Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Concert Baud First Row — Schley, Woolston, Laurie Second Row — Evans, Sulvetta, Luck Ayre, ' Wright (Not Pictured) T HE members of the Band will long remember the many occasions and activities which they enjoyed. The Christmas Concert was one of our best. This year, for the first time, the Band was able to display its talents on television for Dave Garroway’s program, Today. The Christmas and Founder ' s Day Concerts, the annual day at the Zoo, the trip on the Wilson Line, and the exchange concerts with Palmyra and Olney High Schools are good memories. Under the experienced leadership of Captain George Woolston, the Band brought to a close another successful year. His assistants were first lieutenants Gerald Schley and Richard Laurie and second lieutenants Karl Luck, Tony Sulvetta, David Evans, and Richard Wright. Calvert Ayre was our first sergeant. We are proud of their accomplishments. Our class was represented in almost all sections of the Band. As first clarinetist we had Gerald Schley. In the trumpet section we had Richard Laurie and Calvert Ayre. On the flute was Richard Wright and playing a smooth baritone was David Evans. George Woolston on the tuba supported a strong bass section. Their combined talents contributed much to the quality of the Band, and have given us many wonder¬ ful memories of our school and our work. The songs they played will be with us throughout our lives. Much of our success through the years can be accredited to Mr. Robert Morrison, with whom we have worked closely. We express our sincere thanks and gratitude for his guidance and patient instruction. The Band on Parade — 9 —

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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 —

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Uremia I k Club First Row — Vita, Hancock, Lazzaro, Falciani, Young, Singer Second Row — Crosbee, Heaney, Luck, Zarallo, Hebnen, Gruerio, Perazzelli Third Row — Palmer, Thomas, Brooks, O’Donnell, Hansen Fourth Row — Cuningham, Spurlin, deCamara, Finn, Hartman O UR class has been well represented in the Dramatic Club. Some members have appeared in five plays. In Where E’er We Go, a play concerning soldiers in a barracks about to be ship¬ ped overseas, we contributed the greatest number of actors. Other plays in which we took prom¬ inent parts were The Ghost of Benjamin Sweet, Let Freedom Ring, Gringoire and the King, and Stephen Girard, Humanitarian, a serious play about the part our founder played in the famous Philadelphia Yellow Fever epidemic. In the Fall of 1956, Tony Lazzaro, Mike Falciani, Donald Hancock, and George Young were elected as President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer respectively. Much of the credit for these successful productions must go to Mr. Henry V. Andrews. With¬ out his experienced coaching, the plays could not have had the success that was theirs. Lazzaro, our first Thespian, in the background of The Ghost of Benjamin Sweet ” A tense scene from Where E ' er We Go