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

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This February brings two hundred thirty- five new students to Eastern, but it also takes from our school one of the best of teachers, Mr. C. J. Schwartz. He has been not only a teacher but.also a good friend to all his pupils. The new Stuart Junior High School will find in Mr. Schwartz a very capable principal, and though we are sorry to see him go, we wish him all good luck. Of our new students, a hundred twenty-five are girls and a hundred ten are boys. One- half of these are taking the business course and one-half the academic. Forty students are com- ing from the Junior High School and twenty- five students from out of town. Our total school enrollment will be about 1,850. There will be four additions to the faculty. Assemblies At the two assemblies held on December 23 the Christmas play, “Mistletoe and Holly- berry,” was given. The play had a charming old English setting and was excellently acted. The other selections on the program were well received. The annual cadet assembly was held in De- cember. Manuel Rice and Norman Kirby were pleasing in a dance number. A song number, “Me Too,” cleverly arranged by Marjorie Keim, was given by James Madison, Margaret Cook, and Frances Tucker. Mr. Schwartz was given a farewell assem- bly on January 6. All the speakers vied in telling how Mr, Schwartz deserved the honor given him. Mr. Arthur Robb and Mr. Arthur Bishop spoke for the Home and School Asso- ciation ; Mr. Charles Boteler and Dr. D. C. Croissant spoke for the Alumni Association, while our fellow-student, Eldred Wilson, talked in behalf of the student body. Jack Vivian presented Mr. Schwartz with a billfold as a m the cadets. Although the assembly token fro r. Schwartz, he favored us was a surprise to a dd 5 leasing address. . me Genes 1 the seniors held their class in day exercises. A play, gabe Vision eee arranged by Florence Barton, erate ye sented. Katherine Clark, Peter Manganaro, Charles Johnson, and Frances Ladd were the oe f the cast. Peter Manganaro gave principals o ji ead the senior address, and Charles Johnson deliy. ered the undergraduate reply. Dorothy Black and Lillian Hardester gave the history. Julia Wayland, Elizabeth Welch, and Lois Koerth delivered the prophecy. The class poem was composed by Florence Barron. Kathleen Cave and Florence Barron gave the will. The words of the class song were composed by Gertrude Effenbach. On January 26 Dr. D. H. Kress addressed the lower semesters on the subject of good health habits. Phi Alpha Fraternity held their Christmas dance on December 27. The Senior Prom, the social event of the month, was held at the Grace Dodge Hotel on January 14. The Phi Pi Epsilon Sorority held a Christ- mas theatre party on December 26 and a luncheon and theatre party on February 5. The “Retired Millionaire Club” is holding a dance at the Washington Hotel on St. Pat- rick’s Day. So far the club seems to be a mystery. But it is known that Russell Davis, John Roper, Jack Vivian, Sam McGlathery, Paul Spalding and quite a few others belong to it. The examiners of major music students for the past semester were wel! -aistied with the average demonstrations given by the young players and singers.

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THE EASTERNER Students say that Gilmore Wheeler was Fastern’s sheik and they all agree that little sister Helen, quite capable herself, must have been coaching him, Coach Guyon, looking sadly at his first-string players, murmured: “Such rough boys! They will kill our fellows, surely. O’Brien, get in the game.” Eight Easternites, all packed in a Ford sedan, recently went on an exploring trip into Southern Maryland. Several of the eight parked on top of Clark Bressler. He, poor child, is at last looking rather subdued. Ursula Hancock journeyed to New York during the Christmas holidays to investigate the charms of the metropolis. Evidently the said charms did their pleasant duty, for our ears are now filled with ‘‘Boiton,” “Ed,” and “Dickie,” that cute Spanish boy, etc. Joe still stands first in her heart, though. “Bobby” Willis is wild to meet a girl named Rachel (last name unknown). She has red hair, a sweet disposition and brown eyes, though he isn’t sure about the eyes. Any girl answering to this description apply to “Bobby” Willis, Esq., room 207, “Mouse” Miller says: “A rookie knows nothing and knows he knows nothing.” “A sophomore knows nothing and thinks he knows it all.” “A junior knows a lot, but doesn’t know he knows a lot.” “A senior knows it all and knows he knows it all.” We say that is more truth than poetry. “Fave you seen the Miles twins? I danced with Ches—or maybe it was Frank—I can’t tell which.” This is the talk which is floating around school. It’s all about a set of twins. And can they dance! ‘21 All the girls have decided to relieve the cadets of a few of the brilliantly polished but- tons on their new suits. It’s really the same principle that the Indians had in regard to their victims’ scalps. “Andy” Anderson is closely pursued and it is feared that he will soon be a heavy loser. Louis Deproe took the part of “Stage Door Johnny” during the rehearsals of Tech’s opera over at Eastern. Judging from the opinion of several charming faeries in the play, his part was a huge success. John Hahn has become a frequent and fa- miliar visitor at a “sorority house” on Mass. Ave. No wonder—never mind, we'll find out. Some mischievous students have been trac- ing things on the window panes with their fingers. “Allan Mockabee” and “Elizabeth Arnett” seems to be the gist of their composi- tions. The old saying that runs, “Good things come in small packages,” once more has proven true. Take Master James Halloway, for instance. Our young millionaire playmate, Chester Groves, has been spending his spare time lately patronizing the “National.” The editor of this column apologizes to Mis- ter Robert Thompson for calling him the “baby sheik” in our last issue. Many protests have been received declaring that he is a real he- man. We understood that soft-shoe dancers were only young men with very small feet. And yet, Tom Coiner can certainly dance. Eastern’s chances to win the competitive drill took a decided drop, and the hearts of many young maidens were nearly broken when our tall and handsome colonel, Karlton Stein, left school.

