South Philadelphia High School - Keepsake Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The honor group ot South Philadelphia High School tor Boys, is one which, from the very beginning has kept its standards high and true. Scholarship, Leadership, and Loyalty have been the by-Words ot the Mace and its forty members since the conception of the society. The method by which the Mace elects its new members is a thrilling example of what We Americans are so proud ot . . . Our Democracy. CHEMISTRY v ' I MACCE lt there is a great chemist in our midst, you will tind him some atternoon in the chemistry laboratory amidst clouds ot ex- perimental smoke. He will undoubtedly be a member of Mr. Richards' Chemistry, and may, in the near future, protit on the lectures given by the instructor concern- ing the many branches ot Chemistry which one may follow it he is so inclined. I ' 1 it , i 'W 9 Q ,ggi 3 it Its' .Q . J 9 it if , t- .fa 'figfsff'Q1':?xA sf ,gg 12,4 'vs tw f 4 ,,NvA,.ff3,S ,A

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SCUTl-lRCN The Physics Club carries on as usual, investigating the phenomena of nature, and performing experiments that deal with subjects ranging from fluorescence to glass blowing. Under the direction of its sponsor, Mr. Sherman, who left Southern this year to join the Signal Corps of the United States Army, the club has performed many interesting experiments. The freedom of the press has been our privilege since the beginning of our his- tory, and the members of the Southron News, under the direction of Mr. Para- vicini, utilize the right justly, and to the best of their ability. Members of the staff cover the news angle of our school like veterans. No item of any news worth escapes them. PHYSICS

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lf there is ony work you would like done in fields such os geometry, dlgebrcr, or ony other of the higher bronches of moth, this is the pluce to come. Members will even diognose some of the renowned folldcies of the scientific relcrticnship of numbers, if you crsk them to. Mr. Mcxntz, the sponsor of the moth club, must turn out mony ct future Einstein from his group. CCCDUNTTNG MATHEMATICS The Accounting Round Tcrble, under the wing of Mr. Goldschneider, is cr club whose membership is limited to those fellows who orre in the Senior Cldss ond who ore studying dccounting. The di- verse fdcets of bookkeeping ond orccounts ing ore mulled over dt their meetings, ctnd ot times, people who crre well-known in this or in other fields reloted to it ore dsked to dddress the group, Which, in- cidentcrlly is probobly one of the most crctive of the school.