Central High School - Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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is 'r-'1 , .Ji in 'W' . e .-. ,R ,L .,- Q y . .J 1-, A ,iw R A .V rm-4.1.1.-,..,.N... tm..-.....,., ,,,,,,, ., Z1 T A A C 'gi gh A ' under his guidance would have made a man of anyone. But life leaves no vacant , ' 'G . places, and a few months later, Prof. Gilmore was appointed to fill his position. 3 Pip Block and Al Bailin acted as our Councilmen this year. The Thespians Y presented two dramatic masterpieces- The Magistrate, and She Stoops to Conquer. You will remember that S. Ienkins Berlin was the reason for so many S-f ' femmes being present. A most important event occurred about this time. Prof. E. Rowland Hill made a successful drive for the erection of a new fence, clubhouse, and other neces- sary improvements at Houston Field. How many of us signed that 351.00 pledge- ga, card, and how many changed the pledge to 3.25 or even S.02? The field was in a Aiiu ff: very bad state, we were ashamed to invite other schools to our grounds. Why, it l p L was the easiest thing for a boy to climb over the fence, and thus dodge the entrance . fee. Our track, which had once been the finest in the city, was also in poor condi- tion. Our field was very uneven, we had a log cabin for a clubhouse. We :ll p needed improvements-and we got theml - 3 N0 prizes to win, no dues as yet to pay, we feinted studying till the year was l L up. Not many fellowsleft us at the end of this semester. School life was becoming , too interesting, too important. We were now about to be dubbed Upper Classmen through our entrance into- ' , THE sEX-coNsc1oUs STAGE Fx V,,' a-7 0lher aufhonr may write enough, f - A T if But all lhey my of damew i.r idle .ftujf,- L p L if 1 There are ihe worafr of oihenr, noi mine, L j ' l I honor damem and think ihelr .rex divine. .jysal l A -Dada. E A L ppl' W l What a Mecca for budding politicians! So many big positions vacant-a little extra exertion and you found yourself filling one. To guide our ship into safe waters and to give us practical advice, we elected , the popular, hard-working sponsor of the Council, Prof. T. E. Robinson, familiarly t lfiffi l known as OK-Rb, as our adviser. t vm 1 Mx Then, under his supervision, we elected our class officers. There was plenty of work to be done, and we needed capable fellows. After a fiercely-contested .1. .N w., 'ff l . . . . . election, the following were declared victorious to serve in office for the entire i, .,.A. Iunior year: l . Wi Prefzdent . U . . SAMUEL SELTZER iii? Vice-Preeidenl . . . SAMUEL I. BERLIN , 'tw n .Secretary . . ROBERT W. HANDY, IR. :ff Treawrer ...... JOSEPH SHALTZ if 9 X The sections now elected their individual officers, the Executive Committee X met: and our class began functioning as a united body under the name, The T211 L l56th. -N '. ' President Seltzer now appointed his helpmates. Dave Neifeld was detailed to iff! p edit the class paper, the D-Life. He made it a great success. Kips Kaplin was if T 'i f N appointed chairman of the Benefit Committee. ln a few short weeks we were all 'A .1 9' i -e lt, 1, Page Flzfleerz. 1 A... 1, em- - , . -. -v 5 . f - W g:f5 w'gg. 5-,,ifp:.g -If -:tx gag'-5 , in ig M G '75 U 'M .., . . . . V M Q45 .... Fa. E L -p 'ku up . ... 5 '- ' L .A 4. . , .4 .AQWMA .

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'wr ...M-W--.--M -W. . W 545-1 V v A ww ar g g Wmmmwmm M T RQ I' ritual. Central s Champion Gabby-jacks won the Philomathian Cup-our first Debating championship. We were very proud 'to witness the presentation of this cup in the Auditorium. During this term occurred the untimely demise of Prof. . Lawrence Hagey of the Art Department. The entire faculty and student body mourned the passing of this eminent educator and friend. Inter-Club Night was initiated during our juvenile period and has since become an annual social event. Prof. Galbraith is to be felicitated for its success especially so in his attacks on present-day conditions as was set forth in the humorous presentation of the House of Representatives Club At the completion of this semester quite a few students dropped out but the majority managed to flunk less than nine hours and were promoted to 9B. After two weeks of blissful vacation we returned to begin the duties of a new term We now were vested with some dignity since we were no more Freshmen- we were in G . It was during this term that some of us became acquainted with our future class adviser Prof. Robinson that imparter of the impetus to our per- ambulators. The Dramatic Club gave two excellent performances this year- Three Wise Fools, and 0fficer 666. The mortality at the end of the term was high. Out of the six hundred Fresh- men who had been admitted in September only about four hundred still odd Sopho- mores remained. There was comparatively little competition for the Freshman Art Prize. It was awarded to William Tasker, a Mechanic Arts student. The Freshman Scholar- ship Prize for the best average in all subjects went to Stanley Rzucidlo, also of the Mechanic Arts Course. 