Gratz High School - Gratzonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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lheSCHUUl L1 EMOCRACYN is the embodiment of tolerance, freedom, and equality. There is, perhaps, no institution which teaches democracy as well and as thoroughly as does the public high school. In high school, the student learns the meaning and value of controlled freedom. he appreciates racial and religious tol- erance, and is imbued with a spirit of equality. The high school pupil is introduced to democratic law making and law abiding. Thus, it is through the far reaching effects of the high school that the youth of today, the leaders of tomorrow, must be taught democracy.

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SCHUUL-III HETRUSPEIIT HT US turn hack thc forward marching hands of t' . . ' 1 une to the year of September, 1927. The construction of a new' institution of learning had been completed. and its doors were opened to students from the Germantown. Central and North- east High Schools. The building was our own Simon Gratz High School, named for one of l'hiladel l 'z ' ' ' ' ' ' ' p ni s most cnnncnt scholars and citizens, and erected in his memory. On Armistice llay. 1928. dedication services were held. and Mr. Vvilliam Dick. secretary of the Board of lflducation, otliciatcd at the exercises. This was an in!- portant occasion. for, as guest speakers were present such distinguished men as Dr. Edwin C. Broome. Superintendent of Schools, and Mr. VVilliam Itowen, presi- dent of thc lioard of liducation. Gratz is pleasing to the eye outwardly because of its beautiful Gothic archi- tecture. and inwardly because of its spacious halls and many sunlit classrooms. Here we sec rooms for all the academic subjects. for the speedy. noiseless click of the typing classes, for the pursuit of scientific knowledge and experiments, and for individual creative work in art. The school is also equipped with two gymuasiums. one for boys, the other for girls. two student lunchrooms, a teachers' dining room. a large auditorium, a library, and seven locker rooms for the convenience of the pupils. At the head, of an n . , s rr HISIIICSS, industry or education. it is essential to have a leader. in the case of a school, a principal. The Board of Education appointed as principal of Simon Gratz, J. Elwood Calhoun. whose task it was to organize the faculty and student body into a smooth working force. 'l'his he accomplished within a comparatively short period. and the result v smooth running organization be it fi l ' MAIN OFFICPI MAIN OFFICE Nine