West Philadelphia High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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HONOR MEN S.xMliEL FREIUNIAN Hxlmlsux K. SAYIQN Firsl llmmz' Svrmzd llnmn' JOSEPH R. BAUER .ALBERT F. DAGIT Third Honor Frmrill Hmmr

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THE RECORD 1918 Hopeful! Yet the clouds are grim, And, gathering, make the new dawn dim Until we hesitate to take Th' initial stepg yet we must make T he stride with neither doubt nor fear, Never looking to the rear, As did Lot's unbelieving wife Who turned her head and lost her life. What the future may unfold For mortals must remain untold. But hope is high in every breast That calmly we may meet the test, When at last the battle's done, And when triumphal victory's won, Ah! then with gladness we may seek Imagination's mountain peak. But now it's time to bid adieu To every friend and comrade trueg We hope the School so dear to each To higher goals may ever reach. We wish good luck to every friend, And trust wherever they contend They'll glorify the School's good name And give old Western honored fame. WARREN S REEVL W - Q5

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ROI TGA f 'S I 'BJP , 1,11 l My lr .yi V 4' l 5 'Q . , .. H-.ll.1w ll 4 I lVf,,,y -, . ' Q : T Qmffizf 4' ill . Q X ' ' i lfy C! X X X il! an X '-P M l ' Q2 - , ff '- 9 , . lf, f f mam- ff '23 5 ' . ff! i197 V .sp im... 4 '-1' iff y f 2 gxl Ngfg' ' 7 Z 4 our years ago, at the beginning of AY' F L 5 ebiuaiy 1914 a laige ciowd of Freshmen was gathered on hw tl I 'l' hardly' seems possible that f I . . . , , . . . fgijgl-'fa ie corner of Forty-eighth and VValnut streets, anxiously wait- ing to make our initial entrance to the West Philadelphia High School for Boys. We went into the building looking about wonderingly with a spirit of eagerness mingled with awe. Everything was strange and new and the beauty of the building made us proud to say that we belonged to such a School. Ah! but how long would we truly enoy and reverence our Vlfestern High? For only four short years, long to look ahead, but only too short after one has traversed it 'ind lookin b lx . t , g ac ', can make 11 brief summary of all that has been done We entered the auditorium and sat down, full of curiosity as to what would be done next. A chatter could be heard all over the room and at times the treble voice of an . d ' ' ' ' ' excite P1 eshman could be distinguished above the rest. Suddenly everybody became quiet when Mr. Heyl, our Principal, started to talk to us and gave his welcome address, He told us about the various rules of the School, what stairways to use, how to go around the halls, and also that we must uphold precedents which the other stu- dents had set for us. It would have been extremely amusing to a spec- tator to notice the blank look on the faces of most of us. Our minds had not yet developed to the point Where We could appreciate minute details. We were then boys, and the' faculty of West Philly was there to trv to m k . . a e men of us. Yes, men, in intellect, but still boys in spirit. 21 if