Gratz High School - Gratzonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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PHESEHIIII HY JANUARY-1 950 THE HHHHIIHIIS SIIIIIIII GHIIIZ HIGH SlZHllIll vullnnllvnln - vrnnsvlvnnln Hedication We, the members of s of 45-50, dedi t recorcl book t the Vvar INICIIIOHHI. Th War M emorial is ou 0 the heroes of G t who lost their World WHY O C

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Foreword SIMON GRATZ HIGH SCHOOL was opened in Seplember, l927, and dedi- caled on Armislice Day, I928. Ils gray calhedral-lilce slruclure and high lowers are impressive. I+ is buill of yellow-gray brick and slyled afler English Golhic archileclure. Gra+z accommodales 3.500 Io 4,000 sludenls. I+ is equipped for academic, commer- cial, mechanic arfs, home economics, and induslrial course sludenls. The building has a line audilorium, library, gymnasiums, lunch rooms, and locker rooms. As we grew. we organized a Sludenf Government excellenl alhlelic leams, and a nolable school paper, The Sporlighlf' Our Iirsf principal, Mr. J. Elwood Calhoun, served unlil his dealh in l938. Under Dr. E. Carl Werner, our presenl principal, lhe school has conlinued lo grow, develop- ing a friendly and cooperafive spiril. Thousands oi sfudenls have received an educafion no+ only in communily living buf also have helped in fhe shaping of a democralic way of living. 7 fe

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The Simon GraTz High School Memorial Mural is a symbolic painTing dedicaTed To Those Tormer sTudenTs who gave Their lives in World War ll ThaT liberTy mighT live in These UniTed STaTes. The mural, 9i x I4' in size, was placed in The enTrance hall aT The school. lT was painTed by Mrs. CelesT Kirsch Leone, The winner in a mural compeTiTion direcTed by Mr. Raphael SabaTini, proTessor oT Fine ArTs oT Temple UniversiTy. This compeTiTion was open To any GraTz High School graduaTe and To The Mural Class oT The Tyler School oT Fine ArTs oT Temple UniversiTy. Near The base ol The mural lies The symbolic Torm oT a Tallen soldier draped wiTh an American Tlag. l-lis sacriTice has made iT possible Tor his liTe aspiraTions To be realized by Those who come aTTer him in our school. This is porTrayed by The sym- bolic Tigures ThaT rise above him on eiTher side. Music, ArT, AThleTics, LiTeraTure, and The Sciences have been preserved Tor The beneTiT oT all and are Treely besTowed upon us by l.iberTy as shown in The upper parT aT The mural. The GraduaTe holding his diploma has become heir To The aspiraTions ol The Tallen soldier. The whole composiTion is held TogeTher by The ExTernal l-lands, The guiding lorce aT The universe. Annabel T. Hawman Head oT DeparTmenT aT ArT