Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-23
CENTRAL HIGH
GIVES DEGREES
1872 Graduates Awarded Di.
plomas and Certificates at
Commencement Exercises
LARGEST CLASS IN HISTORY

Central High School hcld it's 1851
commencement exercises today in The
school building Mt Broad and Greer
streets. There were present members NJ
many past graduating classes. in addi.
tion TO the friends and families Of The
students.
There were III graduates who wer,
awarded degrees by the High School
while thirty five youths received certif
! Gates. The exercises were held in the
assmhly room of the school. in accord
ance with old custom.
The vacdictory was delivered by
Henry Warren Parker. while other ora =
tions were delivered by other classmen.
These follow Education, Manuel
Trachtenberg; The Development Of
High School Education in the United
States, Willard Kriebel IIecbncr
Philadelphia, a City Of World Fairs.
William Philir Hcuchert and The
Unity of Spirit and Purpose by Jacob
Morris IIonikman.
The four honor men. in their order.
follow Mr.. Parker, Louis Schllsman,
Edwin dc Iicer and William Hcuchcrt.
David Louis Hurowitz. 323 South
Sixth street, fourteen years old is the
Youngest member of the class and one OF
tie youngest students ever graduated
from Philadelphia high school. He
supported himself while at school and
will enter the Wharton School of the
University Of Pennsylvania in the fall.
DR.. John Lewis Haney, president Of
the school presented the degrees and
certificates. He said in his address that
~ n,,1., ,1o -. ~
history If the High School. but the
cent, was going to GO to college. The
graduates, when receiving diplomas and
degrees, broke precedent by squarely
fncing the audience.
Prize Awards
John !; Weayer Prize, a gold watch snt
sosrse svefsss. ss,S. arN' OF classical
Pa1VIs Of the Classical couTss Sc
mention 70 Henry Parker Bodley. Of the me
Senior Art Prise-Henry Warren Parker
honorable mention to Logan Wolfe Neal, Of
the academic course.
oux; Walter John Rakita and George Rosen.
kGs;H FRSSss Pm. EeHaSd., E9S5s
s'Ps9n b1ueT Of the PsGHasms eGgrse
medal 3as SsfSs Hhef@sn senior silver
Walter A. Gay; silver medal, Robert D
isaac 4 Sheppard Prizes - Gold medal
Jacob Theodore Baral silver medal, Walter
Frederick Gartenlauo,
The following received degrees:
Classical Course - Charez s. Cullman
Maurice GurbarB, Paul N. c. Hauser. James
z. Jones. Abraham B. Magil Joseph A.
SeSrer Rs5.r, s A12r' w PaTx.s PaTxs Ts,dGn
schechter. Louis schiismsn. Warren Henry
Thomas, il, Louis F. Weller.
Latin-scientifc Course-Gerhard Q. An.
german. Irsdore 3. Bass. Alexander s.
gonGv,,acqIa, Hyman Myer Brssot J
SaSson. Gssr hFeSr cSri HnfSd dSn En.rv Ear P,yt ns
Mitchell Collins. Maurice Conner, Hugh Tay.
lor Day. Edwin ,deFcer. Leonard J. DiNote
Joseph Ehrenreich. Samuel l.. Feldman
uel Gratz. Robert Halpern. Henry o Hart,
tth. Barnard Herman. Motel Hin!in. lacol
B. Kahan, Maurice w. Kali Herbert J.
Kamsler. Louis Kaplan. Alfred s. Koch. Jr..
,Mil!'apW Mack JoTsph NJ. Nathan, WI
W. Nie.enbaum: Maurice Pa,t, Norris p,
Ritter. Alexander Davis Rosen, Joseph II
Rosenberg. Isadore satnsky. Walter Sede
man, Harry Snyderman, George r. Spiegel
man Alfred Morris stark: H. Frederi ricN
nest Hatcher, Robert S; Thanhauser. Manue
R. waechter, Charles II S Watkins
Charles p. weisberg. David Weiss, Court.