Mount St Michael Academy - Mountaineer Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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'img I ,, - MUSIC The Band, an inlegral parf of fhe Music Deparfmenf, was organized by ifs presenf conducfor Dr. J. Arfhur Reufher. The organizafion now numbers sevenfy-five boys. The Deparfmenf enables sfudenfs fo avail Ihemselves of a musical educafion by offering privafe lessons fo fhose who desire fo Iearn music. II is Ihe aim of fhe Music Deparfmenf fo fosfer in fhe sfudenfs a love for and appreciafion of fhe beaufiful as expressed in music, 'iq GUIDANCE Abouf five hundred sfudenfs and Iheir parenfs used our individual guidance inferview service under fhe direcfion of Bro. Lawrence Joseph. In addifion Io fhe Homeroom Guidance Period fhe Deparfmenf sponsored meefings wifh college represenfafives for fhe benefif of fhe upperclassmen and a series of apfifude and achievemenf fesfs for fhe enfire sfudenf body. MECHANICAL DRAWING The aim of fhis course is fo familiarile Ihe sfudenf wifh anofher medium of expression, drawing. 14 Engineering and science enfer so forcefully info Ihe affairs of fhe every day life of Ihe sludenf fhaf if would be very difficulf fo properly inferpref fhe evenfs and progress made in fhese fields wifhouf some Irnowledge of Ihe language of indusfry, mechanical drawing.

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Academic liTe aT The MounT sTrives To develop sincere. pracTical, ChrisT-minded men equipped wiTh The required knowledge and convicTions To assume Their place in The ranlcs of The CaTholic laiTy. WiTh This end in mind Religion plays an imporTanT parT in our high school curriculum. ln addiTion To The academic subiecTs which aid The sTudenTs inTellecTual growTh, a course in Physical EducaTion, which aims To develop in each boy a consciousness of The value of Teamwork and personal TiTness, is required. This program aims aT The developing oT The characTer of The whole Chris- Tian man and noT iusT one segmenT of him. The well-rounded developmenT of each sTudenT aT MounT ST. Michael is insured by The special emphasis placed on personal aTTenTion which Talces inTo accounT individual dif- ferences of characTer and TalenT. 'sz' f iw f' ip Ji ii TT ii s Q T if F Q Ei' T .:. T F, rs fris A Ellie S T .N if ggi Tl ENGLISH The skills To efficienfly express ideas in wrifing and in spealzing coupled wifh a familiarizafion and appreciaiion of cer- Tain cuITural areas, pariicularly Thaf of good Iiierafure, are The aims The Teacher of English endeavors To insfill in his sTudenTs.

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,r -4 LATIN Afler sludying lhe grammafical basis and elemenlary founda- fions of Latin in the firsl year, lhe Freshman advances 'lo Lalin Il. ln fhe second year fhe sfudenf pursues a sysfemalic sfudy of such works as lhe Argonauls and fhe Commenfaries of Caesar. In Lalin lll fhe seleclions of Cicero are sfudied, while in fourih year fhe sfudenf encounlers Vergil's Aeneid. The varied purposes of fhe siudy of Laiin are a classical cullural foundalion, masfery of grammar, fhe discipline of +he sfuden+'s mind, and preparation for fhe requiremenls of lafer professional and infellecfual life. FRENCH Aux eloiles par le fravail! This French version of fhe Mounl's moHo was well execufed fhis year. Freshmen were laughl' fhe basic rudimenfs in vocabulary, Sophomores were inlroduced lo The labyrinlh of irregular verbs while +he Juniors received publicafions which furnished fhem wifh living vocabulary in religion, science and sporls. 1 4 , SPANISH r .e ew 'Q .1 A man who lcnows lwo languages is worfh fwo men. Our Spanish Deparlmenl endeavors lo accomplish lhis sfupendous mission by oFlering lo our sludenls a well organized course of fhe language along wiih a befier underslancling and a deeper appreciafion of fhe enchanfing and vivifying Spanish culfure. Our moHo is, Remember fhe 'Good Neighbor Policy' . GERMAN A class of erudile Seniors and Juniors were brave enough fo pil fheir +alenls againsl +he new German course oFfered by Bro. Myles Eric. This advanced class of sludenls learned fhe basic principles of lhe German language as well as lhe hisfory oi fhe German people. Nexf year fhe Deparfmeni hopes fo expand ils program and lhus avail ils services lo more qualified sfudenfs.