Overbrook High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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BOULDER DAM BILL SIGNED KELLOGG-BRIAND PEACE PACT RATIFIED BY SENATE EINSTEIN PRESENTS NEW THEORY ALL EUROPE SNOW-BOUND AS NORTHERN HARBORS FREEZE U.S. CANAL ZONE AIR MAIL ROUTE BEGUN LABOR TAKES OFFICE IN ENGLANDg MACDONALD, PRIME MINISTER I . 123,000,000 passenger cars in service in the United States. The changing American landscape: garages, filling-stations, hot-dog stands, tea rooms, tourists' rests, camping sites, chicken-dinner restaurants.l So long, sad times! Go along, bad times! We,re rid of you at last- Happy days are herc again, The skies above are clear again, Let us sing a song of cheer again, Happy days are here again! Sigma Delta, senior honor society, in coniunction with graduates made definite plans for a meeting to form an Alumni Association, The tirst meeting ot the Association was a great success Almost everyone was present and the prospect ot a strong alumni for Overbrook- arose The seniors took a trip to Wilmington by boat in lieu ot the usual Washington trip 1929 PACT OF PARIS PROCLAIMED GRAF ZEPPELIN CIRCLES GLOBE STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES HEAVY STOCK EXCHANGE CRASHESg U. S. IN A PANIC STOCKS FALL THROUGH BOTTOM ON HEAVY SALES BYRD FLIES TO SOUTH POLE THE A'S BEAT THE CHICAGO CUBS TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES tlCinema notes: George Arliss in DisraeIi , Ruth Chatterton in Madame X , Bebe Daniels in Rio Rita , Ronald Colman in Bulldog Drummond. Amos 'n' Andy- l'se regusted - Check and double check -Troubles with the lunchroom-arguments with Madam Queen,t Overbrook students won tive lViayor'S Scholarships to the University of Pennsylvania There were many more given through other sources Through these students and those already graduated, Over- brook was building up a reputation for scholastic achievement. Nor were the athletic teams idle Joe Brown landed a berth on All-Public High Football Team The name of Overbrook was beginning to carry weight in athletic circles As the term drew to a close, the school received the news that Mr Parke Schoch was leaving to become one of the Associate Superintendents oi Schools lvlr Schoch was charged with the guidance of Secondary School Education in Philadelphia. With the passing of the l92Ofsl and the departure ot Mr. Schoch, one step in the development of this huge and intricate institution had been concluded A new generation was growing up. The hard boiled school of literature and of life was dying. Gone was the flapper. Gone was flaming youth. A more serious attitude toward life was displacing the spirit of futility and cynicism that had raged rampant in the drama and in literature. The new generation took the radio and the talkies for granted. lDo you remember the thrill of getting W.lZ on one tube and o bundle of twisted wires? Do you remember AI Jolson in the Jazz Singer when you actually heard for the first time the voice of an actor on the screen?l The depres- sion had turned people's attention to the more serious problems of life. lWhere was the man who had bought the set of books guaranteed to improve his mind by a few minutes easy study each day? One evening the boss had invited me to dinner. Someone mentioned Hemiptera. l leaned forward. I could tell them all about this large order of true insects having jointed proboscis . . . they all gathered about me. l told them about hemiplegia, hematite and hellicopter . . .? Where was Mr. Addison Sims of Seattle? . . . Where were the snowstorms of ticker tapei and the tons of torn telephone directories that greeted our heroes and distinguished visitors? Times were certainly changing. The l93O's had arrived. 1930 CHARLES E. HUGHES MADE CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT EX-CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT DIES GHANDI STARTS CIVIL DIS- OBEDIENCE S.S. EUROPA SETS NEW TRANSATLANTIC RECORD PRINCE CAROL MADE KING OF ROUMANIA FRENCH EVACUATE RI-IINELAND R-101, BRITISH DIRIGIBLE CRASHES WITH GREAT DAMAGE INFANTILE PARALYSIS WAVE GRIPS COUNTRY Dr. H. Ross Smith was chosen as the new principal. An enthusiastic reception was accorded him both by the students and the faculty. Once again the vibrant hum of school activity resumed its normal pace and the school grew Many graduates won scholarships and the Mayor's Examinations awarded tour scholarships to Overbrook students In the meantime, the orchestra had been progressing very successfully and Mr. Kazze, its conductor, was chosen to conduct the All-Scholastic musicians

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NAVAL ARMAMENT CONFERENCE CALLED GERMANS DYNA- MITE THEIR FORTS BABE RUTH SIGNS CONTRACT WITH YANKEES FOR 570,000 A YEAR Ol' man river, dat ol' man river, He must know sumpirf, But don't say nothirf, He just keeps rollin', He keeps on rollin' along. The first issue of the Towers, the new school magazine, appeared and was immediately sold out. The editor-in-chief presented Mr Schoch with a copy on behalf of the staff, The problem of commencement gowns next came up for consideration, After much deliberotiont black gowns edged with orange was selected for the boys and white satin ones for the girls. