Eastern Junior High School - Arrow Yearbook (Pontiac, MI)

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' - THE ARROW ' 13 On the eighth cf September, 1926, we again transported ourselvesg this time into Mr. Sturdy's room, 202, and here We remained the exceptionally long time of one semester. During this semester we were allowed to choose part of our subjects. Our room had a Halloween party and a good time was had by all. Later the 9B's and 9A's enjoyed at very nice Christmas party where presents were exchanged. We had a good time, but we felt we hadn't the true spirit ot Eastern. When we grew to be proud 9A's it was again our hoodoo to play fruit-basket upset. But without complaint we came down off our high perch of the second and third floors and are now perfectly happy and content to be on the ground floor. We are in Room 100 with Mrs. Hogue as our session room teacher. Now we have the spirit of our school, and we are continually backing it. The 9A's and 9B's had a very successful St. Patrick's partyg even St. Pat himself couldn't have helped having a good time. . Most of us have taken part in some activity-basket ball, tennis, plays, etc. We-have ever tried and are trying now to obtain good grades so that we may be on the Honor Roll and thereby ruin our former reputation. Though we have much harder work now than when we were in the eighth grade there are many more of us who can say that We have been on the Honor Roll several times. Our last semester in this school is coming to an end and we are all sorry to leave dear Old Eastern and one of the best teachers, Mrs. Hogue, who has shown us the many Ways of supporting our school and who has nelped us to obtain a good school spirit. t We feel We have tried a bit of everything over here by shifting so much, but it has been a helpful experience and we are glad to have had it. May our High School life be as happy as our days at Eastern. MRS. HORN'S Rooivi Room 108 entered as a group from the Wilson, McConnell, Grove, Baldwin, Crofoot, and Wisner Schools. and some of the pupils came from out-of-town. During that first month we concentrated on one hundred per- cent banking and gained that ideal situation within four weeks. That, first year we enjoyed a Christmas party, and in June had a farewell party for Joseph Toole when he departed for Australia.

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12 THE ARROW 9A HONOR ROLL 1. Helen Prosser 6. Keola Smoot 2. Margaret Sinclair 7. Zella Horton 3. Neil McNally 8. Norman Todd 4. Mildred Barnett , 9. Edward Wooley 5. Ray Cross - 10. Beatrice Russel Honorable Mention in Citizenship Although the following 9A's have not been publicly rewarded for activities at Eastern Junior High, the Faculty wishes to recognize their iine spirit of cooperation and citizenship, - and awards them Honorable Mention in Citizenship. Keola Smoot I Neil McNally Neil W. McLeod Edward L. Wooley Zella G. Horton Ralph D. Travis Fern Cornfoot 9A Class History ' MRS. HoGUE's RooM The majority of the 9A's of Mrs. Hogue's room may be classed as the Wanderers of the school. On the eighth day of September, 1925, we entered Eastern as 8B's and our division was given to Miss McGowan and 207 became our home room. We weren't considered the best students for we liked to play too well. Everything was so novel and, being the first class to enter such a lovely new building, we felt duty bound to investigate the workings of the elevator or any other novelty instead of devoting our time to our books. Miss McGowan tried diligently to make us realize that it was for our own good that we should study, but the attractiveness of having more freedom hadn't worn OH, and we seemed unable to heed her advice. . The next semester as 8A's we began to wander for sure, our home room was now to be 310 and Miss Hall was to be our teacher. Here we continued in the path of inattention and gave little effort to our work. However some of us were in the play, Goodwill, the Magician, made up by the 8A English classes under the direction of Miss Gertrude Hodges. Several others were in various other things.

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14 THE ARROW ' At this time he was presented with a steamer book, letters, and a pen knife. . Perhaps the most entertaining assembly given by the room was the dramatization of the Hoosier Schoolmaster. How' we managed the big explosion is still a mystery to some people. Since our return in September the room has enjoyed a rollicking Halloween party, has given a Christmas Assembly and the recent Memorial Day program. We have kept our banking record a.nd will closethe year with a party at Helen Snyder's home near Clarkston. MRS. J EwETT's RooM ' We entered the Eastern Junior High in the fall of 1925. Most of us came from different schools. There were some from the Web- ster, some from the Baldwin, some from the Wilson, and others from the McConnell School. All of the eighth grades were divided into groups. We were put into the Latin group. At the beginning of the next semester, our Latin group broke up and some were put, into the commercial group and others in the industrial group. Of course many of us still stayed in the 'Latin group. , , Before leaving for summer vacation we had added a picture to our room. Of course as all classes do we had a party before we left. . Beginning last fall, some of our people went to High School, but a few boys were taken from some other groups and put into ours. , At Christmas time we did our wee bit ,by giving a basket of food, many clothes and toys to a poor family. In February we gave a Washington's program. Our room was the first in the Eastern Junior High to have a home room organization. John Kyser was appointed by Mrs. J ewett as the first President. Miss BROWN'S Rooivi When school was called on that memorable day, Sept. 6, 1924, ten of us who are now 9A's were enrolled in the seventh grade by Miss Brown. ' That winter in the shacks we almost froze to death, and with the approach of spring we suffered from the intense heat. - This