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

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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

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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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learning, and zeal do not spring up overnight. Neither are they gifts of the Holy Spirit bestowed on the day of graduation, They are qualities that must be developed through daily re- peated acts of piety, respect, and obedience, of docility, application to study, and generosity. Opportunities - or not at all 3 to control his temper - or let it flare. By constantly striv- ing to make the right choice, a boy gradually learns to choose good in- stead of evil, without hesitation, and greater good instead of a lesser one. Though called upon by the rule to give up many things that are not in Co dnol e ords stud ous ess of soc ston Jm Rooche F s Klorko sk Wro ka ond Moho slent approval for such acts occasions to overcome his predominant faults and challenges to the students idealism are daily offered the seminarian by means of the rules Throughout his years at Quigley the seminarian is presented a series of choices Every day he can decide to arise early and go to Mass not to do his homework thoroughly or not to choose to smoke not to obey willingly or grudgingly 22 themselves wrong a seminarian will find it easy to obey if he looks upon all the rules as external manifesta tions of Christ s will and Mary s solicitude for him This then is the gentle unobtrusive but effective way in which the blue mantle of Marys protection hovers like an angel over the seminary the way in which Mary continues the teaching she began in the first semin ary at Nazareth ri rw i n ri i g r. w i, n , nin i V I , . . . . . . . . , . , I ! ! . . , . LCV Q I 1' Q '-Ol' - . .