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

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EDWARD DXXON IUBY 1820 N. 24TH STREET Vaux Electrical Construction In addition to his good scholastic work, luby was an all around regular fellow and played on the Varsity Baseball team for three years. He led his team in many hits and home runs. From errors of others a wise man corrects his own. Activities: Varsity Baseball for three years. VERNON W. DUTTON DUT 2243 HARLAN STREET Vaux Industrial Dut was one of our best dressed fellows. We shall all remember him as one of that famous trio, Dixon, Dutton, and Fields. He was not very active in extra-curricular activities or sports. but no one esteemed him the less on that account. Conceit may puff a man up, but can never prop him up. ' RICHARD EDWARDS EDDIE 2210 CATHERINE STREET Vare Machine Construction Eddie was a good combination of school and extra- curricular activities. He is an earnest boy and wants to go to college to study for the ministry, or some other profession such as medicine or law. But with all this he always had time to help out in school affairs. Activities: Track, Vice-President, Honorary member of Student Association, School store, Back squad. MILTON FIELDS TOM 2113 N. 30TH STREET FitzSimons Electrical Construction Tom was the brains of our famous sportsman .trio, attended all athletic games, and contributed no mean portion to the fine citizenship of the senior class. Char- acter is much easier kept than recovered. Page 19

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CHARLES M. CHRISTENSEN CHUCK 1323 W. JEFFERSON STREET Stoddcrt Academic Chuck went to summer school so that he Could be released from school a few months before the end of classes. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. While at Franklin he was very active on the Iunto, and devoted himself much to taking care of the school. He and his pal Denisar were practically inseparable. Activities: School store, Track, Iunto. Student patrol. MORTON E. COTLAR SPORTY MORTY 731 SPRUCE STREET Bartlett Academic Morty made himself well known to all Franklin through his work as editor of the Iunto. He had a really dynamic personality, and though a few of his jokes possessed the merits of a certain cereal, everyone liked him. As president of the senior class he displayed a fine sense of leadership. Morty originated the fad for senior pins, and carried it to some success. He received athletic awards for shot-putting for Franklin. No mean student, Morty was known by most or more for his extracurricular activities. He presided in a most humorous way over the senior assembly morning. Activities: President of senior class, editor-in-chief of Iunto, Track, Student Patrol, Associate editor of Year Book. GEORGE CUTTS. m. WEEDIE 911 N. 12TH STREET Dunbar thshington, D. CJ Academic - Weedie came all the way from Washington, D. C., to finish his education with us here at Franklin. Although he has been with us only a year, Weedie ranks as one of the most popular students we have. Aside from his scholastic abilities, George also has talent in singing, dancing, and writing. His ambition is to finish college and become c1 play writer. Activities: Student Patrol. IOHN I. DeLAWRENCE IOHN 886 N. 26TH STREET Cooke Distributive Education Quiet and reliable Iohn was a worthy member of the rather small Distributive Education group. Iohn was always welcome in any company and none of his classmates had anything but the best to say of him. We hope he will be just as successful in business, or whatever he may wish to pursue. FRANKLIN ALMANAC Page 18

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STEPHEN I. GARRY STEVE 2818 N. TAYLOR STREET FitzSimons Electrical Construction One of the best students in the electrical construciion course, Steve can boast of getting all A's in his shop work. He does not boast, however, because he is a mild mannered chap, and his good natured ways en- dear him to all his associates. Steve loves to read sea stories and hopes ultimately to join the Navy. LESTER GOLDSTEIN GOLDY 2540 S. 2ND STREET South Philadelphia Academic Goldy is best remembered by us other students as the fellow who was always offering us jobs in the salt mines of Siberia. But apart from this facetiousness Goldy was a fine student and hopes to find his life work in advertising. From what we know of his scholastic and extracurricular efforts we can promise him excellent success. Activities: Student Patrol, Year Book, Iunto dance committee, Debating. FLOYD GREEN FLIP 1218 N. 10TH STREET Stoddart Industrial Flip was well known about school as one of our sporty dressers. A good student, and always inter- ested in school matters, he will no doubt make his way well in any industrial line he enters. Good luck. Flip! No man was ever as deceived by another as by himself. BERNARD GUROWITZ BERNIE 881 N. 7TH STREET Stoddart Mechanic Arts Bernie was the best dressed and the likeliest cutter in our class. He does really spend much of his time in schoolebut in the engine room. An art and music critic, Bernie is always ready to appraise a painting by Varga or a boogie by Basie. Activities: Student council, Student patrol, Year Book, School store, Assistant Custodian. FRANKLIN ALMANAC PageZO