St Casimir High School - Casmirecho Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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19387 THE CASMIRECHO . Page 21 patronsw Father Stolinski awarded us a trip to Greene field Village. Of all days, the trip was on a Friday, and dhly hot dogs were sold at the concessions! lUnexpectedly Sally was called from her scholastic duties only to return three weeks later minus her ap- pendix. h To 'raise funds for our depleted treaSury a Bingo Party was sponsored.. Returns proved very,4 very satis- factory. , 7 In the latter part of the Junior year we looked for- ward to the Senior - Junior banquet which is an annual custom put forth by the Juniors. It was a great suc- cessl ' The Class of '37 gave us the privilege of publishing the June issue of the Casmirette . Senior Year 1937 - 38 tSeptember 8, '1937, twenty-four serious-minded, stu. dious students, dohned with the name of Seniors , ran down the last stretch'of the vrace of knowledge hoping for the award of the golden trephy of learning. Early in the year afencing, archery and dancing were' introduced to the girls while the boys were acquainted with sabering, fencing and arabian tumbling under the instruction of Miss Swanson and Mr. Alexander. October will long be remembered for the colorful, costumed Halloween Party. ' NovemberedWith no special occasion to commemorate we eagerly awaited the coming of Christmas holidays. We celebrated Christmas with a simple luncheon, after which gifts and cards were exbhanged. ' After what the teachers called a ' VaCation , we were forced to return to our dusty seats and bury ourselves in our books. , h .V January with its cold, chilly'mornings gave us its breezy blow when on January 10th 'we Valmost' froze to frazzles. The boilers broke! And Hurrah! We were sent home.

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Page 20 THE CASMIRECHO :xixz . 0-..... H'STORY HiCHLiCJ HTS September 5, 1934, forty-two freshmen entered the portals of St. Casimir High School, representing all of the West Side parishes. In the last week of October, we were formally ini- tiated as students of St. Casimir High School. The group known as Room 303 earned the Merit Cup for scholastic achievements for the entire year. hsix times in a11.h Sophomore Year 1935 - 36 September 9, 1935, thirty ambitious sophomores re- . turned to bury their noses in their beloved Books. Helen Fabiszak and Joseph Janiga left our midst, the former for the Felician Sisters' Academy to be a nun and the latter for St. Mary's College to be a priest. Revenge is sweet!' We had the honor of initiating the New Comers! Junior Year 1936 - 37 September 3, 1936, twenty-six jolly Juniors decided to again attempt to crash the gates of knowledge. Because of Our School Spirit him securing the most A.

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Page .22 THE CASMIRECHO 1938 The arrival of our class rings although belated was welcomed by all on January 17th. The following day, Professor Kinsella of the Univer- sity of Detroit honored us with a little boy's version of the story of Samson and Delilah among other things. After many days of preparation for the annual afa fair the Senior Prom, our efforts were at last rewarded on unday, January 23rd, when the attendance numbered' more than 400. With Karl Speeth directing the orchestra more than 600 rhythmic feet tripped the light fantasticn on the floor of our auditorium. The returns from this event were so satisfactory that we tClass of '38i f were able to furnish the publication office with an elitetype typewriter and a steel cabinet which accomodates the mi- meOSCOpe, mimeograph, typewriter and eccesories used in' mimeographing. Another distinguished speaker,1 Professor' Alvin O'- Konsky, visited us on February 7th. His theme was that ever debated subject, Communism . . t ' The Boy's Basketball team won the Third Division West Side Championship for the third successive time. ' The Girls' Basketball team had a fair season under the direction of Miss Costello. On Sunday, March 3rd, the Juniors generously treated us to the play entitled, Fantasy of the Passion at Holy Redeemer. Thanks a million! Gratias! In the course of our preparations for graduation the boys had their pictures taken at Arthur's Studio, on April 5th. The following day, the snow did not keep the girls from doing the same. The very popular play, An Old Fashioned Mother was. presented to a packed house on three successive days, with the final performance on May 15th. , An initial event to be celebrated hereafter annually, was the Alumni Day, celebrated on June'5th, the Sunday fefore Commencement Day. On this day the Seniors, in their caps and gowns, accompanied by the Alumni and the student body received Holy Communion. A breakfast,spon- sored by the Alumniz was given for the graduates in the auditorium. From thence they were one Of the Alumni. SUNDAY, JUNE 12th a THE BIG DAY!!!