Cathedral Preparatory School - Literulae Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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RICHARD EDMUND BUCKEL St. Mary Parish ..DiCk,. HE WAS WONT TO SPEAK PLAIN AND 'ro THB PURPOSE., -Shakespeare Dick joined us in the junior year, September 1944. An excellent humorist with keen wit, he has always been pope ular with his classmates as a friend worth having. He en- joys swimming and takes advantage of the natural facilities which Erie aifords those interested in aquatic sports. Dick excells in his scholastic program, particularly in the study of German. Dick has no definite plans for his future, but he is interested in pharmacy. However. he thinks he should follow in his fathers footsteps and be an optician. JOSEPH ROSS BURKHART Sacred Heart Parish Bones NSOME sooo I MEAN 'ro Do. -Shakespeare Bones comes to us from the Sacred Heart Grade School bringing with him his modest sense of humor and his gener' ous smile. In the athletic Held, he enjoys football and basket' ball, serving on the junior varsity team in both these sports. He has a special liking for dances and parties, and has a special mania for cracking up automobiles. He spends his free days in the fall tramping through the woods, looking for rabbits and squirrels. After a hitch in the Navy, Joseph plans to take up architectural engineering. JOHN EDWARD BULES Holy Family Parish Johnnie MGRATITUDB IS A FRUIT or GREAT CULTIVATIONZ You DO NO FIND IT AMONG GROSS PEOPLE. -Samuel Johnson Johnnie entered Prep from the Holy Family School. He attended Erie Tech during the first semester of his sophomore year, and then returned to Prep to finish his high school training. Johnnie joined the Merchant Marines in the summer of 1945, sailing to Bermuda and the Bahama Islands. Johnnie spends his afterfschool hours at the Laver Greenhouses. His great ambition is to enroll in a good school of Bnance with an eye to a position with the Ohio National Insurance Company. JAMES JOSEPH CARIDEO Sacred Heart Parish Cards A CALM UNRUFFLED GENTLEMAN WAS HE... -Anon. Cards was one of the mighty five who made basketball history for the surprising Prep Ramblers this year. His trick shots made him one of the most dangerous scoring threats of the 4546 season. This past year, Cards was elected to the Student Council by a large student following. Because his worries are few and he lets tomorrow take care of itself, his curly black hair will never be tinted with gray. His most interesting subject is mathematics and it is this subject he hopes to use while serving his hitch in the Navy.

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JOSEPH MICHAEL AUGUST Holy Rosary Parish Augie Tut MODESTYSS A CANDLE TO THY MERITHQ 'WFielding XVhen Aloe came to us from St. Patricks he brought with him scholastic .ibiltiy plus his wide grin-both for which he was wellknown. Socially inclined, he had a liven inter.-st in .ill .activities here at Prep and was a staunch supporter ul .ill nt them. At present ,loc is wrving his time with the llniteil States Army. but will shortly return to Erie to tak-: up his task il preiziriiig for the future. GERALD PATRICK BECHTOLD St. Peters Catliedrqil u.lUTTY Nlili s A lation r.1AN, lNLl. sAi' THAT voir HlM, AND A TRUE cdllRlSTlAN EVERY INCH mf HlM.H f fSliakespeare jerry came tn Prep fromYWilscn High School in his sophomore year. ln the fall of that year he went out for lootlmll and captured il first string guard position. His junior year found him calling the signals from the quarter' hack spot,-and doing a good jobrof it, too. jerry was a member ol the Student Council .tor two years. He joined the Navy during the summer ol i046 and, therefore, was not able to captain the varsity football squad this past year. jerry is seriously contemplating the idea of making the Navy his career. EDWARD BOLESLAW BABOWICZ St. Stanislaus Parish ..Ed.. BUT TO HEAR HlS SYMPHONIBS WAS TO TASTE OF HEAvEN. AAno-n. Ed is a talented musician as well as being an all around good fellow. He is a prominent member of the Glee Club, and an accomplished piano player of classical music. He is a brilliant student, leading his class in scholastic achieve' ment. His efforts as editor of the Rambler prove him to be an able writer. Ed did a hne job, also, as chairman ofthe decoration committee for the Senior Prom. He plans to take a prefmedical courw. and his choice is either Notre Dame or Georgetown. XV-2 are sure hc will make good and he .I credit to Cathedral Prep. GERHARD MATTHEW BINNA St. Marry Parish Bingo l SHALL NE.ER BE 'WARE or My OWN WIT, TILL I BREAK MY SHINS AGAINST IT. -Shakespeare Friendly, cheerful and easy to get along with, Bingo entered Prep with a St. Mary Grade School education be- hind him. German is Bingo's specialty, for having spoken it all his life, it comes very easy to him. He is very fond of the water and can often be seen boating or fishing on Lake Erie. Whenever decorations are needed for our dances, Gerhard contributes his many novel ideas, Gerhard feels that he would like to continue in the Shoe Business after serving a hitch with the Navy.

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CARL LOUIS CARLOTTI Sacred Heart Parish .. Legs.. 'STHOUGH vANQUisHED, HE WOULD ARGUE S'I'ILL.N -Y Goldsmith. Carl is a tall, easy-gcing fellow with a booming voice which nearly exceeds his stature. He will always be ref memhered as a basketball star, having begun his career as a member of the championship team cf '42, back in the days of the grade school training. After graduating, Carl thinks the army needs him. so, plans to do a hitch there. If his highting spirit is as good as his school spirit, we do not have to be afraid of the enemy. When Carl returns from the army. he plans to take up the study of law. CHARLES RAYMOND COLVIN Cathedral Parish ..CllilTllC.. Wriia Mixno REASON wirii PLEASURE, AND wisnom wirH MlRTH.uf'GOldS'VT'llIl1. Eght years at the Cathedral Grade School prepared Charlie for entrance into the Pontihcal College josephinum. After one year there he came home to Prep as a sophomore. His po ularity, ability and talents were recognized with such ofhces as iunior class president, treasurer of the Stu' dent Council, and president cf the Student Council. Charlie is an allfout athlete holding the positions cf football guard, basketball captain, and baseball player. Class leader that he is, we all expect Charlie to haxe a bright and successful future. THOMAS MARCUS CAVANAUGH St. Mary Parish uI1iSl1-l I SHALL BE AS SECRET AS THE GRAVE... -Cervantes. A good sport, a square shooter. rather quiet most of the time'--these are some of the qualities that identify Irish Cavanaugh. Tom came to Prep in his sophomcre year, having spent his first year at East High. At Prep he proved himself a quick thinker and a good mathematician. Irish likes the water and all aquatic sports. He is also active and loyal in attending all athletic activities. Tom is interested in civil engineering and will attend college to study it, after leaving Prep. We wish him the best of luck. DITRWARD MICHAEL COX St. james Parish Wesleyville, Pa. Aaovn THE VULGAR FLIGHT or common SOULS... -Murphy. Durward came to Prep in his junior year following his conversion to the Catholic faith. He is now a member of St. james Parish. If silence is golden, Durward is a mint. At all times he is a perfect gentleman with a remarkable faculty for concentration and an ability to study under the most adverse conditions. His favorite subjects are Spanish and Lating and in time of recreation, he enjoys reading, painting and horseback riding. After finishing at Prep, he plans to enter the Maryknoll Seminary to become a mis' sionary priest.