Central Catholic High School - Echo Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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F ............ qs ELT ge: :O go E-v :'i57 gi get 52:- 55 5 ............ Published Monthly by the Student. v ln Place of a September Number, a Commencement Number Vfill Be Issued at the End of the School Year. Subscription, 31.00 a year C10 issues? Postage Extra. JOSEPH BRENNAN, Manager. LEO N. XVEBER, Secretary VOL. I. OCTOBER. NO. 1. BOARD OF EDITORS Joseph Brennan Leo N. XVeber Leo C. Behler C. M. Harkenrider Clarence Getz Paul J. Foolwy Don A. Beck Harold Kramer A. Huguenard For many years the Catholic people of Fort Wayne felt the need of a Catholic high school where their sons might obtain a higher education without neglecting those principles which teach man that his iirst obligation is to God. The Rt. , Rev. Bishop Alerding, ever watchful OUR for the interests of his flock, say this SCHOOL need, too, and in the face of many difficulties-particularly financial ones -established a high school for the Catholic boys of every parish in the city. His undertaking has been wonderfully successful under such adverse conditions. Already there are graduates of the C'ntral Catholic High School in four universitiesg and others have taken their places right here in Fort Wayne to fight life's battle under the banner of God and Country. VVe who are still preparing for that battle have just now undertaken the task of bringing a reflection of our preparatory work into the homes of our Catholic brethren and all other friends of education in our city. We believe in a school paper whetheriit be of CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ECHO V . lllll I lllllll llllllllllll-Ill-Illllllllllllllllllillq ' spirit we offer the first number of the Ti-IE Echo to the public. We have tried ECHO as far as possible to deliniate the char-- acter which the future issues of the Echo are to assume. It is our purpose to deal more with the serious aspects of school life rather than with the frivolous or ephemeral, to write something that may be instructive as well as en- tertaining, for we realize that the iirst object of a school is character development. The educational benefits we may derive from the Writing of such a paper cannot be measured by what we write, but by the obstacles we have to overcome in learning to think and to write correctly. Wfith boyish hearts we offer this little work of ours as a token of gratitude to our founder, the Rt. Rev. Bishop, whose continued effort makes our school possible-to our teachers, the Brothers of Holy Cross, under whose influence we have learned to value education-to the pastors of the different Catholic parishes who have cos OUR operated in sustaining a Central BENEFACTORS Catholic High schooi- to the many citizens of Fort .Wayne who have encouraged our school during the sik years of its existence-and above all, to our par- ents, by whose daily sacrinces we are enabled to acquire a Catholic Higher Education. LOCAL AND PERSONAL All the desks in the study hall got a once over with oak varnish during the summer. Imprints of the twelve gold medals for certain branches of study have been added to thecollec- tion of pictures in the back of the study hall. They were made by Juergens Sa Anderson Co., Jewelers, Chicago. The Seniors have taken up quarters in the Physics Room, as the study hall is packed with? Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen. At the first meeting of the Senior Class, J os'eph Brennan 'was elected presidentg Paul Foohey, sec- retaryg Leo Weber, treasurer.

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,4Q1!rwse'3 3 1 I CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ECHO 11 and quart-ers. Luck was with her, and in a short time she visited the club daily. She went there early to hear the latest news-Mrs. Hick's divorce, Mrs. Simpson's son-in-law's abuse of his wife and many other items that interest the idle. Before two weeks her luck had changed. She had lost her own money and also that which was destined for house expenses. A cunning thought She would watch until she found struck her. her husband in some club-house or saloon instead Then she would give him a piece of of at work. her mind when he came home. He would increase the house-management allowance in order to 'pacify her, and so she would again have money to play her favorite game. Before she had finished her plans, in walked Mrs. Bowman, to tell her that Mr. Brown and Mr. Bowman were over at Kelly's pool room. She welcomed the news and determined to take advantage of it. When he came home that night, before he had time to say a word she had started the old quar- rel. He tried to explain that the shop had closed at noon because a boiler had burst, but she would not listen. She threatened to get a divorce when he would not increase her allowance for the house- hold -expenses. He said, Go aheadg I'll keep Tom. She had not thought of thisg 'but now that he had mentioned it she said she ,must have Tom because she cared more for Tom than he did. They were still arguing when the rumbling of wheels was heard outside the door. A minute later, the door bell' rang violently. Both rushed to the door and saw two men supporting Tom on a stretcher. He was unconscious. He had been run down by a jitney bus. They stayed up with him that night. The next morning he recovered consciousness and his ,first words were, Where am I? Take me homie to father and mother! They looked at each other. He resolved to quit the pool roomg she resolved to quit the poker club. The word divorce was never again uttered between them. ON A PIRATE SHIP IBy Alfred Brown, '19.l I Although I was free- to' go out into the street to play, ,I told my mother I would much rather stay inside, for it was very cold. I seated myself by the fire-side. The wind was blowing furiously against the window panes, causing.them to rattle very loud. The sound echoed and re-echoed through the rooms and corridors of the house. As I sat there, I began to fancy myself in many exciting adventures. My fancy carried me so fax from my present surroundings that I dreamed l was being captured by a pirate ship. Beating and bruising me, the pirates made me work until l was almost dead. , One day an opportunity to escape presented itself. No one was watching me, for the Scound- rels were nearing arich Spanish ship which they intended to capture. Setting fire to the ship in the hold, I ran up to warn them. All hands set about to extinguish the fire. In the heat of the excitement, I jumped into a lifeboat and lowered it very clumsily, for I was unaccustomed to sea life. I received a few bruises, but I had no time to worry over these, for the pirates had discovered me. The report of a rifle followed, and a bullet whizzed by me. I plucked up courage and began to row rapidly for the Spanish boat amid ayvolley of bullets. The sailors realizing my situation, threw me a rope. After many attempts I got hold of the ropeg and though the bullets were bouncing off the Side of the boat, my new-found friends be- gan to pull me on board. As one of the sailors ,leaned over to catch me, I heard somebody call out: Alfred, why don't you go and see who is ringing the door bell? JUNIOR CLASS NOTES Real Hoosier spelling tests have been started in our English class. In the first contest Cap- tain Brennan's team defeated Captain O'Brien's by a score of 43 to' 39. The O'Brienites swore vengeance, and resolved to stay up 'and burn some midnight oil. They returned to the fioor a week later, and won by nine points. The Brennanites declare they lost because their captain had hay fever. He does not admit this, however, and has lodged a protest because the oscillations of Tony Trapp's ears had a magic effect on the back rows, for Casey missed confidence and Kinney spelled dissipation As Kelly came through anaesthe- tic all right, we no longer suspect him of having a weak heart. Byanskie smiled at acquaintance and whispered to Kinder. We don't know what he said, but we think that he was making a bet that the next word would be affinity, The Junior dance has not been discussed. but it is expected that Fritz will bring up the mat- ter in a few days. Bob Clifford says that when he finishes school he will get a job that pays by the day. --A. S.

