Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Clee Club First Rou: Mr. Anthony M. Falati :o, V. Fioca, J. Wallace, K. Dimlcr, W. Stanley, Mr. Keith R. Chapman Second Rou: N. Johnson, T. Dwyer, J. DiPietro, W. Lockard, R. Hudson, D. Kornacki The Glee Club has always been an extremely energetic group. Few activities on our campus con¬ sume as much of a student’s free time. It is not an easy job selecting the right kind of music for the Girard College Choir, and appropriate for the performances of the choir. It takes many hours of hard work to produce one musical number of commendable quality. These hours are made productive and worthwhile because of the sincere efforts of the director, Mr. Anthony Falatico, and the accompanist, Mr. Keith Chapman, neither of whom ever seem to receive the praise they earn. 1966-1967 w r as a year of progress for the Choir. In the fall of 1966 members played an integral part in the performance of an opera at Girard, Claude Debussy’s LEnfant Prodigue. To insure a steady flow of new Glee Club members a new ' group was formed made up of younger boys. The group, the Corinthian Choir, performed admirably on numerous occasions. The Christmas and Spring Concerts constituted the most important musical events of the year. From their always-growing repertoire the Choir presented a wide variety of good music. For the two performances of the Christmas Concert they sang such pieces as Vittoria’s Ave Maria, and Adam’s 0 Holy Night. Also included were excerpts from Faure’s, Requiem Mass, Bach’s, Now Let Every Tongue and Nation, Leroy Anderson’s, Lord’s Prayer, Thompson’s Last Words of David, Frank’s 0 Lord Most Holy, and many more of equal quality. During the school year the Choir also appeared at the Valley Forge Memorial Chapel, the Alumni Award of Merit Assembly, and the Founder’s Day Concert. This year’s Glee Club officers were Frank Fioca, President, Nicholas Johnson, Vice-President, and John Wallace, Secret¬ ary-Treasurer. We of the Glee Club take with us more than we have ever given. We take the illuminated faces of ap¬ plauding audiences, and the deep satisfaction of accomplish¬ ment that even time will not dim. ! is y

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SIimIoiiI Outer lint Row. ' T. Martini, G. Torquati, Mr. George Dunklc, M. Kemp, D. Adams SeotiJ Row. ' G. Amodeo, L. Rowen, R. Sweet Flan, enact, and plan again. This is what led to die success of this year’s store. The Student Center during the past year has tried earnestly to obtain new items. Open four nights a week, it was again the center of after-supper activity. In the past there had been a work-it-out policy with few if any changes. This administration, though, did not settle for a second-rate job. In the first school year Manager Michael Kemp and Bookkeeper Godfrey Torquati went to work and introduced freshly-baked soft pretzels. After they had got die pretzel situation under control, the two went back to work and asked for two new pool tables to be put in the store. Under the leadership of Manager Kemp the store again illustrated its worth to the students. The store could not have functioned without the hard work done by Torquati as bookkeeper. Counter¬ heads for the year were: Tom Martini, soda; Dennis Adams, candy; John Gill, ice cream; William Madlvain, popcorn; Bob Kenna bakery; and Raymond Sweet, miscellaneous. Each student at Girard benefits from the Student Center. The store pays for the dances and .house parties throughout the year, scientific equipment for the high school, and athletic equipment for our teams. The 1967 Student Center staff is very grateful to Mr. George E. Dunkle, the sponsor, who throughout the year has put many long hours into seeing that the operation of the Student Center was a successful endeavor. Managing a store is a hard job, but all who participated have had an enriching experience. 1 17 j-

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First Rott : W. Lockard, F. Fioca, J. DiPietro. E. Crane, T. Martini Second Row: W. Macllvain, D. Kornacki, A. Thissen, R. Kenna, |. Yaksima, J. Stewart This year’s Girardian placed greater emphasis on being entertaining than most recent issues. This was done in the belief that the students would be more receptive to the efforts of the Girardian staff, and that once such a responsive atmosphere had been established the staff itself would respond with better results. In general the idea was successful. We believe that the students enjoyed the magazine more and that there was more competition to get material accepted and published. This yielded an in¬ crease in contributions over those of last year. This heightened interest is indicative of a change for the better in Girard’s attitude toward the creative and intellectual side of life. This should blend well with the purposes of the Seminar. An education cannot be complete without this presentation of cultural activity. One major criticism of the Girardian that we hope will be corrected in the future is the lack of participation by the lower grades of the high school. It is hoped that in following years the lower grades will resume their former position of supplier of much of the magazine’s material. This magazine is largely the result of the efforts of Editor Joseph DiPietro. With the help of Assistant Editors Frank Fioca and Ernest Crane, Joe gathered the material, much of it his own work, and organized a varied, versatile magazine to please a wide variety of readers. The Class of 1967 wishes to thank Mr. Patrick Brown, Mr. Arnold Daffin, and the staff of the Girardian for their efforts in making rhis year’s magazine a success.