Central Catholic High School - Towers Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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'-..- Many a morning when our loyal students arrive with frostbitten hands and Three books , they see that Jack Frost has blown his wintry breath on their daily habitat in the form of white crystal flakes of snow. On days like this the bulletin reads Remember, no handling snow within two blocks of the school. Classes are most at- tentive on these days because the Winchester girls stay inside. nn- nf Here is the part of Central we know best. Bounded by the faculty house, auditorium. and school building what is known as our quadrangle is the scene of our now famous lunch time walk. In this picture the auditorium is on your right, while the school building. predominant because of its towers. is in the centerg on the left, sepa- rated from the school. is the faculty house. These sur- roundings will long live in the minds of those who grad- uate from Central.

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SETTING FIIII THE BIEN 0F TODl0Illl0YY ,Xinong the massive mansions of Pittshurghs industrial families. Central Cath- olic High School stands a symbol ol the future. as they ol the past. Through its Gothic' arches pass the hots who will he the men guiding the destinies of tomor- row. Central Catholic has been treated to equip these hots with competent attitudes to perform their duties as worthi Catholics and LillllCI1S and it is ideally situated to accomplish this end. ln the immediate vicinity are St. Pauls Cathedral. center of Catholic' action in the Pittsburgh diocese: Carnegie Institute. with its world lamous museum. ant galleries, toncert hall and library: Syria Mos- que, where many ol Clentrals social allairs are held: lforhes Field. on whose gridiron Central meets North in their annual grid classic. These representative monuments of the essential phases of cultural activity are factors in the development ol an individual capable of assuming his position in the .Xineric-an society ol today. The camera catches a group of students as they stroll around the campus having their daily ice cream and candy bar The shot shows the towers from which this publication receives its title and also the turreted faculty house Notice the gentleman leaving through the for hidden lane 4 l l l i 1 i s I

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BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS Yes, in May, 1948, the Christian Brothers will celebrate the wonderful miracle of being over 100 years old in the United States. Educating youth for God's honor and the Catholic Church's glory has been a long and hard task to which thousands of Brothers have dedicated their prayers and life's eflorts. And thus our centennial celebration will be proud-of our progress and achievements-thankful-to God for his help without which we would have failed -confident-and desirous of God's grace and of our Catholic people's support to do the work of the Master on earth. In the background you see the picture of a saint. 1-le was inspired by God to found our order in 1680 in Rheims, France. Approved by Papal authority in 1725, the Christian Brothers have since spread to every civilized country of the world. 1Ve usually say that the F.S.C.'s are the largest body of teaching men in the Catholic Church. Even the war, in which we lost hundreds of schools and Brothers, did not deprive us of this title. Our work is that of teaching boys and young men in any type of school. For this end we are religious g that is, we take the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. In 1845 the first Christian Brothers school was established in the United States at Balti- more. Now we number five provinces in the United States. Central Catholic, Pittsburgh is staffed by Brothers of the Baltimore province as are the schools of New jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: St. Peter-'s 1853-1927 Assumption 1853-1854 St. Michaels 1858-1920 St. Anne's 1859-1906 La Salle 1863- St. Patrick's 1865-1919 Cathedral 1866-1926 St. Augustine's 1874-1891 St. Paul's 1874-1893 St. Charles 1880-1901 Our Mother of Sorrows 1890-1901 St. Agatha's 1890-1911 Drexmor 1892-1913 St. Vincent's-Germantown 1896-1927 St. James 1896-1901 Visitation 1899-1926 St. Elizabeth's 1903-1926 St. Stephen's 1912-1926 Most Precious Blood 1914-1926 West Phila. Catholic H. S. for Boys 1926- 184-5-Over one hundred years