Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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January 194U 11 The sounding clarion provides a per¬ fect setting for the display of our musical accomplishments. A background of music appreciation has been founded in us and has become an inseparable part of our natures. Remember those Junior Choir days! Music then was a poorly memorized an¬ them, but choir membership enabled us to go to Woodside once a year. Though many of us are booming basses now, we were then shrilling sopranos. Can we ever forget the exciting experience singing in the Academy of Music where the tongue-twisting “Peter Piper” stole the show? Our orchestra days began early also, but many prospective players dropped by the wayside leaving only Milt Helder, the Kreisler of the class. Milt was rightfully appointed student leader in his senior year. In the other branch of the instrumen¬ tal department, the band, we have always had a larger representation. In this a timid, uncertain, nervous group of boys improved and rose to be leaders of the organization: Bill Gross, captain, and Pete Bojanic, Leo Campanella, and Ralph Naulty as lieutenants. The vocalists of the class were induct¬ ed into the Glee Club where John Ham¬ ilton was elected President, Bob Aiken Vice-President, Milt Helder, Secretary, and “Gootch” Nagle, Librarian. Nagle did some excellent solo work in the Sun¬ day morning chapel services by singing the obligato part of “Seek Ye the Lord.” That is the story of the organizations, but what concerts will be remembered? Can we ever forget the resonant Sunday anthems, the monthly Saturday morning concerts by the band and orchestra, or the memorable Christmas Concerts? Shall we fail to recall the combined musi¬ cal pieces playing “Overture of 1812,” “Bolero,” and “Finlandia,” or the Glee Club singing the catchy “Pop Goes the Weasel” during the last concert? Harmonious echoes reverberate among the halls we have left; echoes which are filled with volumes of exuberance linger¬ ing in the past. For all that we have developed in music at Girard, our grati¬ tude now goes out to the conscientious work of our teachers. We sincerely thank them all.

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Similar j( 1 9411 13 APPRECIATION This Record would not be complete without the tribute which we wish to pay those who have so ably helped us through this last semester. It occurred to us only after the first few weeks in Allen Hall that we were being guided with a skill and foresight which only Allen can provide for upper seniors. And when ive say this we also mean skill with sympathy and a gen¬ uine companionship on a road upward that could never have been so cheerful and so profitable without Mr. and Mrs. Emil Zarella. In recompense we have to offer you only the sincere prom¬ ise that your proteges will try to blossom into upright cit¬ izens of this community and others as you would have them do it. Wherever you see us striving with high purposes, you will know that it is because of your influence and guidance. The Editors.