Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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(5hr (Elaaa af January NtttPlmt ijmttefi cThirtg-tuin A Srrnrb nf ®hrir Artiutttrs da E ttnrial LLOYD C. MINTER, Editor-in-chief PHILLIP D. EVANS CARL B. ZOERNER ALFRED W. ESTILL WALTER PFIZENMAYER WILLARD M. ZURFLIEH The Girard College Press

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January, 1932 3 r-rrr- ——--- - —-—i We’ll be True T HERE are many subjects that might be written upon in the editorial of a class book, especially when a group of students has the heritage of Girard College training, but in the foreground of our experience we can see only Stephen Girard just now. We shall remember him with a love and pride. That memory, however, will remain inseparable with the Old Chapel. The Old Chapel became to us who have spent nine years within its sacred walls a shrine—a symbol of the Girard spirit. Its Gothic lines trailed ivy up grey walls to a stately tower which never ceased to stand a sentinel-of-the-night watching faithfully over the Girard family. Each hard wooden bench inside kept us wide awake to the stern lessons of life—love, toil, loyalty, frankness, and character. How directly the Founder sent home the real Values of spiritual living through the atmosphere and activities of this sacred place! It was here that our class was raised. It was here that we sang our hallelujahs and glee club choruses. Here we acted our plays, recited our Thursday morning pieces and listened to inspiring concerts and eloquent speakers. We have filed from its doors with the keen realization that if we did not become good men Girard College should never be blamed. It gave us all that religion, example, and nobility could offer in a chapel. Now the outer gate swings wide for our last departure. Will it be to col¬ lege or to work? Where? Well, wherever the course of life leads us, let us pause daily to thank God for the friendships, the lessons, and the dear scenes of Chapel hours. With these ever before us, our love for Stephen Girard can never die; our lives can never cease to be enriched and useful; our well-founded training will serve us rightly. Now our deeds must be our lives. We will be true to the Old Chapel. And it must follozv, as the night the day. We const not then be false to any man.