Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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SWSt Yf COltj ' JCJL First Rou): L. Hook, D. Belsito, D. Merenda, T. Killeen, H. Lance. Second Row: R. Schmeltzer, W. Tillinghast, B. Ruth. Third Row: T. Peterkin, J. Tillinghast, R. Buck, J. Cuccini, G. Reilly. Fourth Rou): J. Swords, J. Kaercher, J. Truxon, W. McNeil, Fifth Rou): Mr. Konopka, Mr. Wooten, Mr. Schultz, Mr. Weinstein. The main objective of the Student Council was to re-establish its effectiveness, which was nonexistent last year. Our job was to reinstitute quality student leadership and to gain the re¬ spect of student and staff alike. We wanted students to think of the council as a strong motiva¬ ting force, as it once was, and we feel that we have accomplished at least that much. The dress and discipline codes are examples that prove that the administration does want and does consider student opinion, as long as it’s constructive. It was student opinion which caused the creation of homework deficiency, weekend privi¬ lege, student summer work program, and other programs that will probably be instituted next year. The council, working closely with the administration and alumni, have successfully started a basketball camp in conjunction with Mr. Sonny Hill, a noted basketball personality. We hope that in future years, students will be more serious about their student government and use it to benefit themselves in a positive way.

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j ' UTJOj ' MI J-JONO i 30CJ3YY “I pledge myself to uphold the high purposes of the National Honor Society to which l have been elected, striving in every way by word and deed to make its ideals, the ideals of my school and of my life,” This is the pledge which every National Honor Society member agrees to honor and obey when he is inducted into the NHS. The Society embraces high standards of scholarship, ser¬ vice, leadership, and character which are bound in a moral and ethical framework. By utilizing and exemplifying these four traits, NHS members help to counter the many negative forces in schools today. For well over half a century the National Honor Society has worked to bring the achieve¬ ments of outstanding high school students to the attention of their classmates, parents, and community. Chapters in more than 20,000 secondary schools continue to strive to give prac¬ tical meaning to the Society’s dedication to scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Left to Right: R. Preston, D. Goldstein, T. Killeen, IV. Urich, L. Hook, G. Zaengle, D. Merenda, T. Hicks. Sitting: Mr. J. Shuster 13