Cathedral High School - Chimes Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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He also faults the Brothers for not participating in the life of the diocese. When the Community Chest organization made its appeal, one of the few schools that refused to reply was the Cathedral School, which is a school close to the heart of the Bishop. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS During the Thirties, the lVlcLaglen Stadium--later named Dolan Stadium--was built. A French Brother, Nivardo Raphael, spent long hours levelling and filling the uneven grounds. Then Brother Conrad met actor Victor lVlcLagIen and arranged with him a deal where by the Southern California Soccer League would build stands and turf the field in return for free use of it. Brother Conrad began the 25 cents-a-foot campaign to buy pipe for a sprinkler system for the field. Coach Phee was replaced in 1929 by Brother Patrick and lVlike Pecarovich. Coach Nlike attempted to teach his football teams the in- tricacies ofthe Notre Dame method, In 1931 his assistant, Dick Hassler, took over. In the fall of 1933, the HassIermen defeated Loyola for the first time: 7-0. The 1934-35 team went into the CIF Semi-finals. Myles Regan led the baseball team to league championships in 1930, '31,'32,'33, and won the CIF in 1934 and '35, The first league championship in track came in 1933. In the league meet, Cathedral gained 72 points, Harvard 22, Loyola 17, and Saint Agnes 11. Ned O'Laughlin, an all- around athlete, set the school record for the football throw: 193 feet, 5 inches. The purple and white teams were first called Phantoms in 1931. Rich Walters of that class designed the Phantom decal. lcontinued pg. 203 ll Coach Hassler Brother Conrad Class of 1930 Brother Robert Coach Regan Varsity Basketball, 1933 Ivlothers' Club in Thirties changing timesfl 9

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CHANGING TIMES A SCJURCE OF GREAT A The decade of the Thirties saw five men as principals of the new school. Brother Christian Victor, who joined the school in its second year at Sacred Heart, replaced Brother Nicholas and remained until June 1932. His staff of 19 had 10 Brothers on it and 9 laymen. Brother Vantasian, who had been director of the Commercial Curricu- lum at St. !Vlary's College came in 1932. A college man and unsuited to the job, he left in mid-year after a year and a half, under fire from students and Brothers alike. Brother Conrad was sent down in January of 1934. Matters returned X lETY away from the center of the San Francisco District, as punishment. Brothers too involved in the social life of the Bay Area were likely to be transferred to the South for the good of their souls. Los Angeles was also then considered missionary territory, Brother J. Robert, who volunteered to leave St. Louis to teach in the missions , found that most of the community he joined were from out of state. Nlost of the students were new to Los Angeles as well. Of the 34 graduates of the Class of '28, only 13 were born in the state. ill T llllnllll Ill HIIR T TI 18!changing times to normal. When he left two years later, again at mid-year, Brother Comgall James became principal and Brother V. Albian, director, This unusual splitting of the two jobs -the principal of the school was al- ways the director of the Brothers' community--'ended when in 1936 Brother James assumed the director- ship as well as the job of principal. MISSIONARY TERRITORY The Brothers on the staff changed frequently, too. During this period, each year ton the averagel 5 Brothers would arrive and 4 would leave. The community, made up mostly of young Brothers, grew in the early Thirties from 8 to 15. Cathedral was then a last chance school. Brothers about to leave the THE FINANCIAL PICTURE By 1934, four hundred students were enrolled in the school. The tuition of of 54.00 a month was supposed to cover the cost of running the school, But Bishop Cantwell found that the school was costing the Archdiocesan Office over 520,000 a year. The economic situation of the Cathedral School has been to me a source of great anxiety, he writes to Brother Conrad. And well might he be anxious, as the 520,000 subsidy was 54,000 more than what would have been raised had every student paid his tuition, Nlost likely great numbers of students were attending without paying. iThese were hard times.l And likely too is the possibility that the Bishop was by means of this complaint applying pressure to obtain more Order were sent down to Los Angeles, Brothers for the school,

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i I, . l 19 9 CATHEDRAL CHIMES 0 34 1. wauin' A smcunz IP! TBALL INDIVIDUALS 1 n. noun ' s, mms re sracx muocoonnn r. unc-:zu A. CAKKIIUSD Q, vom- n, noses 1. 2. 3. 4. 2Ofchang ing times I Varsity Football 1934 Back of School 1930's Advertisement 1930 Class of 1936 r THE -BISHOP IS A XIOUS icontinued from p. 193 Sports were most important to the students of the Thirties. The '31 yearbook notes, when one has not the ability or desire to become an ahtlete, he must call upon the power of his intellect. The CHIIVIES newspaper started all over again with a new Volume One in 1931, The original masthead drawing of St. Vibiana's Cathedral was replaced by a sprawling, uniden- tified cathedral and later by a drawing of the school. The early CHIMES carried a column from the Catholic Girls' High School. It advertised High boy wool swimming trunks with tops, to keep you out of John Law's clutches. It reports on Senior sweaters: maroon in '30, they were black mohair in '31 and Avalon blue in '32. Religious activities flourished, Msgr, Dolan was relieved by Father Diego. The Knights of the Eucharist was - SEND YOUR BOY T0 CATI'lEDR.-Xl., HIGH The Diocesan High School 1253 Bishop Road, Los Angeles Emily afcexxiblz from all paris al the cily Conducted by THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS , established to promote frequent at'- tendance at the sacraments. The Society for the Propagation of the Faith aided missionaries. The Knights of de Ia Salle fostered de- votion to the ideals of St, La Salle. The Nlothers' Club was begun. The Letterman's Society started and faltered. A debate team flourished. The Senior building was completed in 1931. In 1933 the Long Beach earthquake caused damage to the main school building, The gym and cafeteria were declared unsafe and were eventually torn down. The main building was trussed up after the old cornices were replaced with a wide concrete slab.