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

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Acuclclnic' Life Mount Saint Michael has four main facets: spiritual, academic, cultural, and athletic, Aside from the most important, the spiritual side, the most highly esteemed of these is acadamic life. But by academic life is not only meant preparing assignments and studying for exams and attaining high scholastic honors. These things have their place, it is true, but academic life more aptly denotes the air of intellectual endeavor which permeates the work of a sin- cere student body. ln a time when education is stressed as never before, a high-reaching academic program is one of the vital ingre- dients of a successful school. From the first day of enrollment, the Mount has perpetuated this four-fold spirit through- out its student body. Thus as we Seniors com- mence a new and challenging phase in our lives, we feel confident that this traditional Mount spirit will go with us. lt is this realization that prompts us to express sincere gratitude to Mount Saint Michael. Research, the heart of learning, is fostered in a setting rich for exploitation, full of inspiration and free from disturbance. -,.,. N ,K B' Cs 3 Mg Al a -in 'ci :L , ,.,.,, 4 K 5 in C Ca wif., Principles and procedures learned in class are demonstrated Reports and term paper assignments require the students and applied during the lab eriod. k p to ma e frequent use of The Bro. Albert Gustave Memorial Library. 15

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The annual student body retreat and the opportunity for personal interviews which it aftords has long been a high spot in the opening week of school activity at the Mount. A boy enters. A young man leaves. A whole man? -Perhaps . . . What is a whole man? For four years we Mounties study Christ's Life, His sacraments, the Command- ments, and finally Apologetics. But to learn is not enough. The whole man lives what he has learned, he acts on principle rather than on caprice and he leads others by his exemplary life. Studies alone cannot constitute religious spirit. The Lenten Mass, daily Rosary, frequent confession, First Friday Mass and Communion, the annual retreat- all these religious opportunities offered at the Mount complement our studies. They help us to round out our character and education, not only for the pres- ent, but for our whole lives. Men devoted to high purpose find herein the strength of each day, rising to meet the sun and seeking their rest long after that orb has come and gone, along with us, for another day. Principles of Christian living learned in the classroom must be applied in the everyday life of each Mountle