Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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14 At the Turn of the Road doubtful whether we could ever get the same group together again in its entirety and enjoy ourselves as we did those four nights. Our Junior-One affair was a happy experience. We met an entirely new circle of friends in an utterly strange situation. Our first social, we had to fall into the best routine we knew and adjust ourselves to the enjoyment of dancing. And how the class adjusted itself! There was little or no bashfulness on the part of anyone. The boys and girls were evenly balanced so that it was unnecessary for anyone to sit out a dance. It was a great affair enjoyed by everyone. Contrary to what usually happens at school dances, interest did not decrease after the Junior-One social was over. In December of 1933 we had an excellent Christmas dance, and in the following May one dedicated to Mothers’ Day. And then, in October of 1934, it was our privilege, as the Senior Class, to open the dances for the term. With entirely new decorations and the extension in time of the dance, we enjoyed ourselves for a full evening. But still, we had the feeling that this was our last dance as a class. Of course, we may attend dances outside on some occasions now, but we can never replace the ease and familiarity of our class socials. And always behind us, aiding us in our dances, was our group of hosts and hostesses. To Messrs. Wagner, Durboraw, and Baker we extend our thanks. And our gratitude goes also to Mrs. Thaddeus Weglarski and Miss Adele Jung; as hostesses they were of the best.

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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

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January 1935 15 Man to Man Because of the smallness of the Class of January 1935, it might be supposed that there would be a corresponding decrease in the number of our lettermen. We can point with pride, how¬ ever, to our record on the ath¬ letic field as being on a par with many of preceding classes. There is a total of forty-two let¬ ters in our class, divided among twenty letter men. The leading athlete of the class is Sam Place, holder of three swimming letters and one soccer letter. Sam went in for swimming three years ago and gained a letter for himself in three successive seasons. Then last fall he dropped swimming .for soccer, and, after playing the season at fullback, came through with his fourth letter. Johnny Fuller was next in line with three letters. Besides being captain of both the soc¬ cer and basketball squads in his senior year, Johnny has the dis¬ tinction of being the only man in the class with a letter in baseball. Alf Rucinski, Joe Abaldo, Johnny Steen, Joe Kane, and “Greek” Granato also are three lettermen. Johnny has all three letters in swimming, and in his senior year he captained the team. He is also a holder of a college swimming record. Joe Abaldo has two letters in track and one in soccer. Alf Rucinski has one each in track, soccer, and basketball.“Greek” Granato has a letter in each of the same sports. Joe Kane is another swimmer, having won his letters in that sport three years in a row. When we consider the two lettermen, we find Calnan, Adams, Koch, Clausius, Mocharniuk, Wheeler, and Lockhart. Adams, Clausius, and Wheeler each have a letter in track and soccer. Calnan, Koch, and Lockhart have their two in soccer and basketball. Nick Mocharniuk won both of his letters in track, after proving to be a good miler for two seasons. The class has six men with one letter each. They are Pritchard, Hedden,