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

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THE EASTERNER 18 six pivots to be filled and you might be one of the six lucky men. And then, too, if you expect to join the cadets at all don’t wait until September. You are just ruining your chances. Promotion is based on record and record means service. If you don’t now you are merely throwing away a possible fifteen points. Join now and win as many of those fifteen as possible. When the time to get a commission comes, you will wish you had—if you do you will thank us for this advice. if The above reasons are sufficient cause for most people, but if they are any to whom they do not appeal, to those per- sons we wish to address the following: We do not say that the companies would like to have thirty-five more men or that it would be greatly appreciated if a few more would enlist. Eastern must have at least thirty-five more men. It is a positive necessity. We do not speculate on what will happen if the de- sired number is not forthcoming. There is no alternative. The ranks must be filled. Therefore they will be. —— The Brigade A school is now being conducted at the Franklin for officers of the two regiments every Friday and Saturday night. Here the officers study tactics and work out military problems on a large map provided for this purpose. The would-be tacticians sometimes term their work “Scrap on the map.” Those who have attended these lectures have found the work interesting as well as instructive. This training is prepara- tory to an inter-scholastic contest in this work to be held during the month of February. Groups of officers from each school will compete and each officer of the winning group will receive as a re- ward a ribbon made on the style of reg- ulation campaign ribbons. This is a much sought for honor and the competi- tion in these matches is expected to be keen. In these preliminaries Eastern has been matched with Central twice, losing the first event but winning the second. There were but four of Eastern’s offi- cers present ,and were, on this account, placed at a disadvantage. We therefore take it upon ourselves to urge all of Eastern’s officers to attend regularly and attentively and when the finals come off bring the ribbons home. We need them. Rifle Notes The members of the club have been doing some very encouraging work this year. The older members and the best shots of last year are doing much bet- ter shooting than ever before, and the new members, whom we did not expect to do very well, are steadily climbing toward that coveted title “Proficient Shot.” The most encouraging thing about this year’s shooting is the consis- tancy of the scores. That is, does not shoot a very high score one day and a very low one the next. The tally is either about the same as that of the preceding practice or a little better. This is as it should be, and indicates that with steady practice we may hope to turn out some good teams in the inter-high meets. Mr. Schwartz has been informed by Mr. Kramer that the club will soon be provided with four more rifles, making six in all. This will make the organi- zation more like a club, and therefore increase the interest of the members. More men can shoot at the same time and thus more practice will be insured. Instead of shooting only once a week as at present, each member will be able to shoot twice and maybe three times. As practice makes for perfection, it will readily be seen that a great improvement may be expected in the scores after the new rifles arrive. On the trips to Winthrop, Md., spoken of in the last number of the EAsSTERNER, several members of our club won the Junior Marksman Outdoor Medal. Most of these had already received the medal for 1915 and so were ineligible to re- ceive a second one, a man

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12 Now is the time for which we have been waiting since school began. Now is the time to work for new enlistments. If Eastern expects to stand any chance at all for the victory next June, she must get down to hard work and fill up her two com- panies. Eastern must have immediately at least thirty-five more men in the com- panies. Every member of Eastern High School should put all his energy into getting these men. Those who possibly can, should join and those who cannot, should use every effort to per- suade their friends to do so. This is where the girls may get in some good vork. The great influence which may be brought to bear by the girls on mem- bers of the opposite sex is at times ap- palling. Here is where such influence is greatly needed and any effort on the part of the feminine section of the stu- dent body will be highly appreciated by the cadet officers. There is every reason imaginable for joining the cadets at this time of the year. The real work will soon start. Bayonet exercises relieve the monotony at present and shortly, extended order will be taken up. The drilling so far has been rather preliminary and has been regarded as such by the cadets as February! the rest of the But now that the second half of the school year has begun, the com- panies must start the earn- est work of preparation for the final competition. — Another reason for men with former cadet experience is that two, and proba- bly three more corporals must soon be appointed. Corporals are appointed on their previous records and any experi- enced man has a chance of being an offi- cer. If any man wishes to re-enlist in the cadets, let him signify his intention of so doing as soon as possible and his record will be looked up and his name placed in line for a corporaley. And don’t get the idea that such an office is to be despised. To be sure, it is only a step higher than a private but in some cases, particularly in extended order and pattle formations, the corporal is of greater importance and has more respon- sibilities than a sergeant. The position is one to be desired even under its pres- ent importance, and it is hoped to make it a more responsible one this year. Here is the chance for the man with expe- rience. Don’t let that opportunity slip by. And for the man who has had no ex- perience, there are many choice positions in the ranks which he may win if he works hard enough. There will be two more squads added to Company G, with well as school.

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THE E. School News ng of December 14 a {rill hall by the well at- he best year. On the event dance was given in the ¢ Junior class. The dance was tended, and considered one of t dances given at the school this The moonlight dance was the big feature of the evening. On Friday, January held of all those interest There were about fifteen pre cers were elected, and a short but inter- esting program of debates 1s expected to be arranged in the near future. It is eX pected that no subjects involving deep research will be selected, but rather sub- jects of interest or pertaining 0 the school. Officers were elected as follows: President, Ward Hetfield; Secretary Helen Smith; Chairman Program Com- mittee, Milo Summers. 14, a meeting was ed in debating. sent. ASTERNER rne, assistant field sec- of the Camp-Fire Girls and guar- r two years in Alaska, gave an the Assembly Hall Monday She told many interesting “tories about the Camp-Fire work in Alaska, and spoke of unusual ways of winning the seven different honors. She also exhibited a beautifully decorated ceremonial gown and several head bands, The Bluff Didn't Last Miss Kemptho tary dian for, address 10 January Miss Birtwell: “What you wrote was good enough, but you didn’t write enough.” Zoteler: “1 could have written two ” s, only—— “Only what?” “T didn't know any more.” more page Miss B: Boteler : Ss Barkman =: “Do you know who I am?” Summers: “Sure. Nobody.” ; Barkman: “Horrors. I’m discovered,” Leftto Right — Graves, Douglass, Barkman, Boteler, Handy, Gates