Holy Redeemer High School - Campanile Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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5 308 new f X -7355 Jie 'QYs. 4 1 f 2 . - lt' '- -is E7Y.'l we-i f '- -1 -R ' . . . :L ' ' 'E' ' S' e'!e5l.ae -'ffl 2 ef' ' 31+ Top V Hamilton C Holihan A Cutcher f A A A illlllllllumm ... . ...,. ge ' - W- -,mnmiillllllllll PQ: Basketball Season Holy Redeemer - - 30-24 St. Anthony - - - 14-17 Holy Redeemer 27- Cforfeitedl St. Ambrose 20- Cforfeitedl Holy Redeemer - - 16-12 St. Paul ---- 29-17 N many respects, the scholastic year just completed ' might be considered a very active and successful one. For the girls it is marked by many interesting and delightful innovations. Several years ago, physi- cal education was confined to group calisthenics with little or no idea of establishing for the girls a form of organized athletics. However, with the advance that late years have made throughout the educational world in things pertaining to physical instruction and hygiene, Redeemer was not slow in understand- ing the great value and the enormous good which might result from this new phase of education and immediately took means to provide for its students a form of recreational pastime. Early in the year, things began to organize them- selves in such a manner as to anticipate the efficiency that so characterized the Girls' Athletic Department. In order to finance the purchasing of new uniforms for the varsity, a successful raffle was held, eliciting the aid of friends and students of both schools. The choice of uniform met with the approval of all, since the beauty of its purple and gold make it not only characteristic of the school but likewise very attrac- tive. The girls who were interested in basketball were then called upon to aid Mrs. Rentz in building up such a team as would give Redeemer a formidable representation. Due to the energetic and interested supervision of Mrs. Rentz, this newly organized sex- tet, not only joined the Catholic League but soon be- came one of the most feared teams in the loop. The first game of the season was played at home on the floor of the recently built gym. Here the Re- deemer girls played hosts to the aggregation from St. Anthony's parish. Without wanting to be unkind. the Redeemerites punished their guests severely send- ing them home with a story of defeat and a score of 30-15. The four subsequent games were played on foreign courts a circumstance which proved very trying to a uln llllgg 3 . .,-. .1511 - e . -,.- -- - Page Ninety

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' R . -753 ,....., EW X. XL - . it -ffl. , ff 2 e I 4' 3 - ,,-rn. Q5 c ag-alll gl 0: . gs 'H Si? ., ,' - - e, ,. - ., , :. A If , .- i in Re fi xi . if .N- 4 ,X XL Basketball Season N Holy Redeemer - - 20-l l St. Theresa 2 - 29-17 Holy Redeemer - - 24-3l Royal Oak - - 23-26 ly K Q Holy Redeemer - - 23-29 Visitation - - - + Z1-18 group of girls playing their Hrst season in competi- tion with teams of long and tried experience. How- i Q ever, due to the splendid display of school spirit on if the part of the student body, the wearers of the pur- ple and gold were able to break even, earning victories over St. Mary's and St. Ambrose and dropping hard fought games to St. Paul and St. Theresa. The last contest of the first half of the season, which was played with Visitation High, will long dwell in the memories of both players and spectators. It was at this game that the Sisters attended for the first time to witness the team in action. For this reason the girls exerted themselves to the utmost, and by skillful pass work and superior ability at finding the basket, gave to all present one of the closest and most exciting games of the season. With much cheer- ing and rejoicing the Redeemer girls won the day by the narrowest of margins, 23-22. In the second half of the season, Redeemer en- joyed a long string of victories, meeting and defeating every opponent until finally the sextet representing St. Paul's was encountered and the royal colors of the Monarch were lowered to the tune of l7-l2. This was a hard and bitter game with the score little in- dicating the strength which the losers displayed. ' yr . .r 4. S . , g . 2 . ,, ,,,, , .,:. . .... , if - W ' - -I J- ' W N 'N ., .., .. ra, ' t.?: ' ,. ff 'fa y X f f r s A '- .415 5 ,. . . g ig is .2 gs ,tn ft: r 1 . ii x 3 W. is my . si g 2 3 5 A .,.- . ' ' Q ,.-, I 2 inffawffs , ' 1,7 We In summing up the final results of the season the entire student body pronounces it a success. Con- sidering that this was but the beginning, one can feel i justly proud of our girls and their eight victories and A X four defeats. When the final reckoning was made it ..i, f ,Q p was found that Redeember ranked third in a league ' 'K X' composed of many veteran teams. , ,. 3 . ' In concluding this initial attempt on the part of the girls in athletic competition, much credit and and ' A many expressions of gratitude must be extended to all I :-- - ,g l those responsible for sponsoring and aiding this new 3 activity. Among others we must make special men- '---.. , I., 't ' tion of Father Elenz, Father McAllaster and Mrs. is ii Top: M. Ouellette, M. Snyder, Rentz' v f I L. -xlg v alski X, i NU BN ' V ,h J. my :Diff , VV if 4 . r 'J 'A in xx K .. Q, , , ,.., g a .... ' - iulllililllllllll . . , ' or ' F V , 2 ga.. ,L-:, 13 .,' -- -1 '-f f. s L-- P ,,,?fL,:L. f'.-:I-'5':-:4Ta::+is-.- .- ...- -T55 ff -1 'i if? Page Ninety-one