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

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An eerie mist hovers over the still, lifeless tomb. Suddenly, a phantasm emerges. Enshrouding the weird illusion in a purplish-white nebula. Upon the asking, it will speak and this is its story: I am the Spirit of Cathedral. In 1923 I lay dormant, unformed, dissipated amidst the tombs of the old Calvary Cemetery on Bishops road on the outskirts of Elysian Park near the L. A. river, i was comfortable, unperturbed until an unheard of thing began to take place. The dead are to remain at rest and not to be bothered, but one day some living things began to move more than usual among the tombs, and it was then I was forced to take shape and to find new beings for my care, for from my bosom were snatched all those lifeless forms I had so long cared for. Upon my very resting place a school was being erected. Well, I had no choice but to await my fate. Was I to be chased away to find a new haunt, or could I remain where I had found peace for so long? I waited and saw that the Christian Brothers who had come to Los Angeles in 1923 and started Sacred Heart Academy at Baldwin and Sichel streets in Lincoln Heights were moving their 135 students of 8th to 1 1 th graders from Sacred Heart to my home, just two years after they had arrived. At first the names La Salle, Cantwell, Serra were suggested, but Cathedral was finally chosen since the school was to be the Diocesan High School for boys. In 1927 the first graduating class of 24 Seniors left Cathedral, it was then that my poor restless spirit was given a place once more, but now with honor and a great purpose for the future, it was decided by a student committee (i had whisked amongst them at the time because i knew what was in the offing) that since i (little old me) had been the natural spirit (what else could I be) of these parts (yes, right here) i ought (why not) to become the school ' s official spirit. (Now i won- der who could have suggested such a thing?) At first such names as Lions and Gophers were pre- sented but the Phantoms prevailed. Now i arose in new form. No longer to haunt the dead but to give spirit to the living, and this I liked, because know- ing the other side of the grave as I do and its meaning, i could direct with safety and effectively these young spirits to their peace in the great SPIRIT. To add the finishing touches, I inspired the use of the Purple and White for the school colors. (I must confess — the name Cathedral brought about the color purple, but it was fitting for me too, and white was taken from the Blue and White which had also been s uggested, to honor the Blessed Mother.) Now the Cathedral Phantoms came into being. Ever since, for these 32 years, I have grown proud of my Phantoms who have borne the ban- ners of the Purple and White to many places to win the respect and veneration of all. For my spirit is one of strength, loyalty, virtue and Wisdom. My spirit stands beside the Phantoms in the class room as they delve into mystery, as they chat in friendly fashion with their companions and teachers, as they fight for victory on the field or court, as they recollect themselves in prayer before our Lady ' s statue. With each year, I have added some new lustre to Cathedral ' s glory. Every item with the progress of time, the Alma Mater, the school yells, the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Crucifix, the Senior bench, spring concert, frosh week, be- comes an ever increasing fulfillment of my spirit. When the summer time comes again, as June rolls along and another year is done, some little bit of me leaves with my graduates, always to be with them. But it isn ' t long before I ' m restored to my full self again for with September and the falling leaves, I am enlivened once more as little whisps are blown in with the autumn winds to be formed into the ageless Spirit of . . . THE CATHEDRAL PHANTOM

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icS? Through What constitutes a successful school year? Is it athletic victories, forensic honors or academic achievement? No. The prime factor of a successful year is Spirit. Now let us review the year in full and see v here our spirit has taken us. . . . EARLY AUTUMN, SEPTEMBER . . . Tanned and healthy, seven hundred Ca- thedralites renew the battle of the books for another nine months. They are given Student Handbooks explaining Cathedral ' s purpose and ideals . . . Eagerly entering Frosh Week, the freshmen don their beanies. Their strength is not to be discounted for in the Tug-of-War battle with the Sophomores the rope is twice broken. On the Saturday night of Frosh Week, the freshmen, still starry-eyed and in wonderment, attend the first dance of the school year, the Welcome Frosh Soiree. But their spirits are tried as it is announced that the Sophomores have won the Frosh Week banner . . . The Circle C admits fifty Juniors . . . The Student Body and Faculty are saddened at the news of the death of Brother William Cyril former principal of Cathedral . . . The 12th Annual Athletic Drive begins as the Phantoms haunt the entire southland to sell their Loyalty Books . . . The Varsity Football team defeats Santa Maria and ties Antelope Valley . . . BARE TREES, CHILL AIR, OCTOBER ... The Marian Society of Cathedral holds a successful forum with Holy Family in Glendale . . . The Student Council, acting as representatives of the Student Body, elects Robert Bieggar to the secretarial position vacated by Al Arias . . . The Yearbook Staff announces a bigger book for ' 57 . . . Frosh 9-5 is the first class to attain 100% in the Athletic Drive . . . The Seniors con- duct cleanup week under the direction of Greg Villanueva, Class President . . . Phantom Footballers bow to Cantwell, Carmel, and St. Anthony ' s but blast Serra . . . Second dance of the school year is held as Phantoms rock and roll io the music of Mike Perez . . . The 12th Annual Fiesta acclaimed success; parents and the Circle C praised for their great help . . . The Athletic Drive ends with Senior 110, 12-4 on top with 110%. BEGINNING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER . . . First election dance is held to vote of Cathedral ' s Queen . . . The Senior Class holds its retreat at Mater Dolorosa retreat house in Sierra Madre . . . Midnight oil burned, pencils chewed, and brains sharpened as quarterly exams are held . . . Notre Dame High football stadium is site of Queen ' s Pageant, with Josephine Rosas, Our Lady Queen of the Angels High, crowned Miss Cathedral . . . The following week. Ye ole Gymnasium takes on a palatial look, as Queen ' s Ball is held. The queen ' s court and their escorts delight those attending by executing a graceful waltz . . . The Marian Society admits 39 members in initiation, featuring speeches by Larry Monteilh, Brother Arthur and Brother Bertram . . . Phantoms tie Loyola, trounce Pius X and Notre Dame in foot- ball, thus attaining 4th place in the Catholic League . . . Harry Rosemond and Walt Altobelli, All-Catholic selections. CHRISTMAS IS IN THE AIR, DECEMBER . . . Basketball season begins. The Var- sity takes four out of five to get off to a flying start ... Ed Lazo and his hi-fi eye- lashes, and the Enchanters capture first place in the Talent Show put on by the Rally committee . . . 9-3 wins the C.S.F. plaque for outstanding academic work . . . The Cross-Country team captures 1st place in the Catholic League for the 3rd year in a row . . . The Class of ' 58 promotes a mixer to obtain funds for the Junior Prom. ... A Christmas dance, featuring Bob Rogers and his band . . . Christmas vacation begins as the twenty-fifth draws closer . . . The Y.C.S. attends a winter workshop at Camp Maris Stella . . . Phantom Christmas stockings are filled. A NEW YEAR, JANUARY, 1957 . . . School reopens ... The Juniors receive their class rings, official insignia of their upperclassmen membership . . . First round of Varsity Basketball finds the Phantoms winning a thriller over Loyola but otherwise . . . Student Body Prexy Harry Rosemond announces the code of Sportsmanship for the Catholic League . . . Chimes paper takes fourth straight first at L.A.C.C. . . . The Block C, under Walt Altobelli manifests leadership through ushering at the home Basketball games . . . Examiner S.S.A. positions occupied by Bill Thomas, Editor-in-