Marist School - Guidon Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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3. Instruction. 4- Physical Training if to study or even inquire about religious mat- ters. l Instruction is an instrument of education, not its end. Acquirement of knowledge ls 'only'a secondary result: the end aimed at is mental development. Studies, which are merely the instruments used, are chosen, lim- ited and given prominence, according to their peculiar usefulness towards this end. The mathematical and natural sciences bring the student into contact with the as'- pects of material mat-ure an-d exer-cise the inductive and deductive powers of reason. Language and History effect a higher union. They are manifestations of spirit to spirit, brlriging into widest and slrbtlest play the w-hole mirnd of man. This is especially true of the Classics, which will always be kept in the rforemost 'position as a means of culture. But tlhe for-ming of the mind is to the Cath- ollc the development of only 'part of the boy. The 'body too has its sanctity, its purpose and perfection. Bodily training is as much the aim of education--taken in its real sense-as is mental training. 'Its fostering is as mag- nificent in results as its neglect is banefui. Among the overlooked benefits arrived at through physical tra.in'in'g are: the developing of the much needed power of physical endu- ranceg the acquiring of erectness of figure and gracefulness of carriage tgalned in early rather than in later lifejg the improving ' of the powers of ex- A- pressiong the ln- crease of executive intellectual activityg the strengthening of the moral nature. And, as military drill is incomparably the best instrument for -imparting these benefits, accomplish- ing its end without strain or spasmodlc effort, but equally and gently, it is made an integral and obligatory part of the system. Soul and sense must both be guard- edly cultivated to their fullest bloom. . r 4 .

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nv- Educational System Zllnr a Qluthnlir. Religion IS ,N the primary element o:f life. Education, understood as an enriching and stimulating of the intellectual faculties, has of itself little moral etllcacy. As such, lt does not form the conscience, impress the wlll or mould the imagination, the emotions and the affections as s'u'bsl-diaries for the great aim of life. The National Educational Association gives partial expression and exemplliicatlon of this truth when it say-s tlhat there is in the minds of the children and youth of today a. tenden- cy toward a disregard for constituted author- ity, a lack of respectffor age and superior wlsdomg a weak appreciation of t-he demands of -duty: a disposition to follow pleasure and int-erest rather than obllgatlon and order, and this condition demands the earnest thought an-d alctlon of our leaders of opinion, and places important obligations upon school au- thorities. The Association does not flx the responsibility for this state of affairs, nor does lt point out the only true and adequate remedy: Religion. Schools that totally ignore religion are not only unreligious but irre- ligious. The failure to teach the young the fundamental :basis of t'he lfnflnlte means that their whole llfe wlll be out of harmony with a. fact that all must of necessity know. Rellglon only can purlfy the heart and guide and strengthen the wlll. :Moreover-and this is important to recall-the principles of morality must be taught gradually and continuously, that tlhey may be th-e vital force supporting and ami-mating the whole of after llfe. 'Governed by these ideas, the Fathers of the Soclety of 'Mary have founded a college to guide the young men of Atlanta through all the years of school life. V1'he Marist College, legally incorporate-d in 1902 under the laws of the State of Georgia, with the power to grant diplomas and confer degrees, ls emphat- ically Catholic. lNo student, however, is de- nied entrance, privileges or honors on account of the rellgllous opinions he may entertain. No influence whatever is brought to bear upon hlm with a view to undermining his belief. In fact, none but Catholic boys are allowerl 3 1 . Catholic Education 2. 75: Marist College

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