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

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Extra!!! ‘Kid’? Johnston is said to have spent part of a lunch period in 126, studying. Sam Matthews (translating French) : “She is giving the nuts to the children who are in the bag.’’ Poor children ! ! We are told that William Wordsworth at an early age was left an orphan. What did he do with it? Miss Egbert: ‘‘Name the three kinds of weight in common use.” and Ashdown: ‘‘Avoirdupois, Troy, apothecaries’,’’ Miss Egbert: ‘‘By which are you weighed?” Ashdown: ‘‘Apotheearies’.’’ Mrs. Byram (at Glee Club rehearsal) : “That would sound lovely—behind a cur- tain.”’ Mr. Guilford: ‘‘Has anyone a suggestion for the use of the money from locker keys?” Eleanor Estes: ‘‘Buy longer straws to drink pop with.’’ K. Rives (enthusiastically) ; ‘‘I think I'l] start writing ‘free verse.’ ’’ Annie Smith: ‘It would have to be free; nobody would ever buy anything you wrote.”’ FoLlKs , and JoKes Why is it criminal to be without an imagination in geometry, while to have one in biology is worse? Zier: ‘‘Can you write on an empty stom. ach?” See “Bondy’’: ‘‘No, I use English paper,” Mr. Rick (in woodworking shop) : ‘Name some laying-out tools.”” Hook: ‘‘Coffins.’’ Miss Boyd: ‘‘Who has a Critical Period in the Library ?”’ A good suggestion: “Why don’t the French adopt the simpli. fied forms of spelling?”’ Mr. Suter (to Mr. Barbour and Miss Ross who were working an example together) ; “Do you know what store you two remind me of?”’ They: ‘‘No!’’ Mr, Suter: ‘‘Barber and Ross.”’ (Newman, taking Macbeth’s part in English 8, was planning murder but speak- ing his part calmly.) Miss Gardner: ‘‘You should not be so cool.’’ Newman: ‘All good murderers are cool.’’ Mr. Rick (after calling roll): ‘‘Quite a number of absentees here today.”’

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THE EASTERNER SIDE-LINE CHATTER At the opening game of the Season, the balcony and sidelines of the gymnasium Were packed with spectators. Edna and Aileen had come early in order to be “up front.” Arriving half an hour before the game be- gan, they had at regular intervals applied powder puffs, adjusted hats and curls, and commented on the line-up of plays—eom- ments which were animated, if not construc. tive. “You mean the third one from the end? Mary’s in one of his classes, and she says he doesn’t even dance. That’s Jack Merton next to Edgewood’s coach; he’s there with the looks, isn’t he?’’ “The one with the curly black hair? Gee, he’s too good-looking to play baskethall. Do you know Blakney? He’s the tall fellow with auburn hair.” “Tt’s a wonder some of the good looking fellows wouldn’t go into the ‘frats’ and get acquainted with someone. that Bob—”’ And so on until the game began. At th beginning of the fourth quarter Edgewood sent in a substitute center, and the chatter in the baleony took a new turn. “‘Oh, Edna! Doesn’t he look like the new fellow that just came from out west! You know—he’s in Miss Burton’s section. Every- body’s erazy about him.”’ “D’you mean Eddie Hurley? I wish you could have seen him today! Agnes has been raving about him more than anybody else. At the end of English elass she accidentally on-purpose got to the door at the same time he did, and started talking fifty knots an hour about English. I didn’t dare interrupt; so I simply followed behind. When Agnes ran out of excuses for her ‘D’ in the math. test, she started in on French. Peggy Mor- ton told her that he was in her French class yesterday, but was coming into ours today; so Agnes raved until we got to 245. Then she flashed her dimples and asked Hurley if he was coming to this class. He was in such a hurry that he almost stuttered, trying to tell her that he hadn’t been able to get his Do you know 15 Program arran ing German. nes looked da him today. “She shouldn fect darling.”” ged for French and was tak- I giggled right out loud. Ag- ggers! She wouldn’t speak to 't blame Hurley. He’s a per- As the final whistle blew, Aileen stood up and looked around the gym, while Edna, pull- ing her hat to a perkier angle and patting her curls, glanced at the clock. Aileen sat down suddenly. ‘‘O, Edna!’’ she gasped tragically, ‘‘Hurley was right behind us!’” M. Karuerrme Rives, ’24. OUR FLOWER GARDEN There are many of us who never think of What a wonderful collection of flowers we have among us. The most common are the morning glories. How fresh and bright are they when they first come to school in t he morning, but, alas—like all their kind, they must wither! Wither before the tiring onslaught of math. problems, chemistry tests, Burke, and innu- merable other tasks in a day’s work! : Another priceless treasure is the class room sunflowers who always finds some- thing for us to laugh at. What would we do without the sunflowers? Then we have, too, plenty of clinging- vines. Most of us know these, however; so further elucidation should not be necessary. These bright, red, and inviting (?) tulips should not by any means be forgotten in naming those flowers in our collection. There is at least one flower which should be weeded out at Eastern; it is the rambler of our halls. The rambler is the plague of the teachers. So be not ramblers, Eastern- ites, and keep the corridors clear. These are just a few of our flowers, but perhaps you may now find for yourselves a veritable flower garden about you. A new steel fireproof curtain has recently been installed at the school which weighs ten thousand pounds. From The Alumni Bulletin.

