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

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DEBATING INTRA-SCHOOL DEBATES. Since the last issue of this paper was distributed, several very interesting de- bates have been held. On December 13th the question of District Suffrage was discussed. The affirmative won by a two to one vote. The winning side was supported by Miss Orlando, Miss Dick, and Miss Munnerlyn, while the negative debaters were Miss McWade, Miss Handy, and Watson Davis. First honors were awarded to Miss Handy and Miss Orlando, and Miss Munnerlyn tied for second honors. Watson Davis did not compete for honors. On the 22d of January, war with Mexico was discuss- ed. Miss Graves, Mr. Defandorf, and Mr. Weber argued that it was justifiable against the negative, supported by Mr. Chisholm, Miss Darden, and Mr. Boteler. The negative won by a two to one de- cision. Mr. Weber and Mr. Chisholm were awarded first and second honors, respectively. RADIGALISM IS THE PASSWORD OF TO-DAY, A most radical departure from the time-honored customs of inter-school de- bating has been suggested. It may be that this suggestion was brought forward by the decrease in enthusiasm over debating between the schools. Tech and Business have dropped out of the league, Western and cur own school are none to enthu- siastic, while Central is the only school which adheres strongly to the old scheme. This radical plan of inter-school de- bating has been proposed by Mr. Dewitt, a teacher of Western, and by means of it, it is hoped interest may be aroused anew. Ina revised version of this plan, it is proposed that each of the contesting schools should submit six questions for debate and after a committee of teachers

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HEAD Thi rd Edition 13, 1913. PRICE, 1WO BITS THE SCAREHEAD FIFTY YEARS AGO. The Scarehead Publishing Company is a-most in despar trying to make as much noise as some of its contemporarics, to wit: The Bugle, War (on The Trumphet, and the Clarion. ; President Lincoln's recent levy of troops inciuded the cadet companies, but in some mystcrious manner all fell Il, thereby being unable to go Nevertheless, some volunteers were found in the school’s athletes. Knowing that their shooting would be of value, the basket ball quint went accom- panied by the track team for every fighter knows he must be able to run, After a concultation of the faculty, it was decided to petition Congress for a new Easiern High School Bulding, the old one being inadequate in every respect. Our reporter found out, however, that as Congress was busy digging entrenchments in the Capitol grounds, the petition would probably be laid on the table for some time to come. The Scarehead is pleased to welcome a new facu‘ty member in the person of Prof, Percivial Pentigreen Padgett. Pr. P. It is easi'y seen that he will deal out a number of those P’s with which he is so bounteously supplied, We are sure he will soon make many friends among his students. The Principal has requcsted a notice to. be placed in our columns to the effect, that the boys will be careful to knock the mud off the’r shoes at recess after playing their various games in the corn ficid acress the street. Here- tofore the steps and floors have been tracked with mud and dirt, but we hope the mud will now be eliminated. Students have appealed to the Scarehead for a way out of some of their difficulties, One of the gre atest of these being a way to el'minate the un- comfortable crowding of corridors between periods. This is due to the large hocp skirts worn by the young ladies, but since the fair scx have never as yet been known to sacrifice style for comfort, we are unable to offer a satisfac- tory remedy except to give the seemingly idiotic suggestion of narrower skirts. By the time this issue goes to press the electric bells will have been in- stalled in the corridors. This is a new experiment but it will in all probabil- ities prove a success, for it will do away with the old hand bell which is barely heard on the third floor and w:ll revolutionize the whole system. The prospects of the war scem to indicate that it would be inadvisable to accept Confederate Currency from our subscribers. Therefore be it clearly understood that only Federal Currency will be accepted for the sale of this paper. The school as a whole enjoyed a very amusing talk by the Hon. Douglass upon the subject “Flunking as an art.” Most of us could grasp the meaning of this speech and fully appreciate it. We hope to be honored again some- time by such a prominent speaker as the Hon. Dougla Students are now enduring a great hardship especially during the lunch period, as Mrs. Maloncy, of lunch-rocm fame, has been unable to obtain sugar for coffee, cocoa or even pies, the Confederate States having ceased to ship it north. Sa ee SPORTING SNIPS By BILL BAILEY’S BROTHER “Every Boost isn't a knock.” BASKET BALL GONE. BASE BALL HERE. With the comng of base ball Pat Reilly has gone “batty” as is shown by his versificd attempts. Now that the weather is warming up, it has been noticed that the catch- are Likewise the p-tchers are por.ng over books to become e'ig’- ble, ers also. TRACK ON THE HORIZON. Members of the track squad have found that the corridor in the base- ment makes ideal training quarters for an obstacle race and cspecailly ihey benetit by the long w'de turns. The school was at a loss to find someone to squeeze into the shoes of Crews, the lad who would have made good on first base had he not stopped school, but we think we have found a valuable man in Henning Reddes, His long reach easily stamps him as a ; big leaguer. Mr. Bill Bai'ey’s Brother wishes to apclogize through this medium to Mr. McCaffrey for a certain rumor roam- ing him Mr. Bailey's Brother has the highest re- gard not only for Mr, McCaffrey but around concerning also for hs ability, and he does not regard him as a “one horse coacl ct. but rather as an Pos report has “amni- bus.’ that, Mac? We think | worth two bits. | How's it

