La Salle Academy - La Sallite Yearbook (New York, NY)

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The first year of the Scholasticate is spent in Troy, New York, at Hillside Hall, a college affiliated with Catholic University. Brother Director is ivin a few new scholastics a run-down on E 8 the program followed at Hillside. T-iw-Ef75.g'il7 Essen:- ai.. 4. r 15' -fl . 140 Qfiz' , s- ,fu Scholasticate The daily schedule of the Scholasticate moves along at high speed throughout the entire day. The Scholastics live the Common life in all details. In De La Salle College several scholastics share the same room. Y9'if s ,F f , ff . The following three years of Scholasticate are spent at De La Salle College in Washing- ton, D. C. De La Salle is one of the many religious houses at Catholic University. Sopho- more courses are taken at the College. The last two years of the Scholasticate are spent on the C. U. campus itself. Here are a group of Brothers waiting to return to De La Salle Col- lege after attending classes at the University. In the back- ground is the scajoldin for the National Shrine o the Immaculate Conception.

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A little Community entertainment is in order on special occasions. St. Patrick's feast brought all the sons of Erin to the fore. Novices take community recreation after meals and several times during the week they get an opportunity to take more vigorous exercise on the basketball court or the ball field. Q P' X! 'X 1 'W' f, f X - 1, if , ' ' ' ':,,9ff.17'Hm fff-'f ' ,I if 4 ,,, f -- ' , fn., ,, f I , A, ,lt K V H 4. . gijityfy, f, .W I I, IW, X VV ,aff 'ff,f.,,,,-e4,,aff1' ' ,, W. ' s- Aga ',ff.',,b?Ziw,', Wffvff, 1 1-ff , t 'f ' , 1 ,,,t,w, ya ,f,,fQ9Pa.,, r , 'ltrvw f' 4 H 'W 1, ,H H 'f ',,y,'ft,- , we r 'f if ' Guidance in spiritual matters is of supreme impor- tance. Once a week the Brother Director of Novices has a chat with the young Novice, so as to encourage him in his vocation and provide him with sound advice and direction in his spiritual formation. X .,., . ' L - , . ' Late afternoon calls for some time devoted to spiritual reading and a visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament. In September, after a two months postulancy, young men seeking admittance to the Institute of the Chris- tian Brothers are clothed in the religious Habit and given a new name. With this religious ceremony, the Novitiate year begins.

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Every Scholastic is assigned spe- cific manual labor. The college is kept in tip-top condition by the young Brothers themselves. . ' II' f. rf Q - S Aiwa fel Visits to downtown Washington always prove interesting and en- joyable. lf i sis The Scholasticate day begins with morning prayer, mental prayer and Holy Mass. Even though sgudigg ggngume 771051 gf the time gf the In late afternoon the scholastics devote a half-hour young scholastics, time is found or outdoor recrea- I0 spiritual reading and another half-hour to mental ation on the spacious grounds o the college. Prayer. X,