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

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He knew their proper position in His lite and accordingly spent most of His time praying and working It is difficult to imagine Christ being chided by His Blessed Mother tor playing too much and neglecting His duties That doesn t mean however that we don t engage in sports Everyone who has been at Quigley for any length of time knows that this is not the case In fact Quigley has developed one of the finest systems of intramural sports in the country Perhaps someone may ask Why has this intramural system been set up instead of organizing varsity teams? The answer to this question is that the authorities at Quigley realize the sports of seminarlans are not an end in themselves but only a means to an end This means that sports besides 41 K7 , Here at Quigley, we are also spending most of our time in prayer and study.

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Few people associate the boy Chrlst with sports However nf you were lavmg ln Nazareth when He was a boy you would probably have seen hum playnng games an the flelds wuth the other Nazarene children No doubt you also would have noticed His Blessed Mother standing nearby as she stopped for a moment on her way to the well to watch her Son at play Although nothlng IS mentioned by any of the four evangellsts concerning these actlvltles we can be sure that Jesus dld take part In sports and more over that Hrs mother encouraged Has partlclpatlon In them Belng the per fect mother she surely realized the Important part that healthful exercise plays In the development of a growing boy Therefore rt IS not wishful thunk mg to belueve that In all probablllty Christ dld take partln sports Of course 4K li , 5 Q I ll . 1 g .1 ' x Q ,. J ' 9 , - Y U 7 ' 1

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being an excellent means of relaxa- tion, are also meant to help a semi- narian develop physically and morally. With this idea in mind therefore Quigley has set up a system of sports in which each seminarian has the chance participate prove this let s take a look at the schedule lrst in e beginning of the school year two tournaments are held a tennis and a handball tour nament Both are open to all stu dents Swimming and bowling also begin about this timeand continue until near the end of the school year Basketball then takes the the middle of November and lasts un til the middle of March All of these sports are highly organized so that the maximum number of students may take part in them In the spring the baseball tournament begins with a team representing each room Also in the spring after basektball ping pong tables are set up in the gym and a ping pong tournament is held in which every student may take part The sports year then closes with an other tennis tournament. From this rapid glance at Quigley's sports pro- gram it can be easily seen that it of- fers every seminarian the chance to develop physically and morally lt is pretty evi dent how these various games help physical de velopment or instance a sport like ping pong develops quick reflexes while another such swimming is es pecially useful in Strengthening the shoulder muscles However per hapsitisnotquite so clear how sports can help a seminarian in other ways T demonstrate let us take a case at hand basketball a team game therefore it teaches co operation an important quality for priests Besides it teaches self control and provides opportunities for the seminarian to overcome anger patience and disappointments By bearing losses cheerfully seminarians are conditioning themselves for set backs in later life Similarly all sports at Quigley can help semmarians to become better priests The picture above sums up the idea lt is a seminarian dedicating his recreation to Christ through His Blessed Mother 48 to ' ' ' . To ' - ' ' . F F' , ' th ' , as ' T . o spotlight abou t First of all this is . v . , , ' im-