West Philadelphia Catholic High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE FRESHMAN1 Pinl-sized, wide-eyed roolcie on lhe Burr beal . . . welcomes lhe casual approach lo lhe learning proc- ess . . . myslilies many wilh his sporadic enlhusiasm . . . his gullible nalure exploiled by iesling upper- classmen . . . pa+ien+Iy endures lhe process of gel- ling his leel wel . . . he lhen becomes an inlegral parl ol a lorly-lhree year old lradilion. THE SOPHOMORE: His veneer ol sophislicalion is easily pierced and reveals him lo be essenlially an amaleur . . . con- scious ol his cumbersome array ol growing limbs . . . ponders a variely of oullels lor his expanding energies . . . lamiliarily incurs a slighl slaclcening in his academic pursuils . . . nears lhe realizalion lhal he musl pause and lalce a second look. THE JUNIOR: The lhird-year man is coming ol age , . . laclcles new challenges wilh lemperale enlhusiasm . . . beams wilh pride over his lirsl wisp ol beard . . . enioys lhe Columbian-like discovery ol lhe feminine world . . . evidences signs ol lulure grealness . . . his apprenliceship served, lhe iunior journeyman becomes a more signilicanl parl ol lhe Burr scene. THE SENIOR: Burrdom's poised veleran ol lour lreighlcd years . . . sIigh+Iy saddened over lheir whirlwind passage . . . moves inlo a larger social slralum . . . con- lenled bul nol complacenl . . . realizes lhal he has iusl scralched lhe academic surlace . . . gradualion brings ils lrighlening aspecls . . . goes lorlh un- cerlain bul delermined . . . equipped wilh lailh and reason lo unravel lhe puzzle.

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West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys Forty-Ninth and Chestnut Streets Philadelphia 39, Penna. The l959 Blue and White