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

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, -Q 11, vm- e- x Harr- 1, ., . -. rf ' ' v. aw Seated: T. Eichorst, G. Clancy, C .Kohler-, P. O'Donnell, E. Paddock. Slandingu, W. Gibbons, E. McCarthy, D. Trudeau, C. McCarthy, J. Sullivan. Alumni Basketball Squad Alumni Opponents Jan. Redeemer Varsity ,,,, . 9 8 Jan. St. Rose .,,.,,........, .... 2 l l7 Jan. St. Theresa ,..,. ,,,, l Z l 8 Jan. De La Salle, ...,,, , I7 16 Jan. St. Rose ,,,....,,,, , 7 17 Feb. Long Brothers ,,,, . 6 35 Feb. St. Theresa ,, . ,,,. 18 20 Feb. St. James ....,,,,,. .... 4 0 15 Feb. Dixie Fuel ,,,,,,.,... , l 22 36 Feb. Redeemer Varsity ,,,,,.. ., ,,,,. , .... 8 l8 Mar St. Mary's fRoyal Oakl . 29 27 Mar. Eagles A. C. ,, ,......,,, . ..... .... 3 5 18 Mar St. Theresa ,,,,, ,,,, l 2 21 Mar Annunciation ,,,,,. , 21 18 URING the winter months of the past year a plan was conceived to rally some of the fellows and organize a basketball team to represent the alumni. Through the kind co-operation of Father Smith the gym was engaged twice a week, Wednesday evening for practice and Sundays for games to be played with various Alumni and Independent teams throughout the city. Charlie Kohler volunteered to coach the team and act in the capacity' of athletic manager. A call for candidates was made and a large number of luminaries from other years gathered together, forming quite a representative squad. Uniforms were purchased and the schedule being completed, the team went out to defeat the High School varsity in its initial attempt. As the season progressed, some of the city's best were met in games which were hard played and well attended. The final records show that in spite of strong opposition the team broke even in the number of games won and lost, which after all, made the season a successful one when one remembers that this was the Alumni's first year in organized basketball circles. REYNOLD MEIER, '29, Page Sixty-three

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. . . . ,. , ,,. . 'ls5...a 1 v 2 '71 i .4 'V' , -- 1 '. gtiii,,wj'3 .K . ,. . I . . 4, , nw., X. ,,,i,,,.x.g,,3, Seated: J. Barry, M. Snyder, J. Kohl, S. Schneider, H. Gensler. Standing: J. Resume, H. Collins, L. Cook, T, Collins. Alumni Dance Committee THE eleventh annual Alumni Ball which was sponsored by the Alumni and Alumnae, held April 17, 1931, in the elaborate Crystal Ballroom of the Book Cadillac Hotel, resulted in the greatest social event in the annals of the Alumni and Alumnae. Approximately one hundred and twenty-five couples, members and friends of the Alumni and Alumnae, danced to the finest tunes in music, which were rendered by Mike Falk and his Collegians. The spotlight with its many colors adorned the couples as they danced throughout the evening with its rays blending with the frocks of the ladies. The dance served its two-fold purpose in that it brought the organiZation's members together and brought out the characteristic of activity to the associa- tion. The committee of which James Kohl was chairman, assisted by Susan Schneider, did all in their power to make this evening a joyous one. Therefore, it takes this opportunity to thank the patrons and all those who aided in mak- ing this event a success by their attendance. The committees are made up of the following: Music-Mary Snyder, Joseph Sullivan, and Susan Schneider. Publicity-John Barry and Reynolds Meier. Tickets-Harold Collins and Harry Gensler. Ballroom-Theodore Collins, Josephine Collins, and James Kohl, Patrons-Jack Reaume and Lawrence Cook. At this time we wish to make use of the opportunity provided us to ex- press our sincere appreciation to the members of the committee for their inter- ested display of co-operation. If the Ball was a success it was in spite of many and serious difficulties. J. KOHL '29. Page Sixty-ltuo

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v vi-Y C A M P A N I L , rs-5 . 1 1 E rally , x lyx J ' ,J 1 ,-e '. Vi, -J 1 X lik IAN I , 1 1 1-.flill'fii.. 19111 . 1 111 ,R A 1 E k MM-AMN X ' LA i, x l fi. ,L f W. A History of the Holy Redeemer Alumni Association IN SEPTEMBER, 1917, when the Brothers of Mary of Dayton, Ohio, came to Holy Redeemer at the invitation of the Very Reverend Father Franzen, C.S.S.R., then Pastor, to organize and conduct a Boys' High School, the student enrollment was very small and it was not until June 1918, that the people of Holy Redeemer Parish were able to witness the first Commenceme-n-t Exercises under their jurisdiction. In that year, there was but one boy to graduate. However, the following year the number increased to seven and in June, 1920, nineteen more young men completed the prescribed course of study and were awarded diplomas. It also happe-ned, a little later in that same month and year, that a com- plimentary banquet was tendered this extra large class, by the seven young men that had gone before them and it was at this banquet that the idea was first made known, by the Very Reverend Father E. K. Cantwell, C.S.S.R., who was then Pastor, that an Association should be formed to keep these young men that had completed their High School career and those that would grad- uate i-n later years, united. Pursuant to this idea, a meeting was held in the Auditorium in October, 1920, with Brother Edward, S. M., then principal, presiding. Here officers were elected, committees were appointed to draw up a Constitution and By- Laws and other plans that were necessary at that time were adopted. Thus it was, that a new organization in Holy Redeemer Parish was founded: however, this Association was not singular in its nature, for a similar one was started some years before by the good Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for the girls who graduated under their care. As a High School Alumni our object is to perpetuate among our members those hallowed memories of school days, to help one another morally and financially, to strengthen the bonds of friendship and finally to unite our- selves to our Alma Mater. With this object as our guide, we have grown from twen-ty-six members, to the present roll call of three-hundred and eighteen members. The Association now twelve years old has establishd a worthy precedent, and we feel that our organization will live on and expand as long as there is a Holy Redeemer Parish. With the addition of each graduating class, our Alumni is growing bigger and better each year and this is in a great part due to the aid given and the enthusiasm displayed by the Fathers and Brothers of Holy Redeemer Parish. We appreciate their assistance and advice and aim to profit by the encouragement rendered us. With the influx of forty-eight new and active members at the end of this scholastic year we can hopefully look forward to a prosperous and helpful as well as interesting future. J. REAUME '27, Page Sixty-four