Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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WGC First Row: Left to Right , S. Baxter, R. Murray, G. Campisi Second Rou : R. Starzmann, M. deLivron, J. Gale, N. Pyle, J. Chryst Third Rou: M. Murray, W. Casey, J. Muscarella, C. Davies Fourth Row: N. Perry, R. Miller, D. Mcrdiuszew, G. Anhorn, D. Thomas This year, WGC-AM continued to be Girard’s favorite radio program. By producing a show composed of world news, sporting and social events, and humor, head writer Rich Murray managed to brighten our dreary Monday morning feelings. Assisting him were John Gale, Noel Perry, Mike Murray, Jim Muscarella, Guy Anhorn, Marty deLivron, Carl Davies, and Bill Casey. Some of the highlights of this year’s shows were interviews with some of our top athletes, the Christmas and Washington trip shows, the Athlete of the Month award, and the Room of the Week. The show is made or broken by the announcers. Ably assisting head announcer, Jer Campisi, were Chryst, Thomas. Kolowitz, Gross, Powers, Schechtman, Miller, Starzmann, Pyle, Chryzanowski, Tornetta, Hamry, Yarbrough, Cocco, and Tr . The Talent Show, produced under WGC sponsorship, can truly be called the best in memory. Who of us can ever forget Action in the Afternoon, South Side Story, Jackie Gleason, and The Third Tret? Praise and thanks for this great show go to the director, Guy Anhorn, whose talents were ev¬ ident throughout the program. The second semester saw the reappearance of WGC-FM on a new time spot. The goal of WGC-FM was to provide the student body with an enlightening introduction to good” music. Under the capable direction of Stu Baxter, and the announcing of Carl Davies, the show did just that. While not all of the music played appealed to everyone, it was an in¬ teresting and valuable experience for both the producers and the audience. Supporting and guiding thi$ activity was Mr. Henry V. Andrews, many of whose proteges have moved on into professional radio work, and Mr. Charles T. Cunningham to whom all scripts were submitted. 13 }

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Girard Xews First Rou: Left to Right, Mr. Daffin, T. McEiroy, J. Tometta, J. Muscarella, C. Davies M. Rieg, R. Murray, M. Murray, D. Buys, E. Kimmel Second Rou : R. Powers, R. Mroz, J. Gale, R. Kohl, M. deLivron, S. Buys, R. Starzmann, S. Baxter Third Rou : E. Fatzinger, A. Yarbrough, R. Costello, N. Pyle, G. Campisi, G. Anhorn Fourth Rou : S. Werley, W. Koch, R. Muller, G. MerieskL R. Walker. R. Miller, N. Perry, R. Smeltzer As we assumed the responsibility of publishing The Girard News, we knew little of the de¬ mands that a high school newspaper imposes upon its staff. Reporting, rewriting, proofreading, edit¬ ing, and typesetting, are but a few of the many processes involved in transforming the facts of news into a clear, concise article. Working diligently and consistently, however, the staff of The News met these challenges and produced a journal of accuracy and integrity. Freedom of the press is a basic right inherent in our nation’s democratic system of government. Utilizing this basic concept, The Girard News has strived to stimulate the thinking of its readers by offering a variety of provocative editorial comment. In reserving the editorial page for this type of thinking, The News has achieved its purpose of presenting the opinions and policies of the paper to the reading public. An innovation this year was a new f eature, College Corner, a column dealing with the various problems which confront Girardians seeking admission to college. Responsible for the success of The News were Michael Rieg and Carl Davies, Co-editors. John Gale and Raymond Starzmann, Associate News Editors, capably assisted them. Sports Editor Richard Powers’ vivid, descriptive accounts of our sporting events added a touch of originality and vitality to our sports page. Ronald Smeltzer’s ac¬ curate typesetting insured that The News went to press free of typographical errors. James Mus¬ carella, Business Manager; Ronald Kohl, Dis¬ tribution Manager; and Robert Miller, Photo¬ grapher were all integral parts of the paper’s success. Finally, we extend our special and sincere thanks to Mr. Arnold Daffin, our sponsor and printing adviser, for his sincere and conscientious efforts in guiding us in this activity.

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Student Council First Row: Left to Right. M. Rieg, S. Werley, Mr. Holman, R. Starzmann Second Row: C. Davies, R. Hamry, D. Thomas, C. Try, P. Robinson The Student Council of 1963-’64 symbolized Girard’s conception of representative democracy in action. With this organization representing every level of the high school, student-body ideas were discussed and evaluated in weekly meetings. Worthwhile suggestions were forwarded to the administration for consideration. Every student through his class representative may have his ideas presented to the Council for a hearing; and there were many. Council efforts resulted in greatly improved student sup¬ port and attendance at school athletic contests. Meetings on the betterment of student-faculty relations held at Dr. Friedmann’s home were originated in Council meetings and have brought about the confirmation of the organization of a student court in the near future. Sponsored by Mr. Harold Holman, who worked hard to strengthen the organization, the Student Council had a nucleus of strong leaders. The officers were as follows: Stanley W. Werley, Student Body President; Sidney F. Gross, Vice-President; Raymond T. Starzmann, Recording Secretary; and Carl T. Davies, Corresponding Secretary. The members of the Council have worked with the conviction that their efforts have been for an im¬ proved Girard. They have indeed made a worthwhile contribution to our school in an area where the ultimate results should result in a better life for all Girardians.