Nardin Academy - Rosarium Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Activities Mary, Queen of social life, watches over the Sophomore Dance. slr HE true Christian does not renounce the activities of this lifeg he does not stunt his natural facul- ties, but he develops and perfects them, by coordinating them with the supematural. If one is to be truly educated, he must leam to make use of all the talents God has given him. When his educa- tion is concemed only with academic curricula, he is developing only one small part of himself. By means of the activities here at Nardin, each girl is helped to develop her own particular gifts . With such a variety of organizations, every student has an equal opportunity to be active in some group and thus to develop leadership. By working together, whether it is on an athletic team or at a group project the girls learn that cooperation is a necessary ingredient in success . They are prepared to take their place in today's complex society. According to the Christian principles of education as shown in the Encyclical, ALL education, of which activities are a part, should be coordinated with the supernatural. In the activities, all our work and all our play is supervised and directed so that we will leam how to glorify God in all aspects of a full and varied life now and in the future.

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HE Sodality, under the patronage of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Saint Therese of the Child jesus, is truly a num- ber of divisions functioning as a single unit. The three committees, Mater Dei, the Sophomore group, Rosa Mystica, the junior section, and Ianua Caeli the Sen- ior division, tackled individual spiritual and apostolic difficulties and made concerted efforts to develop Christian social-minded- ness. They showed themselves strongly united, moreover, in major projects like the fall Variety Show, in which all member schools of the Western New York High School Sodality Union participated. Each of the three groups sponsored separate proj- ects. Chief among these in the fall were the Clothing Drive for our Indian Missions and in the spring the Book Fair, which gave all the students an opportunity to order good literature. The members of each group were free to join other committees. The Medical Mis- sions group collected and sent supplies to Dr. Lanou, who is working with the African natives. In order to pay for the shipping of these medicines, the Sophomores united with the juniors to hold a dance. CENTRAL COUNCIL Rosalie La Duca. Sfrcretaryg Mildred Timineri, treasurer, Ann Flynn prefect: Josephine Morreale, vice-prefect. Sodalists in adoration. 39 A