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

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THE THE FRESHMAN CLASS ’21. It was an enthusiastic and jolly bunch of green Freshmen who en- tered Old Eastern’s portals last Sep- tember. Our enthusiasm has not been dampened, but rather strength- ened by our older and wiser upper classmen’s example. Our first week taught us many lessons. We were the butt of the Soph’s jokes. We wandered aimlessly around the build- ing in search of illusive rooms. We rigidly obeyed all orders and strove in every way to lose our greenness which clung to us. Our class is distinguished by being the first Freshman class of Eastern to organize. On February 15 our first meeting was held. Dr. Small presided and officers were elected as follows: President, Mr. McCully; vice-president, Miss Halsey; secre- tary, Miss’ Young, and treasurer, Mr. Hardy. A second meeting was held on April 10, when it was decided that sa Freshman Debating Society should “be formed. After members were— elected, it held its first meeting on April 17. The Freshmen are always on the job. We’ve got the pep, and if any- thing’s doing, look for the class of 21 to be in on it. Companies F and G are going to come out on the top! Why? Because the Freshmen are the backbones of them. Eastern will occupy a larger place on the map in the next four years! Why? Because of ’21. We Freshmen have backed every school activity. We sub- scribed 100 per cent first to W. S. S. The Red Cross and the “Books for Soldiers” movements were a success because of our help. Glee Club, Or- chestra, Baseball, Football, and Bas- ketball have our unanimous support. The Freshmen had a large part in the Circus. Those who did not take part helped make it a success by buy- ing and selling tickets. Eastern, you can depend on ’21. Sophomores, Ju- niors and Seniors, make way for the illustrious class of ’21. race Warsi, a.

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A casual observer on October 1, 1916, in the famous hall of “Old Eastern,” would have noticed the greenest bunch of Freshmen that ever walked into Eastern High. Tf, however, that same observer had happened to be in these same halls on September 21, 1917, he would have noticed a great change. He would have seen the ones who had been cautiously snooping about, dodging away from the paths of the great Seniors, and poking their heads into a room here or a room there, and getting mixed up in their classes in 1916, now proudly marching through the corridors, not condescending to look at the poor Freshmen, who were covered with abject fear at their awe- inspiring approach. - Now we have finished the Sopho- more year, and by this time Eastern knows that there is such a thing as the class of ’20. We have our fel- lows in the Rifle Club, Cadets, Or- chestra, Dramatics, and in the Foot- ball, Basketball and Baseball as well as the Track Teams. The girls of that class are doing things that are just as good. They are in the Glee Club and Orchestra and are engaging DW in Red Cross work, and many other things. Every one of us loves “Old Eastern,” and there’s not a one that wouldn’t work his finger nails off to come out on the top in everything. There's not one slacker in the class; all of us have that same school spirit for which Eastern is famous. As students our class is pretty good. We have no brilliant pupils in it, but those we have are hard working ones, who get everything, by work and hard work. If we go in for anything, we go in to win or we know the rea- son why. Soon we shall have passed another milestone on the flowery path of knowledge, and I know well that there will be a lot of sighs of satis- faction from the lucky ones, who look backward and see the path over which they have toiled, but this sat- isfaction will be short-lived, for on turning their heads, there stretching out before them is another long road. Then this time with a sigh of res- ignation we pick up our burden and start struggling to the next mile- stone, where we shall become the great, important, awe-inspiring Se- niors. C. Lanham, ’20.

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