Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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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,

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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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16 At the Turn of the Road Morgan, Enoch, DiCenza, and Franey. Pritchard and Hedden were managers of the basketball and swimming teams respectively, while the remaining four fel¬ lows played varsity soccer. That is our record. We have not had an outstanding athlete far above every one else, but we have had a good representation on every squad in the College for the past two years. Almost half the class are lettermen ; we are not ashamed of our record. No heights of distinction, however, have been scaled. The foun¬ dation has been laid ; greater things may still be laid upon it. The National Honor Society They walked about the campus in sprightly fash¬ ion, and justly so, for shining on their coats was the emblem of the National Honor Society. These were the first of our class to receive the coveted honor, namely, Ralph Price, who became presi¬ dent in his Senior-Two year, Arthur Englebach, who became vice-president in his same term, and William Hinkel, who served as secretary during the last term. A term later, two more walked about in a purer air. Yes, they had also been inducted into the Girard Chapter. These two lads were Philip Cohen and Robert Andrews. Again a member of the Senior Class was noticed with his head at an uncommon angle and the ca¬ pacity of his lungs greatly increased. Tobias Koch had become a member of this select group. Under their exemplary and able leadership, the society has kept to the fore¬ front the truly primary objective of a worthwhile educational process: the devel¬ opment of character which expresses its value in helpfulness to all. Under Mr. Mcllhatten’s supervision, the society is exercising this helpfulness by doing its best to rid the school of its blackest mark—conditions. Every member of the Girard Chapter has sacrificed personal time and pleasure to improve the records of the school. This work has brought tangible results. The recla¬ mation of conditioned boys from the October special study hour list was 56 per cent successful, and for the month of November, the percentage had mounted to 65 per cent. We trust that all Girard boys honored with membership in the National Honor Society will ever strive to live up to their pledge: I pledge myself to uphold the high purpose of this society to which I have been elected, striving in every way by word and deed to make its ideals the ideals of my school and of my life.