings and parties with the Western Club. At the May meeting of the Eastern Club we will have a member of the Western faculty as a guest of the Club. Miss Lelia Smith will give her illustrated lecture on astronomy. Miss Smith has a wonderful collection of slides and h-er talk is most interesting. We expect a larger number than usual at this meeting, which will be held regardless of the weather, for rain will not affect these stars. -Edith Paterson, '23. -P--mfefsw-+ HAPPINESS T IS much easier to go through the heart: if sunshine is there, happiness will shine world cheerfully and pleasantly out and make everything in the world seem than with a frown upon your brow, beautiful. It can be derived from doing deeds and a gloomy feeling in your heart, of kindness to othersg and when you see their saab as if the East wind were always blowing, and everyone you meet were a ban- dit ready to cut your throat. Try to be the sunny member of the family, making all duties seem pleasant, self-denial seem desirable, and even disappointment not blank and crushing. Happiness depends upon the feeling of the joy, you will know it is best to look on the bright side of things, instead of the dark and morose side of things. Resolve to see the world on the sunny side, and you have almost won the battle of life at the beginning. -Mildred N. Wright, '24 34 THE EASTERN ECHO 1 --N ' l K N KE -l .. Z' NN f L Kaitlin. X ,E XX f in i ' tx l A- 7' f E.-ofa fx WX ll K i f Q51 X ' E f . Y f ,ls i ' 1 i I 4:-QN K K ' l figlxx, 'E TQKQQW K Q , Yi-f ' L ' fly ?w X- X f if, we wg, XX . 5' -:ft . C ' XX- ' E-J l I- 6' l fe- ,L ff Q l ll W X K ? 'f 2 i j ff , 4 'X ff sf Z :x if E 2 'fb -' B SZ x P mr-Ti 'tlvhr' ,Em L it a ff? l' 5.-ff W lf, ,Elf 1 ' L-Q -L Y :Y Wg, 'ff , M ,, f' S:: ' - p si p f iilfrz 5 - - I C 2? I ll lf l should pass ln Latin, Jlt times when l am studqinq, At mq crush I dare not peep, mg thouqhts afwanderinq qc- lf l should fail in Latin, And then when time for Latin comes, mu crushie l could keep. Ho Caesar do I know. ill Mu worrq much increaseth Till I qrow, indeed, quite mad, For I have to pass in Latin, Or there's the consequence from Dad. l l TI-IE EASTERN ECHO 35 C17 egg U T it., 'fa 111. Dear Aunt Petunia: Please publish the song which starts I-Iail, hail, the gang's all here, and goes like this- da, da, dada, da, da. Nlusickal. Dear Musickal: ' I 'm sorry to disappoint you but we haven't that song on record. Can any of our readers help us out? Dearest Auntie: I have read your excellent advice to others and have finally decided to tell my trouble' to you, hoping that you will find a solution for my problems. I am sixteen and said to be rather attractive. I have plenty of friends and admirers of the opposite sex, in fact, I have had four proposals. But, Auntie, dear, all of them are so young and unsophisticatedl I know I could never be happy with any of them for I want some oneiwhom I can look up to, some one older than I arn, someone who will un- derstand my moods. Please, please help me Auntie, for I am so tired of this kind of life. I-lopeful. Dearest Hopeful: Why don't you make a visit to the Confed- erate Soldiers' Home at Pikesville? I'm sure you could find your soul-mate there if you are looking for someone older than you. I hear they have a fine assortment out there. Dear Aunt Petunia: I am so discouraged! My hair is hopelessly straight. All my efforts to make it curl are in vain. Do you know of anything that might help me? Suzanna. Cheer up, Suzanna! I have never tried this lotion but I have heard that it is ex- cellent for stubborn hair. To two cups of water add the juice of one orange, two ounces' of gasoline and a pinch of salt. Boil for thirty min., remove from the fire, and add three oysters. Seal in an air-tight jar and set away to cool. Apply every night with a toothpick. Dear Aunt Petunia: Who was Cicero? Please give me a short sketch of his life. -Sponge. Dear Sponge: . Cicero was born in Attica, Greece, in 1492. Aet the age of sir he could- say mama and papa, In spite of this marvelous intel- lectual ability, he became in his later years a famous warrior and defeated H oratius at the bridge. When his brother, Caesar, was assassinated he fled to America and was here greeted with acclaim. He participated in the battle of Bunker Hill and was awarded the Croix de Guerrel' for bravery. He was twice elected president of U. S., from 1530- 1538. He died in Seattle, Washington, 1589, at the ripe old age of 97. Dear Aunt Petunia: Do you believe that our ancestors were monkeys? -Jennie Ology. There are times, Jennie, dear, when it is impossible to believe otherwise. Dear Aunt Petunia, I met a boy the other night Whom I liked very much. I have heard that his birthday is next month, so do you think it would be all right for me to send him a little remembrance? If so, what should I send? Flapper. I should think it would be perfectly all right, dear Flapper, for you to send him something. In fact, I am inclined to think he might feel hurt if you didn't. Why not send him flowers, candy, collar buttons. mar- bles, or a little face powder compact? Dear Aunt Petunia: I would love to go in the movies. Do you think there is any hope for me? -A Junior. Dearest Junior: Have you tried yet? I understand you can get in almost any movie in town if you pay your admittance and behave properly. Dear Aunt Petunia: Why do dogs Wag their tails? -Curious. Dear Curious: I hate to admit it but I really must-I've completely forgotten why dogs wag their tails. I know my dear old math teacher would turn over in her grave if she knew that all her drilling on that very subject had been in vain. 36 TI-IE EASTERN ECHO ,ESX iii ffm is fi f YZNYQTJ I-IE Seniors observed Baby Day , Friday, February 2, which was the day of our February class meeting. DZ, who entertained at 'N' D 'a' this meeting, requested that we all dress like babies, as they had a big surprise in store for us. All of the girls responded to the request, and wore short gingham dresses, large hair ribbons, and many brought baby dolls, teddy bears and balls to play with. At lunch time, in the gym, we all played ring and sang songs such as The Farmer in the Dell, Little Sally Ann, and many others we used to play when we were tiny tots. After class meeting, D2 invited us to the Music Room. where we danced and ate all-day suckers until about 5:30 P. M. For the past month or more, the whole school has been excited over the P. A. l... Bas- ketball Tournament. Our first great victory was when we defeated Western's team in the semi-finals, with a score of 43-31. Then the finals! Such an exciting game, however, we were victorious, 3l-28. The interclass games were also very interesting this year. The Soph- omores were victorious over the Freshmen, and the Seniors over the Juniors. The Seniors then defeated the Sophomores in the school cham- pionship gam'e, on Tuesday, March 27. The Alumnae Association entertained the fourth year in the Assembly l-lall, Thursday, March l5. The program consisted of a play, called The Trysting Place, which