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a CENTRAL CATHOLC HIGH SCHOOL ECHO 13 The football team has not yet been picked, and itis' doubtful if football will be included in the High School athletics this year,'as many of the students do not favor the game as a High School' sport. - The attendance for September has been most gratifying. The Saturday session begun last spring for the Skiving Club has hal the desired eifect. Anthony Trapp has been appointed assistant in the school book store. Anthony comes all the way from Garrett every day, and we are told that he reads Charles O' Malley while on the car going and coming. He is sure some student. The members of the Faculty ofhlast year who have returned are: Brother Daniel, C. S. C., Su- perior, Brother Exupere, C. S. C., Brother Ephrem, C. S. C., Brother Gregory, C. S. C., Brother Anth- ony, C. S., C. , ' . Brother Edmund, C. S. C., who replaces Brother Nicholas, C. S. C., is a new member of the High School Faculty. He comes to us after a pre- paration of eight years at Notre Dame University. Jerome Miller, Adrian Hayes, and Dawson Hayes of the 1913 Class, are attending Notre Dame 'Uni- versity. Jerry and Dawson dropped in to see the teachers and students before going back to school. We presume that Adrian must have had a date somewhere. About the middle of September, John Reuss, Louis Centlivre and Emmet Rohyans came in to see how things are going at C. C. H. S. rAll three are of the 1914 Class. They have returned to Notre Dame to continue their studies. . Leon Baker, of the 1914. Class, has entered on his second year at Wisconsin University. Gerald Pierre and Don Weber, of the same Class, are at Purdue. They came in to encourage their old Prep chums before joining the Boiler-makers. Bill Mull'er, another -1914 man, has returned to Michigan University. We wonder if he still has the art of making friends. - r Bill Brennan, 1915 Class, has gone to Michigan to keep Muller company, and as a matter of course strike out for a degree in Engineering. , Steve , Weber, 1913 Class, has recently been elected Chancellor of the ,Fort Wayne Knights of Columbus. Charlie Girardot, 1913 Class, has returned to St. Meinrad's Seminary to continue his studies for the priesthood. ' , Brother Nicholas, C. S. C., a member of the High School Faculty of last year is now at Sacred Heart College, 'Watertown, Wisconsin. Brother Bernard, C. S. C., a former teacher here, is su- perior there. Sacred iieart College is used ex- clusively for postulants who intend to become members of the Holy Cross Brotherhood. Rev. John McCarthy, of the Cathedral, has charge of the Christian Dostrine classes of the High School. The High School Orchestra, under the direc- tion of Brother Edmund, C. S. C., has passed the first stage of formation. All things promise for a great orchestra this year, and it is hoped that such a necessary factor in school life will have the encouragement of whole student body.. Every student who has had some practice in instrument- al music is asked to report to the Director. Orchestra practice is held twice a week-YVed- nesdays at 8:30 a. m., and Fridays at 7:00 p. m. Among those who have reported for practice are the following: Piano-Aaron Huguenard, William Fry, Charles Harkenrider, Frank Rogers, Frank Doriot, Robert Kramer. Violin-Joseph Brennan, Lawrence Kelly, Ed- ward Bushman, Edward Duffy, Paul Foohey, Al- phonse Centlivre, Herman Centlivre, Louis Beck, James Huntine. 1 Clarinet-Joseph Zuber. Drums-George Hamilton. Mandolin-Corley Herber. . .T.i SOPHONIORE -CLASS No'rEs. John Till is the only one ofour class who did not return. The others are marching shoulder to shoulder,' and there is much reason to believe that none of them willllag behind. We certainly feel proud of our bunch because we have the best class spirit in school, notwithstanding any- thing said to the contrary by the Seniors or Juniors-and as for Freshies -who are they anyway? You watch our class when Roy and Huguenard and Conway and Wyss start a sprint for the class medal. And we have a lot of dark horses, too. McLaughlin and Derck are pound- ing away at the typewriters, getting in shape to handle the i'Echo stuff at Christmas.-A. H.