Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Mariner Hall Left to Right: Mr. John D. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Richardson, Mr. Benjamin J. Rothberg cJ e member The Flying Carpets The Night of the Bullwhip Blackouts Couches That Stood on End The Back Room Sessions As full-fledged members of the high school our life in Mariner opened the doors to new oppor¬ tunities. We could take part in all the campus functions which were privileges of the older boys. We learned to dance, had our Coke Party” and became awkwardly aware of girls. While many of us were still devoted to fun and pleasure, others had begun to hit the books” seriously to prepare for the competitive college examinations in the next two years. This was the year when we had to choose the vocational or the academic course. Mariner and the tenth grade meant that we were maturing but not mature. We were straddling the year between child and growing man. We wanted the protection of the lower school but were anxious to be recognized by the senior high. Bordeaux Hall The other side” of Founder’s Hall is sacro-sanct to lower classmen. It is the privileged property of upper classmen. As Bordeaux boys and Juniors we had earned our new position. This was the year when we learned to organize our work. Heavier assignments in our classes, par¬ ticipation in the musical and dramatic clubs, Na¬ tional Merit Examinations, College Board Exam¬ inations, special competitive examinations were all a part of a new life Many of us were competing for the first time with thousands of students out¬ side Girard who were also seeking a place in a col¬ lege. Vocational students were beginning to think of jobs. All in all it was a year of serious responsi¬ bility and important decisions. Socially we were more assured and confident. Ac¬ ademically and vocationally we began to recognize the purpose of all we were doing. Perhaps more than anything else we became aware of a pride in our school, a sense of loyalty which gave us a desire to do better work. Left to right: Mr. Paul A. Newhard, Mr. George H. Keller, Mr. H. Meade Nehrig, Mr. Thomas B. McCloud, Mr. Lauris R. Wilson The Submarine Showers The Fifteen Minute Checkup Annual Sosinski-Seaman Fight The Barn The Fights for the Chair 7 ►

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Banker Left to right: Mr. Henry W. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds Joll, Mr. John D. Myers SR emember Shoe Shine Contests Lady ' s Leg The Rising Sun Water Pistol Fad Hours When we entered Banker Hall, we became what to the Junior School boy is the height of all aspiration: biggies.” We were now in the upper school; we were important. In our own minds we had grown up, but not in the minds of teachers and seniors. The High School meant emphasis on serious study. The adjustment from Lafayette to Banker Hall was relatively easy, but adjustment from the Elementary School to the High School was somewhat harder. Banker meant more freedom and more respon¬ sibility. There were new values; we were beginning to learn that we would receive what we earned and that there were jobs that definitely had to be done. Banker Hall started the changing pattern for the years to come: more freedom and responsibility added to more emphasis on school and study. Merchant Merchant Hall meant that we were now the leaders of the Junior High School. The auditorium programs and the student council were run by our class under the leadership of the Junior High School President. Athletics were carefully organized and coached; they were important. Aside from the reg¬ ular teams which represented Girard against other schools, there were the memorable backroom Shus- toball contests organized by Mr. Joseph Shuster. Essentially life in Merchant was similar to that in Banker, except that we were a year older. One opportunity afforded in Merchant was the never- ending supply of apples and cider whi ch could be purchased from Mr. Norman Jones. By now we had learned the ways and the methods of the halls, the patterns which were de¬ signed to develop boys who would be prepared to face the coming problems and demands of the Sen¬ ior High School. Left to right : Mr. Jiseph J. Shuster Mr. Norman L. Jbnes, Mr. Edwin H. Craig, Mr. George H. Keller, Mr. Roy N. Glerum emember . . . The Gang Fight Shustoball Apples and Apple Cider Keyball The Jail Birds 6 W

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Allen Hall Front Row, left to right: Mr. and Mrs. Perley H. Pease, Mr. Richard Stewart Second Row: Dr. William F. Zeil, Dr. James D. White, Mr. John A. Lander Our move to Allen Hall in September of 1959, constituted the last and greatest step in our move From West to East.” Here the burden of leading all the school sports, and heading every school ac¬ tivity fell on our shoulders. Here, too, the final step in the growth of the individual was completed, as the degree of freedom which was ours in Allen taught us to meet the problems of every-day life. Allen Hall meant that we were treated as individ¬ uals of mature intelligence. It also meant town, no-pass, dating privileges. These new responsibilities and privileges, added to the new way of life in private rooms, produced a building alive with hustle, merriment, and hard work. This spirit which suddenly seemed to burgeon in Allen Hall can also be attributed to our realiza¬ tion, that upon the completion of this final year, we would have to take our place in the world, for which our many years in moving From West to East” had prepared us. 4 8 ►