Cathedral Latin School 1916 – 2016
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Year Celebration Cathedral Latin School 1916 – 2016 CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF CATHEDRAL LATIN SCHOOL “It shall not matter where in life we roam, nearby or far from home. Our love for thee shall never cool….Cathedral Latin School”. TONY MUSCA ’51 & AL MUSCA, MD ’53 2 Cathedral Latin School Welcome It is my pleasure to welcome all of you as we celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Cathedral Latin School – a school that has meant so much to all of us. More importantly, this is a celebration of ourselves and our Latin community. A community made up of alumni, spouses and offspring, teachers and staff and essentially anyone who ever loved the school and identifies with it. Although the school has been closed for 37 years, alums have traveled from all four corners of the country to gather together. This sell out attendance proves our Latin community is alive and vibrant today. Classmates stay in touch with reunions, luncheons and gatherings. Alumni events are going strong with the annual Communion Breakfast and Golf Outing. It had long been my dream to host an event at the W.O. Walker Center. What better event than the 100 Year Celebration! What better place than near the former CLS property which incorporates our school archway! I would like to thank the 100 Year Committee members, especially Sue Wise, for their hard work and dedication to make this day special. We are also grateful to the Walker Center and Sodexo Catering for making this milestone event possible. I want to thank each of you for “coming home” to your school with your classmates, family and friends. Our memories will always hold a special place in our hearts. As always, “Our love for thee shall never cool.” Rick Cavolo’74 Chairman 100 Year Celebration Committee Members Ben Carlozzo ’71 Chris Lynch ’75 Terry Roncagli ’77 Hosiah Huggins, Jr. ’69 Joe Nista ’64 Joe Spagnuolo ’61 Dominic LoGalbo ’50 Tom Nowel ’65 Sue Wise 100 Year Celebration 3 Year10 Celebration 0 Cathedral Latin School 1916 – 2016 Saturday, October 22, 2016 President’s Welcome Joe Nista ’64 Invocation Bishop Anthony Pilla ’51 Speakers Frank Hlad ’68 Dr. Clinton Jones ’63 Bro. Stan Zubek, SM ’60 Stan Gromek ’71 “Marvin Meets Miles” Performance Johnny Britt ’75 Closing Remarks Terry Roncagli ’77 Sue Wise Benediction Fr. Jim O’Donnell ’48 Sing Alma Mater Ben Carlozzo ’71 Sing Fight Song Dominic LoGalbo ’50 4 Cathedral Latin School History of Cathedral Latin School In 1916 Cleveland Bishop John Farrelly announced the creation of a new Catholic preparatory school for boys to be built at University Circle – Cathedral Latin School. It opened in the fall of 1916 in temporary quarters in Hitchcock Hall of Western Reserve University at 11105 Euclid Avenue. The permanent home was built on 2056 E. 107th Street between Euclid and Carnegie Avenues. The new building’s cornerstone was set in 1917 to initiate the Italian Renaissance design by Boston Architect E. T. Graham. The first eleven graduates commenced from the school in 1919 at the formal dedication of the new building. Thirteen diocesan priests staffed the school for academic courses and five Marianist Brothers taught science and business courses. The Society of Mary (Marianist order) of priests and brothers was founded in Bordeaux, France. Cleveland Bishop Amadeus Rappe invited Marianists to Cleveland. When Cathedral Latin opened, the brothers withdrew from the parish schools in the city and staffed the new preparatory school. The name was derived in part from the Boston Latin School in Massachusetts to whom the school was modeled after. “Cathedral” was chosen because it was part of the Cleveland Diocese’s plan to build a cathedral on the present site of Severance Hall. Thus, the amalgamation of these two words became Cathedral Latin. The school would serve a function for the cathedral community. Bishop Farrelly’s plans were never completed following his untimely death in 1921. Cathedral Latin prospered, nonetheless, and grew with enrollments and facilities. Residence halls for students and faculty were added as well as an annex to the building to accommodate more than 11,000 men from 1916 through the schools closing in 1979. Throughout its history, Latin distinguished itself in academics, extracurricular programs, and athletics in the East Senate with Cleveland’s public schools and several other Catholic high schools. By 1970, Latin’s enrollment declined to just over 800 students as neighboring Doan’s Corners block deteriorated with urban blight and parents grew wary of neighborhood issues. In 1975, a threatened closing of Cathedral Latin prompted a three week rally of resources including its strong alumni to support the program and manage its future. “Latin is here to Stay” announced a banner on the front of the school. A study to determine future strategies would keep the school open. The effort would only last four years as enrollments continued to fall to 300 students by the end of the decade. 