Our Lady of the Lake Seminary - Spire Yearbook (Syracuse, IN)

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if MISSION SOCIETY The FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY, as established at OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SEMINARY1 endeavors to foster among its students a spirit of active participa- tion 1n the Apostolic Mission of the Church The society realizes that Mission work, both at home and abroad, is a great work of the Church, and that love for the Missionaries and the Missions is an indispensable asset to the STUDENT FOR THE HOLY PRIESTHOOD Realizing too that material aid is of little avail unless it is preceded and accompanied by prayer and sacrifice, the MISSION SOCIETY proposes a definite program of spiri tual aid to the missions first, by inaugurating private prayer in the chapel for all members once a week second, by endeavoring to have each student adopt the practice of repeating the e Jaculatlon UMost Sacred Heart of Jesus,Thy Kingdom Come' each time he visits the chapel th1rd,by making a seri ous effort to include the missions among the beneficia- ries of the daily little sacrifices which are performed and which are known only to God With this spiritual program the society pro sion boxes around the building second, by sponsoring the annual bazaar, held in the spring, to which outsid- ers are invited third, by any definite program which an individual class might devise to collect money for the missions REV RICHARD A KLAVER 19 I poses a program of material aid: first, by placing mis- : I N

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EUFHARISTIC OMMITTEE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE SODALITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY The SCDALITY OF THE BLESSED JIRGIN MARY has been canonically erected at OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SEMINAR! It is the most active and influential organization school The Bodality sponsored many of the e vents of the year, the Halloween Party and the Ice Carnival, to mention a few Through the appoint ment of committees to dir: ect student attention, the Sodality has promoted a greater interest 1 Catholic l1terature,bo0ks and periodicals GATHDLI' LITERATURE COMMITTEE .545 The underlying pur pose of tre Sodality is to foster greater love for God through devotion to His Blessed Mother, in whose honor a beautiful shrine was erected this year Trough sodalists are urged o do a things through Mary, em- phasis is placed upon special services in her honor, Mass, Holy Com munion and the recitation of the Office every se cond Sunday Father Hen ry Mehr, OSC is the mod- erator BLESSED VIRGIN S OMMITTEE

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'Eff R 11.141 ,V eve 4:9 . Jxwaraijiv SEA SCOUT LAND SHIP S S MARIS STELLA SCOUTS SCOUTS SCOUTS One of the most lnterestlng of the extra-curricular act1v1t1es in the seminary is that f the scouting program It provides its members with the opportunity of developing a good sense f responsibility and cooperation with their fellows To increase student participation, the program is divided into ll BOY SCOUT TROOP NO 57 and 2D SEA SCOUT SHIP, THE S S MARIS STELLA The boy scouts include mainly the younger boys under the supervision of Norb Howe, Scout master, and James O'Ne1ll and James Tracy, Assistant Scoutmasters Periodic meetings and examina- tions for merit badges form the basic portion of their activities, while the establishment of a pamphlet rack not only provides the scouts with financial aid, but puts at the disposal of the stu dents and outsiders the best in Catholic pamphlets Sea scouting is open for the older boys and is directed by Joe Voss, Mate, John Klem, ficer of the Deck, and David Suelzer, Quartermaster Besides instructions on the requirements for advancement the sea scouts receive actual sea training on the boats of the committee members The combined efforts of both groups brought about a meeting at the school of all the scouts of this area several times during the year Aff Q-..'!5 ff-in REV JOHN S SMERH, O S C Moderator soy scom' Taco? NO 57 20 O . O . . g . 0 . I Of. . 'whim K N 9 A . M ,gt Qu, 1 . If . . , .