Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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WGC First Rou : H. Kinney, J. DiPictro, E. Crane, D. Kornacki, V. Machinist, D. Adams, W. Lockard Second Rate: J. Stewart, D. Sysko, J- Wallace, D. Wessner, M. Kemp, D. Sims Third Rou: J. Miegoc, C. Pardue, E. Saskel, R. Dever, J. Lamb, J. Thomason, E. McGuckin, F. Pioffman The objectives of WGC, ’67, were not to bring dull, factual news and boring, already-known campus events to its depressed Monday morning listeners; they were to try to give its audience a lift from the first-day-of-the-week-blues”. WGC, ’67 has apparently achieved its objectives. Its listeners have always felt a little less depressed after having heard the latest popular records, one of its famous Joke of the Week” series, or one of its side-splitting tape recordings of the more humorous events that occurred through the course of the school year. WGC, cheerful, informative, and interesting achieved its objectives this year. The radio show was originally introduced by Mr. Henry V. Andrews, who still sponsors it today. Though Mr. Andrews hoped that a weekly radio show would entertain the boys, his major purpose in creating WGC was to give interested boys a chan:e to develop and display their announcing and writing skills. Because of the valuable experience gained through Mr. Andrews and WGC, several of its announcers have gone on to a professional career in the radio and communications field. Dave Kornacki, WGC’s head announcer this year, was assisted by John Wallace, Den Adams, Garry Norton, Chuck Pardue. Bill Lockard, and Bill Machinist who, as electrical technician, also served as an announcer. The director of writers, Joe DiPietro relied on Ernie Crane, Jimmy Stewart, John Lamb, Eddie Saskel, and Harmon Kinney for the show’s featured events such as Room of the Week’, Athlete of the Week”, sports events, and interesting campus news. The WGC ' 67 writers and annourtcers would like to thank Mr. Andrews for helping to produce a show of high standards and good entertainment. A io y

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Tilt Ciirai ' d News First Row: R. Kcnna, T. Dwyer, E. McGuckin, Mr. Arnold Baffin, J. Thomason, R- Mercer, J. Miegoc Second Row: T. Martini, A. Strohl, J. Stranzl, R. Jacobsen, J. LaSalle, G. Norton, W. Stanley Third Row: R. Ayjian, J. Wallade, R. Dever, J. Stewart, J. Silverman, J. Smiejan N. Johnson, E. Crane Fourth Rou : A. Thissen, D. Wessner, A. Tangi, J. Kearns, L. Rowen, V. Lockard The Girard News this year has tried to live up to the literary excellence of past years. We be¬ lieve that we have been successful in this endeavor. Despite a change of editors in January, the publication of the paper was in no way hindered. Changes in presentation of the news itself have added to the appeal of the paper. The co-editors Jay Silverman and John Gill attempted to give the entire paper a new look by creating a new format and many new ideas. New styles of headline type have been introduced. Important articles are made noticeable through the use of bold, eye-catching type. Other titles such as letters to the editor and sports have been changed to improve the appearance of the paper. The sports page under the direction of sports editor Joseph Miegoc has improved by the addi¬ tion of the winner’s circle, listing the winning teams and their scores and new and more interesting titles for sports articles. The quality of pictures this year has been improved greatly. More time has been spent to provide more interesting and clearer pictures. Thanks go tu Edward McGuckin and James Bennett for their fine job as photographers. As news editor, John Wallace has tried to improve the quality of the articles appearing in each issue. Articles have been limited to those which are in the general interest, con¬ cise, and well written. Special thanks should go to Garry Norton, Robert Kenna, and John Kearns for the excellent job they performed in composing and printing the paper. Finally to Mr. Arnold Daffin, our sponsor, we extend a sincere thank-you for many hours of work he put into this publication and for the advice and criticism he offered us. Without his help the paper would not have been a success. -! 9 y

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Dramatic Club First Rote: E. McGuckin, W. Machinist, G. Jamieson, M. Kemp, J. Kennett, J. DiPietro. N. Johnson, Mr. Henry V. Andrews Second Rou : J. Silverman, G. Norton, W. Lockard, C. Pardue, J. Wallace, D. Kornacki For well over 40 years the Dramatic Club has been one of the most active organizations on cam¬ pus. Under the superb guidance of Mr. Henry V. Andrews, the 1966-1967 Dramatic Club again produced excellent plays at Christmas and in the spring. The long list of past members of the Girard College Dramatic Club includes several successful television personalities. With an instructor like Mr. Andrews, this is no surprise. His tenacity and enthusiasm have made all the members of th? Club strive for perfection. In the spring of 1966 two plays were produced. The entire cast of one of these, The Statue,” by Arthur Miller was made of underclassmen. In leading roles were James Verna, David Kornacki, John Wallace, John Fulton, William Linton, and Jay Silverman. On December 16 the Club presented its annual Chirstmas play. This year’s presentation was The Bishop ' s Candlesticks” from the famous French novel, Les Miserahles, by Victor Hugo. It was a complete success. The main characters were John Wallace as the escaped convict Jean Valjean, James Verna as the bishop, Thomas Love as Madame, and Joseph Maleno as the servant, Pierre. In supporting roles were Jay Silverman, John Fulton, William Linton, Robert Marinucci, Richard Setzer, and Robert Lorenz. The play captured the true meaning of Christmas. A thief Jean Valjean, was caught stealing the bishop’s candlesticks. The police caught him and brought him back to face the bishop, but the bishop allowed the thief to go free, and gave him the stolen valuables. In the closing lines of the play, Jean Valjean promised the bishop that he would use the money to become an honest man. These plays are another contribution of Mr. Andrews’ direction which spans 44 years at Girard. -{!!}