Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Class of June, 1956 15 W. 6. C. PROGRAM First Row: Pelagatti, Zimring, Darling, Newton, Anton, Smeader, Sheitelman Second Row : Pearson, Roach, McCabe Third Row: Schoffstall, Wiggins, Havira, Flanagan, Miller, Bertino, Smyth, Holzinger Fourth Row: Walendziewicz, Stalford, Batalsky, York, McGhee To the tune of Jumpin ' Trumpet, the W. G. C. theme song, the student radio program was brought to the High School each week. Broadcasting from the backstage of the high school audi¬ torium from 8:30 to 9:45 AM. on Monday mornings, W. G. C. gave all the up-to-date sports and campus news. Here the Hero of the Week was crowned for his glorious deed performed in the service of his fellow hummers, and the Student Center offered its specials to its patrons. The news, always the latest, the records the newest, and the jokes the oldest. The weekly broadcast was looked forward to by all. W. G. C. could not have been the success it was without its hard working staff of writers and announcers. At the head of the writing staff was Tom McCabe, along with Pelagatti, York, Smeader, McGhee, Holzinger, Bertino, Smyth, Zimring, Miller, Newton, Schoffstall, Walendziewicz, Batalsky, Sheitelman, and Malumphy. The announcing staff was headed by Bob Roach, with Melvin, Havira, Darling, Pearson, Flanagan, Taylor, Anton, and Stalford assisting. The Class of ' 56 is extremely proud of W. G. C. and its accomplishments. We feel that this was the most successful year the program has had since its organization. Our appreciation goes es¬ pecially to Mr. Henry V. Andrews, the faculty sponsor, and to the W. G. C. staff for the fine job that they did.

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The Corinthian SWING BAND Costello, Pearson, Becker, Breault, Nelson, Miller The Class of ' 56 will never cease to marvel at its Swing Band. The Serenades gave one great performance after another until they climbed to the top of the swing band history here. The Swing Band was led by the King of Music, Pete Costello. Pete was elected to his job in May, 1955 and he led his organization from the bottom to the top on a trail of musical glory. Pete wasn ' t just sat¬ isfied with a regular dance band; he searched and experimented with music and arrangements until he found the right effects. Pete covered the bass spot in the band with Ted Breault on the drums. Mark Miller, Bruce Nelson Ralph Becker, and Frank Pearson played the mellow notes of the saxophone section. Not to be overlooked were the capable managers of the band, Bernard Pudimott and Bob Wiggins. The vocalist was Bill Darling. A special feature of the Swing Band was the quintet of progressive-jazz musicians. It featured Ralph Becker, Mark Miller, Pete Costello, Frank Pearson, and Ted Breault. When intermission ap¬ peared at the Flum dances, the quintet took the floor to give a jam session that never will be for¬ gotten. The quintet captured the student body at the Revue with great favorites like the Saints their own rendition of Boch ' s Fugue , and Christopher Columbus. The quintet contributed to the reputation and accomplishments of the Swing Band. We appreciate all they did to make the Seren- aders a success. The Serenades gave so many wonderful performances that we will remember their music years after graduation. Remember the Senior class dances and Officers ' Hops? Remember the favor¬ ites like Intermission Riff, Saint Louis Blues, and Joshua ' ? This is the music that will ring in our ears for years to come. It will echo through the ballroom of Founder ' s Hall long after we have left Outclass is proud of them all. Thanks a million, Serenades, and all success and good luck be yours after graduation. We ' ll not forget you.

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16 The Corinthian NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY First Row: Bralczyk, Roach, Walendziewicz, McCabe Second Row: Price, Batalsky, Lydic, Sheitelman Third Row: Chadwick, Briggs, Pearson Fourth Row McGhee, Anton The National Honor Society consists of students in the secondary schools of the United States who possess the highest qualities of scholarship, leadership, character and service. In the Girard Chapter thirteen members of our class qual ified to maintain the high standards of this society. In our Junior year seven of our classmates were recognized by the preceding seniors. The in¬ ductions there brought in Tony Bralczyk, Kent Lydic, Tom McCabe, Harry Price, Bob Roach, Lou Sheitelman, and Gene Walendziewicz. In the following semester, after weeks of condensing, six new names were entered. They were Howard Anton, Jerome Batalsky, William Briggs, Richard Chadwick, Don McGhee, and Frank Pear¬ son. Under the sponsorship of the popular Dr. Wolf officers were elected during both the fall term and the spring term. Bob Roach and Richard Chadwick became acting presidents while Tony Bral¬ czyk held the vice-president ' s position during both terms. The secretary ' s job went to Gene Walend¬ ziewicz and Frank Pearson. To the members of the N. H. S. we tip our hats for they will be the leading citizens in their communities as they were here in Girard.