Johnstown Central Catholic High School - Memories Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 146 of the 1926 volume:

-those gifts for the “Grads” Just glance through the advertising col- umns of the Tribune and you’ll find numerous suggestions for young man or young lady. Too, they are the offer- ings of Johnstown’s progressive mer- chants whom you know and can rely on. More Than 160,000 Eager Readers Daily First National Bank JOHNSTOWN, PA. Offices: Corner Main and Franklin Streets Corner Broad Street and Fourth Avenue RESOURCES Sixteen Million DOLLARS -•«I Interest Paid on Time and Savings Deposits. Checking and Savings Accounts, Large or Small, Invited. izx ICibrtH MEMORIES Central Catholic High School Volume One 1926 JOHNSTOWN, - PENNSYLVANIA Page Three fRUmama DEDICATION To Our Beloved Bishop As we pause on the eve of Commence- ment, fancy takes us back over the years that have brought us to this goal. One scene we note stands out in bold relief. It is the formulation of the plan to make possible local high school education in a Catholic institution. You were the father of this plan, dear Bishop. You it was who brought the plan to a happy execution• And we are the first class to reap its precious fruits. For this unspeakable blessing, dear Bishop, we feel deeply grateful to you. We realize that we shall never be able to repay you. But we would have you believe that our gratitude will be eternal. This object we have in mind when, with profound respect, we dedicate to you our first Year Book in fond memory of your heavenly solicitude. Page Four ittnnnrh'ii TO OUR PRINCIPAL As we depart for the last time from the walls of dear old Catho- lic High, there comes up before us a vivid picture of the exten- sive labors performed for us by our Principal, Father Cawley. Immediately there arises a strong hope that his kindly guidance will be permitted for many years to bless the lot of those who fol- low in our footsteps. Page Six REV. THOMAS CAWLEY TO OUR LANGUAGE PROFESSOR We have ever considered ourselves most fortunate in having Father Fitzgibbon as one of our Professors. With a background of many years preparation and travel abroad he gave promise of rendering invaluable services. And the ease with which we were introduced into the mysteries of French and the intimate knowledge we garnered of the language in the short time we were under his tutelage spoke with elo- quence of his ability as a linguist and a professor. Added to all this is his winning personality. His cheerfulness we feel has been a most important factor in the mould- ing of our character. Its influence will never die. And we here pledge to Father Fitzgibbon our eternal gratitude as an earnest of our lasting appreciation of the benefits we have derived from his teaching and his fatherly kindness. Tage Nine TO OUR SISTERS You have labored and toiled with us in our every mood. You have en- couraged us; you have pleaded with us; you have commended us; you have reprimanded us; and by your admirable patience you have inspired us. Long after the sound of your voice will have passed from our lives, the memory of your example will re- main to guide our steps aright. To say that we are extremely grateful for the service you have rendered us falls far short of expressing our feelings. The task simply exceeds the power of language. As we leave your presence per- haps for the last time, dear Sisters, we breathe forth an earnest prayer that God may ever reward you for the kindness, the patience and the self- sacrifice you have manifested in our behalf. Mt murtea THE SISTERS Sister Augusta Sisters of St. Joseph Baden Sister Mary Teresa Sisters of St. Joseph Baden Sister Basil Sisters of St. Joseph Baden Sister Genevieve Sisters of Mercy Cresson Sister Francis Regis Sisters of Mercy Cresson Sister Marianne Sisters of Mercy Cresson Sister Fabian Sisters of Charity Greensburg Sister Pierre Sisters of Charity Greensburg Sister Borgia Sisters of St. Francis Joliet Sister Vivian Sisters of St. Francis Joliet Sister Lucina Sisters of St. Francis Pittsburgh Sister DeoCora Sisters of St. Francis Pittsburgh fflnnnrtpfl TO OUR PARENTS Have you ever noticed that the beauty of a jewel is often enhanced by an appropriate setting, and of tener still, that even a rough stone is much beautified by a beautiful setting? For the past four years we, as rough stones, have been made more perfect by a beau- tiful setting, our mothers and fathers. They have struggled and made sacrifices in order that we might become educated and made more capable of meeting our duties and obligations in life. And so it is that in MEMORIES we give our appreciation to our parents, a tribute to their unselfishness, affection and gen- erosity. The fruit of our labors while in Catholic High we offer to those who have made it possible for us to be graduates. It is a small return indeed for all that pa- rental love and beneficence have showered upon us; but having done our best, we offer them this best. Here’s to those dear ones who have ever ivorked for our very best interests. May God bless them! Page Thirteen fHrmnrti'0 CLASS ROLL MOTTO Animo et Fide COLORS Old Rose and Silver FLOWER Rose David Barry - Margaret Mooney - Bernadine Hupf ------ Car! Kelly - Marie Brady, Eugene Raymond, Patrick Malloy President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Board of Advisors Ruth Adams Clemens Bremer Geraldine Burkhard William Cole Walter Csamer Rosemary Dolan John Dutko Gertrude Ellsworth Mary Grace Farrell Ruth Finlon Verna Mae Kurtz Anna Loebrich John Malloy Alice Marshall William Mock James McAneny Edward McCloskey James McNamara Florence Oswald Agnes Pie Francis Popovich Walter Gerhardt Robert Gleason Catherine Flaberkorn Joseph Harrigan Rosemary Held Elizabeth Horan Bernard Hughes Michael Janoschak Fred Klenner Joseph Koch Mary Alice Reilly Victor Rosenberger George Schnurr John Seitz Joseph Stibich Catherine Suttmiller Magdalen Szabados John Tavalsky Elnora Trexel Wilbert Wagner Matilda Wyar Francis Zlatalava Page Fifteen UlemnrttfH “ACROSTIC” C lever ........ H umorous ...... A ttractive .... R omantic ..... T rue .......... E nergetic .... R heumatic (?) C ollegiate .... L azy ......... A ttractive .... S miling ...... S cientific .... O riginal ...... F riendly ...... C ongenial ..... A dmirable ..... T imid ......... H opeful ....... 0 ptimistic .... L iterary ...... 1 nteresting ... C lassy ........ H igh I mpulsive ..... G enerous ...... H earty ........ S ensible ...... C uniting ...... H andsonte ..... O ptative ...... O mnipotent .... E ovely ........ ..................Bill Mock ............... Jackie Malloy ............... Anna Loebrich ................. Joseph Koch ............. Rosemary Dolan ................ Marie Brady ...............Clem Bremer .............. Joseph Harrigan ...................... Personne ............ James McAneny .................. John Seitz .............. Prof. Gerhardt ............ Verna Mae Kurtz ........... Magdalen Szabados ............... Elnora Trexel .................. Our Spirit .............. Bernie Hughes .................. All of Us ............... Bernie Hupf ........ Catherine Haberkorn .................. “P.” Stibich ................. James Clark ............... Fred Klenner .............. Jerry Burkhard .................. Agnes Pie ............... David Barry ............ Elizabeth Horan ............... Red Gleason ........... James McNamara ........... Subjunctive Mode ............... The Faculty The Whole Class MARY ALICE REILLY, ’26. Page Sixteen Oh, I would sing a song to you, A happy little song to you, A merry lilting song to you Upon this bright June day. I’d tell you all my pride in you, In every girl and boy of you, I’d whisper all my hopes for you Before you go away— Away out to the world of men, The busy, noisy world of men, The grasping, heartless world of men Grown colder day by day. You've been a source of joy to me, A happy, tender joy to me, A dear and blessed joy to me In the days now gone for aye. And I am filled with pride in you, With deep and tender pride in you, With very genuine pride in you, And daily I will pray— That He Who made me guardian, A most unworthy guardian, A deeply fearful guardian, Will hear me when I pray— That all in life that’s sweet and bright If good for you in His clear sight— Shall be your portion,—and delight— Then when this busy life is o’er— With joy nor sorrow ours no more, May we meet upon th’ eternal shore And rest with Him forever more,— This is my prayer today. Page Seventeen JUrmnrtrfi Ruth Adams Cheer Leader Inter-Class Basketball Dramatic Club English Club Minstrel Camera Club “Ruth is tall, she is Ray, She always brightens our darkest day.' “Rufus” David Barry Broadcast Staff Dramatic Club Football Glee Club Inter-Class Baseball President Class Committee “He bears his hopes above all things.” “Dave” Marie Brady Dramatic Club Camera Club Class Committee Inter-Class Basketball Broadcast Staff Minstrel English Club “She succeeds in all she undertakes.” “Polly” Page Eighteen William Cole Dramatic Club Football Junior Dance Committee Minstrel “As jolly as the day is long. Page Nineteen Walter Csamer Minstrel Dramatic Club English Club Orchestra Glee Club “Noble ends are sought by good men.” Rosemary Dolan Dramatic Club President of Camera Club English Club Broadcast Staff Librarian Inter-Class Basketball “Help us exalt our joy with thy music. John Dutko English Club Honor Roll “Chummer” “Rosie” “Duke” “He wins through persistency Gertrude Ellsworth “Gert” Dramatic Club English Club “Full of laughter and fun, she has brightened our gloomiest day.” Ruth Finlon Dramatic Club English Club “When in trouble or despair, Ruth will always share your care.” “Curlie” Mary Grace Farrell “Gracie” Broadcast Staff Minstrel Inter-Class Basketball English Club Camera Club “Talent shapes itself amid quiet stillness.” Page Twenty-one HUmarira Walter Gearhardt “Prof” Dramatic Club Broadcast Staff English Club “Happy and jolly, but never dull.” Page Twenty-two fHrmurtrs Joseph Harrigan Dramatic Club English Club Junior Prom Committee Minstrel Football “Courtesy shows one’s noble thoughts.” “Joe” Rosemary Held “Heldie” Orchestra English Club “Her great height did not overshadow her cheerfulness.” Elizabeth Horan “Libby” Broadcast Staff Dramatic Club English Club Inter-Class Basketball “Of her we expect unusual things, But we’ll wait and see what the future brings.” Page Twenty-three Ulrmorifa Bernard Hughes “Bernie” English Club Inter-Class Baseball Dramatic Club “A true friend is a treasure. Do not lose him.” Bernadine Hupf “Bernie” Broadcast Staff Dramatic Club Minstrel Class Committee English Club Camera Club Inter-Class Basketball ‘‘One secs in her manner a determination to win.” Michael Janoschak Basketball English Club Inter-Class Baseball Glee Club ‘‘Let us be judged by our deeds.’ “Mike” m Page Twenty-four iHUmuma Carl Kelly Class Committee Captain Basketball Debating Team Glee Club Football Vigilance Committee “In studies he has won some fame. Athletics, too, have made his name.’ “Snitz” Fred Klenner Basketball Dramatic Club Minstrel Football Debating Team Broadcast Staff Inter-Class Baseball English Club Vigilance Committee “Not on the heights; but climbing.' “Fritz” Joseph Koch Basketball Broadcast Staff Dramatic Club Editor-in-Chief, ’26 “He can because he thinks he can.” “Seph” Page Twenty-five fftrnutrU'H Verna Mae Kurtz Inter-Class Basketball English Club Camera Club “Bine were her eyes as the fairy flax. Her checks like the dawn of day.” “Tuby” Anna Loebrich “Nan” Patrick Malloy Pat Debating Team Dramatic Club Football Inter-Class Baseball Class Committee Dramatic Club Minstrel Inter-Class Basketball Secretary of English Club “Her industries shall be crowned by success.” Page Twenty-six John Malloy “Jackie” Debating Team Glee Club Inter-Class Baseball “Size is no indication of ability.” Alice Marshall English Club “Red hair and a mischievous grin Will surely help this maid to win Page Twenty-seven iflUmnrtra Margaret Mooney Minstrel Dramatic Club Class Committee President of English Club Vice-President of Camera Club Broadcast Staff Inter-Class Basketball “There is music in her laughter.” James McAneny Debating Team Football Glee Club English Club “Industry enables one to rise to the greatest heights.” Edward McCloskey Debating Team Football English Club “One person pleases some, another others; but ‘Ned pleases all.” Page Twenty-eight Mrntnrtf s James McNamara “Mac” Basketball Broadcast Staff, '25 Debating Team Glee Club Inter-Class Baseball Football Vigilance Committee “A true thinker and a true worker can accomplish much.” Florence Oswald “Flossie” English Club Secretary of Camera Club “What spirit of mischief in the depths of her eyes.” Agnes Pie English Club Inter-Class Basketball ‘‘She does her very best in all things.” “Pie” Page Twenty nine jSUmnma Francis Popovich “Popcorn” English Club Glee Club “He does not covet affection, but deserves respect.” Eugene Raymond “Gene” Debating Team Glee Club Football Senior Class Committee Broadcast Staff Vigilance Committee Dramatic Club He tries not to bide the laughter in his eyes.” Page Thirty George R. Schnurr “Sheik” Dramatic Club English Club Art Editor Glee Club Football “His occupation affords him happiness.” Page Thirty-one HUttutma Joseph Stibich “Peepy Choker” Glee Club Football Inter-Class Baseball English Club “One sees it is his nature to succeed.” f Kathryn Suttmiller “Kitty” Camera Club English Club ‘‘Her generous spirit has won for her an abundance of friends.” Magdalen Szabados “Mag” English Club Minstrel Inter-Class Basketball Camera Club ‘‘Her radiating smile penetrates all hearts.” Page Thirty-two fflUmnrtfB John Tavalsky “Johnnie’ Debating Team Glee Club Football Broadcast Staff, ’25 English Club “His thoughts arc noble, so arc his deeds.” Elnora Trexel “Dora” Dramatic Club Minstrel Camera Club English Club “Her curls but add to her attractiveness.” Wilbert Wagner English Club Inter-Class Baseball Glee Club “A tranquil person is bound to succeed.” “Wiggy’ Page Thirty-three Matilda Wyar “Till” Librarian Vice-President of English Club Inter-Class Basketball Dramatic Club Camera Club “Her hair is dark, Her eyes are brown. And on her face There’s ne’er a frown.” Page Thirty-four ittrm nririi HISTORY OF CLASS ’26 Life is a full-blown year, With all things in their season; Thus in our school career. Each change hath rhyme and reason; The seasons come and go, Each with its gifts in hand— That we may see and know How well all life is planned. Freshman Year Early in the beautiful month of September in the year 1922, a moment- ous event took place, although the world at large was hardly cognizant of; it did not realize it. The students, who purposed attending the New Catholic High School were summoned to register at St. Joseph’s School Hall. How well do we remember that day! Then, for the first time, we met our teachers, who no doubt, gazed upon us with compassion, when they looked at our faces, which told the tale of our sad lack of wisdom. How eagerly did we scruti- nize each other in our desire to see our future companions! Due to the fact that this our present building was not completed, we were obliged to occupy other quarters. The girls were assigned two rooms at St. John Gaulbert’s School, while the boys aided in brightening the atmos- phere at St. Stephen’s. We were gradually initiated into the mysteries of Latin, Algebra, Eng- lish, History and Religion. Each day we felt ourselves increasing in wisdom and knowledge. X and Y became familiar friends (or enemies), and declen- sions began to appear in a clever light; while in History we learned that there were really other countries in the world besides our own. Then our great day, December Eighteenth, arrived. We entered our nearly-completed building. No coming class can ever enter this school with the enthusiasm—nor with the same trepidations (we had to walk on planks as the floors were not yet dry!)