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

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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

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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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RIX Rl:Y. V BERATHOLD MALONIQ O. Carm. , Prefcct of .Studies ' ' f Dircclor of Freshman Religion BRI NDAN C ll NlORl l15l O firm lei Izqzon MT CARMEL Grades are given monthly in each subject. and are governed not only by the amount and quality of Work done. but by the monthly examinations which are a part of each course. uarterly and semester marks are also given are determined chiefly by the examinations in each subject Honor cards are merit awards given each month to students who carry a ninety or more in all subjects for that month Students Who have a monthly average of ninety or more in a subject and who pass the semester religion examination with a grade of eight Hve or better are exempt from examination in that subject Thus the school demonstrates to the student a Willingness to recognize and reward his best efforts To graduate and to receive a diploma the student must have sixteen credits A credit in a subject is obtained by completing satisfactorily a course of thirty eight weeks five periods a week Besides the exemption privilege men tioned above an added incentive is to be found R X Rl X AVCJYI US OBORNI Nl Al O CONNOR O Carm O Cirm ,lcqzstmr Dr I o luv Inqlfsh Relraron ,ff RE V REGIS DONEHUE O Cum English I Q . V . . . . 7 ' ' s I V I 1 ,l' 1 , m . . Y . I I ' I ' y j - Y . J L V ' QQ , ,W It , 3 Y , . . . . ,- fi : v: ' J l .. . . . . ' -V -f-- 1' ec or 'I' . vim' f