Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Girard News Front Row, left to right: N. Chachkin, Mr. MacGregor, D. Ratajczak Second Rote: V. Carlson, W. Petka, A. Garfein, P. Shoemaker, D. Gries, G. Vurlicers J. Diorio, B. Bercino Third Row : R. D’Amico, A. Bullock, E. Sheitelman, M. Caplan, J. Frigiola, M. Quinn, L. Michaluk, N. Mishkin, J. Johnson, D. Devlin When the Girard News staff for 1959-1960 assumed the responsibility of publishing the newspaper, very few boys had had experience as reporters. The election of the Editors, Norman Chachkin and Don¬ ald Ratajczak, was the first step in the production of this year’s News. These two boys labored diligently. Assisting the editors and Mr. Caswell E. MacGregor, faculty sponsor, Arthur Garfein served as Associate News Editor; Judd Johnson, Associate Sports Editor; and Joseph Frigiola, Art Editor. The main objective of the ’59-’60 newspaper was to inform the student body and faculty of what had happened, was happening, or was going to happen. Successful Christmas Concert Preludes Vacation,” Judges and Trustees Visit Girard College,” Alumni Fund Tops $35,000,” and Company D Wins Competitive Drill,” were just a few of the various headlines which achieved this goal. The editorial column discussed several topics, among which were school grades, school curriculum, and the Christmas spirit. Deviating from tradition, the Allenite and Junior Highlights adopted a more objective approach and aimed at presenting worth-while and interesting facts about the Seniors and Juniors. The area on the sports page this year was divided as equally as possible among all the teams. One improvement was the use of more cuts. For this of course we turned to our photographers Ginters Vurlicers and Duke Devlin. Editors, reporters, and photographers could not survive without printers and distributors. Albert Bul¬ lock filled the position of Printing Supervisor. Victor Carlson, in charge of local distributing, was Distri¬ bution Manager. Thanks must go to Mr. M. Arnold Daffin, Instructor in the Print Shop, who spent many hours working with the News. 19

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Corinthian Front Row, left to right-. R. D’Amico, Mr. MacGregor, L. Michaluk Second Row. M. Page, P. Shoemaker, A. Garfein, A. Fiore, G. Vurlicers Third Row: S. Gedraitis, E. Sheitelman, M. Caplan, J. Johnson, D. Devlin, J. Frigiola When we were chosen to be the editors of your Corinthian, we set out to produce a book to which you can turn for memories of the people you met, the things you did, the places where you lived, and the classmates to whom you have been pemanently linked. We felt that to do this, it would be necessary to add a section, which is completely strange to the Corinthian. The division of this book entitled From West to East” is the offspring of this idea. Our first requirement was to find a competent staff. In this we were fortunate. Our writers, Myron Caplan, Arthur Garfein, Sterling Gedraitis, Judd Johnson, and Peter Shoe¬ maker have worked untiringly and capably. The art work done by Joseph Frigiola is something of which we can be proud. Duke Devlin and Ginters Vurlicers took all the photographs which grace the pages of this book. Anthony Fiore and the students of the Print Shop set up and printed the finished product. The detailed tasks of typing and scheduling pictures were left to the skills of our Business Manager, Emanuel Sheitelman, and his assistant, Max Page. To all of these boys we would like to extend our heartiest thanks for the energetic assistance they pro¬ vided in creating the Corinthian. Mr. Caswell E. MacGregor advised in the planning, writing, and photography. The experience, knowledge, and perseverence of Mr. M. Arnold Daffin were boons in the setting up and printing of the CORINTHIAN. His insistance on perfection was an inspiration for all those who worked with him. Qur work is now completed. With the help of our staff and sponsors we hope we have produced an interesting yearbook. In the years to come, when you open your CORINTHIAN, and leaf through it, we hope that you will find in its pages the spirit of the Class of I960 and its years in Girard College. 4 18 b

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Concert Band Front Row, left to right: J. Swantek, P. Jayne, S. Chapman, A. Fiore, D. Johansen, N. Chachkin Second Row: R. Friebel, J. Diorio, J. Baji, M. Murphy, S. Minemier, M. Messina, L. Giannini Last Row: Mr. Morrison, A. Bullock, L. Michaluk. E. Hill, D. Ross, D. Devlin, M. Lane, F. Rieg Polished trumpets blaring, huge cymbals crashing and the rolling of four drums. The Girard College Concert Band advancing up the Main Road, 65 men strong, was brazenly sounding off” w ith their old familiar Colonel Bogie March, for it was another Friday; another drill day for the Battalion—another out¬ ing for America’s second oldest high school band, this year so capably led by Captain Duke P. Devlin and First Lieutenants Michael F. Lane and Albert W. Bullock. On certain delightful Saturday mornings before the two-hour grinding study period, the chapel re¬ sounded with a variety of selections from such famous musical shows as Gigi, The Flower Drum Song, Brigadoon, and My Fair Lady; such old favorites as Gershwin’s Sumertime; or such well-known theme songs as the one played for San Francisco Beat—The March of the Three Oranges. The Christmas Concert was, of course, the first major highlight of the year. The 1959-60 Band suc¬ cessfully featured the beautiful but difficult Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach. The excited children and holiday atmosphere made our lively performance at the Philadelphia Zoo a memorable occasion. The recently innovated exchange concerts with the Hershey School and with Olney High School where we have enjoyed enthusiasic applause and warm welcome have been a source of satisfact¬ ion. Threaded through these events and through the hours of patient practice and teaching is the sense of accomplishment, of creating. The music becomes a reality. But behind this is the work of one individual, Mr. Robert W. Morrison. This al¬ ways friendly, talented, and understanding teacher has for twenty-four years given his intense energy, his interest, and his able instruction and direction to making the Concert Band an outstanding musical organization. This year’s group, led by twenty-one The Band at a Rehearsal seniors, is a part of that tradition. 4 20 h