Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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{ 6 ) The Faculty of the Department of Secondary Education, September, ig68

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Gayle K. Lawrence To the Class of 1969: Despite its labors and best efforts Girard College can not reasonably expect to have prepared the graduates of 1969 for all the problems they may encounter in the years ahead. The world is too diverse, too mobile, too uncertain. We—your teachers, household staff, and administrators—fondly hope that your years at Girard have given you a taste for learning, a glimpse of a better w ' orld and how it might be achieved, a desire for self-improvement, a reasonable command of the tools for expression and communication, and most of all a determination to be¬ come a contributing member of society. The only education which is truly worthwhile is self-education. It is a constant companion, overcomes all diversity, and lasts a lifetime. If I may extend a wish on behalf of my colleagues to all of you who about to depart our College grounds, it is simply that I hope you have learned under our tutelage to be an individual who can see the world w-ith his own eyes, hear its cries with his own ears, experience its joy and despair w ith his own senses. Then the world will be your own. Gayle K. Lawrence, Persident 5 y

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IN MEMORIAM John Joseph Michael Daubaras September 30, 1950 April 20, 1969 We walk the weeping campus Where spring brings life and beauty, Forced to face life and its challenges, And remembering eleven years with our Johnny. We have laughed and cried with him; We played beside him, and got in trouble, too. But always that feeling deep within, Of brotherly 1 love between him and you. The cries of O. J., Johnny” fill the air. A pleasant face answers, What do you say?” A short stroll, followed by hearty laughter, Brought moments of joy to brighten our day. John, our friend, classmate, and above all our brother. He always held out a helping hand When one was distressed or troubled. John was a friend who would always understand. Dear God, allow us to strive to fulfill John’s dreams: Of knitting together our class, Girard College and the world, Free from revenge, or violence of any means. When we walk down the aisle on graduation day His smile, love, work, and friendly way Will walk with us; He will want us to go on because we must”.