was pre- sented by Dl. Most of the fourth year girls sat in the balcony, and joined in the singing which was led by Mr. Woolsey. Later in the evening refreshments were serv-ed in the lunch room. At the April class meeting two very import- ant questions were voted upon. We d-ecided to have caps and gowns for graduation, and to have outside talent for our assembly, which is rapidly drawing near. A Only one more class meeting, girls! Don't fail to have 100 per cent. attendance. -Marie Obrecht, Sec. --m--qaagsp--n-- CIVICS CLUB SUPPOSE you have all noticed, grid? taken advantage of and commented upon the privilege of using the front entrance of the cars at the QT' ft transfer corners on the way to school in the morning. l-lowever, l suppose but few of you know why you now enjoy that priv- ilege. I say enjoy because certainly you are in a position to appreciate the comfort derived from being able to stand upright and having a strap all to yourself, instead of being half mashed in the congestion of a back platform. But here is how it all happened. At our meet- ing on Friday, February 23, Mr. Flowers asked Mr. Maloy of the Public Service Commission, who was our speaker that afternoon, if it would be possible for the girls to enter both entrances of the car at the crowded transfer corners. Mr. Maloy very obligingly said that he would see what he could do about it, and before the end of the next week, Mr. Flowers was notified that thereafter the motormen would collect transfers as cheerfully as the con- ductors had done. So that's that. On Friday, February l6, a fine representa- tion of the Civics Club visited the City l-lall. Among other things we saw the Fire Depart- ment and found out how the calls were regis- tered there, the rooms of the First and Second branches of the City Council, and the pictures of the City Library Exhibit. Before we left we had the great pleasure and honor of meeting Mayor Broening. -Marie Ruzicka, Sec. 'IZVFX' ff-14' f-FFA ,U .rfxxaf S THE EASTERN ECHO H 19. W Qc 5 X -lg -2 ' f 'EAW f ' ff EEE E .Mail E E-is A - -:ns ET your puppy out of the pound! That is the slogan that is ringing in the ears of each 1925 home-room class, and each class fired by the plight of its puppy is working fe- verishly to secure his release. l-lave you heard of '25's pound? It is advertised by a poster upon which are sixteen blue ribbon canines representing the different home-room classes of '25. ln the middle sits a large handsome doggie with 1925 written across his chest. All the surrounding puppies gaze hopefully at their negligent owners, asking them please to hurry with the S20 for the Scholarship Fund, which will secure their release. When the puppy is rescued a little tag bearing the word saved and the amount which saved himn is placed on the animal. Stirred by the misfortune of their puppies, the classes are working madly to collect their doggies' ransom. Already Bl, B3, and B9 have saved their pets. Bl held a rummage sale downtown and cleared 340. l 0. B3 saved their twenty dollars, and B9, hitting upon the novel idea of selling basketball buttons during the games over here, turned in S27.70. Bxl, with the magnanimous thought of freeing its pet descended to the lowly occupation of shoe shining. They are also planning a tennis tour- nament to be held in May. BS, B5, B4, and Bl have given plays to rescue their quadru- peds. B7 sold jelly eggs and BI 2 Easter cards. What the other classes are doing is a dead secret. Sufficient to say that they are working. Perhaps when the roll is called again their secrets will be divulged. The collection of scholarship money has not been the only care of '25, however. We have selected a pennant-a beautiful maroon thing, it is, with our class pin in gold in one corner and l925 in the center. All these various occupations have added to the vim of our class meetings. Our most im- portant topic now is the entertainment of the graduating class. Suggestions, plans, ideas, are coming from every source, but none has been decided upon definitely. So you see we- have a big problem, as usual, left over for our solution during the coming days! About this we will tell you next month. We should be very glad to hear suggestions from any other wide awake organizations that may happen to read our news. -l'l. Estella Roebuck, Sec. ' THE STUDENT COUNCIL ff 765 INCE the last issue of the Echo the Council has accomplished one ' . 1: 1941. vc MQJLP l-53 i-10 rx '1 5 at J undertaking and has launched it- self upon another really big piece JN of work. The first undertaking is that of correcting conditions in our over-crowded lunchroom. A committee composed of the officers of the Council and the Chairman of the Lunch Room Committee had a conference with Mr. Nickson, the manager of the cafeteria, and Mr. Flowers, concerning the crowded conditions and changes in the menu. Continued on page 51 FRENCH CLUB Wir? '- S a result of many inquiries why we had no French Club in Eastern film? I-Iigh School, and an. increasing in- terest among the girls in forming ff- 'fe 'TK one, those who were interested held a meeting to organize a club for French stu- dents. Of course we can not expect to accom- plish very much during the remainder of this year, but we will have at least started the ac- tivities of the club and laid the foundations for future achievements. We want to extend a cordial welcome to all Eastern I-Iigh School French students to come and join us in mak- Continued on page 51 38 THE EASTERN ECHO V 5 1' A f . 215 2 11, 31? 54 P' Nl. 'J' fl 1 9 2 6 af . ' 'X I f 1' -Q C' ff ' Ni l s xi K 1, 1 1, 1 'VE 5.-q N FEBRUARY 20th we, the Class 3551? .- 52 of 1926, entertained the Febru- uary Freshmen at a George Wash- ington's Birthday party and enter- tertainment given in the Assembly second years and half dozen for the third and fourth. The basketball game between the Freshmen and Sophomores was played on Friday night, Hall. We were glad to welcome this addition to our class. We sincerely hope they will en- joy their future companionship with us. 1926 has opened a Circulating Library as the first step toward attaining its Scholarship Fund, but to make this movement a success and to accomplish the purpose for which it was started, it needs the help and co-operation of all. We are sure if once you use our library you will call again. You will find there at least a dozen English credit books for the hrst and March 23, 1923, in the school gymnasium. Good sportsmanship was shown on both sides and although we lost, we are looking forward to winning our next game. We congratulate 1925 on its excellent playing. We wish to express our appreciation of the faithful help of our coach, Miss Journeay, and we also take this opportunity to again thank our sister class for the great encouragement it gave our team by its lusty cheering. -Anne E. Macdonald, Sec. --In- r-3:6-45-4lu FINANCIAL STATEMENT A- 1 ..... 519.00 B- 1 ....... 834.25 . . . . . 11537.25 A- 2 . . . 24.00 B- 2 ....... 18.50 . .. . . . 25.00 A- 3 . 13.75 B- 3 .. 24.00 .. 16.25 A- 3 . .. 7.75 B- 4 .. 