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

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HIGH SCHOCL in the medals awarded to the boy ranking highest scholastically in the school, and to those of highest standing in each of their several class years. In addition gold medals are given to those students who excel in various subjects. These awards are made at the Commencement Exer- cise held at the close of the school year. Since the aim of the Carmelite Fathers is to prepare the boy for problems which will con- front him in later life, religious instruction and training play a most important part in the curriculum. The freshmen are grounded in the essentials of their faith and its application to themselves The principles which the good nuns have incul cated in them from their earliest days in school are further explained and enlarged upon Second year students are given a thorough course in Church liturgy Juniors study Church history and Seniors are taught Christian apologetics that they may be prepared to defend their faith RIQY, VRIEDIIRIC MANION O. Ca rm. 'lift-rzszzrvr O Rl X DAMIAIN IIFBERS O Rl X RI X AOL IN XS COI C AN XNHSROSI C XSI X Ll S Rlu RFX Rl GIINALD MADRl N U71 . . Q- , f 4 . , ff 2 r . l ' i O. Carm, , , , , Plane Geomelru Y Y X lff. , ,i.' fn .2if.f' . CAH11. O, Cgrm, Slmrvfsh Ph, sims -liiiri-rim' of fophunmrc 1' I inn 3 Y Y . , Carm. Chemistry

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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

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REX REX HL BFRT M CARRFIN KIERAN O HARA a . L A , 5 'ij ru O C O. Cnrm, , 1 I af IQUIIAQI-O77'IJIYIITHIII-L'S ' i 1 . . O. Carm. PhlS1-Ufllt L MT. CARMEL In addition to religious instruction there is a definitely planned spiritual system of training. Holy Mass is celebrated twice each Week, on Tuesday morning for the Freshmen and Sopho- mores, and on Thursday for the Juniors and Seniors. After Mass a short instruction is given on some point of current spiritual interest to the students. ln order to encourage frequent recep- tion of the sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion, confessions are heard all day each Friday, and an opportunity is given the boy to make use of this during his study period. The first Friday of each month is general Communion for the entire student body Con fessions are heard the day before and provisions re made for the students breakfasts after Mass Holy Hour is also observed on first Friday On Wednesday students are urged to attend the Q 1 Rl X CONIRAD H Xl I I ll