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All new ideas have humble beginnings, whether they be movies, lives or high schools. DeSales' history began in the 1910's, a time that gave birth to such innovations as Mack Sennett's creation of slapstick comedy. Around the same time that actress Sarah Bern- hardt was seen on movie screens throughout the country in Queen Elizabeth, DeSales High School graduated its first senior class - total: nine people. In 1912, those nine people had enrolled in a new two-year business school, located on the second floor of St. Francis DeSales grammar school on Exchange St., staffed by a faculty of two nuns and named DeSales High School. And so the show began; quietly, humbly and proudly. While movies were being perfected during the Twenties, DeSales was growing. Its enrollment, as well as its faculty, increased. So while Edward G. Robinson was busy working on the set of Little Caesar, the two parish pastors, in the summer of 1929, decided that DeSales High School needed a home of its own. When the stock market crashed in October of that year, the new high school was far from completed. Needless to say, DeSales, or rather the parishes, found themselves heavily in debt. Even though high school funds were diminished by the widespread unemploy- ment of the parishioners, DeSales survived. As the world rose slowly back to its feet, the movie industry found they liked those 'Musical song and dance' flicks. While 1935 saw Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance their way through Top Hat, D. H. S. graduate created his own classic when he wrote the words and music to our Alma Mater. Like DeSales, this original creation is unique. That was forty years ago. The Forties came along and brought troubles for everyone. The United States found themselves in the midst of a world war. DeSales' yearbook, The Salesian, illustrated those hard times through pages devoted to DeSales students who had gone off to war and had died for their country. Even so, the American film indus- try sought to provide an escape from those harsh realities with its popular musical films. The comedy found its place, and rightfully so, as Bob Hope and Bing Crosby led viewers down The Road to Morocco.' ’ As if the immediate war troubles weren't already enough, DeSales High School was the victim of a fire that completely destroyed the wooden front building of the school. The loss was tragic and unable to be properly replaced, due to severe war rationing of building materials. Still DeSales got by. With the end of the Forties and a return to peace, high school life turned to the less drastic things of life as students' interests ranged from sports to Old Clothes Days, May Days to proms, senior plays to cars. War films became as popular as the American flag. This generation saw itself being entertained by the unfortu- nate occurrences of the previous war years when such movie greats as Frank Sinatra and Burt Lancaster appeared in From Here to Eternity. During this time DeSales demanded attention because no one was pleased with the cramped conditions of both the stu- dents and faculty. The DeSales community took the opportunity to initiate a drive which was a huge success. The Catholic commu- nity supported it wholeheartedly, and replaced the classrooms, library and lab that were lost in the fire of 1943. Their enthusiasm went further as supporters raised money to build a gym for DeSales. The DHS basketball 'Stars' now had a home court of their own. The Saints were in the limelight with the biggest gymnasium in the area. DeSales was proud of its new school additions. t
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STORYBOARD Prologue 4 Dedication 8 Technical Directors 10 Faculty 12 Guys and Dolls 15 In Memoriam 42 Action 43 Sports 54 Spotlight 73 Gone With the Wind 73 Board of Trustees 119 Ads 122 Index 128 3
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