25.50 .. 19.00 A- 3-9 .. .. 1.75 B- 5 .. 13.25 ..... 18.00 Af 4 . .. 13.25 B- 6 . .. .. 7.50 ...... .. 29.50 A- 5 . .. 14.50 B- 7 .. 17.75 18cC1Vl-2 18.75 A- 6 . .. 12.75 B- 8 .. 14.25 l- A- 7 . .. 7.25 B- 9 .. 10.00 3163.75 A- 8 . .. 20.00 B-10 .. . . . 10.00 A- 9 . .. 3.75 B-11 .. 8.75 ,,,324,25 A-10 . .. 6.00 B-12 .. 11.25 16,50 AX.-1 .. .. 2.75 CX-1 .. .. 11.75 28,00 AM-I . . . .. 7.75 CX-2 ...... 18.00 ... , H 28,75 AM-3 .. ... .75 CX-3 ...... 9.75 ..,,,,. , 22,50 BX-2 .. .. 10.75 -ii- BX-3 .. ... 9.25 - 25234.50 312000 BX-4 ...... 4.50 BX'5 2'75 Total amount on hand April 16, 400 46 3182.25 1923 ............. ..... 35 Respectfully submitted, NAOMI PEREGOY Treasurer, Eastern Echo . THE EASTERN ECHO 39 CEP HE first meeting of the Athletic As- sociation was held in September in the assembly hall, and the offi- cers for the year were elected as 'M EGFR' follows: PRESIDENT ...... Elizabeth l-lanway VICE-PRESIDENT . . .Margaret Morgan SECRETARY ........ Dorothy Kelso TREASURER ...... Dorothy Shroecler Our club has many plans this year. We are planning to give letters such as you see Poly and City athletes wearing to our Eastern ath- letes. These letters are to be given to the teams of the school who have played outside teams in hockey, basketball, and volley ball. The letters are to be in the shape of an old English E , and the color of the letters is to be green. Any girl who has played on one of the three teams mentioned above will receive a letter. If she has played on the hockey team she will get an E with a small l-l on it. If she plays on all three teams she will get an E. with an l-l V B on it. Cut pin is to be like the one which is shown above. Any girl belonging to the gym classes is entitled to buy one of our pins, and any girl who does not belong to the gym classes and who wishes to join our club may buy one also. This year in order to raise money for our club we charged admission to the basket-ball games between the first and second year, the third and fourth year, and the second and fourth year. We also held a popularity con- test. The girls on the third and fourth year teams who played outside schools in the P. A. l... contest and the girls on the first teams of the first and second year were entitled to be contestants in the popularity contest. The votes were two cents apiece or three votes for five cents. The two most popular girls were Marie Obrecht of the fourth year and l-lelen Nickols of the first year. This money is to go toward a big feast which our Association is going to give to the officers of each year, the honorary members of each class and the four basketball teams of the school. --Dorothy Kelso, Sec. 1.41--nlgbifljlr--LZ: QOE U ,.5f3ifEfi2f5if9 F1 . . ' ' -1 I m Q .S.P . Qing 'N I-IE third meeting of the S. P. R. D. C., Niagara Falls, and Mt. Ranier were S-IQ 2231 held February 2, in the Assembly shown. FQ QQ l-lall at 8 P. M., proved very de- Again we enjoyed a piano solo by Miss Al- exancler. li lightful. The film, Dante's ln- '4' fernon was the feature of the eve- ning. The first number on the program was a pi- ano solo by Erma Alexander, '24. She then ac- companied Miss Margaret Diggs, a former member of the club, who rendered a very pleas- ing violin solo. Beautiful educational films of Washington, Then the very wonderful film, Dante's ln- ferno was featured. This concluded the program and everyone left well pleased. Now we are looking forward to our next meeting, because at it The Muses will be given, and by all reports, it will be quite as en- joyable as the other. -Marguerite M. Schmidt, '24. 40 -THE EASTERN ECHO Changes an Alurnna Finds in Her Alma Mater lrma l..ou Day NCE upon a time two homesick alumnae fared forth to pay a visit QSM-i'W to our own Alma lVlater. We wan- dered on and on until we came to 5' 'F54Q9 the place where- we thought it ought to be, and we really should know, having found our way there alone about seven hundred and fifty times. flt's so, count itj. But the building that burst upon our View had the nicest shades at all the windows-the kind that are made out of slats and fold up instead of roll up. Cur school only had dilapidated curtains with plen- ty of little holes for the sunbeams to wiggle thru and which, more often than not, utterly refused to 'roll either up or down. But we screwed up our courage and peeked in, and then we felt perfectly at home for we saw lVliss Carpenter and we knew that she could never desert our own Eastern High School. In we went on an exploring expedition to see if the inside lived up to the promise the outside had made. First of all, we missed the bulletin boards, but not for long, for a turn of the cor- ridor revealed two long rows of them. l-low could they have increased in number so rapidly? We searched our biology book thru, but it was silent o nthe subject of reproduction of bulletin boards, so the mystery remained a mystery. But we were delighted at the number of excel- lent posters and the fact that there was room for them all. We read everyone and learned lotsg but we couldn't see why the poor little doggies were drowning and needed money to save them until 1924 happened along and told us of its scholarship plans. l-lere's hoping every- one of the cute little pups is rescued. Then we turned toward the lunchroom- merely from force of habit, l assure you. We expected to find the same Hamburg Steak and Mashed Potatoes-7c.g Beans-3c. sign: but we discovered salads on the counter and signs no longer interested us. Salads and desserts in our lunch room! The mountain had indeed come to Mohammed! We didn't discover whether they served anything else or not, we weren't interested fartherg but we wondered afterward whether they had reformed in other ways and had enough mustard for all the hot doggies. It was near lunch time and the temptation was too great so we set to work to satisfy our inner men fmy inner man simply adores chicken salad tool. But alas! when we had finished we were too full and lazy to go further on our ex- ploring expedition and anyhow we had enough shocks for one day and we were afraid more might prove fatal. So reluctantly we turned our feet homeward, all puffed up with pride over the new improvements our Alma Mater was in- dulging in, and green with envy for those who might enjoy the nice things we always wanted and never had. fn-Alavifear--nf A Daring Risk Slowly, slowly she raised her arms high above her head, while the crowd about her held their breath with an expectant air. Suspense reignedg lower and lower, she pulled it, but alas! defeat overcame success and it flew up- ward with a bang. Again she raised her arms and slowly she pulled it down, down, down- Long may she live, for Anne has pulled down the curtain in lVlis's B's room and now the class will have pictures instead of its beloved his- tory. The room at last is dark, very dark. Riddles Why can t a cook swallow his apron? Because it goes against his stomach. Where did Noah strike the first nail in the Ark? On its head. What is the most warlike nation? Vacci-nation, because it is always in arms. Which is one of the largest words in the English language? Smiles , because there is a mile between the first and last letter. THE EASTERN ECHO ' 4I X 4 J w f 7 am-42 i ll' .