Gonzaga High School - Aetonian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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it 4. it .H ll? E 'Sk xi' orafcon arm! tibeuofion De Mezcx assisted by I. Cullinaine and F. Craven, pre- All is made ready on the altar pores for the service. ALTAR SOCIETY ln conjunction with the Sodality and KBS. organizations at Gon- zaga, the purpose of which is to make the students understanding and practical Catholics, the Sanctuary Society holds an eminent place in that part of the curriculum which is dedicated to the formation of the spiritual life of the students. The aim of the Sanctuary Society might be said to be the formation of participating Catholics, that is, Catholics who take an active part in the sacred ceremonies, assisting the Priest at Mass and Benediction and chanting the Divine Office of Holy Week. Instruction in the rubrics was given to those who were unfamiliar with the methods of assisting at the various services. Then, all who Were fortunate enough to belong to this Society received appointments to serve the K.B.S. Masses and assist at Benediction and other religious ceremonies which were frequently held for the whole student body. 2 EWR

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levofion SODALITY Side by side with the intellectual and physical training of a man, must advance his spiritual development if, at its conclusion, the edu- cational system, which he has chosen, is to show him forth as a com- pletely evolved personality. ln fact, the spiritual side of the man must be developed first and foremost because, unless the enigma of life and its true end are realized, every action is but a display of force Without a direction. We have only to open our eyes to find confirmation of this fact. The world of today has gone wild because of an undue and dis- proportionate stress on the material aspects of life and education. We learned at an early date of the inestimable benefits derived from the weekly K.B.S. Mass, the Sodality meetings and the daily visits to the Students' Chapel. Under the direction of Father Michael Kavanagh, SJ., each section of the Sodality received a school period a week to conduct its meetings in the Students' Chapel. There talks were given by the Moderators of the various groups, open forums were held and problems concerning religion and the proper conduct of life were discussed. These Weekly meetings were supplemented by monthly meetings at designated schools at which the Sodalities of all the Cath- olic High Schools in the District assembled and discussed topics of lasting importance. At these meetings our own David Smith presided in the official capacity of President of the Sodality Union. Besides the weekly and monthly general meetings, Mr. Smardon, S.I., and Mr. Boyd, SI., conducted discussion clubs. Mr. Lehmkuhl, SJ., organized a Catechetical Club which expounded the Christian Doctrine at the Receiving Home and foodstuffs and toys were collected and distributed to the needy. VI: Lehmlcuhl SI conducts u Senior MY Smufdonf 5-lu F9055 G f00fl10fe to fhe The Catechetical Section of the Sodality dality meeting members of the Discussion Club on the L.-R., W. McLean, B. Ihrie, G. Edwards Fr Life of Christ. Kavanagh, SJ.. E. Bums. D. McCabe T Wilson.

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Alpoifofafe X QW O OFFICERS OF THE C. S. M. C. Seated-Left to Right: F. McAleer, Fr. Clements, SJ.. S Tancredi. Standing-I. Keeie, T. Pyne, K. Nygren. W. Breads I. Graham, I. Chambers. CATHOLIC STUDENTS' MISSION CRUSADE The C. S. M. C. was organized at Gonzaga as an outlet lor zeal for the missions. Specifically, it is the mission committee of the Sodality. The members, by their prayers and contributions and by interesting others in the work of the missionaries, do their best to help advance God's Kingdom in the missionary countries. Meetings of the C. S. M. C. are held every month at one of the schools that belong to the crusade. Gonzaga played host to the Cru- saders in the month of November. At this meeting, Fr. lohn Baker, SJ., Mission Procurator for the missions of the Maryland Province, addressed the Crusaders, and Major Ortiz, Jesuit Chaplain with the Philippine Army, delivered a lecture which was illustrated by colored movies of the missions in the Philippine Islands. This year, Gonzaga's C. S. M. C. unit, with Fr. Clements as moder- ator, and Francis McAleer as president, has been placed under the patronage ot St. Francis Xavier. At the monthly meetings, Gonzaga has always been represented by a large delegation and this tact gives consoling evidence ot an increasing interest in both the home and the foreign missions. Fr. Clemens, SJ., Moderator. points out the bene- ticiaries ot the mite boxes to O. Beatty, E. Meagher and P. Hein.