Gratz High School - Gratzonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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At the close of last term the Victory Corps was introduced into the High Schools throughout the country. ln Gratz the task of directing this organization was placed in the capable hands of Dr. Walter E. Howarth, one of our assistant principals. Under his supervision the Corps grew, and separate divisions were formed such as: Air, Land, Sea, Community, and Production. Special courses were offered to the members of the Victory Corps, and a Farm Program, to help the farmers in nearby counties harvest their crops, materialized under his able direction. The Victory Corps offered us our first real opportunity to serve, and, we, the Senior Class, wish to thank Dr. Howarth for his devoted leadership and for his inspiration ASSISTANTS in this project. Miss lane McCleary, the other assistant principal, is in charge of Student Personnel. She is ever ready to listen to our problems, and to willingly give us the benefit of her wide experience, in helping to solve the problems which arose in the three years we spent at Simon Gratz. In our education for service one of the things that has been stressed is the impor- tance of promptness in all activities. Miss McCleary has helped us immensely along these lines in her work connected with the late room. We wish to sincerely thank Miss McCleary for her guidance which has successfully piloted us through our High School years. Dr. Walter E. Howarth Special Assistant to the Principal Miss Iane McCleary Special Assistant to the Principal

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DR. E. CARL WERNER. Principal 0UR PRINCIPAL To the Class of Iune, 1943: I congratulate you upon the completion of your studies and your graduation from high school. ln doing so I realize fully the contribution which you have made to the school's war effort and the problems and difficulties which you have had to meet. You have taken a prominent part in the many War activities of the Students' Association. You have been leaders in the organization, and develop- ment of the schools Victory Corps. Your class will be the fourth to leave Simon Gratz High School since American involve- ment in the War. The conversion of the school to a War basis has resulted neces- sarily in many changes and additions to our program of studies. The new pre-induction classes and War electives have helped to prepare you for the duties which await you. I have every confidence that you will meet all of them successfully. To all of you I extend my earnest Wishes for your welfare and happiness. Sincerely yours, gf dmv

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CAPTAINS MT- SIGIUGY D- Bildih Mr. Frederic S. Crispin Commerce Department Mechanic Arts Department COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Mr. Stanley D. Birath. Head Mrs. Minnie R. Adams Dr. Calvin O. Althouse Mrs. Ernestine F. Caliandro Miss Emma W. Cloud Miss Myra S. Fuller Mr. Michael Goll Miss Lillian M. Graf Miss Sara M. Halpen Miss Clara Herrmann Miss Kathryn M. Kick Miss Anne T. Lestz Miss Marie C. Mulholland Mr. W. Earl Neilson Miss Elizabeth K. Ortlieb Mrs. Frances B. Parsons Mr. Mark H. Quay Miss Elsie M. Rieman Miss Grace S. Saylor Mr. Carol I. Street Mrs. Bernadette Strouse Mr. F. Howard Strouse Miss Grace L. Tatman Miss Augusta L. 'Trefz MECHANIC ARTS DEPARTMENT Mr. Frederic S. Crispin. Head Mr. Robert R. Foley Mr. I. Weir Hamilton Mr. Samuel K. Haslam Mr. William Helfner Mr. Iulian P. Hickok Mr. Otto R. Keltz Mr. Burnell E. Kinkler MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Mr. Clarence A. Garbrick. Head Mr. Milton Brooks Mr. George A. Dague Miss Mary Elfrey Mr. Mark Hagmann Mr. Iohn W. Wieder FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Mr. Clarence A. Garbrick. Head Mr. George R. Bernard Miss Bessie Bernstein Mrs. Esther B. Cydell Miss Margaret M. Gallagher Mr. Henri R. Morin Miss Anna Munzer Mr. George I. Weimar SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Dr. Sarah L. Miller, Head Mr. Raymond A. Biswanger Mr. Roland B. Cassels Mr. Palmer Flowers Mr. Raymond I. Hood Dr. Henry G. Maeder Miss Mabel A. Meng Mr. Winfield T. Moyer Miss Marie C. Mullen Mrs. Rachel S. Sherman Mr. Martin Sklar Miss Hazel Taylor Mr. Clarence A. Garbrick Mathematics and Foreign Dr. SC-!l'Gl'l L- M3191 I-511911099 DBPUHMSIN Social Studies Department 1-I