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

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1950 volume:

Ae Snior 676155 of 1950 fqwenb Ihr Glathvhralnguv X 0 fm, w Q If +A SS is if M fig. tb as f CATHEDRAL Bovs' HIGH SCHCOL SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS ivy.: gg 'S K 1 1? W as NSW: Rev. J. W. Shiels, C.S.V. Rev. M. P. Loughrun, C.S.V Deon of Siudwes Spiriiuol Direcfor Rev. W. A. Harris, C.S.V. Dlrecfor Brofher J. L. Drolef, C.S.V. Rev. R. M. Hopkins, C.S.V. Deon of Discipline Treosurer -...,5f44E,..- Brofher Charles A. Carlon, Rev. Thomas B. Nolan, C.S.V. Rev. Francis A. Corcoran, C.S.V. Hislory C.S.V. Boolcroom Mofhemafics Rev. John A. Toolan, C.S.V. Rev. Phillip M. Clifford, C.S.V. Librorion Bookkeeping S Rev. Casimir S. Paul, C.S.V. Rev- Thomcf G- O'B'ief1- Rev. Marlin P. Dougl1er+y. Hisfory C-S-V- C.S.V. EnQll5l' English -,.,5fg,g,...- Rev. MaHl1ew J, Noonan, C.S.V. Hisfory Rev. Julius F. Kirchgessner, C.S.V. Mofhemofics -..--asf' Brofher Leonard R. Sfcchurc, C.S.V. Englnsh Mr. Luke R. Gleason Cooclw ond A+l'1Ie1ic Direcfor Rev. Joseph E. Meurc, C.S.V. Mofhemofics Brother Raymond F. Wilken. C.S.V. Supf. COf9+6FiCI Mr. Wllluam Muller Track ond Physical Educofion -,.,Ef,5 Ep..- ROBERT W. SAMS Presidenf DONALD E. BRYANT JOHN WD Vice-President Secrefory-Treasurer THE HISTORY OF OUR PROGRESS The freshman class of I946 was no differenf from fhaf of '45 or even '44, We were ill-mannered sloppy liffle fhings wifhouf fhe slighfesf idea of high school procedure. If is hard fo say if we feared fhe upper-classmen more fhan we feared fhe feachers. The sighf of a senior always seemed fo be a prevue of furfher inifiafion. Our freshman life was also accompanied by a gradual swelling of fhe head. We experienced fhe usual frials and fribulafions of freshmen. We were lasf in any acfivify, and general flunlceys fo fhe senior class. Wifh fhe end of fhe final exams we were un- shaclcled and given our freedom. When we refurned as sophomores, our enfire viewpoinf of school had changed, Lilce all fhe sophomores before us, our ego had swollen. School now seemed fo be a noble insfifufion insfead of a chamber of horrors. This was a very evenfful year. Fafher Bergeron infroduced characfer formafion. Cafhedral High wenf fo fhe sfafe fournamenf af Champaign. The iniured and maimed lisf in geomefry class reached unheard of proporfions. When school was dismissed in June. we were iusf beginning fo recover from our severe affaclc of sophomorifis. Af lasf, we had reached a posirion of some presfige in high school: we were upper classmen. Greaf new fields of learning were opened fo us- chemisfry and boolclceeping. Parficipafion in school 'EVE' acfivifies increased, especially in sporfs, because now we had a slim chance of playing in a real game. Our sense of humor changed from fhe sfupid bois- frous fype fo The clever and subfle form of wif. Our influence over fhe freshmen was becoming apparenf. Fafher Brown was promofed fo fhe office of warden. Fafher Meara was fransferred for a period of resf and quief affer a parficularly gruel- ling year. Fafher Paul honored us wifh his educa- fional falenfs. School vacafion began and every- one was eyeing fhe fufure wifh ioyful enfhusiasm. The incomparable momenf had