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

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OTHE 1935 RECORD! At last! The June term is on, and we, as High Seniors, have begun the last lap of our journey toward the station marked Graduation With this new term has come into being what had previously been believed not only improbable, but impossible -the Eighth Wonder of the World-our Class! Any one looking upon this great group of five hundred and seventy strong could not but confirm this statement. We seem more than just a class-in fact, we have all the aspects of a great city. As our train stops at this city which lies at the crossroads leading to Graduation or Uncertainty, let us alight and take in the points of interest. Naturally the first building that we come across is the city hall. A meeting of the council is in session with Mayor Lois Ledy presiding. Let us investigate and dis- cover for ourselves the trend the meeting is taking. Lois has just finished reading the resignation of Secretary Betty Deininger. It is voted to accept this resignation so that Betty may become Chairman of the Senate, our great lawfmaking body. Dorothy O'Brien is installed as her successor with William Netsky as new VicefPresident. This being national election time, all 'Lcitizens' were going to the polls, and we were soon informed that Bob Herr had been elected President of the C. A. Then council elections named Irving Nuremberg Editor of the RECORD, to be aided by twenty' eight assistants. Mary Harvey, Editor of the Western News, was also chosen from our midst. With all these elections going on naturally our city had its politics, directed by the party leaders, Miss Richards and Mr. A. S. Longacre, whose helpful and untiring efforts did much to better our city. , We next decided to visit the courts where Knute Neilson was meting out justice, assisted by Senior Associate Justices Norma Endy, Nanette Bellina, and Howard Doug' lass. Of course there were several shyster lawyers standing about and two of these proved to be William Netsky and Regina Pollock, class horsers. But what wild strains of music do we hear coming from yon dance casino? Why, it's the Senior Prom in full swing! This gala affair was preceded by two socials which proved even more successful than that of the previous term. Hearing the shrill whistle which announced the departure of our train, we hurry back to the, station, board the Pullman, and are soon speeding on toward our destination. As we pass along we view with pride our past achievements, and realize that the inspira' tions afforded by the Seven Wonders of the World have been fulfilled. What does the future hold in store? we ask ourselves. We can only hope the next four years will be as happy for us as the last four have been. Toward what are we heading? Your class historian does not venture to say, all that he can answer is, Time alone will tell. I 'Twenty

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W ri QTHE 1935 RECOR Riacoan STAFF Gowrs Firrmr Pnoxi C oxixiirri I But what is this queer looking species heading the foremost row of our garden? Why, it's none other than Leviticus, our class mascot, atop the first 11B column in The Vvlestem News. Our Senior Year! We stood firm and mighty, like the ancient Pyramids of Egypt. These Pyramids were constructed of huge granite blocks huilt one upon the other in the form of a tetrahedron, each of the faces narrowing itself down until finally all culminated in the topmost peak, or apex. All this seemed similar to the purpose of our school career. Incidents in our lives were these granite hlocks that went to make up the faces of our Pyramids. Our studies, our experiences, our aspirations, and our achieve- ments -fall the various sides of our lives which pointed to and aided us on toward Success were represented. The walls were simply the characters which our school life had so large a part in moulding. Within these walls we stored away everything that we wished to preserve and keep for some future time, just as the Egyptians hoarded many valuahles in their tomhs. In IZA our former class president resumed her leadership, ahly assisted hy Boh Herr, VicefPresident, Betty Deininger, Secretary, and Gertrude Maginniss, Treasurer. while Knute Neilson, one of our numher, hecame VicefPrcsident of the C. A. Then there was our first class social, and what a social it was! The committee. headed hy Dorothy O'Brien, provided entertainment fit for a Pharaoh .... Next came the everfurgent question of money, and what a time Gertrude had collecting dues! But who is this little figure dancing her way into our midst? Why it looks liken- it can't he- it is-f Betty Boop! Leviticus, heing too slow for a Seniors mascot, was put hack into first grade, and Betty Boop took his place. just as things were running smoothly again, who should decide to resign hut Boh Herr. who was running for President of the C. A. With this last event another chapter in our school life was closed. The Seven Vxfonders of ancient times lay hchind us: there was hut one remaining' fone our century could claim as its contrihution to :ivili:ation. Nineteen

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