Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-12
SUGGESTS G YEARS
FOR CENTRAL HIGH
Sprouts Secretary, at Gradua-
ton Exercises, Advocates
Longer Course
81 ARE GIVEN DIPLOMAS

\ suggestion that two years be added
to the present four Years course was
advanced hr Harry s. McDevitt. SIC
retary to Governor SprOul. who doliv-
cred the address 70 the one hundred ana
thirty third graduating class of Cen
trHl High School today.
Once pre- eminent in the citv's edu-
cational system. the Central High School
which granted degrees 70 eighty seven
Students. Mr.. MoDPvitt declared. should
be restored to its former nosition md
made finishing school for stu
dents who can spend two more years
at high school. hut who cannot obtain
fonr years in college.
with traditions of eighty years to
insnirc its undergraduates and alumni.
which includes the leaders in the Dro-
fessional. public and commercial life Of
this commonwealth he stated ''it
should expand and develon.
IF it is 10 maintain its scholastic
standing il behOoves the Board of Edu-
cation to give it q curriculum that re-
stores it 10 the position il formerly oc-
cupied. This is not II mere district high
school; it is an institution that should
represent the breadth of learning of a
great municinality.
Asserting that the future welfare Of
the institutions of government depend
on the grade OF citizenship produced
BY the schools. Mr.. McDevitt called on
the graduates to interest themselves in
public affairs.
Invocation Delivered
After musical selections. the invors-
zion was delivered by the Rev. Ed
win Heyl DPlk. who was member Of
the seventy fourth class of the high
school
sneechcs were made bv Jesse Oser,
oE Central High School in the War
Erich Otto Angermann. ON American
Ships and shipping Harold Lin
shutz. on The Physician and the
World War" and By Michael Gurbarg,
on The Romance of the Reaper
The valedictory was delivered by
Harry Eugene Gartenlaub. Rollo Matt
aud was the organist.
The honor men of the l33d class are
Harold Lipshutz. first Erich Otto An
germann. second Alexander Smith,
third. and Sydney Garter Jellinek,
fourth.
The following were awarded the de-
gree of bachelor of arts
Classical Course
Raymond Alexander Bailey. John
Cushing Baker. Charles Joseph Barcus.
William Mezick Disharoon. Daniel
Feinbcrg, William Gildermsn. Michael
Gurbarg. Sydney Carter .Tellinek. Har-
old Lipshutz. David Luber. Milton
Wolf, Israel Xamost.
Latin Scientific Course
Simon Bail. Samuel Baran, Edward
Haven Bennett, Maurice Berson, AL
bert Noyes Rlakpr. Nathan Harry Can
Abraham Cohen. Edward Cohn, Alex
ander Eliusky. Nathan F'inberg. Hor-
ace White Gage. Jr., Harry Eugene
Gartcnlaub. Frank Goodman, Clarence
Goss. George Rhodes Gray. Conrad
Frederick HellweGe, Marshall Simon
Leopold, Ralph Lchtcnsteiu, Frederick
Charles August Luebert, Edward Louis
Maren2aua. Israel Carl Martin, Har-
vev Christian Mssland. Jr., Nathan
Miller. Matthew Thibaud Moore. Har'
I'D Nichols Robert Brighton Nixon:
Promiusky. Albert Randolph Rihl, .Tr.,
George Jacob Killing, George Roseu,
Abraham Alba Rubin. Hymen Colman
schwartz. Alexander Smith, John Rob
ert Tarrant. Howard Edward Townes
John Raymond Tull, William Bird
Wallace BENJAMIN Martin Wartelsky.
BENJAMIN Franklin Wciser Abraham
samuel Wilmer, Charles Harry Him-
norman, Nathan Iiserman.
The Ollowlng received the uPgree
If bachelor OF science
Mechanic Arts Course
Joseph Benjamin Chappell, Manuel
Esterson. George Frederick Laning.
Harry Wesley Link. Joseph Henry
Michel. Walter Harno Mitomi. Theo-
dore Jobn Mortensen, Karl Ferdinand
Oerlein, Rpdding Henry Rufc, Herman
Sylvester Thocncbc.
Course in Commerce
Thomas Glendenniug Aitkcn. Edwin
lanes Anderson. Erich Otto Anger
mann. jack Bernard Bravorlnan, Elliot
Cadeg. DE Haven Deyclin. Maurice
Harry Frank, Maxwell Gillis, Allen
Victor Goldstcin. BENJAMIN Green,
Philjp Gross, William Frederick Haas,
Irving Halpern. Albert Leslie Hang
liter. George Tilden Meryine. Horace
Miliar. Harry Miller, Charles Crook
Nahill, Herman Parish.