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

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1920 volume:

TIHE[E|ASTERNERM Pay. NINETEEN-TWENTY Vol. XXIII. Now The East Washington Savings Bank | OF WASHINGTON, D.C. ESTABLISHED JUNE, 1905 | INTEREST AT THE RATE OF Transect® a strictly savings Bank Business PER 3 CENT ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY SS Money to loan on Real Estate in the District of Columbia and Maryland and on Approved Collateral ING HOURS—On the Ast, 2d, 10th, 15th, 25th, and the last BE Tee each month this Hanks is open from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m, Other days, from 9 a.m. to3 p.m. except Saturdays, when it js open from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and from 6 to 7:30. CHEMICALS SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEELY’S DRUG STORE 300 ELEVENTH STREET S. E. Three Telephone Booths: Lincoln 1123, 2783 and 3284 CIGARS SODA CANDY DRUGS QUALITY AND SERVICE OUR MOTTO HENRY J. WERNER, - PHARMACIST Fifth and East Capitol Streets DRUGS TOBACCOS TOILET ARTICLES SODAS MAGAZINES RUBBER GOODS SCHOOL SUPPLIES PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY Clarence F. Donohoe Milburn J. 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LANHAM The soothing coolness of the fragrant night, The magic of the star-lit meado' The sky, the lulling swish of sighing waves Upon the shore, and een the gentle ws of breeze OF evening, od’rous _ with rich stolen sweets From slumb'ring flowers’ scented souls, conspired With the half-world monarch, Sleep, and to their Soft alluring charm, combined, I yielded. From out the tranquil ocean's endless waste Methought I heard a ‘plash of muffled oars, And lo! I watched, and down the moon's broad track A solitary bark appeared with one Lone figure, upright in its nearing prow, And even as I watched a grating sound Proclaimed its landing on the gleaming beach, Anon, the stalwart figure in the prow Did leave his post, and with a martial stride Approached my grassy couch, and as he neared The placid moon's pale glow illumined him In softened tone against the sapphire sky, And I beheld that he was khaki-clad. He spoke, and all the noises of the night Were hushed and ‘still. His voice alone I heard: “I speak to you, O Waster, of your Life And precious Time! Give heed! Mark well my words! ] was as you a loathsome parasite, A worthless cipher, Jacking all that God Decreed a man should be, ’til some kind Fate Awoke me from my living Death, that T Thought happy Life, and took me where I saw = Ten thousand men, true men, all clad in this Same cloth, which I now wear, enjoying Life Beneath a starry flag whose creed was Life, Sweet Freedom, and pursuit of that vague Thing Called Happiness. And I became a man Beneath that standard’s shelt’ring folds, my Life My Body and my Soul were poured into A sterner cast, and shaped into a man’s Real Life, a man’s real Body, and a Soul That worshipped God, the Healer. So take heed, O Waster! Wake anil live a cleaner life.” Then straightway on his heel he turned and marched With measured pace unto his craft, and with No aid the mystic bark put off and sailed Straight up the moon's broad track, and faded from My view. Then froma far I heard quick notes Pulsating from a bugle’s throat, and lo! My blood, in quick response, leaped through my new Born Heart. The Call— ‘Twas to the Colors. THE EASTERNER 5 The Eternal Feminine Grace WELSH. Mary Jane swung back and forth on the gate leading to the back road, and as she swung she sighed, and as she sighed she wished, and her wish was, “Gee, why ain't I a boy?” Across the dusty road was a large field where several boys played | “two-knocker.” Mary — Jane watched them longingly. She had been barred from her favorite pastime because Jamie Patterson, the newcomer into their town, had stoutly maintained that “two- knocker ain't no game for a girl, and we don’t want no skirts with curls hanging around.” The goading words rankled in her heart, .She could play with the best of them and beat them at their own game. Just because her mother made her wear curls and dresses wasn’t any reason why she couldn't play “‘two-knocker.” She hated with a fierce hatred all girl's games. “‘Sissy’s play,” she termed them. And with a like intensity she hated girl's work. Her regular morning duties con- sisted of washing and drying the break- fast dishes. “Gimme the woodpile any time,” was her sentiment. Her long brown curls were her “bete-noir” and her mother’s pride. One looking at Mary Jane without talking with her would im- mediately say, “What a dear angelic-look- ing child!” Perhaps that is why Mary Jane despised her existence as a girl. Mary Jane's father was slightly bald, much to his own disgust. On his dresser he kept a tall bottle of hair tonic, and every night he diligently applied it to the offending head. Mary Jane would watch him enviously, “I wish I could grow up and be bald like Dad and use hair tonic.” But her hair showed no sign of ever reaching that state. As Mary Jane swung back and forth on the back gate, all these thoughts passed through her head. Rebellion against the restraints of a girl’s life surged hotly through her brain. If there was only some way she could discard all things that kept her from being as free as a boy. It only she had no curls and wore trousers, trousers with pockets, in which one could carry apples, tops, candy, hooks, string, chewing-gum, balls, and penknife. As Mary Jane thought of trousers, a picture of last summer flashed into her mind. Her aunt had been visiting there for two weeks and had brought her young son with her. Freddie was two years Mary Jane’s senior. On leaving, her aunt had given Mary Jane's mother an out- grown suit of Freddie's. “Whenever Freddie needs punishing, I put girl's clothes on him and that is as effective as can be. Perhaps you might find use for these in the same way.” Mary Jane's mother thanked her, and said nothing more. She knew just how much good it would do to put boy’s clothes on Mary Jane. Mary Jane remembered that her moth- er had hung them in the attic, and to the attic she went. Quickly she undressed and arrayed herself in Freddie's suit. She surveyed herself in the mirror and saw that her hair was the only thing that marred a perfect boy. Mary Jane stood for a moment undecided, a wicked thought tempting her. Then with a vic- ious shake of her curls she snatched up a pair of shears and cut every one of them off. She was somewhat startled over her appearance when she again looked in the mirror, but at least she was satisfied that “clothes do make the boy.” She bundled THE EASTERNER G the remains of her once envied suit of hair into a newspaper, tip-toed ‘down- stairs and into the back yard. With a spade she dug a hole end placed the bun- dle in it anc covered it over. Any misgivings that she may have had were promptly quelched and Mary Jane slipped out the back ard just as she had so often longed to do, a boy. “Who are you?” asked Jamie, as the stranger walked over to where they were playing. “Ah, me name's, Mike, and 1 betcha I can get more home runs than anybody else.” “Ah, you can not.” “I can so.” “I can, too.” “You can't beat me.” “IT say you can't.” “T could beat you a hundred times if I wanted to.” “You couldn't.” “T could.” A fist shot out and Mary Jane, alias Mike, rolled in the dust. “Bah, get up and I'll hit ou again.” Mary Jane rose slowly to her feet and drew a hand across a bloody nose. The on-lookers had formed a ring about the two, eager to witness a fight. “Come on and fight me, you sissy.” “] ain’t no boy,” sobbed Mary Jane and fled, leaving a wonder-struck set of kids to marvel at the strange incident. Down the road she ran, stumbling and sobbing, a sad ghost of her bragging self of a min- ute ago. Straight through the gate, through the yard and up the steps she went. “Mamma, oh, Mamma, where are you, Mamma?” she called. “Why what on earth has happened,” anxiously cried Mrs. Clark, running in from tlie sitting room. “Why Mary Jane 1” she gasped as she beheld her renegade daughter. Mary Jane clung to her mother an dsobbed out her pitiful tale. “And your lovely, lovely, curls. Oh, Mary Jane, how could you?” “] wanted to be a boy so bad.” Her mother only looked at her and then finally said, “Well, perhaps this will teach you a lesson that you will not soon for- get. For a week you shall wear those clothes.” It was after dusk. Supper had been cleared away and Mary Jane's father and mother sat on the front porch enjoying the quiet of a summer evening. She, still wearing Freddie’s suit, sat on the lower step with her chin on her hand. : Present- ly two figures were seen coming down the street. One was Jamie Patterson and the other was Katherine Stewert in a crisp white dress tied with a large pink sash and a large pink bow on her long brown curls. They passed by on to the other side of the street into the corner drug store. Mary Jane watched them en- ter and saw them sit down at the table. Then she saw two glasses placed before them with soda water in them. Katherine coyly glanced at Jamie through lowered lashes and carelessly shook her curls. Mary Jane saw no more, She stifled a sob and crept from the porch around to the back yard. In the semi-darkness she groped for a spade. She pushed the loose dirt back from the place she had put it in the afternoon and drew the moist par- cel out. With shaking fingers she un- wrapped it. In her lap lay her shorn beauty. Mary Jane’s head dropped down upon her curls and sobs shook her small frame. THE EASTERNER uf The Ghost at Hopewell H. Wats For several years, Anderson and I had been spending our summers in New Hampshire.. It was merely by accident that we had started this custom, for we had originally known nobody in New Hampshire. One summer, having been given a month's vacation, we had gone north, and going from one little town to another, we had stumbled upon Hope- well. Hopewell was a quaint little puritani- cal town, with small white houses and old willow trees. Tle scenery about Hopewell was especially entrancing and Anderson, having a great deal of artistic temperament, and, indeed, artistic abil- ity (for he had sold several canvasses) was captivated by it. We spent the rest of our vacation there, and found the people delightfully old-fashioned and their homes interesting, because of the many antiques and relics of by-gone days that they contained. The next year, we went there again, and it was then that we made the ac- _quaintance of Joseph Garret. When we went to the tiny tavern in the center of the town, we were told that there was an overflow, and that Garret, who lived by himself and who they said was a peculiar old man, would give us a room, A country fair was in town and as a dozen people would produce an overflow in the tavern, we went to Garret’s. Garret’s house, we found, was one of the most pretentious in the place. The grounds were spacious, with flowers and bushes in abundance . The lawn was well kept and there were several trees in the yard. One of which we noted, as we went in the side gate, seemed to grow so close to the house that one of its branches seemed to go through a window in the side of the house, and we learned later that this tree had a most interesting his- tory. ‘The house was large and architec- turally handsome, but sadly in need of re- pairs. It needed painting and many of the window panes were broken and mend- ed with rags and paper. On the door we found a brass knocker, and after rapping several times we heard some feeble steps resounding inside. An old man, without any collar and coat, and with his suspenders trailing behind him, opened the door. This was Joseph Gar- ret. He was ninety-three, and except for his poor eyesight, remarkably healthy, for his advanced years. After telling him who we were, he admitted us, and we found that the interior of the house had none of the shabbiness of the outside. It was handsomely furnished, containing not only all of the interesting things of New Eng- land, but many foreign curios, especially of the orient, showing that Garret must have been a traveller at one time. In the days that followed, we found that Garret was very interesting He had travelled extensively, had been well educated, and though he was abreast of the times, he lived for the most part in old memories. At first we thought the people at the tavern wrong in calling him peculiar, but after a few days he told us the following tale, which we could hardly believe to be reasonable. “This house,” he said, “was built by my father, with his own hands, eight years before Iwas born. As J am ninety- three, the old place is one hundred and one years old.” He took us to the window in his room and showed us the tree that we had no- THE FASTERNER 8 ticed when we had first come to live with him. Lows Sahel “That tree,” he said, “was old, W the house was built, and God knows how old it is now. When ] was a young man, scarcely more than a boy, this room was made mine, as none of my five sisters (all are dead now) would use it on account of the tree's keeping out all the light. “One night when Twas about twenty years old, 1 found myself unable to sleep. 1 was drowsy as if doped, and a queer faint odor pervaded the room. I after- wards learned it was the odor of the sweet-pea. None of them grow in this part of the country, and forever after it has had a queer effect upon me, produc- ing nausea and a queer mental condition, as if 1 were half recalling dim recollec- tions of a previous life. These ideas never became tangible. They were simply fleet- ing ideas that coursed through my brain. This particular night, I seemed to hear voices talking at the foot of my bed, and every once in a while some one would take a few steps across the floor. To save my life I could not move a single limb or open my eyes. I was in a stupor, unable to move or think, but still receiv- ing definite ideas. After a while, I seemed to hear a loud clamor at the window sill and then a low moan, After that the noise subsided. “It did not seem as if I really slept at all that night, except as I have said, I was in a dull stupor. Early in the morning, I scemed to experience a feeling of re- lief of some kind, and I opened my eyes and got up. Nothing appeared to be dis- turbed in the room. _I went to the win- dow. There was a fresh coolness in the air. The sun had not appeared over the distant hill tops yet. . Everything was gray. 1 glanced down. There | saw a sight so horrible that 1 was rooted to the ground. 1 have seen this self same sight a dozen times since, but never has it Pr peared so'gha stly: Hanging on the near- est limb of the tree outside my window was a lifeless body, with head sunken low on its breast. I could almost reach out and touch its sunken cheeks. The body was horribly deformed and the sightless eyes bulging out of its head sent a shiver down my spine. “The corpse was that of a man of ¢]- derly middle age. Whether it was a case of suicide or not, we never knew. We could not identify him. As my father cut him down, I smelt that detestable odor of sweet-peas. We buried him underneath the tree and he lies there to this day. “This incident happened on August 2. Five years later, to the day, I was return- ing late at night, froma neighboring farmhouse, when ,as I entered the side te of the house, I saw that same hor- rible sight that I had seen five years pre. vious, A black figure silhouetted against the full moon and swaying slowly back and forth outside my window. I fainted in a very unmanly manner. I woke up in the morning and found that I had been carried to my room. There was still the unmistakable odor of sweet-peas, but the body was gone. My family said that they did not smell any odor nor had they seen any body. This, they said, was the first of a series of epileptic fits. They lied. I have never been anything but sane. 1 have deeper penetration than most men and I have seen things so horrible that I cannot repeat them even to you—but ev- ery five years on the night of the second of August, I have seen that same black spectre. Again five years have passed, and tonight is the night. You will sce the man.” Here he became agitated and began to talk to himself in an incomprehensible manner. He left the room and Anderson THE EASTERNER 9 and I looked at each other in consterna- tion, “That senile old idiot,” said Anderson. “The people at the tavern were right. He's more than peculiar, he’s crazy.” “No,” I said, “he’s sincere. There’s something in what he says. Any way, we'll see tonight.” “1 won't get out of bed,” said Ander- son, “to see any ghost with the odor of Sweet-peas.”’ But he did. At one o'clock we both got up, dressed, and went into the side yard. Autumn had come early that year and the yard was filled with dried leaves, that rustled as we walked. A full moon lit up every corner of the big yard. “A good night for ghosts,” said Ander- son. “Look,” I cried, “there it is. the man.” “Where?” he asked. “I don’t see any- thing.” He was right. I had seen nothing but a shadow. It was my imagination. But still I seemed to smell a queer indefinable odor. “What's that white thing moving in the window?” I asked. “That’s old Garret smelling sweet peas,” said Anderson. “You're as fool- ish as he is.” The next day, when we went to see some friends in the village, we asked them about old Garret and his hallucination. “Yes,” they said, “poor old Garret. He’s a nice old man. Too bad he’s crazy Imagine he would be daffy, living off by himself as he does.” “But has any one ever seen the corpse hanged on the tree?” we asked. “Some people have thought they have,” they answered, “but they never really knew whether they did or not. It’s the smell of the sweet peas that gets them. They seem to imagine the odor of the sweet peas and the ghost comes easy then. (Continued op page 19] There is SONNET TO A MAY DAWN The scented glory of the new-born day Holds me enthralled. The� rising sun pours streams Of golden scintillating light that gleams Thruout the waking world. Even the jay Has ceased his idle chatter as the day In all its shim'ring radiance beams Upon his fragrant woodland, ‘till it seems It has been altered, by some magic way. ' Oh! May, thou art the month of sunshine bright And delicate pink laurel and skies blue; Thou art the month when all the world seems right And living is a joy that is too true. It seems to me to miss the human sight; The Living Dead alone do not love you. C. T. Lanham, '20. Dorothy Rohrer, Eastern, 1919, who won the prize offered for the best work in English, is keeping up her good work at Wilson College. The following poem appeared in the March number of The Pharetra, the college magazine. GLIMPSES A streak of crimson on the snow; A speeding form, A whir of wings, A clear note lifted free ;— The cardinal sings. A flash of warmth and color On a winter's day. A lane winds down between the hills, The honeysuckle blooms. A splash of blue Tip-tilted on the tangled rose, A lilting note. The bunting lifts his song of joy Upop the summer breeze. Dorothy Rohrer. THe EASTERNER Published Five Times @ Year by the Students of ASTERN HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D.C, : VOL. XXIII WASHINGTON, D.C, MAY, 1920 NO 4 Editorial Staff. Humphrey Walsh . Helen Black Grace Welsch Helen Weigel SO pc GO WOMB OU Ale Mae Jones ....+++-Charles Lanham Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Literary Editor’: .398¢-h st = -7e- 22007 7higa, mila? Assistant Literary Editor Verse. ssecccesretertet lusanl Baitor satvjebiiesmeereamc es marae ea aeny Florence Boteler Military Notes cesisve se euscy + aha aicnanin amen Clarence Parker School- News isusseeses hese me eessey cea ea Austin Snavely George Havenne) PLT ICH te Sasa ae GENO ON ONIO OOO IRD OG IS 7 { Benjamin Simot Scarchead udeswaver seed sewer SscR seit ee Robert Benner Exchange oii sseeotecrcsecsssecssccssives sec. wees eee. Julia Diggins Girls’: C]ubS vic oars oe dele ove se winis, � Captiate geese Basi o)e e Mary McKenzie Business Staff. Manager vescputitescs cyenueseem out ieee . Lester Engel Advertising Manager ..-.+-++s++eeersesstseret: George Havenner Circulation Manager ..+..-+++++eesrrse' teegences William Furey Staff Typists. Mary Motherwell. Cecile Freeman. Florence Boteler. By Subscription, $1.00 a Year. By Mail, $1.25, Single Copies, 25 Cents, CADET NOTES At the annual presentation of commis- sions on April 23, at the Central High School, the company and staff officers of the cadet corps received their commis- sions. As is the custom, a company is picked from all the companies in the brigade to be the guard of honor at the presenta- tion of commissions. This company is picked because of its excellence in drill and appearance. This year the guard was Co. A of Central, Captain Latimer’s company. Resides this company, there are quite a few other fine ones which we will have to beat before we take the competitive drill. As has been announced before, the Competitive Drill this year is to be held on the seventh and eighth of June, which is a little later than last year. Although the date is about two weeks later than last year we will have to work doubly hard if we want to win the drill. ‘The last cadet dance was a very great success, both socially and financially. We have about half enough money for the meals which are presented at the end of each year to the best experienced cadet, best inexperienced caet and the corporal of the best squad, so it will only be neces- sary to give one more dance to get the rest of the money which we need. Instead of the old form of extended order, we are to use a modern kind this year, the kind which was used in the European War. It will be quite difficult, since no one in the companies has had this before. But all have an even chance; so our companies, with careful work, should be able to get down the fine points and show up the other companies of the brigade. Now that the spring play is over, let’s get down and dig for the last month and a half before the Competitive Drill. We want to win the drill this year, do we not? If so, we have to work. The offi- cers don’t win the drill, it’s the men; and the drill is not won for the officers, but for the company and the school. Those who don't want to work for about a dozen and a half more drill days had better get out, for we want workers who want to win the drill. We started this thing; let’s do it up right and show that ol Eastern over here in the woods has some real “do or die” spirit left and we're going to do our best to win the Com- petitive Drill! Are you all with us? Then, let's go! R FORKCAST: WEATHE Uncertain OY Me o%a ic we wae wae: ALL Re i ik lal wasnt MR. J. ADDISON WRITES ON A WAR WORKER some of my unknown ill endeavor to en- rtificial human be- At the request of correspondents, Iw lighten you on this a ing, the war worker. We wil say she comes from Pickle Cen- wa, to work for the Government. She finds the work very interesting, 10- deed. I will now tell you about her work and thoughts during one entire day. 7:30, Landlady is knocking at the door She wakes up, and in turn awakes Mabel, who got in at 2:30. They dress amid a lot of hurry and commotion. Mabel wears Bess’ shoes, and Bess says if Mabel doesn't care she'll wear her new waist. Mabel looks rather dubious, but, con- sidering she has on Bess’ shoes—why she ter, lo can. They eat a hurried breakfast and run across the street to get the street car. It doesn't stop. While waiting for the next car, they knock everything in gen- eral. A young, gooil-looking fellow drives up in a Dodge car and offers to take them to work. Seeing that neither girl knows the man, they think this way for a second Will ahybody at home find ovt about it? Chances are they won't. They smile at our hero and climb in. He takes them to work. He will likely see them to- morrow. They are late, but, as the time- keeper is susceptible to sweet smiles, they are not marked late. During the day Mabel powders her nose thirty-seven times, types three letters, and finishes her novel, “The Houseparty.” Finally the clock reaches five. Great sighs of relief reach the ceiling. Captain Lutz and Lieutenant Drew are taking them to the Raleigh for supper The girls don't like said gentlemen, but— well, you know payday isn’t until Satur- day and they have to be careful. Bess has two dollars and Mabel sixty-three They go to supper. During the meal Mabel says, “It's too bad the town has gone dry,” and gives a will laugh. Now, Mabel has never drunk anything stronger than cider in her life. She likely wants to give the impression that she is a little wild. Why, we don’t know. When they finishel eating, the boys suggest the theater. ,Eventually they drift into Keith's. They see a very good show. Bess says she’s “crazy” about it. The boys wants to go to “Harvey's,” but the girls prefer the “Canton.” They arrive at the Canton. Mabel has a chicken sala cents left. and Bess has Chinese food, She knows she will be sorry she ate it, but it is so tempting—“‘don’t you know.” Bess has, after long practice, acquired an accent. Well, it’s pouring down outside, so the boys call a taxi. Mabel believes she could ride all night. Captain Lutz is watching the m eter, which is ticking off tollars. The girls arrive home and say “good- night.” It is now 1:30. They will get up to-morrow and do it all over again. PARA PLIN PDI AR aaa a ae bot THE ScA pee tL LLL LLL NT CT bie Miss Uy “Air is fee can get all we wan? Mc. Quadeny. lot Cs Unser ee lat from class, Sor Engel, j fie � in FF he was English, aslee wrote the song G _ The student join and sh, are w. ham in the attended his or Pupil—Wh, y Oilyssey” called, Mrs. Doggett—n, jan Ox-cart walking? . First Girl—] did ; ay, and left it hom Second GirlWh, take it home for? — ; Dr. Rothermel—y lieve that to be true i Easton—That's no leve anything I sa Miss. Gardner—]. our country as com England? | Jack Martin—Ye: te E HEAD 8 BMA MMS L LLL NN LSI NSIS PASMANMAS MABE EMSS won (in Economics )— in other words we mean hot air? _ Yes, I do get a) ne members of my _“One night while ouldn’t sleep so he ———— body wishes to ith Charley Lan- 1t sorrow which parable loss. the oxen in the wing-paced’? ven't you ever seen — , dumb trick yester- e. at did you want to taston, I can't be- � about a magnet. thing ; you never be- 5 there anything in mon as the sheep in s, Fords. WHY DON’T THEY TURN THE LIGHTS OUT? Dramatis Personae. The Sweet Young Thing. Her Attentive Escort. Scene: At Eastern Minstrel Show. They are seated well in front, just be- fore the show. She: (eagerly). Oh, I am dying for it to begin. Say, who is that who just came in? See, there they are. He: (in a stage whisper). Wildroot McClosky. She: Isn’t his hair the most wonder- ful thing you ever saw? That's He: I admit he is a sweet-looking youngster. She: (estatically). Oh, it’s begun. Don't they look dear marching in with their little black caps? Doesn't that one look like a real nigger? fle: Uh-huh; that’s Mc. Auliffe. She: I don't believe they are going to turn out the lights. Isn’t that awful. They are so hard on my eyes. ( Pause.) Can't Itchy Prender sing? He: He can clean out lunch-rooms, too. She: Who is that in the middle, the in- terlocutor? He certainly makes a good- looking nigger. He: That's Willard King—the Ana- costia Lady Killer. She: Who is that in the back corner who just cracked that joke? He: That's Bill Harrison. He talks and acts just like a nigger, doesn’t he? ( Pause.) Number Four ; (Sadly) here comes Adenoids Rice, who will sing “Waiting.” She: Why do you call him Adenoids? He (agonized) Wait till you hear him sing. She: (plaintively) Oh, I do wish they would turn out the lights; my eyes ache so and besides—Bill, dear, who's that sleepy boy with the big trousers on? He: That's sleepy Gary trying to hide in a pair of—look like they belong to Mr. Schwartz. She: Is he always so sleepy? He: He wakes up some times at lunch time, whén some one else dances with Babe. She: (looking around). Who is that; Jack Faber—isn’t he the dearest little boy —so cute with all that wave in his gol:len locks. He: Uh-huh. That's Pat O'Conner sitting next to him. We call him the North-east Windstorm. Ask Mr. Bar- reli. She: He certainly is a handsome Irish- man, but why don't they turn out the lights? He: That is the only thing that is not good about the show. She: Who is the short boy who sang that song with Mc