Cathedral Boys High School - Cathedralogue Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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Wauifz Sea .914 Qual It was a momentous day, August 27, 1943, to be exact. when 96 wide-eyed, young knowledge-seekers meekly crossed the threshold of Cathedral Boys' High School. We were grouped according to the results of an intelligence test, which made many faculty members and students wonder what the next four years had in store for them. Many of us were dubious of the outcome four years hence. We were now full-fledged Freshmen, bubbling over with vim, vigor and mischief. Our Freshman year was most impressive-so it seems to me. Many things happened to us throughout the years, but memories of our Freshman year will always remain with us. We journeyed through old and intriguing lands'with the wonderful little stories of our Ancient History teacher, Father Nolan. Father Meara, then a Freshman teacher, taught us mathematics, and stunned us with his thorough knowledge of figures and fractions. Now, after all these years, we know why he often used his red pencil when demonstrating a problem on our test papers. Young and scholarly Brother White taught us how to use and how to put a sentence together --we see now, in our senior year the need of knowing all those things. Across the hall Father Weiland steered us through the clutches of Amo, Amas, Amat. The Fresh- man football team, coached by Father Nelson that year, showed great promise for the coming years. Our Varsity basketball squad captured city honors again that year. The highlight of the year was a retreat conducted by Father john Farrell, the Chaplain of Pontiac Reformatory. It was the first of four retreats for us here at Cathedral High, and now we are beginning to realize what they meant and will mean for us. The tragedy of the year was the loss of amiable Robert Wochner who was taken by death early in January. We began our Sophomore year with a little more self confidence and a great deal of satisfaction that we had already completed one year. Our newly gained confidence was shaken a bit, however, by the arrival of a new faculty member, Father Toolan, who persistently demanded an exact knowledge of themoerms dealing with geometric angles. Famer Toolan was also appointed the new Dean of Discipline. We had lost a few of our class by this time, but wel- comed five new members, John Grady, Chuck Gillespie, Jim Hennebery, Robert Schafer, and Fred lmpastato. They were a little shy at first, but you should see them nowl Not a few of us enjoyed the newly formed Happy Hour which Father Toolan personally conducted from three to four every afternoon. The football and basketball teams that year kept alive the enthusiasm for which all our teams are well known. and although we were often rated underdogs, we came up with our share of the victories. During the year Brother Beatty, our illustrious English teacherfconducted a class play in which big John Grady was the villain, which wasn't at all like him, and Chuck Gillespie was the hero. Page Ten As the weeks rolled by we found that we were nearing the end of our Sophomore year, which brought us to the midway mark in our high school career. We were slowly but surely learning that discipline was a necessary part of our formal training in high school. Spring brought with it the usual fever which spread rapidly over the campus, but we finally struggled through the final semester tests with dubious thoughts as to the outcome. Some in our ranks, howeyer, couldn't tear them- selves away from school. These joyous young men gladly consented to a session during the summer months, going over again, with glad hearts, certain sections of our plane geometry books. When we returned to the halls of Cathedral High in the fall of '45 we were greeted by some new faces on the faculty. Father Clifford, a wizard in commercial courses, taught us many things by his clever use of fables and rhymes. The size and quality of the band and variety show was greatly increased as Brother Drolet returned to our midst. Mr. Lewis, newly appointed Diocesan Director of Physical Education, assumed the coaching duties va- cated by Johnny Hendricks, and led the fighting Cyclones to the State Tournament at Champaign. Collared shirts and neckties were now in order on the campus-this, need- less to say, we resented. Warren Curtis, Al Schweska, Dick lVlcGlennon, and Bill Harding joined our ranks, but Charles Kohlebecker and Bob Senger left to answer the call of the Marines. The public address system, which was installed during extensive repairs to the building, now kept us within easy call of the inspiring voice of our director, Father Harbauer. Many of our classmates found a new love in the Ro- mance of the Spanish language ably taught by Father Rua. We also learned the fundamentals of the atom bomb from flather Shiels, who seemed far ahead of the time with his t eorles. With tense anticipation, we awaited the fall of '46, We would be seniors. We anticipated the attainment of a hard eamed diploma. Our class, which had dwindled in size from its first year, had not depreciated in quality, We wanted to make this our banner year in everything, and began by having an exceptionally fine football team. We had a few new members on the Faculty. Father Corcoran, a former army Chaplain gave us the proper slant on modem History. Father Bresnahan taught English and Social Science. Father Dougherty taught senior English and gave the Freshmen tlfir fundamentals in sports. Brother Compton taught Freshman mathematics. Now Graduation day is upon us. We are happy that now we may go on to greater things, but look back upon the four happy and profitable years that we spent at Cath- edral High. We know that we shall not be forgotten, and, in turn, will never lose the fond memories we have of a place most dear to our hearts.

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Glwu af 1947 SE lon r the Seniors of l947 the song of school is over, but the melody of happy mem- s will linger on. The fourteenth gradu- ig class is one of the largest in the school's tory. Many of the class excelled in studies -a few won fame in sports, all proved to be the type of men who will bring honor to the school in future years. Cathedral will remember-and miss this outstanding class. I':1g.fv Nine www

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IYIYIIXQ FLANNHlAN,JAMES President of Senior Class-Varsity Basketball 3, 4-Intramural Basketball I, 2-Varsity Football 4-Varsity Baseball 4. SCHAFER, JAMES Vice-President of Senior Class-Var iety Show I, 2, 3, 4--Band I, 2, 3, 4 -Science Club 3, 4-President of Junior Class-Editor of Chimes-Av sociate Editor of Year Book, '47- Bancl Officer 3, 4-Glee Club 3, 4. PETRULLJOHN Secretary-Treasure of Senior Class- Football I, 2, 3, 4-Cnlee Club 3, 4- Variety Show 3, 4-Basketball Man- ager 2, 3-Intramural Basketball I, 2. ALANE, YICTOR Clee Club 2,3-Variety Show I, 2, 3. 4--Band I, 2, 3, 4-Science Club 3. 4-Intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4- Year Book Staff 4-Chimes Staff 4. AIVIRHEIN, JOHN Variety Show 2, 3, 4-Band I, 2- Intramural Basketball I-Science Club 3, 4-Editor of Yearbook '47--Asso- ciate Editor of Chimes 4, BOYKIN, IVAN M. Band I, 3, 4. BRACCO, THOMAS Band I, 2-Variety Show I, 2. BROST, ROBERT H, Basketball I-Intramural Basketball 2. 3, 4-Science Club 3, 4. VON BEHREN, JOHN Band I. BURG, LOUIS E.. Intramural Basketball I, 2. 3, 4-Var- iety Show 4-Science Club 3, 4 Pa ire Elravvn