Fairfield College Preparatory School - Hearthstone Yearbook (Fairfield, CT)

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sl J - 56 FRONTISPIECE The Hearthstone ...,...... BOOK ONE Featuring Introduction The Dedication A Tribute The Theme :G vjan-:i a Am .2 CONTENTS S at , il P J: l T A ,r The Intelligent Catholic , . . S ' 'tuall -Vigorous Catholic i BOOK TWO -Featuring The piri y Administration The Senior Faculty Th Ph sically-Vigorous Catholic , . . BOOK THREE - Featuring e y The Senior Class President The Editor-in-Chief of The Hearthstone .....Page One 4 . . , .Page Two , . . . .Page Eleven . . . . Page Seventeen l The Seniors BOOK FOUR - Featuring The Cultured Catholic ..,. .... P age Seventy-One The Undergraduate Faculty The Underclassmen BOOK FIVE - Featuring The Vocationally-Prepared Catholic , . . ,.,. Page Ninety-Nine School Organizations Former Teachers Studies at Prep BOOK SIX -Featuring The Social-Minded Catholic . ,... Page One Hundred Nineteen If School Sports BOOK SEVEN - Featuring The American Catholic . , .,.. Page One Hundred Thirty-One Features ' n afijlftiff 1, ll! ' .. HT, Q' l ' f 1 f 1 f , j I I ' I I ' J j I j j

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I JOHN J. COAKLEY IN MEMORIAM On October 29, 1948, a note of sorrow was struck in the hearts of the Faculty and students of Fairfield Prep. Mr. John Coakley, a beloved teacher at the school, had passed to his eternal rest that morning. Those who did not know this capable and friendly member of the Faculty could never fully appreciate his sterling qualities of mind and heart. Those of us who were fortunate enough to have had him as a teacher, perhaps those members of the Class of 1949 in particular, who had had him in Junior and Senior French, can never adequately express their admiration for Mr. Coakley. He loved his students, or rather his boysfi as he fondly characterized us. He always had a word of praise for us, and even when he had to be stern, his face would soon brighten up with a smile. One of his last inquiries was to ask how his boys were doing. To the memory of Mr. Coakley we here pay our affectionate tribute. Of a fine teacher and a beloved friend, a devoted husband and loving father, it would not seem too much to say that he is now singing the divine praises with the angels and saints in his new heavenly home-and still asking for his boys. 7

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The Aims of Catholic Secondary Education By Stanley E. Kilty Because the Catholic Church has always been firmly convinced that any complete system of education must be not only a preparation for this life, but also a long-range training ground for the life of the soul after death, her system of ed- ucation embraces the training of all man's facul- ties, mental, physical and spiritual. In order to particularize and simplify this program the Sec- ondary School Department of the Catholic Edu- cational Association at its annual meeting in 1940 set forth these seven aims for Catholic Secondary Schools: the development of intelligent, spiritual- ly-vigorous, physically-vigorous, cultured, voca- tionally-prepared, social-minded and American Catholics. We shall now discuss each aim. The Intelligent Catholic When one speaks of an educated person, the thought of an intelligent individual flashes across the mind. The Catholic student not only receives the fund of secular knowledge, which it is ex- pected every high school student should possess, but is taught, in addition, the fundamental truths of Catholic doctrine and practise, he is taught that his religion must effect his attitude and ap- proach to every problem he may confront in his personal or social life. The pursuit of knowledge will be a prime factor in his life, while material wealth and personal comfort will always be re- garded by him as of secondary importance. No problem whether large or small will cause the intelligent Catholic to despair, but will be solved by intelligent methods and standards. He will reap the rewards of a training in such funda- mental virtues of the mind as concentration, ac- curacy, logicality, clearness of thought and ex- pression, thoroughness and persistence The Spiritually-Vigorous Catholic The development of the spiritually-vigorous Catholic has always been regarded by all as one 1 of the principal aims of Catholic Secondary edu- cation. The Catholic boy and girl is taught to realize that all moral obligations depend upon God as their source and sanction, Christian prin- ciple and not mere instinct, feeling or passion must be their guide through life. In this way they will face with true Christian faith the constant dangers, which are threatening the life of the body and the soul, they will welcome the trials of life which harden human character and prove manis worth during the period of probation on earth, they will model their lives as closely as possible on the lives of Jesus Christ, His Blessed Mother and the Saints. Finally, the spiritually- vigorous Catholic will always bear in mind his utter dependence on supernatural aid, and will seek this help through prayer, the Sacraments and good works. The Physically- Vigorous Catholic One of the least heralded, but most important aims of Catholic education is the development of the healthy Catholic, one who never forgets that the body is the partner of man's immortal soul, destined one day to reside in heaven, and who, consequently, protects himself and others against accident and disease. Such a person will always refuse to cater to every urge and desire of the body for satisfaction, he will at times deny the body certain lawful pleasures in order to retain mastery over the lower appetites of his fallen nature. The healthy Catholic will try to keep the body a fit instrument of the soul by tak- ing the proper amount and kind of exercise and recreation. The title, physically-vigorous Catho- lic is one that is hard won, but a title well worth the struggle. The Cultured Catholic An educated person and a cultured person are terms which should be synonymous. Where one