My High School Scrapbookby Russell Beck 2/05/2011

I went to Cathedral High School, a private, Catholic, all-boys high school in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1962-1966.

The school was downtown and boys came from all over the city; tuition then was about $275 per year.

Today Cathedral is co-ed, it’s moved to the NE side of town, it’s not run by the Brothers of Holy Cross and the tuition is about $11,000 per year.

My acceptance My acceptance letter fromletter from Cathedral.Cathedral.

You took a test You took a test in the eighth in the eighth

grade and your grade and your score score

determined determined your course of your course of study for the study for the

next four years.next four years.

Dear old Cathedral, here’s to youDear old Cathedral, here’s to you

Cathedral still has a reputationCathedral still has a reputation

as a football powerhouse.as a football powerhouse.

There were some changesThere were some changesand challenges as I began and challenges as I began high school at Cathedralhigh school at Cathedral

I was the starting DT asI was the starting DT asa sophomore. We went 9-0-1a sophomore. We went 9-0-1

The 1963 TeamThe 1963 Team

My Junior YearMy Junior Year

My senior year, the 1965 team.My senior year, the 1965 team.

My best friend, Griff.

Before the game we had pepBefore the game we had peprallies and skits on Friday afternoonsrallies and skits on Friday afternoons

The skits were really clever aboutThe skits were really clever abouthow we were going to decimatehow we were going to decimatethe team we were about to playthe team we were about to play

The pep band was always there to The pep band was always there to play the fight song among others.play the fight song among others.

School Fight SongSchool Fight Song

Dear Old Cathedral, here's to you Dear Old Cathedral, here's to you Here's to your colors, gold and blueHere's to your colors, gold and blueWe'll Cheer you onward everyone, We'll Cheer you onward everyone, Whether the battle is lost or won.Whether the battle is lost or won.

So here's to your sons, your fighting teamSo here's to your sons, your fighting teamLet the Banners streamLet the Banners stream

And we will proudly wave them to the skyAnd we will proudly wave them to the skyAs we cheer for Cathedral HighAs we cheer for Cathedral High

Not quite pc these days, but these skits were fun.Not quite pc these days, but these skits were fun.

Griff, is somewhat of a ham.

Our Protest Pep Rally -“UPI and AP Unfair to Irish.”- We were not ranked #1 that week.

There was lots of excitement There was lots of excitement off the field as well.off the field as well.

Griff’s dad gave him this jeep, he could just as well given him a million dollars. We had great times and went everywhere in this thing.You may notice it’s painted camouflage blue and gold.

Every week there was a new crop of posters bashing the up-coming Every week there was a new crop of posters bashing the up-coming team. Every day there were a few more until Friday when the place team. Every day there were a few more until Friday when the place

was covered. This crew was responsible for the mayhem.was covered. This crew was responsible for the mayhem.

After home games there was always a dance at After home games there was always a dance at the gym. They were always over by 11PM, but a the gym. They were always over by 11PM, but a lot of fun while they lasted.lot of fun while they lasted.Baby You Got

What It Takes

The Shirelles in 1961. Clockwise from the top right:

Barbara AnnThe Beachboys

Baby, It’s You

This is Dedicated toThe One I Love

Although it was Although it was an all boys an all boys

school, hundreds school, hundreds of girls found of girls found

their way to our their way to our dances.dances.

Do you Love Me NowThat I Can DanceThe Contours

We saved the dramaWe saved the drama for Friday nights. for Friday nights.Heartaches

Mashed PotatoesDee Dee Sharp

Little Darlin

It wasn’t the greatest music, but at the time we surethought it was. It was our music and there hadn’t been anything like it up to that time.

Party Lights

The only The only picture of me picture of me

in action in action playing playing

football in HS. football in HS. I was 73, you I was 73, you can see the 3. can see the 3. Wishmire is to Wishmire is to

the right, I the right, I don’t know don’t know

where Albright where Albright is.is.

We sure got excited about the We sure got excited about the game.game.

We had a lot of trophies. I don’t who did the dusting, but they always looked good.

Vanity of vanities, saith Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all vanities; all isis vanity. vanity.

What profit hath a man What profit hath a man of all his labor which of all his labor which he taketh under the he taketh under the sun?sun?

OneOne generation generation passeth away, and passeth away, and anotheranother generation generation cometh: but the earth cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.abideth for ever.

Glory Days

This is the HARVEST HOP, 1963, one of the major school sponsored dances. This is one of the few dates I had before I learned to drive. I think my date’s name was Susie; we never had a second date.

I’m Blue

It wasn’t always sports at CHS – there were holidays and holiday It wasn’t always sports at CHS – there were holidays and holiday plays including -The 12 Days of Christmas – abridged. plays including -The 12 Days of Christmas – abridged.