Quade? He: Oh that’s Reds Sweeny. Can't you see his hair through his wig? He sure can sing even though he has a red head and a black face. She: Isn't Gary good though? looks like he is awake now. The whole show was wonderful, but why didn’t they turn out the lights? Note :—We shall leave this question to the intelligence of our readers and knock- ers—especially the latter. Why did the younger set of the audience kick about He the lights? THE EASTERNER 15 GIRL'S CLUBS FOUR SQUARE MINUTE GIRLS A picnic! A dance! Oh, so, many things have taken place this month in the Four-Square Minute Girls’ Club. Al- most every Easterner knows about our “Spot Dance ;” knows what a wonderful success it was. Many were there, and I'm sure that those who weren't have heard “all about it. We danced all af- ternoon to excellent music rendered by Miss Burrows, Mr. Dorney and Mr. Fisher. Then when the dance was near- ly over, a spot was selected by Miss Monk and Miss McNutt, and the couple who were on this chosen spot when the music stopped Were given a silyer Eastern pin. Miss Empy and Mr, King were the lucky ones. All during the dance, candy and cake were sold. I’m sure everybody regretted that the afternoon had to end. The Thursday of Easter week Miss Monk took us to Sycamore Island. We had a perfectly wonderful day. Every- body was full of fun and willing to do as the majority wished. We rode as far as Chain Bridge and then walked along the tow path to the Island. As soon as we arrived, we hailed Mr. Johnson, the caretaker. He took us across the river to the Island in a rowboat. Of course everyone was hungry after the morning hike, so our first act was to eat. Besides the lunches which the girls brought, there were delicious “weenies” and marshmallows bought by the Club treas- ury. In the afternoon some of us played baseball, some roamed around the Isl- and, and the rest went out on the river in canoes. We would haye danced, but as the victrola was broken, we had to content ourselves with amusement fur- nished by the various members of the club and by some boys from Central and Tech. Two major numbers on the pro- gram were a boxing bout by two of the young men from Central and a dance by Miss Rubelle Blanton. Some members of the party took delight in establishing a temporary beauty parlor in the club house. Hints were given as to how to fix hair becomingly, how to get a good complexion, and how to dress becoming- ly. I know everyone was sorry when Miss Monk said it was time to depart. At every meeting new plans are sug- gested. The members seem so alert in planning their future amusement that I do not hesitate to say that the club pro- gram will be fully as enjoyable as it has been, if not more so. Ruth L. Smith. NINA FRIENDSHIP CLUB We have had a meeting every Wednes- day with a good attendance. A very suc- cesful tea for the mothers was conducted by the girls of our club at the Y. W. C. A., and every one enjoyed herself. The irls are planing to have a picnic the first aturday im May, and it is hoped that all the girls will attend. The club does much charitable work and has a good time as well. New members are always welcome to join our club. Ella O'Connor. FIDELIS FRIENDSHIP CLUB Fidelis Friendship Club has just elect- ed its officers for the coming year. Violet Empey was re-elected president by a unanimous vote. Catherine Brown, of 10al is vice president, Bernadette Kal- strom of 10a2 is secretary, and Margaret Matthews of 9b4 is treasurer. The club is keeping up its good work. A few days ago, a “Mother's Party” was given at the Y. W. C_A. and every- one enjoyed herself immensely. The girls are now making plans for a sup- per to be given on the evening of April 20th. 16 THE SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CLUB The Senior Friendship Club gave its Spring Dance at Terrace Inn, April 10th. Everyone present had a good time, and the club wishes to thank the Nina Club for its support. The club is planning, among other things, a hike, a house party at Camp Winona on the 18th of June, and a party for the new members to be given in the drill hall after school, April 21st. At the last meeting of the Senior Club, it was decided to enforce the regulations by which club members, who are absent from a meeting without a good reason, are fined. The amount of the fine has been decreased to five cents, and those who are absent from three successive meetings without excuse are to be drop- ped from the roll. So come out to the meetings, not only to save a nickel, but to help in the work of the club and get that much more fun out of it. 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 better shooting than ever before. The new members are steadily gaining in accuracy, and if the present members do not watch out they will be displaced sooner or later. The Inter-High School matches will be held in the near future, probably in May, and we should be able to come out with honors if the team keeps up its present good work. Practice for the out-door matches has been under way for some time at Congress Heights Range. The members have been shooting in THE EASTERNER the Rice Medal Match lately, and the competition is running high. As usual we have the three medals, two donated by Mr. Rice and one by a friend of the school who does not wish his or her name disclosed. These medals may be scen in the trophy case in the hall up to the time they are to be given out. THE MINSTREL SHOW Though any item about the minstrel show of Feb. 19 and 20 may appear to be stale news, the show was such a suc- cessful one in every respect that it shoukl not fail to be recorded. Willard King was admirably fitted to) his role of interlocutor, and his enuncia- tion in the reading of the song “Swanee” was equal to that of Al Jolson himself. The six end-men, Prender, Rice, Furey, Gary, Hooper and Crow, were all kings of humor, and succeeded in putting life into the bewhiskered gags given them. Especially worthy of credit were Furey and Gary, who succeeded in getting con- siderable applause from the house. Gary successfully adapted a Gayety sketch. A vocal solo by Harold King, selections by the Lincoln Park guards and dances were other features of the evening. The min- strel show was followed by a_ short sketch, “Muff and Jutt,” which drew what lif e it had from its characters and not from its plot. Especially realistic were Lewis Davie and James H. Lee. The show was under the direction of Miss Monk and Miss McNutt, who spent much time and trouble upon it. Mr. Muth arranged and directed it and gaye it an air of professionalism. The show had plenty of pgp and was given before crowded houses both nights. THE EASTERNER STICK IT OUT To you people who are tired of school, who wonder if all the grind pays after all, who are satisfied with the small amount of knowledge you have so pain- fully acquired, the watch word is “stick it out.” You won't be through learning when you leave school; you'll just be be- ginning and the more practice you get in school with the help of your teachers and schoolmates, the easier it will be to learn new things for yourself when you are out in the business on your own hook. The fellow who goes into an office or concern of any sort and learns to do one thing and simply does it over and over without thinking or trying to learn to do it better or differently, will never get anywhere. He will improve his chances for better positions and salaries only as he improves his ability by constantly learning and ap- plying new things and ideas. And in school is where you learn new things and learn to apply them, and the more prac- tice you get, the better for you. There are exceptions, of course, to this rule as to every other, great men who have be- come great without an education, but re- member, they are exceptions. Don't take it for granted you are one, but stick it out. Tt will pay. THE TARDY STUDY HALL This institution which flourishes in our school is one of the most useless factors in our disciplinary system. Although this method of preventing tardiness has been in vogue for some time, its results border on the negative side. It really is a fruitless task. The tardiness goes on if not increases, while the under-paid, hard- working teacher must stay an hour or so after her eight hours to help further a mode of punishment which is foolish. It would be highly enlightening for a teacher to read—if she were able—the mind of a habitue patron of a study hall. What thoughts pass through his mind? Are they conducive to obedience and yol- untary good behavior? Most assuredly 17 no. They are more destructive than help- ful. A system of demerits in some im- portant scholastic standing, or prohibition of participation in social school activities, would prove equally if not more effec- tive. If every tardy scholar were com- pelled to address one’s school in assem- bly, I think the decrease in tardiness would be very noticeable as well as highly gratifying to the faculty. Surely any one of these plans worked out in detail de- Serves at least a fair trial. Coercion has not worked. CITIZENSHIP The state provides schools, not primar- ily as a benefit to the student, but as a benefit to the state. The state must have good citizens and a school should produce good citizens. The most important thing a school does is not that it instructs the pupil in Latin, algebra and various other branches of learning. Though these things develop the mind, the majority of them cannot be applied in life and they are soon forgotten. Each school is a small community, and each student in the school should learn to take his part in it. Not only to hold up that line of activity to which he is naturally adapted, but to learn to think of the community as a whole, before thinking of himself. The student who drops waste paper behind radiators, or who uses eight paper towels, where one would have done, or who for- gets to pull out the stopper in the wash basin after washing, is selfish, lazy and a bad citizen.. He is leaving extra work for a good citizen to do. When this stu- dent leaves school he becomes the kind of a citizen who fails to be prompt in pay- ing his debts, and who is dishonest in lit- tle matters, he fails to support any worthy activity, remains entirely centered in him- self and becomes narrow-minded. One cannot be instructed in these things; one must feel a sense of duty to- wards oneself and one will get this sense of duty from the experiene of being a member of a small community, where one’s faults and shortcomings are more noticeable. 18 THE EASTERNER SCHOOL NEWS On February 30th we had our most enjoyable and worth-while assembly of the year. Owing to the lack of practice, considerable time was taken up in geting everybody seated in their right places. The boys were on the right side of the room and the girls on the left, as in days of yore. The twenty-piece orchestra played “Freckles” as the first selection. Miss Ida Claire spoke for one hour on “The Perils of the Everglades”. Lieut. Patrick Walsh of New. York's police force gave an interesting talk of the numerous gang fights in the great metro- lis. This consumed forty minutes. Mr. Hart announced there would be no school for the rest of the day. (Much applause.) The orchestra then played “Dardanella” and we went to our section rooms to be immediately dismissed. We had a regular assembly on March 2. Miss Martin announced that the Four Square Minute Girls’ Club was to give a dance in the drill hall. Mr. Schartz said that Miss Johnson had planned a general reseating in the assembly hall. Mr. Warner introduced Mr. William Mather Lewis, who gave us an interesting talk on “Vocations in General”. He spoke of the importance of studying a modern foreign language and being able to speak it flu- ently. He said although a college edu- cation is not an absolute necessity, it will help one a great deal in later life. He also said, “Take as much math as you can, because the mathematical man very often succeeds. There was'a boys’ assembly on April 13, before school. Mr, Hart said that the community piano in the assembly hall was not to be used by the school for danc- ing or anything else. Mr, Hart also said that thefts from the locker rooms must be immediately reported ; also, boys must leave their section rooms at the lunch hour. Mr. Warner announced the fol- lowing games: E. H. S. vs. Winston H. S.; EH. S. vs. Episcopal at Alexandria, and E. H. S. vs. Charlotte Hall. They are all practice games and have no bear- ing on the Interhigh series. Mr. Hart said it was the plan of the school to have an inter-class track meet at Rosedale. It Will be about the latter part of April. Mr. Prender has been appointed tempo- rary captain and he urged the students to come out to practice and help their class win. Mr. McQuade, temporary manager, spoke also of the physical benefits de- rived from track. At the beginning of the fourth period on April 13, the regular assembly was held. Two assemblies in one day is an unusual occurrence around here. Mr, Schwartz spoke about the Spring Play. He said that sixty dollars’ worth of tickets had been sold, but for former plays and minstrel shows, about five hun- dred dollars was the total profit. Mr, Schwartz said that the school needed the money for athletics and other things. To run athletics on a Note basis, money must be had, and the Spring Play is the best way to obtain it. There are three plays to be given this year: “Hop o’ My Thumb,” the tragedy; “In an Elevator,” a sentimental play ; and “The Pot-Boiler,” the comedy. Miss Hawes introduced the famous journalist, Mr. Wile. Mr. Wilé said a successful journalist must have news instincts. Mr. Wile then gave an account of his life. He started as editor of the Wile Evening Journal, a family newspaper. After finishing college, he became a bank clerk but soon became a reporter on a Chicago paper. He then went to London and after spending sev- eral years there, he went to Berlin where he stayed until the outbreak of the war, He said the newspaper business gives one an opportunity to travel but the pay is very small. Mr. Gore, of the Dunbarton Tennis Club, has made a fine offer to the stu- dents of Eastern who are interested in tennis. He said that the four best play- ers of Eastern will be allowed the use of the Dunbarton courts on Saturdays. All those interested in this offer should give their names to Mr. Warner. It is hoped that the tennis court in the rear of the school will be ready for use in a short time. THE EASTERNER The Ghost at Hopewell (Continued from page 9) But no one really admits they've seen anything.” That was all there was to it, we thought. When we returned to Hope- well the following year, we had forgotten all about it. Anderson and I were grow- ing old. Every year would find us back at Hopewell. Time flew fast. Five years st and again we were at Hopewell. “What day is today?” asked Anderson, starting a letter home. “August the second,” I said, not look- ing up from my book. “The day of old Garret's ghost, and, bless me, if it isn’t the very year, We must go up there, tonight. I always did like sweet peas,” said Anderson, jokingly. “All right,” said I, and I really intend- ed to, though | knew Anderson did not. ‘That night | managed to force Ander- son to stay up late and go up to Garret’s place with me. We left about half seven and as it was a good half hour's walk from the tavern, it must have been after twelve when we got there. We had asked about Garret, before leaving and they told us that, though he was ninety- eight, he was still spry and still crazy as a June bug. “Getting crazier every year,” they said. As we entered the yard, I noticed that the old house looked in the moonlight, as it had done five years before. I turned to speak to Anderson. “My God,” he cried, “there it is.” I looked. For a moment my heart stopped beating. There was the figure slowly swaying back and forth, across the face of the moon. Anderson and I looked with horror at each other. There was no hallucination about this, we were really seeing something. = We hurried back to the tavern, but not to sleep. We lay in bed, filled with hor- ror, An awful silence prevailed, broken only by the hourly striking of the clock. In the early morning grayness we arose. We had but one desire—to see that tree, in broad daylight, without that terrible figure. As we hurried down the village street we met a friend. 19 “Have you heard the news?” he said, and without pausing for an answer, con- tinued, “old man Garret hung himself on a tree in his yard last night. Some farm boy found him there early this morning. It was that tree, right against his window.” Poor old Garret. His age had weak- ened him so that he could not stand his Spectres any longer. He had made the spectre real, but little did he know of the terror he had inspired in the hearts of Anderson and myself. EASTERN’S TREE On April the sixteenth, Arbor Day, a tree was planted in the name of Eastern High School not far from the new Lin- coln Memorial on Twenty-third Street near C. Eastern was represented by Miss Wilkins, Miss Bucknam, Verna Smith, Helen Black and Margaret Bolen. Ver- na made the “speech” and shoveled in the first couple of shovelfuls. The other girls started ambitiously to fill up the hole, but soon gave the job over to the dusky professionals. The tree, a young linden, was one of a block of trees planted on that day by the different schools. The first tree was dedicated to Trueman Lan- ham, who has had charge of the planting of trees in the District for thirty years. EDWARD MAIER. Among the 16 juniors elected to Tau Beta Pi, the honorary society for men in the technical colleges, was Edward Leon- ard Maier, who graduated from Eastern in 1916. Last September Maier went out for the ‘varsity wrestling team, and after eliminating quite a bit of competition, suc- ceeded to the berth in the 145-pound class, although his normal weight is 162. He represented Cornell in the dual meets with quite a little success, and in the in- ter-collegiate championships held at Phil- adelphia, he won second place in the 145- pound class, and was awarded the Cor- nell “C . Maier is also a member of the “Pyra- mid Society”, an honorary organization, and the Sigma Pi fraternity. 20 HE EASTERNER GIRLS’ BASKET BALL Well! the intersection games have been finished! Of the upper class teams Junior 1 was the champion team, win- ning six games out of seven. Of the Freshmen teams, 9B3 and 9B1 each won five games out of seven; but 9B3 had a score of 104 against 99 tor 9B1. These games proved to be exceedingly interesting. The cliss teams They are: Seniors : Captain, Mildred Mooney. F. Julia Diggins! 14 | F. Mildred Mooney. C. May Jones. S. C. Jeanette Burgess. G. Gene LeMat. G. Faith Fairchild. Juniors : Captain, Mary Bixler. ' F. Helen Grosvenor. F. Gladys Rollins. C. Mary Bixler. S. C. Ethel Weber. G. Olive Ramsey. G. Helen Carroll. Subs. Willeye Garner. Thelma Leeman. “ Sophmores : Captain, Pyle. F. Greco. F. Donnelly. C. Pyle. S.C. Gilbert. G. Atkinson. G. Mockabee. Subs. Reinhart. Browne. e Cook. Freshmen : Captain, King. - Motyka. . Rohrer. . King. C. Sullivan. . Gascoigne. x. Sponsler. Subs. Supplee. Pixley. Schade. Mazzullo. have been chosen. QAM The Interclass games have started off with even more interest than was shown in the intersection games. Two games were played on April 12. In the Senior-Freshmen game the Freshmen won. The Juniors beat the Sophmores in the second game. As it is beneath the dignity of a mem- ber of the Senior team to write up the notes for their game with the Freshmen, and as Miss Stockett thinks that a little encouragement should be given them in their first venture from the cradle, Miss Rohrer was asked to write an account of the game. It follows: ‘After school Monday, April 12, a group of girls gathered in the gymnasium to witness the first of the Interclass basketball games. The game was be- tween the Seniors and the Freshmen. The Seniors, confident of an easy vic- tory, advanced to meet the Freshmen, who were entering with fear and tremb- ling. Both teams played hard, but for some unknown reason the ball stayed down at the Freshmen basket most of the time. As a result, the first half ended 12-2 in favor of the enthusiastic Freshies. “The fearful Seniors sent for one of their regular players who was unable to be there when the game started. Then the second half began. Time and time again the breathless Freshmen scored. The Seniors did get a few goals, but, to the great amazement of the Freshmen and the disgust of the Seniors the game ended 8-30. The Freshmen had won!!!” (Two of the exclamation points were added by me). “Since ‘well begun is half done’ we are wondering what the result of the series will be.” —Sarah Rohrer. On the 15th, two more games were played. The Juniors beat the Seniors— an A Sophmores beat the Freshmen, If as much interest is shown in the coming games as has been shown before, I am sure that much good will have been derived from them; no matter who the winners may be. —M. Jones 12R2. Insight, Hartford, Conn. Your paper could be i variety of cuts. Beacon, Newport News, Va. Your book is very well arranged. The cuts and cartoons are exceedingly good. It is indeed a wonderfully in- teresting school magazine. The Story “The Reformation of Abie Goldstein,” is very well written. f The Vote, Cincinnati, Ohio, Your book is a great credit to you The editorials are quite good, but it could be improved by some good stories. The Comet, Danville. Your publication is quite cleverly got- ten up and very complete. The Spectator, Johnstown, Pa. You have a wonderful cover on such attractive paper. Your jokes are also humorous and quite original. Your literary department could be improved a little. We wish to acknowledge with thanks these other papers wh ich were sent to us: - The Missle, Petersburg, Va. The Trypod, Hartford, Conn. The Spokesman, Plant City, Florida. The Criterion, Bridgeport, Conn. The Distaff, Kessington, Pa. The Owlet, Hartford, Conn. West High Weekly, Minneapolis, Minn. Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Miss. The Vidette, High Schools of Lancaster, Pa. y The Albanian, St. Albans, Wash., D. C. The Gleam, St. Paul, Minn. Kapunchou, Honolulu. The Polytechnic, Troy, N. Y. 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WVA]L TIVa-Laxsvgd ,STHID NOIdNVH) AaIVLSG ANVG WV], TIVE-LAASVA STUID AAVLS MANUALS VT THE SENIORS CLARENCE LE ROY PARKER “Buddy” Parker, Class President, Athlete, Honor Scholar, Soldier, Crack Rifle Shot, Actor, 1s beyond the shadow of a doubt the most popular and the most beloved of all the boys at Eastern, To him and his inexhaustible fund of energy and enthusiasm goes the great honor of having brought back a pl.ce to Eastem in the Big Drill, All the school is grateful to him. May success, happiness and the best that the world has be yours, Buddy Boy, in whatever walk of life you may choose, HELEN AUGUSTA BLACK With her quiet ways and pretty dimples, Helen has won her way deep into the hearts of both the faculty and fellow students. Besides being Vice-President of the class, she has come through her four years of school with flying colors. She is tied with one of her nates for leadership. Helen is going to college. We wonder whether some day her name will appe-t as a popular short-story writer or a prominent jour- nalist. CHARLES PAUL WAITE Dear Little Charlie is generally known as the fellow who goes with Clara Edith Graves and as the Captain of Company G. Isn't it funny that Clara and Charlie both have good complexions? Charlie certainly can shake a wicked foot when it comes to dancing. He is very popular among the boys and girls because he has so much pep in him, He just loves to lead the crowd in cheers. He expects to go to college next year, and we know he will make good, FLORENCE BOTELER Everyone knows Florence for herself as well as for her distinguished predecessors. No wonder she was chosen alumni editor with her unlimited source of in- formatior. Any day Florence can be seen at lunch hour stand- ing by the radiator outside of Room 13. And who is with her? Why, Jeanette, of course. If Florence is absent one day, Jeanette is absent the next. This ar- rangement has never been known to fail. We happen to know that her greatest interest out- side of Eastern is Annapolis. But we can’t blame person” for loving her, for we all do ourselves; we shall surely miss her when she goes to Normal, JANNA MAUDE ADAMS who never studies, always pretends) cribly afraid of failing, and then comes out oaths highest mark, If Miss Underwood yyould like to know why it is that Janet ae ay, Miss Underwood, what is the question; a Goi hear you down at this end of the table?” it is because Janet has been making a sketch of her: dresses for Janet ‘fant and graduation for the beneft of the rest cf The Trio.” Her highest ambition is to dance her way through life. She is the girl KATHERINE DORIS BECK May! vou've moticed this quiet (7) young lady era drwn the corridors. She has come to, the Hime when she really must leave old Eastern; and as Yiuti is too far away, she chooses Norm. School. The reason she is so quiet lately, is that she has just acquired a calling and likes to listen to it jbhe isa sramber of the famous “Oh Me, Oh My’ quartet that plays so swectly on certain state occasions, JOAN MARIE BECKER I know of no better way to describe Joan than as the girl who is fair and beautiful as some rare flower, with eyes as bright and blue as majestic waters of the sea and a smile as sweet as that of a fairy— only that and nothing more, Joan has something more than looks—it is her wonderful personality. Can you blame her for having so many fnends? She was president of the Senior, Friendship Club until she left. Eastern in Febru;ry and went to Wilson Nor- mal, where she is studying to be a teacher. ROBERT WILLIS BENNER (“Complexion or Bobbie’’) Robert used to be called “Venus,” but since he has been going to the outskirts of the city for a year or more for a blonde reason he has fallen off con- siderably. Alas, he can no longer be called Venus but Rusher. Robert is a nice boy, stands in fine with the girls and some of the teachers. He likes to eat, sleep and go to the circus, besides fool the ladie Oh my, yes, he's a regular heart-breaker, Well, it might be his uniform. I don’t know, but anyhow he looks fine in it. He went out for basketball and football this year. Ain't that grand? THE SENIORS 7 THELMA BISHOP Did you take a course in Biology at Eastern last year? No! Then you do not know what a fine substi- tute teacher Thelma Bishop really is. You can deduct from this that this young lady is studious. And there you have it! Thelma is a student who hails from the South—Alabama, to be exact. CATHERINE BROWN was so quiet that no one ever heard what she said. The teachers had to beg her to speak Jouder—that is, in class, Outside of class, in the sec- tion room for instance, it seemed as if her voice gained strength, But because one could not hear her, it should not be understood that she did not know what she was talking about. She generally knew her lessons well, and furnished the business students of the class with much information concerning the business subjects. Miss Brown left us in February. We hope she will make a success of her business career. Miss Brown HELEN REGINA BURCH Helen Regina Burch is that nice, quiet girl in 12 B-3. She always knows her lessons, although every morning she tells us that she has not studied a single one. Helen likes a good time, and is always ready to have fun. Her favorite pastime is the “movies.” We do not know what she is going to do alter leaving school, but whatever it is, we wish her the best of luck. JEANETTE CATHERINE BURG She is the dark-eyed little vamp who played that part so well in The Pot-Boiler,” and we really be- fieve playing a leading part is natural from the way she does it all the time, acting or not. Although she is going to Normal School, we do not bclicve she long, because some day fate will bring will stay William Fox or Thomas Ince along, and the next be co-starring with time we hear of her she will Lional Barrymore or Larry Semons. Or, if she tires of the stage, it is our belief that work in a laundry would be the next best thing for her, judging from the way in which she said “Out, d d spot’? in the sleep-walking scene from “Macbeth. ! THOMAS JOSEPH BRIMER Tom is a very important yuong man these days. Yes, indeed—running the War Risk Insurance. Even though he is a newcomer in the Class of '20, we feel as if we haye the right to be proud of him. And why not? Tom has the privilege of being on the Honor Roll of Eastern. MAE ERNESTINE BRYAN She's the girl that came ‘here for her last two years. She set the seniors a merry pace in her junior year. Then in her senior year she doubled her work and finished her “points” in Febru- ary, but she’s come back to graduate in June. You remember those wonderful stories she wrote, don’t you? They had the spice and flavor of the Orient. Well, we hope she won't stop writing just because she can’t You know her! find a better paper than “The Easterner.” We know she'll be a great asset to Syracuse, N. Y- ALTA MARIE CHAFFEE Alta Chaffee is the big noise in the bank. She has been in there behind the bars for the past two years and her time is almost up. Perhaps some day she will be a big somebody in town. We hear that she and Freddie Diegelmann have good times in the bank— working—that’s one reason why she likes it so well. Next year Alta is going to George Washington to fin- ish her schooling. We all wish her luck and hope that some day she will own a bank of her own FREDERICK JOSEPH DIEGELMANN “Freddie?” Oh, yes! We_all know the hndsome E. H. S. Bank president! He is that business-like chap who is never too hurried to stop and chat in the cortidors, especially if he ought to be in class . He is very fond of “Caesar,” that is, if he has an English translation. He is always on hand at the bank when there are any girls to be waited on, which probably accounts for the long line of girls always waiting at the Book Exchange window. We hayen’t yet heard Freddie say what he intends to do next year, but we feel certain he will be successful in whatever he un- dertakes, and we wish him all kinds of good luck. SMMA ELLIS GRACE Have you asked where she is? She's always right down at the end of the hall in Miss Van Doren’s room. Grace says that some day she is going to be a great artist, and if she says it, it surely must be so. We believe, too, that she will make her mark, for when it comes to drawing, Grace wins the “‘fur-lined motor- cycle.” She is quict, so they say, but Grace is always a good friend and pal. LESTER LIVINGSTONE ENGEL Lester L. Engel is our good-looking First Lieutenant of Company F—our business manager of the “Easter- nr’’—our manager of the football team—one of our leading violinists in the orchestra—a noteworthy mem- ber of the Glee Club, and our star outfielder on the baseball team. Everyone is well acquainted with the busin instinct in Lester. He has a perfect knack for getting money out of people. This has plainly becn demonstrated since the photographer visited Eastern, Whether as a business man (sh! secret!)