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THE GRATZONIAN JANuARYl949 published by the Senio SIMON GRATZ HIGH SCHOOL Philadelphia, Pe syl
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IMON GRATZ High School was opened in Seplember, l927, and dedicaled on Armislice Day, l928. Hs gray calhedral-like slruclure and high lowers are impressive. ll is buill of yellow-gray briclc and slyled aller English Golhic archileclure. Gralz accommodales 3500 lo 4000 sludenls. I+ is equipped for academic, commercial, mechanic arls, home economics, and induslrial course sfudenls. The building has a fine audilorium, library, gymnasiums, lunch rooms, and locker rooms. As we grew, we organized a Sludenl Government excellenl alhlelic learns, and a nolable school paper, The Spo'rligh'r. Our firsl' principal, Mr. J. Elwood Calhoun, served unlil his dealh in l938. Under Dr. E. Carl Werner, our presenl principal, 'rhe school has conlinued 'ro grow, developing a friendly and cooperalive spiril. Thousands of sludenls have received an educalion nol only in communily living buf have also helped in lhe shaping ol a democralic way of living. HUM?-2137 M 'i - I TliE,f il. .
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O THE CLASS OF JA NUARY I949: Recenfly l came upon 'rhe i an essay by Jose Addison, The English essayisi, in Th TATOR ' P h ollowing quofafion from C e SPE in l7Il: Educa1ion is a companion which n forfune o mis- can depress no cr' , :me can desrroy, no enemy can alienaie, no despofism can enslave. Ar home a friend, abroad an in- iroduclion, in soliiude a solace, and in socieiy an ornameni. lf chaslens vice, i+ guides virlue, ir gives, af once, grace and governmenr 'ro genius. Wifhoui ii, whai is man? A splendid slave, a reasoning savage. These lines were wriHen nearly iwo hundred and fiffy years ago, long before we had free public school sysiems. The opporrunify To obiain an educaiion was ai thai Time resfricied PRINCIPAL DR. E. CARL WERNER +o ihose foriunare enough +o possess 'rhe means fo afford ii. Today, we hope io exiend ihe opporiuniiy of a high school educafion +o all American youih. Addison evidenfl h y eld educaiion in very high esfeem. He has chose h' n is words well. His sfafemeni on Educarion is ceriainly very clear and ihoughf provoking. I hope 'rhar your years ai' fhe Grafz High School have given you ' l in arge measure 'rhe guidance and +ra :ning necessary 'ro develop your personalify and ab'l :mes io +he fullesi exienf possible d , an Thai your regard for Educarion will be no less lh an rhe value placed upon if by Addison. l congra+ula+e you on your graduafion and wish you success and happiness. Sincerely yours, ZQWJ
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