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

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Fr McMcho o Flrst Frndoy folk Fr Howord Greek and Golf One for nnstance gnves a struknng example of humuluty another of pat: ence a thlrd of apostolic zeal I8 fourth of devotlon to duty a fnfth of charltableness Extremely lnfluentlal and far reaching work In forming student mnnds and attitudes IS done an the classroom There the professors nm part the dustulled Catholnc wnsdom of the ages there the wonders of God s world are unfolded through physical sclences there the languages are ana lyzed discussed translated tasted and dlgested there dlfflcult texts are Interpreted and books are mined to reveal their treasures The history of the world of races and of nations IS charted Theorlgnn and sngnnfucanceof phrlosophues and heresnes of polntucal and economic systems us discussed The guiding hand of Providence and the struggles of the Church are de tected trynng to check the headlong dash of the human race to dlsaster Throughout the course the student ns taught how to study each subject and regular habits of punctuallty and devotion to duty are unconsciously nnstnlled Furthermore respect and reverence for all authority especially for the Mystical Body of Chrust as unculcated In short the spnrnt of Christ and the gracious Influence of Mary hover over the classroom through the comblned efforts and ex ample of all the professors Besides lmpartlng good example and knowledge of the varlous studies to the boys at Quigley professors also have even after working hours as It were many other contacts with the semunarlans Priests on the faculty referee basketball games and super vnse all other sports at school Besldes thas other priests on the faculty wall rngly gave up thenr tnme after school to supervise the varnous clubs which exlst such as the Brush and Stylus . n, . - l l l v 9 ' - l v . U l t . . . - l I - . 1 , T D . , . Y I ! ! V . ta .

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To reflne our hearts mlnds and vvnlls our Blessed Lady uses the most salutary means the love of God for man the Mass and Sacraments the lnfe and example of Chrust and Has co workers the :deals tradrtuons and rules of the semanary To carve more Chrlst luke Images In our souls Mary employs both persons and nnanumate Instruments Fnrst of all the most nmportant person In the semnnary ns Christ Jesus lnves and walks among us as a real and movlng force Unless a per son grasps this llvsng magnetic In fluence of Jesus the same yester day today and forever he cannot understand the true spnnt of Qungley Our Lord IS at the same tlme the sub yect taught and the Person teachnng It For the semlnarlan Christ as Alpha and Omega the begnnnung and the en Worknnv together vvrth and th rough Jesus and Mary as co workers In the formatuon of future priests are the professors of Qungley s faculty They personnfy Marys motherly conc rn for her sons not only by th lr Interest un the students but also by the drffer ent virtues of Christ which they ex emplrfy Mary presents the professors of Qungley as models to be followed Fr Dufflcy table of trngonometrlc logs Fr Lyons comments on Coesor s commentary 1 o Fr Le Compte, French wnth o flovor Fr Lrske, prerequusrtes for prose wrutmg ll . , Y I - U Q y I . . 2 X . ,gg . . , J , - . . - . , . t5 ' S , . . - 3 Q - Q as - l.

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and the Camera Clubs ln addItIon to these rather formal meetlngs wIth hIs professors the semInarIan also comes In close contact wIth them In the In formal talks whIch are frequently held between teachers and students eIther at noon or after school These Impromptu gatherIngs shed further lIght on the work of a prIest or per haps help solve some problem that has been botherIng the student SolvIng vexIng problems IS the specIal work of the spIrItual dIrectors of the mInor semInary These DFIESTS perhaps more than anyone else work In close unIon wIth Jesus and Mary to mould the souls of QuIgley men Into the lIkeness of ChrIst Every day at noon perIod and after school these zealous prIests hear confessIons and also hold DFIVBTG conferences wIth semInarIans throughout the year I these conferences the student pre sents hus personal problems and re CGIVES advIce concernIng hIs spIrItual lIfe Another Important way In whIch Mary speaks to her sons IS through Chapel Each week one member of the faculty gIVeS a sermon or talk to the semInarIans and once a quarter eIther a faculty member or some prlest usually from one of the par Ishes In ChIcago glves a day of recol lectIon The second means through whIch Mary EXGFCISGS her Influence In the semInary IS the currIculum Thes dIfferent studIes appoInted by the Church after many years of experI ence are especIally chosen to develop the memory and reasonIng powers of the student They are desIgned to lay the foundatIon upon whlch later on In the mayor semInary wIll be buIlt the towerIng structures of phIlosophy Thot mon ogo n fo mol orot on F Klo ko sk o Lotn tombstone nsc pt on and theology Languages occupy a consIderable part of the currIculum at QuIgley ll ' ' ' i,irI r i . ' ' . n the sermons given in St, James' . . . g e . . , . '- l C ' D r. r w i, i I ri I . f