arrived. When school reopened in Sepfember, fhe sfruggling liffle mifes fhaf had once been freshmen had risen fo fhe pinnacle of high school success. We had be- come seniors. We had reached fhe zenifh. We had become profecfors of fhe under-classmen, de- fenders of fhe school, and infelligensia maxima of Cafhedral. We were now enfifled fo be addressed as your maiesfyf' ln sporfs, one adversary affer anofher fell fo The superior playing of fhe almosf all-senior feams. The many honors heaped upon fhe senior class did nof change our modesf minds one iofa. Because we quickly recognized learning as one of fhe indirecf resulfs of high school, we founded fhe Querbes chapfer of +he Nafional Honor Sociefy in order fo give praise fo fhose who deserved if for scholasfic achievemenfs. Thus. in a blazing pafh of scholasfic and afhlefic glory, The class of I95O leaves Cafhedral. .- DONALD J. FITZSIMMONS Band I, 2. 3, 4, Variefy Show I, 2, 3, 4: Science Club 3, 4: Honor Sociely 47 Yeare book Sfohf 4. ROBERT DEN NY Foo+baII I, 2, 3, 4, Baskerball I, 2, 3: Baseball I, 2, 3, 4, Chorus 2, 33 Voriely Show 2, 3, 41 Class Officer 2, 33 In- fromural 4: Yearbook Sfarl 4. JAMES H. WELCH JAMES R. KERBER Band I, 2, 3, 4: Varieiy Show Transfer Srudenfg Yearbook I, 2, 3, 43 Science Club 3, 41 Sfarl 4: Chimes SIGII 33 Yearbook Sfall 45 Chimes Variefy Show 3, 4. Sfaff 43 Honor Sociefy 4. ALBERT RECHNER JOHN McCURDY Chorus I, 2, 3, 41 Variely Edilor Yearbook 43 Chorus I, Show I, 2, 3, 43 Science 2: Science Club 3, 4: Va- Club 3, 47 In+ramural 2, 3, 4: riefy Show I, 2: Baskelball Yearbook SIOFI 43 Honor I, 2, 37 Inframural I, 4. Sociefy 4. +if8ia-B-- THOMAS LANGEN FELD Band I, 2, 3, 4: Variely Show I, 2, 3, 4' Honor Sociefy 4: Science Club 4: Yearbook SIGII 4. ROBERT ETTELBRICK Transfer Srudenl: Track 3, 4: Variely Show 3, 41 Yearbook S+oI'I 4. RICHARD BRENNAN Bond I, 2, 3, 43 VorieIy Show I, 2, 3, 4, Science CIub 3, 4, Infromurol 2, 3, 4: Foofboll Ig Yeorbook SIQH 4. JAMES WOLF Bond I, 2, 3, 4, Voriefy Show I, 2, 3, 4. PATRICK WARD PATRICK O'SHEA Science Club 37 Voriefy Show BoseboII I, 2, 3, 4: Class OIII- 2 3 4 Football I 2 3 4 ce 2 . I I . . . - r I, , 3: InIromuroI 3, 4, Honor Sociefy 45 Chimes SIQFI' 4, LLOYD LEH EN EY Chorus 2, 3, 4, Voriefy Show 2, 3, 4. ROBERT LEE THOMAS COUGHLIN Bond 21 Vorie+y Show I, 2, 3, Bond I, 25 Voriefy Show I, 2, 4. 43 Chorus 4. 99..- JOHN RODEMS Bond I, 2, 3, 43 Variefy Show I, 2, 3, 4: Science CIub 3, 4: Chorus I, 2. JOHN FORD Band I, 2, 3, 4: Chorus I, 2 Variely Show l, 2, 3, 41 In framural I, 3, 4: Science Club 3, 4. FRANCIS CONWAY aseball I, 2, 3, 4: Chor I, 2: Inlramural I, 2, 3, 4 ROBERT YOUNG JOHN QUINN Foolball I, 2, 3, 41 Variel Science Club 3, 43 lnlramural Y Show 3, 41 Baseball I, 2: I, 45 Chorus I, 2: Variefy Chorus I: lnlrarnural I, 4. Show Ig Honor Sociely 4. ALBERT DI CENSO Foolboll I, 2, 3, 47 Baslcelball I, 2, 3, 4: Baseball I, 2, 3, 4. WILLIAM BRAHLER Variefy Show I, 2. JOHN VESPA DENNIS STATEN Band 43 Variefy Show I, 2: Chorus I, 2: Variely Show I, 2. Foolball I, 4. -.,ef10B,..- KEVIN BURNS Vczriefy Show I, 2, 37 Science Club 3: Track 3, 43 Chorus I, 23 Infromurol I, 2, 3, 4. -I k I KENNETH KAUFMAN Fooiboll I, 2, 3, 45 Voriefy Show I, 2. JAMES SIMKO JOHN RABBITT Chorus Ig Vorieiy Show I. ln'frornuroI 3, 4. JAMES MANZELLA Transfer Sfudenfg Track 4. ROBERT COGGAN LOUIS KEACH Bond I, 2, 3, 4: Voriefy Show Transfer Sfudenf. I, 2, 3, 4: Chimes 4. --.al IE.. .