Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Student Center Left to right-. F. Rieg, N. Mishkin, R. Zellers, B. Orrs, E. Poncavage, G. Beckman, W. Westfall, Mr. Dunkle Opened in 1950 the Student Center now in its ninth year has grown into a systematic, profit-making organization managed wholly by the students with Mr. George Dunkle as faculty sponsor. Faced with the problem of numerous repairs and lack of support from the underclassmen, Byron Orrs as student manager by his hard work and tenacity earned the respect of his classmates. Frequently criticized and occasionally lacking support, he moved steadily ahead in his plans for improvement of the Center. With a crew composed of Frank Rieg, assistant manager, Nelson Mishkin, bookkeeper, and Bruce Singer, secretary, Byron created a sound organization. Other members of the staff who dedicated many long hours were Chuck Zellers at the soda counter, George Beckman working at ice-cream, Bill Westfall at candy, and Ed Poncavage selling miscellaneous items. The untiring efforts of Mr. George Dunkle, faculty sponsor, helped spell success for this year’s management. On hand at two canteen dances, the Student Center served the guests cool refreshments through¬ out the evening. This is the first year sophomores were permitted to attend these hops, and the idea was well accepted. Founder’s Day and Mothers’ Days gave the Center the opportunity to serve the public. We are proud to be able to say that we have upheld previous selling quotas of Hum” Rats, Senior Beanies, pennants, and other pieces of Gir- ardiana. We have also introduced a plate picturing Founder’s Hall on its face as a new item ready for sale on the shelves. Rush Hour at the Center 24

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w. a. c First Row, left to right: E. Sheitelman, J. Wert, D. Ratajczak, R. D ' Amico, D. Devlin, J. Mlynarczyk Second Row: G. Vurlicers, S. Gedraitis, J. Bachman, B. Singer, J. Ritchie, J. Alberici, J. Kutschera, A. Garfein, S. Minemier Third Row: W. Teasdale, M. Messina, M. Caplan, P. Shoemaker, D. Ferro, W. Grey, J. Frigiola, E. DiRomaldo Fourth Row: N. Mishkin, A. Bullock, J. Johnson, W. Evans, R. Corrigan, M. Lane, H. McGough, M. Quinn, B. Seaman This year’s WGC staff set out to produce a program which was educational, informative, and enter¬ taining. It accomplished this not only with its regular AM and FM broadcasts, but with three special shows: 1959 in Retrospect, The Talent Show, and The Snowbound Show. WGC this year attempted to present unique and interesting topics. An added highlight was the frequent use of a novelty record to start out each show. For the first time, WGC had an exclusive theme song recorded specifically for the station. At Christmas, the staff recorded a novelty record entitled Santa Claus Takes Payola, which was greeted enthusiastically by the listeners. Underclassmen were ad¬ ded to the staff to provide a wider coverage of the campus news. These firsts in broadcasting and writing along with the reporting of world events and campus news led to a highly successful year for WGC. The devoted work of Mr. Andrews, our sponsor, has earned our gratitude. Talent Show 23 ►

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Social Life When Dr. Merle M. Odgers and Miss Miriam McGhee, our Social Directress, organized the Girard social program in 1944, they hopefully envisioned happiness which we upper classmen particularly enjoy. The idea has blossomed into one of the most pleasant areas of our school life. Our formal introduction to the social graces began in the ninth grade where Miss McGhee taught us once each week the fundamentals of etiquette. In our senior year we enjoyed a refresher course to polish our graces and add to our savoir- faire. For us, the Class of I960, social life began with the Sophomore Coke Party. We well remember our awkwardness at that affair, also our courage. With one year of assurance behind us we returned the following September as polished dancers and daters eagerly ant icipating our first class dance- Our hopes were fulfilled. During the next two years we enjoyed five additional class parties, four canteen dances, and two formal officers’ hops, all providing the buoyant joy to balance the weight of academic interests. Our talented swing band playing such favorites as Midnight Ride, Peter Gunn, and Moonglow, pro- Qj ' liss Qfliriam YlflcQhee vided us with true dance sound.” Traveling off the campus to the Carson Valley School, the Kensington Y,” the Ellis School, and the Lankenau School, we found new areas of delight. As members of various organizations, such as the National Honor Society, and the Student Council, we have enjoyed sumptuous dinners at hotels in the city. Our invitations to visit with Dr. and Mrs. Fried¬ mann have also given us a pleasure and a sense of belonging. Compliments from hosts and hostesses, man¬ agers of hotels and complete strangers, attest to the effectivenss of our social education. Mr. and Mrs. Lauris R. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Wileman generously served as our hosts and hostesses. They added congenial welcome to each dance. We would especially like to thank Miss McGhee for her time and energy in making the final years at Girard more enjoyable. Seniors Dancing 4 25