Evening star., 1926-06-13
MUSIC IS FEATURED
AT EASTERN HIGH
Annual Major Assembly Is Held.
Many Other Activities
on Calendar.

Music VAS featured "Wednesday
when the annual ma jor music as
sernbly was held under the direction
OF Mrs. Frank Byram, head of East
ern High Schools music department.
The following participated in the pro
gram given: Doris Bishop, Margaret
| Cook, Helen Tucker. Kathryn Clark.
Roberta Harrison, Mildred Spahr,
Courtney Hayden. Joseph BotazZi,
| George Butler. Victor Hatiin. Betty
Basin, Ruth Johnson. Robert Lock
ridge, Edward Roberts. Gladys VIII
| cox. Mary Gastrock. Gertrude Effen-
| bach, George Roth. Aiicegene Graves,
Margaret Brewer, Ina HoItzscheiter,
Evelyn Scott and Ludwig Mandy.
The junior day assembly held Thurs
| day was featured by many novel and
original sketches written and acted
by members Of the junior class.
The program started with the grand
entry, George Butler. Melvin knorr
and Conrad Grohs depicting the
Spirit OF '26: followed by Jasper
Torcasio. Dale Smell William Sand
ridge and Harold Rhine, Junior
clowns.
Myrtle Posey in Paris" sketch
National OratoricaI Contest, written
by Margaret McGarvey, starred Ethel
| Mae Frame, Frank E.baugh and Allan
Mockabee. The senior side show
burlesquing some of the prominent
seniors and a burlesque on Arms
and the Man" written by Leah
Woods. afforded much amusement.
A basket ball game and a chariot
race afforded many juniors including
Drury Golfer, John Ham. Henry
Hoffman, Robert Thompson, Harry
Bushong. Parker Faber, Paul Butt.
| Conrad Grohs and George Butler an
! opportunity To display their genius.
Other juniors who took part in the
program were Edgar Swick, Elise De
Forest. Hayden Norwood Robert
| Thompson. Catherine Schroeder.
| Eunice Smith. Audrey Wolford.
| Harold Rhine, Frances Wright and
Parker Faber
The class song written by Pauline
Roth was sung by the entire junior
class The dress was distinctive, the
girls all wearing red smocks with
white collars and cuffs. and the boys
all white with red sashes.
On Tuesday the debating society
held the last regular meeting of the
year at which the officers for 1926
and 1927 were elected. James Deitz.
vice president. was unanimously elect
ed president for the next school year.
The other officers elected were Ralph
Watt, vice president: Jean SteiverS.
| secretary. and Ronald Van Tine.
sergeant tat-arms.
The committee heads appointed by
| the new president are: Program. Ida
Cannon; publicity, Grant Van De
| mark; membership. Max Cohen, and
parliamentary procedure, Ruth Bell.
In the closing address Miss Kate
| mented on the work of the society
during the past school year and high
ly praised Ronald Van Tine for his
effort and hard work in the interests
of the debating society.
Special presentation assembly will
be held June Is when attendance
awards, the Rice medal. the Friends
medal and all other school awards
| will be made
The executive committee of the
Alumni Association held a meeting at
| the school on June Z to arrange for
the flag day exercises to be held
June IA. DR.. De Witt Croissant will
preside.
Jesse F. Phares. 1922, represents
Eastern in the graduating class of the
United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis. while John Robert Burns.
| 1919. graduates from the United
States Military Academy at West
Point.
The senior assembly will be held
June 16. after which the seniors will
| be dismissed for the year.
Miss Posey was a guest of the
Sonata. Club at a. luncheon in the
Willard on Tuesday
Miss Grace Holmes, in charge Of
| noon-hour movies. has announced
| that 1.-The Panama Canal and "Sir
Loin of T-Bone Ranch" will be shown
next week in the auditorium.