Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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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

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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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oZ dramatic C (ui First Row, left to right: G. Taylor, L. Marinucci, D. Hoffman, M. Lefko, F. Baker,, J. Foreman, G. Blas e, D. Foca, Mr. N. Sherman Second Row, left to right: J. Maleno, G. Potter, L. Martin, J. Verna, W. Johnston, D. Fizel, T. Love, E. Spamer This year’s Dramatic Club, under the new and very capable direction of Mr. Norman Sherman, got off to a fine start with its first production in December, The Other Player. The tradition of having a Christmas play in this time slot (traditionally The Bishop ' s Candlesticks) was broken with this one- act, one- scene play that consisted of only three characters, played by Douglas Fizel, Louis Baccino, and William Linton. The play was a story of a father whose only son had drowned in a swimming accident while in a bearding school. The father, Mr. Corlin, well-played by Louis Baccino, returned to this school to collect his son’s possessions and to find from the school pres¬ ident, Dr. Becker, played by Douglas Fizel, and one of Jeffrey’s (his son’s) tennis tournament opponents, Peter Cross, played by William Linton, diat his son was hardly the well-rounded, kind, considerate boy he was believed to be. Another precendent was set by presenting this play at Temple Univer¬ sity’s Randall Auditorium. The three seniors and Mr. Sherman should be commended for their devoted determina¬ tion in putting on a very successful play. For the Spring Play, Mr. Sherman presented Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich , a one-act, three-scene play about the difficulities of survival in a Siberian labor compound. Several seniors were involved in the production of this play, includ¬ ing Donald Carpenter, James Verna, William Linton, Douglas Fizel, Earle Spamer, and Thomas Love in some of the roles. Naturally, in their tradition of this year, the Dramatic Club and Mr. Sherman through their perseverance managed to make a fine product of the Spring Play. ! 20 j-