Mount Carmel High School - Oriflamme Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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VIERY RIZV. LAVCRIZNCIE C. DIliTHl2R. O.C.1rm. l'rot'rm'1ul Director Jwozmt mfmel With zeal I am zealous for the Lord Ciod of Hosts -down through the ages echoes the motto of the prophet Elias to instill into his followers the fire of inspiration from that first staunch and loyal band who gathered round him on the Mount of Carmel in Palestine, down to the White Eriars of our own twentieth century. The fierce Saracen might drive them from the Holy Land: Europe might for a time eye them with suspicion: but the order founded by Elias and dedicated to Mary was destined to grow and flourish until it should become one of the fore- most religious organizations of the world. a zealous leader in the missionary and educational fields. In Mt. Carmel High School, these same Car- melites have continued the work of Catholic education. They have instructed boys in both the spiritual and the material-they have molded men with true Christian character and ideals. This they have accomplished by brotherly counsel and exemplary conduct. The idea of a Catholic educational institu- tion in Woodlawn was conceived in 1902, and carried out in the founding of St. Cyril's College. It became evident, however. in 1924, that the school had outgrown its old quarters-necessi- tating an expansion program which resulted in the present Mt. Carmel. the name being changed

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ROM THE DAYS of the cata- combs the Catholic Church has staunchly recognized the necessity of Christian education. For centuries she has been the bulwarlc ot' civilization. During countless generations the patient monk and friar. toiling in the monasf tery library, stood the sole custodians of the learning of the Ctreeks and Romans against the vicious onslaughts of the barbarians. XVhen these savage invaders threatened to overwhelm Europe. the spark of learning was pref served in the monastery school. later to burst forth in the magnihcent achieve- ments ofthe Xliddle Ages. In these days when nations are ques- tioning the very existence of a God and attempting to destroy the little spark ol' faith which remains in the youth ol' their lands, the Catholic Church through her schools. is successfully combating these misguided philosophers. No one has been more zealous in upholding and strengthening the Catholic School Sys- tem than Bishop Sheil. His plan of Catholic Action has joined school with school into an ever increasing phalanx of stalwart youth that is carrying Cath- olic educational principles into greater and wider fields of activity. Carmel has welcomed the opporf tunity of co-operating with His Excel- lency to increase the effectiveness of the Catholic educational program. In some instances Carmel's school activities have anticipated Bishop Sheil's Catholic Ac- tion Program. ln fact it is only justi- fiable to assume that whatever success has been meted to Carmel in the scholasf tic field can be traced to the broad vision of her founders and leaders whose principles are so closely allied to those which motivate Catholic Action. NVe are proud to believe that Carmel ranks among the leaders in the Held of sec- ondary education, and that from her students will emerge the leaders of future generations. . , tv aimlrtia Illi . .4FW tl- 1 sw t ttltf at tit f E r I ,iff Q ll 'X,Q U4 S,x

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High School at that time. in honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. the special patroness of the school and of the Order. The old building is still being used for a chapel. a priests' refectory, and a library. besides accommodating the offices of the Little Flower Society. For location, environment. and accessibility. Mt. Carmel is ideally situated. The school build- ing faces east on Dante Avenue. at Sixty-fourth Street. Cn the north is the Carmelite Monastery and on the south, St. Cyril's Parish Rectory. To the south is a district almost exclusively residential. and yet a moment's walkin a north- erly direction will bring one to the shopping section of Woodlawn. The Electrified lllinois Central Suburban Service has a station within a block of the school, and provides fast convenient service for the entire South Shore district, as well as for South Chicago. Pullman, Blue Island, Gary, East Chicago. and Whiting. The Chicago Surface Lines cars are also within a block of the school, offering transportation to and from all directions: the Elevated Lines. a scant two blocks from the school, reach practically every locality north and west. The Chicago Motor Coach Company's route through Jackson Park serves as still another means of conveyance. Thus we see that every facility is at hand for the safe and speedy transportation of the student. RIEY. THIEODORIQ J. ll.'X'l liOX O.C.1rm. . 'Q l'r1m'1pu! THE FACULTY 4e a ss tv' I ii 'N 099 1. gg --13,13 ig H P?