Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Marty McDowell is an unskilled laborer orphaned at the age of five by his father ' s death. No one ever refers to him as Martin, for his bearing and manner do not merit such respect. Each day he sets out for the mill without giving proper attention to his attire. The word soap holds little meaning for Marty. On entering the factory, he goes about his menial tasks barely noticed by his fellow employees. All day long he makes a pretense at work, languidly sweeping the filthy basement for dirt. When at last the evening whistle signifying the end of his day ' s labor is heard, Marty shuffles indifferently out of the stuffy lavatories and makes his way along the dismal, rubbish¬ laden alleys toward his sordid tenement. With no interests in life outside of dissipation, Marty lives for nothing but to fill his stomach with coarse food and alcohol. He loathes work, is incapable of enjoying the arts, has no incentive to learn, and continues to be day after day a man without purpose, without satisfaction, and wtihout life. Martin McDowell is a successful man who at the age of five was orphaned by the death of his father; he then received his training at the school known as Girard College. He does not possess great sums of money, yet he is extremely wealthy. He is wealthy in those enduring riches unknown to the mundane Marty. While not yet at the top of his chosen profession, Martin is still a young man with great possibilities. He is the head of a loving family whose devotion to him is enduring and true. Whatever he attains in worldly goods he attains honestly and with the intention of benefiting his children. A wife carefully selected from a throng of available young women helps him with inspiration and hard work. Martin is not stiff and totally reserved at all times. His wide circle of devoted friends affectionately know him as Marty ; they would go to great extremes to prove their true friendship to a loyal companion. Martin does not live simply for earning a living. After office hours he enjoys good literature, classical music, all forms of art, mild athletics, and social gatherings of unlimited varieties. With a staunch religious belief, enthusiastic interest in his life ' s work, willingness to serve others, a happy home, the ability to enjoy the good things of life, and an unwavering purpose in life, Martin McDowell exemplifies the happiest of men. And now fifty-seven potential Martin McDowells are about to grapple permanently with life outside these protecting walls. No one can say how many of them might have been Marties had not the protective wing of Stephen Girard spread out to shelter them from the storm of society ' s foibles. By them I mean the Class of January 1947. We are intensely aware, however, of the infinite difference between Marty and Martin. We realize fully the value of Mr. Girard ' s goodness, and we humbly thank him for Girard College and all that it symbolizes. May we go forth to multiply a thousandfold through our children and our deeds among others of God ' s people the marvelous heritage he has extended to mankind. C!l0nntl|tan [ 11 ] January

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... a far nobler and wiser ambition to benefit mankind than ever animated the most devoted follower of the world ' s applause. —Nicholas Biddle, Esq. 1947 [ 10 ]

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CLASS ADMINISTRATION J-i Bernard McDowell Edward Whitcraft Robert MacKenzie Carmen Buccieri S-1 Peter Cardamone Rudolf Panaro Alessio Carestio Robert Donovan President Vice-President Secretary . Treasurer President . Vice-President .. Secretary .... Treasurer J-2 Albert Lewis Domenic Arcari Donald Gibbons Donato Rufo S-2 Bernard McDowell Peter Cardamone Robert Donovan Carmen Buccieri NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY President Vice-President Secretary . Rudolf Panaro Bernard McDowell Charles Weiss President. Treasurer STUDENT COUNCIL Pasquale Longo Bernard McDowell CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Rudolf Panaro ATHLETIC COUNCIL Robert Rowe fflonntl|tan [ 12 ] January