St. Jude Church/School Nostalgia

**jcole** · January-07-10, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Mkap

Love the hat!. And the shirt could be a 'throwback' from the sixties flower child era.

I got her that flower child dress for Christmas. It so fit in with Grammy's time that I couldn't resist it.

**jcole** · January-07-10, 05:14 PM

If you do the math, some of those class of 48 kids are old enough to be some of our parents. They would have been 14 in '48 and several of us were born in '56, so that would make them 22 when we were born.

**kellyroad** · January-07-10, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by jcole

My two eldest sisters and my brother went to St. Catherine.they all graduated from SJS in the 50's. My parents were very anti Dominican for some reason. My brother went one year to ND, then switched to St. Catherine's. Some of the other older kids I knew went to St. David and Nativity.

I forgot about Nativity. Where was St. Catherine?

**jcole** · January-07-10, 07:58 PM

On Seminole near Van Dyke and Mack. I think they used to take the Gratiot bus down there.
Here's a google map
ST Catherine of Siena

**kellyroad** · January-07-10, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by jcole

If you do the math, some of those class of 48 kids are old enough to be some of our parents. They would have been 14 in '48 and several of us were born in '56, so that would make them 22 when we were born.

You're right JC. Lois G was the class of 47 and her son Mike was in my class of 67.

I guess the original inquiry could include the bordering parish schools of St. Veronica, Guardian Angel, St. Brendan, Assumption Grotto. Where did the 40 and early 50s kids go to high school? Didn't Guardian Angels have a high school at one time?

**jcole** · January-07-10, 09:08 PM

I don't remember GA having a high school, so if they did it was before my time.

**7andkelly** · January-07-10, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by jcole

How's this for our Red Wing mascot this season:Attachment 4682

Perfect! Just keep her far enough away from your dirty socks, and it won't even be fair.

**Eastburn** · January-08-10, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by zitro

He ran it for quite a while. Other names that are familiar but they aren't really old enough to be parents of the families I'm thinking of due to older sibs Elsey, Sind & Martinelli

Z, was there a Dona in the Matinelli family you mentioned?

**zitro** · January-08-10, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by Eastburn

Z, was there a Dona in the Matinelli family you mentioned?

Not sure, I'll e-mail my bro

**zitro** · January-08-10, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by zitro

Not sure, I'll e-mail my bro

EB my brother says he doesn't remember Doug having any sibs, so it might be a cousin.

**kellyroad** · January-08-10, 01:02 PM

Here is part of the response from LG [[SJS class of 47) regarding the inquiry of what high schools did most of the SJ students attend in the 40s and early 50s:

Our holiday was great. Hope yours was special too. Happy New Year to you and yours. All I can tell you is that several went to Dominican as I did. My sister-in-laws went to St. Anthony. Some cousins went to Austin but I have no statistics to share, sorry. What kind of history are you trying to compile? If I can help more let me know.

**Eastburn** · January-10-10, 04:21 PM

Can't let that happen.

Enjoy your Sunday, all.

**jcole** · January-10-10, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Eastburn

Can't let that happen.

Enjoy your Sunday, all.

I'll give us a little nudge too

**kellyroad** · January-10-10, 09:18 PM

I'm falling..........................

**7andkelly** · January-10-10, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by Eastburn

Can't let that happen.

Enjoy your Sunday, all.

Nice save, EB ... speaking of which I see the injury riddled Detroit Red Wings can still handle the overrated San Jose Sharts.

**Eastburn** · January-10-10, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by 7andkelly

Nice save, EB ... speaking of which I see the injury riddled Detroit Red Wings can still handle the overrated San Jose Sharts.

De nada. Go Wings!

**kellyroad** · January-12-10, 05:14 PM

Welcome to the new millenium.
St Jude School Class of 2000
Interestingly, the class size is similar to the first class size in 1943.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1319760...17059/sizes/l/

**Mkap** · January-12-10, 07:58 PM

Inyteresting note KR.
Does anybody know when they started taking colored photographs? I wish thay would have had them when we graduated in 70'

**Eastburn** · January-12-10, 08:28 PM

14 kids! I recall 63 in 1 classroom.

**kellyroad** · January-12-10, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Eastburn

14 kids! I recall 63 in 1 classroom.

X 4 classrooms per grade

**jcole** · January-12-10, 08:51 PM

It was really kind of sad to see that pic.

**kellyroad** · January-12-10, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Mkap

Inyteresting note KR.
Does anybody know when they started taking colored photographs? I wish thay would have had them when we graduated in 70'

Class of 1987:
I believe this is the first graduating class with photographs in color.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1319760...04599/sizes/l/

**kellyroad** · January-12-10, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by jcole

It was really kind of sad to see that pic.

It is interesting to see the rapid declline in numbers. Contrast the numbers in 1987 to 2000. In a 13 year span the class dwindled to less than 30%.

**zitro** · January-13-10, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by Mkap

Inyteresting note KR.
Does anybody know when they started taking colored photographs? I wish thay would have had them when we graduated in 70'

But as 7 points out, our memories were etched in black and white so if these would have been in color it wouldn't make any sense

**jcole** · January-13-10, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by zitro

But as 7 points out, our memories were etched in black and white so if these would have been in color it wouldn't make any sense

When I was about 5, I asked my mother when people had started living in color. My sisters got quite a lot of mileage out of that to make fun of me with, but it wasn't as good as the time my 5 year old niece asked my brother when his skin had started growing over the hair on the top of his head.