Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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20 The Corinthian ANTHONY LEON BRALCZYK (Tony) Born : July 2, 1938 321 W. Cherry St., Shenandoah, Pa. Course: Academic and Stenographic Activities: American Legion Award, ’5 3; President, Junior High; President, T. S. R. C.; President, Junior Class; Student Council, ’53, ’54; President, Student Council, ’5 5, ’56; Corresponding Secretary, Student Council, ’54, ’5 5; President, Student Body, ’56; Dramatic Club, ’54, ’5 5, ’56; Cast: The’ Phar¬ macist’s Mate, Captain of the Gate, and The Ghost of Benjamin Siveet; Na¬ tional Honor Society, ’5 5, ’56; Secretary, Dramatic Club, ’5 5, ’56; Corin¬ thian; Intramural Soccer Champs, ’5 5; All-Star Intramural Soccer, ’5 5. A great student-body leader and a pillar in many extra-curricular activities, Girard will miss Tony. His wonderful personality, his interests in his class, and his friendliness to all made him respected by the faculty and students alike. So long, Tony; the class will never forget you. Dear Fellow Girardians : Today marks the conclusion of my duties as President of the Student Body. Leading a stu¬ dent group is not an easy job, as many of you well realize. Through your individual support and con¬ fidence, however, many of our difficult problems were solved to the satisfaction of the students. A new Student Body President has aheady taken office. The burden of student government does not fall on him alone; it falls on each and every one of you. As students, student government is as much your job as it is his; he alone can not overcome the many difficulties that will arise. He needs the faith and confidence of the boys who elected him to office to enable him to perform his job well. Without such important assistance he can hardly be expected to do the required job. As undergraduates you will also be faced with the task of upholding Girard’s high stand¬ ards. The thousands of graduates who have gone before you have established a standard of educa¬ tion that is desired by many other high schools in the United States. The excellent reputation of Girard College goes before its graduates; it’s up to you to see that Girard keeps that reputation. Girard College is a great school; its students make it great. Now, at graduation, we are facing the golden door—the door to opportunity. And we know, deep in our hearts, just as you will know, that Girard has given us the material to mold its golden key.

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Class of June, 1956 21 ROBERT THOMAS MELVIN (Mel) President Born: December 21, 1938 1011 N. Main Avenue, Scranton, Pa. Course: General and Bookkeeping Activities: Student Council, ’53, ’54, ’55, ’56; Chairman, School Committee, ’54, ’5 5; Chairman, Social Committee, 5 5, ’56; Dramatic Club, ’53, ’54, ’5 5, ’56; Cast: Nicholas Nickleby, Christmas Carol, and O’Halloran’s Luck; Pres¬ ident, Dramatic Club, ’5 5, ’56; Student Faculty Committee, ’54, ’5 5, ’56; W. G. C., announcer, ’56. Bob, with his jovial personality and good-natured sense of humor, has been and always will be regarded in high esteem. A capable leader, he has filled his position with utmost efficiency. We sincerely hope that his future will be one of happiness and success. Farewell, Bob! May God bless you always. Dear Classmates, For ten years we have lived here together at Girard. During that time we have absorbed a fine education and the best principles of right manhood. We have completed our preliminary training and we now stand on the threshold of adult life. Perhaps the toughest years of manhood are the ones we now face—the first few. In these years we will make many decisions, decisions which were previously made by teachers or instruct¬ ors. These decisions soon fall into habits and the habits represent principles. If we are to select sound principles for our later life we must make sound decisions in our younger life. As we go forth into life, we leave behind our teachers, housemasters, and friends. But in a sense we can never leave Girard behind with its good name. No matter where we are or what we are doing, we are a product of this college. It is our ob¬ ligation to convince everyone with whom we come in contact that the product of Girard is ma¬ ture in every sense of the word. Before we depart, let us pause and thank the entire staff of Girard College, thank them for instilling in our minds the purest principles of morality. I would like also to express my sincere thanks to you, the class, for selecting me to serve you in the position of president. God bless and keep you always. [ inceve sif y,otwd, $oler ■Kelvin