Eastern High School - Echo Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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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.

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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