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

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Officers. Seated: G. O'Connor, A. Funston, A. Cutcher, A. Lyons. Slanding: M. Ouellette lGeneral Chairmanl, L. Michalski, M. Coogan Students' Spiritual Council Purpose: To develop personal sanctity and qualities of Catholic leadership that will be displayed in vigorous Cqtholic Action. BOVE our scholastic, social, and athletic achievements we proudly and justly call attention to our spiritual activities. The Class of '31 enthusiastically entered into the work of the Students' Spiritual Council. At the first meeting, Mary Ouellette was unanimously chosen general chairlady of the organization, and under her leadership, the members of the committees have been active in their efforts to increase in the students a more fervent devotion to the Holy Eucharist and a greater love for Our Blessed Mother. The meetings of the S. S. C. held before the feast days of our' Lady have proved to be among the most interesting factors of the school program. The work of the Council was especially furthered by the initiation, by our zealous priests, of the Tuesday morning novena services to our Lady of Perpetual Help. Every means was employed by the various committees to attain 100 per cent attendance at Mass on the Tuesdays of the novenas. Then, too, the added privilege of an extra Week-day Communion was also encouraged. The Holy Redeemer representatives took an active part in the S. S. C. meeting held at Marygrove College. The proposal to establish a Students' Spiritual Union, by means of the S. S. C., received the loyal support of the Holy Redeemer branch, and, on the establishment of the Union, Holy Redeemer became a charter member. The report of the activities of our Apostolic com- mittee at one of the meetings of the Union proved a source of ediiication to all. We await with interest the work of the future Seniors of Holy Redeemer in the activities of this, the most worth While organization of our school. Page Fifly-six

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s 5 Seated: C. Hastings, R. Mulheisen, M. Moss, J. Freeman, E. Caouette, F. George, C. Petoskey, T. Smith. Standing: S. Ligeski, W. Davis, J. Burns, D. Feick, J. Hayes, G. Harrington, E. Dawson. Camera Club Purpose: To promote an interest in photography and provide a pictorial account of school events for the students and Yearbook. HAT 'AOld Reliable pioneer of all our High School organizations, namely, the Camera Club, has once more shown us a true school spirit. The Club which has been under the supervision of Brother Charles Kolf, S. M, since it was founded in 1927 has faithfully fuliilled its two-fold purpose which is first, to give its members an insight in amateur photography, and secondly, to procure for the Annual a fascinating feature section. As a matter of fact, it has gone further than that, it has given the student body a complete pictorial history of the past school year. Enthusiasm for this enticing club ran so high that it was necessary to call for volunteers only once to fill in vacancies, in spite of the fact much time would have to be spent at the different sport events or other school activities and in developing pictures in the Hdark room. And though pupils represent- ing each grade, were present at the first meeting, only those from the Senior and Junior Classes were accepted. These members were shown many interesting things and received an abundance of valuable information. Much experience was gained while they were pacing up and down the sidelines at the games looking for a good shot. And even when it was so cold that the shutters would barely move they never lost sight of their objective. This, We may add, was one reason for the splendid progress which they made. Page Fifty-tive

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, ,.,, k k .,, k , In . . Seated: M. Ouellette, J. Fitzgerald, D. Dunne. Standing: M. Coogan, E. Zinc, C. Duggan, J. Maniex. S. Hurley. Apostolic Committee Purpose: Active participation in the Lay Apostolate by teaching Religion to Catholic children in the public schools. QUR HOLY FATHER, Pope Pius X, in his encyclical on The Teaching of Catechism attributed the present widespread decay in religion and morals to the ignorance of the people in divine things, and this zealous Pontiff pleaded for a more thorough and systematic teaching and studying of Christian doctrine. With our Catholic boys and girls attending the public schools in such numbers, it is obvious that special Religion classes must be organized to pre- vent numerous souls straying from the True Fold. Priests and Sisters are doing all they can to care for these neglected ones, but the task is too great for their willing, but already over-burdened, generosity. If the Church is to make progress, both at home and in foreign mission lands, the Catholic Lay Apostolate, pleaded for so ardently by our present Pontiff, Pope Pius XI, must become more active. Last September the plea came to the Senior girls to participate in this apostolic work. Eleven members of the Class of '31 immediately and unself- ishly answered the call. All year they have labored among the Negroes, the Maltese, and the Italians-teaching Religion at St. Benedict de Moor, St. Peter's, Mount Carmel in River Rouge, and at the St. Elizabeth Community House. This year the girls prepared five classes for Eirst Holy Communion and three for Conflrmatio-n. We are proud to be able to say that the Seniors of '31 furnished more Apostolic laborers than any preceding classg and we truly hope that after graduation they, and many others, will still realize the importance of this form of Catholic Action and continue the work so zealously begun. Page Fifly-seven