Leo High School - Leo Lion Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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OUR FACULTY , '- Leaders and Teachers or God and Country REV. BH. A. L. PAKENHAM REV, BH, E, P, MULVANY Latin, Frenffh Spanislz, Iiismry Instructor Public Speaking Mfpflerggffpr C, 1, S, C, A, REV. BR. M. O. 07HEHIR English, Mlzthcrllatics W0 ff X REV. BR. J. F. HAMILI. REV. BR. M. Chemistry. Mathenzrztics Eli!-iii-'fit Athletic Director Mmlerutnr of Sixteen REV. BR. J. C. COLLINS Art. Latin. Mer nir rawing Mo 1 0 Music A 1 me.

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,nu rw-x. -3- To the Graduates of 1941 Dear Graduates: You have been privileged to spend four years at Leo. You have lived in an atmosphere of serious academic en- deavor. An honest effort has been made to inculcate those principles of religion and morality that characterize the perfect Christian gentleman. Courses and equipment to prepare you for the future have been placed at your dis- posalg facilities for clean. healthful recreation have been afforded you. In varying degrees of success you have meas- ured up to the high standards required of you. Your in- fiuence for good has been outstanding and has exercised a fine effect on the underclass men. And now you are graduatingl To your relatives and friends the day is one of great rejoicing, especially to your loyal parents. who have made so many sacrifices to give you the benefit of a higher education. You are about to embark on new experiences and to put into practice the lessons you have learned. Most of you. no doubt. will go to schools of higher learning. while a few will face the stern realities of the business world, the hard school of experience. You leave this abode of lasting memories with the heart- felt gratitude of its Founder, Very Reverend Monsignor Peter F. Shewbridge. who ever cherishes a deep affection for Leo and who on an occasion like this feels considerable satisfaction and consolation for the many sacrifices he has made so that a Catholic High School education may be available to many boys of this great City of Chicago. To your teachers the completion of your high school course gives much pleasure even though there must be a tinge of sadness at the severance of so many ties of friendship formed during your four years of study under the care of the Christian Brothers of Ireland. Wie feel confident that you have a well-ordered sense of valuesg that you have learned how to live rather than how to make a living. Our civilization is so busy with the means of making a living that the ends of life are too often forgotten. It is a quality of wisdom to measure all prob- lems of time in the light of eternity, ever remembering the scriptural injunction '4What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his immortal soulln We hear much today of the terrible world in which we live, sometimes oblivious of the fact that its so-called terrors are all the handiwork of men who have substituted false standards for C1od's benign law. This condition of things makes the need of good men more imperative. With the training that has been yours and relying on Cod,s help. you can face the future with courage and confidence and success is bound to ensue. . . . To thine own self be true and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. QWGMZW Fifteen WF! . REV. BR. E. S. DALY Assistant Principal, Librarian REV. BR. C. G. MCMAHON English, Latin, Irish History Coach of Dramatics C. -M egfge

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RELIGION The strongest motive a lvoy has for attending a Catholic high school is his recognition of the fact that a Catholic today urgently needs a thorough and comprehensive re- ligious training. A graduating senior of Leo High School may rest assured that in his interim here. everything possible has been done to give him a firm foundation of religious instruction. In Hrst. second. and third year. a boy has an intensive and detailed study of the commandments of God and of the Church. of the sacraments. and of the special graces of Cod. The latter half of third year and all fourth year are devoted to the history of thc Catholic Church and to a Catholic interpretation and application of world events. LATIN Oft-debated as to its value. Latin is considered here in Leo as a subject which is a definite asset to anyone. no mat- ter what his vocation in life may be. Therefore. Latin is compulsory the first two years. The freshman is trained in the rules of Latin grammarg the sophomore advances to the more complex branches of the ancient language. sup- plementing his study with the translating of Caesars Gallic Wars. Leo High has courses in third and fourth year Latin for those who plan to enter a profession. These consist of the study of Cicero's Orations and of Virgil's Aeneid. FRENCH French is offered to juniors and seniors. and this modern romance language is quite popular among boys seeking business careers and social contacts. The second-year French class combines entertainment with education by subscribing to the weekly French newspaper L'L'Amerique.,' SPANISH The Spanish course in Leo. similar to the French, is in- tended to give one a solid foundation upon which may he built a fluent knowledge of the language. Knowing Spanish is especially valuable to anyone hop- ing to be a civil engineer, particularly in these days of Span-Americanismn and ngood-neighborlinessf' HISTORY History is studied here at Leo from a Catholic stand- point. World events. past and present. are interpreted to their conformity, or non-conformity. with Christian prin- ciples. The compulsory. or prescribed. courses in history are the study of modern. or world history in second year. and American History and Government in fourth year. For those wishing to major in the subject. Irish History is avail- ENGLISH English. as taught here in Leo. is classified into two sepa- rate studies. The one. English in Action. has for its object the ability of each and every student to read and write properly. spell and punctuate correctly. The other study included in the English course is that of literature. English, American. and a bit of classical. This branch of English is intended to acquaint the student with the worthwhile authors and their works. able in fourth year. Seventeen ff! 1 9 4 . Ll N .X f? ! REV. BR. W. 0. TERRY Malhcnzaties. Cen. Science Coach of Swimming and Track Rav. BR. P. J. SULLIVAN French, Latin :r.flf'iV'