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

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THE EASTERNER, Messrs. Ogle, Wood, Von Preissig, Wat- sen Davis, Chisholm and Bradburn. The next meeting was held soon after the holidays. Here again, a scene from Shakespeare was the predominant fea- ture of the program. Act 3, Scene 3, of “Midsummer Nights Dream” was very cleverly done by Misses Von Preissig, Cook, Little, Hunter and Appold. A monologue from the quarrel scene of “The School for Scandal” was given by Helen Lockwood. It is the plan of the program commit- tee to make meetings interesting and yet a real help to the students. Several very good plays are under way now and it is hoped that the club will continue to hold the interest and support ot the student body. PHILOLOGIAN NOTES. (Cont:nued from page 23) Club, entertained us delightfully at her liome on the evening of the 27th of De- cember. We had a very enjoyable even- ing, and thank Marian heartily for her kind hospitality. At the end of the holidays, the girls returned to their work with renewed vigor. On January sixth, the author studied was Coleridge. Jessie Handy gave us a delightful sketch of his life; May Mann read several selections from the Ancient Mariner; Marcella Cook re- cited a beautiful selection from “Christ- abel”; and the program was closed by the reading of “The Nightingale” by Cath- erine Jarboe. The Shelly program on January 20 was a delightful one for An- nie Bacon read an article about Shelly which showed the effects of his early training on his character, and told the most important events of his later life; 27 ea Roetzche Tecited “An Ode to a Skylark ; Audrey Hazell read “The Clour, and Marian Tucker recited “An Ode to the Western Wind.” ALUMNI. (Continued from Page 25) ing for the ministry at St. Stephen's, Annandale, N. Y. Manning, George, is at the United States Naval Academy. Nottingham, William Warde, is working for the Southern Railway Company. Roper, James Hunter, is at the Univer- sity of Michigan. Royal, R. Edward, is a student at Wash- ington and Lee. 7 Sanderson, John Melville, is at Virginia Polytechnical Institute. Schwartz, Herbert, is working with the Bell Telephone Company, Pittsburg. Truitt, Charles Lewis (deceased). Geary FIsuer. Who can knock that tough old Spalding Into other parts unknown? Who can swat the pellet always Down into the Torrid Zone? Who can check those ripping grounders Pull down Texas Leaguers, too? He, my friend, he and no other For in his glove there’s lots of glue. Let me tell you gentle reader, That he hails from Oxen Hill Put now the students from dear Old Eastern Hail him the pride of Capital Hill. ParricH GaAretuH REILLy, 13%.

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THE EASTERNER 26 The Dramatic Society of the Eastern High School makes its official debut be- fore the world in this issue of TUE Lasrerner. Hitherto, it was a school activity regarded as an infant, but now the infant has outgrown its former place and the honorable editors have given it a place in their honorable columns. The Dramatic Society was organized in the fall of 1910. It was quite success- ful during its first year giving five en- tertainments, culminating with “The Twig of Thorn,” for the spring play. The following year it was reorganized and was even more successful than the preceding year, giving six creditable per- formances, and closing the year with a Shakespearean play, “Twelfth Night.” This year the club was again organiz- ed, at a large meeting early in Novem- ber. The new officers are Helen Lock- wood, president; Samuel Leonard, sec- retary, and Herbert Shinn, treasurer. A program committee was chosen by the s¢ciety to arrange for the program meet- ings which were to occur on the second and fourth Wednesdays in every month. Florence Little and Ralph Ogle were chosen to represent the fourth year. Katherine Jarboe and Theodore Chis- holm, the third year; Ruth Shaw and Raymond Clark the second year, and Elinor Hunt the first year. The first real meeting was held in the assembly hall, December 11th and was enthusiastically attended. In prepara- tion for the Christmas play, Lucy Graves, = DRAMATICS ® —— ——— read a short paper on the hopes and am- bitions of Lady Gregory and her work for the Irish players. Miss Prince told us of the work of the Drama League, and it was voted by the society to affili- ate ourselves with the league in its work, and incidentally to receive the useful in- formation and literature which the lea- gue sends out from time to time. As the Marlowe and Southern players were here in the city, at the time of the meeting, Theodore Chisholm told us something of their success in the task of presenting Shakespeare profitably before the public. In connection with these same great actors, Marcella Cook read of a most interesting festival given by the school children of Chicago in honor of Shakespeare’s birthday. A short sketch cf the plot of “As You Like It” was read Ly Helen Mansuy. The main event of the afternoon was the scene from “As You Like It.” Miss Hourwich took the part of Rosalind and Miss Howell that of Celia. The male characters were as follows: Jacques, Mr, Johnson, Orlando, Mr. Beck, Corin, Mr. English and Touchstone, Mr. Reilly. The performance was entertaining and the audience enjoyed it thoroughly. The Christmas play was the next ef- fort of the society and a great success. Geing-given on the Thursday before the Christmas holidays everyone was happy and it was quite a festal occasion. The following students took part: Misses Watkins, Little, and Mansuy, and

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CHOICE CHAUCERETTES. Miss Birtwell—why do you think this monk was so fond of the hunt? Faulkner—'Cause he was baldheaded and was hunting for a hare. Miss Birtwell—Chaucer says “white as the morning milk.” Who can give me a more modern translation ? Davis—White as the dickens. Miss Bacon—They took a cook along for the purpose of cooking. Ed. Note—We might make a pun with that name but we'll spare you. Miss Frisbie—He often carved his tather before the table. Sounds as if it was almost a habit. McColm, between Miss (Looking at words written of Harmon’s book)—Mr. Eakle did you or Chaucer write this book ? lines Miss MeColm—What do you think caused the gold on the Miller’s thumb? Arnold—Nicotine. Mr. Wallis, (explaining Metric Sys- tem)—Ir France you give the size of your sox in centimeters. Rodger—I thought you measured sox by the foot. Speaking of sox, listen to Wood's. PGOLDBERGY Gan p12: Miss Clarke—The followers of Epj- curus lived for the pleasure of the table, Miss Simmering—The wife of Bath wore a shield for a hat. Rodger—The miller could knock the hinges off any door with his head. My! My! What head strong people there were in Chaucer’s time. Miss Birtwell—Where is Ware? Chisholm—Where? Miss B.—Yes, Ware. Teddy—Where is what? Miss B.—Ware. Teddy—What is where? Miss B.—Ware is a city. Teddy—What city? Miss B.—Ware. They stopped about here for lunch. Yater in his special topic said that peo- ple living on London Bridge obtained water by lowering a bucket on a rope and that shipwrecked sailors sometimes saved themselves by being drawn upon the bucket of a thirsty bridge dweller. Preston wanted to know if that wasn’t iar fetched. Arnold was heard in the lunch room not long ago asking for a nickle slice of 3.1416. He was hurried out and soon recovered.