Xavier High School - Xavierian Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Learning, Life The Reverend ,lohn E. Hopkins, SJ. takes a per- sonal interest in the students of Xavier as their spirit- ual director and Confessor. Often assisting Father Hopkins in offering Mass in the school chapel is the Reverend Francis J. Jansky, SJ. Both Father ,lansky and Father Hopkins instruct the seniors in a weekly marriage course. Finally, through Sister Mary Katrine, B.V.M., principal of Xavier, comes the closest personal guid- ing force - the helpful suggestions, the decisive an- swers, and the stalwart motivations to the students, that they may discover the benefits and oys of knowledge. REV. FRANCIS J. JANSKY, S.J. SISTER MARY KATRINE, B.V.M. 0 S . it sr E E 5 i .r 3 g li 35 :St ,ig l in is at ig S 2 we sei QRS f i. Eff E f i 5 5252352 f Qs g 5 2535 5 . ya N its . r .pg 5, si, 2, me i 5 5 7 E! is Sat? K. REV. JOHN E. HOPKINS, S.J.

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MOST REV. FRANCIS J. GRE Bishop of Tucson EN Pacesetters for The administration of Xavier and the guid- ing light of its progress in the educational pro- cess is in the hands of five important persons Within the diocese of Tucson. Each of the hon- ored holds an individual but vitally important place in the framework and final outcome in their willing dedication to Xavier. From Bishop Francis J. Green, the spiritual and temporal leader of the diocese, come' the final decisions so necessary for the daily suc- cess of a dedicated apostolate, while through Reverend Daniel J. Kelleher, SJ., pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church, come the more intri- cate and closely related decisions concerning the personal welfare of Xavier. REV. DANIEL J. KELLEHER, SJ.

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SENIORS PROBE relevance of Christianity through informal class discussions. Topics range from interfaith dating to the layman's role in the Church. Religion 2 INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONING is encouraged as Jill Zwaska points out , Religion is no longer the sum total of con- fession on Saturday, Mass on Sunday, and no meat on Friday - at least not at Xavier. Through the Hi-Time Magazine, this course has acquired a vibrant, vital approach to Christianity. lt,s main goal, to make religion relevant to daily life, is accomplished during discussion groups in the classroom, followed by practical application of the results. When the nehulous theory that every man is an image of Christ was tested, improvement in school courtesy was noticed, and a deeper under- stzpgdling oi the value of spiritual reading to Sue Ryan, Rosemary Twaddle, and S www Whitney. SISTER MARY JULIUS, B.V.M. - Religion IV, American Government, counseling, Student Council moderator . . . SISTER MARY PHILOMENA, B.V.M. - Religion I, English I and III, Ir. Honor 18 ACADEMICS it Society moderator . . . SISTER MARY ANN RICHARD, B.V.M. - Religion I, Spanish I-II, NFL moderator. was gained. S. M. Julius B.V.M. S. M. Philomena, B.V.M. S. M. Ann Richard, B.V.M.