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

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REX RFK URBAN LAGER ANDRLXX I XX LI DON O Ca O C m f Sr 11 11 1 MT. CARMEL The school itself is housed in a spacious modern building. It is perfectly equipped with large, well-lighted, and well-ventilated class- rooms, excellent laboratories, lecture halls, a new gymnasium, and an up-to-date swimming pool. In connection with the latter two, provision has been made for lockers for visiting as well as home teams. The gymnasium contains all types of athletic equipment regular instruction in the use of which is g1ven the students for exercise and for the conditioning of the various teams The latest innovation is a radio amplifying sys tem to simplify announcement making Apart from the material side Mt Carmel has received the highest possible rating scholas tically It is accredlted by the University of Illinois and the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges This affiliation carries with it the privilege of entry without examination to any University or College recog nized by these organizations REX ILI IU9 Ml R! O C n Ch pl

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The idea of a Catholic educational in- stitution 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-necessitating an expansion program which resulted in the present Mt. Carmel, the name being changed at that time, in honor of Qur 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, a school cafeteria, and a library, besides accommodat- ing the offices of the Little Flower Society, For location, environment, and accessi- bility, Mt. Carmel is ideally situated. The school building faces east on Dante Avenue, at Sixty-fourth Street. On the north is the Carmelite Monastery and on the south, St. Cyril's Parish Rectory. To the south is a district almost exclu- sively residential, and yet a moment's walk in a northerly direction will bring one to the shoppingfsection of Woodlawn. The Elec- trified llliinois Central Suburban Service has a station within a block of the school. and providesifast convenient service for the entire South Slgore district, as well as for South Chicago, Pullman, Blue Island, Gary, East Chicago, 'and Whiting. The Chicago Sur- face 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 facil- ity is at hand for the safe and speedy trans- portation of the student. f it i if Q' RLY. 'l'lllfOlDORlf l H1'i'l l'ON O C I 7 I

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HIGH SCHGCL Included in these afiiliations are all the larger Universities in the Middle Vvfest lll1no1s Michigan Wisconsin Chicago Notre Dame Northwestern and many of the smaller colleges The certificate pr1v1lege Centrance upon recom mendatlon of the faculty? IS held with three large Eastern Universities namely Georgetown Dartmouth and Brown In order to ma1nta1n this accred1tat1on as well as their own high standards of s holarship the Carmelite Fathers have outl1ned a strict course of study which IS designed primarily for the best interests of the student body During the first two years all the students are required to do practically the same work w1th the excep tion of being permitted the choice of a language In third year several electives are offered and SGHIOIS haxe a st1ll greater cho1ce of subjects year but the student IS offered h1s ChO1C6 of Chemistry or Typewriting and of Latin Span ish Journalism Civics Economics or Com mercial Law This method demands a uniform 1ty that is for the good of all and yet allows a xar1at1on suited to the development of each boy s particular talents and desires Span h Rl X Ill NRE COODXK IX O Cirm 1 Y I I u ' History and English are required in fourth 1 gl , .I In . 14S RFX RFX Jl RONIL G-XRCI-X AI IRY D GII l IC RX O Ca m O Carm