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

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AUSTIN YOUNGBLOOD TENTH CLASS DEPONE 461 NORTH NINTH STREET Stoddart Junior High School Achievement Youngblood had one of the most complele stamp collec- tions of any student in the school. A rather quiet fellow, he was, nonetheless, very popular and well liked. He was a member of the Locker Patrol. Activities: Locker Patrol. THOMAS ZIMMERMAN TENTH CLASS TOM 8717 CROTHERS AVENUE Fumess Junior High School Commercial Zimmerman was one of the leading meters for more dances wiih William Penn High School. hWe wonder why'n Tom loves to rug-cut and tries not to miss a single dance. Last year he was one of our star track men. Later, Tom hopes to work in the post office. Activities: Track. OSLEY IENKINS TENTH CLASS IENKS 1731 NORTH CAMAC STREET Stoddarl Junior High School Industrial Ienks is cm ardent basketball fan. He was a member of the Machine Construction Course and his good humor made him many new friends. Although basketball is his favorite sport, he likes them all.

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FRANKLIN ALMANAC HARRY TURNER TENTH CLASS HAP 1308 SOUTH EIGHTEENTH STREET Barratt Junior High School Industrial There are few fields as inviting and interesting as engineering, and Hap Turner's ambition is to be a really good engineer. Harry is a swell guy. His favorite sports are swimming and horseback riding, and he is a semi-star at both of them. Hap was a key member of the Track Team. Activities: Track. HARRY VAz 1mm: cuss anmc ' 4629 OGDEN STREET Sulzberqer Iunior High School Academic Vaz was captain of our Cheering Squad and an im- portant member of our championship Fencing Team. He was undefeated in the match to determine the city championship. Enrico was very active in school affairs and many times his figure was seen on the platform as he gave a rousing speech. Harry plans to go to college and study psychiatry. We wish him lots of luck. Activities: Fencing Team, Cheering Squad, Council Patrol, Student Council, English Club. HOWARD WHALEY TWTH CLASS WHALEY 2000 NORTH TWENTY-SEVENTH STREET Vaux Iunior High School Industrial Whaley was the star of one of our famous assemblies, in which he played the piano a la Basie and beat the drums a 1a.Krupa. Whale wants to play for a swing bcmd some day. MAURICE YICK TENTH CLASS 825 LOCUST STREET Central High School Academic Yick was one of the few Chinese-Americans of Franklin and was one of the best liked students in the school. A good student, Yick held the very important position of Secretary of Student Court. As a member of the patrol. he was fearless and honest. He plans to go to college and study engineering, in order to help in the rebuilding of his parents' ravaged homeland. ' Activities: Student Patrol, Secretary Student Court, Secretary Senior Class. Page 24

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anA 67mm Malay? INSTALLMENT I - 10A SAY! Was I almost taken in when I came to this school! I came in with a whole bunch of freshmen and we were all the same: cocky, sett- confident and boastful. We were going to make scholarship marks and win all the honors. Yes, sir, we were world beaters. Well, the first thing you know, a couple of upper-classmen came up to me and showed me some tickets they were selling. They told me they were tickets for lunch-room seats and that they were priced at twenty-tive cents each. Iust as I was getting ready to pay for the ticketLMr. Cottler came along and put me wise. Yes, sir, I almost got hooked. INSTALLMENT II e 103 I feel pretty good as I write this. You know one thing? This school has got a really good football team. The other day I saw our team steam- roller Frankford High, 20-0. Frankford, which hadn't lost a game for almost two years! But when our stars tNojunas, Cherneky, Palmer, Pious, and Prattt got going e that was all, brother! Yesterday we had an assembly celebrating Franklin's birthday. Dr. Clark, who left the school last term, spoke to us on the life of Franklin and Edward Masinko unveiled his mural, a montage of Franklin in his various capacities. It was really good. INSTALLMENT III - 11A Good news! I was promoted and I am now in 11A. I was just as happy as my parents were, but, of course, I knew I could do it. After ail, I am an intelligent guy. A lot happened last term. Iesse Owens was here and he told us about his experiences in the various Olympics, especially the one in Germany. He gave us some good pointers, too. Our fencing team came in second and I'm really getting to admire that bunch. Year before last we won the championship and last year we tied for it. We're getting a reputation. Near the end of the 11A term, Franklin lost a swell friend and principal in Dr. Michener. The assembly was very quiet because everyone knew that he was going to give a farewell speech. I can still see his face as he received the gifts of the student body e a fountain pen and a garden chair. Of course, he's got a better position now as Assistant to the Associate Superintendent in charge of Senior High Schools, but we all will miss him. INSTALLMENT IV - 113 Our 113 term has come and gone and I feel centuries older than when I entered this school. The days when I used to use my friendships to get out of student court detentions tyou remember, the dreaded 8:10 detentionst seem obscure and vague. Two and one-half years make a difference. Lt. De Luca visited us several times last year. In one of his visits he played selections from Yankee Doodle Dandy in honor of the recently deceased George M. Cohan. In the middle of the term, our school collaborated with Girls' High in a play by William Saroyan called: The People with Light Coming Out of Them . FRANKLIN ALMANAC Page 26