-'16 f' ,WS . I fl i li ill x IL. ill q s x A pretty good firm is Watch and Waytef' And another is Attit Early and l..ayte. And still another is Doo and Dairettng But probably best is Grinn and Bairettf' Teacher ftrying to explain a peninsula so that the class would understand? : A peninsu- la is a long narrow neck of dirt. Willie: Oh, l know now why Jimmie Brown Wears that high collar. lt's to hide his pen- insulaf' Judge: Did you, or did you not strangle this man to death? Sippy, the Sop: Not guilty, your honor. ln the scuffle he cut himself on the chin, and l wrapped a tourniquet around his throat to keep him from bleeding to death. -Sir Dodger. Absent Minded Miss A fhurriedly combing her hair down- stairs so as to arrive early to see the basket- ball gamej : Oh, I left my coat upstairs. Miss B: Well, hurry up and get it, while I comb your hair. Heard in Study Hall Miss G: lf you want to leave the room, come to the platform and sign your name on the piano. To the waiter who had brought him some fish: Waiter, this fish is not as good as that l had last week. Waiter: It ought to be, sir: it's off the same fish. -Black and Blue Jay. In Study Hall Teacher: I don't hear quiet! my ' V - N x Q .of l fr .fl,3,,z 7 Z' f xv' w tx' ' J' 1 ' it K I l l L Prof.: Now, Miss Strader, can you tell me what this passage means? Miss Strader: l'm sorry, Professor, but l didn't know either. Smith to Jones: I hear you are good in arith- metic. Jones: Yes, l am. Smith: Well, solve this problem. Once there was a man named Little. His daughter ran away with a man her father disfavored. l-ler father chased them. What time is it ac- cording to this? Jones Cangrilyj : I give up. Smith ftriumphantlyl : Little after two. An Optimist: A person who puts her pen- cil in C-l's sharpener thinking that when it comes out it will have a point. Miss D fto English Class? : Girls l guess you know that the gods lived on moonshin-e. Class Cgigglingjz Where did they get it? Oscar breezed into a large office one day and inquired of the boss: Have you an open- ing for a bright young man? Yes, growled the boss, And don't slam it as you go out. -Bun. Mary: What did you do in the English class today? Elsie fsleepilylz We studied the lives of Byron, Kelly and Sheatsf' Father, why are the students carrying books to class today, they never did before? They have examinations today my son. ls't Wrong Teacher: Where is Solomon's Temple? Pupil: At the side of his forehead. 42 THE EASTERN ECHO Pupil looking on school schedule under Miss B's name. X: What are you looking for, Y? Y: l'm looking to see where l go to short- hand. X: Why look under Miss B's name? I Y: Well, where Miss B is, there I shall be a so. An Old Tintype Squire: Did you send for me m'lord? Launcelot: Yes, make hastel Bring me the can-opener: l've got a flea in my knight clothes. -Ski-U-Mah Frantic Senior: Oh, teacher, l'm right at the door of flunking. Obliging Teacher: Never mind, don't worry. l'll pull you through.-Drexercl. I rose, I gave her my seat, l could not let her stand: She reminded me so much of mother Holding that strap in her hand. A wonderful singer was Mamie McGee: She never was known to get off the key, She never was known to get off-aw, gwan! l-low could she get off when she never got on? -Pentagon. The Three Great Failures According to Unity, a certain. church recent- ly issued an advertisment thus: Service at I0:30 A. M. Subject, 'The Three Great Failures +choir, sermon, pipe organ offer- tory. All welcome. -Stolen. Geology Prof.: The class will now name some of the lower species of animals, starting with Mr. Smith. ' -Gaboon. Prof.-Johnny, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Only in the Hrst year of high school! When Warren G. Harding was your age he was in college. Johnny-Yes, and when he was your age he was president of the U. S. A. -Topics of the Day. -Exchange. E E 0 Prepare for busmess-U Learn tgqaewriti Yo U U 0 Co Ao Park Avenue and Franklin Street Free School for 5 Weeks A ten weeks course, every clay Every Saturday morning, start- from 9 to F2 P- M- lndivid' ing May 26th. for two hours gall at the Educa' ual instruction entirely, there will he classes in typ- i 'T?1fOE'C'f for Regular night classes in Sec- ing and shorthand for which ul m ormahon' retarial training three nights l no charge will be made. a week. E. E THE EASTERN ECHO 43 ' I -,Q , - ,f'Nh ff: ' 2 ' .FN PQI! T. ' T T ' ..,,1,wwll,l, 'fl T ogy T in 2 lffl'tp2ee2 T- AEE WEW 5 Wi- Q . -' , f i ii - -,M For the Good of All Baltimore Another step in the progress of our city and the welfare of its people is the new plant of the W'ESTERN MARYLAND DAIRY, located at Linden Avenue and Dolphin Street. This plant has every sanitary feature known to dairy science. Even the materials entering into its construction have been selected with a view to furthering sanitation. When entirely completed it will stand fore- most among Baltimore's industrial institutions and be one of the model dairies of the country. The operation of such a Dairy means a daily Milk Supply and a Milk Delivery Service of par excellence for the people of Baltimore. B. THE MORE HASTE THE LESS SPEED 1, Q l lol! f'-9-ee g TZ A Q vp, : 1 if ' 1- r r ,' W B99 40 X, --'- i I '-'R': :-'cv e 41: ' , I Oivx 431g Q1',m f' TFT lr, lx' :lv J y :?3hGnQ P661 MARY DUNL AP 1 44 THE EASTERN ECHO Ba- Ea BREWBAKER'S SECRETARIAL SCHOOL 522 NORTH CHARLES STREET PHONE VERNON 0227 COMPLETE BUSINESS COURSES DAY AND NIGHT ALL YEAR The Secretarial Course is a Specialty. There is a great demand for competent Secretaries and the salaries are high. Saturday Free School in Shorthand begins May 26. This will be followed by a Special ten- weeks' Summer Course in Shorthand and Typewriting. Low rates., Write, phone or call immuediately for circular CHALMERS L. BREWBAKER, PRINCIPAL Author of The Individual Promotion Method for Teaching Gregg Shorthand. This book is being published by The Gregg Publishing Company DONNIE'S DREAM Nora Kirwan, '24 Mother, I feel so sleepy, I think l'll go to bed, Says little Donnie Green, as he shakes his curly head: So his nightie white he dons and the light is turned down lowg And as he falls asleep, we'll with him to clreamland go. First, he is a silvery cloud floating over field and town, Then, he is an ellin creature, dancing over field and down, Then we see him as the captain of a pirate ship at sea, And he is as wild and treacherous as a little boy can be These are just some things that happen to a little boy in dreams, And we'lI have to waken ihim, pity though it seems: For the dawn is slowly breaking and the birds awake with joy, And Donnie will be glad to know, he's just mother's little boy. My How Strong . . Lady: ls your limburger cheese good to- Correct Latin Teacher: Emma, give me the ablative singular of donum. Emma: Don'o Cdon't knowj. Teacher: All right, take your seat. Boyilous kissibus sweet girlorurn Girlibus likibus, want some morum: Papabus hearabus sweet kissorum, Kickibus boyibus out back cloorum. Ten o'clock, nightibus all? clarkorum, Dogibusa catchibus pants and torum. -Monthly Chronicle. 