— in the real estate business—or as a musician, we all are confident that our class-mate will be a success. FLOY FAITH FAIRCHILD Another fair child in our midst! Faith, Our Latin shark, commonly known as “'Slim’ because of her slender proportions, is leaving Eastern. Faith intends to become a Iswyer or doctor or teacher or something, but she had better not smile and show two rapturous dimples, or she will be a—(use your own imagination). EVA MILDRED FREED Eva_is that tall blonde (natural, too) with hazel eyes. She is very stylish and has more shoes than one can count, and believe me, she can sure make those shoes go.’ Dance—well, she’s a regular jazzer. Eva is very quiet and yet’ is very good company. She Jaughed out loud in drawing once and Emma almost fainted. Tt was so unusual, Eva can do lots of things besides dance and one of them is sew. Some day, we think, she'll be a fashionable designer and then we girls shall have her make ou- trou eaux for us Won't that be grand? And this is just a little se- eret—ssh—I think there's an outside inspiravion. CECELIA CATHERINE FITZGERALD Cecelia is the star bug chaser and poster designer at Eastern, She i� continually knoclsing the boys et Eastern. She claims that they are too young: lor her. It is rumored, however, that she is in pevegeath a handsome young adventurer about 21 years of age. No wonder she thinks our boys are too young. Her favorite hobby is making speeches in the class room, As a rule girls are generally s shy but Ce: celia is an exception to that rule, and I believe she is the most unselfish girl at Eastern. very CLARA EDITH GRAVES uu ever heard of tha t tall, dark girl who helps renee certain dark corner in Room 13? That's Claia Edith. She is an all-round good sport and is much beloved by everyone at Eastern, Her jolly laugh will surely be missed in the corridors next year, She js planning to go to Goucher College; then a certain young man we know will have to go to Baltimore in- stead of Alexandria. GEORGE CLEMENT HAVENNER George Havenner is the star blusher of the class. After school one may see him walking home with a small, dark-haired young lady. He is a master elec- trician and stage manager. “The Easterner” has never had a more competent advertising manager than our little George. He believes that hfe is so short, that the pleasure we get out of it is what really counts, Maybe he is right and maybe he is wrong, but never- theless he is one good fellow. ALBERTA LUELLA HAYES Who is Alberta? Mr. Padgett says she is de- scended direcly from Rutherford B. Hayes, the ex- president, but you would know tha: anyway. Alb ra is going to be a nurse after she has left these noble halls of learning. Well, Alberta, we wish you lots of luck in your calling. THE SENIORS 9 GENEVA HILL Geneva Hill came to Eastern from out West some- where. Everyone in the class admired her spirit of inde- pendince. She was the star of the Civics Class, or, at least, she would have been if she could have stopped Jaughing long enough to recite. Geneva loved a good time even more than her work, and was generally at the head of any mischief in her class. MAY JONES May is that good-looking girl with the dark eyes, She is one of the most intelligent students in the graduation class, and has her own opinions on many things. The Irish situation, and capital and labor are her main subjects in history. She intends to study every kind of history possible at George Washington University where she will take up her studies next year. We are confident that she will be liked there as much as she was here and that her course there will be equally .as successful as the one she is just terminating. WILLARD AL’ KING U-all-no that rosy-cheeked fellow, the lady-killer from Anacostia. Well, he’s a good old scout. He was interlocutor in the Minstrel Show—an’ works hard for ‘The Easterner’’—an’ oh, how he can dance —an' his voice—you ought to hear it, “cause if you haven't you ain’t heard nothin’ yet, Willard shines mostly in everything, and we hope he'll do as well next year. BETH SELBY KULLMAN “Putz ) Elizabeth is that tall, slim girl who makes all that noise in the office and who 1s continually deceiving people by making them think she is helping Mildred. Amone the many things that Elizabeth likes are teach- ing, Burke, candy, beans and milk, strawverry blonds and love. he wrote a poem on love once, and it had as much sense to it as Longfellow’s “Ode to a Quart of Ice Cream.” Even with all these faults she has one of the hest dispositions of any girl at Eastern. She always has a smile for you and is always doing something for someone. EL MARY FRANCES LARCOMBE Mary Larcombe is one of that famous group of P. G.’s up in Room {8 She is the one with the curly, brown hair and the permanent smile. She has been rather quiet during her sojourn here, the only time she talked at great length being when she was discussing her fondness (?) for Mr. Burke’s famous address or Mr. Shakespeare's noted tragedy. Mary generally ar- rives just in time to be late, but this ts undoubtedly due to the fact that she lives so far away—it is almost a block, I believe. We hope that whatever future will be a great succ Mary undertakes in the FRANCES OTIS LLOYD Frances is the musician of the Senior class. She is fond of everything classical, but we hardly think this fondness includes Burke and Macbeth. Frances would have made a good stenographer, but her interest was elsewhere, specifically we can’t’ say just where, but perhaps it could be found up at Seventh and Rhode Island Avenue. Our difficulty in understanding the artistic temperament may account for the failure. As Frances plans to carry om her music, in the near future we may see her name among the performers of the concert stage. WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (Epitaph) HENRY Here comes our dreamy friend with a‘ great poet’s name and a great poet’s look, but—you can guess the rest. He is a great lady-killer, especially for the newcomers. McKE MARY ELIZABETH IE Has anyone ever heard of a person who didn't like Mary? She is the kind of girl every one just nat- urally likes and admires. We like her because she is sweet, sympathetic and jolly, and we admire her for her patience, her ability to stick to a thing and see it through, and her genuinely lovable personality. ‘And when'a girl tops this list of virtues by being pretty—well, we just naturally like her, that’s all THOMAS JACKSON McQUADE “Jack” and “Snuffy” astern from Central in 1918. cellent work in athletics, being especially good in football and track. When he isn’t smiling and giggling he is laughing and chuckling. pack has turned out to be that which we all thought jack aver Would bea parlor panther. At present his favorite pastime is breaking wagons. Jack intends to be a trash collector or a sexton in order that he may ring a bell. GRACE LOUISE M ARQUIS Jack came over to He is famed for his e Grace is that quiet, light-haired girl that Miss Moore never has to reproach for unnecessary {alking. Nevertheless, Grace is a very sweet girl and as obliging as can be. And she tells us she is going to be a farmerette in spite of the high cost of overalls, Who said the farms were being deserted for the city? M ybe if this sort of thing keeps up there will be more attraction on the home farms for the farmer lads. RALPH URNER McLANE Mc Lane has been with us a short time, but seems rather long. As Mutt in the Mutt and Jeff skit in this spring's Minstrel Show, he displayed a truly re- markable nose. No feature has equaled it, since the Mad Hatter’s ears in “Alice in Wonderland” in 1910, McLane is playing first bass with the Glee Club and ic Mrs, Byram’s standby for ‘‘Asleep in the Deep.” He intends to go to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore next year. EMMA KATHERINE MORGANWECK Emma is that little girl in Room 13 with the big- t cap city for liveliness at Eastern If anyone would me what was the best cure for the blues I would say, “Go see Emma; tell her about it.” She will be missed considerably by the boys at Eastern, because Emma has helped them out of many a deep rut in their numerous love affairs. She has been connected with nearly every ply since she has been over here and has worked hard) to make every one a success. This year she was the leading lady in the playlet, “ QOp O' Me Thumb,” and proved to us her talent as an actress. She is also presidsnt of the Nina Feiendship Club. Her favorite p stimes are drawing, rin ing and dancing, We advise her to be a dancing teacher or an actr a JSABEL NIXON azimova was looking worried in rushing home we interviewed her playr ti our otlja board, Madame Nazimova told us that our Isabel was causing her violent atticks of Pe omnia, which gave her that discouraie d_ expression. omni Hough, there may be. gitls who make better % possess better dispositions, but Santa any under our Christmas tree. We noticed that N: her plays lately and, friends and Claus hasn't left JAMES LOUIS O'CONNOR (“Pat”) Pat O'Connor isan all-round good sport. He has dis ineuished himself in all branches of athletic-, and trong such a handsome Irishman, cannot be resisted by the ladies, Pat is particularly fond of the scenery around Seventh and E Streets southeast. GRACE AGNES ROYALL No, Grace doesn’t belong to the yroya of Tr. rope, but she stands in with them when they come here. When the Prince of Wales visited this conn- try she vamped him at a recep ion at the Libra; Quite an honor, eh? Grace has decided to go in train- ing for a nurse. We know she'll make a suce ss of Hu and here's wishing her all the Tuck in the world. ELIZABETH HEDGES SCOFIELD She is that tall girl with the merry eyes and the sweet smile. The smile is not only Sweet, but very wise, as che docs not talk very much, but is a good listener, She admits of no ambition, and says that when she once finishes high school she will he through with chool forever. But we have our suspicions about these p ople who say they have no amtitions. We wonder (72—1!?). THE SENIORS 11 NELSON MILES STOKES Nelson is that good-looking Senior with the slick hair that everyone envies. He is the stur dancer of the Senior Class. Nelson has favored Company F with his presence lately, because he wishes it to win the competitive drill. Mrs. Bryam admits that Nel- son has most wonderful falsetto voice,” and Nel- son believes in letting everyone know it. He is also a crack shot on the rifle team. His policy is, “Never let studies interfere with your high school ‘ course.” However, he munages to keep ahead in his studie in spite of this theory. For an all-round good com- panion, see Nelson, MINER KENN =DY STOUT Miner has been a joy to us in many a comedy at Christmas or Easter. “The Pot Boiler” this year, “Lend Me Five Shillings’ last year, and the “The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife” the year before. Miner has been a frequent contributor to fhe Easterner. He intends to make the stage his career, and next year will take the d amatic course at Carnegie Tech. VERNA BERNICE SMITH Everybody likes Verna, but to really appreciate her you have to know her. | Verna is an all-round good sport and one of the best pals ever. Verna possesses that quality, rare in the gentler sex, of holding her pe.ce when everybody else is excitedly giving a piece of his mind, and for that reason we beg to suggest that perhaps when she has graduated from Ohio State University some four years hence she will decide to be a lawyer and win her cases with the help of her plead- ing, brown eyes and flashing smiles. ELLEN MARIE SIMONS Ellen is that young lady of the Senior Class with that marvelous marcel. Perhaps it is permanent, but it is a puzzle to us to know just how she keeps it jn, Ellen is a star at it, as in everything else. This young lady gets honors galore and yet has a good time as well. We believe that Ellen is going to be a stenographer. Our predictions are that some one’s business is bound to rise in the near future. IRENE SCHULZ Trene Schulz was a quiet girl who sat in a corner up in room 18, She was known to be an expert stenoz- rapher, and was therefore very popular with the short- hand students of the Senior Class. During school hours Miss Schulz was always very studious, but as soon as the lunch hour began, or the dismissal bell rang, there ws always a gay group gathered around her desk, At the present time Miss Schulz is em ployed in a bank. We all wish her every success in her work. GLADYS TURPIN Perhaps you do not know Gladys, for she is very quiet, but you do not know what you have missed ! She is a dandy girl. She was not with us for the whole four years at Eastern, but came from New York. You belong to us now, though, Glady LOUISE TUCKER (‘Tuck’) The first thing we think of when Tuck’s name is mentioned is honors. Now, I suppose you are pic MARION turing a quiet, demure little girl with goggles and the like. Far be it, dear reader. Do mber Celeste of “'Op ’o Mc Thumb” and Holly Tree Inn,” with her funny and quaint sayings? “1 hese parts were played by Tuck, one of our honor students, and a very talented member of the dramatic associs- tion. We believe that this young lady is going to continue her school days up at Wilson Normal next year. With Tuck for a teacher, things won't look So dreary in the future for some school boys, 1 am sure. Good luck, Tuck, and please accept our best wishes for success. GLADYS DUVALL VAN HORN You know the quiet as well as the gay make a class, and these quiet folks sometimes fool us a lo%, too. Don’t they, Gladys? It is foolish to ask whether Gladys does her lessons, for she always does. Studying, though, never prevents this young lady from having a good time. If you don’t belive us, just ask why she took such an interest in Tech last year. You ask why not this year? You see, the interest graduated THE SE} HUMPHREY MARTIN WALSH (Humph ) Humphrey is that fat boy with the patent leather hair comb who sits up in Room 18. He possesses an inexhaustible amount of wit. Many an “inspirational outburst” has caused his hearers to laugh until their sides ached. Humphrey is one of our best male danc- ers and can be seen most any day piggly-wigglying around the drill hall at lunch tin He is one of the few who has gone around considerably with the ladies and yet has never been in love with any of them. This year he is a member of the social and student councils, the editor of our school periodical, and the writer of many articles both humorous and otherwise for our paper. We advise be a journalist. HELEN ESTELLE WEIGEL Our friend, Helen, came to us last year from the wild and wooly West (Cincinnati, I think the village is called), and before many days had passed she had worked her y right into our hearts. Although Helen is quiet and dcmure, she was on hand when good looks were handed out, and when it comes to dancing, well, she is an artist. Her real ability lies in playing with hearts. (Watch out boys—it’s dangerous!) She is to be a poet, too, so they say, and is to be class prophet. We often wonder whom she means when she sings, “I’ve Got My Captain Working for Me Now. That must be one of her mysteries. When you looking for a good friend, look for her. We wish she could have been with us all four years, for we have come to think a lot of Helen in the short time she has been here. MARION ROYAL WHITMAN affable young lady lim to “Kid Whitman is that very with a contagious giggle who has contributed so much to the social life of Eastern, She has hod honors several times during her four years at Eastern and starred in dramatics in her first semester. Pat O’Con- nor once said this about her, “She is so pretty she can dance so well, and she treats me so nicely, that she should have been an angel.” NOURMA ELIZABETH WIL Nourma is that little blonde who always si so quiet, but she is a very good sport and a won- derful friend. We don't know what Nourma is going to do after she graduates. She may go to George Washington, or—well, do lots of things. Whatever she does, Eastern wishes her every success. WIORS TRUEMAN LANHAM (“Buck”) ern knows “Buck.” Besides being the eighth colonel that lea has Res essed, he has great talent in writing poe ‘ey all kinds, Among the best are his love lyries; perhaps it is he- cause hie bas had experience—we don’t know. He is also an actor and has showed his talent hess times fr our plays. He has been with us for four years, and we are proud to have him graduate with the Class c Viele woing to West Point next year, where CHARLE Everybody at FE ‘20. fi. high standing at Eastern eal him to enter i i - st. This very seldom v taking the mental test St we are lucky to h him happens; therefore you se graduate with us. “Buck i Do you want to know why to sce him graduate, MILDRED FENTON (“Mooney”) is getting all flustered up. Mildred is coming back MOONEY Mildred is that handsome Irish git] who tickles the ivories on the drill hall piano at lunch time. Mildred is good in everything she does, She is a good dancer, a good looker, a good actress, and a good piano player, She is exceptionally good, however, in eating, and in throwing baskets. She was captain of the senior basketball team this year, She is our most versatile girl. She is very much in demand by the superior sex; in fact, there have been times when a fellow had to file an application to get around to see her one night during the following month. JOHN HOWARD JOYNT Joynt is that boy that none of the girls knows very well, for the simple reason that he neyer looks at one unless it is an absolute necessity. Now, we never would have heard this from Joynt himself, but some one from outside informs us that Joynt is the best Boy Scout in the District, having forty merit badges to his credit. Joynt is best known over Nere at school as a companion physics-math shark and finally as the most modest boy in school MARGARET FRANCES SAYERS Yes, that's Margaret, that dark-haired, quiet, de- mure ‘girl who sits in Room 13, near the door, and every time some one passes she nearly falls out of her chair to see him. We like her very much, espe- cially the cake she brings for lunch, What a worried look she gets before examination time!� Margaret is very bright and gets along well with everybody, THE EASTERNER 13 THE CLASS POEM 1920 Charles T. Lanham Night, and lost on the towering cliffs, Mute guardians of the Sea— With the roaring waves, and the scream- ing blast’s Discordant harmony, thundering past: The great grey cliffs and we. ws And somewhere amidst this chaotic night Lay the murky bluff’s vague brink, And ‘neath their sheer drop, the glutton- ous Sea Battered and rammed at their walls endlessly Like a Titan foolish with drink. 3. And the thought of the Death, lurking out there In the depths of that wild abyss Sent the blood thru our veins in a shiy- ering stream Chilling our hearts with the terror unseen That lay in that Sea’s mad kiss. 4, Long thru the night we struggled and fought Awaiting the first sign of morn Fighting the Storm, defying the Night Eluding that Sea with its gigantic might Praying for one thing—The Dawn a Slowly the Orient brightened in hue With a ragged sky-line of gray, And the baffled Night fled on to the West With his raging Storm, and the Sea now at rest Lay calm ‘neath the wakening Day. 6. Dawn, and found on the towering cliffs Mute guardians of the Sea— With the low-voiced waves, and the sing- ing winds, Concordant harmony, soothing our minds As they sighed by in sweet melody. “i. So we all must strive thru this stormy Night May the Fates be kind to each— On the great grey cliffs, o'er the yawn- ing deep Till the bright-eyed Day, awakes from her sleep Disclosing our goal on the great Life Beach. 8. Thus shall the cliffs of folly and darkness Change to the Realms of Light With the rising Sun, That mounts with the Mind And the great Sea of Life, wave-lashed by the Wind Shall grow calm with the passing of Night. A MOTHER’S HERO Hark! 'Tis the sound of a bugle call! The tramp of many feet! Our heroes back from the battlefield Are marching down the street! My heart grows sad as I gaze at them! Am [alone so sad? Nay! Many a lonely mother heart Longs for her soldier lad! It's hard to tell how my poor heart aches. Only a mother knows How you long to see your slumbering boy, Who sleeps where the poppy grows. Only a weary mother can tell The bitter grief she feels When she gets the word from bloody France That “He died in Flanders’ Fields.” But the sorrow stays for a moment's space— When I feel the sting of pain, When I wish my happy, bright-eyed lad Were safe at home again; Then I feel the pride in a fallen lad, Who gave his life for you. ’Tis the joy a poor, old mother feels When she has a hero, too! —Ruth Rives, 11B2. HSYNOD TVIOSNAWWOD YVHA-OM] AHL 40 SHLYAAVUD THE EASTERNER 15 Graduates of the Two-Year Commercial Course MILDREN KING McCAULEY Mildred is the Grecian-featured girl whom you see coming out of Room 12 every afternoon with about two dozen books in her arms, A first impression of her would probably convince you that she is a very, shy girl, but after knowing her for some length of time you find her a jolly, agreeable companion. Let us add to her good qualities politeness, which trait is illustrated in the following anecdote: One day as she was going down the corridor Mildred was startled by a boy bumping into her. After he had_ said “T beg your pardon” she murmured politely, “You're welcome. DOROTHY JANE RIELEY Dots”) When one enters the room he always looks about to see who is doing the talking. Well, it is always Dots.” “Dots” is the obliging and willing one who always helps her friends and classmates out when they need a pianist or a soloist. MIRIAM PAULINE GILBERT ('Midget’’) Who is “Midget”? You certainly have seen that short, fat, little girl who goes like a whirlwind from class to class, so cager to get to commercial geography, This same little girl is known as “Midget.” She is one of the basket ball stars of 10 B-4. “Midget” is also our Epaminondas who carries bottles of ink in her pockets instead of in her hand. On two occasions ates meoyed at school and found her pockets full of ink. ALTORIA JANE BODENHAMER (“Archie”) Whenever visitors come to Eastern they wonder what the attraction is at the bank, but as soon as they see the bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked teller they know why so many boys patronize it. Eastern is proud of its little teller, She is a, sweet girl, too. If you don’t believe me, ask a certain young lieutenant. He knows. CATHERINE MAY BAYLY When one enters Room 7 at the beginning of the sixth period, May is always seen bending diligently over her shorthand paper She is a jolly girl and is always ready for a good time, but who keeps her from doing her home work in shorthand every night? May wants to come back to Eastern and to go from there to college. 10 B-4 wishes her the best of luck. MARY AILEEN DIXON There is a little girl in 10 B-4 with a great big ring. She admits that “he’’ gave it to her, but it is a mysterious “he,” as Mary refuses to disclose his identity. Mary’s success in Commercial Geography has followed an equally successful year of science. Although «Mary's She also loves Physical smite initials spell “M A D,” they do for she is always smiling. ROSE CATHERINE DONNELLY If one had gone to any of the 10 B-4 basketball games she would have seen Rose, one of the best players on the team. We are proud to say that she made the Sophomore team at the end of the inter- section games. Rose is to be commended for the many long hours spent on her bookkeeping when that trial balance simply would not come out right. We are sure, Rose, that you will succeed in your chosen work, be it that of either stenographer or bookkeeper. not describe her, IRMA ODELL ENGEL (“Egnatz”) Have you ever seen that little girl about 2 feet 1 inch who goes shooting past McLane like a comet snd then turns around to look back? Well, that is I:ma, the pride of the House of Engel. But the old saying is, ‘Valuable things come in small packages”— at last Ross Haworth thinks so. ANNA CLARABELLE HINKEY Drop in at any of Eastern’s games and see a yery dignified girl leading the rest of us in cheering. Anna ys attends. the games and “roots” for eastern hall her might. She is doing good work in Eng- lish, much to our joy and pride. The citizens of Cherrydale especially appreciate her musical talent and do, we are sure, join us in wishing her success should she pursue a musical career, ROSAMOND JOHNSON Rosamond is one of the three who are the brains of 10 B-4. Her record is excellent, and she ranks a close second to the valedictorian. She has good dramatic abilities, too, Rosamond is one of the com- posers of “Applicant No. a play given during Better English Week. She also took an important part in it. Rosamond is expecting to return to East- ern and to go from there to Normal School. We wish her every success in her ambitions. MARY ELIZABETH MOTHERWELL Stop! Look! Listen Who is that girl in Room 19 who is playing the piano on_a typewriter? Why, that is Mary, a typist for the “‘Easterner’’ and a very excellent one at that. She is also a very intelligent Biologist, and always examines the flowers in our section room closely to test her knowledge of botany. Mary always studies her lessons thoroughly and is ready to give us a helping hand with ours, ELLA VERONICA O'CONNOR (“Sleepy”) Oh, boy! See that little girl with the continuous smile dancing with that tall, dignified senior? That's Ella, known to her chums as ‘‘Sleepy. ’ Believe me, sh: is a great little dancer. Hardly a day_ passes when “Sleepy” is not in the drill hall during the’ lunch period. She is quite a little bluffer, too. you doubt my word, walk into Room 20 during the third period some day when Ella is questioned unex- pectedly in Commercial Geography. There is a rumor afloat that she didn't get home until 2.30 the other morning. We wonder who it is that is keeping her out so late? If you ever want to know how to talk, ask “Sleepy.” She knows. AGNES MAY REED You folks at Eastern haye probably forgotten that the Business Graduating Class of 1920 prides itself on h ving im it a very talented actress, but you all remember the girl who took her part so well in the “Better Engl ish’ and the Shakespeaiian plays. May, that black-haired girl, who always knows her lessons and who is the pride and joy of her classmates as well as of her teachers, is the one to whom we refer- However, she is not always studying lessons, and is quite willing to join us in our good times. ANNA AMELIA SIEBERT (“Sleepy”) We all know “Sleepy” with her dark, snappy eyes. If she doesn't vamp some of her numerous admirers, she will sure to charm them with her. musical ugh. Judging from the books she carries home, Anna is quite a studious girl She says that she studies them all, especially bookkeeping. She loves it so much that she labors over it far into the night. We all wish her success in her business carcer. HELEN JOSEPHINE TIMMONS You have surely seen that girl going through the halls with a grin and a laugh that brings fairy mtic to the minds of her schoolmates, that’s Helen. H� lrn bas one great failing, :nd that ts sucking her thumb, She is a very fast runner, but one day she lost the Marathon because she had to stop to suck her thumb. Helen’s classmates, however, can boast of one elocu- tionist, Helen. 