Eastern High School - Echo Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

 - Class of 1924

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THE EASTERN ECHO there to glVe each one a bag of candy and an orange and most of the grown glrls expected presents from thelr best beaux Fernbrook always had nts bng public tree at Chrlstmas and everybody who wanted to ex change glfts put them under the tree before the entertamment after which they were dxstrxb t C greatest number of tlmes was considered e most popular As Cynthla walked to the hall through e s e wished wlth all her heart that she were a chlld again saymg her recltatxon over and over agam for fear of forgettlng as she walked along A she entered the hall and saw the tree with the glfts piled on the floor beneath lts branches heavlly laden wxth shmmg balls and tlnsel and the brlght faced llttle glrls ln their starched whrte dresses and colored bows fluttermg about the Hrst three rows reserved for them tears blurred her eyes She slghed and slxpped mto one of the back rows where the llghts were dlm The chlldren seemed unreal and far away as they marched to the stage as thelr names were called Some gulped their recltatxons out 1n frlght and some rocked backward and forward uted The gurl whose name was called frosty wlnter alr that Christmas night clearly one sweet dramatic llttle voxce say The wlse men onward Journeyed from afar Followed the brlghtly shmlng guxdlng star Deep m her heart she wished lt were possr ble that that lrttle volce might reach Tom Carth wood wherever he was and that that star would gulde hrm thls Christmas mght Soon the candy was dxstrlbuted by Santa whom some of the chlldren recogmzed as the fat old Mr ames and haxled gleefully Last of all came the gifts There was much sus pense and lnterest among the young people as thexr names were called Cynthxa however was not mterested be cause she expected no presents so when Mxss Cynthia Oaks rang out she Jumped ln sur prrse and almost ln a dream walked up to the front of the stage to recerve a flat oblong package As soon as she reached her seat she opened xt and found a green leather book on the cover of whxch she read A Rolling Stone She saw that xt had been wrltten by Charleston her favorlte author How could anyone have known that she llked hrs books so welll And thls was his latest and best She quickly opened the book and saw m tmy black let terxng on the fly leaf these words To Cynthla who has urged me on the way Whose memory a guxdmg star each day I-las caused me to be the vlctor ln the fray She read lt agaln and stared at the mscrlp txon To Cynthla There rt was and there was Tom Carthwood wrxtten beneath the verse of dedlcatlon ln hls old famlllar scrawl She could hardly belleve her eyes She felt as If she would smother lf she remamed another moment Without notlclng the curious glances she drew she got up and walked out She felt better when she reached the door and the soft fluffy snowflakes caressed her cheeks As she started down the steps some one touched her arm She quickly whlrled around and stood face to face wlth Tom Carthwood who smlled down on her as he towered above her bareheaded h1s head and shoulders sprmkled wlth snow Tom she gasped It you3 Then ln one breath she asked Where did you come from and how drd you know I like Charleston s books and why IS It to Cynth1a3 Tom smlllngly replled Haven t you caught on yet'-W Let s walk home and l ll tell you all about It It lsn t snowmg so hard and lt s so good to walk along the old roads of Fern brook again Cynthla could notlce that he was the same old Tom only a trifle taller and older lookmg You see he contmued as they walked arm ln arm through the snow covered roads as of old l always did want to wrlte but for fear people would laugh at me and call me queer l never made my desire known not even to you Cynthla When l went away l roamed about llke a rolling stone but I gath ered good maternal for my book A Rollmg Stone Cynthla gasped Tom do you mean to tell me that you wrote that book and that you are Charleston the Charleston whose storles l have spent many happy hours read1ng3 l mlght have known lt all the tme l mxght have known xt was you The stories drd seem familiar they had the tone of your chlldlsh tales And you spoke to me too through those storles Now l know why they were so comfortmg when l was lonesome It had ceased snowmg and the moon peeped out just ln tlme to see them stop unaware of the place tlme or season Tom held her close as he gazed up and pomted toward one brlght star ln the East whlspermg ln her ear Cyn thla thls IS Chrlstmas nnght and a brlght star such as that gulded the wlse men Another bnght star a memory has gulded me to love - .. . y , , Y Y . 