Bishop Feehan High School - Flashback Yearbook (Attleboro, MA)

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Religion ennobles our most ordinary actions. PLANNING A SENIOR RELIGION CLASS, S. M. SENIOR RELIGION students in Room 200 seek Kateri, S. M. LaSalette, and S. M. Angelica answers for lively discussion topics. compare filmstrips. The very reason for the existence of Bishop Feehan action, students who have lived these principles in High School is that every endeavor of the students may daily activities for four years under guidance and di- be permeated by a stronger purpose and sense of dedi- rection at school and at home, should carry with them cation than its own being demands. Thus, into our into their scholastic, business, professional, or mili- studies, our sports, our recreation, and our extra- tary life a sturdy bulwark against evil. curricular activities there beams an added motive, a Under the leadership of Rev. Joseph Powers, our more exalted goal. chaplain, the department of formal Religion is made In addition to this spirit which is an imperceptible up of six Sisters. Every student receives one full period part of Feehan atmosphere, there is a formal instruc- of religious instruction daily during his four years at tion in Religion. Students well-instructed in their re- Feehan. ligion and grounded in the principles of upright moral FATHER JOSEPH POWERS, resident chaplain and head of the religion department, discusses an interesting point with S. M. Noel, S. M. Magdala, and S. M. LaSalette.

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The library is one of the busiest centers at Feehan. LIBRARY Five thousand new volumes on our library shelves, '' is the proud boast of the Feehan faculty and students in discussing the very successful li- brary drive of 1963-1964. A well balanced collec- tion of reference books, general works, biography and fiction; an up-to-date: catalogue which gives ready access to title, author, and subject; a current periodical section that covers all subject areas of the program -- all these, topped by a librarian who has professional background and experience, are to be found in Feehan's library. On fair days or dull, before and after school, at study periods, the large and comfortable reading room is never without students busy with research or study, or just relaxing with good reading. Over- looking the reading room and imparting an aura of deeper peace to the natural quiet of the library is an imported wood carved statue of Jesus, the Divine Teacher. SISTER MARY FAITH, R.S.M., is the librarian at Fee- han. She also teaches developmental reading and English. STUDIOUS SENIORS work diligently on a research assignment. MARY MclLEAR receives a lesson in checking out books. 11

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Literature is not a study; it is our delight. ENGLISH CLASSES are varied and enjoyable, wher- ever we meet. IN ADDITION to teaching English, Mr. Roger Thibault and Sister Mary Joycelin direct important extracurricular activities. Sister is director of our dramatic produc- tions; Mr. Thibault is moderator of the Debating Society. ent Sometimes it's hard to find the English class at Feehan! Students may assemble in the auditorium for a lecture, a panel discussion, or records. At another time, they may meet in the cafeteria for group discussion or in the A. V. room for a lesson in composition with the aid of the over- head projector. Otherwise, try the regular classroom. To enable students to attain facility in expression and a critical appreciation of good writing is the fundamental goal of the English Department. The curriculum calls for a judi- cious balance of literature, writing, and grammar. A wide selection of audio-visual aids adds effectiveness to the usual instruction: records, tapes, filmstrips, the opaque projector, and the overhead projector. Members of the English Department are Sister Mary Noel, R.S.M., chairman, Sister Mary Joycelin, R.S.M., Sister Mary Enda, R.S.M., Sister Mary Frederick, R.S.M., Sister Mary Faith, R.S.M., Miss Eileen McSoley, and Mr. Roger Thibault. MEMBERS of the English team-teaching staff, Miss Eileen McSoley, S. M. Noel, S. M. Enda, and S. M. Frederick look over some Chaucer re- ports. 1