Central Catholic High School - Trail Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Mtffu-'41 wc w, W 'lf E.: F THE TRAIL? tContinued from page nineteeni find programs but no free days on the docket. Bob Hanscom and hit Tale of Two Cities leaves an impression on CCHS. The meal ticket at the Rotary Club ends for John Lipinski. He sounds his Swan Song as he introduces Dave Farabaugh as thc new Junior Rotarlan. CCHS's-negative debate squad defeats Riley. The fresh Juniors spin a few Valentine dit- tles with St. Joe Juniors. and line up their chances for next year. Prof. Hull of N. ll. lectures on weather. Some weather. The Physics Lab. is up and coming under Brother Reginald's tutelage. The debate team, and this means both minus and plus, put CCHS on the map by their eloquence. Mr. Sessler of N. D. lectures on Art and drops a few hints on selection of vocations. Seniors lay plans for an annual. The an- nual staff is elected. NIARCH. Ugh -- Exams again. Lent begins and the affirmative team has its first debate. A drive to equip a Senior Room is started with a raffle for machine. lathe. Mr. Strickler lectures on Wild Life and as a result produces an extra early attack of spring fever. Central Catholic sponsors an Invitational Basketball meet for the Parochial Grade Schools, Seniors hear lecture on TB in the audito- rlum of South Bend Central. The year Book The Trail , misconstrucd serveral times to be the Trial is the main interest of the Seniors. Seniors get a day off to solicit ads for the annual: they are also told that they can take tlgie out from classes .at any time if thcY Can produce advertisements. Athletes get their Monograms. Awards go to eighteen. It is a surprise how manly manly chests can get. Mr. Szabo is already lining up his football hopes for next year. Spring Fever gets a serious set back when a blizzard almost snows the town in.- That very same day we get a Safety 100- ture plus still pictures. CCHS gets tuberculine tests. As a result. some boys are scared silly. March ends in a flare of photography and not just mere candid shots. Page Twenty-Four O APR IL. A positively saintly First Friday. CCHS becomes Wrangler conscious as it prepares for the annual Wranglers Oratorical contest at N. D. - John Lipinski wins State Championship .and two cups. Parents' club hears CCHS's brilliant de- baters, but they are unduly prejudiced in fa- vor of the affirmative to the chagrin and dis- grace of the negative. Bro. Reginald organizes a Science Club, with Joe Toth at its head. 'Seniors plan on a Junior-Senior Prom. The Valedictorian and Salutatorian are appointed. A Prof. llenry Hinton of N. D. chemistry Lao. lectures on iron and stcel. A school Oratorical contest under Mr. Tom Nelll's guidance has been announced. Palm Sunday. Vacation begins a day earlier than sche- duled. HaDDY Easter. The 19th and back to school. Exams again. Will thcy ncver stop '? 'F The annual hits the press. Preliminaries in speech contest held. BIAY. The beginning of the end. or the end of the btginning, which?'? This is too beautiful a month to waste onc's breath on! May. and young men's fancies lightly turn to thoughts of vacation. Francis Ondcrdonk lectures. NVork on Senior-Junior Prom begun. The soon will be alumni and the 1938 squad fight it -out. Speech finals are over. Mmmmmm! Mmmmmm! Just saw The Trail . Some Class!!! JUNE. Ah, the end is in sight - and so are exams. Some excitement! the Senior play 'was a scream. Exams .... June 7th. Commencement. Vacation. Grads are fresh in the world. NVhat will they carve for themselves'??? Farewell .... Farewell .... JULY. Just a memory. AUGUST. Gone. gone with the winds. 1 sEP'r1cMisER. Notre Dame, Splro's, Studebakers and similar institutions ...... GOOD-BYE . . . THE TRAIL

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CLASS POEM. TO '38 I wandered through the realm of dreams Where Somnus nods his weary head: A book I saw of mighty themes In which no mortal ere had read. I scanned the deeds of you, my friends 5 Of you who part from me today, Of you whose joy with sorrow blends, Since you must enter life's hard fray. I saw battle 'gainst great oddsg I saw you fight with all ,your might, I saw you writhe beneath the rods Of life that punished with delight. Y I saw you break through thick and thin 5 I saw you strive with steely willg I saw you lose, I saw you wing I saw you dare life's threat with skill. I saw you rise to heights of fame, I saw your glory spreading wide, I saw the greatness of your name, The source of all your manly pride. When I had read this writing grand, I asked the sprite to show no more, But left the still Hypnian strand To meet life's troubles as of yore. Irvin J. Zielinski. i if HISTORY OF CLASS AND SCHOOL. In 1934, a group of 18 boys entered high school with the aim of establish- ing higher Catholic education in South Bend. With visions of coming improve- ments, high hopes and encouragement from two Brothers, these few students pioneered in founding Central Catholic High School. During the four years that followed, the school has advanced from infancy to a state-accredited boys' high school. The students came into the public limelight with the presenta- tion of Long, Long, Ago. Later that year, basketball inaugurated the athle- tic program of a nine-game schedule. The newly-founded school newspaper, The Newcomer, announced the school's colors+gold and green. The school year was closed by a banquet and scholastic awards. Joseph J. McCaffery guided the first student body as presi- dent. Football and a Party of Beauty helped enliven the second year for the sopho- more group. The first football game was won. The team was nicknamed the Miami Indians. A biology laboratory, the office, and three new rooms were completed during the year. The year was brought to a close by a picnic and scholastic contests. The third vear found more students in the junior class. Activities, scholas- THE TRAIL tic, athletic, and social, were rounded out into a more complete pattern for school life. A sense of a complete institution was the thought uppermost in the minds of the seniors as the year opened. The en- tire enrollment .passed the one hundred mark, thus enabling an extensive athle- tic program. The Newcomer became a monthly publication. Several prece- dents were established during the year -The Monogram Dance, the St. Joseph Academy-Central Catholic Mixer, and the Central Catholic Invitational Grade School Basketball Tournament. The school's curriculum included a band and orchestra, debate team, com- mercial classes. Due to the kindness of many friends of the school, the library has grown from a few volumes to that of several thousands. The Mothers' and Patrons' Clubs aided the school in furnishing mono- grams to those who earned them. The year was completed with a Year- book - The Trail - which took its name from that suggested by the nick- name, Indians. Twenty-two boys are proud to make up the first graduating class of Central Catholic High School. Page Twenty-Three

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