Evening star., 1925-06-14
EASTERN STUDENTS
WON MANY HON0RS
Many Prizes and Scholar
ships Taken by Pupils
During Past Session.

Eastern High School took stock last
week Of the prizes and scholarships
won by its students during the current
school year now drawing to close.
Some Of the outstanding honors which
came to the school follow:
In the lighting educational essay
contest, Erma L. Ford won medal.
an automobile, and a radio set; Ade-
lena Willis. medal and radio set;
Marion Gaylord. a kodak; Ronald
Brown. SO; Evelyn Burns, $40: Flor
ence Painter, s.; Kingsland Prender,
IS; Carl Ackerman, IS: Geraldine Car.
penter, SIS; Mella Edelson, IS, and
Annalee Shankle, IS. Other awards
were: Stephen A Geradi, $40 from the
American Chemical Society; Kenneth
Patterson, SIS from the Highway Edu-
cation Board Of Safety of D. c.: kath-
ryn1 Miller. SIS from National Live
Stock Association: Elise Scharf, $50
from Mayfiower Society of the Dis
trict Of Columbia; Mary M. Henry, 50,
and Katherine Pitcher. 50 for posters
from Americanization School Associa
ton of the District of Columbia; Her
bert Z. Angel, 5000 scholarship at
Strayer's Business School; Marion
Barret, one weeks vacation at Y. w.
c. A camp for poster Of that camp:
Edward Andrus, scholarship at Camp
bell School Of Commercial Art for ex-
cellent work at Eastern, and Asenath
Graves, winner Of the oratorical con-
test in the District of Columbia, $500
Senior Day.
Wednesday an assembly was held
celebrating an annual event, Senior
day. Nathan Clark, president Of the
senior class, gave an address OF well
come, John E. Bowman made the
address to the undergraduates and
Kingsland Prender Of the junior class
gave the reply of the undergraduates.
The prophecy was made by Kathryn
White and Katherine Gibson. Israel
Mendelson and Harry Phillips gave
the class will. A play, THE Romano
ers," was presented by the seniors.
Lucy Amanda Clagett and Francis
Lee Timmons took the leading roles.
The seniors were formally dismissed
from school at the end Of the assem-
bly,.
The annual senior luncheon was
held in the Eastern lunchroom during
the fourth period.
The journalistic writing class of
Eastern journeyed to The Star build
ing recently. Through the courtesy
of The Star, the class visited the
various departments of the paper and
had the work explained in detail to
them.
The new officers OF the fastener
are: Editor-in-chief, Evelyn Burns;
assistant editor, George Roth; Frank
A. Kreglow, business manager, and
Nellie Dalrymple, assistant business
manager. New plans for next years
Fastener are now in progress.
The final issue of the Easterner,
which is equivalent to a year book,
came out Wednesday.
Although school Is officially dis
missed Wednesday, all teachers will
remain on duty until Friday.
The baccaleureate sermon will be
delivered today by Rev. John Comp
ton Ball at IL o'clock at the Metro
politan Baptist Church, at Sixth and
A streets northeast.
Tomorrow night the class night eX-
ercises Of the two-year commercial
class will be held, and Tuesday after
noon at o'clock the graduation eX-
ercises. Tuesday night the class night
exercises of the four-year class will
be held. The graduation of the four
year class will take place Wednesday
night. Admission to the four-year
class night and commencement exer-
cises will be by ticket only.