Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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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-

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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: C. Ferwerdo, C. Mevoli. S. Bonotatibus, D. Fizel, P. Heuboch, L. Martin Second Row, left to right: Mr. A. Falatico, E. Spomer. A. Tangi, F. Dwyer This year a new singing group was initiated in order to arouse more interest in the choir and to enable boys who do have good voices a chance to express their talents. The Girard Cho¬ rale is a select group of fourteen mixed voices ranging from soprano to bass and who show earnest interest in the choir and in singing. The Chorale’s first performance was in the Junior School Audiorium, followed by a performance in the high school. They also participated in the Christmas and Spring Concerts. If interest and hard work continue as has been shown, the Gir¬ ard Chorale will establish a name for itself. Within the last few years there has been a need of more communication between the members of the organization and the officers with Mr. Falatico, the choir director. This year the officers of the choir, Anthony Tangi, Secretary-Treasurer; Francis Dwyer, Vice President; and Charles Mevoli, President, met frequently with the entire group with inten¬ tions of giving the members who make up the organization a chance to register complaints and suggest improvments. It is hoped that these meetings will arouse a greater interest and concern for the choir now that the members can express their opinions. The highlight of the Christmas Concert this year was the choir’s singing of the Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah. In the Spring Concert, the highlight was guest soloist, Mertine Johns, Mezzo— Soprano, singing swinging spirituals by herself and with the choir. The Girard Choir traveled to Dover, Delaware in late March to sing Haydn’s Te Deum” with the admirable Dover Symphony Orchestra. This was a unique and unforgettable experience for all the members of the choir and the results were well worth the hard work and effort put into it. All the members of the choir who were willing to give up their free time to work hard to make better concerts and per¬ formances deserve much credit. i 21 y