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

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REAR FNTRANCE SHOXVING STADIUM AND GYMNASIUM ' . In the present curriculum, seven various courses are offered, namely, Academic, Scientific, Commercial, Art, Drafting, Home Ilconomics, and Teaching. In its beginning Central was established as a free school for Catholic boys and girls who were unable to attend existing tuition high schools under Catholic auspices. For ten years the only charge to students was a registration fee of ten dollars. The school was supported through parish assessments. XWhen, however, the financial collapse rendered the parishes unable to assist, it was found impossible to continue as a free school. The first departure from the free tuition policy was the establishment of the tuition fee in September, 1930. As depression increased, many students who had felt that they could meet tuition obliga- tions when they registered found that they could no longer do so. At the close of that school year it was clear that a deficit was inevitable. In a series of meetings of the Board of Fiscal Control and the Reverend Pastors of the city it was decided to conduct a summer festival on the school grounds for the benefit of the school. The festival, successful beyond expectations, was repeated the following year. This year on the evenings of June 141, 15, 16, the third annual festival will be held. According to the Principal, Reverend Raymond G. Kirsch, at least 325,000 must be realized in order to meet outstanding obligations. Central Catholic High School, during its fourteen years of operation, has made thousands of friends in Toledo, and it is upon the continued sacrifices of these friends that the doors of Central will remain open. , , 3 ..., , ,H TYPEXVRITING ROOM .ffl

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MAIN ENTRANCE MAIN OFFICIS -INTERIOR VIIQW I Page 8 Central Catholic High School REVIEW of the founding and development of Central Catholic High School, although history, is always new to the faculty and alumni, as well as to the students. The four-year high school from which Central originated was established in 1914 under the name of Cathedral High School and was directed by the Right Reverend Monsignor j. T. O'Connell. In December of the same year, it was moved to the Cathedral Chapel School. The 1915 graduating class was composed of two members. In 1920, the school opened under the name of Central Catholic High School, using as temporary quarters the old Toledo Medical College Building on Cherry and Page Streets. In 1922, the enrollment had risen from the original 370 students to 570 and continued to grow each year. The growth of the student body soon demanded a larger building. On March 5, 1928, excavation began for the new building, and, when in September of the same year the first floor of the building was made available, all of the Freshman and Sophomore classes were con- ducted there. September, 1929, saw the highest enrollment in the history of the school, 527 Freshmen bringing the total registration to 1,281 students. Central claims over 5,000 former studentsg one thousand four hundred and eighty-four have been graduated and approximately 3,010 left before completing their work. The student body of 1933-34 numbers 933, of which 200 are Seniors. The faculty is composed of forty instructors.

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