Saint Benedicts Academy - Benedicta Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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.Mo izzq 3 father Nlax, distin guished speaker at the Science Meeting. BRINGS SCIENCE TO LIFE 'lihe S.B.A. Science Club is subdivided into four divisions: modeling, microscopy, photography, and physiology. 'lihe model- ing section heads the list for activities. The girls spent many laborious yet inter- esting hours making numerous biological models from clay which received honor- able mention at the junior Science Fair held at the Buhl Planetarium in 1944. 'lihe S. B. A. unit of the Science Hon- orary Society demonstrated before other members of the society An Easy Way to Project the 'lihird Dimension in High School Biology. Father lVlaxamillian Duman, O. S. B. of Saint Vincent College was guest speaker at the demonstration. Exhibit of Mitotic Sets made by members of the Modeling Club idents ol S.l5..X. ransomed SIXTY-9L'Vl'Il pagan balm STUDENTS HELP THE HOLY CHILDHOOD Each year at St. Benedict's the students help the Holy Child- hood by their purchases of pagan babies and Christmas seals. 'lihese purchases are made entirely by sacrihce. Instead of buying candy at lunch time or going to see that new movie, the girls give their money to the Holy Childhood. Outstanding efforts have been made by the freshmen who purchased 23,pagan babies. Following close behind are the sophomores with 24, the juniors with 13, and the seniors with 2. Through their combined efforts the students bought 8156.25 in seals. gfofy Glzilcllwod A i A ., v v v, 1 ai? ' , 4-9 We

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ournafism izored QUILL AND SCROLL Standing: P. Murphy, B. Adams, H. Mihm, P. Williams, C. Rey nolds, B. Schumacher, li Kirner, Nl. Schoenecker. Seated: K. Simon, E. Giegerich D. Vey, V. Pappert, M. Breiten bach. Quill and Scroll Quill and Scroll, the International Honorary Society for High School Journalists, was organized April l0, 1926, by a group of high school supervisors in order to encourage students in the journalistic held. The society numbers over twenty-live hundred chapters which are located in nearly every state in the Union, in Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, lfngland, New Zealand, and'China. Fifty thousand outstanding young journalists wear the badge of the Society. Quill and Scroll is not connected with a school or university. l'he president is elected by a vote of the whole society. 'lihe country is divided into seven districts, each of which is represented hy at least one officer. Members of Quill and Scroll must be chosen from the students enrolled in high school who at the time of their election meet tre following requirements: l. 'lihey must be of at least junior stand- ing. 2. 'lihey must be in the upper third of their class in general scholastic standing at the time of their election. 3. ilihey must have done superior work in some phase of journalistic or creative endeavor. 4. They must be recommended by the supervisor. 5. 'lihey must be approved by the lfxecutive Secretary. lfach school granted a charter is sent a copy of the initiation service. Initiations may be held at any time during the year. 'lihere are no dues. When a student becomes a member, he pays two dollars. This amount goes to pay for a gold badge and a year's subscription of Quill and Scroll. 27

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T- y.- ir f irzqbzq map Miciuzv ivnctonngs An attractive feature at Saint Benedict's Academy is the singing period. Both faculty and students realize the two-fold importance of music. The knowledge of music imparts to the students a sense of proportionate balance between the spiritualistic and the realistic. 'lihen too, periodic training of the vocal chords, as well as training the fingers to the touch of the key board, opens undiscovered channels in the minds of the Stll- dents which may possibly suggest a musical career or profession in later life. Students frequently admit that the singing period is their favorite curricular activity. Singing lessons in school afford many happy hours. They instil in us an appreciation for the beautiful, soul lifting in- spiration that only music and song can offer. Gffbw' dy ARBOR DAY CICLICBRA'l'ION The class of '45 again kept the tradition of ,-Xrbor Day. lfach year during the month of April the student body holds the annual planting of a tree on the campus. Arbor Day started at the Academy with the senior class of '39, and has been kept ever since. To define Arbor Day would he to say it is a day appointed annually as a tree-planting day by nearly every state and terri- tory in the Union. It arose from the alarm felt by public officials over the rapid and careless deforestation in the Union and the realization of what it meant to the future welfare and develop- ment of the United States. Natures llolizlay- -.Xrhor Day