Evening star., 1925-01-25
EASTERN CHEERS
WINNING STUDENT
Miss Erma Ford Gets Prizes
in Home Lighting Con-
test Here.

"A Punch and Judy with three
Fords." yelled the cheer leader al
chapel exercises at Eastern High
School Wednesday morning, and the
student body answered Vociferously
Why? Because Erma Ford of Eastern
High School won the first prize for
the District of Columbia in the Ma
tional Home Lighting contest-a
four-cylinder automobile. She also
won a five-tube neutrodyne radio set
as the winner of class c in this con
test, and a gold medal. Adelina
Willis also won a five-tube radio set
as winner of class B. Marion Gaylord
won wrist watch. A $40 gold piece
was awarded to Ronald Brown and
a $40 gold piece to Evelyn Burns. Six
other students won $5 gold pieces
They are: Florence Painter, Kings
land Prender. Geraldine Carpenter,
Annalee Shankle, Carl Alderman and
Bella Edelson.
The Red Lamp" by Hllliard Booth,
was the name of the play which was
presented by the four-year graduates
at their class day exercises Friday
morning.
Cnst of Play.
The cast of this included Elizabeth
Newson, Marjorie FTror, Mary Heslet,
Ernest Parker, Theodore Smith and
Norman Van Der Linden. The class
Will was read by Thelma Benton,
Sadye Furr and Lindsay Duvall.
Irving YochelSon and Frances Dement,
gave the class prophecy and the class
poem was given by stephen Gerard
The class song was sung at the con-
clusion of the exercises.
Mai. John G. Donovan, United States
A ha haa 1nnnintpH
the War Department as assistant
professor of military science and tao
tics and has been detailed to the
3rd Regiment, consisting of the
Eastern and Western High Schools
and the Hine Junior High School,
with headquarters at Eastern.
The annual Spring show Of the
Alumni Association will be given IN
the school auditorium February 20
The committee in charge follows
Miss Mildred Boynton, chairman; Miss
Mary Murray, Miss Margaret B
Hardy, Miss Rosemary Arnold, Miss
Pauline Lohman and John Mc1nerney
One feature will be a comic opera
given by the School Glee Club, under
the direction of Mrs. Carrie V. Byram
and Miss Ella NJ. Monk.
Margaret Hoover, a member of the
bank staff, gave talk on National
Thrift week at chapel exercises Tues
day.
Oratorical Contest Up.
The question of Government owner
ship of railroads was discussed al
the meeting of the debating society
Tuesday afternoon. The national ora
torical contest on the Constitution
also was discussed. Ruth Greenwood
a member of this society, won second
place in the District last year in this
contest.
The girls of the Senior Friendship
Club went to the Friendship House
Monday afternoon and entertained
the children there.
The Cub, a newspaper supplement
to the Fastener, published by mem
bers of the class in Journalism, made
it's first appearance Friday. Asenath
Graves, the assistant editor of the
Fastener, is the editor of this paper.
Three Eastern pupils were awarded
bronze medals and certificates in the
monthly Underwood typewriter
awards January g. Six other received
certificates.
Medals we're awarded to H. D. An
derson, who had a speed OF AZ %
words a minute; Isabelle Anderson,
with a speed of As 25, and Mildred
Koontz, with 46 2-5 words a minute
The pupils receiving only certificates
are Mary Dennean. Winifred Duny'
Olinda Facchina, Ethel GIL, Ethel Nc
GunigaI and Irving Raley.
Friday 21O pupils from the grade
schools and % from the junior high
schools came to Eastern, where they
were assigned to sections and given
their programs. This is the largest
increase of any school, with the eX-
centinn of Central.