Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Steven B. Yours Director of Student Home Life Director of Admissions and Student Relations Joka A. Rothfuse Assistant to the Director for Elementary Education ZO-HArPDVAVHV—-Z—-ZO?P Ro oercohrin Bermard J. Konopka Kenneth M. Clark Paal Johneon Food Service ivianager Vera Malisoff Director of Health Services

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To the Class of 1981: Graduation is fast approaching. As as alumnus of Girard, I know the ambivalent feelings you are now experiencing; part of you is eager to meet life’s challenges and yet another part regrets that your tenure at Girard is about to end. All of us who were involved in your education hope that you have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in life. There are difficult days ahead for you and for our nation. We trust that you have learned at Girard the social skills to get along with others and the economic skills necessary for you to earn a good living in the future. All of us who were involved in your education and training, both teachers and household staff, join in wishing you the best. May both life and fate be kind to each of you. Dr. Blase J. Zucaro LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT To the Class of 1981: The purpose of Girard College is to equip each student with the necessary preparation for higher education, as well as for the world of work, and to instill a sense of individual purpose and personal worth. Each one of you must make his own personal assessment of his Girard experience, for Girard can only really give what you are willing to accept. We hope that you will be happy in life, that you will bring honor to those who love you and to your school, that you will have faith in your country and that you will deeply appreciate the spiritual values of life. I should like to record here the charge which has been given for many years to the members of the graduating class as part of the Commencement Exercises: “Sons of Girard, I charge you now, and in the days to come, to be truly Sons of Girard: to prove yourselves worthy of his name, never to betray the trust which the Founder placed in you; to use in the building of your lives what you have learned here - not only the knowledge gained, but the qualities of character which have been developed - an understanding of your fellow man, loyalty and devotion to your country and all it represents, and love and reverence for your God. You may not all have the opportunity to be heroes, but you can all manifest nobility of character. You may not all bring forth world-shaking ideas, but you can all express intelligence and integrity and loving kindness. Just as the lives of those Girardians who have preceded you may serve as an inspiration to you, sO may you, in turn, not only inspire the generations of Girardians which are to follow, but also be an influence for good upon all whom your lives will touch.” May life be good to you! Dr. John A. Lander

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; Seniors: you are about to complete the first lap in your training as tephen Girard would have you do. Now go out and do it. Mr. Joseph Shuster, Mathematics Department Chairman As the Class of 1981, you are ready to step into a world of constant change. With the present rate of technological advance you will witness phenomena never dreamed possible a generation ago. You will see advanced techniques of developing our valuable resources, a booming space program and an age of computers. All this and more is at your fingertips and you can and will be part of it. So take the knowledge you have received here at Girard and open the door to the brave new world. Mr. Matt Miller