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

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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

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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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Pace 21 Frrsruary, 1925 The KASTERNER adorning the basketball team. Sometimes he plays guard, and sometimes center; but he does both equally well. Whether he is stage- loving, or stepping on someone’s neck in foot- pall, ‘‘Skinny’s’’ bound to succeed. He did his bit in the ’24 basketball season, This is a bird’s-eye view of our basketball Squad, Others are Burch and MeAllister, THE SEASON THUS FAR As we go to press Hastern has played three games in the interscholastic baskethall series, The team defeated Central in the first game, 21 to 17, was defeated by Western in the second, 22 to 16, and conquered Business, 29-11. Everyone is looking forward to the second game with Western. It will undoubtedly be the best game of the Series. termined to come back strong and defea Western, while Western is determined to re- tain the lead, Just because we have lost one game is no reason to concede the victory to Western. Our team is going to win the next Western game and then beat them again in the play-off. GIRL LUMINARIES While waiting for the class teams to be or- ganized we decided to interview those who have charge of the teams this year. The first person to whom we talked was Nellie Dalrym- ple, the manager. : Nellie entered Hastern in February, 1922, and was too late to try for the team; but she learned to play basketball in her gym. class under Miss Stockett’s coaching. In her sec. ond year we were in the new school, but as she was a February classman, Nellie couldn’t be on the class team. And now we shall con- tinue the interview in her own words: “Tn my third year I was made assistant- manager and elected captain of the team on which I played. I made the junior class team, and, having passed in all my subjects (and here we might add that she was an honor student), won my ‘E.’ It was hard, but enjoyable work, and under Miss Stoek- ett’s guidance we learned a great deal about true sportsmanship. In this, my fourth year, I was made manager and hope to make the senior class team. I hope to win another ‘E,’ as this will be my last chance to play basket- ball in high school.’” Dorothy Colliflower, who is the assistant- manager, insisted that she had done nothing of importance; but we finally prevailed upon her, by asking many questions, to tell us the following and think that you will agree with us in saying that her work has really been quite worth-while : “When I was in my first year at Eastern, the freshmen were not allowed to go out for basketball, except for practice; so all that I could do was to learn the rules of the game and practice hard. In my second year we were in the new building and I again went out for my second-favorite sport.’? Here we interrupted. “What is your favorite sport?”’ “Swimming,’’ was the reply. “TI played on the sophomore class team of which I was captain,’’ she continued, ‘‘and in this, my third year, I was made assistant- manager. I hope to make the junior class team and obtain my longed-for ‘E.’ ”’ The next person we sought to interview was one of the referees, Jane Flournoy. Jane was a freshman in the old school when we were working on the two-shift system. Because of the crowded conditions and lack of equipment, she could not play regularly, and so in her sophomore year she could only be ‘‘sub”’ on the class team. However, when we came to the new school there was plenty of time, room, and equipment; so Jane was rewarded by her perseverance and made as- (Continued on page 29) » Lowden, MeIntogh—— ERM HIGH Shee, Eastelasiy deroy, 9.