—with which we passed through the doors that day. True, we had no blackboards, and many other details were lacking, but why should that trouble us—we were now at home? Then, shyly, indeed, did the future Senior Girls begin to grow acquainted with their classmen, whom they had not previously had the pleasure of meeting. Rev. Urban Peters, having been assigned to other duties, Rev. Thomas Cawley was appointed Principal. Father Cawley came on March fifth, a day which we will remember in the years to come. Pajfe Thirty-five HUmarifa Steadily we increased in knowledge. All too soon did the happy months pass, for we were happy mortals, assuming little responsibility, and taking life as it was offered to us. Then examinations came and with them, the fears and worries; but practically all the pupils passed. School closed June Thir- teenth and thus ended the first chapter in the history of our class. MARIE BRADY, ’26. SOPHOMORE YEAR After a period of three months spent in the Land of Restful Vacation we again felt ready to set out on the high seas,—this time of our Sophomore year. We did not now hesitate at the portal, as we had done the previous year; but bravely and fearlessly we entered, ready to cope with anything, and ready to secue the work begun in our Freshman Year. But all had not answered “adsum” when the rolls were called this second year, and we were forced to press on to battle with some vacant places in our ranks. We smiled on the incoming Freshies, for we were now Sopho- mores and could well afford to smile on the little “bits of green” which were invading our lines. We do not try to deny that we were green, but must add that we were a bright green, brighter than the green of the new class, and in fact, we were quite proud of ourselves, for it had been rumored that we gave promise of outwitting any class which would ever follow. Dutiful children that we were, it did not take long to adjust ourselves to old surroundings, and as we moved forward over the old battlefield, we be- gan to drink eagerly of the stream of knowledge. For during our Freshman year we had won much distinction, and we were determined to keep up our good reputation at all costs. This year would have been one of unbroken peace, had it not been for our many “Battles with Caesar.” But before we go further, I must stop to insert a clause so very impor- tant and alive in the minds of all students. It is the fact that we were again favored with the presence of the four devoted Sisters who had so faithfully helped us over the stumbling ground of our Freshman year. This year four more Sisters were engaged, the Franciscan, Mercy, St. Joseph and Charity Communities now being represented. A change was also made in the curriculum, Commercial branches being taught in addition to the Academic Course, which had prevailed the previous year. This was taught under the supervision of a Sister of Charity. The Rev. James Fitzgibbon was also secured, and his valuable training enlisted in the teaching of French. The course of the Freshmen was also altered in that Biology was added. In order to bring the teachers, parents and children into closer contact with school life, a House Warming was held in the early part of the term. A delightful programme was prepared by the pupils, and it was en- joyed by all who attended. In short, it was a tremendous success. Pajfe Thirty-six Urmurira Study was the password until Hallowe’en brought with it gaiety and pleasure and we Sophomores celebrated in a most glorious fashion by a mas- querade. We say it was glorious, for indeed all who were present were al- most led to believe that goblins, witches, fairies, gypsies and puritans were really alive in the present day. This event marked the first social gathering for pupils exclusively. But all regained seriousness before November 12, when our Right Rev- erend Bishop came from Altoona and blessed the building. It was an event which will always be remembered for its impressiveness! It instilled in the minds of the young people the advantage of a Catholic education. Wonders for us were never to cease, for Father McCreesh, a graduate of St. Francis College, Loretto, well known in local athletic centers, was en- gaged as Head of this Department at J. C. H. S. After a very successful campaign to secure funds, a football team, which has been the pride of our school, was organized. We were also blessed this year by a victorious basketball team, for our lads won 13 of the 14 games played. The next important event was a Minstrel held in February, under the direction of Mr. Daniel Brown. It was both a social and financial success. The second year of our eventful history ended June 9, 1924, the closing exercises being held in St. Joseph’s Hall. Bishop McCort presided. The ex- ercises over, we betook ourselves to a second well-earned vacation. This year will remain fixed in the memories of the Class of ’25 until they are old and gray. RUTH ADAMS, ’26. JUNIOR YEAR When we, the present Seniors of the Catholic High School, arrived at the third year of our course, we really felt that we had reached a climax. With no Seniors to twit and scoff at us, we carried the dignity of the School on our capable shoulders, and were designated by our teachers and under- classmen as the “staid and dignified Juniors,” and oh! how well we bore that appellation! Our first success in the year of ’24-’25 came with the victories of the football team which defeated several teams of high reputations, winning three games, playing three to a tie, and losing one. The basketball team, too, composed of Albert Sullivan, James Hartnett. Carl Kelly, Francis Hessler and Rdward Billetdeaux, had an unusually suc- cessful season, in view of the fact that they were considered but a Junior team. Speaking of basketball, we must not overlook the girls’ team, which was splendid while it lasted—but it did not last very long. Although one new member, Robert Gleason, was added to our number, two of our old classmates left us. Mary Widmann, now Sister Flora, went to Mount Alvernia to enter the Franciscan Order. She is greatly missed by those who had the good fortune to associate with her and come under the influence of her sunny disposition. Page Thirty-seven Memori Another student, Gerard Wenderoth, was obliged to discontinue her studies in February on account of ill health . Little occurred in the line of social activities from March until May, when the dullness was relieved by the Junior-Sophomore dance, held May 25. It was the first aflfair of its kind ever sponsored by the school, and was heartily supported by the students. Another event, enjoyed immensely by all who attended, was a picnic held later in May by the Juniors. At this af- fair, the weary students had an opportunity of laying aside their dignity and enjoying themselves to the utmost, which they did. Then came the great day that marked the end of the Junior year, June 9, 1925. Closing exercises were held in St. Joseph’s School Hall. At this, the “Court Scene” from the “Merchant of Venice” was dramatized. The follow- ing students took part: Elnora Trexel ................................... Portia Margaret McCann .................................Nerissa Walter Gerhardt ................................ Shylock David Barry ...................................The Duke Robert Gleason .................................Bassanio Clemens Bremer ..................................Antonio George Schnurr .................................Gratiano Walter Csamer .....................................Clerk Thus ended our Junior Year in the Catholic High School, and although to outsiders it may appear to have been without activities, to us it will surely be a memorable one. MARGARET MOONEY, ’26. SENIOR YEAR Since we Seniors are just about to make our final bow (of course it will be very graceful) to high school life, we suggest that the date “Sept. 8, 1925” should be added to that list of lengthy and dearly beloved “dates” which every history student delights in reciting; because on that famous date, we, the Charter Class of Catholic High School, entered upon our Senior Year, (the time of joy, special privileges, extraordinary brilliance and numerous triumphs) (?). Every one of our fifty-five members entered school with the firm determination to startle the Faculty with our intelligence; with the fixed resolve that before the year was up we would be able to speak so that common people could not understand us; in a word, we resolved “to do or die' and we have “done,” as will be seen. During vacation we thought of many nice little plans which we would carry out in our Senior year. One of them was: We reasoned that it would be “very nice” if we could train the Freshies, Sophs, and Juniors to bow or courtesy to us when they met us in the corridors or on the street, but alas! this pleasant little dream never came true. One of the first experiences of our Senior year was being introduced to several well-known personages of the intellectual world—Sir Math; Lady English; Monsieur French; Mr. Virgil; Countess Typewriting and Duchess Bookkeeping, and their relatives. Page Thirty-eight Not long after our introduction to these subjects we were memorizing theorems; writing themes; saying “Bon jour, Pere;” scanning Virgil, practicing typewriting and finding trial balances, etc. The first two months we all studied, for we were desirous of becoming “erudite,” but so many of the students seemed to be having trouble with their eyes (over-study) and with headaches that this strenuous form of mental exercise was greatly mod- erated. (The motto, no doubt, followed in this case was—“Health before all”). On November the Nineteenth, we gave our first Dance at the Capitol. All the students who attended remember what a pleasant evening it was. During the months of October, November and December we saw some thrill- ing football games; and there was no mistaking our pride in the opportunity to yell for our team, and to show our colors, for they lost but one game. At their banquet, Knute Rockne, “Driver of the Four Horsemen,” was the prin- cipal speaker of the evening. The High School girls served the guests, and the athletes. The banquet was every bit as successful as the football season, so “Hats off to the Football Squad!” In December, when most of our mem- bers were trying to be “good” before Santa came, “one” of the Seniors turned artistic, and she attempted to use her talents in improving Virgil’s face by adding a mustacle. May the guilty one blush! January was an eventful month, because the State Inspector visited us on the twentieth, and not long thereafter our school received official recogni- tion. The Parent-Teacher meetings were organized for the purpose of bring- ing the Parents and Teachers in closer touch with one another that they might compare notes, etc., (but really to conspire against us innocent stu- dents) (?). Just about this time, “Sometime” and “The Prisoner’s Song” be- came popular, and not infrequently the student sitting behind one at a study period (when one was trying to study Geometry) would hum either of these two songs “with all her talent,” quite irrespective of her fellow student’s de- sire to study, and quite regardless of the feelings of her more talented neighbors. Many students were making use of the privilege of membership to the Library during this month. Although we saw the authors: Thackeray, Em- erson, etc., on our outside reading list, some of the class preferred such mas- terpieces as “Tom Swift and his Giant Gun,” etc. Well, well, Seniors will be Seniors! Several exhibitions of the Charleston were given at dinner hour and at other odd minutes. If dear old Terpsichore of Roman Times could only come back for a minute to the present time, we wonder what she would say, if we called the Charleston a “Dance.” In February, we held our second dance. Like its predecessor it was a success. We, Seniors, were greatly pleased when we heard that Father Maucher was going to teach us Apologetics. We more than enjoyed his speeches, for certainly he had the knack of interweaving humor and practi- cal philosophy and knowledge. There was much interest shown in The Broadcast, for the contributions were much better and the paper was trans- formed into book form. fHrmnrirB MtmavitB Will any Senior ever forget those nice Literature Contests? Well, I hope not! We are so well versed in literature that we can tell anything from “a” to “z.” Why we know that “Dean Tub” wrote the “Tale of the Swift;” that the plan of the “Canterbury Tales” was an architectural sign, and many, many other things. In the months of February, March and April we saw several basketball games in which “The Crimson and Gold” Tossers displayed much talent. Then in the midst of all these activities some thoughtful stu- dent murmured to himself: “I slept and dreamt a Senior’s life was beauty; I awoke and found his life was work and duty,” for time was flying, assign- ments piling up and activities increasing! The Class Committee procured samples, and we decided on the design of our rings. After the rings came, there seemed to be a general susceptibility to having the left hand (with the ring on) in great prominence, so that no passer-by could miss seeing it. An important happening in April was: we gave Mr. Turgeon and Mr. Hornick the pleasure of taking our pictures. (To be used for many purposes including scaring all stray mice from the parlor). We voted “Animo et Fide” as our class motto, “Old Rose and Silver” as our colors and “Rose” as our flower. Each of these has a very significant meaning to every one of us. Our Class Play—“Six Sharps, One Flat,” was given on the Twenty-ninth. After seeing this, we feel that before long some of our classmates will be away down in Hollywood