Cardinal Dougherty High School - Eminence Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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I We stud the problems of SOCIETY Do vou reallv believe that the Dawes Act was the only practical solution to the problem facing the country at the time? asks Sister St. Edward: and her American History class ponders thoughtfully few fi! 4' 5 U. S. News and World Report provides Father Bennett with timelv examples for the modern conflicts in society. Labor unions, civil rights. communism-these are quesf tions every senior studies in National Problems. a course designed to give him a still further insight into the world in which we live, The past comes alive again in Modern European History class as Mr. Kookan recounts the terrors of the French Revolution for Cb. History is a basic course at CD., spanning the centuries from the ancient to the atomic age. 4-s

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If . .aff Q-.....,,mW fu-.jfs lx Most of the knowledge in the world is contained in books, and some of it is available to those students who visit our school library, which was opened in February, 1958. Although it has not as yet attained its full ca- pacity, its growth is steadily increas- ing under the capable direction of Father Schneider. Much of Father's day is devoted to keeping the library in operation, not only before and after school, but also during the study periods, for those who wish to avail themselves of its advantages.

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1- ,af has The conscientious students of history open for themselves the doors of the past - and the future. Caesar, Henry VIII. Napoleon, the Russian Czars and our own forefathers, become more than names to be memorized. They are introduced to us as vital human beings who were responsible for leading their nations to greatness or decline. We learn, as well, what makes a nation tick. why it is as it is, and what its problems are. But, best of all, we learn not only that we must be loyal to our country, but why we must be loyal. Our America represents man's best effort to govern himself well, to walk wisely and cautiously before God and men. All history is mystery until it becomes His-story. These fresh- man members of Sister Maria Daniel's World History class are intent on learning that story from the very beginning as Catharine Madden and Rosemary Lavery trace for them the spread of the Church in ancient times. Probers into the ideals, traditions. and institutions that have been moulded into their American heri- tage, members of the American History Club meet in the library to gather material for the coming American Catholic Historical So- ciety essay contest. 3 ,I :I ,a.. lf-surf 4' vu ' -lx