Archbishop Ryan High School for Boys - Arrow Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The Wilderness Family. Mr. Tori Mr. Trainer Mr. Reardon OUTDOOR CLUB The Outdoor Club is a fairly new club here at Ryan but it sure is an active one. Some of the club’s recent activities were: canoeing down the Delaware River, mountain climbing at Ralph Stover Park, hiking on Mt. Pinnacle and a summer camping trip to West Virginia. The club has many goals among which are: personal growth experiences, learning individual responsibility and leadership, discovering one’s physical limitations through endurance, working effectively with others in a group, meeting new people and learning to trust your life with others. Mr. Trainer, Mr. Reardon and Mr. Tori, the Moderators, also teach the members the basics in mountain climbing, camping, and map and compass reading. Facing the challenge. 59

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CHESS CLUB A pawn is moved, a knight is positioned, a bishop is captured, the queen moves in and checkmate! Another chess game is won. This year the brave knights of Ryan’s Chess Club had mounted their steeds once again and rode off to battle, not in the countryside, but rather on chess boards. Yes, chess isn’t a battle fought with swords or guns, but a battle of mental wits. A person tries to outfox his opponent through skillful play and strategy. It is not uncommon to see Ryan students going at each other’s kings. Intra-club tournaments. Catholic League competition, matches with the faculty and various other tournaments kept the members of the Club concentrating and playing throughout the year. ART CLUB Ryan is indeed very fortunate to have such a fine Art Club. These imaginative geniuses have created the best in decorative scenery for such gala occasions as the Mothers’ Association Revue, Cozy Morlcy Night, National Honor Society Induction Ceremony and the New Year’s Eve Party at Ryan, not to even mention the countless posters which are made up for various school activities. I Mr. Jerome O’Connell— Mrs. Mary Wahl—Art Club Chess Club Moderator Moderator. Enchancing the environment. 58

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COUNSELING CENTER AIDES Keeping the Counseling Corner running in a working order is accomplished partly through the diligent services of the Counseling Center Aides. They distribute counseling appointment slips, help to decorate and clean the center and take care of some of the paper work. These young men donate a majority of their free time to accomplish all of this work, whether it be before school, during homeroom or free periods, or after school. Mrs. Joan Cox—Counseling Center Moderator DISCIPLINE DEPARTMENT AIDES Working under the direction of Bro. Julian, their Moderator, the Discipline Office Aides devote a great deal of their time to help keep one of the busiest offices in school functioning effeciently. Though sometimes under student pressure because of the nature of their job, the aides nonetheless do their work properly. This includes such responsibilities as writing out late slips, filing these slips as well as demerit slips in the proper folders and many other types of office work. An integral part of Ryan’s Counseling Center. '■ -5- Bro. Julian Cerkiewicz—Counseling Center Moderator