Quigley Preparatory Seminary - La Petit Seminaire Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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,ky . The Philatelic Society commonly termed the Stamp Club is an organization which is constantly growing at the Seminary ome fellows have found stamp collecting too dull but many have made it their hobby The majority ol these students made up last year s sessions of the htamp Club The president ohn Sprtkovsky carried on the traditions of the club and added many new attractions Heading these was the poster exhibit which turned out to be the finest held at the Qeminary in years During the contest the members display their rare stamps on posters for whch prizes are awarded Bob Larsen Frank areczec ancl Bob hponder presented the most interesting entries The club holds ts regular meetings once a week At these gatherings stamps are bought sold and traded and the conversation is concerned with stamps alone Aidrng Spitkovsky were Dick Fassbinder Vice President Bob Sponder secretary and Bo treasurer Qtamp collecting is one ol the finest hobbies a future priest can have It is a refined pastime and sincer it increases the general knowledge ol the collector. b Dovick e inter st in As the qtamp Club brings its season to a close the Check and Gambit club Chess Club to the uninitiate opens its annual tournament. This year President Don Kulleck divided the club members into Beginner intermediate and Experienced players. 'eniors Taylor M'ller House the remaining officers ol the club were the leaders in the well played games. Each year the players become more experienced,and this year brought many new experts into the protracted chess duels. Gnd

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Three years ago Father GraFl organrzed a cultural socrety t Quigley called the rush and Stylus Club Since then the club has grown both rn srze and rn value The need lor culture In a priest rs brought out by the Pope s statement The prrest must be graced by no less knowledge and culture than rs usual among well bred and well educated people of hrs day Cer tarnly rt rs obvrous that art has been re garded for centurres as an outlet lor the culture rn a man s nature Many people wrth whom the members of thus club wall worlr as Future prrests have an understand mg and love of porntrng It would help these future prrests to have a srmrlar under easily affords pleasure to these students erther whule actually doing some parntrng or whsle studying the worlc ol some of the truly great artists Throughout these three years of the art clubs existence Father Graff has held meetmgs with the members and has given them helpful advrce on therr work Also to grve the boys a broader lmowledge of painting lurther help has been given by several guest spealcers Fathers Christ Nremeyer and Morrrson Examples of the members worlc have been seen by vrsrtors to Quigley at the annual art ex hrbut Some of the parntrngs have been sent as far as South Amerrca lor exhnbrtuon Every day the students at urgley see examples of the club s worlc rn the prctures on the darly relrglous bulletms and the many posters placed rn the school The luture ol the Art Club under the guidance of Father Graff Indeed loolcs brrght V l . O . B . ' standing of art. The field of painting o r '

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1- 'SPQRTS ARE A NATURAL SCHOOL CF ALL THE NATURAL VIRTUES WHICH FURNISH A SCLID FQUNDATICN PCR THESURERNATURAL VIRTUES The principal physical activity of a school naturally centers about its athletic depart- ment. Within and about the department are fostered all the natural and moral qualities which are an absolute necessity For the seminarian who would develop into a true priest of God, these virtues being the ones which tend to malce a well-rounded man and which complement the religious, intellectual, and cultural training profered by the seminary. Pope Pius XII. expressed this sentiment quite aptly when he said, Sports are a school of loyalty, courage, endurance, resolution, universal brotherhood, and of all the natural virtues which Furnish a solid foundation for the supernatural virtues and prepare the way for sustaining without weakness the greatest responsibility.