16 THE EASTERNER The Other Classes THE JUNIOR CLASS Gladys Belfield. Jolly, joyous, jubilant, jocund, jovial, jazzy, judicious Juniors! And that doesn’t half express it. Yes, dear teach- ers, rest back on your oars one year longer, secure in the knowledge that the good old ship “Eastern” will be piloted by the best and most capable hands, those of the Juniors. The class of ’21 is remarkable,—re- markable in every way. We have ver- satility. What will you have? Sports ? —The Juniors were well represented on the football, basketball and baseball teams and we are looking forward to see- ing these experienced athletes win the championships next year. Not only the boys but also the girls of Eastern showed their prowess in sports. The quick minds, hands and feet of the Junior girls won for them the championship in bas- ketball. Dramatics, is it? That’s just one of our strong points. We have our come- dians, our followers of the rose colored bubble of romance, and our tragedians— Mr. Gary having had much stage experi- ence in the line of tragedy. Music? You have, of course, noticed that the most entrancing and melodious voices are those of Junior boys and girls. The school orchestra is to be congratu- lated on having an array of talent such as the Juniors possess. Soldiery? The cadets present a fine appearance owing to the splendid show- ing of the Junior boys. In line with the cadets, comes the Rifle team. In this branch, also, the Junior boys show singu- lar ability. Studies? We have Physics sharks, Math sharks, Latin sharks and the whole shark family. In fact if it wasn’t for the Freshmen, Sophs and Seniors, the teachers wouldn't have enough work to keep them occupied during the day. There are many, many things for which we are noted that could be pointe! out and enlarged upon, but as we are not given a separate book in which to set down our distinctive qualities, we must be content with only a few words. Of course we do not mean to brag, that is farthest from our thoughts, but it is per- fectly evident and proper to observe that the class of '21 will be remembered, re- ferred to in the future years, and held up as a shining example for all succeed- ing classes to emulate. THE SOPHOMORE CLASS Margery Black. The Sophomore Class is indeed most remarkable, being at once brilliant, in- tellectual, farsighted, and witty (the teachers will vouch for this, I know). Last year it was wondered how a Freshie Class could do so much and be so brainy. In fact (shocking to say), it was hard to distinguish us from the Seniors. But this year, our individuality was expected, and we lived up to everyone's expecta- tions, and then some. I will now procee 1 to give you some proofs of this astoun1- ing statement. First of all, the Sophomore Class had, last semester, more honor pupils than any other class at Eastern. Fifteen received First honors, while six received Second honors. Then too, the class has not only brains, but also brawn. Over half of the girls in the Physical Training Exhibition were Sophomores. Four Sophomore girls gained basketball E’s, which was a larger percentage than any other class had. A large majority of the boys are in the Caets, and not a few are non-commis- sioned officers. The Sophomore class was represented in both the football and the baseball teams of the school. From this, one is able to draw the conclusion that the Sophomore class, as a whole, is quite athletic. A number of Sophomores are in the orchestra. Indeed, Miss E’na Burrows, a member of our class, plays the piano for the orchestra, and may generally be seen playing for the noon-time dancers down in the drill hall. We all remember the “Better English” week we had the first part of this year, and the different plays that were given on that subiect. Don't you recall the (Continued on pige 24) ALAIOOS OILYNVAd MONAOD IVID0S TIONOAOD ,SAOY IIONDOD (STIs) 18 GIRLS’ THE FOUR SQUARE MINUTE GIRLS The Four Square Minute Girls are just as active as ever; in fact, more so, for they are now planning a camping trip for the week after school closes as a fitting climax to the year's pleasure. However, the Four Square Minute Girls do more than merely plan, for during this month they have given a sequel to the “Spot Dance,” and a picnic to Syca- more Island. Yet these events were entirely eclipsed by an entertainment for our teachers. The Four Square Minute Girls had a wonderful time, and from little remarks heard around the building they accom; plished their end, for the teachers really enjoyed themselves. The girls successfully converted the “gym” into a rather attractive cabaret, by the few means at their disposal. They arranged the tables in a large semicircle before the piano, leaving plenty of room for the performers. The club colors, light blue and yellow, were displayed everywhere. The girls plundered the flower containers in every room in the buil. ing. Their raid was very successful, for a dainty bouquet adorned the center of each table. Little place cards, deli- cately tinted, completed the decorations. As soon as the teachers were seated the entertainment began. Our president gave a speech of welcome, after which the teachers were served with refresh- ments. I don’t know which number the teach- ers enjoyed most, but the girls enjoyed most a little act of presentation. As a slight token of our appreciation of their companionship and leadership, both Miss Monk and Miss McNutt were presented with tiny rose pins. As a conclusion the girls sang the school song and gave a yell for the teach- ers. There was a brave effort on the part of the faculty to return this yell. The grand final of the afternoon, as is usual, was social dancing. —Ruth L. Smith. NINA FRIENDSHIP CLUB The club has elected the otticers for the coming year. The result of the election THE EASTERNER CLUBS is as follows: Olive Ramsey, Presitent; Agnes Marceron, Vice-President; Helen Burton, secretary; Mildred Keith, Treas- urer. At the same meeting the Neparwin delegates were elected. The delegates are Olive Ramsay and Helen Burton. The club is going to give a picnic at Winona on Saturday, June 5. Many of the Nina Girls are going, and a large number of boys and girls outside of the club have been invited. At the picnic there will be swimming and dancing and a weiner and marshmallow roast. The.four charter members of the club are going to graduate this year. They are Emma Morganweck, Clara Graves, Margaret Sayres, and Grace Ellis. These girls have worked hard to make the Nina Friendship Olub what it is. Miss Mor- genweck, our president, has worked par- ticularly hard to get all the girls to take an active part in the club, and she has succeeded. We have been fortunate enough to have Mrs. Smith for our club mother, and she too has done a great deal to make the club a success. We are going to be entertained at her home on Wecnesday, June 9. This is to be the last meeting of the year. There are a number of girls in this club who will not be here in September ; but I wish to urge all the girls who will be here, to stay with the Nina Friend- ship Club, and to tell those Freshmen who have not yet joined any of the clubs at Eastern, that the Nina is the one to join. —Ella O’Connor. FIDELIS FRIENDSHIP CLUB The Fidelis Friendship Club had an outing at Camp Winona over Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16. Everyone was pleased with the place, and as we were ready to leave we all vowed we would soon see Winona again. Our Club is now preparing for a lawn party to be given at 6th and North Carolina Avenue. The Club expects to make enough money from this to send two girls to the Y. W. C. A. camp in Pennsylvania. —Bernadette Kalstrom. THE EASTERNER 19 Cadet Notes EASTERN'S BRIGADE OFFICERS BRIGADE SERGEANT Major SIMON BRIGADE SERGEANT FURY COLONEL LANHAM COMPANY F WINS THIRD PLACE After eight months of hard and steady grind, Company F took third place in the Competitive Drill, losing first place to Company A of Tech, and second to Com- pany C of Central. The margin between our company and Company A of Tech was only seven-tenths of a point; so you can readily see that we lost first place by a very narrow margin. Never before has a company shown such a spirit as did our own Company F this year. Not once during the whole year was there a disagreeable occurrence; nor did anything happen to mar the honor which came to us in the end when we received third place. It was very gratifying to learn after- wards that our drill was the best among the companies, and we lost only on our inspection. But we do not feel that it is any disgrace to lose to a company such as Company A. Whether we won first or third we surely did do “some” celebrating after the drill. We want to thank the girls and Miss Bucknam for the excellent spread which they gave us. The spirit over here was said by the officers of the brigade to be the best and happiest of any in the city. Among the presentations after the drill were those for the best corporal, the best experienced man and the best inexperi- enced man of both companies. In Com- pany F, Corporal Crilley had the best squad; Private Edwards was the best experienced cadet; and Private McDougle was the best inexperienced cadet. In Company G, Corporal Sansbury had the best squad; Private Gallahorn was the best experienced cadet; and Private Har- riman was the best inexperienced cadet. All in all, this was the greatest event of the year. We feel that is a fitting close for this school year to come out a winning company in the greatest event of the scholastic year. COMPANY F Company G 22 ATHLETICS This year is one that will go down in the history of Eastern’s athletics. It was the first time that the coaching 9. the teams was handled altogether by the Alumni of Eastern. Our football team, which had a very good season, was handled by Sweeney, our one-time dashing half-back ‘on Eastern’s scrappy team. The basketball team was coached by Boteler, another graduate of Eastern. Baseball was coached by “Gabby” Newman, one of Eastern’s best all- round athletes. The baseball team was a great success. When the season started, we had only two letter men, and out of the raw material “Gabby” picked the team that beat Tech and fought so hard against the Central team. Mr, Hart, our beloved principal, was a great help to the athletic teams of this year, for he was not only out to our practices, but he was always will ing to help the team whenever he could. Mr. Warner, Captain “Pat” O'Connor, and John Larcombe deserve a large amount of credit for the run- ning of the baseball team. : Fastern won its first game against Tech in eight years. “Pat” pitched a great game, while Hardy did the best batting for Eastern. Score, 6-5. Our line-up ¢ H 0 : AB Prender, ss-i---------- Newman, 2b- a Virnstein, 3b Hardy, -ci-——= == —— nivel =e ees _ Wolfe, c_- ©’ Connor, p--=-2------- Our next game, against Central, was a good, scrappy game, but we lost. Score, 7-3. ; A ‘tennis team was formed this spring, and for the first time letters were given. . Hardy, Parker, and Faber re- ceived letters this year. Next year, with the school and the boys who will come out for athletics behind us, we should have excellent teams and a good chance for the cham- pionships. HOODOKFONHEHEDA HOONOCNH- THE KASTERNER THE SCAREHEAD FAMILIAR SAYINGS AT LUNCHEON Mary Bixler—‘Seen a hairpin?” Florence Basin—‘Gee, I’m hungry.” Olive Ramsey— Got some powder?” Edna Burrows—I'll_ only play for five minutes.” Mildred Mooney—‘I won't play at allen Mary McKenzie—‘I'm sure to flunk in history.” Jack Martin— Woman, if I had a nickle I wouldn't look at you.” Friendship Girls— Don’t you want to buy some candy?” Gene Le Mat—“Who's next ( Humphrey Walsh—‘Dance, Olive?” Griscolm Harper—‘Now, — Social- ism— Pat O’Connor—“Rah-hh-hhh !” Jack Faber—‘Whose car can I have today ?”” Jack McQuade—‘Got any Spanish ?” Buddy Parker—‘Where’s Helen?” Heard in History (Room 4) Miss Johnson: “Who was Minos?” Still Small Voice: “Plus, Old Man.” Soph: “Yeh, Pa, I'm a great gun at Eastern.” Pa: “Well, why don’t I have better reports?” Popular song whistled around 6th period: “Oh, Liberty Bell, it’t time to ring again.” Heard in Science Mr. “Does rain ever rise again?” Newman: “Yes, sir.” Mr. Suter: When?” Dutch: “In dew time.” Mr. Suter: “That's enough for to- day, you're excused.” Suter: Heard in Geography Class Miss Underwood: “What is one of the uses of coal?” Pupil: “For the degeneration of heat.” “Dumb Donald Says:” They say.“ rolling stone gathers no moss,” but how about a rolling auto tire gathering tacks? SVIOSHY INYNVNUNOL SINNAT NVAL TIVELoo.y f{isyieg eausizyj) dy-1euuny—saqey yorf) Peas Jouul —Apieyy Sure yy { :SLIASAY qusuIeUuINOy siuul 24 The Sophomore Class (Continued from page 16) little Office Play, and the Court Room play? Well, they were written and Bier by Sophomores. And the two principa characters in “Never-the-less’ were Sophomores. Again at the Minstrel Show, a large majority of the minstrels and two of the most important end men were Sophomores. In fact, the show could not possibly have been given if the Sophomores had not ‘swelled the chorus. The class was represented in the Spring Play also. So, besides haying brains, brawn, and musical inclination, we are decide: ly dramatic. Finally, towards the end of the year, the class organized. The officers elected were as follows: President, Mr. Sans- bury; Vice-President, Miss Atkinson ; Treasurer, Mr. Hutchinson; Secretary, Miss Burrows. Following this organt- zation, a Sophomore dance was held, much to the satisfaction of all. Does not the Sophomore class have a fine record for this year? The Junior class of next year is sure to be a shining star which will guide the rest of the school through its troubles. And then— watch and wait- for the Senior class of 722411 FRESHMEN Sarah L. Rohrer. In the ninth month of the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and nineteen, a crowd of strange, but intelligent looking, girls and boys adopted the renowned Eastern High as their school. These eager, smiling children were irreverently called Rookies by their more honorable superiors, the upper classmen. Soon the wheels of the great machine which runs Eastern, began to turn. Work was started in earnest. For us this meant running up and down stairs and through the corridors to our respective classes. We always ran or walked very fast, for the horror of being late to a class hung like the Sword of Damocles over our heads. We studied religiously and en- tered eagerly into all the joys and sor- rows of the school, setting an example to our elders. We furnished to the school athletics one of the school's champions, Itchy Prender, of whom the entire school is justly proud. In_ girls basketball our class came out third. We could have had first or second place, but it seemed more courteous to allow first_ and second places to the Juniors and Sophomores, for Freshmen are never to be outdone in courtesy. ; And now after having honored our dear old Eastern with our esteemed pres- ence, we are ready to enter upon our hard-earned vacation. When we return in September, we hope to find Rookies here who will do all they can to set an example such as ours. SCHOOL NEWS On Tuesday, May 4, we had a regu- lar assembly. Mr. Hart said that the Golden School of Mines had offered a scholarship to each of the high schools of the District. Our baseball players, who defeated Tech on Friday, April 30, were on the stage. “Gabby ’ Newman, the coach, told the assembly how the game was won. Mr. Sweeney spoke about the spirit of the players, how they had fought an unhill battle all through the game. Captain O'Connor urged the school to come out and sup- port the team in its game with Central. Mr. Warner then introduced Lieuten- ant Day, the instructor of the High School Cadet Corps. Lieutenant Day spoke on the duty of the non-commis- sioned officers overseas and in the ca- dets. He said that the non-coms were the most important part of the com- pany. Their work is to instruct the re- cruits. The non-coms then came on the stage to receive their warrants. Those who received warrants were: Brigade Sergeant-Major Simon aud Brigade Sergeant Furey; Company F —Sergeants Tra inor, Burns, Davie, Virnstein and Briggs; Corporals Cril- ley, Rodis, Wallace, Donnelly, Hardy and Carr; Company G—Sergeants Lar- combe, Rassbach, Hummer, S.:avely and Gould; Corporals Fields, Sansbury, Moore, Krauth, Campbell and Phares. Lieutenar-t Day gave out the warrants. (Continued on page 26] Boys’ GLEE CLuB ORCHESTRA GrirLs’ GLEF CLUB 26 School News [Continued from page 24) The winners of the Rice medal match were given their awards: First Prize, Krauth; Second Prize, Captain Burns; Third Prize, Furey. Mr. Rice spoke on the benefits of being a good rifle shot. Captain Burns, of the Rifle Team, sug- gested that a Girls’ Rifle Team be formed. ‘The orchestra was out in full force and rendered several fine selec- tions. : On May 19th there was an assembly for the first, second, and third year pu- pils. Mr. Diegelmann said that the E. H. S. Bank would close on June 4. The depositors will get 3% for any amount over $5, if they leave their money in the bank during the vacation period. Miss Belfield announced that the Senior Friendship Club would give an entertainment on the evening of May 28th. Miss Bucknam introduced Mrs. K. Anderson of the Lafayette Chapter of the American Women’s Le- gion. Mrs. Anderson gave an interest- ing talk on the objects, ideals, and work of the Legion, She presented the school with several books. They were books on famous men of our country, and on the part the United States played in the Great War. Mr. Hart accepted the books on behalf of the school, and thanked Mrs. Anderson for her gift. These books are to be used as reference books in an essay contest that will be conducted by the Legion. On May 26th we had our regular as- sembly. Miss Stockett presented the following girls with basketball Es: Julia Diggins, Manager; Mary Bix- ler, Helen Grosvenor, Olive Ramsay, Dorothy Pyle, Miriam Gilbert, Phoebe Atchinson, Mildred Mockabee, Agnes Motyka, Sarah Rohrer, Margaret Sulli- van. The following boys were given bas- ketball E’s: Briggs, Faber, McClosky, Parker, Myers, Benner, O’Connor. The following boys received base- ball E's: O’Connor, Prender, Engel, Newman, Virrstein, Wolfe, Hardy. Mr. Warner announced that there will be an Eastern excursion to Mar- shall Hall on June 11th. Tickets, 55c. THE EASTERN ER ALUMNI NOTES Herbert Shinn, 12; Lt. (M. G) URS} N., is stationed with the Asiatic Fleet. Sterling Wilson, ‘11, is on the Ss. Ss. Putnam. The last news from him was from Alexandria, Egypt. f Jackson McCoy, 08, is Assistant Manager of the Evening Courier of Waterloo, Lowa. _ Lawrence Pope, Brooklyn, N. Y. Gilbert C. Clark, 15, graduates from Carnegie Tech, Pittsburgh, EL) Herbert Babcock, ‘10, is Assistant Manager of Research work for the Hooker Chemical Co. at Niagara Falls. Edwin Tyler, 707, has recently been made treasurer of the Park and Tilford Wholesale Grocery Co, New York City. Hawley Smith, ’13, is Vice-Consul at Bristol, England. Dr. Fred Sanderson, '11, is with the Mayo Brothers, Rochester, Minn. Morrison Barr, ’16, is employed in Kansas. Births To Fran k Mann and Louise Edwards Mann, a daughter. To Frank Greer and May Mann Greer, a son. Engagements Dorothy E. McCauley, ‘15, to Mr. Joseph A Marr. f Marriages Jackson McCoy, 08, to Marion Chap- man, of Waterloo, Iowa. May Hodges, ex. ’20, to Edward Car- hart. Anna Hagan, '00, to Charles V. Epz- ler, 12. , 14, is working in Epitaph! Here lies all that’s left Of Chauffeur Monroe, He crawled under a mule To see why it didn’t go. Famous Expressions “Lemme a piece of English paper, will ya?” “Lemme two bits, will ya?” “Well, good evenin’.”. (Copyrighted by O'Connor and Prender.) THE EASTERNER 27 RIFLE TEAM RirLe CLuB RIFLE NOTES The Rifle Club had a very successful year in the one just passed. Its mem- bership increased to more than twice the membership of the year before. Al- though its representative team has not as yet brought any cups or trophies for the halls of Eastern, it has improved so wonderfully that now it has on it some of the best shots in the High Schools. The best and most enjoyable thing is that practically the entire team is composed of undergraduates and so will be with us again next year. The members of the team practiced every opportunity they got, and though they worked faithfully, it was not their fault they were defeated. The members of the team were Burns, Krauth, Furey, Schricker, Sansbury, Stokes, Gould and Prescott. The Inter-High School indoor meet has already been held, but it ended with not the best results for Eastern. On Sat- urday, June 5, the outdoor meet was to have been held at the National Guard Range at Congress Heights. It rained on this date and the match was postponed until June 12. It is about time the girls were forming a permanent Rifle Club. For one day only did a few girls come down and shoot for a few minutes. When school opens get together, form the Club and elect your officers. Don’t wait until late in the year to start because then it is too late. After the Club is formed every girl in it should come out and shoot every day that there is practice. TO A WAYSIDE STONE Thou art far greater in the scheme of things Thou unpretentious little stone, than we. Enshrined within thy breast in mystery There lies the story of the world—of Things That we have vainly sought—there lies the truth Of God—the story of the birth of Life. Unlock the voice of this mute stone, and strife And toil are o’er and ours is blessed youth. —Charles T. Lanham. N HPececoece sececcocesoeceoseeoeeooeeeer ooo PE Coe Coe’ COOCCEEE COOCECEE COSESEES LOCOCLOSELOCL OOS COSCO OOOOOOOL OOOO OOCOOES eoeoevoe | : : : p0snee cence cdeebebe0ded Oot esees Coeseeee2OSeSOSs O0COPOOe PAP OOO TOL 22222090 2222932299302229299:29 PFPIPIPPIIPIPIPIV PIII IPS : | ; ; } THE EASTERNER 29 FROM OUR EXCHANGES At teachers’ institute a principal rose ue see “Long live the teachers!” A feeble voice from the rear repliec “On what ?’—Exchange. rae Teacher: Ignorant people ask more questions than wise people can answer Pupil: No wonder so many of us flunk exams.—Exchange, : First Junior: What did that Senior girl say last evening when you asked to see her home? Second Junior: She said she had not the slightest objection to my seeing it at any time, but she advised me to walk past in daytime so I could obtain a bet- ter view.—Exchange. The young man led for a heart, The maid for a diamond played The old man came down with a club And the sexton used the spade, —Exchange. Three Irishmen were working on the section, when Pat nudged one of his companions and pointed to Mike's coat COMMENCEMENT ! lying on the ground nearby, They went over and proceeded to paint the graceful features of a mule on it in mud. At the end of the day’s work Mike picked up the coat and proceeded to put it on, and asked, ‘““Which of you fellers has been wiping his face on my coat ?”—Exchange. The Freshman stood on the burning deck ; But as far as we could learn, He stood in perfect safety— He was too green to burn —Exchange. Not a chance, Mistress: “I saw the milkman kiss you this morning. I'll take the milk after this.” Maid: “It won’t do you no good, mum; he promised to kiss nobody but me.’’—Exchange. Lives there the boy with soul so dead. Who never to himself has said, As on his bed streams morning light “T wish the school burned down last night.”—Exchange. TELEPHONE OPERATOR AP BE A And then the venture into the land of endeavor. Probably yon are one of the many who plan to enter some line of business activity. A real opportunity exists in telephone operating. It is interesting, permanent and easy to learn. Good salaries are paid to start and increases are regular. Wholesome surroundings and congenial associates provide pleasant working conditions. Other ad- vantages are vacations with pay, and a liberal plan for sickness, pension and death benefits without cost to the operator. Stop in and see Miss Gregory, 725 Thirteenth Street, N. W., who will be glad to tell you more about this ideal vocation. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company J. R. FERRIS Dealer in Coal - wooD - ICE - GASOLINE 651 A STREET SOUTHEAST SUITS MADE TO ORDER W. EDWARD FRAZIER Phone, Lincoln 2477 Butter, Eggs and Cheese BARNET LANDSMAN Special Eggs for Invalids Ladies’ - TAILOR - Gent’s Phone L-3000. Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing an ind) Altering 31-51 Eastern Market. 301 East Maite ee wv aaNet nD. Cy JAMES J. 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Editorial Staff ____ an Sess see Lanta Fy ees eae Editorials Poecocoooeocoosooooey e ? ° 3 3 ° ry ° Who's Who at Eastern _ z It i Scholastic Honors.___ ee eg ee ei Se ea 12 : Snapshots ______ : Athicticssoysmasssosss School Songsand Yells______.___________._---.--._2 Toca leds 00k Sonatas ata ent ae ea SEN, 18 School News ___ 20 Sch ooli Gossips ges Sa. Merge: Neb) tes ee ay 21 3 Alumsi:N otes is cme ot een sa ae NC one 22 ; Rifle Notes ____ 24 3 Girls! Clu psiiratsee catia eae 26neeeS, EXC Ba Gee eases rat ona ee vagy SS fo ER 27 3 3 mec la sce ret THE EASTERNER EASTERN HIGH S (CHOOL, WASHINGTON, D. C. Motto: Do Well, Do Better, Do Best Published five times a year by the Stu SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, Single Copies, 25 Cc ALL BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS SHOULI Entered as Second Class Matter 10 th under Act of March 4, VOL. XXIV SOLOS SOE CELOOSOSOOOOSOOS: Ed Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Literary Editor Assistant Literary Editors Art Editors i : 3 Military Notes John D. Larcombe, ’21 | 3 : s John A. Schricker, ’21 i Rifle Notes ae Burrows, ’22 $ : J. Griscom Harper, ’21 4 Mansites ; srohse E. Ramsey, 521 i School News 2 Herman P. Rassbach, ’21 _ { Benjamin I. Simon, ’21 Locals 3 Austin J. Snavely, ?21 ; Cecilia B. Martin, 721 School Gossip Q Mary E. Bixler, ’21 Alumni Editor Mildred M. Keith, °21 3 Exchange Julia E. Diggins, ,21 Girls’ Clubs 2 Helen I. Burton, ’21 $ Business Staff. e 3 Manager. ; R. Lee Trainor, ’21 3 Advertising Manager Carroll S. Sargeant, ?22 § Circulation Manager William E. Furey, ’22 e 3 Bookkeeper 5 Marvin F. Hummer, ’22 i : Staff Typists. 