Central Catholic High School - Centripetal Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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n ppreciation THE Most Reverend Karl Joseph Alter, D. D., as Bishop of Toledo, is the first administrator of Central Catholic High School. The people of the diocese of Toledo are fortunate indeed to have, as the shepherd of the flock, one of their own priests, one who understands and sympathizes with the local problems, and one who, throughout his priestly career, has commanded the highest esteem. We, the students of Central Catholic High School, are privileged to have, as first administrator, a man who, way back in 1920, was heart and soul in sympathy with the establishment of a centralized Catholic high school, who, five years later, was active in promoting the cam- paign for the building fund of the new school, and who is now accom- plishing the Herculean task of placing the school on a sound financial basis. The student body joins the entire Toledo diocese in voicing their appreciation and admiration for the accomplished business man who refused to be daunted by financial diasters even though the very day of his arrival in Toledo was marked by the failure ofa prominent banking institution, which failure placed the Catholics of Toledo in a precarious situation. The confidence and enthusiasm with which the people of Toledo received their new bishop was demonstrated by the throngs of cheering people who gathered on June 16 of last year to welcome and honor their friend, who had been away for a while but was then returning, as bishop, to the scene of his boyhood. Their welcome was all the more genuine in that most of them remembered Bishop Alter for some personal act of kindness or friendship performed by him during his former residence in Toledo. Catholic and civic leaders alike recalled with admiration the excellent work done by the bishop in Toledo before his appointment as Director of the National School of Social Service in Washington, D. C. For it was he who, as Director of Diocesan Charities in Toledo, co-ordinated the many independent Catholic relief agencies into one strong unit, thus providing for Toledo one of the most efficient charitable organizations in the nation. At the time of his appointment, his accomplishments as Director of the National School of Social Service at the Catholic University in Washington, D. C., were filling the front pages of the daily newspapers. The confidence which the Catholics placed in their new bishop at the time has grown tremendously. Today, they fully realize the serious- ness of their position but face the future courageously, with supreme confidence in their great leader. llol

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