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

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BROTHERS' SCHOOL l HOPE YO E ICY YG RYE Brother Julian Royer became principal in 1937. He was not to leave until he had completed 3 full terms of 3 years. The rapid turn- over of principals was ended. Upon his arrival, Brother Julian went to see Bishop Cantwell. I hope you enjoy your YEAR here, the Bishop greeted him. He must have. That year turned into 9 years. Cantwell insisted that Julian be granted special permission to remain principal beyond the normal 6 years. Brother Julian clarified the finan- cial situation ofthe school. He separated the accounts of the Brothers' house from the school account. But when he applied to Cantwell to raise the tuition above 55.00 a month, the Bishop still refused, not wishing to cut out the Cathedral Hugh IS the Archbishop s school built by him and fostered by him Though young for a school, it has already left its imprint on the cultural and religious life of Southern California Among its alumni are men eminent in the professions and In civic and religious life A rapidly growing number of the duo cesan clergy are from Cathedral High School Three different curricula are offered at Cathedral The College Preparatory course, which includes those subjects required by colleges and universities for entrance, the Commercial course, which affords tram more elective subjects and gives the student more freedom in following his own interests To enable the Cathedral student to develop his whole personality a well organized plan of extra curricular activity is made effective Student government, con slstmg of the student body officers and members of the class councils, functions to plan intramural scholastic and athletic activities, and under the diligent direction of the faculty dramatics, debating, Journalism an other societies allow for the necessary individual self expression Other school organizations that have a personal appeal are The Stamp Club, the Library Club, the Sanctuary Society, the Art Club, the Latin Club the Schola Cantorum, and the Che mistry Honor Society , ' ' I ' ' , ' 1. - I I . I 2' . T I '. . ' 3- ing for business: and the General course, which has . I - . - . i ' I . . . I l .- I d I I I Brother Julian Excerpts from 1943 brochure Boxing team in new gym R HERE poor, Brother Julian managed to secure more Brothers for the faculty. In 1940, fourteen Brothers and one lay- man made up the staff. Cantwell was delighted with the new Brothers' School. In the late Thirties the school al- most lost its accreditation to the University of California because several graduates had flunked out of UCLA. This problem was not confined to Cathedral. Brother Julian and the principals from all the high schools were summoned to the Chancery and told to raise their grading standards and improve the academic tone of their insti- tutions, To set the tone, Julian obtained Brother Virgil Eastham, an NI.A. in English, in 1941. We're going to RUN this school, 'he told Julian. The CHIMES of 1944 reports Brother Virgil has no peer in the teaching profession. His proclama- tions in the literary world are looked upon asfthe last word. Sports continued to be a successful part of the Cathedral program. The yearbooks give each varsity football game a full page. Cee football lcontinued p. 223 brothers' school!21

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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.

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'. BRGTH ER lULlAN'S YEAR icontinued from p. 213 first appeared. The Ietterman's club was revived by Brother V, Eugene. The yearbook of '45 asserts friendly rivalry builds character, and calls athletics a teacher of brotherly love, Cathedral defeated Loyola 14-13 before a crowd of 10,000 on Wrigley Field in 1939 to win the Catholic League football championship. Felix Pennino, a star at St. Nlary's College, took over from Kordick the following year. His 1940 and 1943 teams won the league, he stayed until 1946. ' A The baseball dynasty continued. In 1937 under Brother Justin, the 1.4 Varsity won the league. Brother Henry's 1940 team won 19 out of 28 games and the pennant. Pennino's teams of '43, '44, and '45 all took first. On the team on 1944 were three il- lustrious alumni. Uvaldo Portillo, then student body president, is now Brother Frederick, president of IVlont La Salle Vineyards. Dick Salter became Vice-Principal of Cathedral and head football coach, Brian lVlcGoldrick was contractor for the new Cathedral complex in 1961. Track teams were mediocre until the 1943 league champion team. Next year Cathedral was second to Loyola by 314 of a point. In '45 and '46 Cathedral took first again, 22!brothers' school Basketball teams were mediocre. Tennis teams were short-lived and not very successful. Wrestling, golf, and swimming were introduced in 1946. But the big new sport was boxing. In 1938 Brother Kevin sold shares in a boxing corporation. Students parents and the community were all enthusiastic, In a few years the boxers ounumbered the players on all three football teams. When the new gym opened in 1941, Brother Gerard drew large crowds to Fathers and Sons Night, and many of the public to the popular smokers, These latter performances began with a sports film, featured several bouts and a wrestling match or two, and ended with a fine cigar. Brother Edwin, who came with Brother Julian, was in large part responsible for the athletic program. He was track coach and athletic director, as well as student activi- ties director and head of the com- mercial department. He reorganized the league and got for it full standing in the CIF. Tom McGuire, whose parents had helped the Brothers at Baldwin St., joined Brother Edwin to begin the Fathers' Guild. He Started the Annual Fiesta and Dinner which were to become a Cathedral tra- dition. He supervised the Athletic and Administration fund which, during its existence, raised over S100,000 for the school. Ed Panick, the greatest manager Cathedral ever had, returned after graduation in '44 to work as trainer for the football teams and coach for any Cee or Bee team that needed one. It was during Julian's years that a stable core of Brothers developed, a core not to dissolve until the Sixties. Brother Paschal had come in 1931 and didn't leave until 1960. WAR YEARS Brother Christian Victor, the early principal, returned in 1940 and stayed until he died 21 years later, Brother Augustine arrived in 1942 and stayed 23 years. Brother Ligouri Edward came in 1944 and taught Cexcept for a year at Sacramentol until 1962. Stalwarts of Julian's early years were Brother Basil, an old standby and Brother Justin, who is remem- bered for his ability to do equations on the board as well right handed as left. THE PREWAR ' SCHOOL