Philadelphia Normal School - Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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I Class of func 1923 FREDERICK NV. IJONALDSON 2112 East Susquehanna Ave. Don was the chief enthusiast of the class. He always had something up his sleeve, usually his elbow. His head, however, was not used for a hat rack, his ears were. lVe wish Don the best of luckg and hope he will never lose his pep. Don liVhat do you say? 4 CHARLES EPSTEIN 1629 South Second Street ulippyfr Yes, sir. Eppy is the original yes-yes boy, always agreeing with teacher. A plugger, hard Worker, and handicapped he got there in the end. He was the snail, plodding, but sure. Eppy was a wonderful athlete, being captain of the checker team. I EMANUEL, GRATZ ' T48 South Fifteenth Street Here is our member of the All-Normal Jazz Band. .That b0Y could tickle the piano's ivories. His one fault, a desire to tell jokes, we laughed to be sociable. However, an all round good fellow. Did you hem' the latest sony? SOLOMON GEROFSKY S17 Bainbridge Street l ccsolxv You tell 'emf' Sol was a hardened criminal, butchering English and murder- ing his lunch. Despite these stains he was popular. No one will for-get the barrage of verbal fire he emitted in his maiden speech, about the Gayety fighter who cuddn't take it in the i stummickf' l I Manny 59

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Philadelphia Normal School MITCHELL COLLINS 1512 Myrtlewood Street Mitch There is but one woman 10710111 I adore. to be with hier always would be bliss f01'G'UCTl7'LOT6.,, Mitehie-Ritchie-Nuf said. His one fault, a liking for the forbidden fowl. WVe nominate Mitch as the soloist in the Bar- tenders' Glee Club. His Amen,' at the end of daily hymn was proofof the above statement. DEWITT F. DAISEY 5347 Osage Avenue Daze Neither wise nor otherwise. Daze was very modest, so modest he wouldn't even tell the teachers what he knew. He was the fellow who always came up to requirements in a pinch, and his quiet way won him many friends. HOVVARD C. DAVIS 7071 Hegerman Street Mr, Davis 'IfVhen I taught at Oarford- If all the noise Mr. Davis made while in the Normal School were to be collected and ignited it would sound like the report of a penny cap pistol. Beyond a severe expression while teach- ing, Mr. Davis was a likeable fellow. l I JACK DICHTER 12-11 North Thirteenth Street '6Dick Gee, I taught a dandy lesson today. Dick was the other member of the worry twinsf To believe him one would think he were president of every organization under the sun, at its critical period. A musician par-excellence, he attempted to write some songs. Try, try again, Dick. He also had a voice, so has everyone else. 5s

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Philadelphia Normal School FREDERICK C. GRUBER 2332 North Fifth Street Freddy Quiet, unassuming and not offensive to any man. Freddy Wore a perpetual smile, not a grin, either. VVe sup- pose he believed in tl1e song, Have a Smile for Everyone You Meet. Witliin his head rested beaucoup de brains and we were made aware of this very often. ELMTER JOHNSTON 37 7 Green Lane, Roxborough I Elmer Ha-Hoi! Although a scholar of the first rank, Elmer had no use for a shoe horn in order to get his chapeau on his cranium. When in need of filibustering in history, we called on Elmer to start somethingg Risen was always sure to object and then a debate ensued that would make the most violent tornado seem like a gentle breeze. An artist, par excellence. PHILIP KATZ 525 Pierce Street - V Phil For e'en tho' vanquished he could argue still. A Phil is one of those persons who thinks itya weakness ever to agree with the teacher. In disagreeing he delighted in using original Webste1'ia,n tongue-twisters, to our delight. His theories in psychology were original to say the most. LOUIS H. KESSLER 3205 Clifford Street Kess ' My kingdom for a bed. ' Place-Guthrieis room. ' . Scene-A shy youth rests calmly, oblivious of his surround- ings. Shy Youth- Um-m-m. NVass the time? Through recitin' YQ? AW-W- A11'1g11t-H Pause. Aw let me sleep. Cur- tain. WVe must say, however, that Kess knew more about the literary world than anyone else in the class, the evidence being a book of poems to read during assembly. G0