The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15
EASTERN ALUMNI
COUNCIL HAS
MEETING
Award Of Honor Medal Will Be
Made Again This Year at
School, According to Estab-
Iished Custom.

A VERY enthusiastic meeting OF
~ the newly elected officers
and executive council Of the
Alumni Association of Eastern
High School was held at the insti-
tuition on Wednesday evening, jan
uary 4, when plans for the year
were outlined. ..
The council decided to award two
gold medals to the students OF the
school graduating In June. one
to be given to the boy who In pre-
eminent In school activities and the
other to the girl who does most In
behalf Of the school during her
four-year course.
AWARD MEDAL.
In previous years the association
has presented only one medal to a
graduating student, but due to the
large increase in the student body
II was deemed advisable to recog.
niss the efforts Of the boy and girl
equally. Tho alumni medal. which
was designed by Ray p. Whitman.
of the Alumni Association, has
been awarded since 1919, and has
proved to be . big stimulus to the
pupils in promoting school inter-
ests. Plans were discussed for in
creasing the war memorial fund
through q subscription campaign.
Over S700 has been raised within .
period Of six months for this me-
mortal. In honor Of the alumni who
gave their lives in the Spanish
American war and the past world
war. which will be In the form OF
q memorial flagstaff. to be erected
directly In front of the New East.
ern. Miss Bertha L. Gardner Of the
faculty. who was recently elected
an honorary member Of the asso-
citation at the Christmas reunion,
spoke Of the progress made and Of
the submitted designs.
RECORDS KEPT,
The executive Council also voted
to keep the records of the associa-
ton in Q permanent form. which
will include achievements Of the
individual alumni - well as the va.
rious activities OF the association.
Miss Rosemary Arnold. secretary
for the past three years, will keep
this record.
Mr.. Charles Hart, class Of 1894,
principal Of Eastern. spoke on the
building plans Of the new school,
explaining In detail the interior a.
well a. the stadium and grounds.
He said that when completed. It
will be one Of the most up-to-date
institutions in the country. with .
corscity Of 1900. One Of the fea-
lures will b an alumni room in
which the records will be kept and
where the executive council will
hold their meetings. This room
will contain portraits Of the former
principals Of the school as well as
those Of the presidents of the
Alumni Association.
MUSICAL TRAvESTY.
Arrangements were tentatively
made to have the male members
Of the association present a musical
travesty this spring entitled Ham
let Re-vamped." Bertram @. Fos-
ter, vice president, will direct the
production, the proceeds Of which
will be credited to the general fund
Of the organization.
Friday, June 16, was the date
set aside for the annual excursion
to Marshall Hall. Several new
features in addition to the athletic
meet and alumni baseball game viii
be introduced. The committee on
the arrangements is to be appoint
ed at the next meeting, Of the
council in February.
The membership of the executive
council Is as follows: President,
Earl @. Jonscher, '16; vice presi.
dent. B. q. Foster. "a; secretary,
Rosemary Arnold, II; treasurer.
Cameron Burton, IT; and Dewitt
@. Croissant, %; Charles M. Bote-
Ter. 'ls; Mary Murray, IL; Vir-
ginia Farnsworth, Is; David p.
Mccoy, ~; Mildred Graham Ball.
10, and George q. Ellis. Is.