Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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12 At the Turn of the Road The Cadets H OW many times have we waited with drawn breath towards the close of Monday or Friday afternoon when a small boy would walk into the room and the teacher would say, “No drill today, boys!’’ From the back of the rooms came sighs of relief, and from the offices indignation; but from our battalion came some of the happiest moments of our activities. We are proud when we see our company win first place in competitive drill, but we laugh as we tell stories of how the lieutenants made mistakes during practice. The ( battalion gives ample opportunity for pride and humor, and pride and humor give the battalion a kind of charm. We had William Hinkel as Captain of Company A during his Senior-One term, and Edmund Prettyman as Captain of the same company in his Senior- Two term. In Company B, we had Ralph Price as Captain, and for Company D we had Samuel Enoch. As officers under Captain Hinkel, Adams and Pretty- man served as lieutenants during their Senior-One term. Tobias Koch served as lieutenant during his Senior-Two term under Captain Price, and Philip Cohen as lieutenant of Company C. In the capacity of sergeant we had Jones, DiCenza, Richards, Pritchard, Starr, Kane, and Steen. These men brought honor and credit to the standing of the class. On looking at the staff of the battalion we find Calvin Morgan as Coloi Sergeant, William Gillen as Quartermaster, and Alexander Davit as Adjutant. Gillen and Davit both served at their respective posts also during their Senior- One and Senior-Two terms. Daniel Shirk also served as Battalion Supply Ser¬ geant in Senior-One and Sergeant Major in Senior-Two. Bruce Allen served as Color Sergeant on the staff. Turning to the individual drill competition, we have Bruce Allen capturing

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January 1935 II down, to be replaced by a beautiful and larger House of Worship. During this period of construction, some of our class overcame the usual snags confronting young musicians and became vital members of the Band and Orchestra. Then after we had become accustomed to seeing the majestic form of the new Chapel, and the musical organizations had come back into their own, o ur class broke into the ranks of the great Girard College Glee Club. Each term since then more of us became members so that at graduation we have twenty- seven singers in the C hoir who have the ability to “get their nose over it.” The excellent work of Bruce Allen, Robert Franey, Joseph Abaldo, Daniel Granato, Arthur Hedden, Calvin Morgan, Alfred Schmidt, and William Starr in the first tenor division will long be remembered. Rivaling the firsts in the singing of the thin tenor register we find William Hinkel, Roy Jones, Daniel Shirk, Albert Rodgers, and Arthur Englebach as second tenors. And who can forget the rich mellow tone of our baritones, namely, Vincent Mareletto, Fred Fiala, Ralph Price, Harold Farrington, Joseph Kane, Guy Di- Cenza, Irving Richards, and Edward Westman? On the bottom of the musical scale (lost but not forgotten among the deep bass notes) Samuel Place, William Kirkpatrick, Christopher Wheeler, John Banning, Philip Cohen, Johnny Fuller, and John Steen have added a great deal of strength to the second bass section. By hard work some of our representatives in the instrumental music organi¬ zations rose to be officers in their last term. Fred Fiala, Captain; William Kirk¬ patrick, First Lieutenant; John Banning and Vincent Mareletto, Second Lieu¬ tenants ; and Alphonso Rucinski served in the Band. In the Orchestra, Arthur Englebach acted as Student Leader, Antonio Nelli as Assistant Student Leader, and Albert Rodgers as Third Officer. Robert Fra¬ ney and Edward Westman, members until the end of S-l, were missed considerably when they left. There was one boy, Robert Andrews, who made a fine showing in the piano class. As the singing of Good Night and Christmas Prayer brought to a close the nineteenth Christmas Concert, our participation in Girard musical life was prac¬ tically over. To our directors in these activities, we extend our thanks for their patience and untiring efforts to give to us the best that they could, which to us was unsur¬ passable. We are bound to forget many of our classroom lessons in geometry and history, but the music in our souls will live with us forever. To express it in the simplest words, we appreciate the chance which Girard has given us to enjoy the satisfaction that music creates.

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January 1935 13 first prize in his Junior-Two term, Roy Jones receiving first prize in his Senior- One term, and Joseph Abaldo second prize in the same contest. Some people think that military work is unpleasant, but we have enjoyed it, and we hope the “batty” will continue to mean as much on the field as it ha ' s up to the present time. Evenings in Society O UR social life in the College has been one of happy hours that will be long- remembered. And these hours have not been spent in vain. They have developed poise and a “mixing” inclination among us that boys should have and enjoy. Well, this would be almost all the social etiquette we needed if we all intended to be bachelors. But it is doubtful if such is the desire of all forty-eight mem¬ bers of our class. Yes, we all vow at present to be happy and free all our lives, but on May 20, 1945, at least half the Class of January ’35 will return to the Col¬ lege with the express intention of showing their wives and families where they were raised and where they went to school. And maybe it was with this faraway objective in view that we took the first step in learning how to conduct ourselves well among our girl friends. This step matured in the form of our four class dances. They were, to be sure, quite infor¬ mal affairs, and of a very modest nature. Still, they leave a happy memory in our rninds, and bring smiles to our faces whenever we think of them, and of the many humorous events accompanying them. Modest and inexpensive as they were, it is