signing million-dollar contracts for the movies. Needles and pins, needles and pins, When April ends, the rush begins. How true! Notebooks, lost time to be made up, book reports, reviews, tests, year book, etc. (It’s a stony road to graduation.) Most of the time in May was spent in excitement,—sending invitations, adding up credits, look- ing for and trying to manufacture minus credits and counting “words,” “words,” “words” in our themes; but at odd times we studied. May is the veritable “Bridge of Sighs month” of the Senior year, for ’tis then when stu- dents go around reciting the “Quality of Mercy” at teachers in hopes that the teacher will recognize that not all of his education is written in his notebook, but that he has some in his head. At last, June the Thirteenth arrived, and those who studied were happy, for on that day they graduated (pronounced in various ways). On that day all the future De Vinci’s, Barrymore’s, Gluck’s, Shake- speare’s, Bach’s, Nightengale’s, Pascal’s, Carusoe’s, etc., left the school of theory and entered into the school of experience; i. e., they left High School only to enter into the larger, the more difficult School of Life. For any suc- cess we attain in the future we will always be greatly indebted to the Fac- ulty of C. C. H. S. who trained and instructed us, and we bid them a fond farewell, thanking them with our deepest gratitude. However, we will not say “farewell forever” to the on-coming classes; instead we will say: “Bye, bye, Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors,—we’ll see you in the Alumni in a few years.” MARY ALICE REILLY, ’26. Page Forty Page Forty-two CLASS OFFICERS rmnru'B CLASS MOTTO We, the Senior Class of the Catholic High School, have chosen the motto: “Animo et fide” because of what it signifies. It conveys to us all the means of attaining the end we so desire, success in all things. For who can reach any goal without courage and faith ? Courage is the mental strength to suffer pain or adversity with patient endurance and fearlessness. Courage, though it seems abstract, is one of the essentials of success. It is that (piality which sustains us in trials, and we, who, even in our school lives, have had trials, find it the main factor in attaining our goal. In our little strifes and troubles we have learned the true value of courage, and we have made the motto, “Animo et Fide,” ours, because it is to be a first aid to us in the adjustment of our life. Faith, however, is our principal aid; it, above all other essentials, will undoubtedly sustain us. Faith in the one true God in Whose care we place ourselves—and all that is ours, entirely. Then, too, it conveys the idea of confidence. This is an essential to real and lasting success. It includes hon- esty and trust in oneself—and faith in those about us. We, who so especially desire success, have surely learned from those im- mortal names history has handed down to us, that Courage and Faith are the means by which they attained success in whatever field it lay for them. In our work we employed both Courage and Faith, and found them the key to success. No man ever sat idly and had success come to him; no, he put himself to work and labored faithfully and courageously until he gained success. So we, who have not yet gained our desire, but hope to gain it soon, select “Animo et Fide” for our motto and, always alive to its significance, we shall work steadily on, knowing that through Faith and Courage in this life we shall attain the perfect love some day in Heaven. “Courage does not rest alone in dying for a cause,— To die is only living,— Courage is to feel the daily dagger of relentless steel And keep on living.” ELNORA TREXEL, '26. CLASS FLOWER “We bring roses, beautiful, fresh roses, Dewy in the morning, and colored like the dawn.” In selecting the ROSE for our class flower, we had in mind its beauty and fragrance, and also its significance, love. What could be more appropriate for us than that, for at this time especially love is a prime factor in our lives. On our graduation day, we are in love with life as a whole, in love with the Page Forty-three iHrmiirtra promises of a rosy future, a happy past, and, greatest of all, with the glorious present, when it seems our cup of happiness cannot hold even one more little drop. As “the rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,” so are our affections at this time at their purest and freshest. Although the rose bud is in itself beautiful, we, at this stage, shall not consider ourselves at the height of per- fection, but will strive to accomplish the great work which will surely be our lot, and thus reach the pinnacle of success, the beauty of the full-blown rose. This perfection cannot be attained at once. Like the rose, we will develop slowly into the rose of perfect character, emerging little by little from the buds of obscurity. We will leave here, but we leave behind the aroma of our associations as an ever-present influence and inspiration to those who follow us. We say, with apologies to Moore. “You may take, you may fill every place, if you will. But the scent of our class rose will hang around it still.” MARY GRACE FARRELL, ’26. CLASS COLORS The class colors are very important to every class, and much careful thought must be given to their selection, for no class wants colors which are not suitable or are devoid of significance. Accordingly, our class, after due consideration, settled upon old rose and silver as the colors best representing our sentiment. The reasons for our choice lie in the significance of the col- ors. They signify the beginning and the end; the beginning of the battle of life, and the end of school days; they represent the silver of early morning, and the rosy glow of life’s sunset; and, reversed, the rose of youth and the silver of old age. Old rose represents richness, real culture, inspiration. Its hues are last- ing, and can never be blurred. It is the ancient symbol of life and knowledge that is everlasting. It also signifies an ambition yet to be realized, some- thing to work towards always, in so far as it is the beautiful color used by the old masters of painting which cannot be duplicated by modern artists on their canvas The silver represents value and symbolizes the coins of our nation. Silver is one of the most valuable metals to be found, and this also is one of our reasons in choosing it. Besides, the sterling mark on silver tells us of its permanence and durability. If it becomes tarnished, it can be easily cleaned to its original brightness, and does not fall victim to elements which destroy other materials. In the article of silver there is a ring of sincerity which speaks of truth and real value, which makes the sound of other metals sound as a mockery. This, then, is what our colors mean to us, and we feel we have not chosen wrongly. MARY GRACE FARRELL, ’26. Page Forty four fH?mnrira . ............... ------ SALUTATORY Right Rev. Bishop, Reverend Fathers, Sisters, Parents, and Friends:— We, the class of ’26, and likewise the first graduating class of our Alina Mater, bid you welcome. We now stand upon the threshold of life with eager hearts, ready to face our battles, to experience the engulfing warmth of vic- tor}’ and the chilling despondency of defeat, well aware that our lives will not differ from the life of those who have traveled the path before us. We wonder do you realize just how proud we are to be the first gradu- ates and to he first to bid you welcome to a Commencement exercise of our school. Classes will come and go. Other classes will graduate which, indeed, probably will excel us in wisdom and learning; they may prove better ex- amples of the precepts taught within the portals of our school; they may achieve greater success in the world of fame—hut they can never he the first class of Catholic High—-we alone can have this distinction—we alone can be the first. We are the pioneers. Others must follow. Whether we have been worthy of this honor, time alone can tell, but God willing, we will endeavor to the best of our ability, to prove true representatives of the noble stand- ards placed before us, of the ideals which we have been taught to consider our goal. Discouragements will come, as they do come into the lives of all men, and we may be, for a time, convinced that life is a mighty farce, difficult to be combatted: but such cannot last, for as Carlyle says, “We have a work, a life purpose; we have found it and will follow it.” And with this attitude we will go forth to face the world with faith, hope and courage. To our beloved Bishop, to whom we owe the existence of the high school, we find it difficult to express our welcome and our gratitude. We are heart- ily in sympathy with those sentiments of Tennyson: “I would that my tongue could utter the thoughts that arise in me.” You, Rt. Rev. Bishop, have made possible for us our acquaintance with the higher things of life from a Catholic viewpoint; and to you and the Rev. Fathers who co-oper- ated in this great work, our debt is indeed great. We are proud to welcome you here today. I o you, dear parents, who have made it possible for us to obtain an edu- cation our gratitude is unlimited, and we hope, some day, to prove worthy of the hopes you have placed in us. The sacrifices you have made, we can only realize in a small degree now, but God willing, you will reap a just reward for your noble actions. To you, Rev. Principal, Father Cawley, and members of the faculty, we extend a most heartfelt welcome. For four long years you have labored to teach us the principles that must animate every true man and woman. You have imparted to us, not merely, the wisdom of books, hut the wisdom of ex- perience—the true philosophy of life. You have not only given us the best that mind can convey—more than that, your hearts have been with us through every joy and trial, through every triumph and defeat, and that, we Page Forty-six fHrmnrtrfl realize, is a privilege which many may envy us. We trust that you will ever find us faithful to those precepts which you have so earnestly taught us. If we follow the examples you have set for us, we need never fear, that on-com- ing classes will ever have cause to he ashamed of us, the first graduating class. Fellow Classmates, for four years, we have studied and developed what talents God has given us. Today we have reached the climax, we are no longer care-free youth. We must now assume new responsibilities—as the future Catholics, as the future citizens. These years have been happy ones. Yes, God alone knows how happy, and He alone can realize our feelings to- day. We are glad, yes, we are glad, but sorrow intermingles with our joy. It is not easy to part with the companions of our trials and troubles, our joys and sorrows during these years;yet in spirit we can ever be with one another, and our lives will be all the richer for the memory of our happy years together. Once more let us sound the glad words of welcome. To you, Rt. Rev. Bishop, Rev. Fathers, Parents—to all our friends,—to all who are interested in us—we are bound to you by the strong chains of gratitude. We are grateful that you have honored us with your presence today. Welcome, again, dear friends, welcome! MARIE BRADY, '26. The High School Down The Street It was many and many a year ago In a high school down the street That a class there went who'll ne’er forget Those days with happiness replete. You were a student and I was, too, In that high school down the street, And we knew we must part e’er very long Yet we dreamed once again we should meet. And this is the reason why long ago In that high school down the way We formed those friendships so strong and true That endured through so many a day. Again we have met; how the years have passed, Since those days so happy and gay And we think and talk of the youthful pals Who then cheered all our troubles away. How happy we’d be if we could only renew Those years of such friendship sweet That we spent together in youth’s high tide. In that high school down the street. MARGARET MOONEY, '26. Page Forty-eight iHrmnrtPH VALEDICTORY Rt. Rev. Bishop, Rev. Fathers, Parents and Friends: We, who stand this afternoon at the meeting of a happy past and an un- known future have reached the end of our high school path and now face the broad highway of life. We have left behind that period of our lives where our actions were guarded by careful supervisors and friends and we now must place more re- liance on ourselves. We must learn to use all the knowledge instilled into our minds by those who guided us through our school careers. We are now entering a world new to us. A place where we are surrounded by cold facts, where everyone must help himself. This new world we must conquer and to this end we direct our forces. In these new days when we are thrown upon our own guidance and initi- ative, our minds shall travel back to our teachers, the self-sacrificing nuns and priests who labored in season and out infusing into us many branches of knowledge to the greater glory of God and for the honor of the school, often discouraged, no doubt, and believing us insensible of their great labors ; ever willing to give extra energy and time to projects for our amusement or interest outside the regular routine. These teachers can never receive from us all the thanks they deserve, but we promise them this;—the counsel they gave us will be called to mind and through it, many a difficulty in life will be made smooth, and very often a prayer of gratitude will ascend to Him Who rewards all effort spent in His Name. This school of ours is young. Our highly-revered Bishop, solicitous for the spiritual welfare of his children, established the Catholic High Schools in his diocese in 1922. Our mothers had prayed for such a school, but few con- sidered it possible in a diocese so small. Undaunted by difficulties well-nigh insurmountable, our beloved Bishop went boldly forward, and today he has the satisfaction of seeing before him the first class of graduates. Possessing this honor of being the first graduates, we feel conscious of an excusable pride. For we may boast of having blazed the trail for all those others who will follow. And, indeed, the honor that belongs to us can never be approached by any others! Classes may come, and probably will come, which will surpass us in scholarship; but whatever distinction they attain, they can never take lustre from the glory we have in being the first class to graduate from this Johnstown Catholic High School. How vividly do we recall today the thousands of incidents that made our school life interesting. These memories pass before us in unending proces- sion. At some we smile, and a pleasant warmth steals around our hearts; at others we wince and hurry the mocking vision along, but we would not forget any, for