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

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AT BALDWIN STREET- BROTHER PHILIP I DT PLEASED VISITOR AND BISHOP Cathedral High School in Los Angeles began as the Christian Brothers School, East Los Angeles, in the parish of the Sacred Heart. The opening of this school came about because of the closing of the Brothers' school in Santa Cruz in 1921. The dioceses of Monterey and Los Angeles were then both under the direction of Bishop Cantwell. Brother Joseph--the Visitor, or Provincial of the West Coast Province--wanted to recruit candi- dates for the Brothers, and raise funds for the Juniorate and Saint Nlary's college. With the closing of the Santa Cruz school, he lost his calIing card in the diocese. The Brothers were aware that the rapidly growing Los Angeles area could prove a source of vocations. In the early 1900's money was paid toward the purchase of property in Santa Monica. A high school was envisioned, but the plan was later abandoned. FATHER DONAHOE In 1921, then, began the dialoque between Bishop Cantwell and Brother Joseph wnich led to the establishment of the school at Baldwin St. Father Donahoe, pastor at Sacred Heart from 1918 to 1935, applied lat Cantwell's urging! for Brothers to take over the upper grades of his grammar school. Brother Joseph complied. Ccontinued on p. 123 ,-Z: 1171, The Christian CBrotf7er5 School This new high school for boys will begin its second year in Scpteniber. Boys or young men wlm ilcsirc in enter the lint or second yeslr of high school rmiy register now. Rev. Brother Philip, Litt. D. Principal Phone Capitol 5918 I 2718 Baldwin St. Los Angeles -1

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1 958-Salesian H .S .opens . '19 60-Democratic conven- tions in L.A. Kennedy de- feats Nixon. Pater Noster H.S. opens. Old CHS building demolished. City population at 25 million. County at 65 million. 1 961 -Administration wing and new classrooms com- pleted, 1 963-Kennedy assassinated Johnson takes over, 1 964-Johnson elected . , 1 965-Gulf of Tonkin Resolution . Watts riot. 1 967-lVlusic Center complex completed. CHS graduates 137 . 1 968-Nixon elected . 1970-Strikes in schools, marches and riots in East, Los Angeles . Timothy lVlanning succeeds IVlcIntyre . 1 971-Feather River Project brings water to L .A . CHS graduates 172 . 1972-Nixon re-elected by landslide . 1 974-Watergate scandals force Nixon's resignation. 1 975-Cathedral H .S . celebrates 50 year jubilee . Cathedral High in 1975. chronology!9

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Excerpts from Brother Phulup s history of the school The school buuldung was a new brick buuldung belong ung to the Sacred Heart Parush Domunucan nuns occupied eught rooms for the gurls of the elementary grades and also the grammar grades The boys of the first five grades were to contmue under the care o the nuns and the Brothers were to have the suxth, seventh and eighth grades, and unstutute a hugh school department for boys The house mtended for the Brothers was once a resu dence Then ut had been used for school purposes and was now being made over unto a residence with ample room for the time Two days after his arrival, Brother Phulup with Father Donahoe called on the Right Reverend Bushop Cantwell who manufested great pleasure at the advent ofthe Brothers unto his diocese School opened with Mass un the Church, September 11th Brother Vusutor arruved that morning and was enthusuastuc over the prospects Brother Phulup dud not share thus spurut He came to durect a hugh school and found humself un a most peculiar posutuon Starting a parochial hugh school dud not appeal to hum very strongly An ordinary parush school would have been schools The location was not one that made ut con venuent for boys to come from other parishes Eighty one boys were un school on the opening day They were as follows un the grades Nunth, 22 Eughth, 26 Seventh, 19 Suxth, 24 Many others were reg ustered and entered later Reverend Fathers Dullon and Emmett Panner, the latter stationed at the Cathedral, assisted Brother Phulup un increasing the enrollment It may be saud that all the secular clergy of the cuty showed great pleasure at the Brothers comung to open a school un theur midst Brother Vusutor left for Oakland on the evenung of the thirteenth By the end of the month the number of students had uncu-eased to 103 They are fairly good boys but have luttle spurut of study Thus us probably due to the environment and climate They are not regular un attending theur own Mass on Sunday About one third of them are frequently at holy communion The majority of them are irregular un thus umportant duty The league of the Sacred Heart has not been established un the parush BALDWIN STREET January 7th School was resumed There were 105 boys now un attendance The mud year examunatuons were held the last few days of the month and rewards were guven the best In February several new students were receuved un the ninth grade None of them were much good They had fauled un other schools and continued theur faulure here Sunday, September 7, 1924 Brother Mark arruved to take care of classes 7th and 8th grades Sunday, October 19 Brother Joseph, Vusutor, and Brother Baldwun, ex Vusutor of St Louis, called Next day they vusuted the classes Brother Joseph called on the Bushop in reference to next year's oca tuon He has new plans as to what should be done at the Cathedral November 10 Examunatuons began today and contun ued for the week Results were quite satisfactory December 22 The boys seem to be a luttle better thus year - n I q . I - . . u u 1 . f . ' more tolhis tastes as he had no faith in small high n . I - . I They are fairly good boys, but have little spirit of study. -Brother Philip baldwin streetfl 1