100 Year Celebration 5 Johnny Britt Johnny Britt is a 1975 graduate of Cathedral Latin School. While at Latin, Johnny played trumpet in the school’s Marching Band, Symphonic Band and the prestigious Jazz Lab Band under the direction of Brother Todd Ridder and Brother Tim Wilson. Many will remember his singing performance of “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” by Stevie Wonder at the band’s spring concert. Britt is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, producer, trumpeter, arranger and composer in the entertainment industry and has toured the world and recorded with some of the biggest names in the industry. He signed to Motown Records as the founder, creator and lead singer of his group Impromp2. This group fused jazz, hip hop, rap and soul and has performed at the White House for President Bill Clinton as well as the 1997 Olympic Games. Johnny received his break after studying music at the prestigious Conservatory of Versailles just outside of Paris, France. Upon his return, he was discovered by Otis Williams of The Temptations who hired Johnny as their youngest ever musical director. This lead to Johnny co-producing the music for the Emmy Award winning The Temptations Mini Series Movie. Britt has earned three #1 Billboard Singles as a songwriter. He has worked with the legendary David Bowie, Quincy Jones, Luther Vandross, Josh Groban, Jennifer Lopez and Maxwell. Most recently he’s worked with John Legend and Common on the 2015 Oscars, Annie Lennox 2015 PBS Special, Adam Levine on The Voice as well as Little Anthony and The Imperials and ABC’S The View. This year Britt has just released his much anticipated Martin Meets Miles Vol. 1 CD which is up for a Grammy Nomination Consideration. Inspired by Marvin Gaye and Miles Davis, Johnny has produced a dynamic show and album bringing the influence of these two giants together. This album features eight Marvin Gaye Classics along with one original recording, Marvin Meets Miles all performed, arranged and produced by Britt. Johnny lives in West Hills, California with his wife Arlene and two children Joshua and Mariah. To see more information on Johnny, go to his website johnnybritt.com. 6 Cathedral Latin School CATHEDRAL LATIN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC. 5247 Wilson Mills Road, PBM #175 Richmond Heights, OH 44143 216-691-9999 Email: [email protected] website: clatin.org Joe Nista ’63 President [email protected] Mike Malone ’64 Vice-President [email protected] Frank Cardinale ’68 Treasurer [email protected] Joe Spagnuolo ’61 Secretary [email protected] CATHEDRAL LATIN FLORIDA CHAPTER Contact: Rick Werner ’66 727-266-4213 Rick Werner ’66 President [email protected] Kevin Shepard ’67 Vice-President [email protected] Tony Staraitis ’57 Treasurer [email protected] Debbie Stanley Secretary [email protected] Bernie Clark ’50 Trustee John Prokop ’66 Trustee [email protected] John Stanley ’57 Trustee [email protected] Tom Begley ’62 Coordinator [email protected] Pete Pucher ’55 Consultant [email protected] 100 Year Celebration 7 Presidents/Principals Rev. Edward C. Mooney, D.D. 1916-1922 Bro. Patrick A. Coyle, S.M. 1922-1923 Rev. Joseph A. Tetzlaff, S.M. 1923-1928 Rev. Lawrence A. Yeske, S.M. 1928-1940 Rev. Leo A. Uht, S.M. 1940-1941 Rev. Aloysius Bedel, S.M. 1941-1947 Rev. Andrew L. Seebold, S.M. 1947-1953 Rev. Thomas H. Bodie, S.M., Ph.D. 1953-1958 Rev. James R. McKay, S.M. 1958-1964 Bro. Firmin G. Widmer, S.M. 1964-1967 Bro. Thomas Caffrey, S.M. 1967-1970 Bro. Paul Boeckerman, S.M. 1970-1974 Bro. Victor M. Forlani, S.M. ’61 1975 Rev. John T. Darby, S.M. 1975 Rev. Richard K. Knuge, S.M. 1976-1977 Bro. Joseph H. Kamis, S.M. ’65 1977-1979 8 Cathedral Latin School Alumni Religious Life 1918 Fr. Martin Engelhardt 1924 (continued) Fr. Frank Maruna 1920 Bishop Floyd Begin Fr. Francis Sidley Fr. Joseph Bresnyak Fr. Stephen Towell Fr. Frank Dietz Rev. Msgr. Howard Teare Fr. Max Krajdsiewski Fr. James Walsh Fr. Robert Moorhead Rev. Msgr. Louis Wolf Fr. John Murphy Rev. Msgr. William O’Donnell 1925 Fr. John Archibald Fr. Joseph Rutkowski Fr. Theodore Blair Fr. Herbert Cook 1921 Rev. Msgr. Anthony Fuerst Cardinal John Dearden Fr. Thomas Heimann, M.M. Fr. Joseph Dreher Fr. George Hovanec Rev. Msgr. Francis Fergus Fr. John Koch Fr. Gordon Gutman Fr. John Lees Fr. James Kimmons Fr. Reginald McCormack Rev. Msgr. Edmund Mondzelewski Fr. Frank McManus Fr. Edward Nieberding Fr. William O’Boyle Fr. Jerome O’Hara 1922 Fr. Joseph Huzl Fr. George Olejnyik Rev. Msgr. Charles McBride Fr. Joseph Palermo Fr. George McDonough Fr. Joseph Sindkula Fr. John Mulholland Fr.