they mean—school life,—Our High School Life. From this school life we find it very hard to part. Friends find it hard to part from those with whom they have spent pleasant hours. Soldiers find it hard to part from those by whose side they have worked and fought and suf- Page Forty-nine = Ulrmnrtffi fered. Classmates who have lived together, laughed together, and worked together for four long years, find it hard to part, for the sorrows of youth are bitter. Rt. Rev. Bishop! After receiving benefits from the result of your labors and energy we reach the time when we must leave you, your debtors. The word of farewell we would speak to you is full of a deeper meaning than we can express. It bears fragrant memories of deep obligations to you for the education we have received. By personal contact in your visits we have learned to love you: by your example we have been influenced; by your care for our welfare we have been touched. We have assimilated some of the energy and enthusiasm that radiates from you, and by it we shall profit. The first steps are always hardest, and you took valiant strides for our sake. You have started in your wisdom and kindness the path, and it remains only for us to follow. Through the unbroken forest it takes a skilled woodsman to find a way, but once a route is made, anyone can penetrate the depths if started on the established trail. You are the woodsman; you broke the path through the maze for us, we can now follow the safe and better course. Therefore, O beloved Bishop, as we pass from your guidance after being started on the known way, we find it necessary to follow your instructions and not wander away from the path into the dense thicket for fear we might get lost. We must heed your landmarks, the priests. Dear Bishop, the time has come when as students of C. C. H. S. we must say to you farewell, and even though we may not meet for a long time I am sure we shall be joined at the other end of the journey where our bare hearts and souls will show that which the lips cannot express. Farewell! Fathers and Sisters of the Faculty: Most faithful friends, to you who had the task of disciplining and teaching us in the days and weeks and months and years we spent with you, we owe so much. We have often tried your patience, but through it all. we never failed to realize that you were giving us your best efforts. We tried also, but at times it seemed we lacked appre- ciation of your labors. This was only in seeming. We were in earnest even at the times when we seemed most heedless. Often, on account of fatigue and carelessness, we did that for which we were later sorry. So, beloved teachers, we shall ever remember you as solicitous for our welfare and de- sirous for our success. We ask you to pray for us that we may realize your wishes and our ambitions. The hour of parting has come, and our farewell may be a final one, for though you shall always be present in our memory, our different walks in life shall take us from you. I again repeat farewell and may God bless you. Friends of the Undergraduate class: Today we shall leave you. To- gether we have held the banners of the school in lofty positions. In the field of athletics you struggled at our side; in the class room you followed hard upon our heels. Through the intimacy of the classes we have learned to know you well, and we know that in leaving the school in your hands it shall never suffer for want of devotion or love. You will be the leaders of the ittrmnru'H school—the lower classes will look to you for an example, and the duty re- mains for you to watch over and guide these classes so that they might learn to love this school as you do and as we do. Although it is scarcely possible that all our walks in life should be separated so widely that we should seldom see one another, yet a few of us may never meet again. To these we bid a final farewell. To the rest au revoir. Dear C. C. H. S.: You have taught us that the path of duty is not always the easiest, so although we fain would spend more time under your roof we must follow the upward path. As we crossed your threshold for the last time we thought of all the little incidents that have endeared you to us. We thought of the many pleasant hours and the few unpleasant ones we spent in your precincts. Would that we could forget the latter! We have tried to make you a leading school in every respect. We have struggled to raise the Crimson and Gold to enviable heights. Our successes were yours and yours ours, but now we are associated with you only in the relation in which grad- uates hold their school. We wish for your success, but we cannot help you gain it as we have done. And, dear Alma Mater, always, your first alumni, who are leaving you today, shall thank you for what you have done for them and will assist in any enterprise you undertake. Classmates: We are together for the last time. Our farewell must be spoken. We knew that it would come, but we tried to place it so far ahead. It would be next year, next term, next month, next week, ah! it is here ! The time seemed so short,—the inevitable has come, and we stand here confused. Good-bye seems such a strange word, it frightens us. But the end has come and the good-bye has not yet been said. Something seems to make us put it off as long as possible. It is our friendship. Somehow school life makes us all friends. We were not perfect. Many faults which might have kept us apart in the world have in school been overlooked. But being together day by day, for weeks and months and years, forced us to lay conventionalities aside and come in touch with the bright side of our fellows’ nature. Our lit- tle disagreements also brought forth the generous in one another’s charac- ter. We had sorrows, yes, but cheering words helped us forget the thoughts. In this happy way we have come to the end of our high school life, the end of the broad road. It branches off now into many narrow footpaths leading over the brow of a hill and into the thickets. Each must choose his own and follow it alone until he is overtaken by the Angel of Death. Some are near one another for awhile and can call to their friends and renew old memories. But silently and one by one they will disappear forever. Dear classmates, we can’t remain any longer. The time has come. Good-bye, and from heart to heart as we wait this moment let there be breathed a last tender farewell, “May God be with you, always!” JAMES McANENY, ’26. Page Fifty-one MrmnriPH LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the class of 1926, of the city of Johnstown, County of Cambria, State of Pennsylvania, and continent of North America, being of over-worked mind and fleeting memory, and realizing that our high school days are fading into the distant past, do bequeath our rights, interests and advantages, and a great amount of accumulated material and immovable junk, with full power to keep, sell, barter, give away or otherwise dispose of, to our beloved follow- ers the class of ’27. And we do therefore make this our Last Will and Testa- ment. In case their memory should fail them with regard to the above, we make the following special bequests: 1. We leave them our Senior dignity and the task of setting examples for the underclass students; also our class spirit and the text books that we studied so thoroughly; likewise, all Senior privileges: i. e., to rule the school; to go first in the cafeteria; to come late and get away with it (try it once!) and to “boss” the Freshmen. 2. The young ladies of our Class leave to their charming successors all rights, titles and interests to the mirror now located in the Auditorium, to- gether with all discarded vanity cases, powder puffs, etc. Separately and individually, we leave the following: 3. Mag Szabados leaves her beauty to any Junior who thinks she can improve her make-up. 4. John Seitz leaves his populraity to any Junior who has a smile and a good word for everyone. 5. Eugene Raymond leaves his five pairs of worn-out shoes to the School, in memory of the hikes in which he participated while soliciting ad- vertisements for “The Broadcast.” 6. Joseph Koch wishes to bequeath unto Francis Hessler, the honor of sitting in the easy chair of Editor-in-Chief of “The Broadcast.” 7. Carl Kelly bequeaths his noble position on the football team of this past season to anyone who has enough courage to accept it. 8. To Ambrose Bujnyak we give the bank in the press that he may keep his heart in it and protect it from the onslaughts of the sprightly members of the class of ’28. 9. To Agnes McMullen we give all the rings in the class, os she can have a circus of her own. 10. To Lou Williams we bequeath David Barry’s football suit together with the advice that he swell out. 11. To “Olive Oil” Doyle we leave the left-hind horse in the picture at the back of the room. 12. To “Dandelion” Crossin we leave the beautiful flowers on the win- dow sill. 13. To “Adams-Apple” Casey we leave “Bean-Pole” Bremer’s crusty pipe. 14. We give Francis Zlatalava’s nice smooth hair to Joseph Grady. 15. We bequeath Johnny Tavalsky’s collegiate ways to James Little. Page Fifty three iflruuiru'ii 16. To Jake Oswald we leave the privilege of taking care of the ladies when Bill Cole is gone. 17. To the rest of the class we leave Terrible McGovern. On the tenth day of April, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, the Senior Class of C. C. H. S., Johnstown, Pennsylvania, sign the foregoing document and declare it to be their last Will and Testament and the following do hereby sign their names as witnesses thereof: ROBERT GLEASON, ’26. JOHN TAVALSKY, ’26. A. M. D. G. When the graduate’s pictures are printed, And their curls are rumpled and tied, When the teachers’ memories have faded, And the biggest grouch has died, “We shall rest and faith we shall need it.” Settle down for a week or two, Till comes some mighty Inspiration, And whispers us what to do. And those who’ve worked hard shall be happy, When diplomas they receive They shall have in that blissful moment: Joys that will never leave. They’ll soon find life’s problems to work at Religious and civic and plain, They shall work all their life, at some problem And maybe know naught but pain. And only themselves shall praise them, And only themselves shall blame. And they shall not work for mere honor Nor a very high place attain. But each for love of the Master And each in his separate sphere. Shall do his work as he sees it, “For the God of things they revere.” RUTH ADAMS, ’26. Page Fifty-four BIRD’S-EYE VIEW NAME Mary G. Farrell Ruth Adams Elnora Trexel C. Suttmiller B. Hupf G. Ellsworth A. lyoebrich K. Horan C. Haberkorn M. Brady M. Mooney M. A. Reilly M. Szabados R. Dolan M. Wyar V. M. Kurtz F. Oswald G. Burkhard A. Marshall R. Finlon A. Pie R. Held D. Barry I Malloy McAneny McNamara Seitz P. Malloy F. Klenner E. Raymond J. Koch W. Cole M. Janoschak G. Schnurr C. Kelly W. Warner J. Dutko C. Bremer R. Gleason W. Mock T. Tavalsky F. Popovich W. Gearhardt F. Zlatalava E. McCloskey W. Csamer J. Harrigan B. Hughes V. Rosenberger LIKES DISLIKES To draw To be thought noisy To laugh Tests School Oranges Summerhill Free days Boys who are taller than she Freckles To imitiate the faculty To gain a pound Free days Bolony peddlers Schwartz’s To eat in the lunch room Athletes Meter readers Blue eyes and light hair Spinach Parties Physics To read Men Music Quiet boys To study Noise Physics College Humor Gene Rivals 200 Red hair To walk Late hours Romance To be stung To eat Windblows Public speaking To sass back Somerset Orchestra Practice To eat Women To chatter To take time to breathe School Study periods To take his time Parties To answer the door Bolony Cone ma ugh The cellar entrance Double “E’s” To be idle Bedtime To go home alone To play hook To dance To be thought popular To stay awake in classes Camels To be late for school “Dutch” Middle initial omitted To eat To miss a shot To talk to the girls Home task Jazz “U’s” Five Brothers Full periods Himself To be corrected Cards Flatteries To be a lion among ladies To be ignored To prompt To work To be noticed To fail To tease the girls Rude boys To pass the time To be disturbed Chevies To be rushed To be surrounded by girls To study To play hook School The great open spaces Cigarettes APPEARANCE Quiet Tall Gentle Demure Dainty Lively Neat Cute Black-eyed Susan Cute Witty Eyes of blue Full of pep Graceful Sedate Jolly Hap; appy-go-lucky Short Irish Curly haired In a hurry Lanky Pleasingly plump Babyish Studious Lively ? Happy Sensible 6 ft. 4 250 lbs., light Manly Dapper Little Ambitious Athletic Tolly W ide awake Lanky Fiery Gentlemanly A Beau Brummel Shy Scholarly Handsome Wise Tubby Harmless Manly He’s just a kid yet AMBITION To be an artist To be a kindergarten teacher To join the movies To become famous To l)c a gym teacher To go on the stage To be somebody’s Stenog. To succeed Max To be a novelist To conduct an orphanage To go to the convent To be a school inspector To be l est dancer in town To be a music teacher To become a nurse To change her name To be a librarian To be a “Wonder” To l e a commercial teacher To be a champion typist To be a nurse maid To rival Kreisler To count coins To grow up To grow tall To be an encyclopedia To own a roadster To be a heart smasher To be a poet To be a soda slinger To be a globe-trotter Doesn’t have any To drive the garbage express To be a DeVinci To succeed Rockne To be an office boy To master the Charleston To graduate To be obscure ? To be a chauffeur To direct an orchestra To be a singer To be an editor To be prof, of a girls’ school To l e a Latin prof. To be with Caruso To be a hero in the movies To own a smoke shop To be Mayor of Summerhill PHILOSOPHY I’m out to win A smile a day drives gloom away Love is the greatest thing I never say I can’t Laugh, and the world laughs with you Be merry I like arts A fair exchange is no robbery Rheumatism and romance is a bad combination It’s a stony road—I’ll get there Nothing worries me Eddication ain’t worthwhile Actions speak louder than words Honesty is the best policy Study ruins my health Pleasure before work One can’t have hair and brains both—I have the latter Study hard and stay slender Ain’t love grand Make hay while the sun shines Time and tide wait on no man Rome wasn’t built in a day An onion a day keeps the ladies away Talk while the talking’s good Education is the spice of life Make haste slowly A pig in the hand is worth two in the pen Try, try again I’m going to be famous Don’t contradict me Follow my example and you’ll never go wrong Step aside folks, here I come Never shirk work Look me over—ain’t I the berries What’s the rush Don’t hurry me Every “E” counts Safety last She’s sure to fall for me A miss is as good as a mile Marry in haste, repent in leisure Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die The world couldn't get along without me. Opportunity will knock, if you wait long enough If I don’t get there today, I’ll get there tomorrow Why worry? The girls think I’m the berries Let the next guy do it I’ll try my best Page Fifty-seven HUmarifB WITH OUR ALUMNI December—1946. Recently I received a letter from a member of the Class of 1926 asking tne to give a section of The Broadcast to telling of the occupations and resi- dences of his former classmates. I have made a few inquiries and have searched the files and now feel that I can report on all the male members of the class.