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

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Reaching Peaks of Leadership Relating extra-curricular activities to formal courses, students gained greater insight into political problems they will face in the future. Home rule. segregation. and Senate investigations were topics discussed by the newly-organized Junior Statesmen and members of the George Washington Conference group. Activities of Junior Statesmen also included a one-day visit to a Congressional session and committee hearing and inviting police department of- ficials to an assembly. After ratifying and adopting a constitution. which they sent to the California Junior Statesmen Legislature for approval. members met with Commissioner Renah Camalier to discuss visiting places of interest in Washington, such as the jail and The Home for the Aged. Organized under the city government form, the club elected as officers Robert Dimond, mayor: Violet Former, vice-mayor: and Yir- ginia Arnold, secretary. Topic of the George Washington Conference was 'How Can Present Procedure and Practice of Con- gressional lnvestigation Be Improved? The program consisted of speakers from Senate investigation com- mittees, an open discussion and group discussion, fol- lowed by the nomination and election of student of- ficers from representatives of area public high schools. ln an open forum the assembly adopted rules for Sen- ate investigations. lncentive was provided by the George Washington University Speech Department's offering three full-tuition scholarships to winners of the conference. Ten juniors and seniors were named delegates from Eastern to attend the semi-annual ses- sions at the University. PRO AND CON -The Eastern chapter of the Junior States- men of America. an organization to promote an interest in government. debates the merits of home rule for the District. Seated: Julie Walker. Fandra Matthews, Bar- bara Runnell. Juliette Honda. Robert Dimond. Robert Humphreys, Peggy Taylor. Standing: Hannah Lipsitz, Co- bina Christley. and Yiolet Fonner. Y 1.x .A I-.IU NEWS IN Rlikllfw'-Members of the Current Events Club and C. W. Conference group discuss current l:sl1E'a. First row: Rhoda Ezrin. Ann Raiforrl. Sylvia Valentine. Robert Lewis, Ronald I-fflwards. Second: Juliette Conrla. John Wangler, Sautlra Nlattbv-ws. Robert llurupbrfys. llarbara liunncll. Paula llanes. George Nliller. Robert Di- mond. Clinton Gott. Third: John Kelley, Julie Walker. Suzanne Saunders, Gaye Moore, and Peggy Taylor. 27

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...J v is THE PEN IS MICHTIER-Eastern's chapter of the interna- tional honorary socie-tv for high school journalists. otherwise known as Quill and Scroll. poses for a picture. First r0u': Vir- ginia Xrnolil. .-'tnn ffm-hran. tfolvina Cliri-tlr-y. Julie Walker, Rf-ln-vt-ai Hayes, Sewuriff: Sandra Nlattliews. Donna Stevens, th-rn:-lia lfaa-rn. E-tlivr llaninio-rinan. Yiolet Fonner, Diane lfaraway, Third: liarhara llunnwll. Rohert Humphreys, Ann Halford. Sylvia Xalf-ntin:-. and Paula llanf-s. ll4l'NUli Hill Nl! 'lihv National Honor Sm-if-ty gliilllvfs 'rounfl. filfil rfiu: Elini --v- Ruin. 4.olfina lfliristlv-5. Estlivr llaninicr- ni.in. Xiiginia Xrnol-l. Nlairao llillups. .vforii1': ltolwrta llill, l'.irii+ 1.4 llitvliii-. 'Naiit-i Hill. lfornw-lia lfaa-v-ri. Xlarian lfart- vsiigzlit. Vin 1.1-vlirari. Nliiilrv West. Tfiirfl: It--l vvki' mi llaif'-. Georgia l'h:'lIs. Xnn ltaiforsl. Hail tiilinan. Funrlhz lolin Xkanulvr. livlv-n lituslzis. liayinonil l ritlviwtiotl. Holi:-it lluinph- rf-5 -. anil liloria Xli'-Xllistvr. 26 Yf'llf.E Ulf THE l,E0l'l.Ef Student Council rep- rvseritaliws from eat-h homeroom plan sclmol 'if- fair-. firm! mu: X. tlrif-st. S. Wvnkoop. E. Hammer- inan. ll. Six. X. trnoltl. .SPYUIIIII J. Lane-. J. l'orr. Xl. tyre-en. P. Nlar-h. P. Bri-we-r. P. Peter-. ll. John- -on. 5. lain:--. Y. Nloorf-. Y. Swartz. P. Pilkington. Tlzirff: F. M-i-il. ll. faraviay. 1. Erskine. Nl. Cua- li:-lmi. ll, hi-w. X. tjrot 1-. W. john-on. E. Mulligan. j. lialilt-r-on. li. lloppwlliviii-r. R. lirown. ti. Ride'- nour. F. Nlarshall. ll, 1.5 nch. T. Lowry. and Nl. Davis. Easternites appraised the significance of future philanthropic living as elective socie- ties pointed the wav through service. Besides sponsoring three dances. a clothing drive, and the sale of TB Christmas seals, the Student Council also distributed twenty-two Thanks- giving baskets, held king and queen elections, sent birthday and Christmas cards and East- erners to boost the morale of Eastern boys in service. National Honor Society activities included selling Christmas cards, candy canes, Easter eggs, ushering at the Christmas Prelude, and conducting induction assemblies to encourage high scholastic standards. Filling Thanksgiving and Christmas bas- kets, collecting shoes. and sponsoring a Christmas party were on the agenda of Quill and Scroll.

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Linguists Explore International Customs NACH DEM THEATER-Cen rnan Clubbers receive tickets for their trip to see the movie Mar- tin Luther. First row: Ruth Arends, Yiolet Fonner, Ann Rai- ford. Second: Virginia Arnold, John Wangler. Robert Hump- hreys, George Miller, and Sylvia Valentine. EQTQIEN SABE?'Spanish Club members prepare a puzzle for their Spanish newspaper. Svulerli Ann Fielder. Joyt-Q Baxoso. Stamlingz Carolyn Hyatt. John Kelley. Barbara llunnell. Peggy Taylor. anil Nancy Walker, Co-curricular clubs unitcrl those with like interests ancl integrated sociability with classroom skills to yield fuller inclixicluals. Pocket books were bought monthly by members of the Teen-Age Book Club. who satisfied reading interests at low cost. The Spanish Club published a magazine to promote knowleflgze of South .fXmerican countries and to stimulate enrollment in language classes. Nlusic with Spanish rhythms and lyrics provitlecl fun. too, German r-lub members were entertained by speakers who had tourerl Germany. 28 ITE REXIJ THI5f-Members of the Teen-Age Book Club VOWPHFP the latest in Pocket Books. First row: Hannah Lip-itz. Peggy Taylor. Yiolet Fonner. and Patricia Tallman. iewonrlz Robert Dimomi, Rhoda lfzrin. tlobina liliristley. Joyce llaxoso. hileen Klart. wright. anti Carol lie-nshaw.