- DENNIS DONOVAN Bond I, 2, 3, 4: Voriofy Show I, 2, 3, 4: Honor Sociefy 4: Infromurcl I, 2, 3: Chimes 4. WILLIAM WIESSING Honor Sociefy 43 Infromurol I, 4. RICHARD MEUNIEU Chorus I, 2: Vclriefy Show I. JOHN DINEEN WILLIAM ECK ofboll I, 3, 4: Track 3, 43 VorIe+y Show 3, 4, Vcriefy Show I, 2, 3, 45 Chorus I, 2, 3, 4. WALTER VAN DEN BOSSCHE Chorus I, 2, 3, 4: Voriefy Show I, 2, 3, 43 Infrcmurol 4. JAMES KULAVIC Voriefy Show I, 2, 3, 4. WILLIAM SAUCIER FRANKLIN LASWELL Bond Ig Boskeiboll I, 2, 3, 43 Bond I, 2, 3, 47 Vorieiy Baseball 3. I, 2, 3, 4. 1 2 1.3,,.- Show HOWARD YACKEE sler Sfudenlg InIromural4. JOSEPH HUMMEL Transfer SIudenI1 lnframural 3, 4: Foofbcll 3: Science Club 4. fx WESLEY CHERRY FREDERICK ALEWELT Band I, 2, 3, 4: Honor Sociefy Foolball I, 2, 3, 4: Track 3, 4 4: Variety Show I, 2, 3, 4. lnframural I, 2, 3, 4. J 'N 1' I I RICHARD LEIWEKE Chorus I, 2, 3, 4: Honor So ciefy 4: Science Club 3, 4: Voriefy Show I, 2, 3, 4. GEORGE DRESCH WILLIAM GOBBLE Foofball I, 2, 3, 4: Baslcefball Foofball I: Assisfonf in Chem- I, 2, 3: Baseball I, 2, 3, 4: isfry Class. Variely Show I, 2, 3, 43 Chorus I, 2, 3: ln+rcmural4. -..Q 1 3 E..- JOHN RALPH FooIbcll I, 2, 3, 4: lnframurcl 3, 4. DONALD WEHNERT Bond I, 2, 3, 45 Voriefy Show I, 2, 3, 41 Science Club 3, 4: Bond Officer 45 Intrcmurol 3, 4: Honor Sociery 4. FREDERICK CORLAS Voriefy Show 2, 33 lnfromurol 2. 3. PETER SALVO GEORGE KANE Vorief Show! 2 3 4' Infro Chorus I 2 3 4' Voriefy Y .... A .... muroI 3, 43 Chorus 2. Show I, 2, 3, 4: FOOIIDGII I. 41 Boslrefboll I, 2, 3. LAWRENCE WHITE Honor Sociefy 4: Foofboll I: Chimes Staff 4. RICHARD RIEDEL Bond I, 2, 3, 4: Vorie+y Show I, 2, 3, 4: Track 3, 4. DEAN GALLI ANDREW MADONIA Chorus I, 2, 3, 45 Voriefy Science Club 3: Chimes 4g Show I, 2, 3, 4, VorieIy Show 4. -,..,g.f 1 45..- A PAUL MRASAK Bond I, 2, 3, 4, Voriefy Show I, 2, 3, 4, Chorus I, 2. WILLIAM OGGERO nd I, 2, 3, 4, Voriefy Show I, 2, 3, 43 Chorus I. 'Q' WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMAS PHILLIPS rnefy Show I, 2, 3, 4, InIro Vcrnefy Show I, 2, 3, 4, In+ru- muroI 3, 4. murol 3, 4, DONALD BANGERT ooIbcII I, 2, 3: Vorie-fy Show I, 2, 3, 43 Chorus I, 2, 3. JAMES POPE CARL ELSHOFF nd I, 2, 3, 4: Voriefy Show Voriefy Show I, 2, 3, 43 Chorus I, 2, 3, 47 Chorus I, 2. I, 2, 3, 45 Science Club 3, 4: Honor Sociefy 4. -' -rifl '- EDWARD ENLOW HARRY HACKENM UELLER ROBERT MILLER Bond I, 2, 3, 4, Variety I, 2, 3, 43 Chorus Ig Science Club 3, 45 Radio Club 3, Show DAVID GEBBEN LOUIS BURGER nd l, 2. Bond I, 2, 33 Voriely Show 2, 33 Chorus I1 Chimes 3. MICHAEL LEVIS Chorus 3, 43 Voriefy Show I, 2 3, 43 lnfromurcl I, 2, 3, 4 Chimes SIGFI 3, 43 Boslrei boll I. CHARLES DENKERT' Infromurol I, 2, 3, 43 Science Club 3. JOHN CASEY JOHN EMBRY Foolboll I, 2: Boslcefboll I, 2, Bond I, 2, 3, 4, Voriefy S 3, 43 Troclc 3, 41 Science I, 2, 3, 41 Chorus I, 2, 3, 4, Club 3, 4. lnfromurol 4. -. .,3+16I3,. .- C RONALD GARLITS SENIORS NOT PICTU RED RONALD JONAITIS Honor Sociefy 43 Science Club 3, 4. ROBERT VIELE Bond I, 2. JOSEPH COPP Voriely Show I, 2, 3. 