Eastern High School - Echo Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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38 THE EASTERN ECHO Two soldiers with huge wooden swords and large shields took their place in the center of the gym. After many queer maneuvers, the real fight began. They dashed together, and with their swords struck fiercely at each other's shields. They thrust and clashed un- til one drove his sword through the body of the other, and the conquered gladiator fell to the floor. The victor, placing his foot on the body of the vanquished and holding up his sword, turned to the spectators, questioning their desire. I waited breathlesslyl Cries of interfice! ninterliceln rang from the plat- form, and thumbs were turned relentlessly downward. The victor, interpretating these signs, killed the victim, and the poor, dead gladiator was removed from the floor. But imagine my feelings when the dead perform- er carefully adjusted his hat as he was being carried out. A sketch, 'iPyramus and Thisbef' came next. That was about the funniest thing that I had ever seen in my life. The prologue gave a brief outline of the story in a delightfully humorous way, and then the real action be- gan. Wall, the girl in grey, was placed in the center of the floor. Then Pyramus, still car- rying his dangerous-looking dagger, and This- be appeared. The meeting and conversation of the lovers proved very amusing to the girls. In the second scene a wooden tomb-stone was placed in the center of the floor with a mul- berry tree behind it, and the girl carrying the big silver disc took her place near the tomb as the moon. There was a real lion who growled most ferociously, but who must have been a little blind, since he couldn't tell the difference between the moon and the veil of Thisbe. In the final scene, Pyramus killed himself in a most dramatic manner. After stabbing himself three times, he sat down upon the floor, carefully arranged his gar- ments, lay flat on his back, and placed the dagger on his dead body. Thisbe's death was quite as melodramatic. The roar of laughter must have awakened some response in the dead bodies, for they positively shook. The crowning of the victors was then an- nounced. The winners of all the events knelt before the consuls and were crowned with laurel wreaths. After this ceremony, we all arose and began to sing Adeste Fidelisf' We were utterly unprepaired for what fol- lowed. When we reached the chorus, all the actors in the circus on the opposite platform held up branches of greens and waved them gnltime to the music. The effect was Wonder- u . THE MATH CLUB F members of the school who have been - wondering about the origin of geometry ggxgfe had attended the November meeting of MMT the Math Club, they would have been considerably enlightened. Some of the mem- bers of Miss Edith Thompson's geometry classes of last year, read us their papers upon Geom- etry among the Ancients and in Art. All of the papers were interesting. Elizabeth Mahool, in her paper, spoke of the various ways in which people of ancient times used geometry. For instance, the Egyptians used it to survey, and the Hindus used it in studying the stars. Ruth Bateman and Lucille Haven both wrote upon the topic, Life and Works of Pytha- goras. From their papers we learned a great deal about the man whose Pythagorean The- orem we know so well. He was time founder of the belief in the transmigration of soulsg and those who followed him feared to molest a cat lest it should shelter the soul of a departed friend or relative. All the little triangles and semi-circles, which worry those of us who are studying geometry, played an important part in Gothic architec- ture. Agnes Delawder's theme on Gothic Architecture and Geometric Figures, plainly showed the real value of geometry in art. The Gothic architecture which we have hitherto ac- cepted so calmly will be more deeply appre- ciated now that we know the hard work and painstaking figuring which were necessary for its existence. Agnes Delawd'er's theme won the prize, a gold pin, which was presented by Mists Edith Thompson. -++2iE++- ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HE second meeting of the Athletic As- sociation was held on Tuesday, Novem- ber l9. At this meeting the question of X pin and letter awards was discussed. It was decided that if a girl made a school team she should receive a large E on a shield. If she should make more than one team, she should have a small letter in addition to the E put on the shield. Thus, if a girl made the basket ball, hockey, and volley ball school teams, she would receive a shield upon which would be a large E and a small B, I-I, and V. After the Christmas holidays the Association is going to have a party for those who have gone out regularly for hockey or volley ball practice or who have made either team, for the Athletic Council, and for the girls who have so kindly played for the gym classes. K 4 Q'Q'Q Afsfsf 'c

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THE EASTERN ECHO 37 of the articles. A new article was even added! To make the representation from each school equal, the president suggested that each of the four staffs should have six members. Eastern had six girls on the art staff, and the other schools consented to increase their number. After each school had chosen a representative for the Entertainment Committee, the meeting adjourned. -++!4E++- S. P. Q. R. T LAST the day had come! For weeks excitement over the coming circus had y been running high in my Latin class, 1113 - - - so it was with great expectation that I hurried down to the gym. When l arrived, the room was so crowded that I couldn't find an empty stool or even a place to put one. l finally squeezed in on one of the benches and sat waiting. Soon I heard a murmur that the circus was going to begin, and, sure enough, it did. Two heralds appeared at the door, and raising their tin horns bedecked with red, blew out a great and fearful blast. Then the heralds led a long procession, singing .SAYING Virumque Cano, down the steps leading into the gym. First came the chorus girls, all dressed in white, and fol- lowing them was the Pontifex Maximus. l-le wais draped in a flowing white sheet, and made quite an impressive figure. Next in line were twelve girls carrying the faces, who, l as- sured myself with great satisfaction, were the lictors, and following them were the officers, dressed in their togas, and the