Austin Catholic High School - Magistro Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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the DEW AUSTIN Dedication The dedication of the 1959 edition of the School yearbook, Magistro, proudly is made this year to the devoted faculty members of Austin Catho- lic Preparatory School, Detroit, Michigan. Today, modern youth stands in need of the inspi- ration and leadership given by the lives of dedicated men like the Augustinian priests and Catholic lay- men on the faculty at Aus- tin. KQIARY AUSTIN FRIARY DEDICATION On Wednesday, October lst, the official dedication of the new Austin Friary took place amidst the splendor of the Church liturgy. Principals of the solemn ceremonies were the Very Reverend John L. Seary, O.S.A., Prior Provincial of the Augustinian Fathers of the Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel, and Right Reverend Monsignor Archibald M. Stitt, S.T.D., J.C.D., Pastor of St. David Church. The Solemn Mass of Dedication was preceded by the Consecration of the main altar and the blessing of the Friary. These functions were performed by Msgr. Stitt, assisted by Father John Timms, O.S.A., Master of Ceremonies, and Austin Fathers Donald Brennan and Michael Hogan. Very Rev. Joseph A. Smith, O.S.A., Prior of the Austin Friary, was Celebrant of the Solemn High Mass that followed. y vffrsilf'-'Ii 'dflliqgx ' wry.: A ip:-'QQ':3 B sl.-r I-gif ,V 15-l .4l'g ,,,, ya , ll I ' ' fis- Cf Father Leo Burke, Provincial Definitor and Sub-Prior, acted as Deacon and Father John Galloway, Rector of the school, was Sub-Deacon. The sermon was delivered by Father Seary. Serving as minor ministers of the Mass were Austin sopho- mores Michael Cherry, Albert Butler, Robert Hynous, Tim Pulte, John Rowley, and Robert Sherry. Music for the Mass and ceremonies was provided by the student Schola Cantorum, under the adept direction of Mr. William Mandigo of the faculty. Father Seary presided in the sanctuary, assisted by Very Rev. Clement C. McHale, O.S.A., former Provincial during whose term of office Austin was founded, and Very Rev. Philip L. Colgan, O.S.A., Prior and Pastor of St. Clare's and constant friend and benefactor of the school. Likewise assist- ing in the sanctuary were Monsignor Stitt, Monsignor Carroll F. Deady, former archdiocesan Superintendent of Schools and present Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel parish, Msgr. Hubert A. Maino, Pastor of St. Lucy's, and Msgr. Francis J. McPhillips, Pastor of St. Paul's. 'I' Left to right, Msgr. Stitt, Fr. Brennan, Fr. Hogan, Fr. Timms, Robert Sherry, Albert and Michael Cherry form the procession which took place during the blessing of the Friary chapel. Butler, john Rowley,

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V if gb! ni - r ' a s 11111951 K YF!! MAGISTRO, 1959 Volume IV

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Seal The legend of the seal of Austin Catholic Preparatory School is as follows: The bishop's mitre attests to the episcopal dignity of St. Augustine, the school's pa- tron. The Latin words Tolle, Lege Qtake up and ready, in the upper half of the shield, X commemorate the incident in the life of ft St. Augustine which inspired him to take , up the New Testament and to read the ' :Qui 5 passage from sacred scripture which was . 3 'N instrumental in his conversion. The her- isg, aldic swan in the left side of the bottom ' ,gf Q half of the shield is taken from the coat of 9 ,JJ 5 arms of the Earl of Essex, under whose . auspicies the Augustinians flourished in gulf SX England on their arrival in 1250, andwhere mg they were called Austin Friars. The emblematic lily in the right hand side of the bottom half of the shield represents Mary Immaculate, whose devotion and patronage have been associated with the Augustinians from their beginning in 388. The name of the school and the date of its founding complete the inscription in the scroll around the seal. agistro The name of the yearbook is Magistro. It is taken from the title of one of St. Augustine's writings. 3 In the year 389 A.D. Augustine composed his pedagogical treatise 2 De Magistro. This is a dialogue between himself and his son, I, Adeodatus, who, though only fifteen years old, was a youth of extra- 3 ordinary powers. In this literary work the father and son direct 5 their attention to the question of the extent to which one can learn 3 from a teacher. The main thought of the treatise is that man refers 2 all that he understands to the inner truth of right reason which is implanted in his mind. The teacher, therefore, only exhorts the learner to make that consultation. Learning does not come through the words which sound outwardly on the ear but through the Truth G which enlightens us inwardly in our minds. The two colors which are used on the cover of the yearbook are the school colors of Austin, black and white. in 0 : O O 1' UI 'O Theme The dedicated teaching FACULTY. . .of Austin consists of Augustinian priests and Catholic lay- men who are devoted to the tasks of giving example, counsel, guidance, instruction, and inspiration, by striving to train their STUDENTS. . .in heart and mind, and soul, before God and men, so that their education has a quality which technique alone could not impart, and through the LITURGY. .. by the spiritual formation of the individual, in a Catholic atmosphere, in the religious program of training, the sacramental life of grace of the Church, and through the field of STUDIES . . .in the work of training the mind, by the acquisition of necessary and useful knowledge as a preparation for higher education, in the recognition of effort and achievement, as well as in ATHLETICS. . .which balance the development of the mind with healthy exercise and recreation through competitive sports, intra- mural games, and physical instruction, in sportsmanship and team work with the desire to excel, as also through ACTIVITIES. . .which by their social nature and extra curricular events round out the personality and help to form the balanced individual.