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

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o R FACULTY ff Ri-iv. BR. E. S. DALY .lxxistrzrit Principal and Librarian Rizv. BR, A. I.. PAKENIIAM English and Latin Rev. BR. E. P. lhllil.V.-ANY . Spanish and History ' Illozierafor lf. 1. S. lf. . . x Rav. Bu. M. 0. 0'llr:uuc History and Mulhr'n1alir's Moderator of the Srlmol Paper the Oriole COURSES RELIGION The future of Christian civilization and of the democratic way of life depends en- tirely upon the wide dissemination of Cath- olic education. Education without religion inevitably leads to chaos. as evidenced in the world- wide conlliet raging today. An educational system which develops the mind. but fails to enrich the heart and soul fails in its purpose. The absence of religion in educa- tion has resulted in materialism, the basis of all the isms threatening to destroy Ameri- can democracy today. both from within and without. ' Catholic education's two-fold task is to give a sound religious training and a thorough secular knowledge. In recognition of this fact. religion is stressed as the most important subject taught at Leo. Freshmen and sophomores learn daily about the 10 Commandments. and grace. Supplementing to this course is the study of Bible History. Third year religion con- Page Thirteen J Nl iglllll l.lllIlMH lllwllfll -nil' shi' 'E J x. .lf

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OUR PRINCIPAL REV. BROTHER PATRICK D. MCCARTHY, Ph.D. DEDICATIO Brotlufr Mm-tiarthy is, hy no moans, new to Leo, for he arriwcl in our fair vity in I930 to ioin thc favulty lu-rv as a te-avhe-r of Mathvniatirs. HP held this position for two years, ln I932 ho was ll'LtIISff'l'l'4'ti lfast and taught in lnany prop srhools thvre. In I9-10 he- joins-fl the- first staff of Iona tfollt-gy-. rr-rm-ntly vstals- lislu-cl ne-ar Now York llity. whore' he was Profvssor of History. until 1941. whvn ht' sll1'c'vr'ulvcl lt:-V. Br. , - . , s . . . l. lt. 0 lxyan as tht- fourth Ill'lllt'lIt2ll of lieo. 'llhroughout his first yvar as principal of Loo some uvw fvatnrvs liars' lu-4-n atltlwl. suvh as: the UtPt'llllIgI of the- now fourth story. and the installation of a l'. A. SYSIPIII. l.4-o still maintains its front row in the- fielal of c-rlnvation. :N newly organize-tl II:-lmatv 'll-ani has provwl its nie-rits hy a plave in the Catholic Debate Imagur. lu our svhool pulnlit'ations. liraniatirs. Art flluln, vtr.. Leo lwvps its plan-' among fiatholic schools. Our Ilantl has talwn its position amongst the In-st in thc vity. Uur Library, Containing over 8.000 VOIIUIIES. provide-s the hoys with aluplf- antl llI'Itf'fit'iZ1l re-ailing. ln the- athletic' fit-ld I.eo has shown grvat proininonrv. Our footlmall tvain has I'f'lillllf'll tht- fiatholic title- antl has Capturetl the ALI, CITY 'l'I'l'l,I'I for the first tiinv. l,e'o's haskvtlmall toanis have' vap- turf-al thx' trophies of the St. Us-orgc: Tourney, The South Sevtion. and tht- Catholic- Title. thc' last two for thc' thirfl t'oiisc-Plitivc' year. With this short sununary of Leo's arliif-venients. we. the Sr-nior tllass of '-112. tlo proutlly alt-slivate this Iiith volunn- of thc- Lion to Rrv. Br. l'. D. INIctIarthy. l.eo's fourth prinvipal in the- hopn- that our Alma Nlatvr may vontinuv to progress under his adlninistration.

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MR. A. DOYLE REV. Bn. J. C. CuI.l.1Ns a ' Registrar Art, Mechanical Drawing Moderator of MlLSfLTSvv K Pnmusoa L. Dom Lngllsll History 'SMH' Mmlvmmr of School Annual The Lion Rav. BH. M. C: BURKE ilk' . ,, 5 J Puorsssun R. Bum: English Page Fourteen Helping in, the Search of Knowledge ew