—Editor’s Note. John Malloy is with Mock and Seitz Circus. The owners remembered Jack’s melodious and voluminous voice and hired him as announcer to tell about the freaks in the side show. Dave Barry is also with the Circus. He is advertised as “Shadow, the Thinnest Man in the World.” Beside Dave is Clem Bremer and Joe Harrigan. Clem is said to he the best looking ape in captivity and Joe is known as the man with the greatest number of tattoo marks in the United States. Joe got his start when he branded himself in the Chemistry Laboratory away back in ’26. George Schnurr is still at his art work. Fred Klenner, who owns the tallest skyscraper in Rosedale, gave George the contract to paint the num- bers on the office doors. Wilbert Wagner and Bernard Hughes have just announced the opening of their new factory in which they manufacture plain, fancy and loaded dice. Joseph Koch, John Tavalsky and James Clark are now serving two years in Leavenworth Prison for violating the Prohibition Laws. Prohibition Agent William Cole caught them smuggling whiskey across the Canadian Border. Judge John Dutko was very lenient, giving them the shortest sen- tence possible. Koch was shot when he resisted arrest and had to be at- tended by Dr. Eugene Raymond. Attorney Ned McCloskey, who defended the bootleggers, suffered a ner- vous breakdown after his strenuous legal battle. With Dr. James McAneny, he has sailed for South America to visit the tobacco plantation of Michael Janoschak. The trip is being made on Francis Popovich’s splendid yacht. He will join them in Florida. Carl Kelly, James McNamara and Francis Zlatalava have just returned from a round-the-world trip with Walter Csamer’s All-Star football team. McNamara and Zlatalava intend to retire this year, hut Kelly has accepted a position as Chief Coach at the University of New Florence. Walter Gerhardt is now a famous novelist and poet. His latest poem, “What Is It All About?”, has just been published. Robert Gleason, who was always known as a speed demon, had a fatal accident at the Altoona Speedway on Labor Day. He held a comfortable lead in the race until he turned his head to look for Louis McGovern, his best friend. The My-O-My Special skidded and Gleason was picked up with his neck broken. Beautiful floral offerings were sent by his former classmates. The basket sent by Victor Rosenberger, however, surpassed all the others in beauty. Victor is known as the “Burbank of Summerhill,” and his wonder- ful gardens attract visitors from all over the United States. Page Fifty-eight rntnru'ii Rev. Patrick Malloy had charge of the funeral services for Gleason and spoke with great feeling of his former school companion. Gleason’s friend, McGovern, has suffered a complete breakdown owing to the sudden demise of his friend of many years. ’1 he old class of 26 will remember the touching intimacy that existed between the two, and how no matter what part of the world one traveled, the other would go as a com- panion. The stories of their hair-breadth escapes enlivened many an hour in the old class. The remembrance of the loyalty of these two, so sadly put to an end, moves every heart to grief and sympathy. JAMES CLARK, ’26. DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN:— The girls attended school at St. John’s and the hoys at St. Stephen’s? John Tavalsky took a stroll every lunch period? We had our Hallowe’en party? Rosemary Dolan taught the “Sophs”? We held our first dance? We didn’t have blackboards? We didn’t have “Collegiate” ? Ruth Adams had long hair? Dave Barry wore hangs ? Virgil had a moustache ? Mary Alice Reilly loved men? Mag Szabados sat still? Red Gleason came to C. H. S.? Pat Malloy was janitor? Bill Mock had a permanent wave? Alice Marshall was sans freckles? “Jerry” Burkhard manufactured the pretzels? Fritz Klenner said, “You’re spicy and sweet as a carnation”? Gene Raymond didn’t take his shoes off at the door ? Agnes Pie voted for Prohibition? Ned McCloskey was in such a hurry to speak that he removed his tie? Jim Clark came to school regularly? Jim McNamara wasn’t dozing—or seeming to? George R. Schnurr forgot to sign his middle initial ? Victor Rosenberger had the mumps ? Verna Mae Kurtz talked slowly and distinctly? Joe Koch was a minister? MEMORIES Published by the Senior Class of the Central Catholic High School, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Subscription Price, $1.50 per Copy. The Staff: ----- Joseph Koch Margaret Mooney, Mary Alice Reilly. David Barry Catherine Haberkorn, Elizabeth Horan Eugene Raymond, Ered Klenner Walter Gerhardt, George Schnurr, Clemens Bremer Mary Grace Farrell William Mock, Francis Hessler Bernadine Hupf Mildred Flynn Cletus McMullen Charles Smith Paul Flinn “PARTING” “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” Half jesting we have repeated these words,—but that was in our care-free younger days,—never then did we real- ize the significance of the saying. Now we feel them in the true spirit, and to their depths we are sounding them, finding now that they bring with each repetition “sad memories we can but regret.” Classmates, we, a happy band, came to high school four years ago, and even through those early years one thought was uppermost always in our minds—our Graduation Day! Would it ever come? How slowly the time seemed to be passing! Now we realize how truly fast the years were go- ing,—hurrying us through the various grades until at last we found our- selves Seniors. Now we realized that what before we had been so ardently wishing was actually upon us,—with a difference, we were not now in such a hurry for the end, and as the time draws nearer and nearer, we find, with a degree of astonishment, that a whole host of regrets fills our hearts. So much that is dear to us must cease with our passing forever from out the loving care of our Alma Mater, severing—who knows, perhaps forever,— our connection with companions grown dear to us during the close com- Editor - - - Associate Editors Staff Typists Circulation Managers Artists - - - Athletics - Contributors— Marie Brady Agnes McMullen Louise Mellon Mary Stewart Magdalene McVay Mt mortua panionship of our happy life at Catholic High. At these reflections, an unex- plainable “something” steals through us and will not depart for all our urg- ing. It grows stronger as the time passes, and with each new indication that the great day is approaching,—indeed is at our very threshold,—regret comes with a stronger force; for who among us does not see in the day that is drawing so near, a day that will mean new responsibilities, new associa- tions,—and new associates who will treat with us in the cold method of the business world? Then indeed shall we miss those dear, understanding com- panions of our school days. However, the Day for which we’ve longed, is almost at our door and will not tarry. Her step is resounding ever nearer and nearer; and, dread the meeting as we will, she must be met. In her arms she brings the reward for which we have been striving,—the laurels bestowed on those who have la- bored earnestly and well, and we shall hear the coveted, “Well Done!” There will be joy for this, of course, but with it a tinge of sadness; for we cannot put away the knowledge that this is but the preface to many a lonely hour when we would gladly be again the happy-go-lucky crowd enrolled in our dear old school. How uncomplainingly would we live again the little ups and downs of our school days! But these thoughts are all in vain. For us these days are almost at an end, and we realize with a pang that time which before would not hurry, seems now relentlessly- hastening us on to a life in which responsibility looms tall before us; and in a swift glance ahead, we note with sorrow the absence of many a beloved companion, while instead there are faces strange,—forbidding, even. Classmates, you all feel as I do. Let us not suffer this complete separa- tion from each other. Let us make the resolve that no matter in what paths our ways may lie, we will ever keep in touch through the Alumni,—of which we are the charter members. Think what a pleasure may be ours in the years ahead, to return at intervals, meet the men and women who once shared with us the joys, the pranks, the little sorrows, of the class of 1926! Think of the delight that may be ours in listening to the tales from out that other “school” in which we shall then all be pupils, still learning, still under discipline, still—alas!—playing pranks as of old. But to one another we shall never be grown-ups,—wise with the wisdom of the big world,—no, rather, let us just be the same bo}'s and girls, possessing over and above all else a deep friendship, a lasting regard, for the dear members of the old class of 1926. And, Classmates, whatever lies before us, let us make sure of this: that no matter what, of sadness, sorrow or joy; success or failure (or what the world calls failure) may be ours,—or the lot of anyone of us, the interest, the spirit of helpfulness existing now, may never then be found lacking. Rather that we shall look ahead to see how and in what we may be able to encourage and help one another in all that goes to make up life, and so carry on through our maturer years the friendships of our youth, while members of this best of classes, ours of 1926. Let us not have “Good-byes”—there is a suspicion of finality in the word; or, let us at least, if we do use the term, trace it back to the times when it was in its full form the beautiful prayer, “God be with you. And this we wish to each dear class-mate, wish it with all the strength of a deep, sincere good-will, adding these words,—“Till we meet again.” So classmates, here’s to many a joyful reunion of the class of 26, and “God be with you till we meet again.” JOSEPH KOCH, ’26. “IMAGINE” The Office Empty. Mary Alice—as Daisytown’s first woman cop. Libby Horan—Eating at twelve. Rosemary Held—Fat. Marie Brady—An old maid school marm. Agnes Pie—On time. “Hobby”—Without typing to do. Rosemary Dolan—Not looking wise. Magdalen Szabados—As a Nurse. Alice Marshall—Reading Thackeray. Bernadine Hupf—As a Window Model for Glosser Bros. Ruth Adams—Assistant Motorman of the Toonerville Trolley. Clem Bremer—As an authority on Milliken and Gale. Joe Harrigan—Acting his age. Bill Mock—Succeeding Jove on Olympus. Dave Barry—Tying the teachers’ chairs to their desks. Eugene Raymond—Not eating peanuts in Physics. James McAneny—Six feet four. Patrick Malloy—Not defending the Irish. Walter Gerhardt—As Rudy Valentino. James McNamara—Wide-awake. Bill Cole—As a modern Rip Van Winkle. George Schnurr—A woman-hater. Jackie Malloy—As “Big Boy” in the circus. James Clark—Spending seven periods a day in C. C. H. S. Wilbert Wagner—With a smiling face while typing. Leap'ini v v V V V 5E Page Sixty-three - ifl v m n r i r a OUR LIBRARY In pursuance of its plan to enrich the advantages of the students as time goes on and as circumstances will permit, the Administration in charge of the Catholic High School began laying plans for a Library during the summer of 1925. Previous to this time, the students had to be content with small groups of books located in various class rooms. Shortly after the opening of the 1925-’26 term, however, they were introduced to a regular up-to-date library located on the third floor in room 303. Modern shelving had been installed. A campaign for books had been carried on throughout the various parishes during Book Week. The result was a collection of attractive books number- ing about six hundred. Owing to the interest and generosity of many friends throughout the city and to a number of special purchases made possible by a growing Library Fund, this number gradually increased, until at the pres- ent time, the students enjoy the privilege of companionship with approxi- mately twelve hundred volumes. Some of the benefactors who have made it possible for the High School authorities first to offer and later to improve this opportunity for the stu- dents are: Rt. Rev. Mgr. J. N. Codori, V. G. Rev. Stephen A. Ward Rev. Michael Brett Rev. Urban J. Peters Rev. James F. Fitzgibbon Knights of Columbus St. Mary’s Sodality Dr. John R. Sagerson Atty. George Wolfe Mrs. David Barry Mr. John R. Flinn Mrs. John Borbonus Mrs. H. Baumer Mrs. Anna Bailey Mr. James Glancy Mr. C. E. Scbrey Miss Mary Horan Mrs. Mary Koch Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Morrissey While this list is extensive, it is not actually complete, because there are a few names which have in some mysterious manner managed to escape the eagle eyes of our chronological department. These particular benefactors, however, may rest assured that our gratitude is not confined to those persons whose names we have listed, but that it penetrates to and brightens every little nook and cranny that our records or our memory have failed to touch, in which we feel sure the missing names are to be found snugly reposing. Among other books on our shelves on which any book worn might feed for an eternity of years we note the following: 1. Historical and Reference Section: Ridpath, History of the United States Messages and Papers of the Presidents Macaulay, History of England Reynold, F. J., World War Events Halsey, F. W., Great Epochs in American History Catholic Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica Page Sixty-six fRrmnma Encyclopedia Americana Collier’s New Encyclopedia Winston’s Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia Standard Reference Work The World Book 2. English Classic Section : Newman Wiseman Benson Canon Sheehan Chesterton Kinsman Eliot Dickens Scott Stevenson Thackeray Macaulay Bulwer Lytton Carlyle Emerson Lamb Wm. Shakespeare Cooper Goldsmith This array of books represents only a beginning. Nevertheless, it has served an excellent purpose. Students have found in it many hours of happi- ness. To teachers it has been of invaluable assistance in their arduous en- deavors to “rear the tender thought.” And the librarians, whose determined countenances appear on an adjacent page, avow that their experience has been productive only of good, and of a great amount of it. The seed, an analysis of which appears in the books listed above, is of the best. The soil, namely, the generosity of our friends and the interest and co-operation of parents and students, is.very rich. The tilling, entrusted to the hands of painstaking teachers and librarians, has been very skillful. The early growth under these conditions, has been exceptionally rapid. What the future has in store for our Library, therefore, can be represented only by sunshine. THE LIBRARIANS. Ju5t A Freskman Page Sixty-seven ittrmnrirfi MY FAVORITE OPERA—“FAUST” Once upon an English period, not so very long ago (this isn’t a fairy tale, but it is pretty nearly as impossible) there sat in 201 an individual who was very comfortable, contented, and at peace with the world, for that ill wind, whose rude breath is generally blowing in and keeping everyone awake, was more considerate than usual; those delightful book reports were written; the studying of the difference between “the ghost story” and the “short- story” was finished, and, well,—everything was just right; it was an ideal day for the individual to be away down in Spain building air castles, and that’s where I was. When I stop now to think of that fateful day, I realize that those few minutes of ecstacy were too good to last, for that was just a “little bit of Heaven” and “Heaven on earth” is a subject more for discussion than realization, and now I firmly believe that old adage—“It’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow someone good,” for if that wind had been active, as it is gener- ally, this tragedy wouldn’t have happened. Well, I was down in Spain and had just completed the fourth story of my castle and certainly was enjoying my occupation, when suddenly I heard a voice calling me and saying, “And you, Mary, prepare a paper on ‘My Fav- orite Opera.’ ” Immediately, my almost constructed edifice in Spain fell into ruins, and in a twinkle, I was transported from dreamland to the good, old solid earth. My Favorite Opera, indeed! Oh, my mental attitude when those words were spoken! I kept repeating my topic and each time I became more bewildered. Then I looked around to see my fellow classmates smiling at my discomfort, actually enjoying the fact that I was rather dreaming this sub- ject that had been thrust on me. Then I reasoned that I was a number thir- teen, the object of the Fates’ cruel planning, or why did I get this subject on which I know nothing? For, of course, it is cjuite superfluous to mention that my education on the subject “Opera” has been sadly neglected; and cer- tainly my knowledge of operas has an amusing quality, for this is how I know them: Rigoletto has a nobleman in it, for I once saw a picture of Caruso posing as the “Duke” of that great drama; I became somewhat familiar with Pinafore and Martha by reading the accounts of them in the Victor Record Catalogue; I have a vague idea of Carmen from hearing its plot discussed, and I have a passing acquaintance with Robin Hood, for I heard it (plus a lot of static) passing through the ether waves over a radio. Then my vocabulary on the “Opera” subject is something like this: “Prima Donna,” “opera glasses;” “Troupe,” “grand;” “light,”—and that’s all 1 know, but what I don’t know would fill volumes. If someone had asked me “What is an opera ?” I should have been at a loss to answer. The French say that Americans do not appreciate operas, and I know that at least, in my case, it is true; for it is not difficult to imagine the sarcastic expression to be seen on the face of one of these Opera Lovers when reading my learned dis- course on his superb operas. I was thinking of everything but the right sub- ject, and I knew that if I were to have a paper on “My Favorite Opera” by l'riday, I should have to cultivate a love for them pretty quickly; but what fftrmarir s stimulant should I use ? This cultivation was a particularly trying and nerve- racking process, because the “Book on Operas” from which I had intended to be educated, was not available, and I had never seen a real opera. As I sat there bewailing the fact that I was a number thirteen, etc., it suddenly came to me that I had seen “Faust” presented by an amateur troupe about two years ago; so immediately I decided on Faust as “My Favorite Opera.” Thursday, after school, I went to the library, and there I took a few notes on operas in general. Then like the fallible mathematician that I am, I put two and two together and instead of getting “four” as my result, I got the fol- lowing : The origin of the operas is French and Italian, and they can be traced back to the old miracle plays. An Opera is a musical drama sung by various vocalists to the accompaniment of an orchestra, and which is enriched and made attractive by the accessories of suitable scenery and suggestive cos- tumes. Operas are divided into two classes, light and grand. Faust—“My F’avorite”—belongs to the grand opera class, and this musi- cal drama was taken from Goethe’s story “Faust.” It was set to music by the eminent French composer—Monsieur Charles Gounod. This gentleman deserved mention for he was truly a great man. He had an enviable musical career, and yet, humble like all great men are, he insists that his success was due to his mother’s careful training. Gounod interpreted Goethe’s Faust faultlessly and effectively, for the music he composed for it fits every mood and incident in the story. The story of Faust runneth thus: In Germany there lived an old As- trologist and Scientist whose name was Johann Faust. He, like many others of his time, became deeply interested in wierd legends and in Black Magic, and after he had spent a large amount of money in the pursuit of knowledge on these subjects and failed in his undertakings, he became slightly insane. One day when he was deep in these arts, he conjured up evil spirits and made a reckless contract with the devil that he would sell his soul to him. Accord- ing to this agreement, Faust was to be rejuvenated, he was to have his de- sired knowledge; in a word, he was to have anything that he desired. The devil comes to him as a personal servant and takes the name—Mehistopheles. Since Faust is to have anything he wants, he tells the devil that he wishes Marguerite—the most beautiful and accomplished girl of the village—as his lady love. Mephistopheles tempts the girl, using jewels as his incentive and lure; he plans affairs so that Marguerite and Faust meet often, and after a short time, they are both severely wounded by Cupid’s well-aimed darts and stricken with serious affaires du coeur. Valentine, the girl’s brother, meets Faust, immediately dislikes him and commands his sister not to associate with him. Soon Valentine, who is a soldier, is called to war, and during his absence, his sister disregards his commands and sees Faust. When Valentine returns from war, he finds that Faust has been false to his sister. In accordance with the custom of the times, they fight a duel and in this combat Valentine is killed. After this incident, F'aust still continues on his wicked career, con- Page Sixty-nine i{{ r m u r t r ii suiting nothing but his desires for pleasure and making no effort to ward off temptations. He gets all he desires, but at the end of twenty years, the devil carries him off. Mephistopheles lived up to his part of the contract, (i. e., to get Faust anything he wanted) so now he took the soul of Faust in return. Some famous scenes from Faust are: “Marguerite at the Spinning Wheel,’ “The Lover’s Duet,” “The Duel,” “The Soldiers’ Chorus,” and Mehistophcle’s songs of boast that he got another soul in his clutches. I selected “Faust” as “My Favorite” for several reasons (mentioned be- fore) but speaking candidly and seriously, the theme especially appeals to me because of its wholesome moral—“The wages of sin is death.” Faust sold his immortal soul—God’s Priceless Gift to man—to the devil, and his punish- ment was eternal damnation. The story is so lifelike, for today does not the devil cleverly disguise and present temptation under the guise of “Ambition to Faust ? He certainly does,—experience so teaches—and thus we see that old Pluto is ever working to give us a pleasant little ride across the Styx into Hades. The plot is very attractive, because it holds one’s interest from be- ginning to end; for Faust was a weak human being like the rest of us, one who forgot that “earth is not man’t goal,” but we can profit by his great mistakes. I think that Goethe must have been a keen observer of human nature, a deep student, a brilliant man; for who but a person with the above characteristics could have studied human nature and presented to the world as a result, the biography of a man’s sin (temptation, fall and punishment) in such an alluring and lifelike manner as in Faust? Well now, I feel much better, for I've just confessed all I know, or ever heard of operas (Faust in particular). If any French or Italian critic reads this account and finds any mistakes, let him please remember that I saw the opera presented by an “amateur” troupe and that the mistake is more prob- ably theirs than mine, and now my last request is that the honorable judge and jury (who were forced to listen to this) will leave me off with a light sentence and still lighter fine, for I plead “innocence” of operas in general. MARY ALICE REILLY, ’26. SOME QUERIES ABOUT OUR CLASS Why is it merciful ? It has Clemens, see? (Clemency.) Why is it bright? At night we have a Moon (M. Mooney), and in the day we have a sun (Gleason). Why is it warm? We have both Cole and Coke (Koch). Why it is loving? It has two hearts (Burkhardt and Gerhardt). Why is it valuable? Because of its Worth (Ellsworth). Why is it so gay? Because of its hues. (Hughes). Why sometimes unpleasant? When Bernadine’s in a huff (Hupf). Why like a day? It has A. M. and P. M. (Alice Marshall and P. Malloy). (Wyar) we so full of mimicry? Because we will Mock anybody. What is our favorite dessert? Pie (Agnes Pie). Why a holy class? We possess Grace. Why didn’t Rosemary go? She couldn’t. She was Held. Page Seventy Page Seventy-two JMntuim Page Seventy-three ❖ iflrmn r ti'ii FOOTBALL Under the very able management of Father Francis McCreesh, who was chosen first Head of the Athletic Department, athletics attained a prominent standing in the Catholic High School in 1923-’24. In the following year, Father McCreesh added much prestige to this Department by securing the services of Mr. Konvalinka as football mentor, and of Mr. Heilman, as coach of basketball. For the ensuing year, 1925-’26, the Department was fortunate enough to secure these coaches once again. During the football campaign of this year, the Crimson and Gold made the enviable record of six victories and one defeat. What’s more, they outscored their opponents by the grand margin of twenty to one. George (Rip) Walters, Captain and Tackle. “Rip” played a cool, steady game at all times. The opponents must have thought a tornado struck them when Captain Walters hit. And does not his “Come on Gang” still ring in your ears? Albert (Ah) Sullivan, Center. “Ah” played a hard, clean, consistent game. His accurate passes put a lot of confidence in the backfield. Robert (Red) Gleason, Guard. “Red” was always in the mixup. Cool, quick-thinking, he usually got the jump on his opponent. Samuel (Sam) Sodana, Guard. “Sam” was a tower of strength on the line. And he’s the hoy you saw hooting the oval at the Point last year. Joseph (Joe) Harrigan, Guard. “Joe” was just another man who could not he kept down—not even a cleat’d dent his ivory. Although small he vied with the heavier linesmen. Patrick (Pat) Malloy, Tackle. “Pat”—oh, that’s the man you saw with the look of Irish determination in every line of his visage. He proved a sprag in many a smooth-working machine. Edward (Dummie) Billetdeaux, End. “Dummy” was the young fellow who broke up all those end runs,—remember? Francis (Fuzzy) Zlatalava, End. “Fuzzy”—certainly, you recall that sure-footed, cool-headed man on the right end of the line. Why, yes—. Page Seventy-four M i'm u r 11' ii James (Hardy) Hartnett, Quarter. “Hardy” was like “Greased Light- ning” when he got started on an end run. Louis (Louie) Williams, Quarter-Half. “Louie” was right there with pep. And cool ?—say, he seemed to be frozen. Carl (Snitz) Kelly, Half,—Full. “Snitz” was a regular steam-roller on the offensive. And, by the way,—did you see that third cjuarter at Altoona? Fred (Fritz) Klenner, Half. “Fritz” was the prettiest sight on a clip- ping play, and say, couldn’t he hit off-tackle? James McNamara (Mac), Half. “Mac” played a wonderful game on the defense, not, of course, meaning that he didn’t do likewise on the offensive. John (Horse) Tavalsky, Full. “Horse” was a bear for punishment, and he suffered plenty of it, too. He played a slashing game at defensive full. Substitutes These always play an important role in the big high school drama, foot- ball. And the wise man said, “No team’s stronger than its weakest substi- tute.” True! Ours were: “Jake” Oswald, (A-l); “Red” Stonebraker; “Mutt McNamara; “Ned” McCloskey. The team’s record follows: C. H. S. Opponents 13...................Johnstown Hi Reserves ......................... 0 28...................Ferndale Hi ................................... 0 13...................Boswell Hi .................................... 0 13...................Mr. Washington Catholic Hi..................... 7 25...................Altoona Catholic Hi ......................... 0 38...................Carrolltown Hi ................................ 0 0...................Conemaugh Hi .................................. 7 142...................Opponents ..................................... 7 Average Score—20 2 7; Opponents—1. Won, 6; Lost, 1; Tied, None. The Individual Point-Getters for 1925 Pass from Touchdown 0 1 0 0 0 1 One point after touch-down awarded—Altoona C. H. S. off-side. One point awarded—Mt. Washington off-side. And then came the blazing climax,—The Football Banquet, at which Coach Knute Rockne, Director of Athletics at Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, played the role of main speaker. His address was a classic, but to write it here would be only repetition. Hence, we will abstain from taxing our readers further. Player Touchdown Drop K Hartnett 1 1 Billetdeaux 3 5 Kelly 12 1 Klenner 4 0 Williams 2 0 132 7 Page Seventy-five fHrntnrirs BASKETBALL In the basketball campaign of this year, the quintette enjoyed the most successful season in the history of the sport, winning twenty and losing eight contests. They scored 948 points against their opponents’ 580. The team won all nine games played at home, captured five of the seven played on neu- tral floors and broke even in the twelve games played abroad. The high lights of the season were the double victories over Altoona Catholic High, and over Berlin High, which team captured the pennant in the Somerset County League. C. H. S. OPPONENTS (Home Games) 30 Holy Name, Pittsburgh 19 71 Cambria Business College 11 37 Berlin Hi 27 39 Conemaugh Hi 19 36 Bell wood Hi 26 28 Renovo Catholic Hi 19 45 Gallitzin Hi 26 47 Carrolltown Hi 14 39 Ferndale Hi 22 Neutral Floor Games 24 . Windber 28 24 Johnstown Hi 25 44 Westmont Hi 19 63 Juniata Hi 12 42 St. Joseph’s, Williamsport 19 21 Altoona Catholic Hi 16 41 Lock Haven Normal 8 Games Abroad 46 Westmont Hi 10 21 Conemaugh Hi 22 43 . Ferndale Hi 12 16 Windber Hi 40 28 Johnstown Hi 35 16 Bellwood 9 12 Renovo Catholic Hi 34 28 Berlin Hi 20 21 Penn State 25 29 St. Joseph’s, Williamsport 31 28 Altoona Catholic Hi 22 Individual Averages Games Field Fouls Fouls Fouls Foul Total Players Played Goals Attempted Made Missed Pet. Points Sullivan 28 83 68 33 35 .485 199 Hessler 28 62 83 44 39 .530 168 Page Sc verity-seven an i ui (i t U’ii Kelly .... 