Frankford High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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PrinCipal's Message Jo Il warren ,Mlllef flllfllia Twenty fave years ago the purpose or secondary educatlon was to create a patrrotlc responslble American cltrzen a self rellant undustnous person equipped wlth the knowledges and skulls essentral to makrng has and our countrys way In the world and with a character umbued wuth the hughest moral vurtues Today there are many who say that the schools have departed from that purpose They speak their crutlcusms because another natron launched a sputnlk before we drd They pornt to a lessenrng of academlc standards ror students and to a wholesale Introduction of courses un soclal graces and human relatlonshrps Frankford l-llgh School has never strayed from the tradutlon You arded your hugh school to malntaln thus clear long standung goal Your school clrmate was one of self dlsclplune and work strmulated bv asplratron rnsprratnon and concrete and rugged Ideas about nght and wrong And to you who graduate such educatuon was an extraordrnanly pleasurable mental exercrse At your reunron ln V983 the oerspectrve of tame will have paunted such a portrart for you May your Alma Mater wlth you contrnuung Interest ever remain rn such esteem Flve , ,,,.- V XA! ' x . A ' . , , I I - I l . , , . . , . , . , . , . f .. . X . . . - , , . - ' 1 , 1 1 . , . . , Rf., xzeji-'

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l 45--. The Frankford High School history began in May, 1584, when William Penn sold to Henry Waddy the tract of land on which the school now stands, ln 1909 this tract of land was sold to the City of Philadelphia, The Frankford Annex of the Central High School opened in a building of the Wister estate in September, 1910, under Mr. Cui Alvin Snook, The class totaled thirty- seven boys The history of Frankford has rapidly advanced In November, 1910, the Pioneer, the school magazine, was established. The following year a Student Board was organized, as well as Ye Spooks and Ye lVlonks e the first two school clubs, ln December of the same year a six room annex, the doghousef' was opened. The Fathers' Association was formed in Janu- ary, 1912. Shortly after, crimson, gold, and blue were adopted as the school colors, The Alumni and Athletic Associations were organized in 1914, Later in that same year ground was broken for the present building, with the cornerstone being laid in February, 1915. The first classes in this building were held in January, 1916, with 480 boys and 310 girls attending, In the follow- ing year, the first class of thirteen boys was graduated, The first co-ed graduating class was graduated in June, 1918. The Memorial Stadium was dedicated in November, 1922, Three years later the first issue of the High Way was printed, The following year the pipe organ was dedicated. Thomas Moore became acting principal of Frankford in 1927, followed by Dr, Frank L Cloud in 1931, and John W, Hitner in September, 1946, The Dog House was demolished in February, 1953, and the new gymnasium construction began. Seven