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

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On the opposite pole of existence among the musical organizations at Quigley is the accor- dion band, newest oi the group. Originating in the minds oi Monsignor Meter and Father Mroczkowski, the job of directing it fell to the latter. When the band began its rehearsal sessions on Saturday afternoons, it was still to be proved whether or not this new group would carve its way into a permanent place in the school. But when in May, 1950, the curtain CHOIR LIBRARIANSU -'JIM HERMES AT THE ORGAN opened on the Annual Quigley Concert, the accordion band made its debut and won a spontaneous ovation of approval. With their position as a school institution established, the band has since then grown in prestige and pop- ularity among the students. During Father Mroczkowsl4i's stay in Rome, the band was directed by Father Wojcilf. ln its fifth year of existence, the musicians have gained a remarkable reputation among their more digni- fied conireres in the musical field. Now it is again under the direction ol Father Mrcczlrow- slci. The band prides itself on two outstanding members, ,lames Swaner and John Vlasny, who never fail to win the unanimous approval of their audiences with their solos. THE NIGHT BEFORE THE DAY AFTER Only to the best should the training oi stu- dents ior the priesthood be entrusted, said Cardinal Bourne. This is also true in the teaching oi music. For as the Cure' D'Ars inspired his people by his devotion at the sacred functions of the priesthood, these instructors in church music inspire future priests. The priest must sing praises to God during the ceremonies. He must do this with great diligence and piety. These instructors, selected by the bishop, teach future priests with what devotion they must offer their hearts and their voices to God in the most Holy Eucharistic Sacrifice, A SUNDAY MORNING CONCERT

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One of the difficulties which the director meets in this worlc is that of producing a prayerful spirit with voices which have not yet Fully ma- tured. But with the patience and understanding of Fatherfvlroczltowskhvocal faults are corrected, the desirable tcne qualities of each man are de- veloped, until the entire group is so controlled that it sings in one, unified voice. But just as one group seems to have reached its heights of achievement, they are ready to be graduated and Father is faced with the taslc of perfecting another group. Of this year's senior class, twenty-eight have been selected for special chant training. This group formed the leading voices of chant choir. Any number of times during the year this group is called upon to sing for special occasions both at the cathedral and at the school chapel. For those students who have more than aver- age difficulties in grasping the lcnow-how of chant, Father lvlroczlcowslci has organized a sep- arate class which he conducts in his free time. Though this class is not compulsory, the men re- spond willingly, aware ofthe absolute necessity of their mastering chant in order to sing the Mass. Among some of the special occasions at which the Schola Cantorum participated in during the past year were: the fiftieth sacerdotal anniver- sary of Archbishop O'Brien, the Forty Hour De- votion at the Cathedral, when the schola chanted SATURDAY NIGHT RENDEZVOUSH S0 A LITTLE MUSICAL ADVICE the Litany of the Saints, and gave a four-part, a cappella rendition of Alblinger's Tantum Ergo, the Christmas Midnight Mass, and the Mass on Easter Sunday. It is also the schola's distinctive privilege to chant the Divine Office on Wednesday and Thursday of l'loly Week, as well as the Tenebrae Services on Good Friday. Theirs, too, is the honor of chanting the ancient liturgy of the l loly Weelc at the cathe- dral service. To observe fittingly the fiftieth anniversary of Blessed Pius X's Motu Proprion and for the consecration of Bishop Hillinger, the chanters of Quigley joined their voices with those of the Mundelein Seminary choir. These two occasions strengthened the bond of unity that always existed between the seminarians, whether they are in their first year at Quigley or their last year at Mundelein. Why the accent on training in plain chant? Because the seminary is ever mindful that one day her boys will stand before the altar of God, mediators between God and men, raising their voices in praise and petitions for those committed to their care. Hence, though concentration on plain chant and voice training began in fourth year, the principles of correct singing and chanting are introduced as early as first year. The administration believes that the longer a student is immersed in a subject the more sensitive will be his response to the knowledge of it.

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W W f7!,e The fellow publication and little brother ofthe LE PETIT SEMlNAlRE is the official school newspaper THE CANDLE Published by the clever and enterprising uniors THE CANDLE is circulated every two weelcs It contains a very complete digest of current events during the school year as well as a wealth of sports news and humor both subtle and stimulating The paper is comprised of four sheets and carries two headlines one current events the other a sports headline The first two pages are a com plete presentation of the happenings during the past two weelcs covering events as visits ofthe Cardinal the School Play Music Recitals Mission News and interesting stories on the his tory and tradition of Quigley Seminary Thus while in itself an advanced undertalung THE CANDLE offers the students an intermediate stage in the advancement from the small scale writing of a four page publication to the com paratively large scale taslc of edrting and pub lashing the LE PETIT SEMINAIRE a complete yearboolc The budding young newsmen of the unior class test their new found slcill under the gurd ance of their Moderator Father O Donnell who acts both as advisor and coordinator rn the com pleting of the finished product fcourse no article abouta newspaperwould be complete without mentioning the men respon Ai, :Qt 7.31 z , , - 2. .1 '5 1: K r A -fl -lr-ZH: .3 Z lr' ,li UMWWW0 32 I l 01111 Ill 111 f af!! - ' i v v ' ' J ' , Q 1 . . W U . - - TZ -. I ' O , ' E A di if I ,I y Q' tl ,1 0 '1, ff lf -1 14 ' , V0 ff 7 ff fr V .' ' ' 11. .LL-:.::: .::: i 'fi Y ,, - ' YV , i Y --V .HV- f y A-'H ga A , F . - , if 4, ff -i I-FK it f ij T 71, i, E ' 3 j 'T' .gunii-7 Li t Y Y ' he - .1 ,