Cathedral Preparatory School - Literulae Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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TO FORM EACH STUDENT ACCORDING TO THE MODEL OF CHRIST o The guidance program at Cathedral Prep endeavors to aid the pupil in knowing and helping himself. This program is designed to assist the student in adjusting his personality, temperament, and abilities to the reali- ties of modern life. Spiritual guidance is provided by guidance counsel- ors, religion teachers, and six regular confessors ap- pointed by the Archbishop. Personal and group guidance is given primarily through the group guidance classes which use the ln- sight Series as texts. The freshman series focuses on scholastic guidance, the sophomore places the most emphasis on personal guidance and the resolution of personal problems. During the junior and senior years, the program centers upon vocational guidance and as- sisting the student in finding his various abilities and aptitudes. It shows him the facts about various occu- pational fields, and points out the opportunities for and the advantages of college study. This total program is supplemented by a complete battery of tests. These tests include: the California Test of Mental Maturity, the National Educational Devel- opment Test, the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the Kuder Preference Test, and the College Board Aptitude and Achievement Tests. Through this program, the Cathedral Prep student has the advantage of ample and complete guidance service. In addition, there are innumerable contacts among administration, faculty, and students that provide easy conversation and informal, but none-the-less valuable assistance Q

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Q Before 1921, the Diocese of Erie was without any facilities for the higher education of Catholic youth. Recognizing the need to provide religious training to those attending high school, Bishop John Mark Gannon founded the Cathedral Prepa- ratory School for Boys. Monsignor Joseph Werle was appointed first headmaster of the new institution in 1921. The school first conducted classes in the basement of St. Peter's Cathedral, which was to be its location for the next twenty-three years. A faculty of seven taught English, social studies, science, and reli- gion to sixty-live students. The iirst graduating class, the Class of 1925, consisted of thirty-five boys. By 1944 the space under the Cathedral had grown too small to accommodate all the boys who wanted to avail themselves of a Catholic educa- tion. The property adjacent to the Cathedral was purchased and the main part of the present Prep School was constructed. A pool, a gymnasium, and laboratory space were added. The total cost of the work was 361,200,000 By 1955 the enrollment of the school had grown so large that even these new facilities had become overcrowded. A new wing was added to the building at a cost of S800,000. An auditorium with a seating capacity of over 1200 was part of this additon. The present class of 1964 is almost eight times as large as the first graduating class. A faculty of seven teachers has grown to fifty-three. The base- ment of the Cathedral, which was the original school, now serves as the cafeteria. Cathedral Prep provides spacious, well-equip- ped classroom facilities for over 1300 students. There are modern laboratories for physics, biolo- gy, and chemistry, a language laboratory with all the electronic equipment necessary for a thorough course in speaking and understanding a modern foreign language, and a wide variety of visual aids for classroom use. A large, well-stocked library is available for everyone. The 200 block bounded by Ninth and Tenth streets, Sassafras to the east and Myrtle to the west, is today a dynamo of outstanding Catholic leadership 0 A CENTER OF EDUCATION IN THE HEART OF ERIE A 5

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