Catholic Central High School - Spires Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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jf AT CAMPAIGN kick-off dinner Andrew Hellmuth, chairman of fund- raising, invites Archbishop Karl J. Alter to take mike as guest speaker while Joseph Shouvlin chats with Monsignor Varley. pfmqez, ffazt Keynote Ecunpadga While we built within ourselves, we cherished another dream of a building-a new Catholic Central High School. At present we are crowded, with classes over- flowing into Sidley Building and Buckley Hall. We also have homerooms in the biology lab and the former guidance room. With an enrollment of 582 students, Central is ex- pected to have over 700 students ready for admission this fall. It is evident that Catholic Central, established in l93l, is rapidy becoming inadequate. Taking Action Recognizing this necessity, Daniel P. Shouvlin do- nated his family's former home place in the llO0 block of East High St. and two lots adjoining it as the site for the new school. The next important step was to raise at least S800,000 to construct the school. With Pray! Work! Give! as their motto, Catholics launched the fund-raising cam- paign March 4, l956. Displaying tireless enthusiasm, they sacrificed time and energy to organize and carry on the drive. On Campaigners! They publicized the need for the school and instilled the spirit of sacrifice and generosity into the hearts of Springfield parishioners through the Campaign News , a weekly paper. Everyone was to donate his fair GEF, I CAN hardly wait 'til it's built , exclaims Kathleen O'Brien to Charles Schartz and Pat Lynch as they examine blueprints of the new school. share to the fund on a deferred-payment plan. Archbishop Alter gave the drive his wholehearted support and, after all plans were made, solicitation of pledges began March 25. Funds raised through this campaign topped the million mark by more than SlO0,000. t f Q . O A arp' , 3, - , , 4 ' 'Eiff-U .,,, I 1 I

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Most Reverend KARL J. ALTER Archbishop of Cincinnati Here is our story, Spires '57, the story of a year of building. With construction blocks of worthwhile ac- tivities, challenging lessons, and new friends, we built up foundations on which our future usefulness to God and sb country depend. As masons and carpenters of all our - tomorrows, we worked to develop strong characters, ,L guided by high principles, alert minds searching for the truth, and healthy bodies, full of vitality. How fortunate we were in having skilled architects, who gave us clearly-marked blueprints, showing where and how to place each block. Our clergy and faculty were these architects, constantly guarding our spiritual and temporal welfare, advising us in every difficulty. We make our report of progress to you, our elders, our parents, teachers, friends, and relatives, for you have given us the heritage on which we built. We hope you will be pleased with the way we used your gift. Often, we know, our building proiect seemed to be at a standstill, but even in our careless moments we were adding to that foundation of maturity. Doing our best, we tried to reward your faith in us, for without your support and encouragement our hopes could be only empty dreams. With Christ as our Model and unfailing Strength and with your assistance we can confidently build a strong foundation that will endure intact for better tomorrows in time and eternity. '.-I , V I Q - f ,, -..f,-. X :aqui P ,' .nj s .A , . '1 - Ai' -'r ?..n V Carl Carlson WITH HELPFUL GUIDES We cm mild 706234 Eawfddewce To the pastors of our six parishes and to their ,W assistant priests we owe a special debt of grati- I tude for their interest in us and for their help. 2 Our priests are, St. Bernard Parish: Rev. C. A. Rieger, Rev. E. Francis, St. Joseph Parish: Rev. A. F. Bernard, Rev. Wm. Long, St. Mary Parish: Rev. J. T. Hurley, Rev. C. Diegelman, St. Raphael Parish: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Martin M. Varley, Rev. K. Henz, Rev. G. Perin, St. Teresa Parish: Rev. D. C. Collins, Rev. W. Sterwerf, Sacred Heart Parish, New Carlisle: Rev. P. V. Golembiewski. Q OUR PASTORS are, TOP ROW, from lett- Rev. D. C. Collins, Rev. J. T. Hurley, Rev C. A. Rieger: BOTTOM ROW, from left: Rev. A, F. Bernard, Rt. Rey. Msgr. Martin M. Varley, Inset, Rev. P. V. Golembrc-wski. 'Vt ks:

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CENTRALITES watch wreckung of the former Shouvlun home on Hugh St and dream of the day a new Catholuc Central wull stand un t place Y Dfzecmw 1-he ea! Cost of the hugh school was estumated at Sl l52 000 Russell Wreckung Company took over the sute on Hugh St and slowly bruck by bruck the three old homesteads dusappeared They gave way to a new landmark that wull symboluze the unuted efforts of an enture communuty As It Is Now Monsugnor Martun M Varley broke ground for the new buuldung Sunday afternoon last February lO Mr Harry Strachan presudent of Cuty Commussuon was guest speaker and Joseph Shouvlun and Andrew Hellmuth also addressed the crowd of 3 O00 who watched the cere monues Constructuon began ummeduately that week and the school us expected to be completed by the summer of l958 Sux lndustrues, Inc holds the general contract, wuth addutuonal contracts awarded to Donahue Plumbung Company and Acme Electruc Company As It Wull Be When our dream becomes a realuty un stone and glass, Catholuc Central wull have 23 classrooms A chapel seatung l5O persons wull be sutuated between the maun buuldung and a combunatuon gymnasuum audutoruum, seat ung 1500 persons ln the plans also us a cafeterua and one all purpose room for vusual educatuon Wuth an exteruor of bruck glass and concrete the buuldung wull be three storues hugh and the entrance wull be on the second floor Archutects Betz and Bankemper of Covungton Ken tucky plan a modern functuonal unteruor from green glass blackboards and pastel classrooms to fully equupped laboratorues and undurectly lut halls Added Attraction Approved plans also call for a complete fureproofung system and even shades that pull up from bottom to top, followung the sun as ut ruses A baseball duamond whuch us to double as a football practuce fueld, wull be an outsude attractuon Tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades wull move to the new senuor hugh school, whule seventh, eughth, and nunth wull occupy the present hugh school buuldung awqfm . A , new-, , ,, .qmarr Y, V' A ,W , fi ' .1.' ,gf -'Z J 'X I R41 g':.,, J -Q . .4 ' H, j ,1, , xx wi . r , ' ' - ' 1 -f ' . ' 3 s if , - ' ' - - , . . X 2 A - A 1 ' 4 . .2 , f-r, 1 MI 'N H- X A, . ' 1 u l A Q . j ' , , . - we ra A G ' FS t 1 , f 1 1 A' .K 1 A , 7 if f ., ' i 1 , ' ' ' is 1 1 - - 1 1 ' I I I . 1 1 1 1 1 I . 1 ' ' F ' , 1 1 1