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

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Pace 19 Feunvary,1925 she EASTERNER = HSE ASTERNE i arian fred Duffy, Olinda Facchina, Ethel Gill, Ethel MeGunigal, and Irving Raley were awarded certificates. We do not attempt to stop here, but aim to go on to even higher and bigger things. MID-YEAR GRADUATION January 30 marked the departure from Bastern of another distinguished class, With John Rosson presiding, they presented a most interesting class day program on Jan- uary 23. We heard the class song, will, prophecy, and poem on that day. For their play they presented The Red Lamp, by Hil- liard Booth. The class officers were: Presi- dent, John Rosson; vice-president, Elizabeth Newsom; secretary, Sayde Furr; treasurer, Ernest Parker. Graduation night brought Mr. Roy Helton back to us as speaker. Mr. Helton is one of our most famous alumni , being a poet and author of note. The valedictory and the pres- entation of diplomas sent another class into the annals of Eastern’s history. At, the commencement exercises of the two- year business class on January 29, Mr. Arthur Robb, a staunch friend of Eastern, delivered the address. The class officers were: Presi- dent, Margaret Brust; vice-president, Anne VanVoorhis; seeretary, Edna Jenkins; treas- urer, Frank Campbell. FADS AND FOIBLES OF LAST SEMESTER The lure of the radio still holds us all. As evidence, look from the window and try to count the aerials on the roofs across from the school. Competition is offered by the cross word puzzle craze. On the cars coming to school, before school, during lunch hours and class hours, we have seen the puzzle fans working all semester. Some of our most famous per- sonages have fallen. A prominent senior was heard to ask imploringly for a three-letter word meaning a large body of water. The high neck dresses held sway over this period. Some of the girls looked rather warm at times, but they stuck it out gamely, The snows brought out a few galoshes, More prac- tical than some fads, at least. Another epidemic of checker playing struck the school. Eastern neyer wholly abandons this pastime for long. What will this semester bring? TEXTBOOK INSCRIPTIONS Ever since I came to Eastern my hobby has been to mark up my books. I soon lost pleasure in changing the appearance of Socrates, Napoleon, Louis XIV, and other gentlemen of international fame. That, I say, passed with my freshman year. Then I be- came a connoisseur, collector, fiend, or what you will, of inscriptions for my books, That some were irrelevant I do not deny. Neither do I claim the honor of originating them all. I am a collector, not an author. After three years of patient collecting, it is high time to allow the world the chance to See my poor efforts. Therefore this article. There is, of course, the common type of lettering such as ‘‘E. H. §.’’ or ‘‘Hastern”’ or, perhaps, the owner’s initials. These I say are commonplace writings. Oceasionally one sees a Greek letter, denoting the fact that the owner takes Greek. Another group is the “Danger”? set. This includes ‘‘Rat Poison,”’ “For External Use Only,’’ “Open Day and Night,’ ‘‘Do Not Open Until December 25,”’ “Handle With Care,” and ‘‘Torture.’’ These could be used on any book. The “‘Specific’”? group is interesting to study. On a math. book we see ‘“Down With La Follette and Radicals,” or ‘‘In case of fire, please throw in.’’ For Halleck we rec- ommend ‘‘Official Guide Book,”’ or ‘‘Thank you, call again’’; ‘24,000 Ibs.’’ ‘‘If you like her, Cesar,’’ or ‘‘Joke Book,’’ are excellent eaptions for ‘‘Twelve Tons.’’ Several other eatehy expressions, ‘‘Out of order,’’ ‘‘Book of dope,’’ ‘‘Applesauce,’’ or ‘‘Brain food,’’ fit in anywhere. The most expressive inscriptions we have seen are short one as ‘‘ e@ ()”’ or ‘‘N. G.”’ If you have any rare types of this style of literature, won’t you please send them to met HE. A., ’25.

