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

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3, is 2- S- s, , Mr. ,Walter Roberts - V L ' lHMG1T1OriHH1 ,Mr. 'Walter Roberts, principal of the West Philadelphia High School from 19310 to 1951, was a man Whose life had one basic motivation--to make his school the best high school in the city. He believed in a sound education for! all the' boys and girls who attended,' and insisted on the maintenance ofihigh standards in all depaftments of the school. Theiioutstanding success in many ields ofthose Who have graduated from West Philadelphia testifies to the success of his efforts, 1 A ly A as , ffQuiet and zjeserved ina, manner, well-dressed and dignihed in appearance, he was aniimpressive figurelas heyskillfully directed the life and work of the schoolg When he retired, he left behind' him many evidences of his wise 'and devoted guidance fthat remain asfmemorials to a man forlwhom his school was his life. I-Ie will long be eremembefedlby' those who knew him and worked with him. , , I

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Mr. Ripple SCIENCE Vincent C. Ripple Bessie S. Abramovitz Alvin D. Bickel Elizabeth L. Davis Samuel Jacobs Anna Kaufmann Martin Olinslcy Anna C. Trasoff Katherine A. Williams Mr. Olinsky's Chemistry class i - 5 if fl N ' Y X' Y - ' , , 11,0-ii --Q' le G wi' if 1' fi -5 , A , I ' . . 1 V I J X V ,Q-U.-fn N :,-'Y .,,. I ,- ' . f ..f' . ' ' - . X , . ,, , , , , V L ,K I . -rw A 2' 3. N, , ,V.. M .W y . 9 ,. QV-..,,,,.f'-,N -14, rv'-.ia I New -iv' .M f' X ' 1 f NWS 37 -1 C- iff! V' hiv- ' if 'f 7 T'..,4'f-'Wi 'N Q K 5 iv .x N, I, 1,4 . ,if f N, I f ,H .lf ,om '.' v ' - ' f ' , -I . A ' If ,. vw 11. . ' 1' ,....z.v ' '71.' .1 ' W' r 1, 15 fi. L V' ' ' f1+f,q'5ff fy' ,w . , M,-xii i V f . I L. . ' ' l LA 'aww' I r 'ui ,lv Inmd A if 1, ..QMp.'. - ,ifx Miss Helen Ansley SOCIAL STUDIES Helen B. Ansley Beatrice Deglin fr Albert J. Dooley , . fi 1, .. I N Mary Leona Gaynor'-Q lbLg'Xf,'Q1 'N .X , X Estelle B. Greenwald X 1 Harry P. Hoffmeister if K Elizabeth Kirk 1. f ' Marsden Lawleyjffawieliw Cu, James S. McAfee Margaret H. McNichol Bernice Reed Katherine Wallace Miriam MCC. Weston Y 1 V , , J , X Q-.. ,ri-5 I Mr. McAfee's History class

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Library Mr. Sidney Galfsmd A function of the school which has until the present time been given little recognition, but deserves a great deal of credit, is the school library. Our library at the present time houses well in excess of 12,000 books on diverse and interest- ing subjects. With the help of Mr. Galfand, ably assisted by Mrs. Samuels, and the Library's forty-seven aides, it is possible to find a book on almost any subject. The library serves three hundred students daily. Mr. Galfand says that television has been a big stimulus to reading, increas- ing the number of readers by twenty-Hve per cent. To satisfy this growing demand Tag Day was instituted and in two years has netted the library one hundred seventy dollars. As an extra service this term the library aides pub- lished a newspaper, the Book Worm Echo. a Q. gp ar is-5, M' rg V Check out the books. Wdliams, Wolfberg, Hoban, Swerdloff, Brockman, Levine.