Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Battalion First Row, Left to Right: W. Maholi.k, J. Flaherty, R. Clemente, T. Keenan Second Row: R. O ' Donnell, A. Pasquarelli, F. Schiavo, J. Maleno Third Row: N. Saracini, B. Potter, M. Russo, T. Hill, J. Henwood, R. Piro, H. Chaundy, J. Hartman Forth Rou.: C. McCullough, O. Peters, J. Hackenberg, S. Heimovitz, J. Scherer, A. Stockburger Fifth Row: D. Hagerty, E. Brown, L. Heimback, V. Bialoskurski Under the student leadership of Cadet Major Walter Maholick and the watchful guidance of Lieutenant Colonel James M. Hamilton and Master Sergeant Matthew McMillen, this year’s battalion proved to be one of the best in recent years. Major Maholick, with the help of his staff, Captain Quartermaster Thomas Keenan Captain Inspector Joseph Flaherty, Captain of Recruits Ronald Clemente, and Captain Adjutant Stanley Werley kept the battalion running smoothly throughout the year in preparation for Founder’s Day. The completion of the winter competitive drill found: Company C, Captain Frederick Schiavo, first; Company B, Captain Anthony Pasquarelli, second; Company D, Captain John Maleno, third; and Company A, Captain Robert O’Donnell, fourth. The highlight of the year was Founder’s Day when the Echelon, combined with the forces of the battalion, entertained the alumni and visitors with an exceptionally good performance on the drill field. When it became time to hand down the responsibilities of officers to our successors we knew that we had formed for ourselves a military discipline which will be of great importance in future years. We fully realized that some day we will serve our country in the armed forces, and with our background in the Batty” we can feel certain that this discipline will not be lost in times of limited warfare.” ii j A 22 y

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Xsil ioii.il Honor Society « First Row, Left to Right: C. McCullough, D. Perkins, J. Michaluk, B. Shdckowicz, J. Cecot Second Row: J. Flaherty, J. McCullough, R. Kirby, J. Kauffman Third Row: G. Egler, G. Guattare, T. Keenan, Mr. A. Schoell Leadership . character, scholarship, and service : These four words describe the qualities of the twelve students who are members of the Na¬ tional Honor Society. They have earned the special recognition that this society provides by attain¬ ing high achievement in scholarship, exemplifying citizenship, and displaying leadership. Twice each year, in autumn, and spring, this honor is bestowed upon deserving students. The inductees receive their pin, and become members of the nationally recognized society with the following pledge: l pledge myself to uphold the high purpose of the Society, striving in every word and deed to make its ideals the ideals of my school and of my life. In the spring of their junior year these boys were inducted into the National Honor Society: John Michaluk, Bernard Shockowitz, James McCullough, George Egler, Jack Kauffman, and Ronald Kirby. The coming year, the society found six new members who were inducted as seniors. They were: Daniel Perkins, George Guattare, John Cecot, Joseph Flaherty, Thomas Keenan, and Charles McCullough. These boys will always wear their pins with pride and we hope they will continue in life to achieve the high standards they have set for themselves at Girard. In the first term of the senior year, the so¬ ciety elected its officers who were: John Michaluk, President; Bernard Shockowitz, Vice-President; and George Egler, Secretary. A new election was held in the second term among t he twelve-mem¬ ber group, and John Michaluk was re-elected Pres¬ ident, George Egler became the new Vice-Presi¬ dent, and Bernard Shockowitz was made Secretary. 4 21 } •

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( oiicerr Itsi ml First Rou, Left to Right : G. Egler, G. Westfall, G. Crumling. M. Zerbe Second Rou : Mr. R. Morrison, P. Newton, B. Shockowitz It would not be a hollow hyperbole or over-exaggerated compliment to say that this year’s Concert Band has produced some of the finest performances heard for many years. Despite the taxing loss of several valuable seniors at graduation, the band went on to become better than it had been before as can be seen by the more difficult selections and fine calibre of execution. At the annual Christmas Concert, the band presented a varied program which included the memorable numbers of La Bou¬ tique Fantasque by Rossini-Respighi, Anderson’s spright Bugler’s Holiday, the traditional, Greensleeves, and A Christmas Festival by Anderson. The Spring Concert also was marked as one of the Concert Band’s best displays of enjoyable music. With the lively Folk Songs from Somerset, Caribbean Fantasy, an exciting beguine, some high¬ lights from the show Camelot, and the dramatic depiction in music of the Victory At Sea, the concert was one to be remembered for a long time to come. The performances were not the only ones, for in addition to the Founder’s Day concert, the band played at Inde¬ pendence Hall in celebration of Law Day, and also at the Phila¬ delphia Zoo. The officers, captain George Egler, first lieutenants Bernard Shockowitz and Malcolm Zerbe, and second lieutenants George Westfall, Phillip Newton, and Gary Crumling would gratefully like to commend Mr. Robert Morrison for his patience and untiring efforts to make the Concert Band the good musical organ¬ ization it turned out to be. We shall miss him. { 23 )►