Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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ACTIVITIES If activities are wholesome, youths themselves become wholesome, and they will grow up into well conducted and virtuous citizens. - Plato

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Dear Mr. Girard, Your college has been our home and our school for the past t en years, and now, with our school work completed, we shall graduate to another level of life. To separate from our friends and to leave behind all that has given meaning to our lives is the reality of our second commencement. With your help we have been growing and learning and preparing for this beginning. Looking back through the years, we can see ourselves entering the Main Gate for the first time, timid Newbies” gazing in awe at Founder’s Hall, where you now rest. We remember vividly the fears and the wondering of that first day. Today we have reached our first goal, and we face a new beginning. Now that we are looking forward to our colleges, our jobs, our new responsibilities, and our larger independence in this turbu¬ lent world, we feel proud of our training, proud of our heritage, proud of being Girardians. Blended with this pride there is a sadness as we leave, for we are parting from friends, both adults and class¬ mates. We arc leaving the playing fields, the halls, and the class¬ rooms which have been a part of our growing and learning. We must go, however, because we must begin a new life. We, the class of 1957, want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Mr. Girard, for the opportunities we have received and the education we have been given through your generosity and the fulfillment of your dreams. You have helped thousands of boys and we arc of them. In our lives hereafter, we shall try to emulate your life, and to make our creed of living your words, My deeds must be my life. When I am dead, my actions must speak for me.” We shall never forget your unselfishness and benevolence towards us, Mr. Girard, and we will always remain loyal to you and your school. The Class of 19 57

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Battalion First Row — Perazzelli, Drasher, D’Alessandro, Buck, Young Second Row — Mancuso, Paone, Hansen, Hartman, Johnson Third Row — Finn, Consavage, Czachor, Skojec, Hehnen Fourth Row — Wolff, Falciani, Brooks, Palmer, Colland Fifth Row — Cellucci, Zarallo, Lazzaro, Angell, White Sixth Row — DuBell, Taylor, Singer, Carnilli Seventh Row — Thomas, Zend a, Powell, Lynch, Vita, Martin, Wood, Cuningham M ILITARY training and the opportunity for growing young men to accept responsibility have been the outstanding benefits of the ' Batty, which this year, as well as years gone by, is responsible for the fine achievements of a worthwhile organization. Leadership, patience, time, and interest have played an important role in the making of a splendid leader, Cadet Major John D’Alessandro, who, by assiduous effort has led a successful Battalion. Assisting him in this task were Captain Inspector Bruce Perazzelli, Captain of Recruits, Carl Drasher, and Lieutenant Quartermaster Eugene Buck. Company commanders were Captains, Bill Hartman, Rich Paone, George Young, and John Hansen. With the deeply appreciated help and advice from Colonel Hamilton, the Battalion, through hard work and thorough practices on Friday afternoons, helped make Founder’s Day the treasured event that it was. Not only were the drills displayed with perfect co-ordination, but the entire day became richer to every spectator. Competitive Drill, with its coveted first place, is for the members of the Batty” the high point of the year. This is a real opportunity for the officers of each company to show how well their groups have been trained, and how they rank with other companies. Col. Hamilton instructs officers. — 8 —