quaestors. Be- hind them came the best of all-the Roman maidens and the Vestal Virgins. l had not thought before that there were so many girls at Eastern. The maidens wore costumes of pastel shades, and the Vestal Virgins, white flowing veils and garments. Next in the pro- cession was a group of girls, clad in short, yellow costumes trimmed with bands and belts of brass, and wearing flowing crepe paper streamers on both sides of their heads. l couldn't guess who they Were. Then came three girls dressed in red, brown, and green costumes. l nudged the girl next to me and asked her what they were supposed to be. She said that she thought they looked like charioteers, and l agreed with her. The next group was a mixture: a girl in whiteg a boy also in white and with a dangerous looking dagger at his side, two girls in dark blue, one of whom carried a large silver discg and a girl in gray. Oh, l forgot, there were sol- diers, too, in the procession. As l have said before, all were singing Arma Virumque Cano, a most weird, im- pressive chant. I get shivers up and down my back whenever l hear it. On the other side of the gymnasium, on the platform, there was a raised stand with two chairs upon it and with stools grouped around it. The proces- sion ascended the platform, and the consuls, with great dignity, seated themselves in the two chairs. They had box-seats for that per- formance! lVlr. Flowers was seated near me, 'all crowded up on a little stool from the lunch- room. Then the circus began! The Pontifex Max- imus very solemnly made an offering to the gods while the semi-chorus sang softly. The altar attracted my attention. l wondered how in the world the Latin Department got hold of real marble? But after the sacrifice I dis- covered my mistake. Several girls removed the altar, and in doing so, disclosed the inside of a wooden box! I-low easily l had been deceived! As soon as the floor had been cleared, a girl popped up from behind a screen and announced that the next event would be a chariot race. I-low in the world -but my amazement was cut short by the appearance of three substantial-looking pasteboard char- iots, drawn by twelve horses! Now l knew what the girls in yellow were-they were horses! The three charioteers with difficulty restrained their prancing steeds until the sig- nal to begin, the dropping of a handkerchief, had been given. Then they were off! The brown led, then the red gained. 'Round and 'round the gym the horses dashed. I nearly slipped off the bench in my excite- ment. Finally, the green charioteer began to gain, and passing the others, reached the goal first. After the excitement had quieted down, the girl from behind the screen announced the next feature-a discus throwing contest. The horses, having removed their manes, were the contestants. They hurled their discuses with such force that the girls behind the stallbars seemed in danger of losing their lives. A foot race followed. The winners in both of these events proclaimed their victory by raising their arms high in the air and bowing to the spectators. I wasn't prepared for the next event: in truth, I didn't know that such things ever happened at a circus. A semi-chorus sang La Seranatan by Tosti. After such excite- ment as l had been experiencing, this lovely song came as a pleasant change. The next event was a gladiatorial combat.

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THE EASTERN ECHO e HOCKEY UCI-I progress has been made in hockey this year, and some really good class : teams have been formed, not to speak of our excellent school team. The victors of the inter-class games were the Seniors, who won from the Juniors by a score of 2-0, and the Sophomores, who defeated the Freshman 6-0. The final game between the Seniors and Sophomores to determine the class championship was played on Tuesday, Decem- ber l8. It was a good game, although at the end of the fourth quarter the score stood U-U. On November 27, the Sophomores played the Western Sophomores, but were defeated 3-l. Our Freshmen team seemed to be the only team able to hold its own against the West- ern girls. Their score was a tie, l-l. The school team has not played a great many games this year, but those that have been played have been very good, in spite of the fact that Western defeated us with a score of 3-0. ln our first game with the Normal School, the score was 4-0 in our favor, and on Tuesday, December l0, we defeated the same school with a score of l-0. .,+gg+,. OUTDOOR CLUB HE. Outdoor Club held an important meeting December I0 The club ar- gglglgjgfq ranged to hold another of its very en- MM joyable dances after the holidays, on January l2, in the Music Room. Those who went to the l-lallowe'en dance, know what they may expect at this coming dance, so they will probably make a grand rush to get their tick- ets early, as only one hundred are to be sold. There will be a hike during the Christmas holi- days, so the girls may keep in touch with each other while school is not in session. The club has decided upon a pin, which is a miniature tennis racket, crossed by a band on which O. C. is printed. - Business manager of the Echo, urging the Staff to try to get subscriptions from the stu- dents: Girls, keep after them until they will pay you a quarter to hear you keep quiet. Heard in the reading of the minutes at one of Easterrfs numerous clubs: ln the absence of the president, her duties fell upon the vice- presidentf' fShe was not seriously hurtj After the men walked five miles, what was their condition? Ans.: Viri. 39 rj V I tx n . 3 . DANGER. 1: ll f ,j N 5 4 Ks Q- ag: Q - it mg'- 4 - Q X -A 1 , Xyl :5,KN 9 I 1' T l T I RU x f 7 ffx 74 2 . XX5-4-wer'-'F'4 5f'3'5 'WlNTER'5 CALL: A near-sighted man lost his hat in a strong Wind. I-le gave chase, but every time he thought he was catching up with it, it was whisked away from under his hand. A woman screamed from a nearby farm- house: What are you doing there? He mildly replied that he was trying to re- trieve his hat. Your hat? exclaimed the woman. There it is over there under that stone wall: that's our little black hen you've been chasing. - Exchange. Miss X- Girls, have you seen my keys? Mary- Yes, Miss X, they are in your hand. Miss N.-- Now let's run through this table. Heard in An English Class Teacher: Girls, it is just as bad to try to put an adverb with a noun as to try to see with your ears. Why do music teachers insist upon the girls' singing Spring ls Coming on cold, rainy days?