West Philadelphia High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE RECORD 1934 3? I

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THE RECORD' 1934 To THE CLASS or JUNE, 1934: This year, because of the N.R.A., there has been no price competition, so that contracts have been awarded on the bases of the reliability of the com- pany, the quality of the work, cofoper' ation, service, and past record. Individuals are judged by these same attributes. Cultivate and increase good characteristics, and good friendships, too, so that when the time comes for you to bc judged you will not be found wanting. My thanks to the oilicers and mem' bers of this class whose loyalty and co' operation have made my work as your Sponsor a pleasure. May you go forth to great success and high attainments. Most cordially yours, VJILLIAM C. C. BALL. P To THE CLASS or JUNE, 1934: HTO thine own self he true, And it must follow, as the night the clay, Thou canst not then be false to any mem. As you come to Commencement, a parting of the ways, as it were, may you remember these words. Work as well in the paths ahead of you as you have in the class of June, '34, put as much good humor, common sense, friendliness, and cooperation into your dealings with others, and others will enjoy working with you as much as I have. Congratuf lations! GRACE M. WORCESTER. Twentyffowr

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- lj Class History BY EUGENE SHORE CIENCE marches on! For purposes of carrying out this project a new experiment is begun twice during each year at the XVest Philadelphia Laboratories of Science. The purpose of these experiments is to implant useful and valuable knowledge in the minds of those who are subjects. Persons who come as subjects of experimentation can be either sex, and are under sixteen years of age. They are prepared in lesser labor' atories for eight years, some few for nine years. As these experiments progress some are found to be more difficult than others. Those which are less difficult usually are more successful. It is our sincere hope, therefore, that we have not been a diflicult experiment. We were the experiment of june, 1934. Most of us entered the imposing portals of the West Philadelphia Laboratory in the Fall of 19?-Og some number of us in the Fall of 1931. We were greeted and advised by the new Chief Chemist of the Laboratory, Mr. Roberts, as was the custom. Mr. Briggs, an able assistant to Mr. Roberts, told us the purpose of the experiment and what would be expected of us. Alere Flammam - nurture the flame, we were advised, as have been all previous classes and as probably will be all future classes. Thus it was intimated to us that the implanting of knowledge was not a mere process of osmosis or assimilation, but that we must work, and work hard,--successfully to terminate our experiment. Because we were new to the manner of things in a great experimental laboratory, we took possibly six months to become acquainted with the magnificent institution which is one of the largest of its type in the country. And later when we were joined by those who had had a longer preparation, we took them to us as brothers and taught them all that we ourselve knew, that they might not be behind us in the experiment. During this time, and it was a program which continued to the end of the experiment, we were daily except on Saturdays, Sundays, and special vacations, in' jected with chemicals. Chemicals such as English and Latin and Algebra, which were to bring about a successful termination to the experiment, so that we might be Twenty-six