Central High School - Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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History of The One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh CIBSS By HENRY A. ND so, at last, our high school days have drawn to a close. Four glorious years have passed 5 four years full of cherished acquaint- ances and outstanding achievements, which are now but treasured memories. No more will we roam through the halls or work in the classroomsg no more will we participate on the athletic fields or turn out and cheer our teams, all these are remembrances, and it is the purpose of this history to sketch briefly and to reflect upon those happy, carefree days. THE FRESHMAN YEAR 0 BEGIN, we must go back to those long ago but not forgotten Freshman days, when the words Profes- sor and Senior wereheld in awe, when Sophomores ridiculed and terrorized us at every turn, and when Student Patrol- men did not roam the halls. Now, with educated minds and increased stature, we scoff and lightly speak of the thoughts of those past days, but under our as- sumed lofty bearings, we all cherish to relive that period of pleasant and mean- ingless days. It was a cool, crisp day in February of 1928 when six hundred timid and ver- dant publicschool graduates appeared for the first time about the premises of Central High with bewildered expres- sions deeply imprinted upon their imma- ture countenances, not knowing where or how to proceed. After being led hither and thither by frivolous Sophomores, we ZALLMAN finally, by chance, located the Audi- torium and straggled in gazing at our- selves, looking upon strange faces and wondering how we would ever get to know ourselves. After seating ourselves we perceived elderly, intelligent-appear- ing individuals strolling in the rear and in the aisles, whom we whispered fur- tively about were Professors. Finally, a small, important appearing man entered from a side door and strode to the ros- trum upon the platform before us, whereupon we subsided into complete silence. Then Dr. Haney, for it was he, began to speak, and several hours later, his welcoming speech had left its mark on the majority of us. To most of us, his address had presented the school in a different light. It had inspired us, made us feel fortunate to have chosen Central for our high school, and it left us a trifle prouder and brighter. The next day we again presented ourselves, with a more courageous and brave feeling, and re- ceived some additional information from Dr. Haney, and our Pathfinders. Thus we assumed that we were all set for the flight of knowledge and ready to hop off for the first lap of learning, but what a landing we had several weeks later, for we soon discovered that the upper classmen were not as gentle with us as was Dr. Haney, and that the ma- jority of the Professors were not as kindly or friendly with us as they ap- peared, and that our studies were more difficult and complicated thanwe thought. 19 Im--