28 64 77 35 42 .455 163 Hartnett .... 15 69 34 17 17 .500 155 Billetdeaux .... 28 43 60 26 34 .433 112 Oswald .... 20 27 18 9 9 .500 63 L. Williams .... 23 24 19 4 15 .210 52 M. McNamara 11 8 2 2 0 1.000 18 Klenner 12 7 4 2 2 .500 16 J. McNamara 10 1 1 0 1 .000 2 Totals ... 28 388 366 172 194 .470 948 In the opening of the 1925-’26 season. the Conemaugh Valley League admitted two new clubs to its roster. One of these was the Catholi ic High Quintet. After a bad start, during which time we suffered the loss of three of four games played, affairs assumed a new aspect, with the result that the Crimson and Gold landed in third place in the league standing, after having broken even in ten games. At the close of the season, a banquet was tendered the members of the various teams. On this occasion, able addresses were delivered by Messrs. Stack, Bentz and Williams. SPORTS EDITORS. THE POINT OF VIEWS Mary and Jack Wolf sat in the living room of their new home. Jack, who was a Freshman in High School, was studying Latin nouns. His sister, two years his junior and still in the grades, was trying to do problems in arithmetic. Their father was reading the evening paper, while their mother was sewing. Suddenly Mrs. Little looked up and said, “John, do you know anything of the new family next door?” “Not much, except that they have one child,” replied her husband. Both children looked up with interest and in one breath, “I bet it’s a boy,” cried Jack—“Oh, tell me, it’s a girl, Father,” said Mary. “You win, Mary, the child is a girl,” laughed Mr. Little. “Oh, I’m going over with my new doll tomorrow first thing. I’m so glad it’s a girl for now I 11 have company. “Oh, bosh, enough pesky girls around now,” grumbled Jack. Five years have passed and the Wolf family are again seated in the liv- ing room—Jack, what a tall young man, is now a cashier in the bank, while Mary, a tall, graceful girl, has reached her Senior year in High School. Mrs. Little, addressing her husband, said, “John, who are the people that have moved next door?” “Their name is Jones and they have one child,” said Mr. Little. “Is it a girl?” said Jack. “Is it a boy?” said Mary. “It’s a girl,” said Mr. Little and this time Jack was satisfied. JOS. HARRIGAN, '26. Page Seventy-eight ilpmnrtpfl Page Seventy-nine OUR PATRONS Mr. David Barry Mrs. David Barry Mr. Phil Caulfield Mr. Thomas Brady Mr. and Mrs• S. J. Mooney Mr. Barney Phillips Dr. B. J. McCloskey Page Eighty one iflUmnrtPH WHAT WAS “IT”? How odd are the tricks played by the Hand of Fate, if it may be so called! How often some one arises in the morning full of the joy of living, and before night-fall has been stricken with some great sorrow, or perhaps belongs no longer to this world! Such was the case of The Man. He arose that morning, at peace with the whole world, and had even reflected what a jolly old world this can be. He had spent a profitable morning at the office, had lunched well, and now, on his return to the office, he had been suddenly thrown from “The top of the world to the utmost depths of terror, for he had seen “It” and he knew that “It” had seen him at the same time. Quickly he moved towards the door of the nearest shop, but decided it was useless to go in, for in “Its” very walk there was an air of determination. How could he escape, for escape he must! He turned and fled down the street in the opposite direction, now a cowering figure, abject terror written in his face, and a wild hunted look in his eyes. Pedestrians gazed curiously at him as he rushed past them, now and then glancing over his shoulder, and usually, after every glance, quickening his pace. He entered an alley, and slunk along the wall, wondering fearfully if “It” was still on his track. Perhaps—but no, there “It” was coming closer and closer. He wasn’t quite sure, but afterwards he believed that he screamed. Again he started down the alley running. Again he was on the main thorough- fare, and although it meant a possibility of being overtaken by “It,” he was forced, through sheer exhaustion, to slow down to a fast walk. In a few steps he came to another alley, and seeing that “It” had not yet made its ap- pearance on the street, he thankfully turned in. Now he breathed more easily stood still in order to regain his composure, before emerging into the busy section again. “Aha,” he thought, “I’m still a little too slick for him.” Although still panting and tired from his violent exercise, “The Man” thought he had bet- ter go out in search of his hat, which had been lost in his flight. He pro- ceeded down the alley and had just reached its intersection with another alley when—out stepped “It,” followed by three or four others like him. The man gave a gasp of astonishment and turned to run for freedom, but discovered to his dismay that the others had blocked the exits, and he was trapped. He gazed wildly around him, and then, seeing there was no chance for escape, he broke down and said hoarsely, “It’s no use. I’ve tried successfully to elude you for a week, but you’ve got me now. Give me five.” And the Catholic Hi student quickly exchanged his five books of tickets on the Electric Panatrope for “The Man’s” twenty-five dollars, and walked away smiling, while “The Man’s” words followed him, “I must give you credit, though. Come to think of it I should have taken more, for a school that turns out pupils like you certainly deserves all the support we can give it.” MARY GRACE FARRELL, 76. Page Eighty-two iflrmnrtrfi SopKowo e ia3 SophoTnore As lie Looks Lo tu ‘Faculty- op iowjo e As he LooK-s to hi ”PiT cTits. Sophomore As he I ooKs toUc SeTiiorj. As he dppedrs to Hmsetf.' Page Eighty-three THE rRESHMAN,a5Ke«Ppe.rS to HIM SELF List of Advertisers Arbaugh, L. Babcock Pharmacy Bahovich Brett Bros. Brown Morrow Brown, R. E. Cambria Business College Capitol Billiard Parlor Century Stove Co. Chappie, P. R. City Bakery Ciccone, Frank Ciraulo, Phillip Club Billiard Coll Stationery Shop Conway, Stephen J. Cole Auto Supply Cover, Alex Conemaugh Lumber Co. Crystal Chemicals, Inc. Csamer, L. J. Custer Motor Co. Dadey, Rudolph Dawn Do Nuts Dougherty Mock Duffy’s Market (Summerhill) Elite, Linderman’s First National Bank Frank Conway Frederick Music Store Froelich, Alex Freidhoff, Frank H. Galliker's Gerhardt Otto Glosser Bros. Grennings Hahn Meat Company Hammer, R. B. Harris, C. M. Hendler Henderson Bros. Hornick Johnson Johnstown Chamber of Commerce Johnstown Spring Works Johnstown Trust Company Juneman, J. M. Keating Millinery Keefe Shop Keystone Butter Co. Keystone Candy Co. Kirby, R. W. Kist, A. E. Kirk, W. L. Kleinmeyer, C. Leo Kline’s Kolb’s Bakery Latoke, K. J. Lee Strauss Co. Loychick, G. R. Maher, Jack Malloy, Patrick Matan, Jacob Mateljan, Anton Matisik, Edward Max McCall Co., S. C. McGahan, J. John McKee Market McKeown McVay, Edward Miller’s Molchany, Andrew Morrell Cleaner Morrellville Deposit Bank Mulvey Ice Cream Co. Nathan’s National Theatre Nemo Theatre Niessner, H. Co. Oppy Drug Store Overland Gougeon Co. Passman’s Penn Public Service Penn Real Estate Penn Traffic Co. Penzoil Petak, Steve Plaza Billiard Parlor Realto Theatre Billiard Parlor Reese, Thad B. Riggis, Banker Rothert Co. Rothstein’s Jewelry Store Rowe Business College Ruth’s Stationery Store Sanitary Dairy Co. Schwartz Bros. Sible’s Smith, Miss Soule, Harry (434 Swank) Statler Cleaning Dying Co. Stackhouse Service Co. Steele Harris Strand Theatre Strauss, H. W. Co. Summerhill Service Station Swank’s Swart, A. Edgar Swope Bros. Tavalsky, John Title, Trust Guarantee Co. Towsey Phillips Trabold (Truck) Tribune Troy Laundry Tross, George Turgeon Underwood Universal Coal Co. Universal Drive Your Self Co. U. S. National Bank Valley Engraving Co. Viering’s Drug Store Wade, Jennie � Page Eighty-five fflrmurtra gttiEiiii; HEEfl INl SlflEE 19 04 ENTIRE TOP FLOOR AND FIVE OFFICES ON SECOND FLOOR. WOOLF BLOCK FRANKLIN STREET. “Not How Cheap How Well!” JMpntnrira JEWEL WARM AIR FURNACE A Child Can Operate It The JEWEL Duplex Grate— Smooth as a Roller Skate— Shakes out the dead ashes—Saves the live coals and gives them a job of heating your home—not wasting themselves. The JEWEL Furnace costs no more Than a Good Heater to Buy —Less to Keep! L. E. ALTER SON DO YOU LIKE TO LAUGH? You save by buying at Lutzke’s Jewelry Store and Gift Shop. Our prices are the lowest in the city. All Merchandise guaranteed the best of grades that can he had. Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Ivory, Silverware, Clock Novelties and Musical Instruments Our Repair Work a specialty. Prompt service and guaranteed work at reasonable prices. JNO. K. LUTZKE, JEWELER I [ | 564 Central Avenue JOHNSTOWN, PA. Compliments of BROWN and MORROW THE LEADING DRUG STORE Fairfield Ave. and F St. Johnstown, Pa. Rothert Co. Johnstown’s Finest Furniture Store and Largest Home Furnishers Most Liberal Credit Terms in the City Page IviKhty-seven iflnnnrtrs Compliments of Miss Smith City Phone 6790 Bell Phone 408 MULVEY ICE CREAM COMPANY “The Taste Tells” Specializing in Quality Ice Cream to the Retail Trade for Banquets, Parties and Social Gatherings WE DELIVER TO YOUR DOOR Rear 244 Vine Street Johnstown, Pa. Compliments of Rialto Theatre and Billiard Parlor Fairfield Avenue Phone 1631-L Compliments of EDGAR A. SWART DRUGGIST f I Central Avenue and Village Street Johnstown, Pa. Page Eighty-eight Page Eighty-nine MtmotxtB MALLOY’S STORE QUALITY—COURTEOUS SERVICE PHONE 208-B 1021 Church Street Johnstown, Pa. Compliments of Mr. John Bahorich i 1238 Virginia Avenue Johnstown, Pa. Compliments of I CITY BAKERY Andrew Molchany GENERAL MERCHANDISE Fresh and Smoked Meats PHONE 2284-M | 1240 Virginia Avenue j Johnstown, Pa. Page Ninety Page Ninety-one Phone 5624-B N. FREIWALD AUTOMOBILE PAINTING I 1001 Bedford Street i Johnstown, Pa. j A Friendly Letter To All Graduates Long ago we received otir Diploma from the good people of Johnstown and vicinity. They gave us the very highest degree attainable in “Modern Merchandising”—Service and Quality—of these we are proud. You in turn may also be proud. A Johnstown Catholic High School Diploma which you have earned for yourself—is no mean possession. We congratulate you on this achievement and wish you further success in all your undertakings. Anticipating your Graduation needs, we have—as in previous years— provided full and attractive assortments of Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Foot- wear, Dresses, Coats, Hats, Undergarments for you and your classmates at prices that you know, of course, are the Lowest-in-the-City. All we want is an opportunity of showing you how exceedingly attrac- tive these things really are. Come in at any time, it carrys no obligation whatsoever, we want to get acquainted. Cordially yours, I I I I ! I I I I I I i The 1926 class of The Central Catholic High School desires to express their gratitude to the advertisers who have been so generous throughout $ 0 the year, and who have helped to make this, our first “Year Book” a success. 9 I ■ A — « Page Ninety-three - ■ STATLER CO CLEANERS AND DYERS 226 FRANKLIN STREET, JOHNSTOWN, PA. fUrntnrtra “Gimme” 444 Page Ninety-four Quality and Dependability Are the Principles Upon Which This Store Has Grown RUT H’S 131 CLINTON STREET Wall Paper, Religious Goods, Picture Framing A Special Reduction to Students on Framing of Graduation Diplomas of Catholic High W. E. JOHNSON COMPANY WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS SCHRA FFT’S CHOCOLA TES JOHNSTOWN, PA. GEO. H. TROSS SON Featuring Exclusive Styles and Models in Clothes for Men and Young Men 502 Main Street GOOD CLOTHES 502 Main Street -MAX “Beats ’Em All” $22.50 SUITS AND TOP COATS FOR YOUNG MEN 138 CLINTON STREET Page Ninety-five 1 fttruumrs National Theatre ALL HIGH CLASSED PHOTOPLAYS I SIBLES DRUG STORE REGISTERED PHARMACIST I Cor. Third Avenue and Broad Street I i i Johnstown, Pa. j Compliments of 3lnlmstmim (Trust (Eumputtg j Phone 1962-Blue CONRAD DIETZ ! SUNNYSIDE NICKEL PLATING WORKS ! CHANDELIERS, BRASS BEDS, AUTO WORK NICKEL PLATING OF ALL KINDS ) 834 Ash Street I Johnstown, Pa. I Page Ninety-six _ fllrmnrirs DUFFY’S MARKET WHERE QUALITY COUNTS | R. M. DUFFY i Summerhill, Pa. | ( ! We Appreciate The Honor of Furnishing the First Class Rings and Pins to the Central Catholic High School Thad. B. Reese JEWELER 132 Market St. Directly Opp. Post Office SCHADE NELSON EXCLUSIVE SPORTING GOODS AND RADIOS JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. 