St Catherines Military School - Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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-A-,-,,:,-,A-1-,A-1-.Av-.xv- f f H' U A- A-U A----- - -------------' ---- - - Histor ,Eighty years ago Saint Catherine's Military School opened its doors to undertake the care and education of youth. Since that day in 1889 its aim has been to respond to the distinctive religious, mental, physical and moral needs of the elementary school boy. The administration, staff and faculty are engaged in the challenging venture of helping each cadet grow toward Christian manhood. Together they strive to develop the boy's alert and inquiring mind by an integrated and well-balanced program which affords spiritual, academic, and military opportunities for character development. The schoolis curriculum provides sound training in the basic skills and is further designed to meet the demands generated by current advances in all fields so that the cadet can lay a groundwork for any vocation or career. Although Saint Catherine's had been primarily a boarding school, in 1925 it acquired the status of a private military academy, and in 1945 began accepting a limited number of day students. The purpose of the military program is to teach obedience, order, promptness and thoroughness in the performance of assigned tasks, and to develop self-reliance, initiative, and cooperation with others. A merit system helps to motivate the cadets, endeavors to strive for growth and proficiency in the various facets of his training. Citation cords, medals, ribbons, and promotions are all well-earned honors shared not only by the cadet himself but with his family and his company as well. The objective of the school is to graduate a cadet who possesses not only loyalty and honor, but also those noble traits which delineate a true Christian gentleman. The Dominican Sisters conduct the school and are assisted by a competent lay staff under the direction of Sister Patricia Marie, O.P., Administrator, and the supervision of Major Charles A. Schmitt, Commandant The students of Orange County's oldest Catholic school are proud of the Christian heritage and Domini- can tradition exemplified at Saint Catherine's. Their education has created in them an awareness not only of their own potentialities but also of the value and uniqueness of each person they encounter in their daily living. Each cadet, therefore, is encouraged to think, to lead, and always strive to do his best. At Saint Catherine's he becomes acquainted with his duties and responsibilities as a citizen of this world for he knows he has an eternal destiny and that this life is given to help him achieve it. ,- J- ,ery f f ,,,,,, ,,.., - Ef?2!'l22?Ei'l??1?42'-?2f'e '

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5' R. JOHN de ROSEN is an internationally known artist and student of iconography. His father was Court painter to Alexander III and Nicholas Il. ln California, besides the mosaics and murals done at St, Catherines campus chapel, he has designed other artistic pieces at St. Dominic's, Eagle Rockg St. Am- brose and Finbar's, Hollywooclg St. Philips, Pasadena and at the seminary of the Sacramento diocese. Mr. de Rosen has received the Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature and a Special Cita- tion of the Architectural League of the United States. He occupied the chair of Research Professor of Liturgi- cal Art at the Catholic University of America for ten years. He has designed a four thousand square foot mosaic for the National Shrine ofthe Immaculate Con- ception in Washington, D.C. and also worked in the Episcopal Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul in the same city. His latest large project was a fourteen thousand square foot mosaic in the main dome of the Cathedral of St. Louis, Missouri. ,iff My 1 , X, it 4 Karla-AW, 1 V HY 'Q

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The Dominican Sisters' school opened March ZS. The firm of Charles Schindler of Anaheim built the three story, slate roof, brick building. St. Catherine's graduation class of 1890 sit with Fathcr Iohn Gallagher, a former pastor of St. Mary's Fullerton. Theodore Riinpau offered the Sisters the hospitality of their home while the convent was being constructed. J The Anaheim Library now stands on the Rimpau land. ?+QlQW'QW+QW+Q+Q+Q+Q+E+Q+Q+Q+Q+ WW Q+Q+Q+Q+Q+Q+Q+H+Q Q+Q+Q+Q+Q+Q Q+QW Q+QWWW+QW'fQ A