St Mary of Redford High School - Rustic Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Class History Patron, Maris Stella. Motto, Auspice Maria Colors, Silver and Green Flower, Killlwney Rose In the autumn of '19 the River Grand, reflecting gold, red and orange from the myriad shades of its Redford foliage, received into its welcoming arms the scholastic ship GILMARIAN. The long voyage to the Graduation Port of '29 was sponsored by the Reverend John G. Cook and five Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The chartered crew, drawn from the neighboring country, consisted of Eugenia Gramlich, Marian Law, Harry Tyler, of Redford, Raymond Ankofski, of Horng Agnes Hope. of Monnierg Marie McDonough, of Grandmontg Marie Magnee, of District II. The young sailors determined to face all types of weather while a-sail, even though there should rise upon their horizon Arithmetical barriers and Geographical glaciers. Many happy hours were spent on the river before the ship entered the broad sea. Because of the inexperience of the sailors, the voyage was to be made along the seashore, rather than by a direct route straight across the blue expanse. Their first stop was at Port '20, where Jack Schneider, of Rosary, Mil- ton Kuhlman, of St. Theresa's, and John Hallman, of St. Anthony's, were waiting to join the sailor band of scholars. Dangerous waters were then experienced and THE GILMARIAN sought safety in the harbor of '21, where an expert seaman, John Flemming, from St. Bernard's, came aboard to help guide the ship to '22, where the crew found six eager recruits anxious to try their luck at sea. Mary and John McErlane, and Irene Prud'Homme, of St. Theresa's, Preston and Margaret Meisel, of St. Agnes'g and Ruth Perry, of Rosary, were initiated into the life of a scholar marine. Because of storm, the port of '23 was not reached. The crew, however, were not disappointed, for at the next stopping place, Isabelle Budzinski said that she heard that there were no GILMARIAN passages in '23, so she had hurried all the way from Visitation to be on time at the dock of '24, in order to board the ship. Great was the excitement when, nearing '25, the Pilot told the crew that a large group of people were awaiting the arrival of their ship. When the boat docked, Alice Cloutier, of Canada, Irene Cahill, of Annunciationg Page Thirty '...f...,...v.., ML... M ..,..w.-.....,..,...s,,N,- ., H

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Class History tConrinuedl Edna Croak, Grandmont, Milford Boutin, Harding, and Alfred Kurtz, Chicago, were found holding passports on the GILMARIAN for the journey to '29. Once more the crew rejoiced, once more the aims, ambitions, and plans were explained and the new members donned their sailor suits so that they would be classed as real GILMARIANS. During the voyage a cable was received from Father Cook, in which he told about the beautiful new Church he was erecting and how anxious he was to see the structure complete. He promised that the sailors' graduation from the ship of scholastic learning would be celebrated before the splen- did throne that was being raised to the Living God and His Blessed Mother, Mary Immaculate. To cheer the sailors, he announced that he was sending from Port '26 a half-dozen new sailors to swell their number. His promise was fulfilled when the following boys and girls joined the GILMARIANJ Donald Green, of Rosary, Bernard and Rita McNab, St. Agnes, Alfred Quigley, Visitation, Bernadine Hunt, Redeemer, and Bernadine Ryan, Denver. Port '27 suddenly loomed upon the horizon. What speed the ship was making! At this harbor two accredited sailors, George Doherty, of Assump- tion, and Terrence Renaud, of St. Joseph's, were accepted into the crew for the two following years of the Gilmarian voyage. The last stop the ship made was the port of '28, Here, by special per- mission, three senior sailors were taken on board, Mary Ellen Quigley, of Redford, Edna Heinze, Northwestern, and Agnes Hitchings, St. Theresa's. Of this last voyage of the GILMARIAN and her crew, many loving mem- ories remain. The final Port, '29, was reached too soon for these lovers of the sea. Their trip had been a happy one, their journey successful, and now the time for parting arrived. Despite the welcome at Graduation Port the sailors were sad, because their life at sea was over. But the deeds, the love, the work accomplished during the voyage on the scholastic ship will live in memory to guide, bless and cheer the crew on their separate voyages, to the Port of Heaven. AGNES HITCHINGS, '29 Page Thirty-two