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

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si kin Qc IW 7am fr 9 ,Xia ' Qi' r 'A r ' f. nj . 1 1' 1 . 7, ' E X 3lgi'? ' 'V , R ', , N:5 1 , L .ff X f ff, 1 I ik-N f' L, , -1 Im i HTS U17 FRANK HAFFEL Mr. Southern Ram proudly doffs his topper to one great guy, our own Yearbook advisor, Mr. Frank Raffel. Mr. Ram seems to choke up a little in expressing his gratitude, for in his first attempt at supervising a record book, Mr. Raffel has certainly kept up the extremely high standard of his predecessor. Working hand-in-hand with each individual member of the staff, he has exchanged ideas with us, guided us, and has spent so much of his valuable time with us, that without him the staff of this fine book would be lost. Yes, the eightieth class owes much to him. So with pride and pleasure, we of the graduating class, along with Mr. Ram, proudly and gratefully take our hats off in due honor to Mr. Frank Raffel. F our

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e redlaonaizigfy for GKZIQAG-565 o feamworlf 6eAng.4 fo our PHI EIPAL MATTHIA5 H. RICHARDS American life today has created. through paid public-ists and newspaper writers, a fictitious character that we call a star.H The newspapers often destroy a good athlete or a good team by selecting one player for top billing which, of course, cre- ates dissension and envy in the remaining members of a team. This is particularly dangerous to youth. and may result in swollen craniums and increased hat sizes. We have almost as many stars on earth as we have in the firmament. Let all of us try to be sensible about this. The star pitcher is no better than the team behind him, the star halfback is no better than his blockers and the men in the line. Even the star basketball player has to be fed by his teammates. Life teaches us a valuable lesson. It is really teamwork and cooperation that count. None of us can do it alone. If you are observing, you will see that the happiest ends are attained in the family, the school, the city, the nation, and in the world, when there is a spirit of teamwork. The individual is submerged and the best interests of the group are paramount. Kipling knew it when he wrote about the everlasting teamwork of every bloomin soul. May you in the future become a valuable member of a team striving for a worthwhile goal. Six