'Neath the crust of the old apple pie. There is something for you and l It may be a pin that the cook just dropped in, Or it may be a dear little fly: It may be a rusty old nail, day? Or a piece of a pussy cat's tail, Grocer: Madam, its unapproachabIe. - Yet whatever it be, there is something for me Lehigh Burr. 'Neath the crust of the old apple- pie. H' ' E I OR TMA CONFECTIONERS ICE CREAM, ICES 227 N. HOWARD ST. 518 N. CHARLES ST. TEA DANSANTE 3. 30-5. 30 E , Tread the Path of Style and Comfort in Our Shoes H E S S ' 8 E. Baltimore St. THE EASTERN ECHO 45 Renew Those School Day Memories With a Good Photograph by The YATT STUDIO 313 N. CHARLES ST. BALTIMORE, MD. Reduced rates to l923 graduates of the Eastern High School J. rv. MULLTIGAN 1110 F ST. N. W. Washington, D. C. Q College, School 8: Fraternity Jeweler A CUPS PLAQUES MEDALS . lllllllllllllllllIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllIllIIIIIlIIllIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllIIIIIIlllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIllllllllllllIllllIlllllIIHIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllll IN BIOLOGY CLASS f 'M at it i l - V if WORN x 'Ns-yRSLM Ei ibn 2-ev' MARY DUNLAP '26 lllIIIIlllllIllllIllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIllllllllllIlilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllll HIGH ADVENTURE Continued from page 8 might maybe recernizeclf' She thrust the clothes at Marny and went out. Marny dressed in the clothes and looked like a truly gypsy maid with her many-colored skirt, red shawl, red handkerchief around her head, red hose and high heelecl slippers. For about a week they traveled over the dusty road, sometimes in the day, sometimes in the night. Nlarny wore her garb always and rode on the black horse by Ram.on's svicle. She and Ramon had become friends and gradually his cold reserve had melted away. l-le was always chivalrous, always ready to help her from her horse or get her a drink from a nearby cool spring. ln fact lVlarny and Ramon were becoming daily more intimate. On the eighth day of this adventure Nlarny was summoned to Old Shangham Rue's wagon. Inside the wagon Old Shangham Rue told her that possbly she would be returned to her home on the morrow for her family was going to send the ransom to the camp that night. llllarny was at first delighted to hear this news. She hurried out of the wagon and on crossing the camp she met Ramon. She told him of the good news but as she did so she saw the light, which had sprung into his eyes at seeing her, die out. l'le said he was glad for her sake and walked away. That night the moon shone brightly from the sky, covering the earth with a silvery mesh. lVlarny sat on the steps of her wagon, dream- ing. She heard a step and on turning around saw Ramon standing by her side. Oh isn't it beautiful? she cried. What? was the answer, for he was gazing at her and noticing nothing else. Oh the moon! Marny explained impa- tiently. Let us take a walk down the road a little way, Ramon asked. lt will be our last walk together for you leave in the morning-you're parents have sent the ransom. ' Chl lVlarny gasped. Come, he urged. They walked on for sometime in silence then- l..et us rest a while here on the bank, Marny suggested. They sat down on the bank. Ramon broke the silence - . You will be glad to leave tomorrow? he asked. Marny was silent. She couldn't say she would be glad to leave for she woulcln't. She would have given anything to be allowed to 46 THE EASTERN ECHO remain. Ramon took her silence for an. af- firmative answer. He leaned forward tensely. lVlarny, lVlarny, he whispered, you do not wish to leave me?-Oh Marny say you wish to stay with me-say you love me, just a little bit. Say it, Marnyf' His arms encircled her draw- ing her closer to him. She did not resist his caress. She looked up-her eyes met his. l love you, Ramon-with all my heart, she breathed. Their lips met. The stars sang together. The silvery beams of the wise moon, shone down upon them. Many a time that wise, old moon had seen such happy scenes. For a time they sat thus, then Ramon spoke: And now l have a little surprise for you, Marny mine. This aft-ernoon I made Old Shangham Rue tell me the story of my early life. This is how l came to be here: At the age of eleven I was captured by this gypsy band and taken from my parents, Lord and Lady Lascelle, who were here on a visit to America. Old Shangham Rue hated my father because he had married my mother whom he-Old Shangham Rue-loved, when a boy at college. My father and mother did not even know that Old Shangham Rue existed for he worshipped my mother at a distance. For after leaving Ox- ford he forgot his world of learning and began a lif-e of roving adventure. So one day I chanced to wander into this gypsy camp and was held here. I have been raised in this band and l love it. Old Shangham Rue allowed me to have some education but l never had any desire to go away from the camp. Old Rue has now thoroughly repented of his misdeed, has given me papers to prove my title. My father and mother are now both dead, l am the only heir and he advises me to go back to England and recover my estate. l would never have considered this had you not come, dear, but now, if you love me as a wandering gypsy could you love me as Lord l..ascelle? Marny assured him that Lord Lascelle and Ramon were one to her. Then, my dear, you and I will go back and live on the home estate in Devonshire. Do you like that plan? Oh I love it, l love it, she cried enthusias- tically, to live in a castle, our own castle of dreams. Oh, Ramon, and to think all this hap- piness comes from a trip out into the world for adventure. They both sighed contentedly and lapsed into a golden silence, while the wise old moon looked at them lovingly. ' Little Known Historical Facts Lincoln wrote his famous speech while rid-- ing to Gettysburg on a scrap of paper. Mr. Roosevelt was shot in the middle of his campaign. Washington crossed the Delaware in a boat just big enough to accommodate six men four feet wide. -Monthly Chronicle. From a third year girl's test paper, the fol- lowing information was gathered: The works in the period of Milton's youth were written soon after he came out of col- lege, and he used foreign languages in his works, mostly Cnreek, for example, L'Allegro and Il Penserosof' Cynthia was a three-headed dog who guarded the entrance into the lower world. S-sh! Will- Halloa, l-Ienryl l got that crate of chickens you sent all right: but next time I wish you'cl fasten them up more securely. Coming from the srtation the wretched things got out. I spent hours scouring the neighbor- hood and only found ten of them. I-lenry- S-s-shi l only sent six. -Stolen. Little Edward had lived much among his pet kittens, so when he