Griff played my true love

Since there were no girls at our school, Mr. Since there were no girls at our school, Mr. Bowman our drama director, asked me to play Bowman our drama director, asked me to play one. He said my performance almostone. He said my performance almostcost him his job. I said it was a wardrobe cost him his job. I said it was a wardrobe malfunction.malfunction.

The Megaphone (school newspaper) The Megaphone (school newspaper) Staff 1964-1965Staff 1964-1965

Because it was a Catholic school we had religion classes every school day and we often attended Mass. One of the special things I remember was when theSchool went on a “Retreat”. This was three days of silence, prayer and meditation.Strange as it seems I still remember how much I learned to enjoy that time.

After football we started the After football we started the wrestling season.wrestling season.

The football coaches insisted that I go out The football coaches insisted that I go out for wrestling. I saw these guys sweating for wrestling. I saw these guys sweating weight in steam suits and it looked like weight in steam suits and it looked like hell. But ahead I went and after the first hell. But ahead I went and after the first brutal year of getting my butt mutilated by brutal year of getting my butt mutilated by Forest McBain, a senior and the only other Forest McBain, a senior and the only other heavyweight, I loved it.heavyweight, I loved it.

Freshman Wrestlers 1962-1963Freshman Wrestlers 1962-1963

Reserve City ChampsReserve City Champs1963-19641963-1964

My manly My manly reserve city reserve city

champ individualchamp individualphotophoto

1963-1964. 1963-1964.

I don’t know why I’m not smiling in any of these pictures, I don’t know why I’m not smiling in any of these pictures, guess it wasn’t considered cool at the time.guess it wasn’t considered cool at the time.

My career record was 77-7. My senior year I was 22-0 until I dislocated My career record was 77-7. My senior year I was 22-0 until I dislocated my shoulder with a silly show-off move in the sectionals. Clarence my shoulder with a silly show-off move in the sectionals. Clarence

Price, who I’d defeated a couple of times became the state champion.Price, who I’d defeated a couple of times became the state champion.

At the end of the school year there was At the end of the school year there was always an athletic banquet.always an athletic banquet.

In the spring of my In the spring of my senior year I senior year I

started getting started getting letters like these letters like these

from coaches who from coaches who perhaps found it perhaps found it easier than the easier than the telephone. I do telephone. I do

vaguely remember vaguely remember the banquet, but the banquet, but was interested in was interested in

getting as far from getting as far from Indianapolis as Indianapolis as possible. That possible. That

turned out to be turned out to be Buffalo. Wish I’d Buffalo. Wish I’d picked someplace picked someplace

warmer. warmer.

My grades My grades were never were never that great that great

even though even though I did about I did about

two hours of two hours of homework homework

every school every school night. Really!night. Really!

Notice the Notice the grades for grades for

Band. I Band. I played played

trumpet for trumpet for four years. four years.

A few of my great teachers.A few of my great teachers.

Became head basketball coach of the Phoenix Suns

Bro. CharlesPhysics Teacher

Bro. Charles R.Chemistry Teacher

Bro. JohnAlgebra Teacher

Geometry Teacher

Bro. GeorgeBiology Teacher & Football Coach

My Drama Director

School Is Out

Bro. Raymond was the best andhardest teacher I ever had.

At my front porch on

the way to my Prom

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

The Junior PromThe Junior Prom

I could write a short I could write a short story on all the things story on all the things that went wrong on that went wrong on this night, maybe this night, maybe

someday I will.someday I will.

Big Girls Don’t Cry

I had a lot of girlfriends after I learned to drive. These are I had a lot of girlfriends after I learned to drive. These are the only two whose pictures survived. I loved being able to the only two whose pictures survived. I loved being able to

date several girls at the same time and not have all the date several girls at the same time and not have all the drama and gossip that goes along with dating a girl within drama and gossip that goes along with dating a girl within

your own school. It was liberating.your own school. It was liberating.

Freshman

Sophomore

The Beck Family 1966

For a short while I thought I might be going to Notre Dame. I did have a nice trip.

Then I received the bad news.

But things were in the works for something else. Dr. Ulrich who recruitedme at Notre Dame became the head coachAt UB.

Senior pictures Senior pictures were fairlywere fairly

straight straight forward, no forward, no

exotic exotic locations.locations.

We signed each We signed each others yearbooks others yearbooks with the sort of with the sort of earth shattering earth shattering comments you comments you see before you.see before you.

It was more It was more legible and legible and

tended to last tended to last longer. Today’s longer. Today’s trend toward trend toward

writing on shirts, writing on shirts, never caught on never caught on

in my time.in my time.

The End.The End.

We Gotta Get Outta This PlaceThe Animals