Gratz High School - Gratzonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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lacult TO THE CLASS OF JANUARY I95O ll rs falling fha? you should dedlcafe your Year Boolc 'ro rhe War Memorral whnch we plan lo unveil al' our Armnshce Day assembly lhrs +erm Thus beaufuful mural symboluzes rhe blessings and lhe opporlunrhes whnch have been preserved for you by 'rhe sacruhces of fhe boys and gurls of Grarz Hugh School who served an World War Il Thls Memornal honors and reveres especrally fhe mem ory of fhe erghry sux boys who made 'rhe supreme sacr fnce 'rruly a greal' and heavy loss The parrrohsrn loyally and supreme devofuon 'ro duly of +hese heroes has be come parf of your Gralz hernfage I fervenlly hope lhol 'rhe sacrrhces and fhe dreadful ravages of war will no+ agaon be vrsufed upon us and rho? we and lhe olher nafuons of fhe world may enloy fhe blessungs of peace However l am cerrarn rhaf rn peace or un war fhe sprrur and 'rhe :deals of Grafz Hrgh School wrll rnspure you always lo serve faufhfully and loy ally nn whafever roslc duly may require Bes'r washes for your success and happrness Srncerely yours flood? r I . r .... - n I .

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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

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TO THE CLASS OF JANUARY 1950 l wlsh lo congralulale you on reaching one of lhe many goals IH llle gradualuon You are en goyrng lhe fruuls of your labor loday because you have learned lo do cerlaln lhungs well Your con hnued success hould be measured by +he manner ln whlch you apply The basnc knowledge habuls and slr lls you have learned ID school May +he lessons you learned al Gralz Hugh School be lhe loundallon ol deserved success and happiness Very lruly yours Charles S Tornlnnson is 0-B TO THE CLASS OF JANUARY I95O As you leave your hugh school group and sepo role each ol you +o lhe hle for whuch graduahon your success so lar and exlend my very besl wnshes for lhe lulure Cenlurues ago a young rnan named Gideon was called +o do a greal worlc On recelvsng fhe call he prolesled saynng I am 'rhe leasl I0 my lalher s house Ye? he was 'rhe one chosen for an umporlanf assugnmenl Has experience IS a lesson 'ro all ol us Your parlncular lab ns walllng lor you May you approach nl wlfh courage and see + lhrough wllh vlslon Sincerely Jane McCleary . C I . is a real cornmencemen+, I congralulale you on . . 5, A D . . . . . Q O ' ' i