went with his mother to church to see his twin sisters baptised, and saw the water in the font, he turned to his mother and asked: Mother, which one of the two are you going to keep? -Ladies' Home journal. Teacher: johnny, why were you late? Johnny: Teacher, the railroad tracks held up the train. Heard in a Budgeting Class Teacher: Name something in advance- ment. Voice from back of room: An auto. Teacher fin I-iistory Class : Come on girls, let's run over to the Tripolitan War. The shades of night were slowly falling And for a kiss he asked her. I think that she accepted, For the shades came down still faster. Miss G: Girls if you don't raise the window, I refuse to teach. Mary: Keep the window closed. x l 4 1 I 4 J x 1 THE EASTERN ECHO U E ' FB Everything For the College Girl BAI..TI1VIORE'S BEST STORE HocHsc1-nLD.KoHn 85 Co. HOWARD and LEXINGTON Hair Dressing 1 Manicuring, Facial Massage, Shampooing, Permanent Hair Waving Fine Hair Switches, Transformations, Etc. Moderate Prices Prevail Also Dolls' Wigs and Dolls Repairecl I-Iyner's Beauty Parlors 42 W. LEXINGTON STREET Phone, Calvert 0777 Est. 1895 Ei TE POLY NEWS Continued from page 29 affectionately spoke of as Billy',, was born in Hagerstown, Md., on December 27, l852. l-le lived to be seventy years of age. Under Lieutenant King, Poly grew from a manual training school to one of the leading technical high schools in the country. But, as it so often the case with the Public Schools of Baltimore, it cloes not contain enough class- room space to accommodate the large num- ber of students attending it. For sometime We have been waging a war for a new school and at last it seemed to be meeting with some suc- cess. Plans have been drawn up and submit- ted to the Board of Estimates. They call for a new main building, and the complete remodel- ing of the school as seen from North avenue. But please do not mention this to a soul for there is still a possibility of Poly being at- tacked by the Men of Color -supporters for a colored high school. Under the impetus of newer things, Poly won the State Soccer Championship, beat City in the swimming meet, and has developed a strong lacrosse squad and its prospects are bright in the field of baseball. Quite a reverse, isn't it? The annual Alumni play is again absorbing our attention, even the be-spectacled seniors have been caused to sit up and take notice. Perhaps it is the thought of the scholarship at- tached, with the possibilities suggested by the title, My Friend from India. The Seniors have been given the use of the Assembly Hall at lunchtime, and you may be quite sure that we have a good time. Music is supplied by the old standby- l-lis Master's Voice, or someone is pressed into service at the piano. We sometimes call upon the lowly Freshmen to help while away the hour-twenty minutes to be exact. Miss Connolly, our former secretary, has de- cided that a life of single blessedness has its charm, but it is too hard to evade Cupid's ar- rows. The lucky man is Mr. Cluade W. Hume of Philadelphia. The Faculty gave them a roll- ing-pin inscribed: To be used with discre- tion -we benedicts feel that this was a kindly warni.ng from the Faculty-and a box of Am- erican Beauty Roses. The Seniors gave them an electric grill. With this assortment, plus hundreds of other things, Miss Connolly, now Mrs. Hume, departed successfully upon the stormy sea of matrimony. LOHMULLER L 0 T S UILDING UNGALOW6 OMPANY OTTAGES Developments- Hamilton West Arlington Curtis Bay York Road and 29th St. joppa Road Grindon joppa Farm Offices 343'-353 Calvert Bldg. 3001 Greenmount Ave. E f . E 48 THE EASTERN ECHO 1 1 E I l 1 O n 1 u T Tl ' Al- Ti JJ 1 J V ' Established 1852 g . l l-Lk 13 H if - QT i tat 1 J Lo E O1 IL JOELGUTMA M0 ef f T X vjo 5, lT 1 rl -1 .L E E W W f li' - -nj!! I Ml l A oooo sToRE TO GROW UP IN y ,,,,..... ii MARY DUFF '26 R 81 S VENETIAN BLINDS TO KEEP THE GAZE OF THE SON OUT Florists and Decorators My Sally's clone pretty well for 'erself, Mrs. I-ligsonf' said Mrs. Earle proudly, her Bert's father was a banister of the law. Mrs. I-ligson briclled, I don't know nothing about your banistersf' she retorted, but my b fgglxivm, Gertie's Alfred has a brother that's a corridor 5 in the nav ' ff' WWW 5'3 Qliliiishgizidigfelfif Vzsxiflioiiteat' kg.-1 y. v -Exchange. Y ' -...- The Headlines 1918 N' CHARLES ST' How is Reginald Niceboy progressing with his stage career? Neal' 20th l hear he has made quite a hit as a male impersonatorf'-Life. Vernon 05 73 Auto Delivery ---- Teacher fin History Class, showing on map the boundaries of Louisiana at time of the purchasel: Look, girls, here comes the Mis- E 'E sissippiRiver! iffy V THE EASTERN ECHO 49 MEET ME AT G O T R U M ' THE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' CONFECTIONERY 8: STATIONERY STORE I 743 EAST NORTH AVENUE Pupil-From what part of the cocoanut do you get the cocoa, chocolate and vanilla? 5 H dvr 'x .- ugyf? 4 i 1 if W MARY DUNLAP '26 ASSEMBLY NEWS Continued from page 32 afterwards that they wouldn't have missed it for anything , Do you know that Baltimore is the third largest port in the United States? Do you know that Baltimore at one time was the largest port in the world for importing cof- fee? Do you know it is expected to again hold first place in that respect? Have you ever heard of the Baltimore Clipper, the famous littl-e ves- sel that made Baltimore, as a port, what it is today? After hearing these facts and many others of which we had never heard, we cer- tainly have reason for being proud of Balti- more. In his speech Mr. Brittain emphasized the point that patriotism was not only loyalty to country but loyalty to city as well. We show our pariotism by upholding and taking pride in our own city. In several instances Mr. Brittain told of his own boyhood experiences. We al- ways like to hear what other people did when they were young. This assembly was one- of the most interesting we have ever had and our only regret is that half the school did not hear Mr. Brittain. , We were favored with another musical as- sembly when Mr. Samuel Lasinsky came and played for us, accompanied by Miss May Co- t 50 THE EASTERN ECHO penhaver. As usual we were held spellbound, especially when Mr. Lasinsky played Beetho- ven's Minuet , another Eastern favorite. At this assembly we were again invited to attend the rally at the Lyric for the benefit of Greater Goucher by Dr. Agnes Rogers of Goucher Col- lege. One of the most inspiring assemblies we have ever had was when Mrs. George L. Croll, Director of Extension Work at the Y. W. C. A., came and gave us a real honest heart-to-heart talk. Certainly, every girl who was present went out of the assembly hall that morning with the feeling that she was going to be a better girl in every way than she had ever been before. Mrs. Croll showed us the beauty of a life of service and made everyone feel that she wanted to live a life that was worth while. During this period we had an assembly all our own under the direction of Miss Armstrong The program was opened by a number