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

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Giillmary Pen Club The Gilmary Pen Club, founded for the study of correct and artistic speech, was blessed as an organization by the Reverend John Gilmary Cook, LL.D., at the first formal meeting of the society, in the High School auditorium, on October 4, 1927. Of the charter members, five are now alumni: Irene Cline, Helen McGuire, Dorothy Ney, Charles Reattoir and Paul Spellicy. Four are members of the class of 1929: John Hallman, George Doherty, Milton Kuhlman and Alice Cloutier. The following officers were chosen at the first meeting: Irene Cline, President: Helen McGuire. Secretary, and Milton Kuhlman, Treasurer. A constitution and by-laws were then drawn up and approved. During the first semester of the society four pledges, William Ryan, '28, Zelda Sheridan, '30, Eugene Freitas, '31, and Thyra Breslin, '31, were received as members at a formal initiation dinner, held in the school audi- torium, February 2, 1928. Before June, three more students, Bernadine Ryan '29, Ruth Perry '29, and Milford Boutin '29, had been pledged. The record showed a member- ship of sixteen, eleven of whom were classed as active members, since they would be at school the following year. With the re-opening of school came the renewal of the society. The Gilmary Pen Club opened its ranks to six new members: three seniors, Alfred Kurtz, Bernard McNab and Mary Ellen Quigley, two juniors, Helen Ward and George Wilkinson, and three sophomores, Louis Ruedisueli, Kenneth Mitchell and Mary Geraldine Butler. Ofiicers for the school year: John Hallman, President: Zelda Sheridan, Secretary, and George Doherty. Treasurer. GEORGE DOHERTY, '29 Page Sixty-four

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St., Mary Orchestra St. Mary of Redford School Orchestra is truly a representative organ- ization, and, by employing various instruments, may vary its program by solos from wind, brass, string or percussion groups. Perhaps you would like to tune in on one of the school programs. Listen to the opening number that sounds the keynote of the occasion. Notice the rhythmic bass and resonant melody of the pianists, Edna Heinze and Mary Hammell, leading the players through that spirited march. Men of Valor is aided by the vim of the drummer, Hubert Kessel, and enhanced by the cornet and clarinet solo in the first trio, played by Virginia Davis. Would you like to hear our St. Patrick program? The opening strand of Rustic from that beautiful collection of Irish melodies, Dear Old Ireland , is played by the entire orchestra. This is followed by that beau- tiful and much-beloved, Come Back to Erin , the first part a trumpet solo played by Charles Farrell. The minor part is taken by the violins, bells, and Xylophone. The saxophones are added for the final chorus. Who could resist listening to the violins swing into the Wearing of the Green ? The first parts are played by Agnes Hope, Marie McDonough, Evangeline Bar- rett, Edward Dolan, Ralph Smith and Irvine Nadolny, obligato parts by Marjorie Gleason and Josephine Davis. Believe Me If All Those Endear- ing Young Charms, is a beautiful duet of bells and Xylophone which is rendered by Loretta Gilloe and Eleanor Ankofski. The Last Rose of Summer , consists of a saxophone quartette, Jack Schneider, Gertrude Melvin, Georgiana Cressy, John Cressy, and the closing number, the spirited Minstrel Boy, is entered into by all, giving a titting climax to a beautiful and varied program. Page Sixty-five