Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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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

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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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1 Girard News First Row — Woolston, Young, Finn, Glover, Angell, Schley, Falciani, White, Joe Lully Second Row — O ' Donnell, Aldinger, DuBell, Hehnen, D’Alessandro, Mancnso, Stanton, Wolff, Ault, Paone, Drasher Third Row — Georgell, Cansavage, Jamieson, Fisher, J. Lally, Calhoun, Cooper, Gedraitis, Wyatt Fourth Row — Wright, Evans, Palmer, Lazzaro, Zarallo, Reiser, Ay re, Colland Fifth Row — Gransback, Singer, Crosbee, Woomer, Abele, Davis, Flartman Sixth Row—Sul vet ta, deCamara, Zend a T HIS year the staff of the Girard News has worked assiduously to produce for us, the readers, a newspaper that was interesting, that had a wide coverage, and that was well organ¬ ized. With the combined efforts of the largest staff in Girard history the boys succeeded in doing just that, and we are appreciative of their efforts. The News was edited by Charles Finn, George Glover, John Angell, and Gerald Schley. The fine layouts and the design of the newspaper this year was the result of their interest and ability. Heading the Sports Department” were Michael Falciani and George White. Working under them were Bob Aldinger, Mark Hehnen, Will Abele, and Rich Paone. These boys covered the sports events of the campus completely and effectively. Many fine and descriptive write-ups appeared in their columns. The difficult task of writing the Personalities” column was handled by Dave Evans who vividly created many of the personalities in our school life. Pleasing humor was added by the excellent writings of Tony Lazzaro and Sam Zarallo in the Ho-Hum” column. Leon Singer managed the Exchange Department and established some new exchanges with a number of schools. Bob deCamara’s column, The Allenite,” was a pleasing feature. We must not forget the good work of our Business Manager, Richard Wright and our Illustrator, Clifford Cros¬ bee. Working between the Print Shop and the staff, our Printing Advisor, George Woolston, help¬ ed add to the efficiency of the staff. The appearance of many clear and exciting action shots can be accredited to our Photographer, Francis Georgell, who gave much of his time to the taking and developing of the film. Our Research man was Sam Gransback and our Book Critics were Albert Gedraitis and Joe Lally. The distributing of The News was taken care of by John Colland. The reportorial leg work, the copy writing, and the meetings are all memories of a good year and the hours of work and discussion which we enjoyed. We are grateful to our sponsor, Dr. Raymond Haskell, and to Mr. Arnold Daffin for his patience and help in printing The News. We are also sincerely appreciative of the financial help of our loyal Alumni. — 11 —