Central High School - Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Our benefit was held at a motion- picture house for the first time when Al Novak and his hustling committee se- cured at the Keith Theatre HCity Streetsng and we were surely traveling down those city streets to see the show and add a few more shekels to our weakened treasury. Inspired, no doubt, by the football team's second successive championship, Central's other athletic aggregations de- cided to get somewhere also and, as a result, the sports season was among the best in the history of Central, the school receiving the Morrison Trophy, emblem of supremacy in athletics. The basket- ball, swimming and baseball teams all finished in second place as did the tennis aggregation, while the track squad placed high. The second and freshman teams also landed high in the final standings. The satisfactory results indicated the great interest exhibited by the students in regard to the school's sports. Dr. Mitchell and Mr. Casner, two veteran faculty members, announced their retirement this term as heads of the Language and Art Departments. Mr. Eldridge and Mr. Milliette were ap- pointed in their positions. Due to the low amount of money in our treasury and to inspire the quick payment of dues, Treasurer Weinstein announced that class pipes would be given to all who paid their dues in full this term. Needless to say, many of us reached deep and brought forth the extra money to pay up our dues and receive our class pipes. Nelson Podolnick again displayed his scholastic prowess in winning the English Philology Prize as our B term drew to a close. Wle were now set for the Hnal dash down the home stretch and impa- tiently waited for the summer to pass. Wlith surprising rapidity our vacation days flew by and we found ourselves back to assume the ruling power of the school. We returned to find a practically new building in appearance, for the school had been adorned with a new coat of paint and was hardly recognizable. Modern electric lighting fixtures coupled with the display of attractive paintings and the absence of lockers and cases upon the first floor assisted in increasing the beauty of the building. Truly, the school appeared better than it ever had before. Elkin G. Kreitzer had been elected president of the Student Council the term previous, with David Cherry as vice-president. Ochroch, Prasow, Zall- man, VVeinstein, Piefsky, Gross, Ardito and YVilkins formed the remaining repre- sentatives of our class in the law-making body. Paul Prasow assumed the position of Chief lustice of the Student Tribunal, with Bernard Libros as Assistant Iudge and Shapiro, Piefsky and Rofman as other Iudges. The heads of the periodicals were then announced by their sponsors. Henry A. Zallman was selected Editor-in-Chief of the Jlfrror, while Matthew B. WVeinstein and I. Irwin Piefsky assumed the editor- ship of the Cenlralizer. The Council appointed Bernard Mer- sky as the General Chairman of the Stu- dent Patrol. Shapiro, Kaplin, Rosner and Wilkins formed the more important members of the 157th Class on the Patrol. To return to our immediate Class af- fairs, the Benefit Committee was the first at work and they soon selected an excellent show in Private Lives , which proved to be a success and brought much needed extra money into our treasury. The Picture Committee then produced results. Bernard Finkleman secured a contract with Zamsky's Studio and soon Q5 IPI-'

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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--

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the class members were hurrying down to have theirindividualpictures snapped. The group pictures were then taken and everything was in readiness for the RECORD BOOK. Elections for the Class Day Officers were then held and the following were declared victorious: Cfamr Poe! ............ ALBERT MILLER CZa.r.r Prophei. ......... IRVING F. SACK Claw Hl.Jf0fl.LlH. .... HENRY A. ZALLMAN Clam Prefenier. ...... LEON SHECHTMAN On the same day ballots were taken for the election of Popularity Honor Men and we had an opportunity to see who were the most popular fellows in the class. The results were as follows: Spoon Jlnn. ......... ALBERT OCHROCH Bow! Jlnn .... I . . .ELKIN KREITZER Pipe Jlnn .... ...., A LBERT MILLER Cane Jlnn .......... BERNARD MERSKY November 2nd was selected as the zero hour for the payment of dues and Treas- urer VVeinstein made a last-minute drive for the dues, receiving large sums of money. The same date was also the final day for the RECORD BooK material, and Editor Weinstein and his staff completed the final touches and the class archive was sent to press. The greatest evening of our entire stay at Central then took place, when the Senior Prom and the Banquet were com- bined into one affair on Ianuary 27, 1952, in the beautiful ballroom of the Manu- facturers Club. Alfred Haas took charge ofthe Prom, while Carl Kline managed the Banquet. Needless to say, the affair was a glorious success, everybody having a good time. It was indeed a fitting cli- max to our high school life. A most successful ending for our class from the football point of view was that the team won the championship for the third consecutive year, undergoing an undefeated season and extending its string of victories to twenty-six straight. Captain Ochroch, Ardito, Pertnoy, Rush, Hirsch, Leabman and Flitter were our representatives to the squad. The cross- country team captured the champion- ship for the first time in fifteen years, Powell, of our class, leading the team on to a title, and winning individual honors. Thus the history closes amid a blaze of glory. As we leave the old schoolwe cannot help experiencing a pang of sor- row and regret at leaving forever the familar halls. However, all things must come to an end and it is with a reluctant feeling that we depart. Many were the joys and sorrows which we experienced and many were the unforgotten friend- ships which we made at Central. The professors, although inclined at times to present us with ducks , did their best to instil knowledge into our heads. As we enter into the wide universe, eager to face the world, we cannot but preserve the memory of our glorious experiences at Central. Yvith a hope that the class will continue to meet after graduation and occa- sionally glance over these pages in the future, I close the history of the 157th Class. .QI Q6 IA..