Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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£J, ucationa CM let Standing, left to right: A. Tangi, Mr. J. Wileman, Mr. E. Ogden, Mr. H. Emler Dr. G. Lawrence, Mr. S. Shirley- Mr. C. Cunningham Seated, left to right: Mr. C. MacGregor, Mrs. E. Cheney, Miss L. Williams •Senior Spouse masters Left to right: Dr. W. Zeil, Mr. J. Shuster, Mr. B. Konopka- Mr. A. Maurer { 4 y

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eti re men l MR. HAROLD F. HOLMAN Mr. Harold F. Holman has been a ded¬ icated teacher in his three decades of ser¬ vice to Girard. Whenever a student needed help, Mr Holman was there. Whether it was in schoolwork or adjusting to the rigors of Girard life, he was always willing to lend a helping hand or a few words of advice. It is for this that we, the Class of 1969, on behalf of ourselves and all his past and present student, wish him happi¬ ness in his retirement. MR. JOHN M. BENZ Quiet, reserved, but always sincere; this was Mr. Benz. Meeting him in Mari ner and, later, in Bordeaux, was an exper¬ ience that bettered all our lives. His sin¬ cerity was evident in the extra time hr spent to make the tennis team a reality, and in the innumerable other projects he undertook to improve Girard. He will al¬ ways occupy a special place in the hearts of the class. A 3 y

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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