Germantown High School * Philadelphia, PA. * Class of 1957

Ruth Barshinger

Memories of Germantown High

***My memories of GHS include many things. I’ve heard you usually remember the good things and not the bad, so my memories are fond memories of the good education, caring faculty, and great friends. GHS was a school you felt proud to attend because of the great school spirit. ***I thoroughly enjoyed Miss Volkmar’s Spanish class, Miss Moody, Miss Duffy, and Mr. Krimins. Their enthusiasm about what they taught was catching. I will never forget Mr. Duncan who gave me an “A” for dissecting a frog - which I never did because I rubbed my eye after passing the frogs and had to go to the nurse. This got me out of that part of Biology- which I was deathly afraid to do. ***In looking through the yearbook, I was impressed with all the clubs and sports that were available. My favorite was Majorettes which I was so proud to be part of, especially when we got out early to go to the football games and parades. The practices before school were not as much fun except when poor Mr. Evans lost it and stormed into the school leaving us standing there because some band members messed up his formations. ***The students that impressed me the most were Lois Addison, Valerie Henson, and Harrison Sheppard because of their intense dedication. Of course there are many others that made my days at GHS a great experience.