43 Chorus I, 2, 3, 43 Infra- murol I, 2, 3, 41 Science Club 3, 4. ROBERT SECK Science Club 4, EDWARD ZINK Chorus I, 2, 3, 43 Variely Show I, 2, 3, 4. GEORGE VON DE BUR Bond I, 2, 3, Vclriefy Show I, 2, 3: Chorus I, mn. ig .,j+,17Ig,.- C2 , LW O! 51 C OY-FXCERS LASS HANRAHAN . . . . . .JAMES PAUL REYNOLDS ETH Secrekory-T reosurer ....... . . . .JAMES MENCH Vreskdenk .,.. Vkce-Vreskdenk . . . . vx V, faisky 4 Xt , 9, 'K ...M WN A 1 4? 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Murphy, R. Torreffo, P. Brih, D. Dresch, J. Sfenger, Fr. Loughran. Second Row-W. Doughedy, F. Hodolski, J. Schaeffer, R. Shedko, J. Fonfonc, E. Rechner, D. Kunzweiler, J. Heisler. Third Row-K. Flynn, H. Ludwig, D. Bacon, L. Link, R. Gleason, R. Hickey, D. Bros+, T, Murray. Fourih Row-J. KeHerer, J. Sponsler, R. Wehner+, L. Frcnz, D. Fioush, C. Roach, J. Buoy, F. Eck. SOPHOMORES ON THE CAMPUS N yu ?2 vm nk T- RQ S ,R . . ...uf E i S s i 5 . 2 E .gt Di ,wr 'E '11 ' ! '53 'Y-.Lf QB! I 5 , 3 ,I tx .Ya M Q ,1 1TH X x ' Q V ' ia , Q ,V,., ., 11 ' f 'f ' p : X . Q' V v: : 1 ' . ' 'P fr 'S ' ' 1 .E 3 ' X-AMT 9 e- X I Q .,,, ' A' 2: zaz 1 zv- A 'Q i l 4 'Q 1'32i'fg, AE, DW I ,iff jggg. Y fgyfpfg? xiii? ,fits K XM QQ by f Q Q '1 Y 5 Eg Y ' a J 4 5 tx fi s -. Z Av ' ffrK4Z6LQEz5g,,,f4 .:.,:::V? 0 J ill!-.N if- V 4 ,Q , Q, L . Q Q A , K 1' My igig V A 4? , A 4+ if Q gf X img ig.-:1:1'QQ?:'-'zE',. 43,5 gk S? 'YE ' fi Y ab 9 M ad W ,inf '- Q Q Q Q l Us , 1 x fi J? FR. NOLAN'S HOME ROOM Firsf Row, L. fo R.-A. Loscody, T. Fileccio, W. Greenon, J. Furlong, R. Senger, W. Turner, G. Moyneld, P, Kelly. Second Row-L. Cameron, G. Lyons, J. Bcrreff, J. Sfevens, R. Arnold, H. Murray, R. Modonio. Thlrd Row-Fr. Nolan, F. Skube, T. Brody, R. Young, B. Welch, R. Jones, R. Hogan. Fourlh Row-J. Dissen, J. Alewell, F. Perko, R. Parker, D. Bollmcn, D. Nachfnebel, R. S+ockus, J. Croi Ilan... J .49 x .. P. shea, D. Rose, J. walkin. 9' FRESHMEN IN ACTION jliufkff J X kr. R , if ,. if Q? Y If .ai 'F 'Q WX aj? X Q, 2 'Q ' 1 JV wg U Nw? - 'Q l , X X .W ff- ' at fx' 25.3 N s ri E in f 55: m , I gl H 1 R X6 Q? I I Q 5 ,,-, , is A V. ,. xxmk E Q Q ..,. H: .,- ws S 9 i gui .6 ,, gr M 1 4 Q 8 X? is 'mi 'NO' ww-'S ,. uf' . 'lk if X ...swf-'P' . . ,gre N- .M FOOTBALL SQUAD Top Row-Mr. L. R. Gleason, Coach. L. To R.-F. Schlosser, P. Gebben, R. Fabro, P. Reynolds, J. Hanrahon, A. DiCenso, J. Reid, R, Denny, G. Kane, R. Sams, J. Dineen, J. Marx, Mr. Ed Sommers, Assl. Coach. Second Row-L. Cherry, N. Geibel, J. Londrigan, R. ETTelbrick, F. Alewelf, C. Burg, H. Yosl, K. Kaufman, B. Seifz, C. Monfgomery. Third Row-W. Keefner, T. Horrigan, J. Marx, R. Hickey, R. Young, G. Dresch, J. Ralph, P. Ward, C. J. Schlosser, W. Dalsin, J. Crawford, J. Knoiis. Managers-J. Downey, G. Mangiaracina. THE CATHEDRAL CYCLONES OF '49 This year The CaThedral High School gridmen achieved The besT record in The hisTory oT The school by winning eighT oT Their nine games. Led by Coach Gleason, They rolled over Their TirsT eighT opponenTs-DecaTur, Taylorville, NoTre Dame, FeiTshans, SpringTield, Lanphier, Pana and TriniTy. ln Their Tinal game They ran inTo a Tough Quincy Team which overpowered Them 20 To O. AT one Time during The season The A.P. and U.P. polls raTed The Cyclones TwelTTh in The sTaTe. CaThedral also won The ciTy crown Tor The second Time and was Teied aT Two banqueTs. The Amer- ican Business Men's Club provided a dinner aT which Don FauroT, coach oT Missouri U. spoke: and The KnighTs OT Columbus broughT Johnny Luiaclc To speak aT anoTher banqueT honoring The CaThedral Cyclones. Four Cyclones-Donald BryanT, All:-erT DiCenso, George Dresch and Paul Reynolds, received all-ciTy recogniTion. -..,5f.25B,..