Evening star., 1923-12-23
NEW PRINT SHOP
THR|vES AT SCHOOL
Eastern Equipment CIassed
Among Best Now Used
in Education.

| A new but fiourishing department
at Eastern High School is the print
shop. Under the management of
! Henry Finn, this branch of the
schools manual training department
is gaining favor every day with the
| student body. Mr.. Finn has work ed
miracles with the set of boys who in
September had scarcely seen a print
ing press at work. The boys were
first taught the type-case thoroughly
| and then allowed to try to set up
| type. Every detail of the working
| of an up-to-date print shop has been
4 dwelt upon, so that each pupil Will
| be able to a certain extent to do
any kind of work that may come up.
| Since September the shop has printed
programs, posters. tickets for the
fall show. invitations and anything
else of which the school might have
need.
The Eastern High School print
shop is considered by experts on
/! printing to be one of the best equip
ped printing schools in the United
States, All kinds Of type from
found in the type-cases in the shop.
\ The latest inventions in the way of
! presses and folding machines are
found in this shop. Mr.. Films one
course in that subject, instead of the
specialized courses that ordinary
apprentices get.
Fund Meeting Held.
During Harding memorial week an
assembly was held, at which Miss
| Mary Murray explained the purpose
of the Harding memorial movement.
Dorothy Tripp and Donald Bingham
spoke on the school bank and the
debating society, respectively. Miss
Edith Hart. a sister of Principal Hart,
gave a very interesting talk on China.
Miss Hart is superintendent OF the
st. Phoebe School. at Hankau. China.
At a meeting of the Debating So
ciety Tuesday. the following officers
were elected: Donald Bingham. presi-
dent: William Clementson, vice presi-
! dent; Dorothy Tripp. secretary, and
Ralph Nestler. sergeant at arms.
The foot ball bays were given a
supper December IA The committee
| on arrangements included Misses
Monk, Holmes, Murray and Taylor.
| Tom Hook has been elected captain
of the team for next season
The Home and School Association
| held a meeting December IA. Musical
numbers were furnished by Minnie
Hoxey. Arthur Fischer, Evelyn Scott
and Eola Benzler. An illustrated talk
| on Oxford University was given by
Miss Gardner. Short talks were given
and Mr.. Finn. the directors of the
vocational studies at Eastern. Exer-
cises were given by representatives
of the boys and girls gymnasium
classes. After the meeting demon
stration work was shown in the new
departments of the school.
Graduation I'm February.
For the first time in many years.
February graduating exercises will
be held at Eastern. The class, which
will combine its class night and
graduating program on January 30, at
g pm, has twenty-eight members.
| The two-year business graduates will
hold their exercises on January 29, at
| 8 pm. About twenty-five will grad
uate in this class.
The new athletic field back Of the
school has been practically finished.
! the stadium has yet to be put. up.
E. C. Rick. instructor of auto
science at Eastern, has a unique ex-
hibit on display for his classes.
Through the courtesy OF the Cadillac
shown One Is a 1904 model of q tour
ing car; the other is 1924 model
these two cars explains what great
strides have been made in the manu-
years. These models cover the entire
period of automobile building. The
1904 model was one of the first cars
built.
! New Tennis Courts.
Plans for the grading and con-
struction of a number of new tennis
courts are being considered. Work
on them will start in the near future.
An entire freshman assembly was
! held December IA. The object was to
| let the freshman class know who is
| who in the way of mental ability, SO
members will be able to select their own
| class officers in February. Matches
in spelling, arithmetic, current events,
| and- general science featured the pro-
Spelling. Ervilla Rolf; Margaret
| general science, Helen Peake, and
| current events, Elizabeth Geiger,
Robert Hines and Constance Hanlein.
| A play entitled, 1.-THE Girl Who Gets
the job" concluded the program. The
cast included Harry Crow. Conrad
| Bertha Wondrack, Herbert Shelton,
| George Merkley, Edna Leapley, Edna
/ Thompson, Dora Cohen, Eleanor Bos-
| worth, Jeannette Oakes. Verna Rou-
| dabush, Lucy Cuiffreda and Elizabeth
! Franklin. The assembly was under
/ the direction Of Miss Holmes. Mr..
Hart, Miss Bucknam, Miss Moore, and
| Mr. Suter assisted.
l The Friendship Girls gave a dance
on Friday night at the Blue Triangle.
The dance served as the clubs Christ
! mas party.
held December q. Mrs. Byram was
The play. "The Trysting Place." by
Booth Harrington, was presented
The cast included: Mrs. Carter, Mar
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