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

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THE ECHO 23 for a Central Catholic High School in the City of Fort Wayne. The contest has brought about' con- siderable rivalry in the Freshmen English class. The money looks big to each and every member of the class. Every one Wants the ten dol- lars for Christmas. We thank Father Conroy for mak- ing this contest possible, and We also take this occasion to extend to him our sincere thanks for the great in- terest he has shown in us and in our school. We thank you, Father Con- roy. -Thomczs Doyle, '25. Saint Andrew's Day The annual entertainment given by the students in honor of our beloved bishop, the Right Reverend Herman Joseph Alerding, on the anniversary day of his consecration Was held in the assembly room on the afternoon of the Feast of St. Andrew, Novem- ber 30. The numbers on the program were rendered With that freedom so natural to our boys, and all enjoyed their unconscious personality. Selection ............... Crchestra Address ........... John Haley, '22 Modern Education .............. Principal. .Eugene Luley, '23 Parent ...... Eugene Cull, '23 Mother Machree ....... Glee Club Mr, Dooley on Microbes ..... . . . . . . .Edmund Bresnahan, '23 Quarrel of Brutus and Cassius . Brutus. . .William Foohey, '22 Cassius .... John Hedekin, '22 In Flanders' Fields .......... . ...........Harry Jenny, '25 C. C. H. S. Victory Song .... .. . . . . . .Orchestra and Students Welcome Address Right Reverend Bishop: We are united today to honor you and to commemorate the twenty-nrst anniversary of your consecration as Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne. It is with the , greatest love and es- teem We greet you, and We realize that God indeed has been good to us in permitting your sacred person to remain with us as our constant guide and inspiration. In mere Words We can but feelingly express the intense love, appreciation and praise that is your due for the splendid opportunity you have given us of becoming good Catholic young men. In establishing this, the Central Catholic High School, you placed Within reach of every' student the chance of higher education, safe- guarding the morals by religious in- struction at just that time in life When the pleasures 'of an evil path seem most seductive. Were any one of us to refuse to take advantage of your Wonderful Work, Right Rever- end Bishop, he would indeed be a Ju- das. But so much has your zealous endeavor imbued us with a love and respect for every emblem of Catholi- city, that in the heart of each and

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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

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24 THE every student burns the clear, steady fire of the true Catholic faith. ' Your efforts are not without results and results are more than marvelous. The actions of the graduates of this school prove to the most skeptical your wisdom in founding and sup- porting this institution of learning. Their lives show that your training and inspiration lingers even unto and beyond the portals of death. Your judgment in securing the Brothers of Holy Cross to instruct us can not be too highly commended. Your recent action in selecting the Reverend Thomas Conroy to succeed the almost incomparable Reverend John R. Quinlan has provided us with another enterprising and pro- gressive leader who has already proved greatly beneficial to the wel- fare of the school. We shall never forget that to you we owe not only a higher education, but whatever suc- cess we may attain in future years. We wish to take this occasion to extend our thanks for the more than satisfactory improvements our school building is now undergoing. They far exceed the expectations of even the most optimistic among us. When we stop to consider the mea- ger resources available to you for the upkeep of this school, and the things you have accomplished through self- sacrifice and holy endeavor, the re- sults are more than marvelous. Never discouraged, never faltering, even. when it seemed impossible to continue our school, you labored day after day' until today you command the admiration and respect of . every member of your diocese. Your large flock is one in which you can take a just pride. They could hardly be otherwise with such a good and noble leader to strengthen ECHO them by his own courage and blame- less actions. We can consider our- selves indeed favored by Christ in having you at the head of our com- munity. We all join our prayers with those of the faithful and well-wishers of your diocese in beseeching the gra- cious Saviour to permit you to re- main with us for many years to come. Even though He calls you, a faithful worker, to your eternal reward, mem- ory of you will always linger and your works will continue to manifest your wisdom to all those who enter these doors in future years. I repeat, no word we can speak, no deed we can do, will adequately ex- press our true feelings. They. are too deep for human utterance, too sacred for ears other than yours, or those of the glorious Christ you have served so well. ' In his response, Bishop Alerding pointed out the end and purpose of a school essentially Catholic, by show- ing that an education had to train the mind and heart, and by training these faculties, help us to work out God's destiny in our regard. He epito- mized the sciences and the sum of hu- man knowledge, and showed how we could fall short of the expectations of human life. After contrasting the two forms of education-purely sec- ular and the secular as combined with the religious-Bishop Alerding emphatically stressed what we ordi- narily style the externals of educa- tion. --Raymond M urphy, ,251 Frequent communion gives, first, a p e a c e f u l conscienceg second, strength against temptationg third, greater power of concentration in studies and in religion. -A Notre Dame Student. W