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

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ni eH NK oh ' he ree i Liyysriny yy LM yee LED Lilvod LMM OY MM iting NO EASTERN FOR ONE COMPANY The first company dance was held at Mrs. Dyer’s on January 3, with a large attendance. The only unfortunate fea- ture of the company dances is that so few cadets are present. The proceeds are used to purchase medals for the most efficient cadets at the end of the year, so every member of the company ought tc help make each dance a success. A special exhibition drill was given by the Fifteenth U. S. Cavalry at Fort Myer on January 24 for the cadets. The entire regiment of cadets was present and they all thoroughly enjoyed the dis- play of horsemanship. The first regimental drill of the cadets will soon be held on the White Lot to prepare the regiment to take part in the Taauguration parade. The regiment will march in the second division of the pa- rade, commanded by Gen. A. L. Mills. It depends upon the individual members of the company whether Company F will be the crack comjany of the regiment in that parade and at the end of the year. The company does quite well at pres- ent in the big movements. The general execution of each movement is satisfac- tory, and now the men should devote tLeir attention to set up, snap, and detail. No West Point graduate will overlook an appearance of general physical weak- ness in the companies which comes be- fore him. A poor set up is very notice- able in a uniform, and the only way to get credit for our appearance on the drill field is to keep a high chest and head looking squarely to the front all the time.

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THE EASTERNER 16 Later in the evening while Dick and Bessie were dancing together, Dick said, “Jt seems to me’I have seen you some- where before.” “Maybe in Europe,” said Bessie trying ty throw him off the track, for she had recognized him as the nice young man who had offered to help her a few days before. Then all of a sudden it came over him where he had seen her. “I should like tc tell you.a little story, if you will be kind enough to listen. The other day I came across a little girl begging. She seemed to be very shy for when | of- fered to help her she ran away. I have learned to like her very much. Do you think,” he said looking her in the face, “that this little girl could ever learn to love me?” “T don't know,” said Bessie, whose face had turned very red during his story, “but I guess she could if she tried.” ; This was only the beginning of what proved to be more than a mere friend- ship. I. Merritt, 3-D. A fool there was and he flunked in Math Even as you and I. Some called him the man who did not care, Fut we know better for we've been there, (He found Math harder to grasp than air), Even as you and I. Oh, the nights he’d spend and the ways he’d try And the work of his head and hand! He couldn’t do Math, he didn’t know why (And now we know he could never know why) And never could understand. He “repeated” once, but it seems that when He fought to the end of the year, and then He found he was booked to repeat again, He met the fate of all overworked men; (He was placed for a while in a padded pen). Even as you and I, Geo. RopcGer, 5-B. MID-YEAR HONORS. The high marks received by some of the mid-year people will serve as an in- spiration to others. We make no comment on them; they speak for themselves. Those receiving honors, are: First Honors. Miss Ema Hen, 4-A, 100 per cent E, Miss Race, THomas, 2-B, 99.75 per cent E. Miss Cyntuta Dyk, 2-A, 75 per cent F, 25 per cent G. ; And they are all girls, too. Ye God's! What has happened to man? Second Honors. Mr. H. L. Batpwin, 4-A, 62 per cent L, 38 per cent G. That’s better. Graduating Honors. None. First Student—The dentist said I had a large cavity that needed filling. Second Student—Did he recommend “any special course of study? —Rayen Record.

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18 Smartness in the execution of each movement is as important as set up. This is another big point no army officer will overlook. In order to win, we must have it. The drill regulations prescribe snap and it is as much a part of the drill as anything else. Every detail must be perfect for Com- pany F to acquit itself with usual credit cn Competitive Drill day. The smallest unsteadiness shows very plainly. The angles of the rifles on the men’s should- ers is important and equally so is the manual of arms. It is unfortunate that some boys, in the company and out of it, do not, realize that drilling is not a rehearsal for a bur- lesque show. Those who have the ac- complishment of being humorous should reserve it for the dances and feeds, which are not so important as winning the flag in May. No cadet with red, fighting blood in him is going to let the difficult parts of the drill “get by him” from now on, but will work hard with Captain Baker and the officers to bring the prize to Eastern. Our chances of doing this are good, and id every man does his best we will win. ARNOLD, 5A. PRESENTATION OF OUTDOOR RIFLE PRIZES. On the 28th of January, the presenta- tion of rifle prizes won in the out-door shoot held at Edsalls, Va., last fall took place in the assembly hall of the Busi- ness High School. Secretary of War Stimson was the principal speaker of the occasion and Brig. Gen. Crozier, chief of ordnance.at the War Department, also made a speech. Superintendent of schools, Dr. Wm. M. Davidson presided and he voiced his THE EASTERNER opinions along with Allan Davis, princi- pal of the Business High School and E, H. Daniel, member of the board of edu- cation. Claus J. Schwartz, faculty ad- viser of rifle shooting in our own school also made a few remarks. Several other speeches were made and the general trend of the remarks was, “Let us have peace but be prepared for war when it comes.” The prizes were given out by the vari- ous speakers and among the others, our team composed of Watkins, Arnold, Clark and Davis, representing Co. F, was presented the prize of the inter-com- pany match, a silver cup. E. L. Thurston, assistant superinten- dent of schools, presented the Junior Marksman decorations, two of our boys, Watkins and Arnold, receiving — that medal. Altogether it was a momentous occa- sion and Eastern’s representatives en- joyed it. INTER-CITY MATCHES. There are in progress at the present time, a series of rifle matches between the various public high schools of the United States. Eastern has entered a team in these matches and every Wed- nesday our team shoots against some other high school. The boys who have thus far shot on the team are: Yater, (Capt.), Arnold, Stewart, Secor,’ Clark, Watkins, Chis- holm, Stockett, Williams, H. Graves, Powell, and Davis. Our first match was with Morris High School of New York City, and this we lest by a score of 898 to 810. t We were also beaten in our second match with Stuyvesant High School, the score being 861 to 799.