Cathedral Griffin High School - Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

Page 59 text:

Three other priests who made a decided impact on the school, and not previously mentioned, continued their fine work: Fathers Raymond Field, Arnold Perham and Charles Maranto. By midyear, Father Perham and Brother Weitzel had com- pletely reorganized the vocational guidance programg seniors would now take yearly general aptitude tests and all students were to take the Kuder Preference Test. The football team posted a rec- ord that resembled the glory years C6-0-21 and easily captured the city title. 1957 City Champs. Six would make All City, All Conference - Don Barrett would be All State. lar' num IIRIETI' VIILKIII GET TOP Hdlqlg luv t-W '

Page 58 text:

Robt. Astroth 0 I HEAD COACH T 1 ASSISTANT COACHES oe- 0 49 Q 0 4 Q' e afoge Q50 Q03 ,,e+,,eqxe 4 to 3' v 0 5 ey Lqxwey X9 X0 43' xy 00 ve-'ber ,QQ 9 ox ov scHooL YYQQROGSQQ YEAR o o T ' T Jack Finigan Joe Beia 1 1955-56 Bro. Patrick Cahill Rev Robert Hopkins 0 Jack Finigan 0 ' 0 Jim Weithmann 0 T v Bro. Patrick Cahill T T T 1955-57 Rev. Robert Hopkins 0 Rev. John Tobin 0 Jack Finigan 0 v Jim Weithmann - T Jim Belz T o 1957-58 Rudy Gaddini T Bro. Patrick Cahill T T T Jim Weithmann 0 0 T 0 Jim Belz T 0 Rev. Eugene Lutz T 0 1958-59 Robert Astroth T 0 Rev. Charles Maranto james Weithman More decisions at the plate. Fr. Chas. Maranto James Belz Rudolph Gaddini - E',q-554-r-54'

Page 60 text:

3.-.J The continued expansion and renovation of the old school seemed to most to be self- defeating and this was the year that definitive plans were made for a new school. The Diocesan Building Committee decided that property owned on West Wash- ington Street would be the site of the new school. Bishop O'Connor announced a fund raising cam- paign to begin on May 23, l957. He also made it known that the school would be named in honor of the late Bishop Griffin and that hopefully the building would be ready in September of 1959. Nearly two million dollars were pledged in the drive, though funds were slow in coming in and nearly two years were to pass before the move to Washington Street took place. Seventy-one seniors gradu- ated in June. During the summer of 1957, fund raising continued and bids were let for the future Griffin High School. Actual construction began on October 30th. As the new school year progressed, a careful eye was kept on the pro- gress being made on West Wash- ington. It was not too long before one could see the future gymna- sium, band room, etc., take shape. The Viatorian faculty Groundbreaking for the new school. 8 El-Mg The new school was taking shape watched with interest too as their future residence began to rise in the meadow. The Bishop an- nounced that the Converse build- ing and Fifth Street residence would be turned over to the Ursu- line Sisters for use by this academy and junior college. H