Catholic Central High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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' .:a.:'- 4' - , ...Z ,. , -fl. 3. we .1 For sixty years the Basilian Fathers of Catholic Central have been instructing young men in matters of math, histo- ry science and most of all religion. Throughout these years the students have exhibited school spirit unparalleled to any other while living up the school s motto: Teach me good- ness discipline and knowledge. Catholic Central s traditions spirit, and educational excel- lence stretch all the way back to its founding. Catholic Central High School as it is known today is the result ofthe combination of two schools. In l908, the Sisters of lm- maculate Heart of Mary started Rosary Parish High school on Harper Road near Woodward. This school ran for l2 years under the Sisters Then in the spring of 1928, Monsi- gnor Van Antwerp invited the Basilian Fathers to take over the school This Central High School for boys opened Sep- tember 10 1928 with 760 students under the direction of E.L. Rush and FS. Ruth. Three scholastics, Messrs. S. Murphy J. Embser F. Burns joined soon after to aid on teaching. In its first year there were thirty-three graduates. The other school that makes up C.C. was started by Fr. Connolly in l9l5. The Brothers of Mary conducted Holy Name Institute on Belmont Avenue near Woodward until 1922 When the Brothers withdrew, Fr. Connolly asked the Basilians to take charge. Frs. E.L. Rush, J.H. Whelan, J.W. Embser Messrs. D lemer and French stepped in. ln 1934 Catholic Central needed a new sight to accomodate its growing student body. Fr. Connolly suggested the two schools unite. C.C. joined Holy Name Institute and moved to Belmont Avenue Fr. Whelan became the principle of the 350 students making up Catholic Central High School. Since then C.C. has grown enormously and has changed sights several times, but it continues to develop better young men today to be better leaders of tomorrow. 7 1 9 5 9 1 1 9 n , ...- five priests, Frs. D.L. Dillon, W.C. Sharpe, D.P. Donovan, , . 9 7 5 7 , . C.C.'s organizations grew greatly during the l930's. These organizations contributed to the schools spirit and develop- ment significantly. Football, Baseball, and Basketball start- ed to allow students to compete athletically. Although the teams got off to a rocky start, they soon developed into the strong teams C.C. is renown for. In addition to the begin- ning of the athletic programs, many other key organizations were started. The band, which plays an important part in C.C.'s spirit, premiered in the spring of 1937. ln that same year, seven boys and a priest organized a mimeographed sheet which become known as the,Spectrum. To further organize and unite the student body, the Student Council was started in 1938. lt quickly started several school func- tions forthe student body such as dances, the Camera Club, and the'Stamp Club. The Shamrock yearbook began to mark the events and feelings of the year in l937. All these organizations aided in helping C.C. grow as a school. our diamond year -.3 N: , .M ., Q 'xi Mg, gwf ag '-12'-Q:-an . 'M N4 . ' A A ' .A . f A, fi J Qi ' 5 f , t , V' I l l 9'-1 l l 1,2 . -IUII-lf1U'U5l ? ., a I Top: The C.C. Hockey Team Bottom: The 1938 C.C. Marching Band 60 The '30's It .gf-. ,:...4l . ,t . ,, . ' -r .1 A r A 1 ' . - Y H - - - -ri-, . - --Le ,f '1hfg.at,:ff1-ea'IQQ-vi.:--if .. . ,I . -,,,,: g - g, - :,. :-f'-.- t . - ,fm 1 fit.,-f' fr . ' ag -'f-1' 1 9- -.-2- -it . -Jr .I . . , -1 . Y -.vS1'f' 1' I ' 1 - ' ' . , . '. -' '- ::'ff tr., 1. . , , V .. .f W. w -v.,.-1-A aw. . - - -- - .,,-,-sf s- -: . P.. W- -- f ,--rg - . . , f .-,pt 1-,. v.'-43. -t -- -'te' f .f6GIL,:,-- ..'Nl'-1'xri :' faqs--IA M' 31-I. pf-,. .- . - : rt -Q-2 .445 sz-.H 1 ---+ 'ws .-- , ,, . ' I - '.:::. f' T 4'- .. 11, -,Mg .. .ie urwe V .1-af. ge- if -.,--H .- -1853? L :'1...,. I .1 , .,- - ,Jk v f' f . u..- -.- -X1-, I f g ., - - . . . ff .f af.. v wt:f..3----w -4 -.ws rm - NJZMW- f-r -ww-H ww' --st-4 - t f- we 11 -- 'we-:.:'.t E , . - , . I . -H' ' 4 M' -- - 9,--1-r,-ig ' - H-1-ft.. at 4-.ff-J.W. -Samet?

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