3 3 Ethel M. Weber Mary E. Motherwell 3 i Isabelle M. Myers Marion G. Bruder : 2 9590000000 00000000 999-000-0999000000900990009000000990000000. oes} WASHINGTON, D. C,, NOVEMBER, 1920 cocceeecseeseeeeooeoeooeeoeoooe ooo eCoooee’ af dents of Eastern High School, Washington, D. C, $1.00 PER YEAR; BY MAL $1.25 ents, Payable in Adyance LD BE ADDRESSED to THE BUSINESS MANAGER e Post Office at Washington, D. C., 1879 itorial Staff. Grace Welch, ’21 Gladys M. Belfield, ’21 Ruth E Rives, ’21 Margery Black, ’22 aae L. Phares, ’22 Gladys M. Belfield, ’21 Burns D. Price, 23 { NO. THE EASTERNER 7 EDITORIALS FRESHMEN, GREETINGS. Welcome Freshmen! We haven't seen much of you so far, although from all reports, you are starting your high school career with the “pep” and en- thusiasm that Eastern admires. ’Tis an old, sad tale, and yet only too true, that “if we had had our new building this year” things would have been different and the outlook rosier. But because we are still housed in Old Eastern and because the enrollment this year was so large, you Freshmen had to be the unfortunate ones and at- tend the afternoon shift of our famous two-shift system. The upper-classmen enjoy it, but it is rather hard on you. They tell us you aren’t a bit down- hearted oyer it, however, and are smil- ing at every obstacle. There is a bright future ahead for you, anyhow. The mythical “New Eastern” should be a reality by the time you are Seniors. Everybody is expecting great things from you this year. There is such a large number of you that you should make yourself heard in every activity here. We know you aren't going to disappoint us. The year of ‘24 looms auspiciously on the horizon. THE TWO-SHIFT SYSTEM Sophomores! Juniors! Seniors! Lend me your ears. I come both to knock the system known as the two- shift, otherwise “too shiftless,” and to praise it. One thing dear to our hearts, and one to which we secretly aspire, is the adoring, respectful gaze of the lowly Freshmen. This year we of the morn- ing session are without that familiar figure which peers fearfully around corners, dodging the shadow of the upper-classman, pulling himself in his shell of self-consciousness and and hop- ing against hope that no one will no- tice him. Alas, ‘tis but one of the trials of the upper-classmen to forego the pleasure of being admired, gazed upon from a respectful distance, and imitated—for imitation, you know, is the sweetest form of flattery. On the other hand, the shortness of the day’s session enables us to study diligently the rest of the day, giving us time to thoroughly prepare and master each subject. I am sure the teachers see a great change in our recitations. It is rarely that a student comes un- prepared, and the perfect, brisk, snappy (?) recitations are a source of continual enjoyment to the teachers. Spend a few minutes in any of the classrooms, especially a Burke class, if you wish to verify this statement. FOOTBALL, 1920 The football season of 1920 promises to be a most favorable one. With so many of our former stars back and some new ones, together with a coach whose reputation as such is unimpeach- able, we should make our competitors sit up and take notice. It has been so long since Eastern has been flushed with football victory that the team and the school would surely relish a successful season. Every one of us has a small share in making this year successful. If our team is to have the financial backing it needs, each one in this school must do his duty. If, after the assembly at which the Athletic Association and its work were explained, there is anyone who is not a member, I doubt if there is anything that could be said:to draw a response from him. If you are an Easterner with the proper spirit, you have subscribed to the association. Let's hope that there is not a person in this school who is not whole-heart- edly behind our teams. The one thing we want this year is VICTORY. Our team is striving with might and main for it. Are you? THE EASTERNER The “Flunk JESSE PHARES, llal It was a fine October afternoon, just cool enough to require either some ex” ercise or a light coat; in fact, it was ideal football weather. The game had just started, but the stands had been filled an hour before. Everyone was happy and confident, for this year Em- erson had the heaviest team it had had since 1915, when it won the champion- ship. There was a long-standing rival- ry between Emerson and Washburn, and, with the heavy and well-drilled team, Emerson was confident of vic- tory. Did I say everybody was happy and cheerful? There was one exception, Tommy Crosby, Emerson’s crack quar- terback and captain of the team. The day before the game Tommy had been officially notified that he had failed in physics and was, therefore, ineligible. Without any egotism on his part, Tommy knew that the team could not win without him, for, although Jame- son, the substitute who took Tommy’s place, was a good football player, he hadn’t the personality necessary to lead the team to victory. It was pretty tough, Tommy reflected, to go out for football every year, get on the scrub, be knocked around to furnish practice for the regulars, and then, after finally making the team, be declared ineligible for the biggest game of the year. Meanwhile, the team had been lit- erally walked on by the opposing team. The score stood 14-0. Washburn’s men were still fresh and confident, while Emerson’s were low-spirited and dejected. The game was practically “cinched.” Just about this time, Sutton, Tom- my’s room-mate and ‘chum, was search- ing high and low for said Thomas, for it had just been found that Tommy’s “flunk” was a mistake of the secretary's, and that he had passed his physics high and dry. Sutton had started to search the stands, but it had suddenly oc- curred to him that Tommy would most likely be on the sidelines. Thither he rushed and, finding him, broke in upon Master Crosby’s rather somber reflec- tions with the news: “Hurry up and get ire your clothes; your “flunk” is alright! “Wh-wh-what’s that?” Tommy. “Don’t take time to have it explained. Take my word for it. Get a wiggle on you, I'll tell the coach. That team is being knocked all to pieces. Obedient to this more expressive than grammatical command, Tommy sped for the locker room and returned in a few minutes wearing his football suit. “Hurry up and get in the game; wake that bunch up!” cried the coach. “Here, Jameson, give Crosby your place!” “Sure!” jubilantly yelled the dis- placed player. Then, turning to Cros- by, he shouted: “Tear em up, Tom- my; they've got an awful lead, and to win you've got-to do as much in thirty minutes as they’ve done in fifty!” Tommy and, of course, the whole team fully realized this; so for the next twenty-five minutes they bucked and tore and played at the opposing team. Tommy, who was fresh, took the ball almost every time. He was like a demon; even when he didn’t have the ball he was at the bottom of almost every pile-up. The dejected Emerson team had now regained its morale and made large gains at every play. The result was that McPherson, the big cen- ter, was over the ball the great major- ity of the time. The Emerson boys had gained until the score was Washburn 26, Emerson 21, when the referee an- nounced that only one minute and a half was left in which to play. Tommy decided to take the ball around left end. s “64—74—39!” came the signals. The center snapped the ball back, the interference formed, and Tommy stammered [Continued on page 26.] THE EASTERNER 9 POEMS THE STORM Wind-tossed trees, rustling leaves, Creaking and groaning; Rushing stream, swaying bush, Shrieking and moaning! Then like a streak of light— Making the sky all bright— Putting the birds to flight— Flashes the lightning! Cobalt sky, shifting clouds, Threatening and growling; Roaring wind, cutting sleet, Biting and howling! Then with a deafening roll— Echoes from pole to pole— Frightening the very soul— Rumbles the thunder! Thunder and lightning streak, Rumbling and flashing— Mighty trees, stricken homes, Crumbling and crashing! Then o 'er the lanes and leas— Calm as the tropic seas— Flutters a balmy breeze. Storm now is ended. —Ruth Rives, 12a1. THE DIFFERENCE On a boulevard of gay Paree, An American walked one day; He looked around him at this, at that, And what do you think did he see? Ze lovely girls, Ze short-skirted girls, Ze girls of gay Paree. And the American smiled, A twinkling smile, As he turned his head to see. Before he had left that! country The ships had sailed from France, Bearing the styles to America That led New York a dance. So home again in New York town, He was walking the streets once more; He looked around him at this, at that, And why, do you think, did he frown? The merry girls, The short-skirted girls, The girls of gay York town. And the American smiled, A grim little smile, And he turned his eyes to the ground. Twas all right, thought he, for Paris, But not for the girls at home. There is a place for everything, And Romans should stay in Rome. —Florence E, Heslet, 12a1. ONLY It was only a diamond dewdrop, Reflecting heaven so bright; But it made the tiniest blossom Tremble with rare delight. It was only a smile you gave me; It was only a word of praise, But ’twas like a ray of sunshine, Brightening those darksome days. ‘Twas only a hand-clasp you gave me, But the touch so true and strong Will ne’er be through life forgotten, Close though the mem’ries throng. The little deeds of kindness, Done loving, day by day, Are the golden chains that bind us, Journeying on Life’s Way. —Mildred Averill, 1lal. AMET sN Companies F and G have both an advantage over the other schools, of which they should make the most. They were both on the field drilling two or three weeks in advance of the other competitors for the flag. Our companies were completely organized before the call for enlistments was sent out in the other schools. Company F is commanded by Cap- tain J. D. Larcombe, and Company Gis commanded by Captain W. R. Miller. Both companies are composed of six full squads and a few extra men. East- ern, with its increased enrollment of boys, should have three companies. In fact, there are enough former cadets at Eastern to form a third company. All of you know that every additional com- pany gives Eastern one more chance of winning the flag. All those in the cadets are determined to work hard and bring the flag back to the school next June. Company F is now practically intact from last year. If the men in the ranks do their utmost to attain per- fection and support their officers, as I know they will do, and not rest on last year’s achievement, their company should again be among the leaders. Company G, although having a few more inexperienced men than F, is pro- gressing rapidly, and if it keeps up its good work will stand a good chance of winning honors in the Competitive Drill at the end of the year. mS Ben Simon is Lieutenant-Colonel of the Second Regiment, which is to be congratulated on having him as its leader. On Lieutenant-Colonel Simon’s staff are Roland Sansbury, Regimental Sergeant-Major, and Leonidas McDou- gle, Regimental Corporal. Another reg- imental officer from Eastern is First Lieutenant J. L. Phares, Battalion Ad- jutant. The final standing of the candidates for commission was very close. The officers of the companies, besides the captains, are as follows: Company F: : First Lieutenant R. L. Davie Second Lieutenant E. Virnstein Sergeants: R. L. Trainor. T. Rodis P. W. Briggs R. J. Carr A. C. Crilley Corporals: J. S. Voegler A. C. Seiler J. D. Edwards W. M. Garden R. B. Hutchinson J. G. Motyka Company G: First Lieutenant H. P. Rassbach Second Lieutenant M. Hummer THE EASTERNER 11 � Sergeants: A. J. Snavely I, Krauth H. P. Moore W. M. Swingle Ce Campbell Corporals: W. E. Furey D. L. Sandoe H. M. Ritterbush R. E. Lee S. Rodis W. H. Fowler There is still the same appeal, writ- ten by many before me in this same column, and that appeal is for the co- operation of everyone in the school. We must have the support of the fac- ulty and students if we are to win. I want to urge you fellows who are not in the cadets to sign up before it is too late. This year the Inauguration Parade offers an added inducement to join the cadets. , Then, too, you want to be with us when we walk off the competitive field holding places among the winners. The realization that the school, es- pecially the girls, is behind them is a great incentive to the cadets. All the girls are cordially invited to come out and watch the companies drill. Their presence would naturally encourage the boys to greater effort. With each of the companies working in perfect harmony and backed by the school, we promise to put out two com- panies of which Eastern can well be proud, WHO’S WHO AT EASTERN The following is a list of the various activities at Eastern and the repre- sentatives of each, who make up the Social Council of Eastern High School: Cadets Ream rt mnie Benjamin Simon Banik ypu leurs nema age William Miller Easterncr annua yi eat niee nae Grace Welch OT chestrai a aie rane Herman Rassbach Drdmaticssasynie nan rn ie Gladys Belfield Boys’ Student Council.,.......,, Lee Trainor Girls’ Student Council......, Edna Burroughs Boysis Athleticseauess so seee dace Brayton Myers Girlsie Athletics emi assy ye Dorothy Pyle Royse Rtflen Glubnaee nape ie: Ivan Krauth Girls’ Rifle Club. ..Cecilia Martin Boys’ Glee Club......¢.ceeesceece Louis Davie Girls@ Glee: Clube, sitachedenset Mary Bixler Senior Friendship Club -Julia Diggins Nina Friendship Club........... Olive Ramsey Fidelis Friendship Club.......... Violet Empey Four Square Girls.......... Mildred Mockabee EiaM)) Seesnane manne ata cue Lawrence Vermillion The president of the Senior Class is a member of the Social Council also, but the Senior elections have not yet taken place. STUDENT COUNCILS Boys—Semester—Girls First Jaliany Prescotteace od teas Evelyn Goddard Second William Roberts............ Margaret Stebbing Third Wilson Collier. oi. eee. ceeese Sarah Rohrer Fourth Erankline Offuttsescsrse ee ce Evelyn Waters Fifth Raymond Hutchinson......... Edna Burroughs Sixth Edwin McKenney................. Irma Burch Seventh Eouiss Daviestrsuk reece ons ne Nellie Weishaupt Eighth . Lawrence Vermillion............ Julia Diggins Lee Trainor... ..Grace Welch THE EASTERNER HONORS MARGERY BLACK, 11a2 There are three kinds of honors: semester, year and graduating. Each kind has two classes, first honors and second honors. First honors are award- ed at the end of the semester to those who have seventy-five per cent E’s and twenty-five per cent G's. Deportment, as well as all minor subjects, such as music, drawing and physical training, must be satisfactory. First honors tor the year are awarded to those who have had first honors in both semesters; s¢c- ond honors to those who have had less than first in both semesters. Gradu- ating honors are awarded on the same basis: first honors are given to those who have had first honors in all four years; second honors to those who have had honors in every year, but who have failed to have first honors in all four years. Medals are given for year honors: a bronze medal for first honors for one year; a silver medal for first honors for two years; a gold-plated medal for first honors for three years; a solid gold medal for first honors for four years. Medals may be awarded also by the faculty in recognition of especially faithful and earnest service to the school. Special cases are passed on by the Committee on Honors, whose ver- dict is adopted if it is unanimous. In case of disagreement in the com- mittee, the faculty acts on special cases. Those who were awarded year hon- ors in June, 1920, are as follows: Fourth Year— First Honors: Helen Black Alta Chaffee Marian Tucker Mary McKenzie Ellen Simons Charles Lanham Clarence Parker Charles Waite Second Honors: No one Third Year— First Honors: Martha B. Gray Elizabeth Whitfield Myrtle Young Second Honors: Gladys Belfield Nellie Weishaupt Second Year— First Honors: Clara Kern Katherine Bergin Margery Black Dorothy Burns Edna Burrows Marion Hall Mildred Mockabee Dorothy Pyle Ruth Smith Eva Lewis Agnes Reed Morgan Swingle Second Honors: Gertrude Cook Rosemond Johnson Margaret Deenér Jesse L. Phares Elizabeth Lindsay Marguerite Smith Clarinda Canfiel d First Year— First Honors: Agnes Motyka Catherine Schade Robert Griest Lihyl] Creus Sarah Rohrer Second Honors: Helen Trembly Frances James Louis Shively Those awarded graduating honors last year are as follows: First Honors: Helen Black Clarence Parker Second Honors: Ellen Simons Charles Lanham CHARLES MAYO GUYON. On March 23, 1885, our football coach, Charles Mayo Guyon, was born in the little town of White Earth, Min- nesota. He isa full-blooded Indian, both his father and mother being real North American Indians in the true sense of the word. In 1899 he attended Has- kell Institute, which is located in Law- rence, Kansas. In 1905 he went to Carlisle Indian School, where he dem- onstrated his physical prowess by his work on the football team. Mr. Guyon played. at almost every position dur- ing 1905 and 1907, thus demonstrating his versatility. He was brought to the attention of the public as a star halfback on the same team with Jim Thorpe. During the next few years he played professional baseball with the New York Amerieans as a catcher, un- der the name of “Wahoo.” In 1913 he was the coach at the University of Georgia. Later in 1915-16-17 he was assistant coach at Georgia Institute of Technology. From his position as as- sistant coach at Georgia Tech, he ac- cepted a position with A. G. Spaulding and Company of this city, as their col- lege representative. He acted in this capacity from 1918 to the present time, when he was appointed to the position of athletic director at the Eastern High School. S FOOTBALL The football season is now in full swing at Eastern and everything points toward a banner year for our school, It looked for a long time as if we would have no coach this year, but luck was with us, for we succeeded in obtaining the services of Mr. Charles M. Guyon of Carlisle, one of the best men in the coaching profession. As this issue goes to press, we have played three games, one with Western in the un- limited series, one with Gonzaga, and one with Army and Navy Prep. We won the Gonzaga game, 14 to 0. When the call for candidates was is- sued, thirty-five candidates responded, among them being two or three play- ers of previous years. Myers is cap- tain this year, and, judging by his play- ing ability of past years, he should develop into one of the best captains and halfbacks Eastern has ever seen. Prender is considered by all to be the fastest quarterback in the Washington High Schools, and is the best man that C oach Guyon could have selected to lead the team on the field. Freddie Herzog, Eastern’s heaviest man (he tips the scales at 191 pounds), per- formed favorably at tackle last year. Next in the line of heavyweights we have young Diegelmann, who should make the all-high team as a tackle this THE EASTERNER 15 year. “Slow Death” Faber, whe dis- tinguished himself as a substitute half- back and end last season, will play at right end. big frame looms above all the rest, should be a bright spot on Eastern’s football horizon this year, as he is play- ing a wonderful game at guard and halfback. Ridenour, a former Tech student, is proving that he is capable of holding down the position of center. In the backfield we have two newcom- ers; namely, Tom Hayward, from Cen- tral, and “Wop” Guerriere, from Tech. The former is a heavy fellow of 150 pounds, who has demonstrated his abil- ity as a fullback incexcellent manner, while “Wop” is light and fast and fills a halfback’s position with a great deal of skill. “Beans” Whitney, another newcomer from Tech, suffered a broken arm in the Gonzaga game, which will keep him out of the game for the rest of the season. Keeping “Beans” com- pany on the sideline is the one and only “Lonesome” Paul Briggs, who re- ceived an internal injury in the Gallau- det game last year, from which he has not fully recovered. Hardy, Higgins, Voegler and Motyka are among the most capable substitutes. “Dutch” Cud- more will probably be a regular this year. Other members of the squad are: O’Dea, Price, Duncan, Campbell, Haig- ley, Erbach, Waikart, Capper, Cropley, Fisher, Lehuert, McAuliffe, Harry Meyers, Roudabush, Seiler and Train- or. Last, but by no means least, is the only living sleepy football player in existence, Eddie Gary. “Beau” Vermillion, whose On Monday, October 18, Eastern finally withdrew from the 135-pound football class. This action was made a practical necessity by the action of one of the other schools in insisting that this class should be composed of boys, not one of whom weighed more than 135 pounds, in spite of the fact that the Board of Faculty Athletic Ad- visers at its meeting on October 14, de- clared it to be the sense of the meet- ing that “the original idea of the 135- pound class was that the average of each team should be 135 pounds.” Eastern has not enough players weighing under 135 pounds to compose a team. GIRLS’ ATHLETICS TENNIS The girls closed the tennis season with a very exciting game. The game, which was singles, was won by Miss Didden. Miss Martin was the runner- up. According to the rules of the tour- nament, both won their “E’s.” These are similar to the basketball “E’s.” It seems as if the girls will follow-the plan of having the same insignia for all forms of athletics. We regret very much that the dou- bles could not be played this fall. As everyone knows, the court was not in good condition. BASKETBALL All the girls who played basketball last year are very anxious to begin again this year. Work in basketball will begin the middle of November. The Seniors of this year, who were the champions of last year, are looking for- ward to the time when they will be be able once more to show their ability. The Freshmen, too, are eager to begin their games. The Sophomores and Juniors have given notice as to what they intend to do. They will have to do brilliant work to surpass the excel- lent Senior team of this year. THE EASTERNER 16 School Songs We have added to our repertoire of songs this year, two new songs and one new yell. It is up to every one of you to learn these and make Eastern heard at all times, We are indebted to Griscom Harper for the new songs, and to Stephen Moy for our new yell. THE LIGHT BLUE AND WHITE Although Tech has always favored The roses dark red, Which the many sons of Central Have always held in dread; To fear we will not tender, But fight with all our might, While old Eastern stands defender Of the light blue and white. Through the four long years of high school, Midst the scenes we know so well, When we studied and were playful, While we struggled to do well; Or we won athletic victories, On football field with might; Still we work for dear old Eastern And the light blue and white. EASTERN FOOTBALL SONG Here comes the Eastern Ball Team, Their colors blue and white; You can bet the game they'll win— No team will find them light. Then all cheer for Eastern High; To blue and white be true. They are the only colors, White and azure blue. Then all cheer for Eastern, And the game we'll win; We'll sing our joyous song of cheer When our team comes in. To be sung to the tune of “A Merry Life.” Some think the boys and girls of East- ern High School Are out of date; are too sedate. Some think old Eastern is a rather dull School, But let them wait; they’ll meet their fate. For we, old Eastern’s sons, will see the fight through, And make them run, before we’re done. We love to play a game, and play it right, too, And call it fun, and call it fun. Eastern! Eastern! Work with all your might. Eastern! Eastern! Now you're in: the fight. We'll whoop it up; we'll whoop it down; We'll whoop it all around the town. Eastern’s team will win, you bet; We'll back her every time. Hail! Hail! Team, we're here! You've got to win the game, boys. Hail! Hail! Team, we're here! � You've got to win the game, boys, now. THE EASTERNER 17 LOYALTY High school days will soon be ended, Gliding swiftly by. Eastern, dear, shall be defended By our loyalty. Refrain We will ever sing together Songs of loyalty, To our well-beloved Eastern; Eastern, dear, to thee. Chorus Oh, we'll whoop it up for Eastern, The home of all our joys: There never was a happier, A jollier set.of boys. We'll whoop it up for Eastern; We'll make a joyous noise. Rah! Rah! Rah! Eastern! Loyalty shall be our watchword, Faithfulness our key. We'll uphold thy name and honor; We'll remember thee, How we’ve rooted at the ball games For the team; cheers Filled the players with new courage— Chased away their fears. We who love our dear old Eastern Can but heave a sigh, When we look with longing backward, For the days gone by. Our strong band can ne’er be broken, Bound by friendship’s tie, For, as boundless as the ocean, Our love cannot die. AS THE BACKS GO TEARING BY As the backs go tearing by, On the way to do or die; Many sighs, many tears, Mingle with the happy cheers, As the backs go tearing by. Making gain on steady gain, Echo swells the sweet refrain, Eastern’s going to win today, Eastern’s sure to win today, As the backs go tearing by. YELLS Rimero—shimero, arrah go ax. Rack ’em up, crack ’em up, Give ’em the ax. Punch an d Judy, Jack and Jill, We're the boys from Capitol Hill. Rah! Rah! Rah! Eastern! Chickada boom, chickada boom, B-0-0-0-0-0-0-om! Ah! Ah! Ah! Hah! Hah! Hah! Eastern High School! Rah! Rah! Rah! Hullaboo, kanuck, kanuck! Hullaboo, caress! Hoo-rah! Hoo-rah! EeHE Ss! E-a-s-t-e-r-n! E-a-s-t-e-r-n! E-a-s-t-e-r-n! Eastern! Eastern! Eastern! Sky Rocket Sis-s-s-s——boom ! Ah-h-h-h—whistle Eastern! Team! Team! Team! Briggs, waxing eloquent in English (referring to the Boston Massacre) : “And they stood there throwing insults back and forth.” (The English troops were surely getting rough.) In English 7 (Bri ggs asks Carr how to spell a word). Miss Birtwell: “Mr. Briggs, I would not use Mr. Carr as a dictionary if I were you. You will miss too many words.” Furey: “I want to thank you for all I have learned.” Mr. Schwartz: “Oh, such a trifle. con’t mention Freshman: “Pretty near winter, George. These trees are getting near- ly as black as you.” George: “Dat’s right, suh, but this comin’ spring dose trees will be most green as you.” Mr. Suter: “What are the uses of potasium chlorate?” Voegler: “It is an explosive and is used in medicine.” Gladys Belfield (explaining Burke) : “So the colonies would squabble in Par- liament until they were knocked down with the hammer.” Miss Bucknam: “Why didn’t they go to the equator?” Snavely: “The people at the equator Gift a were black and they thought they'd get black, too.” Editor Welch (at Easterner staff meeting): “Burns and Gladys had bet- ter get together on the front page.” Furey (to Local Editor) : “Put a lot in about me.” (A great subject.) Mr. Wood (in geometry): “Draw your figure on the board, Herzog.” Sargeant: “Gee, it would take up the whole board.” Miss Gray (on receiving her French examination paper back): “Oh, I only got E.” (The class extend their deep- est sympathy.) First boy (watching a _ football game): “Look at those dirty suits.” Second boy: “Well, what do you expect the scrub team is for?” Virnstein (dissecting a locust in biol- ogy): “Gee whiz! I don’t know wheth- er to be a horse doctor or a dentist.” Heard and seen at Louie’s Ice Cream Parlor: McAuliffe: “When I was a little kid I used to play Injuns and cow- boys!” Snavely (Young hopeless K-Keeter) : THE EASTERNER : 19 “Give me a nickel’s worth of fe cakes, Louie.” Thus the Kake-Keeter eats his Kakes. Herzog: “Another cone, please.” That's how Freddy gets his 200 (more or less) pounds, Rassbach: “Edmund Burke would have been a wonderful man if he hadn’t thought about conciliating the colo- nies.” Hicks Baldwin (in physics): “How would you find the volume of an ir- regular piece of rock by means of a granulated cylinder full of water?” Parkman (in French); “But I thought—” Mr. Schwartz: “Don’t ‘think; it'll hurt you.” Miss Gardner: “Where can you find a statue of Franklin?” Lee: “In Lincoln Park.” Miss Birtwell: “Now remember that every different question has something different in it.” Wow! Mr. Padgett: “I have never gambled in my lifé; I haven't even played cards for a cent.” Dunnigan: “No, but for two cents.” Miss Gardner: “What are tiers?” Student: “Rows placed one above the other.” Miss Gardner: “For instance, half of the assembly hall is in tiers (tears) - and the other half—’ Student: “Is laughing.” Miss Underwood (in civics class) : “At the same time, if you were to trun your car down the wrong side of the street, you would be criticised severely by the Police Department.” Mr. Schwartz (in the first assembly) : “Doesn't the Scotch poem say, ‘For every lad there is a lassie,’ or some- thing of the sort?” Mr. Schwartz: “Miss Blanton, do you see the difference between the French and English meaning of those two French sentences?” Miss Blanton: “Yes, sir; in French you don’t mean what you write.” Simon (in history 7): “I don’t know what the subject is, but I am prepared on it.” In the 9a3 history class the follow- ing outline was handed in on the He- brew Literature: Books on Hebrew Literature— The Bible. The Book of Jobs. Psalms of David. Dr. Rothermel: you taking history?” Smith: “Nothing else to do.” “Smith, why are First boy: “I wonder why Hutchin- son is so interested in the fourth sen- tence?” Second boy: wrote it.” “That’s easy; Mary Miss Hardy: “What’s all the noise out in the corridor?” Miss Monk: “Oh, that’s just the orchestra.” Mr. Suter: “What is hard water?” Hutchinson: “Ice; you have to heat it to soften it.” In the Library: Miss Boyd: “Miss Whitfield, did you have ‘Brigham’ out last night?” (Everyone looks toward Briggs, who starts.) Miss Whitfield: Laughlin.” ” “No, I had ‘Mc- | | miu!’ | The summer vacation is. over and we are back again to our beloved (°) studies. The new shift system has radically changed the old school life, and has changed it very agreeably for the students of the morning shift. By the new plan all students except Fresh- men attend in the morning; that is, from 8:30 to 12:30, Freshmen attend in the afternoon from 1 to 4:50. How- ever, Freshmen who are cadets come in the morning so that they can drill with the companies. There are only five periods in each shift, thus reducing the number of free periods; but as school is dismissed so early it is well worth while to miss these study halls and have the entire afternoon free. The chief dis- advantage of the system is that Fresh- men do not get into the real school life, and thus it is hard for them to know the real Eastern spirit. Eastern has lost some very good friends and faculty members in Mrs. Doggett, Miss McNutt, Mrs. Foss and Miss McGloin. Mrs. Doggett is teach- ing at Central High School this year. Miss McNutt is teaching at the Junior High School and Mrs. Foss is at the Business High School. Miss McGloin is now living at Eugene. Oregon, where she is attending the University of Ore- gon, and also doing social service Eastern extends to her its best wishes for success in her new work. New members of the faculty are Miss Baldwin, Miss Holmes, Miss Murray, Miss Taylor, Mr. Guyon and Mr. Wood. We bid them aa hearty wel- come. The Glee Club is positively this year, more than ever before, a howling suc- cess. In fact, with such veteran singers as Prender, Furey, Harper, Harrison and many others, what else could one expect? In combination with the or- chestra, which is also making fine prog- ress, the Glee Club will give a Minstrel Show shortly before Thanksgiving. It promises to be much better than the one given last year, and, as you know, that one was fine. On September 30 we had a regular assembly. Short talks were given by Miss Welch, Mr. Trainor and Mr. Bill Furey on The Easterner. Mr. Guyon, our new coach, spoke. He told us that he was very much impressed with our school spirit, and thought that he could promise us a good football team. On October 12 we had our second assembly. This assembly was in honor of the new commissioned officers, who gave us brilliant talks on the subiect of cadets. These officers were Lieuten- « ant-Colonel Simon, Captains Larcombe and Miller, First Lieutenants Davie and Rassbach, Second Lieutenants Virnstein and Hummer, and First Lieutenant Phares, Battalion Adjutant. On October 19 Mr. D. A. Edwards, president of the Eastern High School Home and School Association, was ap- pointed a member of the Board of Ed- ucation by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Congratulations. Mr. Edwards. THE EASTERNER 21 SCHOOL GOSSIP AMBITIOUS PEOPLE AND THEIR DESIRES Mr. Schwartz: To get some money. Virnstein: To be a jazz artist. Grace Welch: To have a better staff. “Jack” Martin: To bea boy. Miller: To be a capitalist. Gladys Belfield: To study the of smiling. art Davie: To arrive at 8:30. Olive: To pilot a “Dodge Brother.” Mary: To return again to Pennsyl- vania next summer. Eva Lewis: To move Maryland State nearer the District of Columbia line. Gladys Rollins: To pass in seven majors. Seniors: To star in Burke. Juniors: To be mistaken for Seniors. Sophomores: To be admired by Freshmen. Freshmen: To be seen and noticed. We wonder where the fire sale of jazz bows was. Ask Myers, Faber, Harrison, Harper, or Davie. Talk about breaking wagons! Talk to Olive; no, better see Grace. FAMOUS ALIBIS Carr: Oh, I forgot my outline! Olive Ramsey: I haven’t got time. Bill Furey: I had a good speech, but I forgot it. Helen Grosvenor: tied up, Gladys Rollins: I'll bring it tomor- row. The cars were Becker: I left my paper home. Eva Lewis: I couldn’t get my book. Briggs: I didn’t hear the question. Mary Bixler: I'd like to, but I can’t. Edna Mazzullo: It’s in my locker. Trainor: I’ve lost the place. ADVICE TO A FEW OF OUR WORTHY CLASSMATES To Mary Bixler: Never leave for anyone else any potato chips that you can eat yourself. To “Jack” Martin: Never try to buy rice-cakes during fire drill. To Edna Mazzullo and Alida Hart- ranft: Don’t shimmy in the drill hall. To Gladys Belfield: Never leave your love letters in library books. To Florence Heslit: Never try to write poetry in Burke class. To “Peggy” Byers: Never use pow- der under any circumstances. To If you want to be noticed, wear a white sweater and write school songs. Demure Helen Burton shocked the seventh semester class by taking from her sweater pocket, a half-used box of Chesterfields! Helen said her brother [Continued on page 25] CLASS OF 1920 Mary McKenzie, who won a scholar- ship for Oberlin College, Ohio, is now attending that school. Ellen Simons is working at the Pub- lic Health Service. Ralph McLane is attending Johns Hopkins, Baltimore. Mary Larcombe and Elizabeth Sco- field are staying at home. Fred Diegelmann is attending the Catholic University. Ernestine Bryan is in San Francisco, Cal. Alta Chaffe is attending the Temple Business School. Jack McQuade, one of last year's football stars, is now playing on the Varsity team at Maryland State Col- lege. Helen Black and Verna Smith are attending Ohio State University. Marian Whitman is working at the Shipping Board. Katherine Beck, Thelma Bishop, Mildred Mooney and May Jones are attending George Washington Univer- sity. Nourma Williams and Marian Tuck- er are working at the Congressional Library. Charles Waite is attending George- town University. Clara Edith Graves is attending Goucher College, Baltimore. Emma Morgenweck is expecting to go to Florida. Janna Adams, Jeannette Burgess and Robert Benner are working at the Cen- sus Office. : Miner Stout is attending the Car- negie Technical School. Grace Royall is studying nursing at the University Hospital, Charlottes- ville, Va. ; Frances Lloyd is studying music with Felix Garzia. Eva Freed is working at the War Risk Bureau. Those attending Normal School from the Class of 1920 are: Florence Boteler, Joan Becker and Faith Fair- child. COMMERCIAL CLASS OF 1920 Miriam Gilbert is a stenographer in the office of Woodward and Lothrop. Anna Hinkey is working for the Cliesapeake and Ohio Telephone Com- pany. Irma Engel is a stenographer at the warehouse of the People’s Drug Stores. Those who returned to Eastern this fall to continue their studies are: Alta Bodenhamer, Rosemond Johnson Mil- dred McCauley and Mary Motherwell. PERSONALS Frank Harmon Linthicum, captain of the prize-winning Company F in 1905, and a former football and base- ball star during his four years at East- ern, is now Dean of the Drexel Insti- tute, Philadelphia, Pa., and also head THE EASTERNER of the I. H. Linthicum Bro dry, in Baltimore. Herbert Ramsey, ’12. at one of the hospitals Central America. ; David McCoy, 14, and Edward Day- Ube 15, ea atal for the Mac- Beth-Evans ass Compa it burgh, Pa. pany, Pitts- George Ellis, 15, has resum i studies at George Washington. eaee Graham Rice, 15, is attending Wash- ington and Lee. Norman Roddy, ’15, has resu: i sttidies at the Catholic Une a Gene Le Mat, ex-’20, is attending the University of Pennsylvania. mze Foun- � 1S a surgeon of Honduras, BIRTHS To George Robert, ex-'16, and Eliz- abeth Duvall Burton, ’19, a girl. To Brainard and Lavinia Reinburg Burgess, ex-'19 (Business), a girl. To James and Anna Gillen Boyle, a girl. MARRIAGES Lieutenant Anthony C. McAuliffe, U.S. A., and Miss Helen W. Whitman, both of the class of 1916, were mar- ried in this city last summer. They are now residing at Tacoma, Wash., where Lieutenant McAuliffe was assigned to duty. Mr. Edward Carhart of New Jersey and Miss May Hodges, ex-'20, were married here last June. They are mak- ing their home in this city. Mr. Richmond Beck, ’15, and Miss . Margaret B. Tucker of Centralia, Ill., were married at Fairfax, Va., July 15 They are now living at the Ventosa Apartments. The marriage of Miss Macon Rice. ex-’14, to Mr. Howard McArtor of this city took place at the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, September 25. They will make their home at 910 Maryland Avenue, Northeast. 23 _Mr. Charles Erwin Rice and Miss Gertrude Chambers, ex-'19, were mar- Tied last summer at Fairfax, Va. Their home is at 215 Ninth Street, Southeast. Mr. Norman K. Hepburn and Miss Ellen Keith, 18, were married at Christ Church. August 25. Their home is in Cleveland, Ohio. The marriage of Miss Ruth Lodor Ball, 15, to Dr. Thomas David Mills of Harrisburg, Pa., took place at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, October 12. They will make their home at 1312 North Third Street, Harrisburg, Pa. A war romance culminated in the Marriage of Yeoman John Lee Cope- lan of Maxeys, Ga., to Yeoman (F) Margaret Belle Gilpin, ex-’18, of Lan- ham, Md. The young couple chose the Receiving Station of the Washington Navy. Yard as the place of their mar- riage, for they had both served there during the war. They will live at Maxeys, Ga. : From One of Last Year’s Football Stars. (An excerpt from a recent letter to Mr. Hart from “Buddy” Parker, who is at Princeton.) : Freshmen football started last week. There- were about eighty candidates out for the team, and some are pretty large. I went out for fullback and have been playing that position on one of the teams. I surely hope that old Eastern will have a successful football season. With the old “pep” and fight there is no reason why the team shouldn’t knock the other schools cold. Believe me, I am back of them all, and wish many times that I were back there to play. I surely would like to hear the results of the games. An Easternite is always back of the team and is always anxious to hear the results of the games. Tell Brayton Myers that I am expecting him to lead his bunch through to a suc- cessful season. Tell him, too, in the Central-Eastern game to spill a couple of men for me. 24 BOYS’ RIFLE CLUB After a little delay the riflemen of Eastern have organized their 1920-21 club. On Friday, October 1, the boys met in the Drill Hall and elected of- ficers. Ivan Krauth was chosen presi- dent; Roland Sansbury, vice-president ; and William Furey, treasurer. Mr. Schwartz, who presided at the meet- ing, is to act as secretary for the club. An innovation at Eastern is the Girls’ Club. The girls have started out with enthusiasm and have already en- rolled over forty members, whereas the Boys’ Club numbers less than twenty. Heretofore shooting has been almost entirely a man’s pursuit, but now the young women have invaded his realm and are prepared to wrest from him the medals and laurels he has won so com- placently year after year. So, watch out, boys! Better increase your mem- bership, too. Don’t let it be said that you are outstripped from the start by the girls. And don’t sit back and say, “Oh, they'll drop out after it ceases to be a novelty,” because they will not. THE EASTERNER js an organization that has Let us, therefore, bid he new club and its of- Theirs come to stay. welcome to tl ficers. ae At present the boys are exhibiting a wonderful tendency to scatter their shots. Indeed, the girls would not be compelled to shoot very well in order to beat them; but later on, when hand and eye have steadied down and every- one is accustomed to the position, they will begin to drill some neat patterns. Finally, at the close of school, when the Rice Match takes place, competi- tion will be keen ; for one of those beau- whether gold, sil- tiful target medals, i ver or bronze, 18 a much-to-be-desired prize. Beare Too much can never be said in fayor of rifle practice. It builds character and develops assurance in everyone who takes it up. It steadies one’s nerves and furnishes a wholesome re- creation, especially to those whose work or study keeps them more or less indoors. Furthermore, it is the duty of every true American to be- come proficient in the use of firearms, that he may be prepared in time of emergency. THE GIRLS’ RIFLE TEAM About three years ago the girls at Eastern decided that they wanted a rifle team. At that time the boys ridi- culed the idea of girls having such a club, and did everything in their power to discourage it. Evidently their power was felt. But this year, owing to the “pep” and to the very vigorous efforts of “Jack” Martin, we at last find ourselves “prone on the mat.” At the first meet- ing of the club, the officers elected . were: president and captain, “Jack” Martin; vice-president, Edna Burrows; assistant captain, Edna Mazzullo; sec- retary-treasurer, Grace Welch. At that time about ninety girls were enrolled. When it came to actual shooting, about twenty-five girls put in their appear- ance. Now, after waiting so long for a regular club, I think we had better THE EASTERNER make the best of our Opportunity. So girls, get together! You can’t really know what fun shooting is until you actually get that delicious thrill of mak- ing a bull’s-eye. Miss Monk and Miss Prince have joined us; so you know the club is worth while, Mr. Schwartz has been most kind to us. Without him, I doubt if we could have had a team. Not only did he help to organize the club, but he has also taught us how to shoot. So, with the aid of Mr. Schwartz and our other efficient instructors, I think we can promise to give the boys some real competition in the near future. Girls, it is up to you! Come down on the “mat” with us and you will then begin to realize what the shoot- ing game is. SCHOOL GOSSIP [Continued from page ar] RULES FOR “ROOKIES” 1. Park all go-carts on north side of street. 2. Keep bottles in lockers. 3. Wear freshly-laundered bibs. 4. Tag all high chairs. 5. All cases of colic report to Miss Stockett. - 6. Discard all socks until you are Se- niors. 7. Carry all book satchels in right hand. 8. Keep out the way of the Seniors. 9. Remove all grass stains before Christmas. Famous couples and their similari- ties: Welch-Harper: Literary and musi- cal ability. 25 Bixler-Davie: Good looks. Belfield-Gould: Fighting tendencies. Huth-Trainor: Seriousness. Kirby-Hutchinson: Height. Atkinson-Ritterbush : Complexion. Martin-Basein: Wireless tions. Rollins-Myers: Dancing. Byers-Fisher: Fondness for auto- riding. Fries-Sansbury: Social butterflies. Brugunier-Sandoe: Mere babyhood. inclina- Delores Wayland (reading) : “—and the beautiful maiden with cheeks and lips kissed by the sun—” Prender: “Whose son?” Sargeant: “What time is it?” Furey: “My clock is on the bum.” Sargeant: “What kind is it?” Furey: “A Venus clock.” Sargeant: “What kind is that?” Furey: “Both hands are missing.” Dr. Rothermel: “What is the differ- ence between a ship’s chronometer and a dollar alarm clock?” Geiger: “Quite a bit—in price.” OUR NEW CUTS Yo u have all noticed them, haven’t you? Don’t they improve our paper a lot? Gladys Belfield, with the help of. Imogene Wood and Burns Price, has worked hard over them, and their work is an undoubted success. Anything new or original is always appreciated. This applies not only to the Art Department, but to the various other departments as well. This is an appeal to every individual at Eastern. We want our paper the best in the city. Do your part! THE 26 t GIRLS’ CLUBS ern has four strong and active pubes The Senior Friendship oot the Nina Friendship Club, the Fide is Friendship Club, and the Be Se Minute-Girls’ Club. The Friends hip Clubs work in connection with the Y.W. C. A., while the last club, is en- tirely independent. Last summer each Friendship Club sent two representatives to Camp Ne- pahwin, Pa., for the purpose of ee cussing and planning the work for ude coming year. The delegates to the ae pahwin Conference and the officers 0 the clubs recently spent a week-end at Camp Winona, where the delegates 1m- parted what they had learned at camp to the officers, who in turn gave it to their clubs. The Friendship Clubs have a better start this year than ever be- fore. Definite and interesting Pro- grams have been adopted for this semester. A cordial invitation 15 ¢X- tended to all girls to join these clubs and to share in the benefits and pleas- ures which the members enjoy. The Four-Square—Minute Girls have planned a Hallowe’en picnic at Syca- more Island, to which they look for- ward with great expectation. This lively bunch of girls promises plenty of good times and benefits to those who would like to join the club. The officers of the various clubs are as follows: Senior Friendship Club: president, Julia Diggins; vice-president, Clara Cudworth; secretary, Jessie Holland; treasurer, Julia Canthen. Nina Friendship Club: president, Olive Ramsey; vice-president, Agnes Marseron; secretary, Helen Burton; treasurer, Mildred Keith. Fidelis Friendship Club: president, Violet Empey; vice-president, Cather- ine Browne; secretary, Bernadette Kal- strom. Four - Square - Minute- Girls’ Club president, Mildred Mockabee; vice- president, Margery Black; secretary, Ruth Smith; treasurer, Mary Kirby. BASTERNER The Flunk” [Continued from page 8] started. He got safely around left end, where his interference disposed of all the backs neat enough to reach him, and he was on his way toward the goal, seventy-five yard s away. At first Tom- my felt well able to cover the ground, he began to show the effects of t as i ie gruelling he Hes SAE aolates through, he felt weaker. The field swam before his eyes. He heard a pounding behind him and felt a hand clutching at his back. He wondered what it was; then he remembered the big Washburn fullback who had not been near enough to reach him as he rounded right end, but had started in him. Tommy spurtéd and drew away from the fullback, but he still felt weak. He felt as if he had been running for an eter nity, and yet the white lines passed him slowly. Then the feeling came over him that he was standing still, and that the outcome of the game depended upon whether the towering goal posts before him or the nemesis in his rear reached him first. Then he felt the fullback’s hand again, and tried to draw away, but he found himself unable to do so. The goal posts were slowly drawing nearer, but Tommy felt as if each step he took would be his last. Finally, as the two upright posts were almost upon him, he felt steel arms en- circling him from behind and dragging him down. However, he managed to struggle a little further; then the whis- tle blew, the rest of the players reached him ,and everything became black. There was a general pile-up. When everybody was pulled off, Tommy was found hugging the ball, which was about four inches over the line. Emer- son had won! The crowd burst into cheers and then rushed down to seize Tommy; but a group of seven stal- wart boys, Jameson among them, had already lifted the erstwhile unconsci- ous Tommy Crosby to their shoulders, and started for the school. Then, with a final cheer for Washburn, the crowd followed. pursuit of The Dragon, McClain High School, Greenfield, Ohio Your paper is most interesting. The departments are very well written up and the cuts are clever. The Spectator, Johnstown, Pa. The cover design is fine; quite an im- provement on that of last year. The cuts are very good also. The story, “The Last Act,” is excellent. Tech Life, McKinley Manual Training, Washington, D. C. Tech is so crowded this year that the “rookies” are having classes at Ju- nior High. However, they are enter- ing into all Tech’s activities. Plans are being made to enlarge the high school. Teéch’s girls’ basketball team was organized on October 4. The Tripod, Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. The Tripod has been on our ex- change list for a long time. It is a very live paper published by the under grad- uates. We were glad to see it again. We acknowledge with thanks the fol- lowing: West High School Weekly, West High High, School, Minneapolis, Minn. The Spokesman, Plant City, Fla. M. Unite, Mount Union, Pa. All school papers and magazines re- ceived by the Exchange Department are placed in the Library. They are in the drawer of the writing table un- der the southeast window. Tley are not to be read during school hours, but may be taken home. JOKES “Rastus,” said the judge, “you are accused of stealing chickens. Have you any witnesses?” Rastus: “No, sah; ah don’ steal chickens before witnesses, sah. —Ex. Teacher: “Leave the room.” i Pupil: “Did you think I was going to take it with me?”—Ex. Barber: “Trim you close, sir?” Customer: “Well, you might leave me a little something for car fare.” —Ex. Clumsy: “May I have the pleasure of this dance?” She: “You may, if you can find a partner.” —Ex. Smith: “I’ve gotta work hard next year.” Brown: “Aren't you coming back to school ?”—Ex. “Mr. Smith is a great linguist. He has mastered every tongue but one.” “Which one is that?” “His wife’s. —Ex. THE EASTE RNER 23 iss Johnson (to a pupil who had Sie eel Bat ol conte it disrespectful to me for you to spea without thinking. You open your mouths and mere sounds come out. What I want is brains.” Mr. Warner (to George Harding) : “Sit around straight and put your fore- arms on your desk.” 3 Harding: “I only have two. Sophomore: “I thought you liked a light-haired girl last year.” Hisle: “I did, but she dyed.” Miss Bucknam: “What is the belief in one God called?” Freshie: “Monotheism.” Miss Bucknam: “Good! And what is the belief in many gods called?” Freshie: “Polygamy.” Dr. Rothermel: “What is a skel- 30 nf : : o Brooks! “A skeleton is bones with the man rubbed off.” “Will you please stop that talking? Do you think that | should have to be yelling at you like a lot of little children ? Miss Murray: The candidate, after tiring his au- dience, wound up as follows: “I want housing reform ; I want educational re- form; I want “Yes,” shouted a bored voice from his audience, “you want chloroform,” =x: He sent his son to college, And now he cries, “Alack! “T’ve spent a thousand dollars, And get a quarterback.” —Ex, = «=D Put a Dollar in THE EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL BANK and be a Capitalist Spalding Athletic Goods For More than Forty Years Spalding Athletic Goods have been the Standard by which Quality is Judged. “JUST AS GOOD” IS NEVER JUST THE SAME Everything for Every Athletic Sport me Catalogue on Request : A. G. SPALDING BROS. 613 14th St.N. W. 3 ] WASHINGTON, D. Cc. The East Washington Savings Bank OF WASHINGTON, D. Cc. ESTABLISHED JUNE, 1905 INTEREST AT THE RATE OF Transacts A Strictly Savings Bank Business PER 3 CENT ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY Money to loan on Real Estate in the District of Columbia and Maryland and on Approved Collateral BANKING HOURS—On the Ist, 2d, 10th, 15th, 25th, and the last day of each month this bank is open from 9 a. m. to 6 p- m. Other days, from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m., except Saturdays, when it is open from 9 a. m. to 12 noon, and from 6 to 7:30. JOIN OUR GREAT Rensselae Established 1824 ‘ Z _ne®¥. 1) Christmas Savings Club Polytechnic A smallamount each ns will iaf'scence —Anstitute grow to a large sum by next Christmas. - $1 will grow tS Courses tn, Civil Engineering (C. E.), Mechanical $2 “« ee. Engineering (M. E.), El Engin: cering (E. E.), Chemical Engineering (Ch. E.), and General Science $5 “ “ “ (B.S.). 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J. Harman, Principal. ; { By Ey 5. Bann Dons Co. “THE BUSY CORNER” PENNA.AVE.AT 8 TH.ST. SIXTY STORES UNDER ONE ROOF! Where Best Qualities, Very Extensive Assortments, Courteous Service, and Most Reasonable Prices combine to Make an Advantageous Supply Center for APPAREL, DRESS ACCESSORIES, YARD GOODS, TOYS, BOOKS HOME FURNISHINGS, ETC. All Street Cats Reach Our Door Direct, or by Transfer When your Physician gives you a Prescription let your first thought be H. E. SPRUCEBANK Second and Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast A Convenient Comer To Buy Your Cor Oh and Clothing, Hats and Furnishings 2 ONTRT THE RIGHT PRICE SOL HERZOG CO. Pe PRINTER AND William J, Brewer SP TIGNEe 664 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. S. E. Phone Lincoln 122 “LOUIS A. EVERETT Hatter and Furnisher With Every Parchase we say, 223 Pennsylvania Avenue S. E. : “Satisfaction or Money Back’’ a Ga Bee as 4 | Q me “Pledged to Quality’ Fourteenth. Street at. New York Avenue -- THE STORE FOR MEN AND COLLEGE MEN Winning its Suecess on the Score of Qnality and Service Fall Sults $40.00 Up ‘Wood’s School 318 East Capitol Street Telephone Lincoln 38 Thirty-Sixth Year On September 15 we enrolled the el hth member of one family, seven of whom have been successfully trained In our school and are now holding responsible positions, Our letter reads: ‘‘We placed five of your stu- dents today at $1,100.. Picase send more Nike them. Those five earned more In one abla than’ they had paid us for the entire tse. No solicitors.. You are requested to call, telephone or write—it Is betier to call, Court. F. Wood LL. M. Principal You Save Money by Shopping at HAYES’ 316-Penna. ‘Ave. S.E. DRY GOODS, LADIES’ AND MEN’S FURNISHING STORE CAPITOL HILL RIFLE BRAC TIGE = Koti adice sani Henclemeny Moving and Stationary Targets THE CAPITAL SHOOTING GALLERY ; 417 9th Street N. W. GEORGE R. GILL, 640-642 Penna. Avenue S. E. 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SHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING, ENGLISH, SPELLING, DRILL- L IN G FOR COMMERCIAL AND CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS ! ee el I rata Plate of Ice Cream Every Day” But Be Sure It Is ALL ALL GOOD FLAVORS eliciousIeeCream Sold Exclusively in the Lunch Room of Eastern High School R, HARRIS CO; Corner Seventh and D Streets N, W’ Manufacturing Jewelers CLASS PINS, RINGS, AND SPECIAL TROPHIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION George Washington University COLUMBIAN COLLEGE TEACHERS’ COLLEGE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING MEDICAL SCHOOL LAW SCHOOL PRE-MEDICAL COURSES oe y High School Scholarships —— =_ Buy Your Genuine ABE LINCOLN CANDIES AT Che Lincoln Park HOME MADE Woodward Lothrop 10th, 11th, F, and G Streets Special Apparel Shops For Misses, Girls, Boys and Youths Superior Quality and Newest Styles Athletic Goods Drawing Instruments Mefihee’s 221 Pennsylvania Ave. S. E. 3104 Fourteenth St. N. W. High School Textbooks and Sup- plies. Fountain Pens. Photo Supplies, Developing, Printing. Ice Cream Parlor Confectionery 1101 E. Capitol St. SPECIAL SHORT COURSES Typewriting — Completed in four to six weeks. Daily, 9 to 5. Evening Special, 5 to 7, 7 to 9 for these courses. We furnish books and supplies Stenography — Pitman, Gregg and Graham. Original methods. A former Civil Service Examiner coaching for graded examina- tions. Individual instructions THE DRILLERY, 817 14th N. W. Compliments of S. S. KRESGE COMPANY 11th and G Sts. N. W. H. S. Ormsby, Mer. Charles F. Lanman, Pres. J. Harry Cunningham, Vice-Pres. LANMAN ENGRAVING COMPANY ROOM 43, POST BUILDING DESIGNING ILLUSTRATING H ALF-TONES FOR MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS CGhHAS CREA Pbarmacist ] Phones, Line 420 ee 1232 =a 1100 B Street N. E. ] NOTARY PUBLIC SO a Ee me ra Gasoline Free Air Linco ° ] MAZZULEOIBRO— ay Oils and Greases HEWITT TIRES ire £ 2203 Nichols Ave. S. E. O ! ) : i NICHOLS = SiNHECTIONERY, ANCY FRUITS, NUTS, GROCERIE ( eg Ice Cream, Cigars aud Tobacco, Magazines Toilet Articles 401 Maryland Avenue N. BE. Phone, Lincoln 4186 W. S. BACHOFNE R BRO. Fewelers PHOTO SUPPLIES 2049 Nichols Avenue S. EB. DIXIE HARDWARE CO. Paints, Oils and Glass Phone Linc. 108 204 Third Street S. E. Sheet Music, Music Books, Musical Instruments, Columbia Grafonolas and Records Accessories ROBINSON’S 1306-8 G St. N. W. PLACIDO PETRONE.