St Joseph High School - Arrow Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Ullman A 152 EN short months ago we entered the historic halls of St. josephls with a spirit and disposition characteristic of Freshmen. Our vacation over, we were in a sense glad to get back to school and what is more to enter the ranks of high school students. Uur elementary education had come to an end, and we were now entering upon a field that would later in life place us among the educated men of the country. Witli this much said you will, gentle and kind reader, understand why each and every one of us felt proud. High school students-this meant a great deal to us, more than you can sense. Upon entering the hallowed halls of St. joe's, we felt pretty much the same as a child does, who has entered school for the first time. We were confronted with many new faces, new scenes, new teachers, new everything. But it was not long before we had become acquainted with our new surroundings, companions and teachers and then everything, needless to say became very pleasant for us. On that memorable day we started with over fifty, but ere long the number began to dwindle, for some had come here with-wrong conceptions and finding out their mistake in time, betook themselves to other high schools. By the time our first quarterly examination came around we were down to forty-eight. As soon as we had become sufficiently acquainted, we organized a class society, which we are glad to say did great work during the year. It engendered a spirit of good fellowship and fraternity and was the means of creating a fine class spirit. In commencing our high school education we found that we were to take up Elementery Algebra, Spanish, Mechanical Drawing, General Science, along with Catechism, English and Business Spelling. It was not long before these new subjects began to present their difficulties. For the majority of us we found Spanish and Algebra to be our bugbears, but exercising a little good will and a determination to succeed. we soon conquered these two subjects with the aid of our teachers. After our first battle for success, viz: our first quarterly examinations we had a fair idea as to what we might expect in june. Cur motto for the first examina- tion was: XVell begun is half done. The results proved that we understood its meaning. A few, about this time, found the pace too fast for them and con- sequently dropped out of the ranks, the others whose prospects were none to bright continued to cling with the hope of making good. Time alone settled their fate. About this time a radio class was formed and a number of the lads of our room joined the special class conducted after school hours. VVonderful results came from these lessons, for as a consequence, those who followed them were better able to cope with this vast growing wonder of the age. The school orchestra, which was organized under the direction of Rev. Brother Amedy, F. S. C., received great support from this class, four of our number, Urban Moffatt, Edward Labinski, Anthony Meier and llenry Van Holl- ebeke, joining it and gave to it the benefit of their musical talent, thus helping to make it one of the best boys' orchestras in the City of Detroit. This history would not be complete if we did not make mention of the Chris- tian Brothersl Diamond jubilee Crusade. The object of which was, to raise funds in order to erect a Memorial Building to the Christian Brothers in New Rev. Bro. Andrew, F.S,C. Page Fifty

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York City, as an act of gratitude for the work they have done here in the New York province for the past seventy-live years. Although many of us had been acquainted with the Christian Brothers but a short time, we nevertheless did our bit towards the cause by bringing in a sufficient amount of money that sent us over the top. Lawrence Bazman deserves honorable mention for having sold the most chances in the class, Henry Barnhart was second. VVhen the call for the football team came our class furnished two players: Sigismund Zelinsky and Aloysius Priskey. The former distinguished himself by his wonderful punting ability and the latter by his great line work. It was Zelin- sky's toe that Won many a game for St. Joe's, but once he faltered, and that, in the Seminary game when he had to boot a mud-laden ball. He failed that day-so did the team and hence our only defeat of the football season. About this time our second quarterly examinations began to put in an appear- ance. Qnce again were we resolved to do or die. Again when the third quarterly examinations came around we were still running well in the race towards the goal-SUCCESS. To spur us on, Brother Henry, our director, gave us many talks on the necessity of attaining success and that, only by good, hard, honest, conscientious study. His words were applied in a special manner to our exami- nations, so much so, that as time went on the word-SUCCESS-began to assume a new meaning and we resolved to strive day by day to improve ourselves, so that when the end of the year came we would have attained it. Among the many visitors who called upon us during the year, were Rev. Brother Philip, the new Provincial of the New York Province and Brother Henry August, the former Provincial. Brother Philip in a masterly way told us very many things regarding the City of Detroit, which we had never known before. Clt seems that visitors are able to tell people more about their own city, than they themselves know.j Shortly after their visit Brother Baldwin of the St. Louis Province visited us and told us why he had such a high opinion of the Detroit boys. He especially impressed on us the importance of developing a strong character, so that when we come to take our places in the world we will have strength enough to live up to our own convictions. - At the opening of the basket ball season, an Athletic Association was organ- ized by Rev. Bnother A. Lewis and needless to say we welcomed the project whole- heartedly. We entered a team in the LaSalle Basket Ball League and at first it looked as though we would win the championship, but Dame Fortune seemed to be against us as we were forced to give place to the strong quintet of the Sopho' more class. Next came the St. Patrick's day entertainment to which this class furnished one speaker in the person of Norbert Grewe and also four musicians who were playing in the orchestra at its first school appearance. just before this entertainment, the question of the Year book was taken up and Anthony Meier was chosen to represent our interests by being selected as a member of the Editorial Staff. The next step was to have OL11' picture taken, in order that same could be used in connection with this history. We are proud of the picture of the class which accompanies this history, we feel that the book would indeed be incomplete without it. This is saying a great deal. We mean every word of this. As we write this history we received visits from two distinguished Brothers, one from Rev. Brother Simon of Toronto, Ontario, who spoke to us about the necessity of fitting in God's plan and of finding out what he wants us to do and once having found it out just what to do. The next visitor was Rev. Brother Ful- bert Cassian, provincial and personal representative of the Superior General of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, who explained to us the necessity of educa- tion in our day and of the need that the Catholic church has of men who have received a good Catholic education. Page Fifty-two