Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Class of June, 1956 7

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6 The Corinthian First Row: Mrs. Zdanowicz, Mr. Zdanowicz Second Row: Mr. Lander, Dr. Zeil, Dr. White When we entered Allen Hall to take on one of our many new privileges, we noticed something that we had never before experienced. All through Girard we were used to living and working in groups. However, with the title of Senior , we had to adopt a sense of responsibility and indiv iduality. Allen was something altogether different. As we moved through the College, the thought of living in Allen became more and more real. Then, after those patient years, that dream became a reality. We soon became used to bells ushering us off to the dining room, or chapel, or reminding us that study would soon begin. Good night, men, scholars, and friends, were little sayings of our housemasters when they checked the rooms at night. PHONE RUSH OF ' 56 The writer of the song Forty-five Men in the Telephone Booth got his inspiration after he saw the Allen Hall phone booth the night before a dance. The phone calls, however, enabled us to get dates for our dances and house parties that were a big success due to the efforts of Dr. Zeil. On Friday, February 13, 1956 Allen Hall enrolled the first co-ed. The little girl, Ann, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zdanowicz. Now, on Commencement Day, everything that we experienced in Allen Hall lives in the cher¬ ished past.

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The Corinthian THE DRAMATIC CLUB Third Row: Miller, Chadwick, McCabe, Walendziewicz Fourth Row: Schoffstall, B Lewis, McGhee, Anton, Smeader Fifth Row: Corridoni, Erario Sixth Row: Diorio, C. Brown Our class is one of the few that can claim participation in Dramatic Club plays in their soph¬ omore year. In The Statue and Nicholas Nickleby, Bill Darling and Howard Anton made their debuts on the Girard College stage with major parts. Four plays were presented in our junior year. The Christmas play, The Pharmacist ' s Mate, took Bob Roach in a major role as the pharmacist ' s mate himself, with Tony Bralczyk and Frank Pearson portraying two of the ship ' s officers. Although all the major parts of The Christmas Carol were handled by the current seniors, Bill Darling, Howard Anton, and Bob Melvin did well in supporting roles. O ' Halloran ' s Luck and Captain of the Gate were billed as our spring plays. Bob Roach again excelled here as a very Irish Tim O ' Halloran. Richard Chadwick, William Smeader, Gus Pela- gatti and Abe Sheitelman performed well as supporting actors. Howard Anton, Bill Darling, and Tony Bralczyk headed the cast of Captain of the Gate, and were convincing as officers of the Roy¬ alist Army fighting against Cromwell. Bob Melvin, Bob Roach, and Tony Bralczyk as Seniors were elected as president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer of the club respectively. Immediately after these elections, work was started on the Christmas play, The Ghost of Benjamin Sweet, which had Bob Roach, Bob Melvin, Frank Pearson, Carl Havira, Abe Sheitelman and Tony Bralczyk in important roles. It is appropriate that we should mention the unsung heroes of the Club, the make-up staff, and the stage hands. Jerome Batalsky did an excellent job as chairman of the make-up staff. His as¬ sistants, Don McGhee and Mark Miller, are also to be commended for their expert services and ad¬ vice. The stage hands, headed by Bob Newlin, merit applause for preparing the scenery as efficiently as they did. Mr. Henry V. Andrews, Dramatic Club coach, deserves much of the credit for the success of the plays. Without his excellent guidance and training, the plays could not have had such success. The Club was also happy to have been associated with Miss Fern McCracken, who took many of the female character roles.