ren- dered by the school orchestra. Wilhelmina Guttenson sang several songs, among them two quaint, little German songs and a delightful Bear song. Mary Bagwell rendered some beautiful violin selections. Again we heard our favorite At Dawning, played by Mary. Men- delssohn's Priests March, played by the or- chestra, ended the program. We hope to have another assembly of our own before the year is over. Miss Audrey Cordero and Mrs. Vivienne Cordero Friz, not unknown to Eastern's hall, again came and thrilled us with their wonder- ful music. These assemblies especially on the dull drear days of winter, lighten and cheer the girls. This assembly, especially, seemed to whisper to us that spring was not far away. As Mr. Flowers said, one cannot help but feel bigger and better after leaving the assembly hall at the end of an interesting and' inspiring speech or a delightful musical program. If a fire grate and fire-irons cost S50, what will a ton of coal come to? Ashes. Miss D- Edna, explain the following lines: 'Then to the well-trod stage anon If xIonson's learned sock be on. Edna: This means when Jonson gets his socks on they will go to the theater. 4 E Knowledge Makes For Good Citizenship . KNOW YOUR CITY BY TRAVELING ABOUT IT The Street Car affords opportunity for visiting every part, reaching- the civic center the financial section towering office structures crowd-filled business thoroughfares wholesale district busy retail shopping streets E industrial and manufacturing developments shipping and extensive waterfront densely populated tenement districts closely built residential communities far-flung suburban home areas picturesque countryside outlying towns and villages RIDE FOR KNOWLEDGE B. E i THE EASTERN ECHO 51 The Student Council Continued from page 37 l think we all have noticed and are glad of the variety of the menu as it exists now, and also we appreciate the more convenient and comfortable arrangement of the tables and benches. We owe Mr. Nickson many thanks for so kindly co-operating with the Council in this matter. The really big thing that the Council is do- ing at present is the drawing up of a code in which our standards. of good manners in pub- lic, at school and at home are expressed. By the next meeting, we hope to have this code in good form to prseent it to the school. It is undecided which will be the best Way to present this code to the school. Two suggestions are being considered: that of having the code printed in pamphlet form-one for each girl, and that of having printed desk copies for each. We would like to receive suggestions. -Jeannette Williams, Sec. Astonishing News Question-Why are street cars painted red? Answer-Because they use red paint! r im WHY WAIT LONGER Fon THEJE ELRYL YoU WAN Pr Get It Now on Divided Payments There's nothing like getting a thing you want when you first want it-nothing more trying than waiting. You can come here at any time-today or whenever it suits you-and get the Jewelry you want on our Divided-Payment Plan. You may have ten months or forty weeks in which to finish paying. itchella orwig au .05 N.,..,. ...,.,...., W H. i RYANT 35 STRATTON USINESS coLLEoE New Location Lexington St. 8z Park Ave. Courses Gregg Shorthand, Touch Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Penmanship, English, Spell' ing ancl Correspondence, leading to Secretarial positions ' Day and Night Sessions the Entire Year Students Admitted at Any Time You are cordially invited to visit our new home at Lexington St. and Park Ave. Call, write or phone Plaza 2947 for Catalogue 3 E The French Club Continued from page 37 ing the new club one of the most wide awake and interesting organizations in Eastern. Dorothy Schroeder The first meeting of the French Club was held on April 3, l923, at 2.45 in Room lOl. The following officers were elected: President ............ Dorothy Schroeder Vice-President . . . ....... Elsie Bierezz Treasurer ................. Rebecca Fish Secretary ................. Talitha Mills An executive committee, to assist at program meeting was chosen as follows: I Sarah Katzoff Ethel Haynes Elizabeth Cornelius It was decided that the dues were to be five cents monthly to be paid on, or before, the fif- teenth of 'each month. The meetings of the club are to be semi-monthly, on the first and third Tuesday of the month. At the next meeting, Tuesday, April 24, l923, the name and motto of the organization will be chosen. Talitha Mills, Secretary 52 THE EASTERN ECHO ga aaa FORTY-FIFTH YEAR E aton S1 Burnett BUSINESS COLLEGE IINCORPORATEDQ 9-11 W. BALTIMORE ST., BALTIMORE, MD. COMMERCIAL, SECRETARIAL. 6: ACCOUNTANCY COURSES Equipment First Class, Surroundings the Most Pl easa nt one could desire Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping and associate studies thoroughly taught, and quickly learned by students ambitious to secure and hold good positions. Graduates in demand by the largest business firms. INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION Day and Night School Now Open Call, write or phone for catalogue Phone, Plaza 2927 as Ea ' THE GIRL RESERVES Continued from page 32 dance. Because the tickets were not given out until rather late we did not have a very large crowd, but everyone that came had a good time. A membership campaign, running for five weeks is being held .and will close April I l, 1923. In order to become a member one must attend three consecutive Wednesdays out of the five. On April I3 we are going to have a membership banquet at which we will be hon- the out-of-town speakers. ored by some of After the banquet We are going to have ini- tiation services for all the members that have cam ai n We ex ect to joined during the p g . p have quite a good time because we have, so far, about thirty members that will be present at the banquet. The girl that got the most new members during the campaign will have her choice of being hostess at the banquet or re- ceiving a prize. There has been much compe- tition concerning this reward. I We got together an Easter dinner for our family that We took care of at Christmas time. The girls seemed anxious to continue helping the family so Martha Fennelly, chairman of the Social Service Committee, took charge of it. At present the girls are working hard on a minstrel show that is to come off some time in the month of May. It promises to be a sight Worth seeing! If you want to see how enter- taining Eastern High School girls can be, come and see our minstrel show. You'll be sur- prised! Several of the girls are going .to sing solos and some are going to dance. You can imagine the rest! Be sure and bring plenty of handkerchiefs with you 'cause you will laugh until you cry. , -Maysie I-larding, Sec. The Deceitful Agent! Agent- When are you going to pay for that sewing machine l sold you? lVlrs.i Deerie- Pay for it? Why, you said that in a short time it would pay for itself. -Kansas City Star. Father fto errant sonj: Johnny, l'm afraid l will not see you in heaven. Son: Why, what have you been doing now, Pop? -Tar Baby THE EASTERN