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THE EASTERN ECHO A Rolllng Stone Nora Kxrwan I9 24 'N HERE was a bustle xn the llttle v1l Q gy lage of Fernbrook Why3 Chrnst '11 Q5 mas was only two weeks off Busy housewlves who had enough le1s 'S' B' ure to gosslp could be heard dls cusslng thelr plans for Chrlstmas Mrs I-loop was overheard telling MISS ennle Sharp that she had frve dozen eggs saved to make her Chrlstmas cakes and that she would need that many too because George and Jlm and Nel he and all the children would be home She mtended to make two frult cakes four choc olate cakes and a larder of sugar cakes MISS Sharp said that she had only a few eggs as her hens were not laymg It seemed to her that they stopped laymg for sprte around Chrlstmas time There was secrecy ln the alr every day someone made a mysterrous tr1p to town and came home wxth bulky bundles half concealed under hrs coat Everyone rushed and worked and was hap py except Cynthla Oaks who lxved rn the old fashloned brlck house on the hxll Sxx years before at the age of flfteen Cynthla had been a happy child wlth long dark braids and danc mg blue eyes Now she colled the bralds low on her neck She was not the happy glrl of old and her blue eyes were sad and thoughtful The reason for her sadness was that she mlssed Tom Carthwood who had been her pal They had played together when chlldren gone through school together and had always par tlclpated ln the same hollday entertalnments Many were the dlsagreements they had had but when Cynthla was Just sixteen and Tom twenty they had found that they were more than pals to each other and ln the manner of lmpulslve youth had decided to be marrxed at once Cynthla s parents would not consent to the marrxage first because of her youth and second because Tom was consldered lazy by the vlllagers and would not be able to provlde well for Cynthla Although Tom was not fond of labor and was a dreamer he was good natured and Jolly They were both very fond of llterature and had spent many pleasant wmter evemngs readmg together Tom had a vxvld lmaglnatlon and wrote many storles whlch he dellghted m hav mg Cynthla crltlclze l-le was angered upon hearlng Cynthla s fa ther say that he was lazy and could not have Cynthla until he proved hxmself worthy l-lot headed and lmpulsxve he declded to go away and not return or even wrxte untrl he had made hxmself known ln an honorable way Consequently he had bldden Cynthla goodbye and told her she would not hear from hxm un tll he had won a name for hrmself then he would clalm her rf she would walt that long Don t go Tom she begged tearfully you can become successful here as our fath ers drd l wlll walt for you just the same You w1ll be so lonely out ln the world alone No Cynthla Tom had samd when Fern brook sees me agam l shall not be known only by Fernbrook and l shall return for l know l shall succeed with your memory to urge me I could not bear to stay and have every one CTltlClZC each step l dared to take Wnth these words he had departed and Cyn thra had not heard a word for slx years She had begun to belxeve hlm dead or that he had forgotten her and hrs old home town She had not entered lnto many of the gay pastrmes of the vlllage boys and glrls but had preferred readmg ln the evemngs Books were her chlef comfort The stones and es says of one rlslng author named Charleston seemed to renew her hope and to comfort her hrs words golng dlrect to her heart The days sped by and soon lt was Chnst mas Eve Cynthxa drd her part by fllllng stockmgs for the poor and helplng to trrm the enormous Hr tree whlch stood on the stage of the hall for the Chrrstmas nlght entertam ment but her heart was heavy as she thought of the good old tlmes when she and Tom had been