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

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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

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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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First, there is a comprehensive course in Latin, the official language of the Church. The course in Greek, with its many declensions and conjugations, train both the reason and memory. Besides, various modern languages are taught since they are at times em- ployed in the work of the priest Through the teaching of these lang uages Mary not only develops the minds of her sons but also puts be fore them some of the works of the great writers of antiquity This train ing enables the students to acquire a sound education and not merely su perficial factual information Another way in which the Quigley student comes into contact with the past besides the writers of antiquity is by studying the ancient and modern history of Europe and the early his tory of the United States Not only does learning about events of years ago help a seminarian to see problems in their proper perspective but it also gives him an insight into the work of the Catholic Church down through the centuries Since much of a seminarian s work at Mundelein and also later in the priesthood will deal with reason and logic Mary has wisely seen to it that here at Quigley a boy is taught how to think accurately and logically To achieve this purpose such studies as mathematics logic and physics have been inserted into the curriculum Mathematics with its rigid inflexible rules and its many formulae teaches the student to be exact in his think ing Physics and science besides re quiring the learning and application of many formulas and definitions also enable the student to appreciate the laws and harmony of God s crea tion ln his final year the Quigley 70 Frs. Hoffmon ond McKenno pose. Foculty frosh, Frs. O'Donnell, Le Compte, Duggan. ls W out in a Fr Liske assistont priest Senior receives an introductory course in logic which prepares him for his philosophy course at the major sem :nary I - I ' ' its sei E S - . . .ii'f'l1rf ?l if T at i1, k . M X A ,.. ' ' r' V 'l 4 . li I ' :L l ' ', 215' Q 'a 'gf 4 ' ' ' ' ,sf j H, 1 C I J lx-e-F -f I 1 , T -sly .L WWW 5 y ' K ,,, ., . . . nfs --W T JH ' - . Q - N .fmwffsi . . . . . . . If V 5 A, . S I . , T , . . , . . , , .