University of Detroit - Tower Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Gus Dorais blasts from a trap at Beverly Hills with lrv Unger, Dean L. Fitzgerald and Cat Smith. Gus at his prime as head coach and assembled with his assistants Lloyd Brazil, backtield coach, Bud Boeringer, line coach, and Trainer Dad Butler. Paul McLaughlen, Jack Buck, Elmer Madarick, Henry Piper talk over strategy with Gus. .maui 5 if we The captain of the first team Gus coached, Bill Brett '25, meets Joe Cieslak, captain of the '37 team,

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'R Within the pages of Tower '54, there is something much more meaningful than pictures and black type. Herein lies a way of life. This new and very rich experience begins when, as freshmen, we encounter, for the first time, an aura of ideals and abstractions and the people who are a part of this life. From this time until the end of our university life, the energy which we expend is complemented by the efforts and principle motivation of teachers who join with us in the attainment of our education. A great deal more than scholastic achievement is implied in this process of education. The complexity of the human person necessitates a complex development. As the shroud of ignorance and misconception gives way to the mantle of knowledge, the University of Detroit graduate realizes the importance of each phase of his life for the past four years. Because the memory is such a flimsy thing, we have tried to aid it as it tries to capture incidents all but forgotten. This is our interpretation of your way of life . . . may you find yourself within. ,

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ll E ll IC AT E ll l to HllS UU ll. S On January 4, 1954 the tired lines in the face of Charles E. Dorais relaxed in a final gesture of quiessance. He will be remembered in football as a player and coach, in life-as a man. It is a distinct privilege for us to dedicate our yearbook to such a man. Gus Dorais completely iustified the affectionate informality of his nickname. The name implies a warmth and a paradoxical tenderness which carried with it a rigor that served as an example for those who trained under him. During his eighteen years at the University, Gus found an everlasting place in the memory of all who came in contact with him. In the words of Father Brennan of Notre Dame . . . we pray that the name of 'Gus' Dorais will be inscribed in the most important hall of fame-Heaven.