Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Elmnentarv School In the Elementary School we grew in under¬ standing and in knowledge. Along with the usual subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic, we were instructed in woodworking, singing, art, ath¬ letics, and the use of the library. We were intro¬ duced to student government in the class meetings, and the Middle School Student Council. Our cur¬ riculum was not all work, however, because of wel¬ come delights such as motion pictures, and class trips. Our trips to the Philadelphia Mint, the Acad¬ emy of Natural Sciences, Old Philadelphia, the Franklin Institute, and the circus, all added in rounding out our Elementary School education. In the classrooms we found new and interest¬ ing hobbies. Blackboard drawing, clay modeling, photography, and fingerpainting were just some of these avocations. Hamsters, parakeets, and tropical fish served as class mascots, and lovable pets. Thanks to the good work of our teachers, and the multitude of our interests, our elementary edu¬ cation was both beneficial and enjoyable. Front Row, left to right: Mrs. Mary B. Murray, Miss Pauline Ranck, Miss Ruth F. Eppler, Mrs. Frances M. File- wick, Miss Martha R. Cooper, Miss Charlotte M. Knapp, Miss Dorothy Dandois Second Row: Miss Louise M. Elko, Miss Genevieve L. McCain, Miss Janice M. Sergent, Miss Marian L. Wilson, Mr. Edgar T. Stephens, Miss Isabelle Crawford, Miss Eliz¬ abeth M. Shanely, Miss Caroline P. Rhoads Last Row: Mr. Ernest L. Ogden, Jr., Miss Magdalene H. Brosius, Miss Elizabeth S. Whitacre, Miss Marjorie H. Kirk, Miss Ruth H. Frame, Miss Elizabeth C. Potts ( ememLr . . . Spitfire Pin Hole Cameras Manual Bombs Dr. Banks ' Communist Scares Workies Lafavette « The purpose of Lafayette Hall was to prepare the small boy, who was used to the sheltered home¬ like life of the houses and sections for the indepen¬ dence and group living in the halls Here we met new responsibilities, such as the care of clothes and lockers and the effective use of study periods. The old ivy-covered building with its locked doors, and underground passageways had an air of mystery which piqued the curiosity of the carefree inhabitants. Nearly all of us made the highly ex¬ citing trip throught the tunnel to the somewhat fearsome, uninhabited Good Friends building. The intersectional competition in athletics and scholarship, the new privilege of eating in the D S Building, the evening pool periods, and the relative freedom allowed in this building, all con¬ tributed to making the year we spent in Lafayette Hall one which we will never forget. Left to right: Mr. Ernest L. Ogden, Jr., Mr. George FI. Dunkle, Mr. Joseph T. Wilcman SJ e m ewibe r Boss Jackson Wittington ' s Stainless Steel Tank Chachkin ' s One-eyed Hamster The Good Friends ' Tunnel Mr. Dunkle ' s Sunday Trips

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West End From towns and cities, from far and near, we entered the gates of Girard College into a new world and a new way of life. Each of us can still recall the hollow emptiness we felt when our mothers left us. It was a jolt which soon passed. West End had so much to offer—plenty of boys our own age to play with, a large playground with a merry-go-round, rings, pits, and swings on it, a game called soccer, other sports and activities, and of primary importance, education. The total of all these points was fun and enjoy¬ ment. More and more with the passing of weeks and months we found our homesickness being pushed aside by the fun we had with our classmates; we talked the language of guvvie,” playgee,” seccy,” lavo,” and grub;” we found ourselves enjoying the school. Soon the Hum became home. Junior School Front Row, left to right-. Miss Janet F. Duval, Mrs. Oleine M. Turner, Mrs. Grace H. Campbell, Mrs. Anne G. Greene Second Row: Mrs. Corinna L. Orishimo, Miss Elizabeth Vcrricr, Miss Juliet E. Stacks, Miss Helen R. Craig, Miss Nancy E. Hutchinson, Mrs. Beryl W. Irvin The Hallowe ' en Parade Pepsi-Cola The Sandtent Marbles tournaments Har Har Front Row, left to right: Miss Nancy E. Hutchinson, Miss Elizabeth Verrier, Miss Helen R. Craig, Mr. Chester B. Sweigart The Guvvies The six needles Biggies The merry-go-round Our lives in the Junior School were full of the joy of living each day, in the classes, in the build¬ ings everywhere. None of us will ever forget the plays we staged in the auditorium, the fun in mak¬ ing fudge or roasting marshmallows in the section room; or the complete and innate exuberance we felt in swinging, sliding, running, and romping. Some of our best memories of these years are of what was done though forbidden: talking after lights, pillow fights, wrestling in section rooms, settling our personal problems with each other. There is even a kind of pleasure in reflecting on the hours we spent in the grudge line” or the infre¬ quent scolding deserved and received. These were wonderful days that we’ll never know again, days of lazy hours without care or worry, days of busy hours, and days when we en¬ joyed life to the fullest. 4 y

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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