Benjamin Franklin High School - Electron Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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JOSEPH QUINN TENTH CLASS ICE 628 NORTH FOURTH STREET Stoddart Iunior High School Mechanic Arts Joe was one of the few boys interested in drafting, and he was very skillful at it. He was a rather quiet fellow and always an excellent worker. We are certain that he will be a success. W. DOUGLAS ROBINSON TENTH CLASS DOUG 1531 NORTH BOUVIER STREET Stoddart Junior High School Commercial Doug is a small, well-known personage around the halls of Benjamin Franklin High. Besides being a very active member of our Student Councill he is very much interested in basketball. Doug wants to be a postal clerk after graduation. Activities: Student Council. THEODORE ROBINSON TENTH CLASS 2240 CROSS STREET Barratt Iunior High School Industrial Elected by a large majority to. the office of Vice- President of the Senior Class, Theodore Robinson served well. He learned just about everything that was to be learned in the Auto Mechanics Course and was very much interested in the art of fencing. Activities: Vice-President Senior Class, Student Council. i WILLIAM ROSE TENTH CLASS 1308 SOUTH CAPITOL STREET Barratt Junior High School Industrial Cy, who is interested in radio, thinks that this, com- bined with television, will be the largest of the post-war fields. He likes dancing, especially the two-step and the rug-cut. tWe wonder if he likes the Turkey-TrotN He was also a member of our track team, where he puffed mantully away. Activities: Track. FRANKLIN ALMANAC

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Page 21 SEYMOUR NUDDLE TENTH CLASS NUDDLE 7001 LIMEKILN PIKE Stoddart Junior High School Academic Seymour Nuddle was an extraordinary student. He was also an active member of the Student Patrol, Student Council, and Treasurer of Book 2. For three terms he was a loyal member of Mr. Hamm's English Club, where he could often be heard reading aloud Paradise Lost and unraveling intricate problems of syntax. Nuddle was a member of the Almanac Staff and was presented with a Kite and Key several terms. He plans to enter college and prepare for what we are sure will be an outstanding career. Activities: Council Patrol, Book Treasurer, Almanac Staff, English Club, Kite and Key Society, Salutatorian. GEORGE ALEXANDER KING OWENS KINGFISH 1312 SOUTH DOVER STREET Audenreid Junior High School Commercial Alexander King is undisputedly the most conscientious member of the Student Patrol. Old or young, big or small, Kingfish clamped down when someone stepped out of line. He made more arrests than any other single person in the school. Kingfish is one of the best typists in the Commercial Course. Activities: Student Patrol. WESLEY PAYNE . TENTH CLASS WES 1218 OGDEN STREET Stoddart Junior High School Electrical Construction Smart Crack Payne he was known as in Them Days , for Wesley Payne always had a joke at his fingertips, no matter how solemn the occasion. He was a mem- ber of our track and cross-country teams, where he ran as fast as he did away from study. Activities: Track, Cross-Country. JOHN PETRYKOWICZ TENTH CLASS PETE! 1014 NORTH LAWRENCE STREET. Penn Treaty Junior High School Academic Petri, as he was often called, because of his difficult name, was the outstanding student of Franklin. He was active in several offices, serving as Treasurer of the senior class, as well as being an outstanding member of Student Patrol. Student Councill English Club and Almanac Staff. Iohn plans to go to college to. study psychiatry, so it you are going crazy, wait until 1950 when John will graduate. Activities: English Club, Student Council, Student Patrol, Almanac Staff! Senior Class Treas- urer, Kite and Key Society, Valedictorian.

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FRANK SMITH TENTH CLASS SMITTY 1325 NORTH CAMAC STREET Stoddart Junior High School Industrial Smitty always had a ring-side seat for every assembly program, since he was the one who controlled the microphone. He is very much interested in radio and television and thinks that his future lies in those fields. His favoxite pastimes are swimming, bowling, and eating. Activities: Controlling School Microphone WILLIAM G. SMITH TENTH CLASS SMITTY 1828 WILDER STREET Barratt Junior High School Academic Smitty was the captain of our championship fencing team. He was a real Franklin rooter from the day he arrived from Barratt. He loves photography and has an unquenchable thirst for literature. He was a good cheerleader. Bill was also editor of the school paper! The Iunto, and of our yearbook, The Almanac. As cx judge of the Student Court, he was a pillar of justice. Smitty wants to have a career as a writer, after he finishes college. Activities: Captain Fencing Team, Cheerleader, Stu- dent Court, Editor of Junto, Editor of Almanac, Delegatesat-Large to Student Council, English Club, Student Patrol, Camera Club. EUGENE THOMAS TENTH CLASS GENE 1306 NORTH TWENTY-FOURTH STREET Vaux Junior High School Industrial Gene is and was the smoothie of the class. He was always dressed to kill and always ready to start some jive talk. He was also an earnest student and has learned the fundamentals of the Industrial Course twe hopei. WXLLIAM TOUPE TENTH CLASS WILLIE 1532 NORTH CLARWIN STREET s Stoddart Junior High School ...echanic Arts William Toupe was one of the most popular school presidents in the history of Franklin. Even he must have been surprised at the speed with which he was swept into office. Willie is a musician. He is an accomplished pianist and hopes some day to be as famous as Franz Liszt. Activities: President Student Council. Page 23