Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE rOICIMIII W ACTIVITIES EDITOR Carl E. Swenlin PRINTING ADVISOR James I. Marr EDITOR-IN CHIEF David L. Sharp ASSISTANT EDITOR Angelo J. Rosati ART EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR Paul B. Shoemaker Charles J. Weiss BUSINESS MANAGER Gilbert McDonald TABLE OF CONTENTS Frontispiece Title Page Letter to Stephen Girard Table of Contents Dedication Retirees Administration Activities Divider National Honor Society Girardia n Corinthian Girard News Swing Band Concert Band Glee Club Student Center Battalion Officers Student Council WGC Photography and Rifle Clubs Dramatic Club Social Life Dr. Haskell’s Letter Senior Divider Senior Portraits Senior Life Class Poll Lettermen Athletic Divider Soccer Wrestling Swimming Basketball Fencing Track Baseball Intramural Sports Off the Record Class Will Ensemble Pages Team Records 9 10 11 12 1J 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24-51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66, 67 68 Founder’s Hall (Dut and c fjifixzciatLon to: Mr. Caswell E. MacGregor, our sponsor and man behind the scenes” who helped us so much in matters of correct form and content while we were organiz¬ ing this book. Mr. M. Arnold Daffin for the technical advice and sensible judgment he gave without thought of being remunerated in any way but through the pub¬ lication of a fine Corinthian. fames I. Marr and the Seniors of the Print Shop for setting up, correcting, and printing our yearbook. Paul Shoemaker, Andrew Hasty, and Charles Koen- necker, whose cover design and outstanding art work are a fair measure of their talents. Kit Leithiser and Paul Shoemaker for the time and effort they put into the photography shown on these pages. 3 y

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Dear Mr. Girard: It was Ralph Waldo Emerson who once said, An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.’ ' Now, on our graduation day, we can fully realize and appreciate these words as they have significantly affected our daily lives for so many years. Your shadow, Mr. Girard, does not merely blanket this lovely campus with all its impressive, grey marble buildings; nor does it merely reach to the instructors and the many students. It extends outward from Girard, its projections touch the lives of thousands of Girardians. It extends to wherever people have heard the name Stephen Girard.” Yes, it can truly be said that your tremendous influence has not only affected the more than 5,000 young boys you have fathered over the past one hundred and eleven years — it has affected all the world. While we have lived within the protection of your school, you willingly accepted the job of being a fos¬ ter father for all of us of varied classes, religions, and backgrounds. It is only now that we can understand what a great job it has been. You have given us care and comfort, protection and guidance; you have been with us through our growing years. Girard College gives every student a sound academic education, and also gives them all they could de¬ sire to prepare them for a full life. You have proved this in the great Girardians who have gone before us. When I am dead, my actions must speak for me.” Your actions have spoken well for you, and will continue to speak well for you in time to come. If we emulate your deeds in our daily lives, our deeds will likewise stand us in good stead. In these prophetic words you spoke, so many years ago, you have given us a strong foundation on which to construct our lives. The setting of the sun this day will find each one of us gone our chosen way, but mere distances will not sever the ties of friendship and brotherly relationships that have been firmly established in the last ten years. THE CLASS OF 1959 4 2 k

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m £ jEblCZXtLl, X J 2 £(licat£ ( JIiL± S oolz to Mr. Caswell E. MacGregor, Jr. Instructor in English From our daily association with Mr. MacGregor we have learned to search under the surface of life to discover the truth. In dedicating our CORINTHIAN to him we are rec- cognizinghis energetic devotion to his teaching and his boys. 4 4 ►