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

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THE ECHO 11 My School Of the schools I have seen 'Neath this far-reaching sky, There's not one that I love Like my own Central High. I love every room, Every window and door, I love every desk Cn its old oaken floor. For long have I labored Within its dear walls, And oft have I wandered , Along its wide halls. Oh, my faults may be many And my virtues too few, But to old Central High I will always be true. -J. F. K., '22 Knights of Columbus Evening Voca- tional School Specially Written for The Echo by Principal Robert M. Connelly, A. B., C. E. It is now three years since the Great War was brought to a happy conclusion, and one frequently hears the expression that the people are glad that the dreadful war, and its very bad effects upon humanity, are now a memory. During this terrible conflict, many institutions solicited tremendous sums of money, by con- tributions, for the purpose of render- ing assistance and comforts to the men, who were offering their Every- thing to the United States. Among these institutions was the Knights of Columbus, and, although the amounts received by this order of men were far below those received by other in- stitutions, nevertheless, their work Was unsurpassed and their name has never been tainted by the slightest criticism even from the most bigoted circles. At the conclusion of the war, the various societies necessarily had much of their funds still on hand and the Knights of Columbus decided that, as this money was intended pri- marily for the use and comfort of the men in the service, it would be advis- able to continue offering the men a helping hand, and it was considered that the best -way this could possibly be done was by Continuation Courses, or Evening School Classes. There- fore, Evening Schools were founded in most of the large cities of the Uni- ted States, and in February of 1920, a school was started in the City of Fort Wayne. A The initial registration of students was four hundred and fifteen men, and this has increased with a pleasing regularity ever since that time. At present, the Fort Wayne School has offices at No. 311 People's Trust Building, academic work is conduct- ed at the Fort Wayne Public High School Building, the Acetylene Weld- ing Courses are conducted at No. 615 Lafayette street, and the Auto,Me- chanics Classes are held in a special building at No. 534 Ewing street. The class of students in our Even- ing School is very interesting and quite varied. The men come from all walks of life, their education has the widest variation. Some of our stu- dents are graduate p r a c t i c i n g lawyers in the City of Fort Wayne, on the other hand, some of the boys have only been able to get the meager edu- cation offered in a few winters at a country school. Although we have some classes in literature and science, nevertheless, it has been found that the vocational work has been most at- tractive. The value and the worth of our courses might be realized when people know that we have a great

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10 THE A Strange Disappearance The gang was gathered in the old cleared spot in the woods, talking over the plans for the next year's trip to the lake. It had just turned dark. CWe always held our meetings in the dark, it looked more secret.J. We counted noses. All were present ex- cept Joe Winters. It seemed to me that he waswith us when we started out. Red thought so too. He was with us when we started, exclaimed Red. I'll bet he's reading that yellow covered book he got last week and wouldn't let anyone see the name of it. He's got a spot light and reads by flashes. Is that so ? came the protest from Joe. I've been right behind you all the time. Let's race to the big oak and back. He started running with the gang after him, and turning oi toward the oak, was lost to view. We came to the turn, but Joe was not to be found. We searched the place and called his name, but received no answer. Suddenly a deep groan was heard below the oak, and then a feeble Help! HelpI'9 in Joe's voice com- ing forth from the ground. Then suddenly a yellow covered book, which proved to be How to be a Ventriloquist in Three Lessons, hit Red on his flaming top, as Joe hur- riedly slid down the tree. +W'Zlli0Lm Foohey, ,ZZ Catholic Education Is it really necessary that we main- tain our Catholic schools, high schools, colleges and universities? Without the slightest hesitation, we answer emphatically-Yes. Educa- tion is faulty, nay even injurious, un- less it be thorough, unless it develops ECHO the whole man, his body and soul, with its faculties of intellect and will. In our state and sectarian schools educa- tion is weak because it ignores the training of the will. This, in the Catholic school, holds first place. This world, with its pleasures and enjoyments, is not the destiny of man. He came from God and to God he must return. Is it not of paramount importance, then, that he learn the things necessary to attain his des- tiny? Should he not concern himself particularly with the task of learn- ing his duties to God, to his neighbor and to himself? To impart this knowledge, to imbue the young mind with the true understanding of man's moral obligations, is the primary ob- ject of the Catholic school. The result of irreligious education is manifest in our country and throughout the world. Divorce, race- suicide, crimes of all kinds and grees-these are but the conse- quences that spring from wills which lack sound moral principles. We can adduce no stronger argument in de- fense of our insistence on Catholic education. As Catholics we take pride in our schools and their wonderful achieve- ments. We regard it as our bounden duty to support and maintain them, because they stand for true education. It is hoped that the Catholic people of Fort Wayne will never forget the purpose of their schools, and that not the least among those schools is the Central Catholic High School. -J. E. D. All systems of education must be judged according as they tend to form character or leave it out of ac- count. -Mdndell Creighton.

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12 THE number of non-ex-service men, who pay a fee for attending our school, when they can attend other institu- tions in the city for nothing, or for a tuition somewhat less than our own. As an illustration I might mention, that after registering seventy-three students in our beginners' Auto Me- chanics Class we have found it neces- sary to reject fifty-two applicants for that course since the school has opened this semester. The Architectural and Mechanical Drafting Classes have proved quite popular and the men have turned out some excellent work. Last year, sev- eral of the plates done in the Fort Wayne School were on exhibition at the San Francisco Convention of the Knights of Columbus. They brought favorable comment from all those who saw them, and the Supreme Sec- retary of the Knights of Columbus wrote us a letter commending the work. One of the interesting features of the school occurred last semester in our General Education Course which takes up Penmanship, English, Arith- metic, Spelling, etcetera. In this class there were several youngsters about the age of fifteen and there were sev- eral men past fifty-five. This course has proved quite popular as it gives many men a chance to review their early education or it is a good oppor- tunity forthe ones with a meager education to learn these essential de- tails for the first time. Our class of people, namely, Cath- olics, have a tendency to be too self- satisfied with the activities and pub- licity of the work of the men and or- ders of our faith. It is a well-under- stood fact that many people do a pen- ny's worth of good and a dollar's worth of advertising. Our people ECHO are too willing to expend their every effort in the work of doing good and let the advertising take care of itself. To be more specific I might state, that in spite of the fact that in the recent World's Conflict, the Knights of Co- lumbus received only a small amount of the money, comparitively speaking, nevertheless, their work has not been surpassed and even at this date, the order is carrying on a tremendous' amount of good work caring for the healthy and sound ex-service men and women in our Evening Schools, and for the infirm and weak ex-ser- vice men and women in the Govern- ment hospitals. I feel that the work of this great order, their honesty and integrity has been such that the country, yes, even the world, should rise and shout their praises for such noble efforts. I also feel that the good now being done for our 60,000 men still confined to G o v e r n m e n t Hospitals and our 300,000 ex-service men now taking courses in our Free Evening Schools should demand the respect of all men and women of the country and the undying gratitude of those who of- fered their A-L-L on the Altar of De- mocracy in the recent World War. Never Say Die When you're feelin' weak and blue, The harness seems to rub, And you don't know what to do, Well, just get down and grub. It's easy to stop and rest, To let others do your part, But the man the world loves best Is the one with the fighting heart. Never say quit , and stopf The least you can do is try. The man who reaches the top Is he that never says die. -J. Haley, '22