- JOHN REID KENNETH KAUFMAN wmnmwgm WMMMWE ROBERT DENNY ROBERT YOUNG Nm? JOHN DINEEN AUGGIE DI CENSO 2 6 BM.- FRED ALEWELT GEORGE DRESCH JOHN RALPH BOB SAMS BOB ETTELBRICK GEORGE KANE JOHN WARD --4-vi5f27f3 -- fo R. K. OF C. BANQUET Luke Gleason, Mayor H. Eielson, John Lulacl: A, B. C. BANQUET Cenier- Don Faurof, Gues+ Speaker BASKETBALL The I95O Cyclones can boasT aT one oT The mosT ouTsTanding records in The hisTory oT The school wiTh I8 wins and only 7 losses. They wallced oTT wiTh The championship in The annual ciTy Tournament and aT ThaT Time gave every indicaTion ThaT They would represenT CaThedral High School in The sTaTe Tinals in Champaign. Perhaps The mosT glorious vicTory oT The season was ThaT over Lanphier in The ciTy TournamenT by a score of 63 To 46. The spiriT oT CaThedral's QuinTs was high, and Their enThusiasr'n spread ThroughouT The enTire school. The sTudenTs Telf conTidenT ThaT Their Team would go To The sTaTe Tinals Tor The Third Time in hisToryg every baslceTball Team in The area recognized in CaThedral a Tormi- dable ThreaT: and The press gave The Cyclones The odds, BUT Lanphier, over whom CaThedral had won The mosT graTiTying vicTory, was The very Team To deTeaT The TavoriTes in The regional conTesT. AT The close of The season The ciTy Champs were honored by The BoosTers aT an annual banqueT. Dec. CID. Feb. Mar. -Ball Township The I949-'50 BoslreTball Schedule -MT. Olive ............ -RouTT .... -TriniTy ..... -Normal .... I6-Taylorville . 28-Springmfield -FeiTshans ... -Lanphier .. -ST. Theresa .... ..., 6-Gillespie .... .... AThens ..........,.... IO-Pana ................ I3-NoTre Dame loT Quincyl I4-Virginia .............. 20-STaunTon ............. MoosehearT .... .... 24-Normal ..... Urbana .... -TriniTy .... -MT. Pulaslci .. -ClinTon . . . -Wenona ,. -Mason CiTy Regionals Lanphier ,............ C.l-1.5 63 52 32 30 4I 48 56 63 48 4I 60 48 58 65 67 33 56 59 56 64 44 38 58 50 37 B 'lam 31:5 U' X nfs Va 'gg 1-mn! fig .9- , ., .sv an if ff' .M S 4. f if 'F X fig' X! . 5 , 'Mi 'hu Q wmmmm , 1... , if ,..-. A, 'EY w. ' if ...nm N' 4 BERNIE SEITZ '5- AUGGIE DI CENSO JACK REID BOB ' f Joe Rockman JOHN CASEY pf' BILL SAUCIER SAMS Q ' A , 'QRXNEFIET' 45?9,xNEFfQ 4Sqx' IElZ X QQQANE AATHEUHQ EMHEDR ,QQHEURAL ,CATH QWNGHE9 BASEBALL SQUAD BoHom Row, L. 'fo R.-P. O'Sl'1ea, D. Ford, J. Crawford, F. Schwariz, W. Keefner. Second Row-B, Seiiz, R. Denny, G. Dresclw, A. DiCenso, Coach Gleason. TRACK Firsf Row, L. fo R.-D. Bryanf, E. Hickey, J. Casey, A. Homo, R. Casey, W. Dclsin, F. Alewelf F. Adams. Second Row-J. KnoHs, J. Manzellu, P. Walsh, W. Geiser, R. 