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

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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.’’

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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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BOYS’ ATHLETICS A survey of Eastern’s performance in the football season of 1923 would show that while Eastern defeated Western, she lost to Central, Business, and Technical. Let the annals of football history report, however, that Eastern fought well and lost well. At the conelusion of the season, the fol- lowing Eastern men were given an ‘‘B’’: Newman, Hook, Doerr, Smith, Madigan, Trunnel, Edwards, Roudabush, and Eaton. Those who had not played in so many quar- ters were given the numerals. They were: T. Howard, V. Howard, King, Sutton, Wal- ter, Shere, George, Lehnert, Gerardi, Greg- ory, White, Hild, and Butler. Julian Pres- cott was given a manager’s white “HE.” The inter-high basketball games nearly under way. At this game, Eastern is going to put forth her best in her efforts to retain the championship. The team is un- der the captaincy of Bruce Kessler. Since he is a last year’s man, and an expert guard, he will be a great aid to the team.. There are three other veterans with the team—Hook, Smith, and Roudabush. Eastern lost two of her last year’s excellent players, Captain Cardwell and Joseph O’Dea, by graduation. A large number of boys came out at the first call for candidates. The squad now numbers about twenty, thus providing a large number of substitutes. This year the team is under the management of Arthur Bondurant. The schedule for basketball is as follows: January 8—Hastern ys. Technical. January 15—Hastern vs. Business. January 19—Hastern ys. Western. January 22—Fastern vs. Central. January 26—Eastern ys. Technical. February 2—Eastern ys. Business. February 5—Eastern vs. Western. February 9—Eastern vs. Central. are Gaia GIRLS’ ATHLETICS Several innovations have been made in the basketball organization this year. | The one which is most important and which affects the girls most generally is the “training table.’’ This, as most of us know, is a promi- nent feature in college athletics. All the girls participating in basketball have lunch at ple and are somewhat restricted in their food. No pastry, candy, or frosted cake is allowed. It is suggested that the girls en- deavor to control their consumption of sweet and starchy foods at home, also, in order to keep themselves as physically fit as possible. The ban on the foods mentioned above, how- ever, is lifted over week-ends. Another feature of interest is the new method of organization. Instead of having only the manager and her two assistants re- sponsible for practice and for the various series of games which are played, there will be an executive committee of five. This com- mittee w ill comprise the manager, two assist- ant managers, and two referees, all of whom will be chosen from the student body. At this time it seems appropriate to state the exact requirements for the athletic ‘‘E.’’ Of course, physical ability, as shown by the participation in a certain number of the in- ter-class games, is the primary requisite. But after the candidate has successfully exhibited her skill in this line, her name is presented to the faculty for their approval. This approval is granted to those who have passing marks in all their subjects and whose conduct is al- ways satisfactory. In this way the ‘‘B”’ is an award for physical, moral, and mental achievement. this ta Coach: ‘‘What’s your idea of clean sports?”’ Rookie: ‘‘Swimming.’’—Ez.