Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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MR. MICHAEL B. GROFF ®lje (Corinthian [ 2 ] January

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©Itr (Enriutltiau Girard College, Philadelphia V CONTENTS Title Page. Mr. Groff. Dedication. Appreciation. From Dr. Melchior. Stephen Girard. A Word to the Founder . Glee Club, Battalion. Respect In Retrospect. Class Administration. CLASS OF JANUARY 1942. President Antoni . Class Officers. The Graduates. Who’s Who In Jan. ' 42. Here and There. N. H. S., Administrative, Dramatics.., Compositions. Musical Organizations, Literary. Compositions. Socials. Small Boy Cut. Remember When. Allen Hall. Camp Song. Campus “Vocabulary”. Trips. Farewell Song. Trees. Intermediate High School. Good Bye. Autographs. THE STAFF 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14-31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40-41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Edward Anderson, Editor-in-chief Associate Editors William S. Smith George W. Lambert William F. Bernhardt Eugene Ruggere Art Editors Archie J. Straneri Henry D. Dunmire Henry Krug Michael Serluco Photography Editors Sanford G. Franklin Joseph H. Piasecki George Dajnowski Cover Design by Archie J. Straneri “I would have them taught facts and things, rather than words or signs.” January, 1942 We, the editors of THE CORINTH¬ IAN, take this opportunity to thank all of you in the College who have aided us in gathering the contents of this book. Your personal interest and will¬ ingness to help made it possible to get done what we wanted to do. Like a ship at sea, we landed at many a port to take on our cargo, and we were al¬ ways met with the best co-operation. Now we have completed our voyage and this booklet is the result of the journey. The winds that drove us home were your kindness and inspira¬ tion. They made the weight of the task so much the lighter. So we want all of you to take this as a personal message of gratitude from our minds and hearts. We respectfully say, “Thank you!” Through fog and mist and rain The bells rang out the time; Touching every heart: That old familiar chime. But ten long years have stolen by As high in the ivied tower, Our many joys we shared as boys Bells marked each quarter hour. The ringing of those bells has worn A place in every heart; That happy tocsin heavenward bound Goes with us as we part. The Corinthian is published twice a year by graduating classes of Girard College. It is produced en¬ tirely by the Girard College Print Shop, Philadelphia.

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The Class of January 1942 Respectfully Dedicates This Class Book THE CORINTHIAN to Mr. Michael B. Groff Teacher in the High School Gymnasium Dear Coach Groff: It is the unanimous conviction of our class that your turn has come to receive the honor which this page of our Corinthian can bestow. It is with pleasure and gratitude that we, the Editors, present this dedication, and perhaps we can attempt to explain why this has occurred. Since we first “toddled” into the freshman class we have felt coming from you a sort of elder brother guardianship and friendship—the same spirit, no doubt, that goes out from you to every other class. Perhaps we have been a bit more sensitive to it than others who have come this way before. For this reason we feel unusually close to you as our teacher and adviser. It has ripened into a friendship which we wish to record, an interest in us which we want you to know has been appreciated, and a concern in our welfare which you must know we shall never forget. Therefore, it is with respect and sincere gratitude that we set you on our throne at this great moment in our lives. Sincerely yours, The Class of January 1942 1942 [ 3 ] Slip (Emintlmut