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The chorus, The 1 chesTra, and The membi of The casl' joined wiTh T sTage and scenery crews, Turn ouT nearly Two hours unmaTched enTerTainmenT. The TirsT acT was noT hilarious as usual, buT vi very well lilced. lTs music, T ever-popular STephen Fos melodies, was provided by rousing Tive-man orchesT The Theme was builT arou The reTurn oT Massa Wallc lJames Fisherlcellerl, a su cessTul musician up NorTh, his old home planTaTion. lawn parTy Tollows where his old Negro Triends vi come him baclc. Uncle Tc fxiiw, N 'N A' we Ji' 5 VV, P Q Q., ,Q 7' ' Agkh Qs Q 5 5 3 E15 - X. . , 5 , S, k iv L ff? x L K3 1 I s . 2 ,. .1 ,Q Q1 i x X , ws ii? fi ' E 3' KS 14 i JSQKXQ MQ-Ly khf , ww as 3 x sw lg .S 5 Ni iff , P ag saxwmtr: E' ,X A F Qffffafgil if W 14+ MW ,K In :M ,. ,ii A.A, Q W i' ' . 2 M A r K A 8 if Q -if : 3 v 5, ' 4 3 Q 3 I ' c 0'1 .v,M,:,!!,W-,1u ' .in ,W X i ' I 1. 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Second Row-Ronald Jonaifis, Wesley Cherry, Carl TruTTer, Lawrence Whiie, John Linnan, John Quinn, Herman YosT, Paul Reynolds, Palriclr O'Shea. THE QUERBES CHAPTER OF ln June aT I9-49, FaTher Brown, Then direcTor OT CaThedral Boys' l-ligh School applied Tor admis- sion To The NaTional l-lonor SocieTy. The charTer was granTed, and The Querbes chapTer aT The NaTional SocieTy was Thus Tounded. The Tollowing November aT a special assembly The Tallawing sTudenTs were enrolled in The SocieTy: James Welch, Donald FiTzsimmons, AlberT Rechner, Thomas Lan- genTeld, Carl ElshoTT, Richard Leiwelce, Donald WehnerT, and Dennis Donovan. James Welch was named The President Donald THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FiTzsimmons, Vice-President AlberT Rechner, Secre- Taryq and FaTher Shiels, Treasurer. FaTher Nolan had already been named l:aculTy Advisor. The qualiTicaTions Tor admiTTance To This SocieTy malce The growTh OT any chapTer slow aT The be- ginning. The Querbes chapTer, however, already numbers I7 in The TirsT year aT iTs hisTory. The members have already conTribuTed much To The school by way aT service and leadership. They have given Their services also To Their parishes and civic arganizaTions. -,,.,,i+!3 ... alhvhral Qlhimva VOLUME XVII SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. FEBRUARY, 1950 NUMBER 3 22 MAKE SEMESTER HONOR ROLL Honor Roll Repeaters After every term, the average of the students' grades are taken. Then these grades are classified into the A and B groups. The best av- erage a student could procure is a straight A . The average sheet marks this as 5.0 . Four A's and a B would be written as 4.8 . Hard work and study merits the stu- dent these grades. At the end of the first semester, four students had a straight UA average. They were John Quinn, Lawrence White, seniors, John Lin- nan, juniorg and Frank Eck, sopho- more. The following are the stu- carned an A or B three terms in the Their names have dents who have average for the first semester. appeared on the honor roll for three successive times. A Honor Roll Seniors Carl Elshoff ...,..,,.... . . 4.8 Donald Fitzsirrimons . . . . . 4.8 Dennis Donovan .... . . 4.9 Ronald Jonaitis ........ . Patrick O'Shea .......... . . . Juniors Paul Reynolds .,...... . . . Herman Yost ,...... Carl Trutter ......,..... .. Jim Fisherkeller ..........,, B Honor Roll Kevin Burns ..., .,....... ... Thomas Langenfeld ..... .. James Welch ,.....,. . James Pope , .... .. Donald Wehnert , .... .. Charles Cherry ....... Juniors James C. Norris ,. . , . ., James Hanrahan ............ Frederick Quattrin ...,...... Father Corcoran Named Pastou At St. .lose-3: Rev. Francis A. Corcoran, v a teacher at Cathedral Boys School since 1945, succeeded ' J. F. Meara, C.S.V., as pastor of St. Joseph's parish on January 26. Father Meara was transferred to St. Patrick's parish, Kankakee, Illi- nois. Father Meara had been pastor at St. Joseph's for four years. He was an assistant to Father Moissant for 11 years and in 1945 he succeeded Father Moissant. Father Corcoran and Father Me- ara studied for the priesthood at St. Viator's College, Bourbonnais, Illinois, and at the Catholic Univer- sity in Washington, D. C. They were ordained by the late Bishop James A. Griffin on May 26, 1934. Father Corcoran taught two'years at St. Viator's College, Kankakee, St. Phillip's High School in Chicago. For the next four years, Father Cor- coran served as an assistant in a large Eastern parish. He was very active in the various Church groups. He served in the army for three years as a chaplain. Upon his re- turn from service, he became a faculty member at Cathedral Boys High School. Besides teaching Al- gebra and American government, Father Corcoran was the Sopho- more advisor. Father Corcoran goes to St. Jos- eph's with a wealth of parish expe- rience, organizational ability, and a great desire to further the cause of Christ through his ministry. N - xxx Semester '49-'50 straight A stu- dents. L. to R.. J. Quinn. senior. L. White, senior, J. Linnan, junior, and F. Eck, sophomore. '50 Variety Show Cast Mobilizes What Makes A School Catholic? Father Harris Addresses Student Body One day I walked into the gym- nasium of a well known American university. Many students were there going through various forms of physical exercise. Some were tossing a basketball. Others were just running about the gym. Some were boxing, and others were jump- ing rope. Most of these young men were serious about the type of ex- crcise they were taking. In fact some seemed more serious about it than many high school students seem to be about working a problem in mathematics. As I walked about the large gym- nasium it never or-currerl to me tn Fr. William A. Harris. C.S.V.. M.A.. Principal and Director of the Via- torian faculty. able one to get a better job A tortg requires artistic performance ot both classical, standard, and popular music, provides an outlet for ex- pression in the form of Art, Costume and Set Designing and in Manage- ment, Financing, and Writing. When YOU hear the bugle call, FALL IN fellows, and let's put on the biggest show that Cathedral has ever staged. It won't be long before April 14, 15 and 16. See you in the glimmer- ing spotlight! I-IURRY! HURRY! HURRY! It's Good To See You Back For the first time in his sixteen years as a member of the faculty Brother Charles Carlon, C.S.V., was not at his post in the bookstore. He spent two weeks at St. J0hn's Hos- pital. During that time student-vol- unteers attempted to carry on as best as they could. At the beginning of this week Brother Carlon is once again on the job. Both the students and faculty members are happy to welcome him back to fill the position that only he can handle so admirably. ,Mould aan ,yvu wuiy you ei uso ui: street, the obvious answer is: Sim- ply to get on the other side. But let us put