Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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physical education Mr. Brian Seeber Mr Michael Cash Director, Physical Education Department The Department of Physical Education at Girard College offers a varied curriculum for all its stu¬ dents. Over the period of the school year, each student receives instruction under three basic catagor- ies; gymnastics, swimming, and team sport activities. Under gymnastics he learns some tumbling ex¬ ercises and works on both the parallel bars and the side horse. In swimming we teach all the various levels up to and including Senior Lifesaving. The team sport activities taught are many in number and include soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball and floor hockey. The Physical Education Department also has the responsibility of teaching both Seventh Grade Health and Senior Health. The athletic program on the inter scholastic level has included for this school year eight Varsity sports, four Junior Varsity sports and six Junior High sports. As a member of the Penn-Jersey Athletic Conference, Girard had the pleasure of hosting the ten school 1976 Penn-Jersey Wrestling Tournament. We also hosted our annual twelve school Girard Invita¬ tional Wrestling Tournament. In the Spring, our staff finished the school year by hosting the annual five school Girard College Invitational Doubles Tennis Tournament and giving the Varsity Lettermen’s dinner in early June. 15

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languages Mr. Eugene McLaughlin The first and most important step in understanding other peoples, their way of thinking, as well as their way of acting lies in understanding their language and language habits. The language department has been using the relatively new method of language instruction common¬ ly referred to as an audiolingual method, in order to facilitate good speaking and listening skills. The first year program stresses pronounciation and speech patterns. Increased emphasis upon free conversation, reading and culture become areas of increased interest in the second year program. The third year elective program, which will start in September of 1976, will provide ample opportunity for the kinds of listening, speaking, reading and writing needed to develop spontaneity, fluency and on the spot comprehension. art department Zeil, (Dr.) William 14

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Mr. J. Caldwell Mrs. J. Faulk Mrs. J. Holman Mrs. P. Abrams The Library Resource Center, a somewhat broader concept of an information storehouse than “lib¬ rary”, stands at the east side of the famous Girard circle. As an academic concept, it stands for those hours of Senior research for reports on health services, Charles Dickens, the phenomenon of sleep, social issues, and goodness knows what else that may have been assigned. In addition to its function as a resource for the impetuous Senior Class, the LRC provides the rest of the Girard community with the best and latest books, tapes, films and other materials. The LRC is considered one of the most comprehensive centers in the area, considering the scope of its service, and the value of its holdings. Contained in the Library Resource Center’s marbled inter¬ ior are special collections relating to Stephen Girard’s life and times, College memorabilia, micro¬ filmed papers of Girard’s personal correspondence, and rare print and non-print materials associated with Philadelphia’s people and places. The LRC, evolving from its delicate origin as a one-room library in the forefront of Founder’s Hall, can still be considered the focal point for academic support and information search on the Girard campus. 16 Mrs. J. Faulk Mr. J. C. Caldwell Director of LRC