so enthuslastlc over the entertainments and the candy and presents dlstrxbuted Chrxst mas nlght On Chrlstmas morning snow covered the ground and made the alr whlte as It fell The day was merry enough as boys and glrls ln groups stopped at all the houses to wlsh a merry Chrxstrnas and then wlth laughs and snatches of Chrlstmas song were off agam through the snow battllng as they went All the chrldren of the vxllage and some of the proud hopeful mothers too were rn a hlgh state of excltement as Chrrstmas nlght drew near for almost every chxld had somethlng to recite or smg at the Christmas entertalnment and all wanted to be the best The small chrldren were exclted because Santa Claus was to be I , . - , .prryvs ' ' ' ' ' ' v , YY - , wr-e . L51 tr. - - - i f Il . . ' , 31 Q-Q ffz' ' ' A ' 1 1 r .J . . - . . . - 1' ' , , ' svn A - - - J 9 , . . .. - H . 9 n 7 9 . .. 1 1 ' . . . . -v , - e . 1 il . ll ' ll 7 ' 7 I 7 y . , , . OD. ' 4 - . . . Y' , . , - , . ' 7 ! Y ' ' 7 , . . , . , . . I , . Y I I Y . , . . - . . 7 Y - 7 ' , 1 ' 1 S- 1 1 ' - - y ' 1 1 Q 1 ' 1 . . v - - .



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THE EASTERN ECHO 7 success, and happiness, and he kissed her smiling lips. Hand in hand they passed on in the moon- light as if walking on air. Although there were many questions about the past six years that Cynthia wished to ask, she was silent. Cynthia, Tom said, as they neared her door, don't ask me about my life during those six years of wandering, but read that book. It tells everything. At times l gave up hope and was desperate, but your memory urged me on to write, to write until I could give the world something, and you are the heroine of that book. It has been successful. Now l am ready to renew my plea to your parents. Cynthia, smiling through her tears, said, Oh, Tom, you are wonderful, and I know your book will be. With a boyish smile Tom said, I am com- ing over tomorrow to hear your criticisms of my stories you have read. Don't be afraid to criticize me as you used to. I suppose l shall have to wait a few days to hear what you think of this last book, but if you aren't too tired, please read the last paragraph tonight and don't forget that you 'are the heroine and l'm the hero. He said goodnight and slipped away quick- ly. She gazed after him until he was out of sight, and then entered the hall. Flinging her- self on the staircase, she opened the book. Smilingly she read: They were married in May under the blossoming apple trees where togeth- er as children they had spent many happy hours, and they were not less happy now. She closed the book, and with shining eyes softly tipped up to her room. ln the wee hours of the morning, when the Christmas star was paling and all revelry had died out, a light still burned in the corner room of the red brick house on the hill. Cynthia was reading the twelfth chapter of A Roll- ing Stone. We :Zara K 4.411 . - dvi? :J l I gig THE NIGHT-THE DAWN , Miss Aucs G. MALLALIEU. Blotches of street and blurred sidewalks, Shadowed and dull in the lights' pale glow, 1 Dim and cold in the night's faint edges, 1 Caught and held the frolicking snow. A5 Rollicking whirls of playful crystals, Careless of all save their purposeless selves, Tumbled about in the shining storm 5 Like ice-bound sprites, the Frost-King's elves. For this was the night to be playful and merry, And what cared the throngs for the wind and the snow! Though jostled and crushed by the care-free crowding, Their faces were radiant, with love all aglow. To make others happy their mission tonight, Forgetful of self, the delight of giving Had sped away every menacing thought, And filled each heart with the joy of living. lnto the shadows they hnally vanished. Again undisturbed the snow flakes could play, M' Like powder puffed by the fickle breezes gg- J Unsteady upon the sidewalks they lay, 'Q Until the calming Dawn surprised The feathery mists with her pageant bright: Then they glided away to the blue sky's edge, Expectant and hushed by the growing light. ?, I The opalescent Dawn had framed is The world in a halo, as if to lift The mortal thought above itself To the Christ Child-eternal Wisdom's Gift. 6

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