Cathedral Griffin High School - Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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The I947-48 year would be the last year of Father Harbauer's ten- ure as principal. Father F. E. Wil- liams and Father Joseph Meara were also serving their last years at Cathedral. Their combined ser- vice equaled more than twenty years. However, most of the rest of that year's staff would remain - a unique experience for the school, as the staff tended to change quite a bit each year. Among those who joined the staff that year was Mr. Luke Gleason, who took over the duties of coach. Mr. Gleason would give many years to coaching and teaching at Cathedral and other local schools, and he is still a prominent figure in Springfield. The many pictures of the I948 variety show attest to the con- tinued care lavished on its pro- duction. Also seen in the year- book are the first glimpses of the famous cafeteria, which bears a striking resemblance to better pri- son dining halls. Eighty seniors graduated at commencement exercises in June. Fr. Brown rode herd. Only the bestfor the prisoners

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Boys will be boys? B vb Peggy Lee look-alike. Fr. P. M. Clifford 1945-46 Faculty Fr. F. J. Harbauer Fr. J. F. Brown Fr. J. A. Toolan Fr. T. B. Nolan Fr. M. P. Loughran Fr. W. A. Harris Fr. J. W. Shiels Fr. F. E. Williams Fr. J. E. Meara Bro. C. A. Carlon Bro. J. L. Drolet Fr. T. L. Sullivan Fr. P. M. Clifford Bro. J. M. Beatty Bro. 0. P. Gleason Fr. M. J. Noonan Al Lewis Fr. F. A. Corcoran 1946-47 Faculty Fr. F. J. Harbauer Fr. J. F. Brown Fr. J. A. Toolan Fr. C. J. Bresnahan Bro. C. A. Carlon Fr. F. A. Corcoran Fr. M. P. Dougherty Fr. P. M. Clifford Bro. R. Compton Bro. J. L. Drolet Fr. M. P. Loughran Fr. J. E. Meara Fr. T. B. Nolan Bro. L. A. Stachura Fr. T. L. Sullivan Fr. M. Rua Fr. J. W. Shiels Fr. F. E. Williams Al Lewis

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A new Gymnasium. Gone were the sefdestructingjloorboards of the old Cathedral. Father John Brown became the new principal as the 1948-49 school year began. Father. Brown had been the Dean of Studies for some years and continued to combine that office with his work as principal. Seventeen Viatorians made up the staff of the school. Among them was the first Cathedral graduate to return to the school as a Viatorian teacher, Father Francis White, a member of the class of 1936. This year also saw work con- tinue on the long-awaited gymna- siumfauditorium. As parts of the new building were finished, they were immediately put into use. This year also saw a visit to the school by the Superior General of the Viatorians, the Very Reverend Lucien Page. Fr. C. S. paul 2nd annual Hobby Show Potential leaders still awake in the Library