Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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First Row, left to right: L. Marinucci, T. Love, J. Maleno, P. Heuboch, E. Spamer, D. Fizef, D. Corriden, J. Ferry, R. Bujcs Second Row, left to right: S. Bonitatibus, J. Ross, J. Verno, Mr. J. Baji, Mr. R. Morrison This year the Girard College Concert Band celebrated its one hundredth anniversary. In honor of the celebration a former Girardian, Dr. Carl Alette, wrote a concert march entitled Centennial March.” The band, with only a small nucleus of Seniors, got off the year with a slow start. After three months of work the band was finally ready for the annual Christmas Concert. Numbers highlighting the concert were Come Back To Sorrento,” a trumpet duet; A Christ¬ mas Festival,” and With Bells On.” We feel that the musicianship of the boys gave an ex¬ cellent and exciting concert. The Spring Concert was sparked by the moving and spirited Sousa march, Stars and Stripes Forever,” along with Of Dragoons and Villars” and Janta A Jag.” As an instrument of the battalion, the band strove to a high degree of perfection to im¬ prove their marching skills, presenting a much more neat and military appearance. Under the capable leadership of Captain Joseph Ross and Drum Major James Verna, this year ' s marching band w as one of the best in Girard’s history. The band proved to be very effective in heighten¬ ing the spirits of spectators at pep rallies and soccer games. On bleak Saturday mornings the band pro¬ duced life in the student body by playing contempor¬ ary music. The Music Department, under the leadership of Mr. Robert Morrison and Mr. John Baji, proved to be a big asset in the success of the band. Mr. Morrison never gave up on the band, and always put forth his best efforts in making the band sound a little better. We, the members of the band, will never forget his helpfulness and friendship. -i 18 j-

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From left to right, J. Cox, G. Sirko, R. Duckworth, F. Dwyer, A. Tongi, C. Mevoli, P. McDonnell, V. Aloio, Mr. H. Mazaleski The Student Court of Girard College has increased in power; it has also obtained much more respect since its establishment in 1967. The purpose of the court is to give cer¬ tain members of the Student Body the responsibility of charging, hearing, acquiting, con¬ victing, and in the event of convicting, recommending and administering the punishment of individual students.” The Student Court was created for the students and is conducted by re¬ sponsible sudent leaders. This year the court not only handled individual cases but took up the task of devising projects for the betterment of the school. This placed a greater responsibility on the organiza¬ tion. However, responsibility is a challenge that Girard students need more, and react to cre¬ atively. Through this students will learn to think more positively and rationally in cases of right or wrong. Student Body President Anthony Tangi, presiding as judge, displayed impartiality in hearing cases presented to the court. The integrity of other members, who were the Class Pres¬ idents Francis Dwyer, Robert Duckworth, George Sirko, Robert McDonald, John Cox, and Charles Me¬ voli, secretary, enabled the court to have a very suc¬ cessful year. Other dependable members of the court were Vincent Aloia, and Martin Keeley. Mr. Henry Mazaleski, serving as faculty sponsor for the second year, proved to be an indispensible advisor. The members of the Student Court broadened and strengthened their perspective of ethical behavior. This is perhaps the most vitally important aspect if any governmental system is to function honestly and properly. The court strived to fulfill this aspect in every possible way. In the years to come the Student Court will in¬ evitably become a necessity in the student govern¬ ment of Girard. Only through hard work by the stu¬ dents, as shown this past year, will the organization become a vital factor in the lives of all Girardians. V i 17 1 -

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kattali ion First Row, left to right: R. Ritter, G. Thomas, C. Mevoli, J. Pillo, T. Clayton, A. Tangi, A. Bonanzino, P. Keenan, M. Aglidian, F. Dwyer, L. Baccino Second Row, left to right: C. Olivo. R. Dundon, P. Lanza, J. McCloy, D. DiMossa, G. Potter, L. Stranzl, D. Carpenter Third Row, left to right: D. Hepperly, E. Hoffman, A. Richey, V. Gravelle, L. Martin, R. Hackenberg Upon entering eighth grade, we knew we would be introduced to many new facets of Girard life, including Girard College Battalion. Since this was our first year in the Battalion, we entered as recruits. Running down the Main road on Friday afternoon to drill became a habit, and for fourty-five minutes we drilled extensively in those scratchy wool shirts. Right Face! Left Face!” About Face!” were orders screamed into our heads. After the first semester, the class of 1969 found themselves enlisted in specific companies. We will never forget the tenseness and fear, the furious beating of our hearts as we par¬ ticipated in our first competitive drill, our first Founder ' s Day ceremonies, and our first Me¬ morial Day parade. There were always hundreds of eyes watching us; we couldn’t afford to make a mistake. In our Senior year the Battalion, commanded by the progressive leadership of Colonal Hublier, con¬ veyed more meaningful thought to us. We realized the discipline and morale development behind its function, and we realized this same feeling had to be fostered in the minds of the underclassmen; this is a goal we have definitely reached this year. Under the leadership of Captain Francis Dwyer, Company A; Captain Charles Mevoli, Company B; Captain Anthony Bonanzino, Company C; and Cap¬ tain Gregory Thomas, Company D, the Battalion im¬ proved in all aspects of drill formation. Special credit must also be given to these Captains for their untir¬ ing efforts in the competitive drill during the first semester A 19 Y