Gratz High School - Gratzonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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PAS - i' . Bi S all Donald Raske lllblg lgrgfx lvlarqo is Top Row: Shigeyathryx Boone. lohn Gatqoums U ' Bottom ROW: or T 40 48 IUDGES it Keller UZPU- Class History CLASS HISTORY We were going back to school, but some- how it was different. We were not returning to the junior high we had attended in Iune. nor to the friends and teachers we had found there. It was somewhat exciting, a sort of new adventure. As we gathered in the auditorium that first day we were aware of an entirely new phase of life being unfolded before us, a life in which the hopes, ambitions, and experi- ences of our school lives were to intermingle in such a way as to affect each and every student. We were greeted by Dr. Woerner, who impressed us as being a most tolerant and understanding person, and as the years passed these first impressions strengthened into realities. Mr. Cassels, our amiable class sponsor, was also on hand to welcome his fledglings. His charming smile and cordial welcome made us feel more like high sen- iors rather than the freshmen we were. Never can we forget those first few days of school or the lost feeling that accompanied them: however, we were clever frosh who learned quickly and before long were taking an active part in school activities. Arthur Crouthamel was elected to represent us in the Senate, and we scored a high percentage in S. A. membership. Our school spirit was high, and we remember vividly how, be- decked in school colors, we cheered our football team on. After drifting hazily through that term, in IDB we considered ourselves old hands, since there was now present in the school a class we could look down upon. Fully ac-

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X S 1 Zimmerman U7- quainted with our system ot petitioning, we elected Irma Margolis as our second sena- tor. It was during this term that we were in- troduced to Color Day, which proved quite impressive as we strutted about displaying our class day buttons. Basketball followed football, and as spring made her debut we found ourselves supporting the baseball team, as well as duplicating our interest in the S. A. and A. A. Yes, as our 10B term came. to an end we felt we were quite in the groove when it came to school. ln September, 1946, our junior year, the half-way mark of our school careers was reached. Studies increased in magnitude. d. Ar t it tl2Bl. NO' Plcwe B? S Bu. 'PAST 40-48 SENATORS .1 ermun tllAl: ShirleY l' tl0Bl: Shifley Small' gurl S1 Vld Raske UZM7 lohn TOP ROW: Irma Mcgqgolim Row: Theresfi Loprzsllli ligggrt Dumas tllBl: Shirley 3. O 10 1 Rosenberq lllB , - thur Crouthdme PAST OFFICERS Left to Right: Mary Katona tVice-President 12Alg Michael Lopuszanski Wice-President 12A, President 12BJp Helen Mushinski tChiet Iustice l2Bl. New and more complicated subjects were introduced into the course of study. The llA term brought a school government po- sition to Shirley Small and Burt Silverman, who were elected to the Senate. Recognition was also given to our very talented classmates who performed excel- lently in the fall production ot the Cat and the Canary. Perhaps this was due to the fact that they monopolized most ot the lead- ing parts in the play. After eagerly anticipating a victory tor our football team, our desires were an- swered, on a brisk Thanksgiving Day. Yes, the annual Turkey Day classic gave Gratz a 19-6 victory over the Trojans, as tive thousand fans witnessed the Bulldogs' first conquest of league competition, a victory which boosted the Bulldogs from the cellar to a three-way tie for sixth place in the final league standing. V CONTINUED ON PAGE 46