in writing the ob- vious answers to the questions, Why do you want to develop the body: why do you want to remain healthy? Why? A youth wants to develop his body because the hu- man body is worth developing. It is worth his efforts to keep it in good condition. He wants to remain healthy, and become stronger so that he can enjoy a fuller life, a more complete life, a happier life. A strong and healthy body might also increase a man's earning pow- er. It might even be his earning power. But the youth, taking ex- ercise to develop the body, seldom if ever thinks of money as an end or objective. Good health, a fuller and happier life.are ends or objec- tives in themselves well worth striv- ing after. When it comes to an education, however, the objectives or aims change. Ask the average student why he is cramming his memory with the facts he learns in the class- room, and if he answers honestly, he will say: So I can get a better job and earn more money when I get out of high school. Education, as far as he is concerned, is not an end in itself. It is merely a means arn more money. And this is nd of attitude toward educa- mat we might expect to find in th in this age of materialism. s learned this attitude from the 1 in which he lives. Our mod- iciety can well understand the of the human body. It can :late the blessing of good . It respects physical strength tower. But for the things of nirit it has no appreciation. body is worth all the efforts ight make to develop it. But is equally true that the human will some day return to dust? nade up of the very same ele- that constitute the earth. It is dful of clay into which God led the breath of life. How :an we recognize its value, and - the value of the human soul is made after the image and ss of God Himself? How can sily see the value of the human which we know will one day it in a grave, and be blind to ...T value of the soul which is eter- na 7 How can the body be worth de- veloping if the soul is not? Why is it more important to attain physi- cal strength than spiritual power? Why, in a word, is it a mark of wis- dom to prize above all possessions the muddy vesture of decay, and disregard or even hold in contempt the living person within it? Just as one wants a healthy body and physical strength, so too, or more especially, he should want an edu- cation, which is the development of the whole man that he might en- joy a fuller and more complete life here and hereafter. The objective of your teachers at Cathedral High School is not to increase your earning power, but to help you develop spiritually, moral- ly and physically that you might en- joy a fuller life on earth and com- plete happiness with God through- out eternity. The poet in his admiration for the whole man, but especially man's intellect cried out: Surely He that made us with such large discourse gave us not that capability and God- like reason to waste in us unused. Nor would that same poet or any man who really thinks say that God gave us an intellect merely to enable us to earn. Tl-IE JUNIORS PAY THEIR ANNUAL TRIBUTE BY THE TRADITIGNAL PROM. -.4i41B..,.. MASS OF ST. VIATOR SCHOLA CANTCRUM 2' 4 W5 55 3 FRIDAY MASS OON MEAL CANTEEN CAFETERIA ,,...r I l.. 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