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

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Dom The Prom by Leon Rudolph Oh Ichnny Ill be rlght down I really dxdnt expect you so early Its only 9 30 and Iohnny your corsage IS really beautrful only orchrds would have oh never mlnd Are you sure you know the way to go whered ya get the gas coupons Isnt 1t too too rcmantrc along Broad Street Dont you know whlch street Ask that man Oh doesnt he know erther? Wasnt lt super to have the Prom at the Rrtz Carlton? You know Iohnny 1t s a perfect nrght for and Just look at those stars Here already well Hello Marge Come on 1n troduce me to that swell blonde fellow over there I never knew you had so many boy frlends Arent these favors Just too cunnlng? Southron seal and all rn mother of pearl yet Iohnny you Just must dance near the orchestra Im dymg to see Alex Bartha That v1vac1ous srnger? Oh she s all rlght Isnt thls ballroom a beeyoot1ful place? Oh there s Ruth and Brll dont they make a handsome couple? Why 1t seems that the entlre A Class IS here Oh Iohn Iohnny I feel s1ck oh th1s IS terrrblel Cant you see? That glrl w1th the red hatr IS wearmg a dress Just lrke mme Oh do I really look better IH rt? You mean that dont you Johnny? We must dance th1s one It s called Moonllght Mood play And Just look at those colored lrghts go on and off What one oclock already? Where are you gomg afterwards Brll? We I was thmkmg of the Bellevue Stratford Oh couldnt we? All rrght well go w1th the rest of the crowd No Im not really hungry but Im on a dret All rrght then Ill have tenderlorn steak fresh peas mashed potatoes and what? no steak? wlll you do the orderlng Iohnny what IS 1t you re smgrng The Plg Got Up and Slowly Walked Away? I dont see whats so funny Well FIVE A M we d better go now Goodnlght lohnny and thanks for a perfectly lovely evenlng you know Ill never forget tonrght Ianuary 7 1944 your prom good nrght good nrght well arent you gorng to Goodnlght Iohnny' MORE IDEAL GIRLS Tony NICCOIO offers a female w1th two arms two legs two eyes two ears and a nose g1v1ng us a hlnt that he Jsnt too partrcular Irv Rubrn wants someone to star gaze w1th and dream about Jn Sosh strrctly not the conversatronalrst type M1ke Cohen demands a 5 6 blonde w1th blue eyes 120 pounds not very demandrng 1S he? And when you hear a call for a gal w1th a suffrclently equal 1ntellectual scope so as to converse mtellectually you can bet 1ts commg from Al Verbrts 39 ' f '- , V I ... , , ' .... ,ll ' ... I ... , -' ... , ... ,I' 'I ... , I ... , ... 'I , I 4.1 I I W I ' I ans- I nan I I' l 'I . . . It's my favorite . . . isn't it smooth . . . That orchestra can certainly ' .... ' , ' ll ' ... , .... , lun- I I I ' l 1, 4 ' 1 1 ... , ... ... 'I ... 'l ... , I ' ... I J . 1 IWW I II I ' - I - I A I

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LAST WILL A D TESTAME T by Robert Pressman We the members of the graduatrng Class of l944 havlng successfully weathered the scholastrc storms whlch have beset us as our partrng gesture soberly bequeath to our mentors and to thos who w1ll follow us To the Faculty A prlvate faculty room that rs pnvate the students A new calendar w1th a shorter month of Ianuary Mr Berkowltz A room wrth wmdows that do not face the grrls school Posterlty Our changed roster cards and old cut sllps Mr Trautwem Another Reds Klotz Mr Klern A set of Algebra books wrthout answers at the back Mr Speck and the occupants of the rooms adrorntng hrs A sound proof Mus1c Room To our lunch room lntellectuals A new Emstern theory whlch they can krck around To the optrmrsts among us A humane roster whrch doesnt have us dashlng to the Welsh from the fourth floor and back to the fourth floor agam To the Hoagre lomt hab1tuees A new code of etlquette whrch does not son1ng one of the aforementroned de-lrcacres To Mr Prtts A t1p on how to earn a lrttle srde money estabhsh a con cessron sell1ng lrnrrnent so necessary for achrng muscles caused by one of your short workouts To Mr Farblsh The meaty srde of a debate To Mr Ostrum A member of the camouflage d1v1s1on of the Army assrgned to socks To Dr Blancke A formal statement as to nature of the p1lls he swallows to strfle all rumors forever To Mr Rlchards A phonograph record1ng of each day s lesson to allow htm to catch up on h1s sleep To the A Class An unknown benefactor who wrll approprrate all A Class funds and save many heads from graylng prematurely To those entrusted wrth bu1ld1ng ma1ntenance Wrndow panes rn the f1re towers whrch can be seen through and must not out of necessrty be removed to VIGW our farr nelghbors To our faculty members rn the armed forces An open armed welcome at the cessatlon of host1l1t1es To those who follow The opportunrty to share rn the teachlngs of thrs 1nst1tut1on s faculty and prrnclpal THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1944 38 e ' 1 To : ' . To . ' : ' ' ' ' . To ' : ' . To . ' : . To . ' 1 ' . To . ' ' ' ' : - include covering everything and everyone in sight with mustard when sea- ,, ,. .

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