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

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THE ECHO 21 Father Dolan's Talk On the morning of October 10 the Reverend Patrick Dolan, C. S. C., a member of the Holy Cross mission band, gave us a very interesting talk in which he urged us to continue and to make the most of our high school course, and if possible to follow it up with college and university train- ing. He pointed out the great ne- cessity of diligent application to our secular studies, but stressed most em- phatically the absolute necessity of our making the most of the study of our religion as offered to us under the ideal conditions We have here, in possessing such a Well-equipped Cen- tral Catholic High School. Father Dolan had just finished preaching the Devotion of the Forty Hours, at St. Patrick's Church, and he congratulated the sixty-some boys from St. Patrick's on the splendid Way in which they made the devotion. He said he Was highly edifled by the piety of the boys in general, and was more than pleased to see so many of the high school boys serving in the sanctuary. Father Dolan, who is himself an able athlete of Herculean proportions, encouraged us to keep up our fighting spirit in athletics and clean sports, and expressed the hope that We would go through the season with our colors flying as proudly as they did the pre- vious Saturday. We thank Father Dolan for his kind visit and talk. We hope that he will call again. -Robert Boyle, 323. Armistice Day Memorial exercises on Armistice Day were held in the assembly room of the school. The progmm consist- ed of patriotic selections by the school orchestra, a spirited recital of In Flanders' F ields by Harry Jenny, and an explanation of the significance of the day by Mr. Robert M. Connelly, Dean of the Knights of Columbus Evening School, who Was appointed by the Red Cross to address the C. C. H. S. student body. The program closed with the singing of The Star Spangled Banner. In his talk Mr. Connelly briefly pointed out the causes of the War. He recounted how hard-pressed the Allies were at the time that our country en- tered the conflict, and the very vital part that the American army had taken in terminating it successfully. He emphasized especially the Work of Catholics not only in the army and navy of our country from the time of Commodore Barry, The Father of the American Navy, down to our time, but also of those in the service of other countries, and Who were fore- most in bringing the War to a suc- cessful issue. In conclusion, he ex- plained the significance of the day, and expressed the hope that the dis- armament conference Would effect completely what the World War had done in part. -Eugene Luley, 223. . -Tii1-- Rev. Wm. P. Lennartz Heard On November 22 the Rev. William P. Lennartz gave a very interesting talk to the members of the Freshmen class. The missionary-elect empha- sized in a particular manner the Work the Holy Cross priests and brothers are doing in the' mission field of Dacca, Eastern Bengal, India. The activities in this country in further- ance of their efforts Were also con- sidered. Father Lennartz pointed out that the diocese of Dacca, Whose Workers are all members of the Congregation