- East Capitol Shoe Repairer All Work Done While You Wait. Shoes Shined roc. 815 East Capitol Street eee GEORGE M. CASPER DEALER IN Hardware, Paints, Oils, Glass and House Furnishing Goods Tel. Lincoln 189 1013 North Carolina Ave. S. B. I HORNING LOANS on Dinmonds,’ Watches and Jewelry We have a full line of VICTROLAS and Victor Records for Xmas WM. MUSHAKE 1919 Nichols Ave. S. E. HENRY J. WERNER Fifth and East Capitol Streets Drugs, Sodas, Magazines Toilet Articles, Rubber Goods Prescriptions a Specialty (South of Highway Bridge) Business Transacted Exclusively There TAKE CARS at Twelfth St. and Penn- sylvania Ave. for South End of Highway Bridge. One Car Ticket Each Wa.. Whitman Ibs IRA BRADLEY Stationery Rone 7th and Md. Ave. N. E. School Supplies Norris ¢ Toilet Chemicals and andi i Candies Laboratory Equipment Specialties LOANS I MAKE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE INSURANCE WELCH Real Estate Groker ATTORNEY AT LAW 15th St. and New York Ave. NOTARY PUBLIC = | ee THE EASTERNER EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D. C. Motto: Do Well, Do Better. Do Best Published five times a year by the Students of Eastern High School, Washington, D.C. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR; BY MAIL $1.25 Single Copies, 25 Cents, Payable in Advance i ALi, BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE BUSINESS MANAGER Entered as Second Class Matter in the Post Office at Washington, D. C., under Act of March 4, 1879 2 ° N VOL. XXIV WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER, 1920 cee 900000000000000000000C00C0CCCCSSCSSDOPOLOOTISSCSOS OSES OSS LOSCCO OS SOOO SOON, Editorial Staff. ; Editor-in-Chief . i f : Grace Welch, ’21 ; Assistant Editor Gladys M. Belfield, ’21 : Literary Editor Ruth E Rives, ’21 3 3 : Fy (Margery Black,’22 3 Assistant Literary Editors i é {Jesse Ls Phares, 122 ; : Gladys M. Belfield, ’21 3 ATwE itor ese L. Wood, ’21 : Military Notes i F 5 John D. Larcombe, ’21 ; Rifle Not : j : {John A. Schricker,’21 ¢ eceiatieetp | Edna G. Burrows, ’22 ; Athleti , : , fJ. Griscom Harper, ie? sige | Olive E. Ramsey, 721 3 School News fi 3 4 Herman P. Rassbach, ’21 3 Benjamin I. Simon, ’21 3 Locals Austin J. Snavely, °21 3 : Cecilia B. Martin, °21 3 School Gossip. é C : Mary E. Bixler,’21 3 Alumni Editor : ‘ . Mildred Keith, ’21 $ Exchange : g é Julia E. Diggins, ,21 3 Girls’ Clubs. 4 3 5 Helen I. Burton, ’21 3 Business Staff. 3 3 Manager a z : 2 . R. Lee Trainor,’21 3 $ Advertising Manager . C John P. C. Dunnigan, ’23 ; ; Circulation Manager é 2 William E. Furey,’22 3 Assistant Circulation Manager s David L. Sandoe,’22 3 3 Bookkeeper “ 2 . Marvin F. Hummer, ’21 ; ; Staff Typists. 3 $ Ethel M. Weber . : c . Mary E. Motherwell 3 Isabelle M. Myers : : . Marion G. Bruder 3 e es THE EASTERNER EDITORIALS CHRISTMAS. Again the season of festivity, gaicty, love, goodwill, and friendliness 1s near —the season that turns faces into beaming countenances. The spirit of Christmas permeates the atmosphere. We are beginning to feel it even in our unromantic class rooms. Our restive minds refuse to concentrate on prosaic geometry and dull cases of Latin verbs; instead, they are visioning holly wreaths and mistletoe. Our hearts are filled with a new warmth. Soon school books will be forgotten in the freedom of the holidays. The faculty and stu- dent body will enjoy these fleeting days to the utmost; and they will return again at the beginning of the new year, refreshed in heart and mind, and re- solved to give the best that is in them to their work. And so while the air is filled with Yuletide greetings and each one of us is anticipating the joys of the coming holiday, The Easterner wishes to extend to all a MERRY CHRIST- MAS. THE EASTERN ALUMNI. The annual reunion of the Eastern Alumni is being held this week; ex- Easternites, old and young, will fill our dim and venerable halls. The walls of our ancient and revered build- ing will echo again with the voices of those who have attended this institu- tion in former years. Old friendships will be renewed; forgotten victories and achievement will be recalled and gloried in again; memories will creep forth from obscure and musty corners of Old Eastern to gladden the hearts of the Alumni, The Past will reign he Present will be for- who have made the hine with glory will triumphant and t gotten. Those name of Eastern S$ return again. We who still are students at Eastern can well be proud of her Alumni, and anticipate with great pleasure the time when we shall join its ranks. So we greet you, ex-Easternites, and give a rousing cheer for those who have gone before us. THE PILGRIMS. For the past two months organiza- tions of all kinds, everywhere, have been celebrating the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrims. The story of these pioneers is common to the smallest child in the primary schools. Their hardships, privation, and cour- age in overcoming obstacles, is tradi- tional with us. Some few of us may claim with pride, and justly so, descent from this sturdy stock. They formed the foundation for the stalwartness' and stability of a great future nation. Their high, uncompromising standard of morality has been handed down to” those who have been the backbone of our country. Their unwavering spirit of justice has become symbolic of American doctrines. They paved the way for American independence. Let us, then, give all honor and due reverence to the commemoration of their advent in America. Let us en- deavor to acquire something of the strength of will that was theirs and which was so plainly exemplified in the words of John Robinson, “It is not with us as with men whom small things can discourage.” THE EASTERNER 7 BLINKY'S BELIEF _ . Grace Welch 12a2. Blinky, with his small face pressed close to the window pane, gazed with solemn brown eyes across the snow- wrapped landscape. To his young mind, the setting was perfect for a glorious Christmastide. He closed his eyes, and a thrill of delight crept over him. From over that distant hill to- night, close on the magic hour of twelve, would come a team of reindeer and a sleigh heaped up with toys and goodies which would entirely surround a jolly old man clothed from tip to toe in red. Blinky, with all the ardor of his five-year-old boy’s heart,, believed it. Had not his Daddy some weeks ago brought home a brightly colored book with pictures of the good old Saint Nicholas, and read from that book the story of the Saint? He could remem- ber the very words: “Twas the night before, Christmas, and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” How he had treasured that book from the night it had beem given to “him! It ‘was nearly: worn out now from handling. r Nearly. every night for the past week, Blinky had crept.downstairs af- ter he had been undressed. by Mother, and had sneaked in beside Dad in his big armchair. He would climb up onto Dad’s lap, who would make a great pretense of scolding and then draw Blinkey’s head to his shoulder saying, “Well, old man, what do “you want now?” “Tell me about Santy, Daddy.” And Daddy would tell him wonderful tales of the home of Saint Nicholas far up in the Northland where no mortal ever strayed; of his helpers, small brownies, who were in hiding every- where near little boys and girls and who took back to Santy the reports of their behavior. ; Together, he and father had that morning tramped to the top of the big hill and cut down a stately pine which they had dragged ‘home on Blinky’s sled. Then from town Daddy had brought wreaths of holly and bunches of mistletoe. Mother had trimmed the living room and Father had stood the tree in its holder. All was ready for the visit of Santa Claus. The house shone from garret to cellar; the pantry was filled with good things; and hung outside the window was a fat turkey all ready for the feast of tomorrow. Blinky drew a deep breath. He felt so queer and shaky inside. Darkness was creeping over the land, and Christ- mas Eve was near. After dinner he would hang his stocking by the fire- place and hurry upstairs to “get to sleep quick” so Santy would come. In the bungalow next door to Blinky’s home, lived little eight-year- old James Clark who sometimes conde- scended to play with Blinky. A natu- ral antipathy existed between the two, as is often the case with small children. This was by no means lessened when James, with the delight that the newly- wise so often take in imparting their knowledge to the more guileless, said: “Aw, there ain't any Santa Claus. Only babies believe in him. Your father and mother buy all your pres- ents.” This came as a thunderbolt to Blinky. Not to believe that there ex- isted a Santa Claus and that there ever had existed such a person! I[t was un- thinkable. His cherished dreams were for a time nearly destroyed. Then with an exaggerated assurance THE EASTERNER 8 he thad tried to deny James’ assertion. “Why, I guess my Daddy knows about Santa Claus. I guess if my Dad- dy tells me there is a Santa Claus, why I guess he knows. Why, why,—l've seen him I have, and I guess I know what I saw!” This seemed not to af- fect James in the slightest. He lett Blinky, after giving a parting shot. “Well, if you know so much, just wait ‘till Christmas and see for yourself. Blinky had been sorely troubled for some days following, but he had bravely kept his own counsel. Then gradually his childish faith had, in some measure, regained its old power; and now on Christmas Eve, Blinky awaited the visit of Saint Nicholas. He, like the children of that famous rhyme, “was snuggled all tight in his bed, while visions of sugar plums danced through his head.” Time drag- ged slowly, and sleep seemed an utter stranger to his wide-open eyes- _The house was so still; only the occasional murmur of his parents’ voices floated up tohim. Finally, however, his eyes became heavy and his senses dull; and Blinky drifted into the haven of all weary ones, Dreamland. Downstairs, Blinky’s father and mother were busily undoing boxes of glittering tinsel, brightly colored balls, and figures. On the table lay some open boxes of candy, some nuts, two oranges, a tin horn, a bag of marbles. and other trifles, obviously intended for the two small stockings that hung by the fireplace. Then ‘there was a big rocking horse and a box filled with a miniature railroad: cars, engine, sig- nals, and station. On the piano were two or three books of fairy tales and an army of tiny soldiers marshalled in imposing numbers. Close by were an airplane and some cannon of diminu- tive size. It was enough to make any small boy rejoice, or for that matter, any grown-up boy. Blinky’s fathe had experimented with each article until he thad been warned by Mother to stop before he broke everythng. _In the midst of their festive prepara- tions, they were interrupted by a voice from the doorway saying, “Well, well, e you are doing my work.” ‘They at Negried and looked up quickly. There stood a tall figure clothed in red, with a ruddy face half concealed by a white beard. i “] see you don’t recognize me, all dolled up.” Then both at the same time knew that it was Blinky’s uncle who, they remembered, had_ promised to take the part of Santa Claus at a Christmas party given not far from their home. ‘ “Al] the gayeties are over; so I thought I’d drop in and let you admire my get up. Don’t I look like the origi- nal, though? Here, let me help you trim the tree.” And the would-be San- ta Claus began to demonstrate his abil- ity. yon the floor above, Blinky stirred restlessly in his sleep. In his dreams he was trying to drive James Clark away from the house before Santa Claus came. He thought that if he did not succeed, Santa would pass by his home, because he had dared to listen to the denials of the Saint’s existence. Blinky awoke with a Start. From downstairs the could plainly hear voices. Was, then, what James had told him true? Were his Daddy and his Mother down there trimming the tree, and not Santa at all? The words of James came back, “Well, if you know so much, just wait until Christmas and see for yourself.” Blink experienced a growing fear that all his happy belief was without foundation. He hated to give way to what reason demanded, for it was all so pleasant to know that there was a kindly person who visited children once every year and rewarded them for their good deeds. All these thoughts were confused and only partly formed in Blinky’s mind; and yet, in a sense, he felt them. Blinky resolved to find out for himself. He crept cautiously from his bed and slowly down the steps. Halfway down he could see the livingroom plainly. He stopped short; his breath came and went in short, excited pants; his eyes dilated; his heart thumped rapidly. On a chair in full view stood a figure in [Continued on page 19] THE EASTERNER 9 POEMS A CHILD’S LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS Dear Santa Claus, remember me Cause I've been good for days and days. I’ve helped my mother lots and lots; She says that I deserve great praise. My stocking’s hanging on the hearth, Where Mother told me it should be, And there’s a candle near it, too, ‘Cause you might need a light, you see. I want a doll that laughs and cries, And quite a lot of other things. Most ’specially the sugarplums That dear old Santa always brings. My mother wants a nice, new dress. She told me that I must tell you; But then, in case you should forget, I went and told my Daddy, too. But, Santa, there’re some little girls So poor, and cold, and hungry, too; I think they need some pretty things To make them laugh and sing, don’t you? There’re lots of little babies, too, Who cannot have nice things like me; So you just cheer them up this time And give them toys instead o’ me! Ruth E. Rives, 12al. THE CHARGE OF EASTERN’S BRIGADE Half a yard, half a yard, Half a yard onward; Ready for hard fair play, Into the mighty fray, Rushed out our eleven. Guards to the right of them, Ends to the left of them, Tackles i n front of them, Bravely they battled. Oh! but our eyes were moist, Oh! Central High rejoiced, When their team scraped a score, From our eleven. Central girls shouted here, Central boys bellowed there, Pennants waved high in air, While the cheers thundered. Ours not to reason why, Hopes were not pitched too high; Ours but to sigh and cry, “Noble eleven!” Guards to the right of them, Guards to the left of them, Tackles in front of them, Bravely they battled. Close was the fight and fair, Long passes flashed in air; Central to our despair Scored from our eleven. Bravely they fought and well; And, though they backward fell, Rooters did cheer and yell For our eleven. Proud of them? Well I'll say! Proud we feel, and even gay. Victory will come next day To our eleven. Hazelle Doris Jennings, 10b1. In the last issue the name of Mary Motherwell should have been included with those receiving Second Honors in the Sophomore Year- In Geometry: Phoebe now sits near a tall, slender lad with a light head and very light feet. Ask this lad how much he paid for the privilege. GARET NEY Ea, Both companies are progressing fayorably. As is the case every yeat, the real work will start now that the uniforms have come. The companies have taken up the manual of arms, a very important branch of the tactics, It is pleasing to note the progress the boys are mak- ing in this work. There are a few vacancies left which we should be glad to fill. Any man who is willing to work hard for his school is urged to enlist. _ There have been a few changes in the officers. Paul Briggs has been pro- moted to First Lieutenant, Battalion Quartermaster. J. G. Motyka has taken Briggs’ place as sergeant. New corporals in Company F are J. E. Over- end and W. Armstrong. We wish to thank most heartily all the girls who took part in the enter- tainment of the cadets on the afternoon’ of November 11. Things of this sort help the companies more than one realizes. Company G is especially to be commended on the good work it has been doing; an impartial observer de- clared that Company G is the best in the regiment. This is good news which we hope will continue to be true. ‘Company F is not doing so well. The men seem to drill because they must do so, rather than from interest in the work. The discipline has been lax. Howeyer, the real work will begin now; so Company F can be expected to show improvement. A cadet dance was held on Decem- 0. Another dance will be held y in January. We need the support of the whole school in these dances. The competition for the medals, which receipts of these dances acts as an incentive to all ber 1 : shortly, possibl purchase, the men. The series of war games, held every year, will begin soon. The Military Inspector proposes to admit spectators to these games which will be held at the Franklin School. We hope that Eastern will be well represented, Com- panies F and G have been practicing for these games for some time, under Sergeant Robert Burns (National Guard), a former Eastern student and cadet. There are still a few pupils in the school who criticize and knock the ca- dets, especially some of the officers. This fact alone accounts for the indif- ferent attitude of some cadets of East- ern. While such a condition prevails, there can be no hope of victory. It is absolutely necessary that we have the support of the entire student body if we are to win. GARY WOKE UP—on December 6. (For particulars see Miss Buck- nam.) Edna Burrows has certainly a won- derful power for vamping the boys. All the girls are taking music lessons so that they, too, can play for the min- strel shows. THE EASTERNER Interview SCHOLARSHIPS. Edna Burrows, 11a2. The subject of scholarships is one in which every high school student should be interested. As a rule, a scholarship means free tuition, which is generally worth about one hundred fifty dollars per year. At Haverford, however, the scholarship is worth three hundred dollars. The school does not certify for scholarships, or even for college ad- mission, work marked “Fair.” Each college lays down its own re- quirements; therefore every college candidate should study the catalogue of the college of his choice, and make sure that his course meets its require- ments. Application for admission to college should be made at least a year in advance. Some of the colleges offer scholar- ships by competitive examination and some offer them on record. A list of a few of the colleges which offer scholar- ships is given below: I. Coeducational : George | Washington—Competitive Examination. Boston University—On record. Syracuse University—On record. IJ. For Girls: Goucher College—Examination. Trinity College—Examination. Ill. For Boys: Haverford—Examination. University of Pennsylyania—Exami- nation. Maryland State—On record. Catholic University—On record. Colorado School of Mines—On rec- ord. Harvard University—On record. John Hopkins University—On rec- ord. Any one desiring further information on the subject of colleges and scholar- ships should see Miss Hawes, who has charge of this branch of school work She is always very glad to give desired information on this subject. Who's Who WHO’S WHO AT EASTERN. The Senior Class Officers. Elections for officers of the Senior Class of 1920 were held in the latter part of October. The following stu- dents were elected. R. Lewis Davie.....:.+essseeeeveee Mary E. Bixler.. R. Lee Tramor... Olive E, Ramsey.......0-s+-eeeeeee Secretary The Pin Committee... Gladys M. Belfield Paul W. Briggs Herman P. Rassbach Julia Diggins was elected Class His- torian. Other speakers for class night will be elected later in the year. The Bank Staff. William R. Miller......-+-+-2-0080 Rosamond Johnson.........+-+ Mildred K, McCauley Samuel Matthews. ..-...--s0+e-+ereee= The Orchestra. Edna J. Burrows Herman P. Rassbach Elta F. Grabil E. Lawson Ford Nettie M. Van Doren Forrest Blew Muriel J. Scull John P. C. Dunnigan Norwood A. Eaton Wilson F. Collier Mildred B. Dorset M. Rebekah Thomas Marian Snigoski Thomas H. Keyes R. Lewis Davis Arthur M. Fisher J. Hicks Baldwin Miss Gardner: “Please get Shakes- peare’s ‘As You Like 1a Hesse: “Who’s the author?” Heard in Geometry: Mr. Wood: “Where is that straight edge (meaning the ruler) I brought to the classroom 2” Mr. Reznek (pointing to his book) : “} don’t know. But see this polygon I brought to the classroom?” Miss Taylor (in Geometry) : “Miss Gascoigne, draw your other side on the board.” FOOTBALL. The football season has drawn to a close, and one of Eastern’s most ex- citing schedules is now history. Coach Guyon is to be congratulated on the showing made by the team. Although we did not win a game in the cham- pionship series, followers of the game say ‘that Eastern displayed more foot- ball knowledge than any other high school eleven. In our first game, with Western, we did not strike our stride until the sec- ond half. During this half we held Western scoreless and made our only touchdown, thus making a final score of 13-6 in Western’s favor. The next championship contest was with Central. This game was, without a doubt, the real surprise of the series. Our boys held Central scoreless until the last few minutes of play when, un- fortunately, a penalty was inflicted; and Central, with renewed vigor, shoved the ball over for a touchdown. They failed to make the kick, thus leaving the result Central 6—East- ern 0. A week later we held the champion- ship Tech aggregation to ‘ten points, the score being 10-0 in favor of Tech. Gdfreta � On November 23, however, we re- ceived our biggest jolt when we played Business. Several factors accounted for the scoreless tie with which the game ended. On the one hand, a num- ber of our players were tired out from work in connection with the minstrel show. On the other hand, the Busi- ness team, due to its six weeks of ex- pert coaching, played far above the form shown in its previous games in the high school series- During the season a number of play- ers of merit were developed. Among these were: Prender, captain-elect and the best field general in the high schools; Myers, captain and halfback of cons iderable ability; Faber, one of the fastest ends Eastern has produced; Diegelmann, unquestionably a guard of extraordinary merit; and Herzog, who was selected as a tackle for the all-high tteam. The players who were awarded “E’s” are: Meredith Capper Thomas Hayward Wilbur Cudmore Fred Herzog Joseph Diegelmann Otto F. Lehnert Jack Faber Brayton O. Myers Edward Gary Joseph O’Dea Waring Hardy Arthur Prender Lawrence Vermillion THE EASTERNER 13 The players numerals are: who were awarded Cecil Campbell, ’22 Elwood Ridenour, '24 Kenneth McAuliffe, '21 Albert Seiler, '22 Harry Myers, ’22 Lyman Whitney, '23 Joseph Motyka, '22 Murray Gould—Manager’s white “E” We wish to include in this issue the following insert which appeared in The Washington Post of November 10, regarding) Prender, our captain-elect for 1921: PRENDER’S GREAT WORK UPSETS CENTRAL TEAM. Arthur Prender, Eastern High School’s fighting quarterback, is especially commended for the way in which he.led this Capitol Hill eleven into battle against Central yesterday. His work was most commendable, not only because of his individual running with the ball, but because of ‘the admirable ran his manner in which he eleven. Never was the Eastern team in a predicament because of Prender’s work. When the East- erners were holding Central on the Capitol Hill lads’ 4-yard line, Prender walked up to Referee Gammell and Umpire Gass and asked them, “Please watch the The officials their last down closely.” did not have to stretch heads. There was no doubt in any one’s mind that the ball had failed to reach its objective. BASKETBALL On Monday, November 29, the call for basketball players was sent out. Forty men responded, among them be- ing four letter men of last year: Fa- ber, captain of this year’s team; My- ers, ex-captain and forward; Prender, guard; and Briggs, guard. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. 14—St. John’s College of Wash- ington, D. C., at Ingram Gym. Dec. 17—Steward’s Business Col- lege at Carroll Institute. Dec. 20—St. John’s College of Wash- ington, D. C., at Carroll Institute. Dec. 23—Eastern High School Alum- ni at E. H. S. Jan. 4—Gonzaga College at Gon- zaga. Jan. 7—Central High. Jan. 11—St. Alban’s High at In- gram. Jan. 14Business High. Jan. 18—Western High. Jan. 21—Tech High. Jan. 25—Georgetown Preps at In- gram. Jan: 29—C. U. Freshmen at Catholic University. Feb, 1—Episcopal High at Alexan- dria. Feb. 4—Friends’ School at Ingram. Feb. 8—Central High. Feb. 11—Business High. Feb. 15—Georgetown Georgetown. Feb. 18—Western High. Feb. 22—Tech High. Preps at GIRLS’ ATHLETICS. The manager of the basketball asso- ciation is Miss Garner, assisted by Miss Black and Miss Cook. Beginning on December 9, the inter- section series will be played, in which 14 each team is scheduled for six games. Following this the class games will be played. These games are always looked forward to with intense inter- est and are the climax of the basketball season. The basketball teams for the season are as follows: 12al 12a2 Miss’ Grabill... 0.20 F ooo ee Miss Garner Miss Miss H. Grosvenor Miss Miss Bixler Miss Mass Miss Sub., Miss Howard llal lla2 Miss Chaney.......... ees eatte Miss Weitzel -Miss Zahn ..Miss Pyle .Miss R. Smith .. Miss Atkinson Miss Mockabee Miss Parkman 10a2 ...Miss Hesse iss L. Smith Miss Pixley -Miss Crews Miss Mazzulo Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Sparks Subs., Misses Merrick, Hardester, Curran, and Glading. 10 all Scrub Team Miss Motyka.......... Mesos ases Miss Rollins Miss Metz... chil Be Miss Rives Miss Bandy... GE .--Miss April Miss ‘Schade... Se Miss E. Smith Miss Gascoigne........ G....Miss C. R. Evans Miss Boynton........ G........-Miss Adkins The captains of the Senior and the Junior teams, except for the 1lal team, have been chosen. They are as fol- lows: f 12al1—Miss Diggins. 12a2—Miss Bixler. 