Evening star., 1924-06-22
MEDALS AWARDED
TO HONOR STUDENTS
Semi-Annual Assembly Is Held at
Eastern High
School.
DRAWING EXHIBIT PRAIsEI
Many Types of Works by Pupils
Placed in Display.

Students of Eastern High School
who distinguished themselves during
the school year in scholastic work
were awarded medals at the semi
annual honor assembly Tuesday.
The domestic are department open
ed the assembly with a short fash
ion show. The audience was doubIy
interested in the display of becom-
ing dresses, because each dress
shown was the careful work of its
wearer.
Miss Johnson, the chairman Of the
honors committee. was in charge of
history of the honors system at
Eastern and the circumstances under
which a pupil may receive honors.
John G. Wilkes, a former student of
sistant corporation counsel. was the
principal speaker. He stressed the
fact that the two main factors OF a
successful career are the determina-
tton TO succeed and a willingness to
study. He gave out the medals TO
those whose fine scholastic standing
had entitled them to these marks of
the schools gratitude for their work
Mr.. SHORTS of the faculty read the
lists of honor pupils. The students
Bronze medals-Mary La Fontaine,
Dorothy Linder, Donald Bingham,
Margaret Deysher, Elizabeth Didden,
Lydia Edwards, Asenath Graves,
Kathryn White, Herbert Angel, Au-
brey Morales, Irving Raley, Opal
ron. Margaret Brewer, Kathleen
Cane. Mildred Conklin. Eleanor
F'roehiich, Julia Hopes, Ruth Jones'
Marjorie Klein, Julia Wayland,
Margaret Cook. Lucy Cuiffreda,
Martha Evans, Marian Gardner, Mar
jorie Griffin. Carolyn Kelley, Mar
garet McGaryey. Elizabeth Roberts,
Katherine Simons, Elizabeth Tewks-
bury, Helen Tucker. Clara Wheelock.
Brearley, Alton Dinslow, Edgar Gill
christ.
Silver medals = Frances Arnold,
Laura Barrett. Annie Haynie, Mar
garet Hoover Louixe kidwell. Eliza
beth Miller Ellen May, Wilma Shive-
William clementson, William Lam
bert.
Enameled medals-virginia Grohs.
Annie HOrenstein, Marie kroell, Vera
Muir and Margaret Shea.
Gold Medals-Helen Babp. Mar
garet Beasley, Margaret Butler, Pau
line Knauff. Marie koen. Dorothy
Tripp.
Before the close or the school year
the drawing department held an ex-
hibit of the years work. Charcoal
drawings. printing and drawing
charts. figure and object studies,
posters, related harmony and design
ing drawings and interior decorating
are some of the varied types of the
work of the drawing department
represented. This exhibition showed
the efficiency of Eastern's staff of
drawing teachers and up-toi-d date
equipment.
Two hundred and forty newAstu-
dents were enrolled Friday, but Vt is
expected that fall will find that num-
Der nearly doubled.
A debate was held Tuesday be-
tween two fifth semester English
classes on the following issue: Re
solved That capital punishment
should be abolished" Olin Everett,
Durwood Keats and Frank Scrivener
of Miss Egbert's classes supported
the Affirmative. The negative was
upheld by Alpheus Walter, Robert
Mullen and Josephine Tremain of
Miss Dents class. Wilma Shively
was chairman and Laura Barrett,
timekeeper. BY unanimous decision
of the judges Mrs. Hall, Miss Brit
well and Miss Milliken. the affirma :
tive was declared winner. Frank
Scrivener of the winning team was
the best speaker and Alpheus Walter
received honorable mention.