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH IN THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS FLIES FROM CURTIS FIELD TO PARIS IN 33 HOURS, 29 MINUTES, 30 SECONDS A TRI-MOTOR FOKKER CARRIES BYRD AND HIS CREW ACROSS THE ATLANTIC MODEL A FORD BROUGHT OUT IN DECEMBER lln the cinema world Emil Jannings stars in The Way of All Flesh and Variety. Janet Gaynor plays the leading role in Seventh Heaven. What Price GIory is the big stage success ot the year. The Story of Philosophy becomes the best seIIer.l To provide some relief from the serious activities of the year, the Students' Association sponsored a doll contest which became an immediate success. The sofcalled big sister movement was initiated by means of which the seniors were to take the fledgling freshmen under their protectivei wings Thzs sudden hobnabbing with royalty amazed and terrified the timorous 9A's and 9B's Toward the end of the term a plan was drawn up for a senior honor society to be called Cum Laude. Later its name was changed to Sigma Delta. 1928 SUBMARINE DISASTERg NAVAL AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE SINK- ING OF THE SUBMARNE S-4 NOBILE'S FLIGHT TO THE ARCTIC FIGHTING IN CHINAg JAPANESE AND CHINESE CLASH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION HELD JUNE 12 HOOVER BECOMES REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT When there are grey skies, I don't mind the grey skies, You make them blue, sonny boy, Friends may forsake me, Let them all forsake me, You'll pull me through, sonny boy. The new senior honor society began to functiong at the first induction, seventeen students were admitted to membership. Mr. Schoch sent out invitations to the parents of students so honored to attend the exercises, a custom that has been followed ever since. Commencement was held in February of this year and Overbrook High School sent forth its first group of young men and young women into the world. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION HELD JUNE 26 . NO- BILE'S AVIATORS RESCUED HOOVER DELIVERS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION ACCEPTANCE SPEECH ALFRED E. SMITH DEMO- CRATIC CANDIDATE STARTS HIS WESTERN CAMPAIGN WITH OPTIMISTIC VIEWS ON THE OUTCOME HOOVER CAMPAIGNS IN THE SOUTH GRAF ZEPPELIN CROSSES THE ATLANTIC KING GEORGE OF ENGLAND VERY ILLg WORLD WATCHES WITH CONCERN PROGRESS OF THE MONARCI-PS HEALTH lShipwreck Kelly makes flagpole sitting record--Bunion Derby run-430,000 Americans spend 5650,000,000 abroad.l Athletic interest was aroused in the school and the students set about industriously to.produce good teams School spirit was stimulated Overbrook High devoted much spirit and energy to learning its new school song.

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THE PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS CONTINUED THEIR SPLENDID RECORD AND WON THE WORLD SERIES FOR A SECOND TIME WHEN THEY DEFEATED THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Hordes of freshmen, the greenest on record, swept down on Overbrook. The Towers, meanwhile, was making radical changes in its form There were new and var'ed effects achieved Gnd the magazine became a prize winning publication. Soon after this, the school organization took another step forward to attaining a real student's government, the House of Delegates held its first meeting and uthen began to function as a definite body in school legislation, Overbrook, down to the veriest freshman, was delighted when the basketball team won the Tenth Annual Pennsylvania lnterscholastic Basketball Tournament by defeating Hagerstown, 25 to 20 ln spite of its preoccupation with athletics, the school did not neglect art. Students turned out in great numbers to hear a performance of the Gondoliers. ' 1931 THE A'S, AFTER WINNING THE AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT IN FINE STYLE, WENT ON TO LOSE THE WORLD SERIES TO THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS NEW YORK BANKS CLOSE RUNS ON BANKS ALL OVER COUNTRY NPROSPERITY JUST AROUND THE CORNER LAVAL MADE PREMIER OF FRANCE GEN. BUTLER REPRIMANDED FOR CRITICISM OF MUSSOLINI KING ALFONSO OF SPAIN DEPOSED PICCARD ASCENDS 51,793 FEET POST-GATTY FLIGHT HOOVER'S MORATORIUM SIGNED ENGLAND ABANDONS GOLD STANDARD When the moon comes over the mountain Every dream brings a memory of you. Life is just a bowl of cherries Don't take it serious, it's too mysterious. A Philadelphia Ledger sports authority gave the students the basketball outlook for the Year. The Overbrook basketball team after successive victories captured the championship The trophy was presented to the team in assembly The Towers was making rapid progress in the meantime lt was increasing in size and quality and literary awards were given to the magazine. Parade Night, a smashino dramatic hit, was presented with signal success. The Pennsylvania School Press Association chose the Towers as the best literary magazine pub- lished in the State, Basketball crown captured by Overbrook-Overbrook orchestra tleS for first place in contest with Southern, Lip-reading course was given in O. H. S, WET AND DRY VOTE TAKEN IN SENATE JAPANESE ATTACK SHANGHAIg COUNTRY UPSET OVER JAPANESE INVASION LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPED NATIONAL MOVEMENT AGAINST KIDNAPPERSg THE KIDNAPPING OF THE LINDBERGH BABY SHOCKED THE COUNTRY AND STARTED A FEDERAL CRUSADE AGAINST KIDNAPPING BONUS SEEKERS INVADE WASHINGTONg CAMPED AND MARCHED BEFORE CAPITAL INSULLS INDICTED LINDBERGH BABY FOUND MURDERED OLYMPIC GAMES HELD IN LOS ANGELES 1932 Once I built a railroad, made it run. Made it run, Made it run against time, Once I built a railroad, now it's done Brother, can you spare a dime? Play, fiddle play Play my loved one a melody Play on the strings of my heart.