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THE FASTE RNER Miss Gardner (to Burke Class) : afraid that if you lose your knowle Burke, you wouldn’t lose much,” SS ee Why is Miss Shelp capable both and as adviser of the Rifle Club? Answer: Because she teaches triggernom- etry- LOTT am dge of in math. Miss Baldwin (to McCarthy coming in on the ringing of the last bell) : “Do you know what I think you will be when You finish school?”’ McCarthy: ‘‘ What?’ Miss Baldwin: ‘‘A barber, bee make so many close shayes.’’ Sr See ause you Dr. Leineweber’s favorite expression seems to be: ‘‘Wake up , boys! It’s almost lunch time.” Miss Monk (reading some questions tolbe answered by class): ‘What are the chief causes of poverty?” Hughes: ‘‘Lack of funds.’ Mr. Haworth: ‘‘Where did we get the symbol for lead ?’’ : Dorman: “In the back of the book.’’ Mr, Guilford (Wednesday before Thanks. giving in history class): ‘ For homework tomorrow we will have—(groans from class) —all of Greece, part of Turkey (pause), and lots of cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.’’ Miss Boyd: ‘‘Thomas, what would happen if you got all H’s?”’ Frank Thomas: ‘‘I’d be an orphan.’’ ‘28-34-52-67.’’ No, this is not a football signal, but Miss Gardner telling the results of a Burke test to the class. Miss Egbert: ‘‘What poem did Whittier write as a rebuke to Daniel Webster ?’’ Sutton: ‘‘Ichabod Crane.’ Dr. Leineweber (in Spanish): ‘‘No whis- pering here. There is no moonlight.’’ 1 Miss Franz (to unoffi on’t give awa, might need it lat cial class prompter) : y information, Gerald; you er on.’’ rs Fisher (giving example of physies prob- lem to Thomas) : ‘‘I¢ you started to walk to the Library of Congress, would you walk all over the city to get there?” F. Thomas: “ Well, that depends on whom 1 am with.” J. Reznek: ‘Miss Baldwin, I wish to ask @ question about a tragedy.’’ Miss Baldwin: “Yes?” J. Reznek: “What is my deportment mark ?’’ Collier (Spanish 4): “Do I get over the fence this advisory ?”’ Dr. Leineweber :‘‘Yes, if you take a good long jump.” S. Matthews: Period?’’ M. Sniegoski: “No, I ate lunch.’ “Did you eat the last Miss Egbert (talking on journalism) : ‘‘He wrote a very interesting article on his ex- periences with a furnace.’’ H. Angel: “TI shouldn’t think he could have published it.”” Miss Franz (to Matthews): Combien des fréres et soeurs avez-vous, Samuel ?”’ Matthews: ‘‘J’ai un frére et une femme.”’ Sinee when!!! ! Mr. Padgett: Polonius.’” Parker: ‘Oh, I thought it was from Shakes- peare!”’ “This line is from old Mrs. Byram (completing a long song) : “By that time the lovers are awake.’’ L. Bell: ‘‘They ought to be.’ Rookie: “‘ What is a pedestrian?”’ Doerr: ‘‘ An individual that is always found in front of automobiles.’’