St John Neumann High School - Crystal Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Fifi Years 30's -The Beginnings The beginnings of Southeast Catholic High School were indeed humble. ln Iune of 1934, the Sophomore and Freshmen attending South Philadelphia annexes of Roman Catholic High School received word that a new school was to be instituted in which they would com- plete their secondary education. In the midst of a worldwide depression, Cardinal Dougherty and Msgr. Bonner decided to establish the fourth diocesan high school for boys following the traditions of Roman, West, and Northeast. In September, 1934, some five hundred and fifty students from the South Philadelphia annexes reported to the new school which would be called Southeast Catholic, located on the Northeast corner of Seventh and Christian Streets. The building was formerly Saint Mary Magdalen de Pazzi grade school. The original faculty consisted of sixteen Norbertines under the leadership of Father H. L. Traeger, O. Praem, first prin- cipal and superior. The Norbertines were evenly divided with eight priests and fraters. In addition to these sixteen Norbertines, the Rev. Iohn White of Saint Paul's parish would teach Italian, Mr. Iohn Oakes would be physical education teacher and coach. Classes in the first year consisted of the first three years of high school, there being no seniors. Interestingly, the first mimeographed edition of The Rocket, the school newspaper, records the events that surrounded Southeast Catholic and its beginnings. The choice of school colors was decided, purple and white. This would combine the white of Saint Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin and the purple of Roman Catholic High School. Most of the extracurricular activities that exist today had their beginnings in a modest way. Southeast Catholic's football beginnings were also somewhat modest. The squad, under Mr. Iohn Oakes, engaged in six contests, including the first Thanksgiving Day game with Southern High School. The first game played against West Catholic ended with a West victory of 33-0. However, The Rocket recorded the event: although outweighed and showing lack of experience during their initial fray, the 'ROCKS' displayed great courage and spirit in charging and tackling the bigger foe. To make up for the humble beginnings of the football squad, the basketball team achieved great success, winning their first five games. An interesting light of the game against Roman Catholic was that two brothers played against each other: William Wood of Southeast Catholic and Charles Wood for Roman. The 'Purple Pirates' as the Southeast team was called defeated Roman Catholic, 31-24. Father Traeger's second year as principal saw an in- crease in the student enrollment to eight hundred students. Of the many parishes sending students to Southeast Catholic, Saint Monica's Parish ranked first with 1 16 students. Fr. H.L. Traeger, the first of the twelve principals of Southeast-St. Iohn Neumann High School.