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os Hist! ‘Lis a deep, dark secret! There have been weird happenings in this honest build- ing. Many rumors have gone the rounds, yet no one seems to have fathomed their true meaning. After laborious effort some of these rumors have been gathered for your benefit. It-is even reported that the orchestra mem- bers whom Mr. Felix Mahoney drew are not the angels that he pictured them, but that he was prejudiced because of t heir heavenly music. However, as a former newspaper ear- toonist on The Star and as a leader in artistic circles, his motives should not be questioned. Some of the most ignorant of the rookies, gossip has it, didn’t know who Dr. Small was, until a brilliant senior nearby told them of his work in behalf of putting Eastern where it is now. For those who still don’t know, Dr. Small is a former principal, and he spoke at the Christmas assembly. There, too, a dreadful rumor was confirmed by Nathan Clark, who, as tactfully as possible, told us that there is no Santa Claus. (We still don’t believe him.) Girls, it is said, fell in love with the announcers of the radio stations which sent greetings to us. Miss Grace Leigh Scott, of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, proved ade- quately her ability as a speaker recently when she kept awake all of those who frequently sleep throughout assemblies. It is stated that a number of our most prominent students were over here early on the night of January 16. The attraction was the Home and School Association meeting and “eats’’ furnished by the domestic science de- partment. An instrumental trio and a chorus by the Glee Club furnished music. Much of the evening’s entertainment was done by the Dramatie Club, which presented The Burglar - FEBRuary, 1925 The BASTERNER and a monologue. Although cloaked in ge. erecy, it was learned from a reliable source that some of the teachers nearly disclosed their age in lending old-time dresses for the domestic art exhibit ! Quite contrary to its usual dignity, the Basrerner staff had a celebration just before Christmas by a party which has been de- seribed as being a ‘‘scream.’’ Everyone is silent on the subject, but Mr. Haworth ean play baseball, George Roth makes an exee]- lent villain, and the ice cream eating cham- pionship stands seven plates to four for Tom Howard against ‘‘King’’ Prender, if we be- lieve all we hear. The Cub appeared recently as a supplement to Tue Basterner, and found instant favor because it fit exactly into ‘‘Twelve Tons’’ and could be read in class. (Don’t let the teach- ers know this.) Eastern’s at it again! Another triumph was checked upon her ledger when eleven stu- dents won prizes in the National Lighting Educational Contest. She is especially proud for she claims the winner of the grand prize, a Chevrolet touring car, won by Erma Louise Ford who also received a five-tube neutrodyne set and a medal. The other prize winners were as follows: Adelena Willis, five-tube neutrodyne set and medal; Marian Gaylord, wrist-watch; Ronald Brown, twenty dollars in gold; Evelyn Burns, ten dollars in gold; Florence Painter, Kings- land Prender, Carl Ackerman, Geraldine Carpenter, Bella Edelson, Annalee Shankle, five dollars in gold each. Mildred Koontz, Isabelle Anderson, and H. D. Anderson received medals and certifi- cates in the monthly Underwood Typewriter Contest for January. Mary Dennean, Wini-

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Fesruary, 1925 PAGE 20 The BASTERNER : ¥ 4 ‘a n OUR BASK Kessler “Barney’’ learned his A B C’s na book that read ‘‘Absolute Basketball Champions of the District—Eastern.’’ Furthermore, he be- lieved it, and still does. He was on the cham- pionship team of 23, captain of the 24 vie- tors, and again captain this year. Anyone by watching his playing cannot help laughing at the way in which he makes monkeys of his opponents, and it is not often that “Barney” is caught napping. On the court, or gridiron, as guard, or quarterback, he is a flash of lightning in a hurry to get somewhere. At school, his arrival before 9 :30 is rare indeed. That’s ‘‘Barney,’’ sometimes called Bruce! Bennie “ Jew’s’’ specialty is long shots, those from mid-floor being exactly suited to his tastes. No matter how careful the other team’s guard- ing may be, the game is as good as lost if Ralph (yes, that’s his real name) is “right,” for the basket seems an irresistible magnet for his shots. ‘Jew’? was a member of the famous ’24 aggregation, too. Bennie is quite a baseball player, though few know it, be- sides having his extraordinary basketball ability. Radice Juliush Radish is the short, broad, speedy player in our outfit. He was an all-high foot- ball man, and it seems perfectly reasonable te say he will be an all-high basketball man, too. ‘‘Julie’”’ is a celebrity in other lines be- sides these. He has long been a member of the students’ council, and has recently entered ETBALL STARS It is his sincere hope that his d in dramaties will help him ’s chance at the Harvard ‘“blarsts’’ them several in the basketball squad dramaties. training acquire to ‘‘blarst’’ Western cup. We hope he times. Radice was last year, also. Scruggs Whenever you see a human jumping-jack racing down the floor at about forty miles an hour, chewing gum just about twice as fast—that’s Harold Scruggs. His friends claim that he can outjump any other player in the interhigh series, and after seeing him in action, we agree that there is much founda- tion for the claim. Seruggs’ ability in jump- ing has been traced to the fact that he eats Mexican jumping beans, so famous detectives discovered. Heeke The handsome, calm center of our team is Mr. Prometheus Ulysses Heeke, the gentleman who performed so ereditably in the recent football season. The heavy uniform cumbered him somewhat then, but he now has the chance to show his real speed on the basket- ball floor. His job is filling the immense gap left by Jack Smith, and a very good plug (if he will pardon the figure) he is, too. Incei- dentally, this is his first year in basketball at Eastern. Madigan Noted for his ability as a baseball and foot- ball star, as a Chinese lover, and as a worthy rival of Barney Kessler for tardiness, ‘‘Skin- ny’’ Madigan is adding to his laurels by