1la2—Miss Pyle. Scrub Team—Miss Rollins. The scrub team is made up of girls who were not placed on the different section teams. THE EASTERNER A LETTER WE APPRECIATE. November 22, 1920. Mr. Charles Hart, seo sinethal Eastern High School, Washington, D. C. My dear Mr. Hart: access ae Please accept my S! - lations for the Eastern High School football team, captain and coach for the really wonderful performance which was made against the McKinley High School team a week ago. I had the pleasure of refereeing the game and it gives me great pleasure to tell you that in all my experience as an official, I have never seen better sportsmanship exhibited, nor have I received better treatment on the field. It was a real treat to find such an ex- pression of confidence on the part of Eastern boys. I know it will please you to know your representatives on the field gave such a find exhibition. The score is by no means an indica- tion of the spirited exhibition and I believe your boys should count the game as won. Very truly, (Signed) BRYAN MORSE. Of what are these symptoms: A dreary look? General restlessness? Inattention to material’ subjects? A sudden fancy for poetry and pictures of little hearts drawn everywhere? Ask Eya Lewis for particulars. (We think it is caused indirectly by The Freshman Class at Maryland State.) We have just discovered that Mr. Trainor does not wash his face. He shaves every morning. THE STYLE SHOW. Quite a unique idea was presented in a girls’ assembly on October 22. Ow- ing to the kindness of Mr. Alphen, who lent us the costumes, we gave an in- structive and entertaining style show. Miss Stockett and Miss Prince worked hard in selecting the costumes most suitable to each girl, decorating the stage, and coaching the girls to walk across the stage in the most approved manner of trained manequins. Miss Stockett gave an interesting talk em- phasizing the need of judgment in se- lecting clothes. Her advice was to consider age, personality, personal ap- pearance, season, occasion, durability. and, last but not least, cost. As the girls came slowly, one by one, from behind the screens and pivoted on the raised platform, Miss Stockett commented on the suitability of each of the garments worn. There was apparel for every occa- sion: for home, morning, and after- noon, for sport wear, street wear and evening wear. The show met with such decided approval on the part of the teachers and student body that it was repeated that night for the benefit of the Home and School Association. THE MINSTREL SHOW. The Minstrel Show of this year shows that Eastern has again undertaken something unusual. The consensus of opinion is that it was a wonderful suc- cess as a show, and the attendance at the three performances and at the dress rehearsal proves without a doubt its success from a financial standpoint. Over hundred dollars was cleared. The show was very novel in form, the scene being laid in a cabaret. The entire cast was made up of boys. The end men were colored waiters dressed in white trousers and striped coats. The majority of the guests were dressed as everyday individuals, some of them being made up as girls; and they were “keen” too. Lewis Davie, as middleman, was the head waiter and filled his important part with great ability. He made quite a hit singing “My Little Bimbo.” Mr. Dalgleish, Jr., a former student of Tech, played an important role as an Englishman and contributed considerably in mak- ing the show a success. He played his part to perfection, and we thank him ‘heartily for his support. There was also a hayseed from Yapp’s Cor- seven THE EASTERNER 16 ners, with his red-headed son; and the son’s sweetheart, “Tiny” Murphy, a dear little girl who, by the way, tips the scales at two hundred eighty-five pounds. Several times during the show there were discussions in various parts of the audience as to whether or not the “tittle Gypsy” was really a boy. Edwin Snell played this part. He made a splendid girl and his voice, which is very high clear soprano, aided him in his disguise. Mr. Muth, Miss Monk, and Miss Eg- bert were untiring in their efforts in rehearsing the show an endless number of times. Miss Burrows was always on hand to accompany the boys with their songs. The orchestra added greatly to the performance with its admirable work. Eastern extends many thanks to these directors, to the orchestra, and to all the members of the cast for their splendid work. In answer to a call for funds for the Near East Relief last month the pupils of Eastern High School contributed $65.20. In the latter part of October we had an assembly at which Dr. Ballou, the Superintendent of Schools, spoke. He firmly impressed upon us the fact that we should not go through school satisfied with marks that are merely passing, but that we should continually strive to better our grades. It was quite a coincidence that the keynote of Dr. Ballou’s talk should have been the same as the motto of our school; name- ly, “DO WELL, DO BETTER, DO BEST : In an assembly on November 2, Mr. Trainor told us, in behalf of the Stu- dent. Council, that we should throw our trash in the cans and not on.the floor. Prender also gave us a fiery speech de- nouncing the boys who were able to go out for football but were too lazy to do so. On November 4, the girls of the Sen- ior Class, under the supervision of Miss Moore and Miss Wilkins, spent the day at the Wilson Normal School. Classes in the practice school where the stu- dents are instructors, and academic classes were visited. The girls greatly enjoyed short talks on the work of the school given by members of the faculty and the student body. The girls were guests of the school at luncheon. The day was most enjoyable as well as instructive for all. Many of the girls since their visit have decided to enroll at Wilson Normal School next fall- On the days of the football games, brief assemblies were held at which we practised our school songs and yells. This did much to arouse school spirit. Attendance at the games this year was, by the way, unusually good. On November 30, we had a very in- teresting assembly. Mr. Hossfeld, the World’s Champion Typist, gave us a demonstration. The speed which he attained was wonderful. He won the World’s Championship this year by writing one hundred thirty-one words a minute for a period of one hour without stopping to rest. He claims that he does not become tired after writing an hour at full speed. Some typist! On December 7, an assembly was held for the purpose of awarding to the boys on the football team the let- ters and the numerals which they had earned. Mr. Warner made the presen- tations and Mr. Guyon gave a short talk. Mr. Myers, captain of the team, was presented with a white sweater by Mr. Prender in behalf of the football squad. _Mr. Trainor gave an inspiring “Clean Up” talk; and Mr. Davie spoke on “No Accident Week,” urging the students to do their part toward helping the cause. Sais wee THE EASTERNER SCHOOL GOSSIP A FEW REQUESTS . The School Body: A slight de- crease in the home assignment. The Student Council: Order, and a clean, tidy school. . Cadets: More little “feeds” and dances. The Faculty: More studious pupils. . Cheerleaders: More noise and racket. . Cakeaters: More Baltimore Hop- ping. . Our Teams: A larger crowd at the games. . Those who dance: To get in the Drill Hall on Monday and Thurs- day free. I WONDER WHY— Simon says, “See me in my office”? . Fisher looks so lost when Peg’s away? . Davie has so many girls? Cakeaters ever came to Eastern? Mary is going to George Wash- ington next year instead of Goucher? . You never see Ethel Weber where you don’t see Edna Shaver? Humphrey and W llard come over to Eastern to dance? Miss Shelp gives such hard exams? Babe likes ex-Tech boys? . Faber likes Minnesota Ave. _ Olive is such a good dancer? Gary has fallen for brown eyes and dark hair? _ Miss Boyd chases “Jack” from the Library? The Seniors look so fatigued after a Burke exam? . We all fall sooner or later? 17 AUTHORITIES. Gladys Rollins—Davie. Elizabeth Whitfield—Hikes and boys. Julia Diggins—Business women. Student Council—Disturbers of the peace. Freshman—Room numbers and lo- cations. Edna Burrows—Junior Class- Mr. Schwartz—Location of idle dol- lars. Gladys Belfield—Almost anything. WHO’S WHO AND WHO ISN'T. Eddie Gary—known to the world as a perfect lover. Bo Vermillion—noted gangster and bootlegger. Residence 444 4% Street ‘Salsa Gladys Rollins—the famous Balti- more Hopper. Paulus Briggus—famous Latin shark; also noted for his handsome map. Edna Burrows—the renowned American pianist. John Voegler—the great American baritone. (If you don’t believe it, ask him.) Our advice to Davie is, “Don’t have a date with a different girl every night.” Simon spends a great deal of his time at Tech now. Same old story; light haired Sophomores. 18 BOYS’ RIFLE CLUB Now that two months of target practice have passed, a perceptible im- provement is noted in the shooting of the boys’ club. Several members haye attained an eighty per cent score, while a few have reached the coveted mark of ninety. It has been rumored among the boys that several of the girls are well up around eighty. If this be true, some keen contests are promised when the time for open com- petition arrives. A few new men have-entered the club and are earnestly practicing to become riflemen. There has been a decrease in attendance at practice; this, of course, is due to those who go into a thing with zeal, but who Iack the interest or the ambition to see it through. However, there is no slack- ing on the part of those who still con- THE EASTERNER great things may be ex- m in the future. per 20 an important event tinue, and pected of the yem is aM between the riflemen of the en of Columbia. This was the i combined District Championship and 3 hoot. Central High National Guard s ‘ in hool was represented y a whole Se of five men which entered as ide Business came next ve pe entries, while Eastern and Tech had iece. Ue may soon take from Cen- tral her place in the sun, however, for many of the members of our club are interested and anxious to begin prac- tice with the army rifle on the big out- door range. Arrangements will soon be made to take a squad out to Con- gress Heights some Saturday and give them a chance to show what they can do. It has been seriously considered to train a team especially to ‘compete in the shoot next fall. Places on this team will be decided by open compe- tition, and it may be that we shall be ably represented. Those who wish, may compete for places on the Civil- ian Team which is sent to the Na- tional Matches. As expenses are paid by the government, a good vacation is thus afforded the successful contes- tant. Six new men have to be taken every year; so it is not very difficult to make the team. Last summer the matches were ‘held at Camp Perry, Ohio, but next summer they may be in California or Florida. GIRLS’ RIFLE CLUB At last we have succeeded in mak- ing the boys sit up and take notice. When the rifle club was organized, they laughed; but now they are anx- iously inquiring how the club is get- THE EASTERNER 19 ting on. It is progressing wonder- fully. The membership has not de- creased a bit, and the scores are get- ting better every week. We have had several pictures taken of our notable club. When a promi- nent newspaper photographer has time ito take pictures of a girls’ club, you must know the club is good. Mr. Hart thas’ made several tempo- rary regulations regarding the schol- astic records of members. Any girl who makes more than one “D” will not be allowed to shoot until she has worked off one of the “D’s.” Any girl having one “D” on her final record will not be allowed to shoot in the com- petitive match which is held at the end of the year. Hereafter, a list of the six best shots at each meeting will be posted on the bulletin board. Judging from the re- sults of the first meeting at which this was done, the competition in the fu- ture will be very keen. Come on, girls; strive harder to get your name on the list. In the near future we may be able to arrange a match with the boys. We know that the boys will have a hard time to come out the victors! On an English paper (10al): “Hamlin Garland is called “The Son of the Middle Boarder.’ He aimed in his writing to frictionize the West.” Cecilia went to summer school and took American History. When asked who Patrick Henry was, she said: “He was a young man who lived in Virginia, He had blue eyes, and light hair. He was married and said: “ ‘Give me tberty or give me death.’” Faber’s latest work: The Theory and Practice of Sleeping in Class. Fully illus- trated. ; BLINKY'S BELIEF, (Continued from page 8) red, with a ruddy face half concealed by a white beard. He was busy trim- ming the tree; and as he worked, he whistled. It was a merry little whistle, and it quelled the last. doubts in Blinky’s heart. Blinky remained mo- tionless for perhaps two or three sec- onds; then he turned and swiftly mounted the stairs to his room. Joy, excitement, relief and wonder con- flicted in his little being. His faith. which had been so rudely shaken, was restored. Deeprooted, now indeed, was his belief, With trembling hands, Blinky pulled the covers high over his head. “I saw him; I really did; and James Clark don’t know what he’s talking about.” Shall we not leave Blinky to his wondrous dreams of the Children’s Saint? His childish faith is strongly enshrined in his boy-heart once more. Oh, yes, the coming years will alter that faith, but the abiding spirit which Saint Nicholas embodies will go with Blinky through life. There is a Santa Claus; he is the spirit incarnate of Christmas. Miss Moore (in English): | SUPs pose such a speech as Burke's was made in the Assembly Hall? .. Clapp: “There would be no classes. Miss Underwood (in Civics) : “Mr. Harper, tell us what senatorial cour tesy is.” : aya Harper: ‘ ‘Senatorial courtesy! don’t know; I’ve never seen any down there.” (Lee Trainor whispering to Mildred at dinner): “Do I pick the lettuce up with my fingers or use my knife?’ Mildred Huth: “Wait till I get you home.” John Kroll expects to open a class in salesmanship soon. Early enrollment is advised. Dr. Leineweber: “Wihy don’t you stand up, Snavely? Is your ignorance so heavy that you can’t?” Miss _ Birtwell “Briggs.” Briggs “Ma’am ?” (calling the roll): (waking up suddenly): There are three words in the Eng- lish language which students have learned better than others. These are, “T don’t know.” Gell Miss Bucknam : “Yes, Mr. Harper, [r. Harper Heretofore as was Mr. saying it is, as it were, true. S Becker: “The Spaniards must be good people.” Moore: “W hy? eal Becker; “Well, I can’t find any pro- fanity in the Spaniards’ grammar. First Whisper (during Minstrel Show): “I wonder who Lee James is making love to. z Second Whisper: Burrows.” “T’'ll bet it’s Edna Teacher (in English): “What did Emerson write?” ; Pupil: “Something I don’t under- stand.” Miss Van Doren: “Does anyone know anything about Catherine the Great?” Koontz: “Yes, she was great.” Mr. Padgett: day?” Class: “Koontz.” Mr. Padgett: “Oh, my! that boy certainly does enjoy bad health.” “Who's absent to- Needed: An alarm clock to awake George Geiger in time to get to school by at least nine o’clock. THE EASTERNER 2h “SCENE” AND “HEARD” Scene: Eastern Corridor. “Miss Monk,” cried Hutchinson, as he cleared the steps in a few might strides ,dWe have a suspicion that Husky occasionally wears seven league boots). “About Hawthorne; would it be right to say he had a keen sense of humor? And wouldn't Hia- watha be a good illustration of this?” Heard: Central Corridor, several days later. ; Senior Centralite No. 1: “Do you know a guy at Eastern said that Haw- thorne wrote Hiawatha?” Senior Centralite No. 2: what’s funny about that?” Some Senior!!!! (Catherine Schade (in English): “So they made preparation for their jour- ney and filled the donkey with pro- visions. : ©W ell— Miss Bucknam advised her Ameri- can history class to go to the Supreme Court and see the solemn ceremony of the judges filing in from the robing room and sitting down at the bar. She added that it was about the only bar in existence now. The class wonders what she meant. Harlan (in History): ‘Aristides died from poison and regretted his act afterwards.” : Murphy: ‘Oh dear, there goes my sheet of paper. Please let me get be- hind the radiator.” Mr. Padgett (in Latin class): “Crilly, Harper, and you, Briggs, need this; and I could even mention some of the bright students who need it also.” There has been an increasing num- ber of accidents this year. The chief sufferers were “Wagons.” Marguerte Bandy: “Ruth, what lan- guage do you take?” : Ruth Cannon: “Oh, shorthand.” OBITUARY. The Scarehead. Sad, sad is the tale of the death of The Easterner’s most beloved department, The Scarehead. This formerly vigorous and thriving department has been failing in health rapidly and skilled physi- cians have been unable to revive its feeble pulse. Valiantly they strove to the last to insure its life so that it might make its usual appearance before the stu- dent body. Restoratives were administered and crutches and a wheel chair were procured; but all of no avail. On December 8 at three o'clock in The Easterner office in the presence of a few members of the Staff, The Scare- head died a violent death. The Editor tried to prolong its life for a few more weeks, but in vain. The grief-stricken Staff watched The Scarehead draw its last gasp- ing breath; and, weeping, turned away. But even with the death of The Scarehead, the Staff does not give up hope. Iit is thought that skilled surgeons may be able to perform some miraculous op- eration and restore our loved Searehead to us. An autopsy will be theld by the Staff in the near future. A report of this post- mortem will be published in the next issue of our paper. IN MEMORIUM Class of 1921 The Class of 1921 is now ex- tinct. Our class pin will be changed to 1922. The cadet of- ficers for next year will be the same as for this year except that Simon, due to his long service, will be Colonel. These changes are due to Burke exams. Ln MO LN, ¥ ae Ss SSS SS SSS = CLASS OF 1920 Helen Burch is studying at the Cor- coran Art School. . Willard King, Grace Marquis, and Humphrey Walsh are attending Mary- land State. Eastern extends best wishes for @ speedy recovery to Grace Ellis who was recently injured by a bad fall. Cecilia Fitzgerald is working for the Postal Telegraph Company. Charles Lanham is winning honors for Eastern at West Point. 4 Margaret Sayers is taking a busi- ness course at Wood's Commercial College. “Pat” O'Connor is attending the Catholic University. “Buddy” Parker has gone out for the freshmen team at Princeton. b Henry Longfellow is in California. Elizabeth Kullman is a clerk in the office of Doctor Greene. Thomas Brimer is attending the evening classes at George Washing- ton. Gladys Van Horn is a typist in the Homer Building- BUSINESS CLASS OF 1920 Agnes May Reed is working in the Department of Agriculture. Ella O’Connor is working for the C. and P. Telephone Company. Mary Dixon is working at the War Risk. BIRTHS To Price and Bessie Price Marsh, ex-'19, a girl. MARRIAGES ames Stancell, ex-'20 a Sarah Lyddane, ex-'20 (business class). Mine Jones, “18 to Herbert Negis. Mary Marquis, 18 to A. Peter Lund. ENGAGEMENTS Marion Smith, ‘19, to Harold G. Hazard, class of 1922, Naval Academy. PERSONALS “Gabby” Newman, ex-18, one of Eastern’s former football stars, is at- tending George Washington. Charles Boteler, 16, has been made captain of the basketball team at George Washington. Helen Richards, 18, who is attend- ing Normal School here, expects to go to Wisconsin in February to take a course in agriculture. Einar Dieserud, ’11, formerly clerk at the Eastern High School and now vice-consul at Christiania, Norway, is home on a two months’ vacation. He made q visit to Eastern recently where his friends were all glad to see him. The Beacon, School, Newport News, Va. We are glad to have your paper again Newport News High on our exchange list. It is even better than it was last year. The short stories, _ poetry, and editorials are especially good. Your football record this year has been fine so far. We hope it will continue to be as good. The Comet, West Division High School, Milwaukee, Wis. The cuts and cartoons in this issue are fine; so is the poetry. Why don’t you enlarge your exchange department? The Flashlight, Ashland High School, Ashland, Ohio. Your paper is a little too crowded. “A Freshman’s Version of Football” is good. The Gleam, Johnson High School, St. Paul, Minn. Why not have cuts for all the depart- ments? It would add greatly to the looks of the paper. The cuts you have are very good, as is also the page of cartoons. The snapshots in this issue add a great deal to it. The Student, English High School, Westerville, Ohio. Yours is a good paper. Why not liven it up with some jokes? Tech Life, Technical High School, Washngton, D. C. i Tech is carrying on a very lively cam- paign for a new school. The Missle, Petersburg High School, Petersburg, Va. This is a very good high school paper. Your news items are well wrtiten. Why not have some cartoons? “T think I’m quite a musician.” “Yes, you ought to be with Wagner.” “Why, he’s dead.” “T know it.”—Ex. Girl: “I want to see the professor.” Office Boy: “He is engaged now.” Girl: “I don’t want to marry him.” —Ex. Rhetoric Professor: “What did Mil- ton do after his wife died ?” Failing Fast: “He wrote Paradise Regained.”—Ex. Miss Stockett: “Girls, when you go upstairs get into your lockers quietly. You must not disturb the Freshmen classes.” . The girls’ clubs are in full swing now, and are doing fine work. The members have been very busy during the last six weeks. , In response to a very broad hint from a certain lieutenant in Company G, the clubs combined their efforts giving ithe cadets a “feed” on Novem- ber 11. It was doubly welcome on that Thursday, for it was a cold and gloomy day. The boys feasted joy- ously on hot dogs, cocoa, and home- made fudge: Afterwards there was dancing in the Drill Hall. The affair was considered a great success by everyone. The Fidelis Friendship Club has been using its time profitably. The members have sold many boxes of chocolate, thereby swelling their funds beyond all expectations. For Thanks- giving the girls filled baskets with good things to eat and gave them to families which were in need. At a recent initiation, fifty-two girls were made members of the club, and all have paid their dues! We have a right to expect a great deal from this enter- prising club. The Nina girls, noted for their en- terprise and “pep,” have proved them- selves capable in many ways. At the Minstrel Show they sold candy bou- quets which the girls made them- selyes. They recently initiated the Spalding Athletic Goods For More than Forty Years Spalding Athletic Goods have been the Standard by which Quality is Judged. THE EASTERNER GIRLS’ CLUBS members into the club and, as ded them with “eats.” On will give a dance at This is to be one of vited to come. deciding W club will d : The Senior Friendship girls re- cently gave 4 picnic in the woods. Needless to Says they had a glorious time. On November 24, they success- fully gave 4 party in the day nursery at Providence Hospital. ‘They too, have made plans for Christmas. A party will be given at which the new bers will be initiated. For social mem . : : service work they will distribute clothes, food, and toys among the poor. The Four-Square-Minute-Girls gave a picnic last Hallowe'en at Sycamore Island. As was expected, they had a delightful time. What their Christ- mas social service work will be, has not yet been fully decided. The girls recently sent Miss Johnson a large basket of flowers, expressing their best wishes for a speedy return, a wish which is shared by the entire school. The club is revising its list of require- ments. Girls fulfilling the require- ments are entitled to wear the club pin. “ JUST AS GOOD” IS NEVER JUST THE SAME As Everything for Every Athletic Sport Catalogue on Request A. G. SPALDING BROS . 613 14th St.N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. Do The East Washington Savings Bank OF WASHINGTON, D. Cc, ESTABLISHED JUNE, 1905 INTEREST AT THE RATE OF Transacts A Strictly Savings Bank Business PER 3 CENT ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY Money to foan on Real Estate in the District of Columbia and Maryland and on Approved Collateral BANKING HOURS—On the 1st, 2d, 10th, 15th, 25th, and the last day of each month this bank is open from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Other days, from 9 a. m. to 3 Pp. m., except Saturdays, when it is open from 9 a. m. to 12 noon, and from 6 to 7:30. JOIN OUR GREAT Christmas Savings Club A small amount each week will grow to a large sum by next Christmas. Rensselaer 2 Polytechnic Engoeering Institute Courses tn Civil Engineering (C. E-), Mechanical Engineering (E. and Coneral Sciencs $1 will grow to C7) tt 2 Cie te 8 aL, Club starts Dec. 11, 1920 FRANKLIN NATIONAL BANK 10th and Penna. Ave. N. W. SOnN W. NUGENT, Registrar. JOIN the D. C. N. G. Company C PATRONIZE “L” STREET ARMORY THE E. H. S. BANK Drills Tuesday and Saturday Nights The advertisers in this magazine contribute largely to its support. They have helped us; now let us help them by patronizing their estab- lishments. Always remember to say, “I SAW YOUR AD. IN THE EASTERNER.” LS = COAL - SUITS MADE TO ORDER Phone, Lincoln 2477 BARNET LANDSMAN Ladies’ - TAILOR Gent’s Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing and Altering. itl Call for and Deliv 801 East Capitol Street, Washing orn Co Ss, Se oe Everything to Help Your Game W. F. ROBERTS COMPANY Sport Goods Outfitters for Athletes, and Fishermen Shooters Photo Goods; Kodaks; Films Developed and Printed Complete Line of LADIES’ and MEN’S SWEATERS and JERSEYS. HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS Books Bought LOWDERMILK CO. 1418 F St. Leen El POTOMAC LUMBER CO., Inc. 1905 Nichols Ave. S. E. Phone, Linc. 801 wooD - REET SOUTHEAST 651 A ST Ww. EDWARD FRAZIER ICE - GASOLINE g and Cheese Butter, BES! for Invalids Special Eggs Phone L-3000. 31-51 Eastern Market. Improved Castoria Dr. pitchers’ Formula Improved to correct the stomach and ne eee aints of Infants and Chil- dren. The remedy for constipation, sour stom- ach, diarrhoea, indigestion restlessness, WEISS HEALY Druggists 1007 Nichols Avenue S. E. ALEX HIER 5 8th St. S. EB. Cigars, Cigarettes, Soda, Fruits, Canned Goods OO TURBERVILLE HARDING Electrical Contractors and Supplies Union Electricians 709 12th St. NW. _ WM. PAUL BRODT Hats, Caps and Cleaning 507 Eleventh Street N, W. Between E and F Sts. ee eee = ( Li See re Fresh Every Day REEVES CHOCOLATES “Carley’s” School Supplies, Candies First-Class Sodas Call to see me after the dance and after school. Seventh and B S. E. BARBER ROSS Hardware Cutlery Tools Automobile Supplies House Furnishings Eleventh and G Streets N. W. PERRY BROTHERS Tailors and Dyers S. E. Cor. 8th and E. Capitol Sts. C. C. PURSELL STANDARD, POPULAR, AND RECENT BOOKS The Holy Bible In Every Print and Binding. Fine and Cheap Stationery. 807 G . St. N. W. JOSEPH C. WILLIAMS Druggist Seventh St. and N. C. Ave. S. E. School Supplies of All Kinds. ee ibs Bat bs ) 1209 F Street N. W. Headquarters for School Supplies Ice Cream Soda all the year round GEORGE J. GEIGER Pharmacist Sixth and B Streets Northeast DISTINCTIVE AND EXCLUSIVE FASHIONS IN FOOTWEAR RICH’S 1001 F St. N. W. —_—————————_—— FOR HIGH-GRADE GOODS AIT LOW PRICES—GO TO J. 0. TUNE’S 203 PA. AVE. 8. E, MEN’S FURNISHINGS AND HATS BALLANTYNE'S 1409 F STREET N. W. School Books and Stationery Largest Stock Lowest Prices Confectionery Lunch Room MRS. A. REISINGER Basement E. H. S. Lunch Room Confectionery SAM GALASSO FIRST CLASS BARBER SHOP Shaving, Shampooing Hair Cutting 7 Eighth Street Southeast ADAM DIEGELMANN Ghoice Meats and Groceries 1104 G Street, S. E. Phone. [;incoln 402 —_ ee =_ Fee CRANDALL THEATERS TWELVE ) ‘;ment in all Sec- Provides the Highest Type of Photoplay Enterta Territory, tions of the National Capital SE eats Every Day !n d i hood. Visit the Crandall House 7 Your Neighbor! Phone, Lincoln 5591 sPORT MART Victor, Victrola and Victor Red 905 F St. N. W- Seal Records Exclusively. 1410 New York Ave. N. W Buy Your New Victor Records at SWEATERS K. ©. SEXTON CO. gee Mr. Warner for Discount Privilege 621-631 Pennsylvania Ave. S. E. — — —— GEORGE F, MUTH CO. 710 13th St. N. W. pe DRAWING MATERI LS OF ALL KINDS For High School Students WHAT YOU WANT WHEN YOU WANT IT FUHRMANN'S PHARMACY Expert Pharmaceutical Skill and Best Drugs and Chemicals only used in our Prescription Departmen CHAS. J. FUHRMANN, Pharmacist Eighth and East Capitol Streets Phone Lincoln 1500 TRAYER'’S : : TENOGRAPHERS UCCEED Kae Acquire Success through the STRAYER SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM of Business Training Classes Now Forming—Day and Night STRAYER’S BUSINESS GOLLEGE Old Masonic Temple Ninth and F Streets Fully accredited by the National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools BRANCH SCHOOL WASHINGTON BUSINESS AND CIVIL SERVICE SCHOOL 1317 New York Ave. (over the Postoffice) Strayer’s Successful System now installed in this School. ° P. J. Harman, Principal. = oS =_ 6 Bann Sons Co. “THE BUSY CORNER” PENNA AVEAT BTH:ST. Santa Claus’ Washington Headquarters Where all your Gift Lists may _ he filled for the least money When your Physician gives you a Prescription let your first thought be H. E. SPRUCEBANK Second and Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast : ae : ve | A Convenient Corner To Buy Your a Cor. Oth and F onsite AT THE RIGHT PRICE — SOL HERZOG CO. Se erect STOR INTRIC AND us William J, Brewer 3 STATIONER 664 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. S. E. Phone Lincoln 122 LOUIS A. EVERETT batter and Furnisher ‘ith very. Parchase we say, _ 223 Pennsylvania Avenue S. R. ] , isfaction or r Money Back” Stage Lee eas Pledged to Quality yy Fourteenth Street at New York Avenue WE AVE REPRICED. OUR ENTIRE stock OF CLOTHING, HABERDASHERY, . and HATS na % Wood Ss Schoo!™ 318 East Capitol Street Telephone Lincoin 38 “ Thirty-Sixth Year ‘On September (5 Wed the eighth om of one Tamlly oeven of the ave ‘Court Fo t F. Wood’ es been successtally trained in our schooland i ‘are now holding responsible positions. Our” i, 4 LL. M. Principal sd. You sate Money by Shopping at_ HAYES) “pRY oops, LADIES” AND MEN’ t _ 316 Penna. Ave. SuBR. :