1 We left school at the end of the term with light minds, eager to forget every- thing we had learned and looking forward with keen anticipation to our entry into: THE AGE OF PUERILITY Q ff ' .fgiizfllrl T V 925 Sophow mor0.f, wwe foolx, .kazaa All illey require are dance .rfool.r. IIT' 'E -Feldman. M 1 It can truthfully be stated that glancing over our whole high school life we ' F 'V 'lf' M,W--W-N,-M,,s,,m,,,f-:- 'W A V A f . ,, , -.M M Q ' l - .px-wfrw-vyvfyw-w.1-.fqjs-eg-g-:aan-n - , . . - U mm -iv W A- it a .5 im im - .Q . ,k v V.: ,. f., V. , V, - 1 1 r . ' ' V' -...a4uf......a.r.,,....4,...eu,:-: r i W 1 Q .a...a.-.aan.,..wa-.f.w.-...-.....- Q Q . D 7 Y If ll l J. 5 i J w .Ji P . -3' . l xl? l N I , LJ l 1, ,N l . 'I . A F I I . x 1 X ., I vc J' n . ,ti t H n K1 I FQ, 1 1 .5 W. HSS Q-13? .g . jf QE? fix S -i A I .F NL. g A -7 E-'ii find that we enjoyed ourselves mostly during the Sophomore year. No big politi- cians as yet Cexcept as Councilmen or reporters for the Cenfralizer and .71 irrorj 5 no more hazing from upperclassmen. Instead, we worked havoc with the poor Frosh. We bought A. A. Cards like hot-cakes and attended all the football games, but for what purpose? A1 Weingrad led our team through every obstacle till we met West Philly. The game was scheduled for Election Day and the grandstands were jammed. At the end of the first half we were winning, but Fate dealt us a severe blow. The unruly spectators swarmed all over the field, and could not be kept in bounds. The game was postponed for the following day, but our pep was gone, and well, you know the rest. The grim reaper again paid us a visit and removed one of the most beloved men that had ever taught in Central High, Prof. james Hugh Moffatt. A term Page 1'ourIeen Q-fc M- ef- .cf b I w 2- S0 gg gpm, - .Y e g g g t -3 . ' l T- ,, Q. , -r1.w....-.' .':.l.'-.A. .'... ,...:.-4,,-ft , ple- , ' .1 y '-q,JfAK1',.u-.La...:JhigJ..su.- J ww 334:55

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ff , Q fr ' 1' H ' ' . ww W.. A av sw 'W .4 nv af. wi .uc is . w . pn W Y Y six qi If Q3 Sr Q ia Pleasure Bound, a nifty musical comedy which netted our class a few shekels. A call was issued for class ring orders. The School Store was immediately swamped with stately Iuniors measuring their fingers and signing the order book. We received our digit ornaments just a few days before Christmas. Boy, were they the rage? You merely turned the ring upside down, slipped it on some dame's fourth finger, and then all you needed was a birth certificate. Representatives to Council this term were Kriss, Block, and Seltzer. Our representatives on the Ceniralizer and llirror had their eyes open for the editorship. Unfortunately, death seemed to hold a regular boarding-place at our school. This term Prof. Daniel W. Oberly, of the Art Department, departed from our ranks. A remarkable event occurred this year. Central, after ten years of barren- ness, or maybe, Barron-ness, had finally given birth to a football championship. Our class was represented among the champs in the persons of Label Kreizman, tackle, and Tick Coleman, quarterback. Both were awarded berths on the mythical All-Scholastic Team. The effect of the championship on the school were boundlessg they couldn't do enough for their gridiron heroes. Speeches, presenta- tions of the Whittaker Sportsmanship Trophy, the Dutch Company Trophy, a banquet, sweatshirts, charms, and what not were their rewards. The football spirit lasted for months. In C more work had to be done. Kaplin, chairman of the B-C Hop, made our social debut a success. The Ad-Book, under Reds Weiss' guidance, strengthened our finances. Rudy Sukonick, that mighty gabber, made a crack tabloid out of the C-Shofw. Pip Block, for the sixth consecutive term, was elected to the Council. His co-mates were Berlin, Seltzer, and Kaplin. Bob Handy was Secretary of the Tribunal. The Dramatic Club' this year put forth Take My Advicei' and A Pair of Sixesu starring our Billy Fishman. Finally the red-letter day arrived-Hlunior Day. Dave Neifeld, the popular red-head and chairman of the Iunior Day Committee, introduced a novel idea in the basketball game. Clncidentally, his innovation saved the day for us.j We trounced the D's in the basketball gameg but they ran away with us in the track events. However, the baseball tilt settled it and we were victorious. There was plenty of competition for the Iunior Art Prize. It was awarded to Frank Holz who had also annexed the C-Lit Prize. Franky had a regular mania for grabbing prizes. Our class came in for a share of glory when, in the Iunior Oratorical Contest, Bill Harvey talked himself into first place. Surkin placed second, being closely followed by Ulin. These three men were active members of 'fThe 156th. So far we were successful: All our ventures had prospered. One more year to go in which we would be the recognized school leaders, holding the school's chief student offices, and participating in allpits activities. How would we fare in: THE AGE OF SECOND CHILDHOOD l ' f ' ' God made him, and iherdore lei him pam for a man. ' 2 i -i if -Shakefpeare. S l 'N l A Page Sixteen ,... - . cw ntfv if 4 W at , O 1 -M 4- M - . . ,, Al-J 'Sur :FQ ' 'M wwf L 4 X :fw:I1fv'f..f:iaiEea:.,if.: 'W' M iaba wx D ., ,. K. 'frown'