Central High School - Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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to find an entirely different system in progress-the new promotion by subject system, which completely revolutionized the antiquated promotion by grade plan. Books replaced sections , each stu- dent was given a separate roster, class spirit was split in twain, chorus was made a regular subject, study periods came into vogue in large quantities on everyone's roster. But the biggest change of all was the introduction of the Welfare CFarewelD Committee, headed by Professor Kaplan, and taking the place of Uncle Joe and his Black Book. VVe wondered how the system could possibly succeed, but within a short while, everything was running smoothly and everybody seemed satisfied. How- ever, the new system brought one great advantage. It enabled us to acquaint ourselves with more students than we could under the old plan. New friend- ships sprang up as the result of the ming- ling of different courses in the same classroom, and we were offered a broader view of things in general. More interesting events awaited us in this term. Our first social venture, the B-C Hop, proved an outstanding success. Shechtman, of our class, together with Kaplin of the 156th, helped to put it over at the Majestic Hotel. Cherry, in care of the Ad-Booki' for our class, helped to procure extra funds through this medium. The more ambitious of us were already casting their eyes at future high posi- tions. Several would-be editors-in-chief were working for the .llirror and Cen- fralfzer while our future presidents of the Student Council and Tribunal were mak- ing themselves noticed. Kreitzer was already an officer of the Council, being the Treasurer of that governing body, while Prasow was a high member of the Tribunal. It was in this term that our second consecutive football championship was won. Although the occasion was not as spectacular as the previous year, there were many thrills and hard-fought bat- tles before the title was clinched. Our team won five league games and under- went an undefeated season, although being held on two occasions to ties. Frankford and West Philly, who fell be- fore us in the year before, were the two who did the trick. The other five oppo- nents gave way readily. The Southern jinx was broken this season when our boys overwhelmed them in the opening game. Finally, after a close, hard-fought campaign, the championship was decided in similar fashion as the previous year when we defeated Northeast in the final fracas, score, 6e0. No one individual shone on the team, for the eleven per- formed as a unit, excelling as a whole. Ochroch, All-Scholastic back, Ardito, who scored the championship touch- down, and Pertnoy, stellar center, were worthy representatives of our class. Ochroch was elected captain of the 1951 football team. Our benefit went over big this term, the committee choosing the successful show, Strictly Dishonorableu, which was enjoying a long run in the city. Needless to say, the fellows did not prove to be strictly dishonorable this time, for they gave whole-hearted support and our treasury grew larger as the result. The Dramatic Club this year put forth HA Pair of Sixesu and Dulcy , Matt Wleinstein, of our class, playing a prominent role in each presentation. The Albert H. Smyth Literature Prize and Phi Beta Kappa Association Prize were both won by Nelson Podolnick. Thus did our third year draw to a close, leaving behind fond memories of --QI Q3 Ir--

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tion of a Iunior. With our class a trifle smaller than a year ago, the result of the departure of some into the wide world and the failure of some in their studies, we awaited the time when we should enter into our third year of learning and become an organized class. THE IUNIOR YEAR E DID not have long to wait to become upper classmen, for within a week we returned to commence our last two years of study as stately Iuniors. The first important event we looked forward to was the organization of our class. After a fiercely contended election, we selected the following to serve in ofiice for the first year of our existence: Pre.fia'en!.. . . ............ MAX Weiss Vice-Prexideni ........ ELKIN KREITZER S6CfEfdflll. ..,........... SANDER SACKS T renwnrer. ....... MATTHEW WEINSTEIN The class then elected for its adviser, the ever popular Professor William M. Disharoon, to guide us through the many difficulties encountered on the road to graduation. We were now fully organized under the name of the One Hundred and Fifty- seventh Class, and immediately began to function as a class properly should. President Weiss soon appointed the following chairmen for the various com- mittees: Execuffve .... ........... M AX XVEISS Finance. . . .... MATTHEW WEINSTEIN Ring. .... ....... H ERBERT FELD Benqfl .... .... P HILIP KATZ D Paper. ........... IRWIN PiEFsKY The first committee to bring results was our Class Paper, the UD -Tour, edited by Irwin Piefsky, which imme- diately made its debut and continued with unabated success for the rest of the term. The Ring Committee went to work and soon announced that orders would be taken for the class rings, immediately there was a general charge of Iuniors to the school store to measure their fingers. Within a few weeks, the finished product arrived and another rush was made to obtain the rings, and soon we were proudly sporting our shining finger ornaments. Sad to relate, our first benefit, Let Us Be Gay , proved unsuccessful, the class failing to be gay and to support the show. But it was only our first effort at such an occasion, the difference being shown the next term when we made a great success of our benefit. Another unfortunate event funfortu- nate only in its result? was the annual Iunior Day, that great day for third year men, when the Low Iuniors partici- pate against the High Iuniors, in a var- ied sports program. It was a day of high running emotions, what with the oppos- ing factions attempting to commence activities in school instead of waiting for the struggle on the athletic field, The first event was a basketball game, played on the gym floor, which we finally lost after leading in the first half. On the fol- lowing day at Houston Field, with both classes out in full regalia sporting the Iunior Day caps, we continued the strug- gle. We trounced the 156th men in the track and field events but lost a hard-fought baseball fracas which en- abled our opponents to defeat us. Let us unwillingly turn our faces from the out- come of that scene. It was in this term that the amplifiers in the Auditorium were secured by the Student Council, together with a radio and phonograph. We then departed for the summer, with the hope of accomplishing more things in our High Iunior days. In C , our latter term, we returned ...QI QQ Ip..

