Eastern High School - Echo Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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P el 9 Q l stil Q Q S EH! As we have said in the foreword, it is our teachers, our facilities, and our books which have enabled us to unlock the door of knowledge. It is they who have led us down the rocky path of learning. Our teachers, by their line ex- ample, have helped us to mature both socially and educa- tionally. Through the close cooperation between faculty and students, we have found in them warm hearts and an understanding nature. They have always shown a genuine interest in our activities, and a willingness to help us at all times. We at Eastern are most fortunate to possess such ade- quate facilities as are found in our Science, Physical Educa- tion, Art, and Home Economics Departmentsg for it is nzticfa through these that we have been able to acquire a more complete and well-rounded education. As we grow older, we realize that as long as there are books, our education need never end, for books are our main source of knowledge. And so it is through the com- bined efforts of our books, which have laid the foundationg our facilities, which have illustrated and brought closer to life that foundation of facts, and our teachers, who have explained to us and helped us to understand these facts, that we are able to graduate from the Eastern High School, satisfied that we have accomplished what we set out to do: gain an education. The following section illustrates the methods by which we have fulfilled this goal.

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Standing from left to right are Mr. Wilson, Dr, Monsman, Mrs. Boone, Miss Brod, Mrs. Gleisner, Miss Stegman. Sitting from left to riht are Miss Smith, Mrs. Cowles, Miss Edwards, Mrs. Cooper, Miss Deem, Mrs. Heffner, Miss Robb. Not pictured: Miss Grote, Miss Heaphy, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Schamberger. r l l julia Kelly, Carolyn Thomas, Linda Limpert, and Olive Bloodsworth browse around at the Carnival of Books presented by the Enoch Pratt Free Library. lzgflsfi Dbsfzazbnsnf The English Department, with Miss Miriam Deem as head, takes its place as one of the most important depart- ments at Eastern. The department has two very difficult jobs to perform each year. Its first job is to prepare students for college. This is accomplished by developing, through practice, a thorough mastery of the fundamentals of the English language and of reading skills, by giving students the ex- perience and opportunity to express themselves in both creative and formal writing, and by encouraging the study of the literary styles of the great authors. Its second job is to prepare girls who are planning to begin careers directly after graduation. These students are trained in the prac- tical usage of grammar and reading skills and in writing clearly and effectively. The members of the English department strive to instill in their students an interest in the cultural opportunities presented them. To develop this interest the students are familiarized with the great classics and the works of the well known authors. Through the study of English, we acquire the basic skills vital to the complicated life of today.