Central Catholic High School - Towers Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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2:45 - jfmca failed engaged in mafhemafics, languages, ancl social sciences. Regardless of fhe course of sfudy everyone welcomes fhe lunch bell, which calls him fo his favorife subiecf. For fhe remainder of fhe lunch period, fhe fellows wall: around 'rhe campus and folk wifh fheir buddies. Affer a few more classes mosf of fhe boys go fo some acfivify, and fhen call if a day, as fhey frudge off fo fheir car-sfops wifh fhe required fwo books.

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8:30-new nffhn Banu A Eoriy in fhe morning, ihe sfruciure oi' 4720 Fiflrh Avenue begins 'io bulge. os boys husfle 'ro becnh fhe fordy bell. The dey sforfs wi+h fhe religion period ond wifh sixfeen hundred voices roising minds ond heorfs 'ro God. The second period 'finds ihe siudenrs branching oui in every deporimeni. Some diffuse fhe firsi floor wiih Their odoriierous chemicol experimenis, ofhers iili fhe fhird floor wifh iheir incessonf pounding of iypewriiers. Srill oihers ore v,,-Y-' W fy

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jluzpnaceoffhzubimzmfbfzbaicd The developmenf of well-informed, loyal, and sainfly followers of Chrisf is fhe consfanf aim of fhe Cafholic High School. To achieve fhis loffy pur- pose. fhose charged wifh fhe direcfion of such a school musf ever seek fo make more effecfive fhe inculcafion in fheir pupils of religious frufhs, and fheir growfh in moral characfer and Chrisfian living. The whole obiecfive of our educafion is fhe formafion of a deeply Chrisfian man. A Chrisfian man musf serve his God in fhis world and, fhere- fore, prepare fo exhausf his capacify of usefulness here, fhaf his ocf of love of God may be more per- Th f aining in fhe skills of fhe mind, fhe im- fecl. e r parfing of useful knowledge in all school suloiecfs and even physical fraining are infended fo increase fhe capacify of fhe sfudenf for a more and more perfecf love of God. The religious feacher aims fo keep fhe religion- class definifely in fhe spheres of fhe exfraordinary and fhe pracfical-exfraordinary in fhe sense fhaf ' h The religion course is fhe mosf imporfanf of all f e h' fudenfs a 'Whoughf for The day . Brofher Ausfin gives IS s By reflecfing upon fhese, fhe .sfudenfs are helped io form h ' nifi- of s irifual values-fhaf 'They may aHac sig a sense p cance only io fhe imporfani Things in life. branches of knowledge presenfed in fhe school- ' I b demonsfrafing fo fhe sfuclenf fhe ways pracfnca y and means of using daily lessons learned in religion. The feacher is guided in his work by fhe realiza- . . . . + be fron fhaf fhe vlfallzed religion program mus adapfed fo fhe growing mafurify and inferesfs of ' ' d frials. Cafholic youfh-fo fheir ideas, hopes, an Alfhough religion is a lifefime sfudy. neverfheless. l high school marks fhe end of formal re igious fraining for fhe moiorify of sfudenfs. Religion can- nof be a guiding force in Cafholic life unless if is fhoroughly known and faifhfully pracficed. The Ii ion feacher fherefore has a fwofold purpose re g , , in mind: a full and careful considerafion of fhe ' d docfrines and pracfices of our Faifh, and a soun Cafholic approach fo currenf problems and fhe applicafion of religion fo every-day life. No maffer whaf his vocafion may be, whefher consecrafed fo God direcfly by fhe vows of reli- ion or indirecfly fhrouqh a life of service in fhe Q - , professions or frades, each individual musf realize ' d serve fhaf his firsf purpose is fo know, love. an Our annual refreaf sefs aside Time fo concenfrafe on fha manner of life which we are leading, io recognize our faulfs, and fo form a plan whereby we may overcome Them. This year Fafher Connare conducied The refreaf in fha Cafhedral. F3211