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

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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

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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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tAlma Mater to her formerstudents. L-ETLYL -f - -..,.-ww, -sl: um--vwq-:......:: THE CHRISELAEBELBROTHERS' ' hm.. ,bca 11 XVhen we-spuak or write of :min- stituiiou, it is qustoinary to ici! of 1:5 history and, dwell at' length Ql1'i'tS great achievements., If the institution be of an' educational -character, its alumni- is its proudest boast for a school or college is great only in proportion to' the number and char- acter of its'graduates.' Every school worthy of ,the name must be a true A Roman matron when asked to dis4 play her jewels pointed to her sons, So it is withi a. school. She will foltow her children after their departure along the pathways of life with extended arms to support them in their under- takings. -She will rejoice at their suc- cess because shc feels that from her they' received much of the strength that has enabled them to reach their goal. 'NVhcn failure crosses their path- way and impedes their progress she laments as a devoted mother does over the misfortunes of a wayward son. A progressive school must needs be a vital thing, growing and- dcvelopim: to meet the demands of the times and imparting to its students those quali- tieszof mind and heart which will fit them for complete living. The Chris- tian Brothers' School in Los Angeles has no glorious past and no distin- guished sons of which it may proudly boast, for it is yetjn its infancy, wear- ing its swaddling Clothes, but vigor- ously' struggling to take its place among the educational. institutions of the city. . , Under the patronages of the'Righl Reverend Bishop Cantwell and the Reverend Clergy of the diocese, but especially through the encouragement of Rev. George 'Donohoe, of the Sac- red Heaft parish the Brothers opened their iirst school in the present diocese of Los Angeles. September, 1925. More than one hunilred boys are now in at- tendance. For the current year the enro'1ment includes only students in the seventh and eighth grades and the lirstryear of hicfh school. Next Sep- tember auorher high school class wiii be opened and in each succeeding year at similar course will be pursued until 1926 when a. full high schoot sclicclulfs will be in operation. The curriculum will embrace courses in religion. Eng- lish, Spanish, French, Latin, history, algebra, plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, general science, bio'ogy, physics, chemistry, drawing, book- keeping, stcnography, physical cui- ture and any' other subjects required to make the school the equal of any in the state. It will then be accredited to- the state, university and aiailiated with the'Qatholic University in Ywlash- ington, D. C. Graduates will thus be prepared to enter any institution of higher education in the country. The school is open to ali boys. The cou- ditions for admission being the neces- sary preliminarytraining and a good moral character. Applicants who do not present a certificate from their last school vfili bc examined before their admission to the high school depart- ment. A QVMY, .,.a -nn., at , . -. . . 1 Zfbaldwin street AT BALDWIN STREET Ccontinued from p. 10l BROTHER PHILIP He obtained Brother G. Philip from Pennsylvania, and sent him, Brothers Damian of Mary, Victus Rupert and Alexander Cyril to 2718 Baldwin Street. A carefully considered con- tract was drawn up. Expenses twhich would amount to about 56,000 a year for the school and the brother-sl were to be borne by the parish. The Brothers were to teach the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grades. Brother Philip was not satisfied with the arrangements, however. He wanted to run a boys' high school separate from the grammar school, the girls' academy, and free from parochial support and control. It should be centrally-located, easily accessible, and should have adequate room for athletics. He convinced the Visitor who appealed to the Bishop for a new school. A SECOND YEAR In the spring of 1924, the decision was made to move, but negotiations could not be completed in time for the school year. In order not to lose the 9th grade boys then at Sacred Heart, a tenth grade was added. The graduating 8th grade boys and stu- dents attracted to the school from other grammar schools were suffici- ent to necessitate two classes of 9th graders. A lay teacher was engaged but proved a poor disciplinarian and was replaced by his father. Brother Philip spoke at Holy Names Society luncheons. Public speaking was encouraged among the students by numerous competitions and an annual contest. The students per- formed The Man of the Hour, a popular drama, and participated in the Christmas pageants. Intramural sports were played in Lincoln Park, and competition was keen. The stu- dents were not idle while the final disposition of their school was not yet decided.