Saint Benedicts Academy - Benedicta Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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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

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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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i is st:nnps??F-Yes, helping the ration hoard SALE OF BONDS 'lihut extra hond will bring him home sooner RED CROSS Students fill hoxes to aid tht sehool children of Europe 9- ik' J Our War Cgfforfs Saint Benedictls has tried to do its part in helping to end the war. The students have gathered their pennies and hought stamps hy the thousands. 'lihe little stand in the social hull, has played an important role in all the students' lives. Besides huying stamps for the defense of our own country, the students filled Red Cross lroxes for the children of war-torn lands. These hoxes were sent to lfuropean children to help them in some way to get hziek to a more civilized lille than what the war had thrust upon them. '1 fx. ,,,,,-- hug