Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Left to Right: W. Poprycz, C. Reed, A. Tonqi, R. DeChristoforo, H. Young, D. Cundari, Mr. H. Mazaleski The Student Court, initiated last year on a trial basis, has become very successful, and this year became a very necessary part of Girard life. The charter reads, The purpose of the Student Court of Girard College shall be to give certain mem¬ bers of the Student Body the responsibility of charging, hearing, acquitting, convicting, and in the event of con¬ victing recommending and administering the punish¬ ment of individual students.” The Student Body President, Dominic Cundari, d d a commendable job as judge of the Court. The Court consisted of the Class Presidents, Harry Young, Anthony Tangi, Charles Reed, William Poprycz, and Daniel Matthews, and two Court secretaries Ronald De Christ- oforo and George Sedor, and faculty sponsor, Mr. Henry F. Mazeleski. The members of the Court displayed an honest and unbiased approach at all times during court sessions, which is vitally important in any court. The faculty sponsor, Mr. Mazeleski, was an indespensible advisor to the court. For many years, Girard was lacking in student responsibility. The students needed something that they could take wholly upon themselves. Also lacking among the students was respect for themselves and each other. The idea of a form of a student jurisdiction over the Student Body was presented to attempt to extinquish these problems. After much work and a united effort, the Girard College Student Court was developed. The question at the time was, Would it work?” As a result of the hard work done in the past on the court, and this year s improvements, such as an additional court secretary, the Student Court has become a firmly fixed part of Gir¬ ard College, working by, for, and with the srudents! i 23 y

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Ui ouncL Front Row, Left to Right: G. Morrison, F. Valentino, J. Fulton, H. Younq, D. Cundari, E. Kelleher, R. Mercer, D. Matthews, R. Lorenz Bock Row, Left to Right: T. Claytbn, A. Tangi, P. Keenan, C. Mevoli, M. Rotundi, J. Daubaras, C. Reed, W Boyd, D. Zucco The Student Council of 1967-68 has earnestly strived to improve every aspect of Girard life. In doing so the Council members, as well as the entire Student Body, have learned the value of working together. Their hard work and constant effort proved immensely rewarding in the final analysis. Last year’s Council accomplished the task of initiating the Student Court. Since it was started late in the second semester of 1967, it could not be fully evaluated. The continuation of the Student Court into the new year has shown that judiciar responsibility can be awarded to the students. For the past five years the Student Council ha; tried to establish a successful program for re¬ served boys. This year, under the leadership of D minic Cundari, free tickets for college football games were provided for these students. A Flyer’s hockey game was provided by Mr. Hal Free¬ man, director of the Spectrum. In March, three members of the Council and Mr. Harold Holman, the Council’s sponsor, were invited to attend a conference of Student Councils at Charles Ellis school. This meeting gave the Girardians a chance to see how other prominent high schools function in various phases of everyday school life. It proved to be a very en¬ lightening experience. In order to better the scholastic average of the high school a tutoring program was suggested and enacted by the Council. Senior instructors as well as those being tutored profitted from this project. Whenever there were vacancies in the building staffs, seniors accepted the responsibilities of acting as house¬ masters. This effort also helped the faculty and students to have a better mutual understanding. The Student Council would like to express its sincere appreciation to Mr. Holman for his loyalty to the coun¬ cil. The Council would like to thank the student body for its support. i 22 y

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Seated, Left to Right: D. Cundori, R. Setzer, Mr. G. Dunkle, R. Lorenz, H. Young Standing, Left to Right: D. Callahan, G. Sedor, E. Kreinar, D. Matthews, A. Hallier, R. Mercer, C. Langdalc, G. Amodeo The Student Store had operated with one chief goal in view: to make a substantial profit. We functioned a- long this guideline with a few setbacks. At the start of our administration last May, we had to pay some bills left by the previous administration (1966-1967). Among these bills was the ginger bill from Founder’s Day, which took a large sum of money out of our bank account. The bill for worker’s compensation, the bonuses paid to last year’s workers, wasn’t quite so large. Besides these setbacks, there were a few incidents of theft. No merchandise was taken, only money. Student Center intoduced only a few items this year. The Seniors invested $108.00 as a pledge of their sup¬ port in Student Center’s activities. They agreed to in¬ vest the money under certain conditions. If the store came out at a loss at the end of the year, the money would be used to help cover the loss; if the store made a profit at the end of he year, the Seniors would be re¬ funded cheir investment plus a share of the profits. The Canteen Dance appeared in the social light this year after being discontinued for two years. This event, which was less formal than a class dance, brought a profit only in the sense of enjoyment. The small financial loss from the dance was due to the moderate attendance by the students. Student Center purchased small quantities of merchandise, resulting in the frequent closing of the store. Booming business quickly depleted our stock, and we found ourselves constantly or¬ dering more merchandise. The solution to the problem was to make larger purchases. One other reason for our closing was to bring the accounting books up to date. Once the books were closed and final statements were prepared, the store resumed normal business. Although Student Center’s profit wasn’t as h ' gh as we hoped, we are proud that the Student Store did at least make one . { 24 b