Menard Memorial High School - Menardian Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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BROTHER ROY, S.C. lN CHARGE OF THE CANTEEN this year is Brother Roy. Brother is also homeroom teacher for 9-C and Boarders' Prefect. Brother received his B.S. in Social Science from Spring Hill Col- lege in T948 and Teaches Religion l. ' Brother Roy is originally from New Orleans and says his favorite sports are basketball and football and his hobbies are hunting and fishing and general maintenance. Father Donald Damiens N Brother Roy, S.C. REV. DONALD DAMIENS FOR THE THIRD YEAR Father Damiens is teaching Marriage Course to the senior classes. Father is a native of New Orleans and a graduate of St. John's Seminary in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he received his B.A. in Philosophy. Father has recently been appointed by the Bishop to take over the duties of Pastor in Colfax.

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Replacing Father Terry Allen as spiritual advisor to the students, Father Leo Van Hoorne also teaches Marriage Course to the Seniors. RELIGION TO LOVE GOD THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF HIM is the aim of the religion class. Menard students begin in their freshman year by attaining an understanding of the Christian life and man's relation to God. Sophomores learn of the graces which can be gained through Christ's church in the Sacraments and the obligations which man has to God and to his fellow man as outlined in the Ten Commandments. The heritage of the Jews in Christianity is explained to Juniors, who study the history of the Jewish people in the Old Testament and the development of Christ's church in the New Testament. Before venturing out into life Seniors develop the concepts of Christianity through reason and logic. Marriage Course in the Senior year, as taught by Father Donald Damiens and Father Leo Van Hoorne, prepares each student of Menard for married life and parenthood. Close personal contact with God is the end toward which each Menard student strives. Through the teaching of Religion at MHS, the individual student realizes that he is but one member of the great family of all men whose duty it is to attain their eternal salvation. Before his recent change of assignment Father Terry Allen had been the Spiritual Advisor to Menard Students. His guid- ance had been both sought after and admired by the students at MHS. Father Terry Allen

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Pat Bagley demonstrates sight translation as a necessary part of the study of Latin. BROTHER MAX, S.C. LATIN, THE MOTHER OF LANGUAGES, is ably taught by Brother Max. A native of Washington, Indiana, Brother received his Ph.B. from Loyola University of New Orleans. Brother teaches Religion II, and Latin I and II, and is homeroom teacher for IO-A. He lists his favorite sports as basketball and baseball. Brother Max is well known to the people of Alexandria. This is his fourteenth year at Menard. LANGUAGES LANGUAGE COMPLIMENTS THE INTELLECT OF MAN, for man, and man alone of all the creatures of the earth, has the power not only of expressing his simple needs, but also of intelligently con- versing with his own kind. It is language that gives man his social and economic links. At Menard languages are taught both as an art and as a means of communication. In the sophomore and iunior years Latin I and II are taught in order to give the student a better understanding of his language and a glimpse into one of the greatest civilizations in history. Superceding state require- ments, each student at MHS receives four years of English, both grammar and literature, stretching both his imagination and the horizons of his understanding. Communication is an art and those on the Speech and Debate Team learn to perfect it to an exact art. Father Burleigh, starting with only a few experienced debaters, has been working hard with the Speech and Debate Team. Word Power and the Summer Reading Program, as well as a new reading program introduced in schools conducted by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, help to supplement and broaden the knowl- edge gained in English. Brother Max, S.C.