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20 THE About Exchanges: We intend to have an exchange col- umn in our next issue, so we are send- ing out some sample copies of this number. We are anxious to exchange with those schools to which we are sending them. So far eight publica- tions have reached us asking for ex- change. We appreciate these publi- cations and have quoted freely from their humor sections. The Secret of Happinessi' Brother Florentius, C. S. C., assist- ant general in the Congregation of Holy Cross, was heard in a lecture at 10 o'clock, October 3, by the students of the high school and the boys of the seventh and eighth grades of the Ca- thedral parochial school. His lec- ture, The Secret of Happiness, was illustrated by one hundred and twenty well-chosen slides. The Secret of Happiness pertains to vocations in life, the speaker treat- ing of the married state, the priest- hood, and finally the life of the brother in various religious commu- nities, but particlarly in the Congre- gation of Holy Cross. The need of Catholic high schools for boys was emphasized, Brother Florentius indi- cating that if this work is to be car- ried on successfully an increased number of teachers is essential, and therefore encouraged vocations to the brotherhood. The students seemed most interest- ed in two groups of slidesg the first group centered around the Sacred Heart College, Watertown, Wiscon- sin, the training school for boys who enter as postulants for the Brothers of Holy Cross. It is of this institu- tion that Brother Owen, our princi- pal of last year, is now director. r The second group of slides that attracted ECHO a great deal of attention were the nu- merous scenes of mission work con- ducted by the priests and brothers of Holy Cross in the far-off flelds of Bengal, India. Bengal is interesting to us as the foreign mission where one of the C. C. H. S. former teach- ers, Brother Gabriel, gave. up his life in 1914. Bengal is also the special object of our mission unit. Brother Florentius is not an utter stranger in Fort Wayne, although he had not been here since he taught our fathers twenty-five or thirty years ago. Brother Florentius was stationed here from 1891 to 1896. While here, Brother Florentius de- livered two lectures to the students of St. Augustine's Academy. One of the lectures was his famous Ben Hur, a most interesting lecture il- lustrated by 150 slides. We are looking forward to Broth- er's next visit. We hope to be' able to book him for a reading of Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Evange- line, or The Sign of the Cross, be- fore the winter is over. -Thomas M oKfierfn.0m, '23, Scotty Griffin's Feats On September 22 Sailor Scotty Grillin performed before the students and faculty. His demonstration was most unusual. The unlimited power over the muscles of his body, and the various feats he performed seemed most impossible. Nothing of the kind was ever seen in our school before, and the student body thoroughly enjoyed the demon- stration. The valuable assistance rendered by John Hediken of the senior class added much to the humor of the dem- onstration. f'Ain't it so, Red ? 1 -Robertfbltot, 223.

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22 THE of Holy Cross, is as extensive as the state of Illinois, and its population is three times as great-59,000 square miles and 20,000,000 people. Lo- cated, as these missions are, in the cholera-breeding delta of the Ganges, or scattered over the hot plains of Bengal, or isolated in the wild hills of Arakan and Garodom, the Bengal Mission to caste-ridden Hindoos and fanatical Mohammedans is oue of the most arduous 'lu all the world. The speaker briefly described the aim and purpose of The Bengalese and how this precious little magazine now has an alarmingly large circu- lation without any solicitors out working for subscriptions. He hear- tily encouraged the students to follow the work of the missionaries by read- ing mission literature, and to con- tinue the good work of the former students of Central High. By a happy coincidence it so hap- pened that Father Lennartz was tell- ing us about the mission at the very time that two Indiana brothers, Bro- ther Walter of Indianapolis and Bro- ther Louis of Notre Dame, were get- ting their first glimpses of Dacca. These two Indiana volunteers left America on August 30, and after a brief visit in Rome and an audience with the Holy Father, they reached Bombay on November 19, and Dacca a few days later. -Arthur Zuber, 525. Father Conroyis Talk A few days after school opened, we assembled to listen to a short talk by Father Conroy. After pointing out that he was not speaking to us as the pastor of the Cathedral but as the messenger of our beloved bishop, Father Conroy went on to state that the improvements we could see about ECHO the place were only the beginnings of the things that would be done at the Central Catholic High School. He said that the bishop was extremely anxious to make our school one of the most up-to-date schools in the coun- try. The speaker pointed out that at the beginning we might have to undergo some little inconveniences due to the work that was yet to be accomplished before winter, but that we should have patience and we would see how nice our building could be made. He pointed out that new floors and new desks as well as new laboratories would be provided next summer. Father Conroy then encouraged us to make the most of the opportuni- ties that were ours, and went on to say that if we had any friends who were out of school because they could not aiord books or tuition that we should encourage them to present themselves for enrollment and that he would look after their needs. -Bernard Kallouyer, 223. Essay Contest In the early part of the year, the Reverend Thomas Conroy, pastor of the Cathedral, visited the Freshman class. He glanced over the seventy- two anxious faces and announced that he had a proposition to make to the students of the class. Father Conroy's proposition was that he would put up a ten-dollar gold piece as a prize for the winner of an essay contest. The conditions laid down were very sim- ple. The length of the paper was to be twelve hundred words. The time in which to write the essay would ex- pire at Christmas, and neatness would be a factor in the judging of the pa- pers. The subject matter is to be: The Necessity of, and the Reasons