University of Detroit - Tower Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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for th lr parents St. Francis members feted them with dance, Communion Breakfast The boys in the St. Francis Club are a pretty active bunch. For one thing, in their club house on Livernois Avenue, they serve meals to all the members on a co-op basis every day. Co-op basis means every member helps with the expenses and the work-in effect, takes his turn at setting the tables and doing the dishes. Consequently, when it comes to recording in the year- book, it is impossible to get all their activities in. They stage the annual St. Patrick's Day Tug O'War between their Irish and German members, the menu that night being Irish stew or sauerkraut, depending on the winners. They build a float for Homecoming and have a booth at the Carnival. Two things, though, this year stand out, the week-end of October 7, when they had their parents down and served them dinner and breakfast Sunday morning at the Club, and the Universityls approval of the plans for their new club house which, when built, will stand on the site of the present club. fa at -in The climax of tlte Club's First Annual Parents' Weekend was a party Saturday night when the boys with their dates played lzost to their parents. Entertainment during the band's break came from the boys and their heretofore thought untalented parents. Watching the entertainment are Mrs. and Mr. S. J. Dobrinsky, Denny Montone, .lerry Foster, Mrs. D. Montone, Miss Dorothy Grant. PROPOSED -- -jllinl 1211147 5' lub -- T An artist's sketch of the new Home Away from Home for the charges of St. Francis. The building is expected to contain a large dining room, a kitchen, lounge, study room, library, game room, and office. One member expressed typical sentiments of the old Club House: 1t's a wretched building, but how we gonna' live without creaking walls, caved in ceilings, and busted water pipes? Twenty years of dreaming promised to become a reality this year when the University approved plans for a new Club Building on its present site. Much work remains, but this year's junior class expects to see the new Club House before graduation. The Club's First Annual Parents' Weekend concluded with a Com- munion Breakfast at which Fr. Steiner spoke of the CIub's im- portance in the U-D family. Parents learned more of the University and the Club through informal conversation with Fr. Steiner and Fr. Schumm, club moderator. Boys and parents together enjoyed a football victory over Cincinnati the Friday before, followed by entertaining movies of the Annual Tug 0'War later that evening. Saturday was a busy day with shopping and tours of the U-D campus and Detroit itself. Parents came from all parts of the coun- try-many to see U-D for the first time. Left to right: Fr. Steiner: Mrs. E. H. Eickg Bob Arnold, chairman of the weekend: Mrs. and Mr. M. F. Bridgmang and Fr. Schumm. .- ..'.. . F rf 27

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Row I: Bob Arnold, secretary, Tom Bridgman, president, Jim Lehmann, treasurer. Row 2: Paul Sullivan, rnembership,chairmang Dennis Montone, purchasing chairman, Ed Dobrinsky, social chairman, Jack Baier, custodian, Lou Mayle, sergeant at armsg Ed Eick, publicity chair- nvzlag. Row 3: Andy Kaupert, Stan Dobrinsky, Jorge Pardo, Jim Heilman, Bob Grant, Norb 1 man. Row I- Chuck Lemont Joe Drufliel John O'Brian DeWitt Henricks John Baum Bill Reid - , , , , , Y- Row 2: Dick Comar, Butch Croci, Wally Mack, Ron Croci, Phil Latil, Ken Barbour. Row 3: Bob Oswald, Tom Nelson, Bill Zrebiel, Jerry Martin, Jack Magmer, Mel Wrubel. Row 4: Jack Rice, Dick Seidt, Terry Reynolds, Art Milton, Tom Chelsky, Jim Halpin, John Billheimer. Row I: Frank Jonke, Joe Saline, Larry Drummond, Jim Morrissey, Ron Burley. Row 2: John Marino, John Rasinski, John Gillen. Paul King, Butch Hoffman. Row 3: Ernie Sambrano, Ron Westerman,- Tom Bill, Mike Lynch, Ray Reinhart, Dan Conley. Row 4.- Ray Wesolowski, Denny Dundon, Tom Shultz, Jack Karkosak, Jerry Foster, Ted Gerken, Ed Evert. Missing: Offcerss Gerry Buchel, vice president. Members: Don Belle, Clem Bierl, Ed Gaul, Ed Goebel, Bob Hart- man, Mike Kiernan, Don Lederle, Fred Livers, Dick Marzolf, Don Mateczun, John Ploskonka, Tom Shields, Tom Webber, Ed Weber, Len Zazycki. A' l 1.-.535 1 Week-end Os John Baum and date Dance into Dreamland at a Club party. M l

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The busy slaH at Leo's place take time out to pose for a picture. Seated is Leo Nowak, be- hind him are: Bernice Nowak, Vi Smith, Jean Denny, John Nowak, and Dorothy Papravsky. Off campus restaurants Where the Students Are Between C asses Leo's University Center is a compact, if not very cramped, place on the corner of Grove and Livernois, just across the street from U-D's Uptown Campus. Inside, three or four waitresses shuilie back and forth among eight or ten tables which are filled most of the day with students taking a class break, having lunch, or just idling away a few minutes of their time. At night, dorm students take a break from their homework, run over to Leo's for a few minutes . . . anything to get away from it all, if only for a little while. For many U-D wouldn't be dear old U-D if Leo's Place wasn't just across thet street, for Leo's has been around longer than many old U-D'ers care to remember . . . and it'll probably be around as long as there's a U-D. -...ax