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

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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

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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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Page 27 I One of the biggest things this school ever did was that it contributed to the government scrap metal drive. If we were able to bring in enough metal to equal the weight of the planes which Mr. Joe Campbell and Mr. Tom Buck had planned to donate to the scrap drive, we were to receive those planes for our aeronautics course. You never saw such a sight as the way the fellows responded. We greatly exceeded our quota and we were even commended by the government for our fine work. That just goes to show you what the school can do it it has enough incentive. Since Dr. Michener had left us the school found itself without a. principal. After officiating for a term as acting principal, Mr. Williams was officially given the post of principal of the school. If you want my opinion, a better choice could not have been made. Of course, since he has a pretty big job on his hands as principal, Mr. Williams couldn't remain as football coach. Therefore, Mr. Belotf took over the job. INSTALLMENT V - 12A It ieels good being in 12A. It gives you a feeling of being in a special class, a sort of privileged character. When I walk through the halls, I can look down my nose at the freshmen and sophomores and say consolingly, Don't worry, sons, you'll be a senior some day. When it comes to music, I generally prefer something a little swingy , but when Marian Anderson song here in assembly, I couldn't do anything but sit there and listen. That lady can sing. You know, there's nothing I enjoy more than a good dance, and the two we had with William Penn were really all right. The most popular record was Mr. Five by Five and it was really swinqy. Our reputation in fencing is still high, for this year we won the cham- pionship again. After ending the season in a three-way tie, our team beat Central in the play-otfs to take the title. Harry Vaz and Manuel Krachman won the City Championship matches. INSTALLMENT VI e 123 Well, it won't be long now. In just a few days I'll be graduated. I wonder if I'm really glad. Of course, I have the natural desire to leave school and see what I can do on my own, but I think I'm a little afraid of what I may find on the outside. I wonder if in, say, two or three years, all of us Will not wish we were back in school. Of all the terms to be remembered, the 12B term is foremost. Not be- cause of the routine activities and occurences e the inaugural assembly, the very successful S. A. drive, the coming to school at 8:15, the collaboration with William Penn -- not those things. What I treasure most are the friends I have made, friendships which will not be forgotten with the termination of the graduation exercises, the encouragement of the teachers in their efforts to equip us with the armor necessary to ward off life's blows, and the words at advice and the patient guidance of Mr. Williams and Mr. Hamm. Eating lunch at Ches's or G.B.'s , participating in the school sports and school government, hearing the school band, going to football or basket- ball games, rushing to finish homework at the beginning of the period, getting soaked for money, reading the Iunto, ducking Hangman Boerckel are never-to-be-forqotten experiences. 1944