Germantown High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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A-P-P-L-E-P-L-E-X-Y E hear that one of our famous football men wears two pairs of pants to make him look huriy. We heard also about a restaurant murder that was solved by getting the fingerprints out of the soup. Of Course they were the waiter's. Sonia Andersen and Doris Depue d0n't drink coffee for breakfast: they say it keeps them awake during classes. Teachers give lengthy assignments so that the students will get used to night life. The more we read about the triais in Russia, the more we are convinced that someone is Stalin around. The sales tax has put the cent hack in its own. George Brauckman thinks they use knots in the ocean to keep the ocean tide. tHe told me so, in dead earnestj Little drops of water, Freezing as they fall: Fat men's feet fly upward, Blopi And that is all. An orchestra leader, when he huys a house, always wants a little swing on the front porch. I got up a little hit late this morning because I set all the familyys clocks and my own watch to Jimmie Fidler's hells. A little miss asked us the other day, UVVhy do they put the holes in Swiss cheese, when it's the limhurger that really needs the ventilation? We asked her the past tense of Uscreamf' She said, uscramf' We nodded our heads, and she did. Don't pull any doors marked, Upushfy Nliss Lamine was telling her class the value of buying the Record Book. She told them what fun it would he in later years to dig out the hook and look at the' pictures. She told them they would say to themselves, Theres Johnny, he's a doctor: there's Mary, she's a nurse: there's Al, he,s a lawyer-fu There's teacher, sang out Archie, Ushe's dead. We report that WOR has just signed off, thereby heating your Germantown correspondent to hed hy five minutes. Goom-bye. 22

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Editoria s RISTOTLE has said that educated men are as much superior to those uneducated as the living are to the dead. Here is a statement that we who have just completed the major part of our Iormal education would do well to con- sider. As high school graduates, we have received more formal education than the average United States citizen. But, are we educated? II we reflect upon the conditions in the world today, we will realize that our high school education will not be sufficient for our needs, and we will bend our every etfort towards further- ing it. Fortunately, through the educational facilities that are available to all today. we can continue our education whether or not we enter college. The present day young man or woman is offered oppor- tunities lor education which were un- thought ol' a Iew years ago. Inexpensive correspondence courses are available to all and well-equipped. modern, tree Ii- braries are readily accessible. Lectures, museums, educational radio courses, and many other opportunities for adult edu- cation are constantly being offered. Therefore, let us Ieave Germantown with this resolve, namely, that we wiII talce advantage of every opportunity oi- Iered to us to further our education, both Iormal and practical, in order that we may have more chances of success, and that we may thus be better citizens in the community in which we may chance to live. DAVID S. ATKINSON. ELPING to bring you this Class Record has given me more enjoy- ment than I can express. With such a co-operative and eager stati to worlc with, it has been a real pleasure. In these pages we have tried to present a complete story ol' your stay at German- town High School--your instructors and advisers: the extra-curricular activities which play such an important part in your school life: the high spots in your senior year: your athletic teams and their accomplishments: and finally, the friend- ships you have made. I hope that what we have done will, in future years, bring baclc happy memories of your high school days. JULIA SHENTON.