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

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Il ll PINS AND CERTIFICATES T HE school letter in the torm ot a gold pin is awarded to the students tor participating in the various activities ot the school other than athletics. This is the highest award tor loyalty, service, and ability. To receive this award the student must have made an outstanding contribution to the work ot the school. No one below the grade ot IIB may be awarded a gold W pin, The second award is in the torm ot a certiticate bearing the school seal, Certiticatesi are not awarded to anyone below the grade ot IIA. A pupil receiving either award must have been a member tor at least two terms ot the organization which recommended him, GOLD W PINS Walter Arnold I-larriet August Mildred Balch Eugene Cohen William Einwechter Edith Bogen George Cahill Dorothy Clarke Leonard Gelb Robert Gormley Vivien Goodis Bernard Kelner Laura Kuhnle Edythe Lonker Dorothy Lovenvirth CERTIFICATES Leah I-lorvitz Dorothy Johnson Doris Jones l-lelen Kenney Karine Lehto Audrey Mercer X- Twenty-four Dorothy McCausland Edward Pransky Morton Silverstein Doris Steiger Seymour Vallen LeRoy Simon Marjorie Vansant Franklyn Weiss Florence Whiteside Rhoda Yentis

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T H RECORD FEBRUARY, l9 school as seniors-the top. One of the important chapters in our life was almost completed, All we had to do now was to study hard enough, for one more term. Most of us did not mind coming back to school since it was now only a matter of months before graduation, and we were pitched to the highest tone of expectation for the fulfillment of our dreams, and hope. Our senior activities began immediately. We again kept the same class officers. Councilmen were elected, who had their first meeting as soon as possible and began in great haste to collect dues. We received our class buttons, which suddenly seemed to blossom out on everyone we saw. Petitions were everywhere First for the Record Staff, then the Social Committee, and third, the Prom Committee. Our class song came from Leonard Gelb's fruitful pen. A fine example of a fine art. We are grateful to Miss l-lill, and the Gown Committee, for hard and con- scientious work in fitting gowns to every person in our large class: and we thank the Citizens' Association for the enjoyable and successful social which they so generously gave us Next came that long-waited-for event, our Senior Prom, Everyone was dressed in finest finery. A pleasant companion, a good dance floor, a wonderful orchestra, RECORD STAFF PROM COMMITTEE Top Row-F. Weiss, G. Schwartz, V. Goodis, D. Clarke, R. Sherzer, R. Calzrane, ' Top Row-Dorothy McCausIand, Morton ,Silverstein 3rd Row-M. Presser, R. Yentis, J. Faught, W. Arnold, L. Simon, A. James, R. F f R -F - D k Jh Y McCarthy, Znd Row-J. Irons, T. Silberstein, B. Caplan, D. Jones, L. Fisher, K. Slzon ow mncls ans Y' 0 n arbomugll Ruth Lehto, L. Gelbg Front Row--W. Myers, E. Weinstein, H. Van Longeveld, Miss Gross, eller' S. Kline, E. Pransky. and all our friends--ehow could we help having a good time? Off we danced, light- hearted and carefree, determined for one night, to forget all our worries and to think of nothing but our enjoyment, After hours and hours of practice comei Commencement! Solemnly, slowly, perhaps even sadly, we moved down the aisle to the strains of a beautifully played march. Then came songs, speeches, and presentations through which we all sat quietly, with deep thoughts for the future in our minds. The work of art which so many people had had a hand in fashioning had now been completed. We must, from now on, add our own colors, shadows and high lights, without help. Our school days were over, unless we personally should choose more of them. The last character in the book had appeared, the last sentence had been written. The sculptors had done their best work with us and were now beginning work on new masses of clay, The final note of the scale had been sung and had faded into the background. The symphony was completed. The result of the architects plans is a building, completed to the last detail? Twenty-three

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RECORD STAFF LITERARY EDITORS: Lorraine Fisher Thelma Silberstein Rhoda Yentis Leonard Gelb EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Harry Van Langeveld BUSINESS STAFF: Mollie Presser Ralph Colgrove Theresa Fagan, Manager LeRoy Simon Ruth Sherzer CAMERAMAN: Franklyn Weiss LITERARY EDITORS: Jack Irons Karine Lehto Doris Jones Amy James CLERICAL ASSISTANT: Dorothy Clarke ART EDITORS: Walter Arnold Jean Faught CLERICAL ASSISTANT: Mildred Balch SPORTS EDITORS: Richard McCarthy Grace Schwartz PHOTOGRAPHIC MANAGERS: Vivien Goodis Beatrice Caplan ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Sidney Kine Edna Weinstein Edward Pransky Walter Myers