Fenwick High School - Blackfriars Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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f REV. J. J. MADRICK, O.P., BA. General Science and Religion REV. J. A. QUINN, O.P., B.A. Spanish, History, and Religion MQW., REV. E. M. MCGOWAN, O.P., B.A. Mathematics and Religion Page Fourteen 'Nm-x,,,,w, REV. C. M. FISHER, O.P., B.A. REV. E. C. LILLIE, O.P., MA Mathematics English activities in which the student may participate. The first and foremost of these is hearing daily Mass. Each day of the school year a Mass is said by a member of the faculty for those students who wish to attend. During Lent the Sacrifice is cele- brated in the gymnasium, thus allowing a greater amount of space for the larger congregation. The Mass is said, of course, according to the Domini- can rite. On all the First Fridays of the year the students are required to attend Mass in the gymnasium. At these Masses Communion is distributed. Usually more than half the student body receives the Sacrament. Breakfast is provided in the cafeteria after Mass. Each Friday afternoon at about 2:l5 there is Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The religious groups are the Aquinas Discus- sion Club and the Servers' Club. Both operate under the direction of Father Barron. ln the Discussion Club social problems are considered in the light of Catholic moral teaching. Members ofthe Servers' Club assist at Mass and Benediction.

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454 :if '- J- - . , . . - Km, , I, ,X , r f- H .1 5 0' . ,e . 4 I .,f -1, V M ..f.,,. W W., ' ' C, . . f.-ywwww REV C- A- CAROSEU-Af 0-P-f Ed- M- REV. M. A. KAVANAUGH, o.P., B.A. REV. F. J. BARTH, o.P., BA. Mathematics and Religion Vocational Counselor RelgggOn..Fir5f Semester American History assistance of the moderators. The main reason why any Catholic institution has its doors open is to teach religion. Fenwick boasts of a religious system equalled by few other high schools in the diocese. Of course, there is a class in religion every day for each ot the stu- dents. But it is more the phases of the subject studied than religion in general which makes the course so valuable. The curriculum is so planned that the student, when he graduates, is well versed in dogma and morals, Scripture, Church history, and Catholic apologetics. From his freshman year the student's mind is molded so that he can discuss intelligently almost any religious question from the Catholic point of view. For example, if an argument as to atheistic principles arises, an alumnus of Fenwick should be able to cope with it from the knowledge gained during his senior year. The courses are conducted by priests-theologians of the Catholic Church- who are well acquainted with Christian doctrine. ln addition to the regular religious instruction in the classroom there-are extra-curricular religious REV. E, A. VITIE, O.P., B.A. Religion-Second Semester REV. J. A. SIMONES, O.P., B.A. Latin and Director of Music Page Thirteen

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w Oz REV. A. B. NIESER, O.P., BA- REV. M. M. BARRON, O.P., B.A. REV, T, J, RYAN, cj,5,y,, B,A, l'llSf0VY Gnd RellQl0 l English and Director of Religious English-Second Semester Activities Also under the direction of the religion de- partment is the annual Symposium honoring St. Thomas Aquinas, There is no need to expand upon the activities offered and engaged in at Fenwick today, for the present volume will amply show by word and picture the various educational, moral, physical, cultural, and recreational activities engaged in by the students. A brief perusal of this book will suffice to show how Fenwick and her teachers fulfill their duty to God and Catholic secondary education in the United States by training young men in the knowledge of Christian principles of right living so that they may bring to the commu- nities in which they spend their lives the advantages of a Christian heritage twenty centuries old--the great moral training and guidance of the Catholic Church. BROTHER R. J. SCHOFFMAN MR. A. R. LAWLESS, B.A. MISS LORETTA FRASZ, B.A. C-S-Vw M-5-f D-V-Nl Coach and Physical Director Librarian Biology Page Fifteen . , .75