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

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Pace 28 The KASTERNER Vepruary, 1926 ] ay | Pil wee RTI i. THE ADJUTANT OF 1926 Everyone at Eastern is aequainted with the official publication of the Washington High School Cadet Corps, The Adjutant. : The Adjutant is the only magazine of its kind in existence. It has grown from a pro- gram of a few pages to a magazine of over a hundred pages, and is known all over the United States. It is customary to appoint the brigade commander as editor-in-chief. This respon- sible position therefore falls to Colonel An- drus. The regimental commanders are ap- pointed as literary editors. Major Raymond Talbert and Lieutenant Frank Kreglow have been appointed photographie editors and business manager, respectively. The Adjutant is supervised by Miss Re- becca Shanley of Central. She and one as- sistant have until the past few years taken care of the adjutant work almost completely. RESULTS OF THE WAR GAMES The first war game, a company in attack problem, was played on Friday, January 15, between C and B companies. It was won by Company C. The second game was played the next Friday between A Company and the Staff. A Company was winning the game without much trouble until one of the members made a blunder. As a result the Staff came out a winner. The next one, however, between D Com- pany and the Staff came out differently. The Staff was smothered under a w: ithering fire and consequently lost the game. A MYSTERY If you have been startled lately by the clarion notes of a bugle blown somewhere jn the school, do not be alarmed or even pyz. zled. The mystery is about to be explained, The bugler is Private Herbert Cooper, of Company B, who has been detailed as battal- ion bugler in compliance with Major Payne’s order, Private Cooper blows First Call, As- sembly, and Recall every drill day. ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY Cadets returning from their Christmas vacation were surprised and disappointed at not finding either Mr. Schwartz or Major Payne at school to greet them. Mr. Schwartz had a very narrow escape from pneumonia, but is back with us now, much to the relief and joy of everyone. Major Payne who has been suffering from tonsilitis, is back at school again, much to the delight of the battalion which he so capably directs. THE ADJUTANT CONTEST The Adjutant announces its annual short story contest on subjects centering around military or cadet life. The stories may not exceed three thou- sand words in length, but any number of stories may be submitted by one person. The prize is ten dollars’ worth of books selected by the winner. Contestants are requested to sign fictitious names and to accompany stories with sealed envelopes containing the fictitious name and the real name. Miss Henderson is supervising the contest at Eastern.

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Frpruary, 1926 time it was Peter Pan and another time it was Little Old New York. The money was used to defray the expenses of the recently installed moving picture machine, and to buy paper towels. Lady Macbeth. Here’s the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, oh, oh! The above was originally made famous by one William Shakespeare but was more re- cently made famous by several members of Miss Egbert’s English VIII classes, This was the sleep-walking scene, one of three pre- sented, by the following cast at an assembly recently. Macbeth, George Main; Lady Macbeth, Laura Barrett, Josephine Tremain; Ross, Frank Scrivener; Angus, John Wyatt; Three Witches, Nellie Dalrymple, Florence Paint- er, Mary Carter; Doctor, Robert Mullen; Gentlewoman, Wilma Shively; Banquo, James Bridges. From a seventh semester viewpoint, eighth English is dreaded because of Burke and Macaulay; but it is with pleasure that one looks forward to Shakespeare’s ‘‘Macbeth.”’ Senior: ‘‘Look at that team. Their clothes are a sight; how will they ever get all the mud off?’’ Green Soph: ‘‘ Well what’s the serub team for?’’—Monitor. 2 It is rumored that Horace Purcell has mem- orized the logarithms so that he will not have to look them up. Bright boy, Horace! Mrs. Chase: ‘‘You know we have written lessons every day. Your not being prepared to write is lack of forethought.”’ Bright Student: ‘‘No ma’m, it’s lack of paper.’’ Joan Says: Just like all other girls, my heart beats a little faster when I see the boys I know in the cadet uniform. The KASTERNER PaAcE 27 The Officers of the February Two-Year Commercial Class President . Vice-President Secretary... Treasurer HARRY CARVER FLORENCE Hayes CLARA BOWER RICHARD COUNTS FEBRUARY GRADUATION PROGRAMS Commercial Class Presiding Officer Dr. FRANK W. BALLOU, SUPT. OF SCHOOLS Invocation Rey. WituiAM HENRY PETTUS, RECTOR OF St. Mark’s EPISCOPAL CHURCH Address to Graduates GurLFrorp S. JAMESON, PRESIDENT, LINCOLN PARK CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION Presentation of Diplomas Dr. DEWITT C. CROISSANT, PRESIDENT, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Valedictory EsTHER BELNICK Four-Year Academic Class Presiding Officer ERNEST GREENWOOD, VICE-PRESIDENT, BOARD OF EDUCATION Invocation Rey. B. H. MELTON, PASTOR, NINTH STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH Address to Graduates Hon. FrepericK A. FENNING, COMMISSIONER OF THE DISTRICT Presentation of Diplomas Dr. RayMonp A. FISHER, PRESIDENT, HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Valedictory WILMA MARGARET SHIVELY TWENTY-FIVE YEARS HENCE I delved deep in a musty trunk, And brought forth treasures of the past— My album and my year book, too. My senior hat came out, at last; The edges are all bent and torn; The autographs have grown quite dim. I wonder if that laughing girl Could be the spinster grown so prim? ERNESTINE Borts, ’26 An easy math test now and then, Ts relished by the best of men.

