Germantown High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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l S 4 S 5 ,ff Q if ,- 4- li' Prolog? s ww if 4 si, - s i l ? 5, Q 2 2 l 1 5 L. A4 ,.,.., .. . I 9, Qs Q ' jugs 3 ? 1 Q 3 Ak,- 9 Q 3 -.fa E 5 12, 251 ig ' hi -225 ff in .aafmwy Q ' ,,, .,,,, awww ,,.., Q Since Germantown High School is celebrating its fortieth anniversary, it is only natural that we, the 79th graduating class, should want to look back on the school's glorious history. It reads like a great novel. 1914: On September twenty-sixth, the CO1'I1Cl'- stone was laid for Germantown High School. It is doubtful that many people realized the full impact of this event. 1915: Germantown opened its gates to the eager students, who were waiting to make their mark in the world. 1917: The first class graduated. 1922: Scholarship fund was started with revenue from the first fall Frolic. 1922: The Mothers, Association, which is the backbone of our school, was organized. 1924: Gcrmantown's enrollment reached its high- est peak, 4,400 pupils. 1924: Germantown suffered a great loss by the death of its first principal, Dr. Keller. 1924: Dr. Seely, our second principal, took his seat at the helm. 1925: A boys, gymnasium was built and put into service. 1925: The play-off for the city championship in football was held at Franklin Field. 1926. The fans filled the stands to see German- town win the football championship for the fourth successive year. 1927: School spirit was in evidence when the stu- dents joined together to raise money for the purchase of an athletic field. 1929: Co-education became a reality as the gates within the school were opened. 1930: In December, the athletic field was pur- chased due to the constant endeavor of the students. 1943: Dr. Seely retired. 1943: In September, Mr. Nichols became our third principal. 1948: ln the fall, career conference began. Thcgg have made many students realize thcif U-UC voclltlollls. 1948: Germantown had its first June Day. 1955: Germantown celebrates its fortieth anni- versary. Germantown, like any other institution of learn- ing, has left its mark on all those w within her gates. NVe, the 79th graduating clagg, nyc proud to have been a part of this never ending qyclc ho have passed

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N In The 1956 Revidere Presented by the January Graduates Germantown High School in 1956 ,M xml 'Y-' 224 arm'-'mwmfqww w

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lllll y Dedication Nineteen hfty-five completes forty years of service for Germantown High School in this community. We are justly proud of our Alma Mater and the great strides of progress made during this time. In the past three years, we have profited greatly by this progress. These three years are filled with pleasant memories of our beloved principal, Mr. Charles R. Nichols. We realize that many of the great achievements made here in Germantown during the past twelve years were largely the result of Mr. Nichol's foresight and devotion to the ideals of our school. As we prepare .to leave Germantown High School, we feel we can show our appreciation in no better way than dedicating our january yearbook to Mr. Charles R. Nichols. Thank you, Mr. Nichols. for con- tributing so abundantly to our welfare. We know you will be pleased that with us, it will always be Germantown First.