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THE EASTERNER 23 We feel as though their opinion was well backed up, as we note there were two receiving 100 per cent—Gertrude Effenback and Evelyn Scott. Thete were two with averages of ninety-nine, Ina Holtzscheiter and Alvin Car- roll; and two with a ninety-eight grade—Mary Gastrock and Joseph Botazzi. Besides these, there were fifteen grades be- tween ninety-three and ninety-six and only one pupil whose work was graded as low as fair. The slogan of this department is “high standards,” and “develop your musical talent, use it for the good of your school and the community as well as for your own happiness.”’ New Car Rates to Save Students Money Through the co-operation of the local street car companies, special “Eastern High School tickets,” selling at the same rate as tokens, six for 40 cents, were placed on sale at the school bank recently. These tickets, benefiting stu- dents from Woodridge, Langdon, South Brookland, Eckington, Riverdale, and Mt. Rainier, enable the purchaser to ride to and from school by a much shorter route than for- merly. The ticket, consisting of two parts, is Presented on boarding the car of the Wash- ington Railway Electric Company. Part one is torn off by the conductor. Part two, which is punched and returned to the passenger, is good for fare on the cars of the Capital Trac- tion Company. A student living at Mt. Rainier or adjacent neighborhoods may take a car on Rhode Island Avenue, N. E., present an E. H. S. car ticket, and get a 1c transfer good at Eckington Place and Florida Avenue on a Capitol Traction car. The conductor of the Capitol Traction car will give, on presentation of part two of the E. H. S. ticket, a free transfer which entitles the student to ride from Eighth and East Cap- itol Streets on a Lincoln Park car to Eastern High School. A student using the North Capitol Street car line may change at Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street and proceed as outlined for the other students. The Eastern High School street car ticket is good for trips both to and from school. Transcriptions of Stenographers There was once a young lady, who after taking “we send you the catalogues by this mail,” handed her employer the letter, ending with “we send you the cat legs by this mail,” and all the time she ought to have known that the firm did not deal in cats and for that rea- son would have no spare parts on hand. There was a young man who rendered “if you have any inside information, please let me have it,” into “if you have any inside in- flammation, please let me have it,” and never stopped to think that if anybody wanted that sort of thing, all he would have to do would be to buy a lot of green apples and eat them and wait for the reply. Wanted: A lady for traveling position; must be entirely unimpeded with a high school educa- tion. x ok The Seniors would eat no fat; The Sophs would eat no lean; And so before fifth hour came ’round They'd licked the lunchroom clean. eee Found: A watch running up 14th street ; also a green lady’s umbrella. Miss Monk—What did you think of “The Man Upstairs” ? Allan Mockabee—That was the “Cat’s Claws,” Miss Monk. x Miss Webb (after test); All the boys who have finished will please erase the front board. (Pause) Shiro, why aren’t you helping the others erase? Shiro: I ain’t a boy; I’m a man. Isabel Witherite (to Elise Scharf): Sure, I can sing alto. My mother was a crack alto singer in the village choir, Elise Scharf: Oh, is that why your voice is cracked—? “TI hope this soaks in,” cried the father as he tossed a bucket of water at Romeo.