Gratz High School - Gratzonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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,111 me yaahfnyfw fp1wz4Qom.,fm1f,, Gratz High, Oh school to us most dear. We pledge our loyalty . . . Through years of strife and times of peace Our heart and mind will grow . . . with pride and iaith in thee . . There are perhaps no words. even in the works of Whitman. Words- worth. or Samuel Iohnson. that describe more readily the true Gratzonian's spirit and fondness for our school. Those who answer the description of a true Gratzonian-those who have always been proud of their alma mater-those who have not shunned their obligations or responsibilities to complete their work. and those who have answered the call to participate in the various school activities. will agree that our school constitutes much more than iust a building in which we have spent hours of hard work. Our school is actually a reilection of the students who. in a period of three years. may glorify the name of Simon Gratz. Our school has served us in providing the toundation of our knowledge. the center of social contact, the hub of war activities. We have. in return. served Gratx High by attempting to up- hold and improve its standards. and by carrying forth and spreading into the world the indomita- ble Gratzonian spirit. The school, the faculty. and our principal. Dr. Werner, will always linger in our hearts as having provided the happiest years of our youth. 6

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SCHOOL HISTORY A great institution ot learning, whose aim has been to educate the youth ol yesterday and today, opened its doors to the com- munity in September, l927. Qn that eventful day in September, boys and girls from nearly all the high schools in Philadelphia became the pioneer class ot the Simon Gratz High School. The first impression one receives when ap- proaching Gratz High is ol a grey cathedral- like building, with towers embracing the clouds. Our school is built ot a yellow-grey brick, styled after English Gothic architec- ture, Mr, Bromberg, the father of one of the girls from our graduating class, helped lay out the grounds which surround Gratz High. The property on which the Simon Gratz High School was built was once circus grounds. The Gratz building accommodates 3,500 to 4,000 students, and contains two hundred and eleven rooms. These rooms are designed and equipped for academic, commercial, and industrial studies. The students of Gratz High can also be proud of their tine auditorium, gymnasiums, lunch rooms, and locker rooms. The dedication ot this stately and majestic building took place on Armistice Day, 1928.