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FEBRUARY, 1926 The HASTERNER Pace 29 Judging from its activities during the past few months, the 1925-26 Debating Society seems to be the most successful one ever or- ganized at Eastern. One of the recent events was a discussion on the subject ‘‘ Resolved, that Washington is the most beautiful city in the world.’ At this meeting some very interesting motion pictures of the Capital City were shown. teorge Roth was recently by unanimous vote made seeretary upon Florence Painter’s graduation. The eminent trombonist, Robert Buck, who is a member of both band and orehestra, has joined the Army School of Musie in order to gain more knowledge of music for the success of the orchestra and of the band. Both or- ganizations are busy preparing for the inter- high school band and orchestra recital to be given at the School Superintendents’ Con- vention which will be held during the week of February 22. The band will play in the morning under the direction of Major Hess of Tec hnical High School; the orchestra will be heard in the evening with Mr. Ludwig Manoly wielding the baton. “‘On your mark—ready, aim, fire!’’ The girls’ rifle team rang up a bull’s-eye victory over the strong Maryland University team. Seore 494 to 491. Those on the team were: Helen Seitz, perfect score, 100; Leah Woods, captain, 99; Vetura Jarrett, manager, 99; Helen Terrel, 99; and Virginia Turner, 97. The team is soon to encounter the powerful George Washington team. Here’s luck. The club in conjunction with the Boys’ Rifle Club gave a successful dance on Jan- uary 15. The money obtained from the dance is being used to buy ammunition. Members of the Glee Club participated in the singing of Dean Shure’s cantata “Tin- coln,”? under the direction of Dr. Edward Barnes on January 22 at the Washington Auditorium. This was a benefit performance. The Dramatic Association is busy select- ing the spring play. Several plays are now under discussion. Miss Monk seems to pre- fer a costume play. The Friendship Club gave a joint supper with the other high school Friendship Clubs, in honor of the February graduates. East- erns’ club loses by graduation several valued members. Among them are: Frances Galatzo, president; Marian Warfield, treasurer; Ern- estine Botts, Hildegarde Cook, Marie Ferri, Beulah Lovejoy, Anne Silverman, Wilma Shively, Florence Painter, Mary Carter, and Blanche Grimes. Katherine Albaugh has been elected president. Ruth Teates, vice- president and Elizabeth Clark, treasurer to fill the vaeancies caused by graduation. The club has made another manifestation of its good work in the adoption of Tommie, a four-year-old boy from the Central Mission. He is to be clothed by the elub for a year, along with the little girl whom the club girls took under their wing last year. On December 29, the girls of the Merrill Club gave a dance at the Grace Dodge Tea” Hut. It was a success, both socially and financially. The by ““Jimmy’’ Madison’s renowned orchestra was one of the features of the evening. During the intermission ‘‘ Al’’ Nicholson and ‘‘Bits’’ Rice gave several snappy interpretations. of the Charleston. musie furnished (Continued on page 33) pag