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

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SPHNSHH 34th ELASS CLARENCE ELIASSON UPPIEEHS 24th ELASS Left to right: Leonard James, Treasurer; Thomas Moss, President; Owen Vick, Vice-Presi- dent; Charles Gibbs, Secretary. 4

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DUB PRINCIPAL SPEAKS MY FRIENDS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS In the halls and classrooms, in the clubs and assemblies of Ben Franklin you have experienced the steps in the development of self-government in America. You have seen the idea brought to America by English settlers grow into a plan by means of which the will of millions of citizens is expressed. You have learned that self-govemment is no fixed form, but a process that can be used to meet the changing needs of the people. It is a process that protects the rights of the minority while expressing the will of the majority. It is a process that can be used by citizens of all ages and by groups of all sizes. You have learned that democracy is a way of living together. But you must understand that it is a way that cannot be purchased with money. Neither can it be secured by force. It can be established only by the slow process of individual effort. The key to the success of democracy in America lies in the heart of each of America,s citizens. Upon each one rests the responsibility for practicing self- control; for putting the well-being of others above his own desires. You have found that the United States has tried through the processes of self-government to strengthen democracy at home and abroad. In the years ahead this work of making democracy more secure must go forward. The nations of the world must learn to live together in peace. That is the challenge of the future to you who will be the grown-up citizens of tomorrow. During the past three years you have learned and practiced the principles of self-government at F ranklin. Tomorrow you must put these principles into practice in your community, in your State, in your Nation, in your world. Through them you can make democracy and peace secure. Through them you can make ttliberty and justice for allii a reality. My very best wishes to you for success and happiness in all your under- takings. I. Lwas Honownz Principal

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CLASS PULL Most popular .......................................... JAMES JENKINS Most active in school afairs ............................. WILLIAM CODY Best dancer ....................................... RICHARD HAWKINS Shows best school spirit ............................. ALVIN HONIGMAN Quietest .................................................. RANSOM LEE Loudest ............................................ EDWARD DRESNIN Sleepiest ............................................. WARDLAW HALL Best loafer ........................................ CLINTON MITCHELL Most probable bachelor .............................. HARVEY MORTON Most likely to succeed .................................. WILLIAM CODY Best athlete ........ .. . .' .................................. JAMES JENKINS Most talkative . . .. .................................... HARVEY THOMAS Most studious ........................................... PETER KOTOS Best dressed ......................................... CHARLES TAYLOR Best politician ....................................... , . .WILLIAM CODY Most handsome ...................................... CHARLES TAYLOR Who thinks he is most handsome ........................ CHARLES SMITH Wittiest ....... ..... ..................................... DUDLEY VICK Best lover ............................................. JAMES JENKINS Best cutter ........................... ................. CARL SHELDON Who is out to lick the world ........................ NATHAN SPELLMAN F avorite school study ............................. ............. ENGLISH Most disliked study ................................ HUMAN RELATIONS F avorite teacherLd ........ MR. BLUM, MR. ELIASSON, MR. ROSENBERG Most desirable companion on a desert isle ...................... MY GIRL