Cathedral High School - Crusader Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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ORGANIZATIONS... Cathedral High Sch x l was exceptionally active in extra-curricular activites this year. The Cen¬ tral Committee was formed, and had charge of all of the spiritual activities in the school. The Glee Club was formed this year by Bro. Michael Brangan, composed of stu¬ dents from all classes. It was used as the chorus in the Senior Minstrel. Those participating in the minstrel made up a small dramatic club. The Band presented two concerts un¬ der the leadership of Prof. Miller. At the second concert they made their appearance in their flashy new uniforms. The Debate Squad owes much of its public speaking success to Bro. Robert Wagner, as do also the participants in the Annual Oratory and Elocution contests. The students were constantly kept informed of the school activities by the publishing staff of the Crusader. This paper rose to new heights through the mod¬ erator, Bro. Michael. The Lettermen s Club which was organized in the second semester showed great activity and loyalty to the school by their efforts to pay for the new baseball uniforms. Another organization which highly demands the gratitude and praise of all is the Mothers Club, whose active members made possible the Prom and the new Band uniforms. All these activities are carried on with the hearty encouragement )f Monsignor Mueller, who wishes to give his boys the same ad¬ vantages had by students in larger institutions. The activities, although numerous, are so run as never to permit our losing sight of our special aim as Crusaders—the salvation of our own souls and that of others. They are thereby preparing us to be¬ come better Catholics and necessarily better citizens of our community. Page Eighteen

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Freshmen A F : IRST ROW: William Wuller, John Busson, Clarence Wiesen, James Herold, George Redmond, Victor Edelmann, John Flach, Walter Braun, Lawrence Schmidt, Leon Schneider. SECOND ROW: Raymond Nevenner, Robert Wagner, Lee Barbeau, George Sullivan, Charles Fohr, Delmar Dahm, Stanley Makowski, Arthur Rahar, Robert Stauder. THIRD ROW: Julian Bccherer, Robert Juen, John Conrath, Harley Quirin, John Linder, Cornelius Roth. FOURTH ROW: Donald Muren, Louis Becker, Joseph Kaiser, Ray Harbaugh, Theodore Schaal, William Fuhrman, James. Galati. FIFTH ROW: Thomas Bighaus, Cornelius Schaefer, Wayne Meister, Norman Geolat, James Haeman. B HISTORY OF FRESHMAN “A” Under the able guidance of William Fuhrman, prefect for the first semester, and John Busson, for the second semester, IA ranked high in Sodality activities. Fourteen members of the class made the Honor Roll. Led by John Linder and George Sullivan, the following attained that coveted honor: J. Becherer, T. Bighaus, W . Fuhrman, R. Harbaugh, j. Herold, R. Juen, Kaiser, L. Schmidt, W. Schulte, R. Stauder, and C. Wiesen. On the field of athletics the class was well represented. Seven were on the “B Football squad, five on the “B” Basketball squad and five out for Baseball. Nine of our boys participated in the boxing tourney and they gained a fair share of the championships. Brother Robert Wagner was our moderator. FRESHMAN “B” On September 3, 1940, 43 students entered Freshman B for a year of education under the direction of Brother Joseph Merle. Out of these 43, 42 of them have passed the initial year with success. Freshman “B” has been well represented in all fields. Our class has been successful in the drives, in sports, scholarship and in religious activities FIRST ROW: R. Reyes, W. Taphorn, V. Lanter, H. Funk, A. Cordie, J. Vierheller, F. Schmittling, E. Berkel, N. Becherer, J Reis, H. Helfrich, E Schlosser. SECOND ROW: A. Bichl, C. Gass, E. Rceb, J. Wiemann, E. Halemeyer, J. Fellner, J. Battaglia, A. Meyer, J. Calhoun, A. Stingl. THIRD ROW: A. Zagarski, A. Bevirt, M. Roth. J. Renner, B. Hoffmann, R. McNay, R. Wiesenborn, A. Schobert, E. Bauer, J. Buchholz. . . FOURTH ROW: F. Karfs, L. Fix, A. Frein, R. Smith, Brother Joseph, G. Drysdale, L. Germain, H. Pacini, R. Brueggemann. On the field of battle we donated a fair share of athletes to the “B foot ' ball, basketball and baseball squads. Four of our boxers emerging as cham ' pions were Joseph Reis, Vincent Lan ter, Richard Smith, and Mel Roth. In the oratory contest staged by the W. C. U., John Battaglia and Anthony Frein were our representatives. The Band was supplemented by seven musicians from our class. Sodality activities in Freshman “B reached a new high under the guid ' ance of Anthony Frein, the prefect, and his fellow officers. Freshman B can earnestly and sincerely say they tried their best in all activities and will be heard from much in future years.

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The work of the general Sodality was supplemented by the Central This committee was composed of Senior Officers; class perfects and parish representatives. They convened bi-monthly. In preparation for the general sodality meeting, they discussed various questions and topics. These were then brought up in the general meeting. The class prefects were: John Busson, I A; Anthony Frein, IB; Dennis Griffin, IIA; Jerry Poniske, IIB; Robert Baechle, III. The Senor officers were: Richard Wuller, Prefect; Kenneth Kain, Marian Chairman; Paul Lugge, Eucharistic Chairman; Robert Huber, Mission Chair¬ man; Fritz May, Secretary. The purpose of the Parish Committee was to keep their respective pastors informed of the activities taking place at the school, and to associate the parishes more closely with the school activities. It was headed by Ted Gund- lach of the Cathedral Parish, active Chairman, and included Ed Heman, St. Mary ' s; Joe Hausmann, St. Luke ' s; Norman Dahm, St. Henry s: James Voel- linger, St. Theresa ' s; and Cletus Wittenauer, the outlying parishes. Pane Nineteen Senior Sodality... John Homrighausen Robert Huber Richard Wuller Fritz May Paul Lugge Kenneth Kain Skated: Theodore Gundlach, John Homrighausen, Robert Huber, Kenneth Kain, Fritz May, Paul Lugge, Dennis Griffin. Standing: Joseph Hausmann, Edward Heman, Cletus Wittenauer, Bernard Boskamp, Richard Wuller, James Voellinger, Robert Baechle, John Busson, Anthony Frein, Gerald Pon¬ iske. Central Committee...