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

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To the Class of February l936: FEW generations ago a message about art written for the graduates of a high school would' have passed before unheeding eyes. ln those days the artist was a rarity-different and mysterious to the rest of his fellows. Today his numbers have increased tremendously, people begin to think of him as a human being and there is little mystery about his temperament or ways of working. The art novice of today contemplates a field wider and more varied than ever before in this country. The constraints of the depression are abating. Commercial Art and Illustration are reviving. Industrial Designing is just beginning to show promise of the gigantic artistic province it is certainly destined to become. And there are many prophets who feel that all signs point to America's becoming the center and fountain-head of the Fine Arts. A whole army of artists and craftsmen will be needed to fill these growing demands, and, judging by the current enrollments in the art schools of the country, that army is assembling. But more than numbers are needed. Unfortunately it is certain that hundreds of that army will fail to find a niche, because of lack of knowledge and proper training, deficiencies of artistic endowment or absence of the will to work and master their craft. Here is one of the most engrossing and stimulating fields of human endeavor, inviting willing workers to supply its needs. But it asks not only inclination but determination, not only an art education but the proper kind of art education, not only talent but application and enthusiasm as well. lt demands one's best and utmost, but the rewards are proportionate. HENRY C. PITZ. Six

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DEDICATION N' 015: v xffl ' D I s -' ' y ll. . fs.: .-. 1 'N feffifsf' f . l ' , f V T O THE Fine Arts made accessible to us in our school, and without contact with which our student lives would have been empty and uninteresting, we, the Class of February, l936, gratefully dedicate this book-may it reflect the influence exerted by these age-old Arts: painting, engraving, sculpture, music, literature, architecture, and dancing. ini

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MUSIC WESTERN'S HALL OF FAME IN THE FINE ARTS HE editors of the Record have attempted to pay tribute, in this book, to those of our graduates who have distinguished themselves in the Fine Arts. Selecting the most prominent proved a problem that took a long time to solve. We have endeavored to represent as many Fine Arts as possible, rather than presenting merely a list of names. By the process of elimination we have chosen those graduates we think most successful. From among those we have selected Mr. Henry C. Pitz, class of February, I9I4, to represent the group. Mr. Pitz is a well-know illustrator and is a teacher of pictorial expression at the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia. In the I935 Exhibit of Water Colors at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the following works of Mr. Pitz were displayed, Day's End, Maine Afternoon, Flight of the Heron, Forest Invaders, and Man Against the Sky. We are proud to have his picture and message as a feature of our book. To list all those who have gained recognition in any of the Arts would be impossible, therefore, the editors desire to dedicate this page to all Western graduates who have entered the field of Fine Arts. WE RECOMMEND FOR OUR HALL OF FAME: George L. Waller-SO East Plumstead Avenue, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Class of June l93O, IN Robert Ambruster-5229 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Class of June, IQI4, because of his accomplishments as a member of the staff of musical conductors on the NBC. network, Ted WeemsF32 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois. Class of June I9l8, because of his achievements as the organizer and leader of one of the mast popular orchestras in the country. Wilbur Evans-59lO Webster Street, Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania. Class of February l925, because he has had outstanding success as an organist. Ben Greenblatt-Shubert Building, 250 S, Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Class of June I925, because at his popularity on WC AU, radio programs. LITERATURE AND ACTING Edward Shenton4Yellowsprings and Mill Roads, Paoli, Pennsylvania, Class of February l9l6, because of his novels, Lean Twilight and The Gay Beginning and his contribu- tions to Calliers.' l-le is also known in the field of illustration. Staats J. Cotsworth, Jr.-Hilaire Road, St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Class of February I927, because of his attainments as an actor with Eva Le Gallienne's company. He is also an illustrator. IN IN IN Seven because of his achievements as Assistant Editor on the staff of Mademoiselle, ART Christian DuIlf5853 Willows Avenue, Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania Class of June l9l9, because he is recognized as an artist in etch- ing, and in black and white portrayals. Emily Clayton-720 N. Twentieth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Class of February l926, because her water-colors and her illus- trations have won her recognition. Dewitt Jayne-Wheaton, Illinois, Class of June l929, because of his work as an illus- trator. ARCHITECTURE George Rudolph--9 Windsor Circle, Spring- field, Pennsylvania. Class of February l929, because he has won three Beaux Arts prizes in architecture at the University of Pennsyl- vania. DANCING Eva PIetschg2Ol5 North Park Avenue, Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania. Class of June l9l6, because she is known for a high standard in the field of dancing,