Eastern High School - Punch and Judy Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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THE EASTERNER i2 Loteler and Richmond Brooks, Herbert [iradburn and Donald Preston, Main Sandoe, and George Bassett. The award of $2.50, given to those who brought in 500 votes or more, was won by Herbert Graves, Mitchell von Preissig, Donald Stewart, while that of $1.00 for those bringing in 200 votes or more was received by Albert Weber, Borden Put- nam, J. J. Brown, Clarence Steves and Miss Elise Clements. The following people received membership in the Ath- letic Association for one year: Norman Stockett, Egbert Armstrong, Herbert Pradburn, Donald Preston, George Bas- sett, Main Sandoe, Herbert Graves, Mit- chell von Preissig, Donald Stewart and Lorden Putnam. and At the supper given to the football team in the drill hall on December 14, the school had the unexpected pleasure ct the presence of Dr. Davidson and Mr. Henry P. Blair. The drill hall was charmingly decorated by the girls with Christmas greens, who also made the beautiful favors which were distributed. Misses Weisz, Tull, Cunningham. Graves, Buckingham, Naylor and Mrs. Huff deserve great credit for their work. Dr. Davidson, who presided in place of Dr. Small, who was too ill to attend, spoke to the boys immediately after the supper and then left as he had another engagement to fill. The team and the guests at the supper then went to the Assembly Hall where the “E’s” and numerals were awarded to the boys. Speeches were then made by Mr. Blair, Mr. Wallis, who had charge of the ceremonies of the evening, Mr. Weaver, captain of last year’s football team, Coach McCaffrey, Captain Cohill ard Manager Baker. All the members of the school were invited to attend the exercises in the Assembly Hall and everyone who availed himself of the privilege enjoyed them very much. The drill hall was then thrown open and all who wished danced until a late hour, COMP’NY “F”, 1. Of all the comp'nies in the town In south and east and west; ; The one to make all schools bow down, Is Eastern’s Comp'ny “F”, Just wait ‘til ‘nauguration day, And then you'll see the show; When Eastern High goes marching by The folks will all bow low. nN They're drilling for it now, they say, On Eastern’s campus ground; And Captain Baker looks quite grand A ‘leading them around. 4 We won the drill in 1902; We had a fine comp'nee. Last year, the boys were feeling blue, Because of Camp’ny “C.” 5. We almost won the drill last spring, Our drilling, it was fine, But when the boys began to shoot. They shot all out of time. 6. We'll win the drill this year all right, If efforts count at all. Four hours a week they spend at drill— The short, the fat, and tall. 7- O! when we go to see the drill, Then we sha’nt be surprised, When Comp’ny “F” receives the flag And we hear other’s sighs.

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THE EASTERNER. im SCHOOL NEWS On Monday, January 6, Miss Clara Ascherfeld, a pianist from the Peabody Institute of Baltimore, gave the school ene of the most delightful recitals ever held at Eastern. Selections from Bach, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Brahms, Raff, and other celebrated composers were played with such beauty and so much feeling that the delightful program was ended enly tco soon for the hearers. Bearing in mind the great enjoyment derived from her performance, the school will be ready to extend a hearty welcome to Miss Ascherfeld whenever she may visit Eastern again. The faculty and the pupils of Eastern were very sorry to learn that, because of her ill health, Miss Wilkins was obliged to give up her classes for the re- mainder of the school year. While her loss is felt very much, we are all com- forted by the knowledge that it is not permanent and that we are fortunate enough to have so excellent a teacher as Miss Macmillan to fill her place. We all hope that the change of scene and the air of Rome, where she is staying, will soon restore Miss Wilkins to her former state of health, and that she will return in September greatly rested and able to resume her ditties among us once more. Since the Christmas holidays several improvements have been effected around the school, The conservatory at the south end of the corridor on the ground floor has been greatly enlarged and will be used as a room for the holding of classes and as a general overflow room for the laboratory, We also have a new floor in the drill hall which will be greatly appreciated by those who dance at noon hour when they are allowed to, and by Miss Grosve- nor, who has been longing for one since the beginning of the year. Eastern High School has great cause for rejoicing this year for her Athl etic Association was so fortunate as to win the second of the grand prizes, $500 in gold, offered by the Star in its “$5,000 contest.” This shows the excellent work that the school, especially some of the boys, accomplished, as we did not enter the contest until November 14 and were in it, consequently, about five weeks, only. The last month of the contest, the Star offered prizes for the greatest num- her of votes received during the week. Of these, Eastern received the first prize cf $1o, three times, and the second prize of $9, once, which made a total of $539 received in prizes. From this awards of $137.50 were given to the students, Icaving a balance of $401.50 in the treas- ury of the Athletic Association. Walter Graves, and Warden Dyer, who worked together, received the first prize of $50 offered by Dr. Small. Peter Steltz, the second of $25, and Charles Loteler and R. Brooks, the third of $15. Of the special prizes offered to stimu- lete the interest of students, the follow- ing boys, who brought in 1,000 votes or nore, received $5; Walter Graves and Warden Dyer, Peter Steltz, Charles

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THE EASTERNER. 13 MR. FOLEY. Ich wiste a man who comen oon a wyke, In al this town ne is ther him lyke Yo speke of physic and evere thing you name. And sooth to seye he knows of evere game, For a trainer and a great one was he Of men who live all over the countree. And evere reule seyeth he by rote, While clad in greene cappe and cote. This gentil man hadde in his gover- naunce The freshmen for to do his plesaunce. Lut sothe he is a worthy man with alle And sooth to seyn Bill Foley men him calle. Epwarp F. Lawson, 5-C. MR. SCHWARTZ. In Eastern ther techour, Heigh was a great Of all the Teutones he was the flour; He highte Schwartz, and trewely hated pones. Ful big he was of brawn and ekk of bones, Hiss sholders were a yerde brood, I gesse. He had no heer for to be hong in tresse, His heed was balled and shoon just as the sonne. Sc plesaunt was his “Warum” and “Was iste”, That streitway everychon it liste. He had a fyne disposicioun, And all around was held in heigh re- noun. E, ARMSTRONG, 5-C. Ther is in Easterne Highe a kinde man. He techeth al the Latyn which he can. !f owher findeth he a felawe good, Ile speketh Latyn, as if he were wood. A bettre person sholde men nought finde. . felawe hath non awe of him, so kinde is he, and Latyn speketh he ful righte. I trowe he met’th in Latyn al the nichte. A. WEnrR, 5-A. POPE. A knave was ther in Eastern, cleped Pope; In football was he alway on the tope, And whan a wight ron at him fulle straighte, He strecched out to all his fulle heighte, And grasped him about his legges tweye, And laid him doun as quicke as I it seye. This same wight was alway good and kynde; I thenke a bettre wight can ye ne fynde. Of this good knave can I tell yow namo, Except that he was daungrous to his fo. H. Dreservup, 5-C. THE SNOW STORM. A Satire. At least for forty times, I know The weather man has ordered snow; Eut old king Winter, grim and cold Has no more snow, it all is sold. ‘Lhe wind he has a plenty of He sends it to us with his love; and gentle Spring time, almost here The sunshine sends, our hearts to cheer. [sut we poor mortals here in town Who should be bearing Winter’s frown; Have all caught cold, perhaps will die, Lecause we heeded the weather-man’s cry. Bassett, 5-B.