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

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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 , . . , . . , , .

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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 M kola ts Go ng home to correct papers Father9 Fr Hoffman regular chapel confessor BesIdes LatIn there are no subjects perhaps more useful for the future prIest In the ChIcago archdIocese than relIgIon and EnglIsh Although at Mundelenn the semInarIan studIes theology at length here at QuIgley he recelves a complete course In relIgIon especIally In hus last three years when he thoroughly studIes the worshIp moral teachIng and dogma of the Church EspecIally for a DVIGST who must frequently be talkang to Indlvlduals small groups or large audlences a course IH EngIIsh IS absolutely neces sary Very often people judge a prIest by hIs speech and judge the Church by the pruest Therefore a prIest must have a fIrm grasp of EnglIsh funda mentals and be able to express hIm self clearly and accurately At the mInor semInary the course durmg the fnrst two years stresses the prnncuples of grammar rhetorIc and good usage In hIs remaInIng years he learns how to express hus Ideas fIrst In wrItIng and then In publlc speakmg The fIve year course In lIterature Introduces ographIes novels dramas poems short STOFIGS and essays BesIdes de talled studIes of such masterpIeces as Shakespeare s plays and Dante s DI vIne Comedy not only glV6 a semI narlan culture but also serve to develop In hIm good readIng habIts whIch are so necessary for a ChrIst lIke prIest BeSIdeS traInIng our mInds the semInary course under Mary s InspIr atIon provIdes necessary means to traIn our wIlls namely the rules of uIgley Semnnary Obvlously the rules are Imposed on the students not to make lIfe mIserable for them but to chart the way to the prIesthood to gIVe ODDOFTUHITIGS for character formatIon to guard vocatIons from harmful Influences and to strengthen wIll power QualItIes of holuness . I I I 1 I I I ' ' ' ' the student to some of the best bi- 'l