Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Poll Most Likely to Succeed. Basher First to be Married. Hilliard Best Athlete. Petronis Class Intellectual Wolff Slowest . Cybulski Fostest Growing . Paul Most Patriotic. Perazzelli Wildest Imagination .Foley Closs Wolf.Carullo Most Conservative.Dorsey Most Helpful. Burson Wittiest .Crosson Best Dancer. Monteleon Biggest Biceps . Charney Class Radical.Molz Most Boisterous .DeCorlo Best Physique. Forcellini Class Politician .. . Manning One Man Team. Gilliam First To Succeed In Business.Westfall Most Typical Hummer .. . Fiore Never To Be Forgotten.Mr. Richardson Favorite Hongout.The Dugout Most-Used Passout.Penny Arcades Broadest Smile. Lewis Best Dressed.Berry First Bald.. . Carlson Most Ambitious. Hoy Biggest Eater. Reitano Best Matured.Barth Most Gullible.Silberman Class Clown .Schneebele [ 11 ]

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Campus Quotes I think we had better hove a class meeting after chapel. This morning I shall puh-lay a puh-relude. Boy, where ' s your guidonce notebook? Cross the street without looking .... SMACK! It is my awna to present Mr. Wubbin Wubberts. Simmuh down! This morning I shall sing Psalm . . . Chop chop goes the woodsman. Down falls the tree! I just love these Saturday morning recitals, don ' t you? WHERE ' S THE OLD GIRARD? Who taught us when we pray to say . . . Battery to button, button to bell, bell to the other side of the battery. What ' s the story here? Goodnight brethren, scholars, Girardians, little laddies, etc. Short step on the right, third man from the guide, short step! Of course Nawth Carolina is going to win. Typical response from a bunch of amateurs! We ' re acting in loco parentis. That ' s the first mistake I ' ve ever made. Explode the preposition and put a box around its object. Mother, I ' d like you to meet Miss McGhee. Miss McGhee .... How many of you haven ' t kissed a girl? You ' d better get going. Posture! Would you care to join me in a ketchup sandwich? And then on the third rail .... BANG! Now we go to work and .... So you must have made 36 pairs of pajamas out of 86 handkerchiefs! The Indians shot the arrows at the wagon, to the wagon, over the wagon, through the wagon .... Stroke, recover, kick, and glide. 10 }►

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tliE xaduatin oj ig6i Dear Class of 1961; We, the faculty and staff of Girard College, hope that during your stay here, we have helped you develop into intel¬ ligent, understanding citizens who can live effectively in a demo¬ cratic society. If tve have reached our goal, you can give an un¬ equivocal yes ’ to each of the folloiving questions: Have 1: (1) learned enough fundamentals so I can he successful in the vocation I have chosen? (2) participated in a variety of activities so I can be considered a well-balanced person? (3) developed to the point where I can live amicably with other people in my home, community, state, nation, and world? (4) learned hotv to use my leisure time profitably? (5) formulated my own set of moral and ethical principles to guide my activities during the rest of my life? Legally, Girard College has served as your parents during the last seven to eleven years. In addition to the food, clothing, shelter, and education provided for you, we hope we have given you the ivarmth and understanding any parents should give their children. In return, we hope you tvill continue to be loyal to Girard and bring honor to the College as long as you live. Stephen Girard in his will stated: I desire that by every proper means a pure attachment to our republican institutions, and to the sacred right of conscience, as guaranteed by our happy constitution, shall he formed and fostered in the minds of the scholars.’’ This is extremely important in these days of nuclear power. Are you a firm believer in ’’our republican institutions?” We hope you are. As you join the thousands of sons of Girard, remember we u’ill continue to be interested in you. Your successes u’ill be our successes. Your failures will be our failures. We have enjoyed tvorking ivith you. We wish you the best of luck in the future. Please feel free to come hack to visit us when you are in this part of the country. Sincerely, S.