Cathedral High School - Crusader Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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From the hands of Bishop Henry AlthofF come many and various benefits. He has provided facilities, throughout the diocese, for ad¬ vancement of the education of grade and high school students. He has consistently striven to promote all activities beneficial to the students as may be witnessed in the fine athletic materials available; the Bishop’s annual Oratorical Contest; and plans for an expanded Cathedral High School. Working with our President, Msgr. Mueller, and the Brothers of Mary, Bishop Althoff has given us the best possible in Catholic High School education. We, the 1945 graduating class, wish to express our realization of this fact and desire to demonstrate our appreciation by pushing to the fore in all public activities, living our religion, and spreading the fame of Cathedral High. This we know would be the most pleasing gift we could bestow on our Bishop and we sincerely hope he will be able to carry on his fine work in Catholic education benefiting so many youth in Southern Illinois. His Excellency HIS EXCELLENCY MOST REVEREND HENRY ALTHOFF, Bishop of Belleville

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His Holiness POPE PIUS XII A saintly priest, an accomplished linguist, a versatile diplomat, an eminent states¬ man, a light in the modern world’s dark hour, the shepherd of his flock, such is our present Holy Father, Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII. To him the world is slowly turning for that moral guidance so necessary to bring us peace—the Peace of Christ the King. May we, under his leadership and the more immediate direction of his local representative, our Most Reverend Bishop, be true Crusaders, loyal to God and country, leaders in Catholic thought and action. The above snapshot of the Holy Father was sent to us from Rome by Oscar Joff- ray, ’41, shortly after the U. S. Army entered the Holy City. His Holiness is shown addressing the soldiers.

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