Benilde St Margarets School - Sangraal / Benilden Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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Men in leadership . . . President of the Student Council, Alec Wilson. . . Men in reverence . . . Men in responsibility . . . The flag flys at half mast after the death of President Kennedy . . .

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Academics Back in 1684, when the echo of the tournament was fading forever into the annals of history, a priest was administering an oath of obedience to twelve young men in a French chapel. No crowd had gathered —there was no fanfare of trumpets, yet this seemingly insignificant event marked the beginning of one of the greatest and most noble experiments yet witnessed by man. The priest was Father John Baptist de la Salle, and the twelve men were the first members of the religious order he had just founded —the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Until this time, an education was available only to those wealthy enough to hire a tutor or go to one of the great universities. For these few. opportunity was unlimited; for everyone else, it was virtually nonexistent. It was the dream of Fr. de la Salle to have an education available to anyone who wanted one, regardless of whether or not he could afford it. He instituted the method of classroom teaching so he could bring knowledge to a greater number of people. To these dreams Fr. de la Salle dedicated his life and his new order. With the Christian Brothers came a revolution —not only in education, but in every facet of society. Humanity started to loose the shackles of ignorance which had kept the rich and poor worlds apart. For his great service to God and humanity. Father John Baptist de la Salle was made a Saint of the Catholic Church in 1900. Today, there are over 12,000 Christian Brothers spreading the noble ideals of their founder to all parts of the earth. The students of Benilde can truly be thankful for our faculty —Brothers and lay teachers alike. Besides dedicating themselves to giving us the best education possible, they have tried to instill in us the humility, righteousness and quest for the knowledge of God that they hold so dear.