Saint Marys College - Blue Mantle Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Education Irs CHARACTER The education given at St. Mary's is practical and com- prehensive. The aim of the Institution is to combine the advantages of old methods, which long experience has proved beneficial, with the best that modern ideas of educa- tion suggest. Every attention is given to the moral and religious culture of the students, and their general deport- ment is equally the subject of unremitting care. Among the many means of promoting emulation, are the Tablet of Honor, Weekly Notes, Reports, published in SL Mary's Chimes, Bi-Monthly Bulletins, Examinations, and Annual Distribution of Honors, Diplomas and Degrees. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION St. Mary's, although a Catholic Institution, welcomes to its advantages pupils of every denomination, and anything like an attempt to force religious convictions of non-Cath- olics is scrupulously avoided. For the sake of uniformity and the preservation of discipline, all pupils are required to be present at the public religious exercises. All,-Catholic and non-Catholic,-are taught to appreciate religious prin- ciples and moral worth. The children of Catholic parents are carefully instructed in Christian Doctrine, and in the duties of their holy religion. Catechism, like every other branch, is taught in regular, graded classes, and is the first recitation of the dayg besides which, instructions are given in each department. In the Collegiate Course, Catholic stu- dents give special attention to Christian Doctrine, -Church History and Scripture Study. 12

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The Infirmary is isolated from the rest of the build- ings, and is .arranged especially for the sick, or those requir- ing rest or temporary relief from study. A special Prefect is charged with the supervision of the health of the stu- dents. In case of sickness, the pupil is taken to the Infirm- ary, where she is placed under the care of competent nurses, who are in constant attendance, and, if necessary, medical advice is secured, at physician's charges. Should the illness threaten to be serious, which, happily, very rarely occurs, the Prefect of Health, or the President, immediately informs the parents or guardians. Since the health of the students is of primary impor- tance, the sanitary regulations enforced are of the most practical nature, special attention being given to the choice and preparation of food, the hours for rising and retiring, for meals, study and recreation, the rules affecting personal regime, etc. The pure air, the regular life, the perfect drainage, facilitated by the rapid current of the river, the excellent drinking water furnished by artesian wells, and the exten- sive grounds for the use and recreation of the pupils, all contribute greatly to the proverbial good health of the stu- dents. i GYMNASIUM Owing to the demand from the Departments of Physical Education and Domestic Science, the course of Hygiene has been enlarged and strengthened. The entire school is also benefited, as ample provision has been made for practical instruction in the Preparatory, Academic and College De- partments. The equipment includes a large, well-lighted hall used for gymnastics, office and class rooms, and laboratories for anatomy, physiology, bacteriology, hygiene, medical, reme- dial and corrective gymnastics. Lake Marian furnishes facilities for swimming, canoe- ing and skating. Hockey, baseball, basketball and volley ball fields, tennis courts and tennis club house. There isalso a canoe club house, bath house and garage for the students. Every effort is made to aid in the application of modern principles of science to the promotion and maintenance of health. 11

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Aids to Instruction THE LIBRARY Each department has a special library of reference books suited to its needs, and the general reference library includes the best authors in history, science, biography, travels, poetry, essays and fiction. There are in the library, copies of rare editions, as well as volumes valuable as antiquities. Bound magazines, encyclopedias and other works of reference are numerous. The current magazines of literary worth are kept in the reading-rooms, which contain, also, standard books of reference. THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY and the Mineralogical Cabinets contain large and well arranged collections of botanical, zoological, mineralogical and geological specimens. THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL LABORATORIES are complete and well appointed in every particular. The lecture rooms are fitted in detail to facilitate the presentation of a thorough course of experimental lectures. LITERARY SOCIETIES Each department of the Institution has its own literary societies g at the weekly meetings, selections from approved authors are read and reviewed, and current events of his- torical, scientific and literary interest are summarized, that all may keep in touch with the times. At these reunions, lectures are given, and the students are taught to exercise judicious criticism, either orally or in writing. 13