Salesianum School - Salesian Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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59, X , TI' no Q 0 3 R DAILY LIVE Every year during the week of the feast of St. Francis DeSales we put away our text books for three days to observe the most beautiful tradif tion ever established at Salesianum. These days are spent in silence, prayer and meditation. Cur Retreat Master, the Rev, Doctor Joseph L. IvIcCoy, gives instruction on what to do to save our soul. The Retreat is closed by the reception of Holy Communion bv the entire student body. TO THE RIGHT: Father McCoy stresses a point during one of the conferences that we shall long remember. BELOW: Father Martin, assisted by John Hession, dis- tributes Holy Communion to the Seniors who are making their last high school retreat. The highlight of the school year: the annual Retreat. Father McCoy is seen saying the Communion Mass on the last day of the Retreat. i J, Q.. .M 'Q N u

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lil? The Very Reverend Dominico l3alducelli, Superior General of the Oblates gives the Student Body the Apostolic Blessing. ' . il og - - ar , K , 3 X The development of soul, mind, and body is the aim of our teachers, and it is right that the development of soul should be the prime aim. For what doth it profit a man if he gain the world and suffer the loss of his soul? No matter what walk of life we follow, our religious training will remain ever with us. We study with God always near us in the chapel. We hear Holy Mass every Wednesday and have the Sacrament of Penance constantly at our disposal. Who of us is not impressed by this nearness to God? And during the months of May and October our little chapel is always packed for Benediction. whicd Ffa? a major ro e an TO THE LEFf: Father Tucker makes the formal introduction of Father Balducelli to the student body. BELOW: a scene from the daily Mass celebrated by a member of the faculty every Wednesday morning. Noon' AZ , x 9 K I 1 Z X Q A u IJ

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In this day and age it is .necessary to know the laws and principles that explain much of the phenomena around us and how we can apply them to everyfday use, so as to improve on what we have in- order to make this a better and more comfortable world to live in. That is the reason why we study the higher sciences, such as physics and chemistry. But Radio-Television is a science fast becoming popular, and we are not behind the times, for this science has been inserted into the course of studies this year. name an mnrn S 145 T0 2:30 as M Francis Sarro directs our glances to those leader-makers, our textbooks. ABOVE A birds eye view of umor A showing the various ways of how to solve a hard problem Chapplus bmng his tongue Lemley wamng for that last minute mspiraton and Farone s Eureka! BELOW. Sprogell lost in our vast lobby between classes. .fb K Y t,