ECHO 53 A POWDER PUFF TRAGEDY MEDITATIONS OF A STATELYA I. A girl there was whom once I ,knew Shel wasn't very wiseg So if you read this little poem You won't feel much surpris II. She had a brandl new powder-puff Bad taste, I know you'll sayg She had it when in Latin class- O woe unto the dayl Ill A viery, very shininwg face I-Ier m-ilrror did disclose UO. just a ' little dab I need SENIOR We have a happy faculty for giving advice. e, An apple a day keeps the doctor' away, a ten a day keeps the blue cards away. Deficiency cards do not come from efiici- ency marks. After a girl receives two or three 'naughts' in one period, she will never readily believe that silence is golden or that ignorance is bliss. In modern books they talk about the hungry on this outrageous mosey- man: they haven't' yet discovered the modern IV high school girl. For all these things, 1 must confess About the saddest time in a school girl's She Wasnit very prudent, life is the day that she gomes home with her More like a little clown she lool-:ed Than a V And all at once her name was calledg Ol A shuddler, a gasp, O, dear, For 'stead of Caesar she did say , The Gallic Wars of Nero. Grace Burke, '26 ....i Heard in Budgeting Class Teacher: Name something in higher life. Pupil: ' 'An airplane. serious Latin student. report card-nothing less than a G -and there's nobody home but the cat. To the faculty: Say it with deficiency cardsg the flowers will come later. A Freshman may honor and respect a teach- er, but it's her crush whom she'll follow to - the ends of the earth. Eastern girls take the cake-come to the lunchroom and see. -Louise Sanders, '23. - EB ..-m ' 1 ESTABLISHED I 8 7 3 A. H. Fetting Manufacturing Jewelry Company MANUFACTURERS GREEK LETTER FRATERNITY JEWELRY DIAMOND PRECIOUS STONES FINE MOUNTING 213 North Liberty Street Baltimore, Md. 54 THE EASTERN ECHO 5 'E ECHO GIRLS EAT CLO EB , ICE CREAM and ARCTIC SWEETS Established 30 Years TRAYER'S Business College Charles 8: Fayette Sts., Baltimore, Md. Offers Thorough Courses in All ' Commercial Subjects Special Teacher Training Classes During the Summer Months STRAYER'S is accredited by the State Depart- ment of Education and by the Department of Education of Baltimore City. For complete information-please call, write r phone Plaza 5626 Things that will never be seen in Eastern this year. CAROLYN CRANE without her ring. EMMA NORDEN with puffs in her hair. IDA SCHMEISER without a book. ELIZABETH HARDWICK with black hair. CATHERINE WILSON with a frown on her face. EDITH MASON as tall as Helen Klug. C. S. without Miss Travers. - MAE FORBES without Miss Bishop. SYLVIA TAMRES with her mouth closed. MINNIE GLUTH with a deficiency card. WINIFRED HOPKINS with nothing to do. AGATHA REIFSCHEIDER very excited. ANNA WEST with a misconduct mark. BLANCHE FARROW weighing 92. WILHELMINA singing jazz. Late for the reveille again, I see, O MalIey, snorted the irate captain, how do you account for the persistent tardiness? 'Tis inherited, sir, answered Pat O'IVIaI- ley. Me father was the late Michael O'IVIal- ley. -Exchange. 'Ifiewrlub L1 THE EASTERN ECHO 55 SCHEURMANS 1822 N. REGESTER STREET NEXT DOOR TO E. H. S. WE SELL ALL KINDS OF CANDY CAKES PIES ' SANDWICHES SOFT DRINKS FRUITS and GROCERIES ' E f B Eben Holden Continued from page 22 plicity which enables the reader to feel the charm of his works. l-lis style is simple, grace- ful and easily read. Although he is not a mor- alist, one can see, in his writings, the fruits of right living and pure thought which shine so white in contrast to the blackness of sin. The sly humor which invariably creeps out makes the novel pleasant and absorbing. Those who admire and appreciate Bacheller will feel they have gained a deeper appreciation of him by reading the novel, and those who are not ac- quainted with him will realize after reading it, that a delightful literary field has been opened to them. -Marjorie Wallace, '23. Sweetie fwho was a little girl who did not speak clearlyj- Mother, you know l luve drabeyf' fmeaning gravyj Sister Cmuch older and trying to make fun of herb- Mother, pass me the drabeyf' Sweetie- Gee, if l couldn't say 'drabey' any better than that, l'cl say 'drease'. Madame Sarah Bernhardt Continued from page 24 of royalty. She never saw Madame Bernhardt again. It was before this second meeting that Miss Seyferth received what she will treasure as long as she lives-a note in Sarah Bernardt's own hand. In reply to Miss Seyferth's request for an autograph, Madame Bernhardt wrote Thank you Madame, for your very adorable letter. l shake your two hands most heartily. We all have these idols. Sometimes we find that their feet are of clay. l-lowever, in this instance, that is not so, and Sarah Bern- hardt has carried to her grave the sincere admir- ation, devotion, and respect of Miss Seyferth. -Elizabeth Cornelius, '25. Face powder wins a man, Baking powder keeps a man, and i . Gun powder is the only way to get rid of him. .m1ll l-le Kas canoe rocksj : Don't be afraid, we're only ten feet from land. She Clooking around, : Where is it? l-Ie: Underneath us! 56 THE EASTERN ECAI-IO El li lm - w Ofparizkular zhierest to tfze Colfege Girl and fzer parents T Wyman Brogues Sz Oxfords I . Unquestlonably the finest and most complete showing in Baltimore-each especially styled for Wyman-each one especially priced to meet your conception of the term moderate. WYMAN The Home of Good Shoes 19 Lexington St. Figuratively Speaking 2 lovers sat beneath the shade And l un 2 the other said: How 4 teen 8 ly you be 9 lf 5 a eart, it palpit Ss 4 you Your voice is mus 6 melody 'Tis 72 to your loyal lg 2 Say, O nymph, wilt thou marry me? Then the maiden lisped l3 ly. -The Clairtonian. History Again! The teacher was walking around the room with her history book in her hand when she said: Girls, follow me and you will learn Italy! Tommy Jones! Does your mother know you are learning to smoke? No, l want it to be a surprise. He fstudying Merchant of Venicenls Por- tia is 'the wife of Julius Caesar, isn't she? She: UNO. Julius Caesar Wrote the book. Heard in a Spanish Class The bears ate their soup with their fingers! ALWAYS READY TO SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS STEWART at QQ. Baltimore's Largest Department Store lVlr. F. in Civics Class defines soup as: 50 per cent. hot Water, 25 per cent. smell, 25 per cent. nourishment. Our private opinion is: 25 per cent. hot wa- ter: 25 per cent. smell: 25 per cent. nourish- ment and 25 per cent. noise. Another English Joke Dutch Beggar: Please gif a poor oldt man who is blind a dime. Citizen: Why, you can see out of one eye. Beggar: Vell, den, gif me a nickle. Heard in a Dye House Foreman: And in the large room in the rear we have several dyeing vats. Lady Visitor: Oh, isn't that a shame and can't you do a thing for them?-Lehigh Burr. Teacher: Now, girls, let's turn 'To a lVlouse.' Theological Problem lVlothier, s'posin' l died, should l go to heaven? Yes, dear. S'posin' l died 'cause a big bear swallowed me, would he have to go too! -American Boy.