St Marys High School - Labarum Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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.Athletics The past year has been more than encouraging in every respect and particularly so in the light of the progress made in Athletics. Our teams have played the game clean and hard, football and basketball, and now that we look back it must be with a decided sense of having accomplished a very important part of the task, the organization of an Athletic Association, made possible by the hearty support and co-oper- ation so essential to success, and the consequent optimism with which we may view the future. Accepted as merely a beginning, the football season was a splendid example of what our school could do. The co-operation and assistance of the Sisters, Reverend Father Reardon, Mr. Arthur Weadock, Mr. Howard Schmelzer and the student body was appreciated as evidenced by the spiri.t of every member of the squad. The basketball season was more successful in the proportionate number of victories, and in the further proof of the formation of a school spirit. With the auditorium converted into an ideal basketball court, the teams enjoyed an exceptional advantage. The Athletic Association set a precedent to be proud of in financing the necessary equipment to make our floor one of the very best in the Valley. The aid and assist- ance of the Ushers' Club was particularly important as an expression of approval of the effort the student body was making, which proof greatly strengthened our firm determination to carry on to a thoroughly satisfactory finish whatever would be undertaken in the perfection of our own organization and the movement to bring a strong state organi- zation into being. The baseball team will undoubtedly develop rapidly, give its best and acquit itself proudly. There is much interest being manifested in the diamond game this year and from among the twenty-six candidates who reported there is promise of a winning team. Hoyt Park will soon be in good condition and with the co-operation of the team, under the leadership of Captain Louis J. Guenin the prospects are bright for a successful completion of the baseball season. The encouragement and interest of Reverend Dean Caldwell has been of inestimable value to us. To him is due a vote of thanks. Reverend T. Raymond Dark was appointed Athletic Supervisor by the Reverend Dean Caldwell, and with his usual enthusiasm swept all obstacles aside, accomplishing much that will be of immeasurable value in the future. He represented St. Mary's at the meetings called to organize an Interscholastic Athletic Association, and was instrumen- tal in bringing the strong Catholic Central team of Grand Rapids to our auditorium for a fast and interesting game.

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St. manfs Hiqh School Athletic Association. Director of Athletlcs .,..... A. ......................,....,,..................... ..,.A.. A RTHUR WEADOCK BOARD OF CONTROL Officers EDWARD MacDONALD ......, .........,, ................. P r esident MARGARET BENDER ....... ....... V ice-President KATHRYN HENNING ....... ............. S ecretary JOHN SULLIVAN ......,. .......................... ..... T r easurer Directors Arthur Weadock Edward Simmet Arthur DeVeaux Football ................. Basketball fBoysJ Basketball fGir1sJ Baseball ...,............. Reverend T. Raymond Dark Howard Schmelzer Clement McKittrick Student Members Arthur Pendell Edward Germain Captains EDWARD MacDONALD CORNELIUS SCHREMS CATHERINE HERZBERG LOUIS GUENIN

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Of Mr. Arthur Weadock's hearty support too much cannot be said, for from the beginning of the school year he has devoted his time and efforts to the good of Athletics at St. Mary's. Through his help the Athletic Association was organized, while in football his leadership showed itself in the brand of football played and in the rise in power during the season from a green squad to a well balanced eleven. As Athletic Director he has assumed a great responsibility and with only the interest of the school in mind he has worked untiringly in making every branch of sport a success. ' Clem McKittrick gave unsparingly of his time and moulded his material into an efficient basketball team playing a hard fast game that was difficult to match. To Mr. R. J. Madden, whose work has been of so much benefit, we may say with confidence, that his assistance has been thoroughly appre- ciated. The realization of the responsibility involved makes our goal worth- while, for without concentrated effort, without team play in every re- spect, and Without an appreciation of services to St. Mary's, made possi- ble through the responsibilities assumed and carried out, we should not be apt to reach our goal. The year has given great encouragement, the future holds even more. We shall succeed in proportion to the sincerity of our effort and in a short time consider with satisfaction our part in the building up of that of which we shall be justly proud. Y 1 1 Qi! llllll M3 ,., Y'w yin Lg 1 iffy,