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our Iunior days and grim recollections of our inexperience as an organized class. But now we were awaiting our entrance into the final period of our four-year stay, where we resolved to rectify our mistakes of the Iunior year and where all our preparations and plans were to be shaped into actuality. We eagerly waited for the few days to pass, and then we were off. THE SENIOR YEAR ENIORSI How strange and unnatu- ral the term sounded to us, for our three years at Central had passed so rapidly that it appeared to be but one. Wle were now in our last year, in a posi- tion where we could be recognized as the school's leaders, setting the example for all the classes under us. Again the first thing of importance was the election of officers for our final year at Central. This election was more heated than our previous one, and the result brought surprises, for three of the four officers to be elected were different men. Treasurer Weinstein was the only candidate to be re-elected. Praridenl. ..,........ ALBERT OCHRCCH Vice-Pre.r1'denl. . ...... ALBERT MILLEIZ Secreiaqy. ........... LEON SHECHTMAN Treaaurer. ....... MATTHEW WEINSTEIN Professor Disharoon, of course, con- tinued as our adviser. Now we were fully organized and ready to commence class activities in the last chapter of our exis- tence. Our president, Albert Ochroch, renowned for his activities in the school's sports, immediately selected the chair- men of the various committees: Eacecafive. ........... ALBERT OCHROCH Finance .... . . .MATTHEWV WYEINSTEIN Bend! ........ .,.... A LBERT NOVAK IS-C Dance. . . . . .ELKIN KREITZER Pfnm. ........ . . .HERBERT FELD Clara Paper .... . . .ISRAEL SATUREN The Pin Committee soon went to work and after many orders were taken, the lapel ornaments arrived, shining brightly in their sparkling beauty. Satu- ren took charge of our Class Paper and produced several good copies. Our representatives to the Student Council this term were Kreitzer, Miller, Ochroch, Weiss, and Gross, Kreitzer was Treasurer and Miller acted as Secre- tary. Prasow, Libros and Pollack placed on the Tribunal, while a few of our class assumed high positions on the Jlirror and Cenfralfzer staffs. Matthew Weinstein, our Treasurer, was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the RECORD BOOK and immediately began to select his staff. The new Olney High School opened this term and several of our well-known professors heeded its call, however, we received new additions to our faculty as a result. The biggest event of the low Senior year then arrived, the BwC Dance. Elkin Kreitzer was chosen chairman of the gala event, which was termed the May Frolicu, and was held at the Ste- phen Girard Hotel. Moe Saltz and his Music Masters provided the tunes for the dance, which proved to be a grand success, both financially and socially. A great achievement which was our good fortune to witness this term was the flight of the gigantic air armada over the city. Composed of some five hundred aeroplanes, and representing the coun- try's entire air force, the fleet staged maneuvers over our heads as we ob- served the greatest peace-time assem- blage of aeroplanes in the history of aviation. It was a scene which the most of us will never forget. The Dramatic Club presented It Pays to Advertise this term with the leading roles being taken by energetic members of our class. --nl 24 In--