Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Senior StciviSorii V Left to right: D. DiMasso, C. Mevoli, A. Tongi, F. Dwyer, S. Bonitotibus, R. Duckworth This year marked the beginning of the Student Advisory Committee, which is dedicated to help the eighth and ninth grade students adjust to high school life and participate actively in the affairs of Girard College.” The Advisory Committee was also destined to have faculty members guide the Junior and Senior students who advised younger students; however, the organization in its rudimentary stage functioned in an entirely different manner than the Student Advisory system had outlined. Early in the year, under the guidance of Mr. MacGregor, we received several names of eighth and ninth graders who were in constant trouble, had failing grades, or found it hard to adapt themselves to the routine life of the High School. Each Senior and Junior boy in the com¬ mittee worked with one of these students and tried, in any way possible, to build a wall of trust and confidence around each other, thus allowing for open expression between the two students and the possibility of one confiding in the other.We then ascertained the younger student’s prob¬ lems and formulated constructive ideas into their heads, striving to make them individuals and contributing students to Girard College. Of course, this committee has not been successful in all its en¬ deavors, yet the truth lies in the fact that this Advisory Committee of Juniors and Seniors has not left Girard the same; rather, we have given some younger stu¬ dents an insight into how great Girard may be and have set an example which must be followed by all students in order to achieve the greatness rightly due to this school. Next year the organization will expand in the program which the format of the Student Advisory Committee has outlined, and it will only be after years of constant efforts that the founders of the Student Advisory Committee will see their dreams become a reality — making all students active in Girard affairs and affording to them a great pride of what Girard College can be. i 15 y

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( ncjfidL J lonorS (liuL First Row, left to right: E. Garabedion. A. Tangi, D. Corriden, L. Shueck, C. Ferwerda, L. Stranzl, E. Troxell, S. Bonitatibus, Mr. P. Brown Second Row, left to right: T. Love, J. Maleno, W. Powell, L. Martin, J. Ferry The purpose of the English Honors Club has been to give Senior English students a chance to learn more about English literature and ultimately progress those students in finding a reality in what they have read. Mr. Patrick Brown has been fulfilling the pur¬ pose of this club with enthusiasm. He has given to us tremendous knowledge about the plays we have read which awards us, as new readers of many of these plays, an understanding far greater than we could have developed. Prometheus Bound” by Aeschylus, Oedipus the King” by Sophocles, King Lear” by Shakespeare, Ghosts” by Ibsen, and Miss Julie” by Strindberg are ony a few of the plays we have read and analyzed. Our in-depth discussions have revealed to us much of the reality which is present in our world, such as hate, sex, hypocrisy, cruelty, and kindness. This year’s English Honors Club has pro ed a definite success in its quest to develop intellectually thinking students. One reason for this lies in the fact we have had a faculty sponsor dedicated to giving students a chance to develop their thinking abilities in reading; but more important, our faculty sponsor contributed his own time in making Senior English students a little more involved in literature. We appreciatively thank Mr. Brown for all his support and guidance throughout this year’s program of the English Honors Club. It is the hope of the present members of the English Honors Club that Mr. Brown will con¬ tinue next year this greatly needed English Club he has instituted; for it offers to those stu¬ dents who participate in the club a sense of individuality in thinking and ultimately promotes them to seek greater intellectual pursuit because of the new knowledge they have acquired in the English Honors Club. A i 4 y

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•Student (Council First Row, left to right: T. Mack, D. George, G. Potter, G. Thomas, A. Tangi. C. Olivo, S. Bonitatibus. D. Carpenter, G. Cirko Second Row, left to right: J. Reichard, R. Clayton, D. Foca, M. Elkins, S. McDonnell, G. Polsky, S. Flamini, F. Dwyer Third Row, left to right: P. Dermody, J. Gabarino, R. Duckworth, M. Malandra The Student Council has never been an effective organization at Girard College because of the com¬ munication gap between the students and the admin¬ istrators. However, when Gayle K. Lawrence became President of Girard College, he immediately inspired the Student Council to become a representative body by placing Anthony Tangi, Student Body President, on his Educational Cabinet and by organizing an elected Student-Faculty Senate. Both of these organi- zaions will definitely make Girard College a better school. The Student Council initiated many varied and group-participating organizations this year, such as the Publicity Club, Dance Club, and the Big Brother Program. Due to the persistent work of Mr. Bernard Knopka and the D S Committee, the number of students working in the dining room was cut-down from five a week to four students a week. The Student Council, though, did not intend to be as inactive as other Councils or see small changes. We argued constantly for change in major school policies, such as weekend leaves for high school students, elimination of Battalion, change in haircut and clothing regulations and the institution of a new disciplinary system. Many of these important topics will be discussed by the Student-Faculty Senate and the Educational Cabinet, and it is our hope that future classes may enjoy all of these much needed changes. The Council has asserted its responsibility effectively in the following areas: (1 ) Council members proctoring high school studies and Friday night movies; (2) Council members super¬ vising corridors between classes; and (3) submitting a Student Council Budget Fund for re¬ served weekend students. i 16 y