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THE EASTERNER, lias passed upon them and seen that they are not too difficult, these twelve subjects are to be given out one week before the debate. Six days after this release, at each of the schools, a trial debate will be held, in which the three best debaters are picked to represent the school in the con- test of the next day. But, the debate mentioned above is not the kind with which the high school de- bater is now familiar. It is new and radical in plan. It is proposed that just before each contest, one of the twelve questions be drawn by lot. Each speaker is then to be introduced to the question and he is to be given one hour during which he cen gather his thoughts and prepare his speech upon either, neither, or both sides ot the case. At the end of this time, he will speak before the audience for ten minutes. The decision of the judges are vot to be made solely upon the contest of the speech, but also upon the charac- ter of the preparation and speech. In the inter-school contest, the speakers will be known by numbers and the judges will announce the three best speakers ac- cording to rank. The winning school will he the one whose individual contestants stand higher, as in a track meet. This plan does away with many of the features of the old system. Prepara- tion, long and tedious, but: thorough, is superseded by reliance upon general in- formation. Systematized analysis of the question is done away with, while quick and logical thinking must take its place. It abolishes entirely , the system of coaching, and throws the pupils on their own resources, thus obliterating one of the great objections to inter-school de- bating. This plan, as described or with a few minor changes, will probably be put 23 into operation between our school and Western, for as the Western puts it, ‘There is to be no choice between the old system and the new: the question is between the new and none at all.” PIILOLOGIAN NOTES. The Club work has been done about as usual. Several program meetings have been held at which the works of many of the romantic authors have .been dis- cussed. On November 27, we had a Wordsworth meeting. The roll call was answered by many beautiful quotations from the works of the author of the ait- ernocn. Lucy Graves told us about his life, and commented upon his joys and sorrows. Katharine Kalbfus talked about Wordsworth’s contemporaries, and from her talk we were able to con- rect him with some of the other great writers, American as well as English. Helen Mansuey read Matthew Arnold's opinion of Wordsworth as expressed in the poem entitled “On the Death of Wordsworth,” which compares him to two other eminent authors, Goethe and [tyron. Elizabeth Walton read “ We Are Seven,” and as a “grand finale” Helen Lockwood recited “Daffodils.” Several of the teachers were present at this meet- ing. We were delighted to see them, and hope that all the teachers know that they are always welcome whenever they can spare the time to come to our meeting. During the holidays the Club was busy secially. On December 2oth, the Society gave its annual “Christmas Dance” in the school gymnasium. This year we had a “Domino” dance in which all the girls were masked. The girls had a grand time, and, as soon as it was over began to look forward to another one. Marian ‘Lucker, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the (Continued on page 27)