126 Market Street Opposite Post Office Page Ninety-seven UtrmnrirB Ward McMonagle PLUMBING AND HEATING No. 208 Second Avenue Phone 2340 THE LINE IS BUSY! Hello! Seniors? This is “Eddie” McVay speaking. Do you know that I have just awakened to the fact that your graduating day is drawing nigh? What that day must mean to you! One of care-free eagerness, and high hopes of conquering the world. I rejoice when I think of the happiness that is yours. But, while I applaud in the hack-ground, I cannot help feel the hurt of the lump in my throat; or, the tugging at my heart-strings. The rememberance that no longer will I hear that hail of pal and good-fellowship carries a stab of pain. One request I will make: Reserve a small space in your hearts and memories for a little store, a cafeteria, and “Eddie.” May your lives contain as much sunshine as God will permit, and your cup of happiness filled to the brim. Good-bye just means God bless you, and that is why I’m saying, GOOD-BYE AND GOOD LUCK! Page Ninety-eight fHrmnrus PRINTING That’s Our Business e e A business man who started out poor twenty years ago has retired with a comfortable fortune of $50,000. This was acquired through industry, econ- omy, perseverance and the death of an uncle who left him $49,999.50. If you haven’t a rich uncle to help you to make your business go, the next best bet is a GOOD PRINTER. PRINTING is building up business of every kind, in every section of this broad land. “USE MORE PRINTING” is no idle talk—it’s sound business ad- vice. OUR PRINT SHOP IS AT YOUR SERVICE. This Book Is the Product of Our Plant Chas. A. McKeown Co. Commercial Printers I j 334 Bedford Street i Phone 87 Page Ninety-nine i-—- HJfmnrtrfi When the T2 Set a World’s Endurance Record PENNZOIL was used. Taking off at McCook Field, 9:30 A. M., April 16, Lieuts. John Macreadyand Oakley Kelly piloted their giant monoplane for 36 hours, 5 minutes, 30 seconds, covering 2516.18 miles. Pennzoil was chosen for the terrific grind because of its lubricating quality, un- usually high flash point and greater en- durance. ehhzd|L MOTOR OILS T Page One Hundred HU rm ur ira L. G. HORNICK PORTRAIT AND COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER Kodak Finishing 543 Main Street f JOHNSTOWN, PA. j Page One Hundred One Compliments of HENDERSON BROS. Corporation DRY CLEANERS AND DYERS Expert Oriental Rug Cleaners—Complete Laundry Service Simply Phone 7 The Loyal Order of Moose Extends an invitation to all good citizens to join their organization and help give more and better service to humanity. We pay $9.00 a week Sick Benefits We maintain a Visiting Nurse We have 3,300 Members We have Assets over $300,000.00 MAKE APPLICATION TODAY VISIT OUR COUNTRY HOME m Page One Hundred Two ffUmoru'H jSatnmterlttll Scrlnce Station R. A. BETZ, Prop. CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE City Phone 37-M Summerhill, Pa. ill Universal Coal Company “C” PRIME WHITE ASH HOUSE COAL Local Phone 6640 Bell Phone 61 RENT A NEW CAR—DRIVE IT YOURSELF New Cars—Low Rates—No Red Tape—Insurance Universal Driveurself Company 24-Hour Service 543 Locust St. Phone 52 Page One Hundred Three Pajjc One Hundred Four iUemorira = W. R. KIRBY GENERAL MERCHANDISE Johnstown Phone 37-8 Summerhill, Pa. Compliments of Alex Cover ALDERMAN OF SIXTEENTH WARD Compliments of Stephen J. Conway Page One Hundred Sei iilnnnr ira — Associated Gas Electric Co. 6ViJ% Dividend Series Preferred Stock A SAFE INVESTMENT AND GOOD YIELD Price $100 per Share Purchase may be made for $10.00 Down and a small monthly payment. Interest paid on part payments. Address: Customer Ownership Dept. JOHNSTOWN Capitol Billiard Parlor Congratulates the Graduates and Invites Them to Become a Patron of One of the Most Up-to-Date Billiard Parlors in This State FRANKLIN AND VINE STREETS Page One Hundred Eight HBrmnrtrs After High School? YOU WANT TO EARN BIG MONEY Attend Rowe Business College. We have more calls for well trained office help than we can supply. A thorough business course will in- sure your independence for life. SPECIAL SUMMER SESSIONS DURING JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST James M. Gates Rowe Graduate in the Commission- ers’ Office, Ebensburg, Pa. •f ome yjuAr tess wolleae 542-544 Main Street Johnstown, Pa. Write for Our Catalogue or Phone 409 I f | A ifflgBHagg to (gratHtatra The Johnstown Chamber of Commerce congratulates you upon the successful completion of your High School course. You are to be the home-makers, the business leaders, the professional men of to- morrow. We trust you will carry into your future work the same high ideals that have marked your school careers. The world needs high-grade men and women. It needs construc- tion thinkers and doers. You have an important part to play in the work of the world. We know you will not fail in your obligation. JOHNSTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ■ O 4� =-----——— ■ 5 Page One Hundred Nine fftrmnnrs Brett Insurance Agency LIFE, FIRE AND CASUALTY Onlv First-class ComDanies Reoresented Telephone 1923 FIRST NATIONAL BANK ““91 Graduation and Summer Vacations Bring the thought of Swank’s and their tremendous stocks of quality merchandise. This complete store is always ready to be suggestive and of service for gifts, sporting goods, camping equipment and practical things that are al- ways useful. SWANK’S MAIN STREET JOHNSTOWN, PA. Page One Hundred Ten fHrmnrtrs Leaders PERSHING and GRVEN Upon General Pershing’s re- tirement from the army in Sep- tember of 1924, the Government Club of Washington chose for its gift of esteem to America’s foremost warrior, the highest achievement of the Watch- makers’ Craft—• A GRUEN. Rothstein’s is the only authorized Gruen Agency in this City. Page One Hundred Eleven Page One Hundred Twelve iHrmnrtrs CENTURY | THE MOST POPULAR GAS RANGE IN JOHNSTOWN! j i i I I I There is a reason:— I f i | Quality—1 he Best. ] Good Bakers—Proven by hundreds of Johnstown housewives. I , Gas Savers—Built to give best results with less gas. ( j Made at Home—A Johnstown product. j 1 Sold Direct—Factory to User at a big saving. 5 j Century Stove Manufacturing Co. Page One Hundred Thirteen MmnnriPH ( ! When You Think of Music—Think of W. F. Frederick Piano Company The Finest Music Store in Johnstown Pianos—Knabe, Frederick and Schaef fer Pianos. Instruments—C. G. Conn Band and Orchestra Instruments. Victrolos and Victor Records Zenith Radio 7T The Best of Music Service Is at Y our Command W. F. Frederick Piano Co. 317 Main Street Opp. Majestic Theatre Page One Hundred Fifteen HUmama The Troy Laundry 360-362 Strayer Street For Quality, Service and Satisfaction, Let Us Do All Your Laundry Work. Phone 818 Johnstown, Pa. i elm Tri Pennsylvania New Mother’s Bread Its the Best Bread—At Your Grocer Page One Hundred Sixteen UK? m urica ! | Phones: City 1698; Bell 34 i i Wholesale Meats ALEX FROEHLICK HOME DRESSED BEEF, PORK. VEAL AND LAMB Manufacturers of ! High-grade Bologna, Sausages, Hams, Bacon and Pure Lard I D Street Johnstown, Pa. Phone 67 Auto Storage Joe D. Stackhouse GASOLINE SERVICE STATION AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES Willard Battery Service Station TIRES REPAIRED, BATTERIES CHARGED | | 271 Fairfield Ave. and Stackhouse Place j Johnstown, Pa. Page One Hundred Seventeen Compliments of (Calc j uto Supply Company M. I. COLE, Prop. GAS, OIL AND ACCESSORIES FALL’S TIRES AND TUBES ! j City Phone 3288-B i Cor. Central Ave. and DuPont Place When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as any descendant will thank us for. Therefore build with Chappie’s Building Accommodations. Excavations and Gradings; Foundations, Retaining Walls and Side Walks; Cement Block, Brick and Field Stone Works; Wood Products Construction Work; Metal Lumber and Concrete Product Constructions; Plastering, Stone and Cement Finishing; Painting, Glazing and Paper Hanging; Plumbing, Heat- ing and Gas Fitting. ESTIMATES AND ADVICE CHEERFULLY FURNISHED Our Percentage Rates Are Low—Satisfaction Guaranteed. Chappie Built Means Quality and Durability P. R. CHAPPIE DESIGNER, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR International Store front Construction Phones 857-B 1325 B St., Johnstown, Pa. Page One Hundred Eighteen W. L. KIRK BARBER SHOP Specialist in Bobbing 74V2 Fairfield Avenue Johnstown, Pa. Compliments of HUnmUmU? SrpoHtt Sank JOHNSTOWN, PA. Page One Hundred Nineteen lHUmnrt? a Compliments of FRED GRENNING 371 OHIO STREET GROCERIES GASOLINE STATION Otto Gerhardt SIGNS—SCENERY f i S. S. Haynes Street Bridge, ! Interior Decorations of the Better Kind Phone 2690 Made Fresh Every Day “THERE'S fl DIFFERENCE” A JOHNSTOWN PRODUCT At All Good Grocers Compliments of SWOPE BROS. ■4 Page One Hundred Twenty fHrmnri? s Compliments of L. J. CSAMER BOTTLING WORKS QUALITY AND QUANTITY 512 Chestnut Street f Johnstown, Penna. j f j Sash and Doors Stairs and Porch Work Plasters Material Cement Sewer Pipe RUBBER ROOFING (Cmtmauijb IGumlirr (Cmnjiamj LUMBER OF ALL KINDS Yards in Morrellville and Conemaugh City Phone—Office, 24-67 Bell Phone—Office, 3-26 Bell—Conemaugh, 3-28 Office 280 D Street, JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. Page One Hundred Twenty-one Compliments JACK MAHER i __________________ i Our gifts are designed to thorough- ly please the giver as ivell as the recipient. We can make many in- j teresting suggestions if you will j visit us. j The Coll Stationery Art Shop j GIFTS OF CHARACTER 226 Market Street Telephone No. 6585 j ! f ! 1 STRAND THEATRE i i COMING ATTRACTIONS i 1. Over the Hill. j 2. The Unfair Sex. ! i 3. Stop ! Took, and Listen ! i 4. Outside the Law. ! i 5. The Seventh Bandit. 1 2 6. The Earth Woman. 1 f j j 7. Also Good Comedies and Novelties. C. M. HARRIS 376 OHIO STREET CONFECTIONERY GROCERIES Page One Hundred Twenty-two —Are vou still using the old, old-time HAND WASHER to do your big- gest job in the household? With a HAND WASHER Monday means a day of drudgery and nasty and ar- dorous labor. —But think how decidedly BLUE MONDAY can be turned into a DAY OF SMILES if you invest in a VOSS. —The VOSS is the most complete Electric Washer in the world. —Ask your friends what they think of the “VOSS!” 764-66-68 I Railroad St UL IDMANN'S ▼ V y u-ytorv oryoury om 'ftrrds J I I The Widow j The woman who enjoys the counsel and j advice of this Trust Company as trustee un- . der her husband's will is free from worry. She receives the benefit of the judgment of ' a highly organized corporation. | At the same time she finds a willingness ! to receive suggestions and discuss proposals 1 while safeguarding her interest absolutely. ! Clitic (trust auit (Guarantee (In. j CORNER MAIN AND CLINTON STS. j Page One Hundred Twenty-three fttcntnru'fi ❖ « - Juwyevn (ooj c im • udfoX 617 Chandler Building 220 West 42nd St. NEW YORK CITY Laboratories 416 Lincoln Street JOHNSTOWN, PA. II Compliments of j The Plaza Billiard Academy 420 MAIN STREET ' ! 1 —I Page One Hundred Twenty-four Page One Hundred Twenty-six iflrmnrini ELLEN B. REED MARY R. THOMAS SPECIALIZING IN PERMANENT WAVING Vnqui' lu'autu jSlnippe APPROVED MARINELLO SHOPPE City Phone 6519 Rooms 531 and 532, Swank Building JOHNSTOWN, PA. Mr. Soule will save you many dollars if you consult him about Cleaning, Repairing, Remodeling and Storing your fur coat. HARRY SOULE FURRIER AND LADIES’ TAILOR Phone 24-13J 434 Swank Bldg. Visit the KEYSTONE CANDY CO. HOME-MADE CHOCOLATES, BON-BONS AND ICE CREAM Famous for Their Flavor, Purity and Healthfulness LIGHT LUNCH SERVICE City Phone 2604 505 MAIN STREET,.................JOHNSTOWN, PA. THAT GOOD— OLD-FASHIONED—HOME-MADE JENNIE WADE CANDY 219 MARKET STREET Page One Hundred Twenty-seven m HEruuim a 0 CLOTHING Always Reliable Always Reasonable ! Custer Motor Supply Company j AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES Complete Line of Standard Make of Tires I 647 Railroad Street JOHNSTOWN, PA. | B. HENDLER TRAVEL DEPARTMENT JOHNSTOWN, PA. Compliments of y f' ■ et ene Page One Hundred Twenty-eight Compliments of NEMO THEATRE THE BEST IN MOTION PICTURES Continuous from 11 to 11 Compliments of A FRIEND JOHN T. MCGAHAN UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER { Phone 690 124 Market Street The Trabold Company Manufacturers of TRUCKS j Phone 3573 JOHNSTOWN, PA. { Page One Hundred Twenty-nine ill nit nr ira Phone 6571 Open Tuesday and Saturday Evenings WENDEROTH FARRELL REAL ESTATE FIRE AND AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE Per M. G. FARRELL j Room No. 4 Woolf Block JOHNSTOWN, PA. i Res. Phone 1613-X Office Phone 1613-B ! C. S. McCall Company I SHEET METAL WORKERS AND ROOFERS HOYT’S HARD LEAD HORSEHEAD ZINC All Kinds of Work in Galvanized Iron, Copper and Tin I 325 Horner Street Johnstown, Penna. i EXQUISITE NEW HATS —that Symbolizes Spring Charmingly different is the new Summer mil- linery. Hats for every occasion here for your selection. SCARFS, NOVELTY JEWELRY KEATING MILLINERY 114 MARKET STREET Steele Harris, inc. Everything in Music PIANOS—RADIO—PHONOGRAPHS 223 Franklin Street Phone 5424 Page One Hundred Thirty iSmnrtra Phone 2417 R. E. BROWN COMPANY SANITARY PLUMBING STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING Estimates Furnished—Jobbing Work Done Promptly 85 Fairfield Avenue Frank and Conway Billiard Parlor CIGARS, TOBACCO AND CANDY SOFT DRINKS 120 Coal Street Fairfield Avenue R. B. HAMMER (MOSE) QUALITY GROCERIES AND SMOKED MEATS WE DELIVER ANYWHERE Phone 515 J. M. JUNEMAN FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES Page One Hundred Thirty-one Compliments of Widener’s Best Wishes Include the hope that the boys and girls of Catholic High School know that they can get the Best Commence- ment, Spring and Summer Sports and Dress Wear at This Store, at Reason- able Prices. WIDENER’S —Johnstown’s Style Center— 527 Main Street Page One Hundred Thirty-two Page One Hundred Thirty-three PHONE 5971-L Morrellville Cleaners Dyers 164 Fairfield Avenue JOHNSTOWN, PA. NEW PRICE LIST Jan. 1, 1926 Expert Dyers We Specialize in Alterations WORK CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED Two Day Service A Trial Will Be Appreciated Res. Phone 5784-J Shop Phone 781 JOHNSTOWN SPRING WORKS FRED W. GOLLER, Prop. AUTOMOBILE SPRINGS A SPECIALTY 93 Cherry Street Johnstown, Pa. All Work Guaranteed Work While You Wait j FIRST-CLASS WORK AT REASONABLE PRICES I am the shoemaker that came to your town To repair shoes in order that they won’t run down. With sole leather counters, no paper in the heels. At a mice that will Rive us our regular meals, And the best of it all, tho, it may seem funny, We only want a part of your money. Columbia Shoe Shop PHILIP CIRAULO, Prop. 753 Franklin Street Johnstown, Pa. I Compliments of KLINE’S Ladies', Misses' and Children s Outfitters City Hall Square Johnstown, Pa. Page One Hundred Thirty-four fHrmnrtra Our New Store, Located Across from the Majestic Theatre, Main St. New Lighting Fixtures, Floor Lamps, Table Lamps, Dresser Lamps All Electric Appliances, Fireplace Furniture, Screens, Andirons and Fire Sets. Towzey, Philips Co. 319 MAIN STREET, CITY 1 CANDIES—PASTRIES—LUNCHES The popular place for good things to eat—in Johnstown,—it’s “THE ELITE.” New Candies daily—fresh every hour. Pastries fresh from the ovens. Lunches at all hours. Try our famous Coffee. See Specials in Our Windows LINDERMAN'S 510 Main Street r re ( I City Phone 2949 f Bell Phone 9738 WM. H. OPPY PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST OAKHURST TRANSFER Strayer Street Johnstown, Pa. Compliments of McKEE MARKET PHONE 6364 Cor. Strayer St. and Chandler Ave. Johnstown, Pa. Page One Hundred Thirty-five ENJOY “it's wonderful ICE CREAM ! I Johnstown Sanitary Dairy Company Page One Hundred Thirty-si iUrnmrirs Autographs HUmam SPIC-AND-SPAN It’s a lot of satisfaction to a young man to know that he is correctly attired from head to foot—to he sure of him- self in any company. And so this store’s specialized service to Young Men proves ever more popular. Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Furnish- ings—special assortments for Young Men in all these lines. Qualities are sure and values are heyond compare. Woolf Reynolds, Inc. Clothes That Satisfy “The House of Quality and Service” W. H. STRAUSS CO. WHOLESALERS AND JOBBERS CIGARS — STOGIES — PIPES CIGARETTES AND TOBACCOS Ask Your Dealer for STRAUSS CO’S. Brands of Cigars and Stogies and You Will Get the Very Best Smokes Compliments of The Crystal Chemicals, Inc. 603 SWANK BLDG. Compliments of PENN TRAFFIC � COMPANY