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

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M ur gkief S-wwf' Rev. H. James Conway was appointeci super- intendent ol Central Catholic High School on .tuty 5. IQBQ. As a youth, Father Conway was a memher ot St. patrictcis parish here. He was graduated trom otct Central Catholic High School anct ixtt. St. ixtaryis Seminary, Cincinnati. Ordained in 1924. he servect as assistant at St. Vincentis. Logansport: anct at St. Patrictiis. tiotqomo: was pastor ot St. txtonicais. Gary. anct chaplain ot htercy Hospital, Gary, tnetore his appointment as principal ot Hammonci Catholic Central High School. He taught high school classes at Kotcomo anct Hammonct tor seven years anci at the nurses' training school, Cary. tor tour years. He pursuecl postgraciuate stucties in ectuca- tion at Loyola anct Depaut universities in Chicago receiving the ixtasteris Degree from i.oyota. Now. Father Conway ciivides his time loetween Hammonct and Fort Xvayne as heaci ot the Catholic High Schools in hoth cities. He naturally teets at home in Fort Xvayne. where he resiciect tor so many years. BIARY JANE DIDIER Xvith the opening ot Central Catholic High School. in January. IQEO. Sister St. Agatha was appointect as principal ot the newly erecteci huitciing. Faceci with the prohtem ot aicting in the organization ot a new school. Sister has capahty hanrttect the prohtems that have arisen. This is not the lirst contact with school organization that Sister has macie. however, tor she serveci as principal t.l'Olll 102-t to l920 at provictence High School. Chicago. Sisteris name is welt-tinown anct NY6ti-TEIUPHI' herect in Fort Xvayne anct in other places in tnctiana. On two tormer occasions namely, in IUI I anct again in IO33. Sister taught at Saint Augustineis Acactemy. Sisteris splen- ctict teaching ahitity may. perhaps. he attrihutect to the constant hours she has given to stucty. She receivect her lxtasteris Degree irom tnctiana University. having majorect in English. She has also speciatizeci in Ectucation anct Social Science. The experience she has hact with young people anct her contagious interest in the suhject at hanct. have tmeen powertut factors in engraving her name on the memories ot' sluctent-triencts. BIARY ,ALICE FOLEY .Sider ainf .x49afLa Page ti

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jafker i er As spiritual director and director ot hoth hand and orchestra, Father Nliller talaes his place among the faculty memlaers ot Central Catholic. Since his worli hegan last Septemher. Father has made progress in such a way that would demand attention from all. Thanlts to his direction. Central Catholic can well he proud ot the hand and orchestra it possesses. 01 Father lxliller was ordained on ixlarch I6. 1029, and since that time has gained much practical experience in the line ot music. Previ- ous to his ordination, Father attended St. Lawrence High School and College in Vvisconsin. Through choir worli while a stuctent, Father developed his lmowledge ot and taste tor music. For nearly seven years while in ixlichigan City. indiana, the direction ot the Senior Choir. Band and 0rc't1estra was under his care. He also acted, while in lvlichigan City. as chaplain and second assistant. His next assign- ment was that ot Catholic Chaplain at the lncliana State Penitentiary. Then he came to Fort Vvayne, where in addition to his worlc at Central Catholic. Father is very enthusiastic about his worlt at Saint ixlaryts. He has developed the CYO and done much to gain the interest ot young people in dramatics. lslnder Father lxtillerys pleasant supervision. the spiritual lite ot Central Catholic can do nothing lout tlourish-tand our hand and orchestra will continue to progress., BIARY ALYCE FOLEY ln the Fall ot '57 a Notre Dame man came to Central Catholic to till the coach- ing position. ln the short time since then. in the years '39 and '40, he has produced two championship teams which won tmottl State and National Catholic titles. From the tew friends he had when he tirst came here, the numtner has increased greatly. . He has gained the admiration ot hoth players - and students at Central Catholic. Scores ot lnaslcethall lans acclaim him as the lnest ot coaches. As tor appearance, it is enough to say that he is a handsome man ot imposing statute, lit to serve as a model tor the hoys he trains. Xvords ot praise are not alyle to do him justice taut the cold lacts ot his past record predict a lnrilliant tuture tor Central Catholic and Coach john Leviclci. BETTY BRUNNER oacA John fiC i Page 7