Classical High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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.I- -li H Fifty-three years ago the Class of 1904 produced the first CADUCEUS as a memento for Classicalites and a messenger to the world outside. To find a suitable name for their book they turned to Classical Mythology. Caduceus was the name of the staff borne by Mercury, messenger of the immortal gods. With it, Virgil says, the god gave sleep and took it away, flew through the sky and performed other remarkable featsf' Now the seniors of 195 7 present to you their own CADUCEUS. 45: ,A K fi, 'Ex If Q , . j hast' X-XICH ii r' Qrp XX - -vERaA- 24 4 ' Y 0 .A 'term-. gil O S - -MAnsn1'- A-Lax :bali If O ., , 6Qftgw,f,Jfx Ib- T 4

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Table Faculty ....... January Seniors June Seniors .. Literature ..... Page page Page Page of Contents 9 Activities ........ 14 Athletics ...... 26 Undergraduates 54 Advertisements page 60 page 84 page 104 page 126

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A Liberal Education I am tired of hearing about the sciences and liberal arts as if the sciences were not'liberal arts, for they are and always have been. I propose that we speak in the future of a liberal educa- tion, which may include some of the physical and biological sciences and mathematics, some history and some study of society, some litera- ture, some study of thought through philosophy, and some of the tools of expression such as language, the visual arts, and music. Such studies provide a person with a body of knowledge, but, more important, they develop his mind: he learns to collect evidence, to reason on the basis of the evidence, to draw conclusions, to express those conclusions in an understandable way, and to put them into effect. He learns, further, about the emotions - their scope, sensitivity, and con- trol. In short, he acquires both understanding and wisdom. The person who thus develops his mind and his emotions is in a position to learn quite quickly any skill for which he is physically qualified and almost any body of information that he is likely to need. There is no better pre- paration for life than a liberal education, for al- most every occupation requires thought and thoughtfulness, wisdom and understanding, tol- ,..A M-,.,,r., 912225 ...ru cvuvicuuu. -BARNABY C. KEENEY January 22, 1957 Sczence m a Lzberal Education Students at a Liberal Arts School study science. 5 l