Salesianum School - Salesian Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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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,

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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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aw 4 V. ,, .E , X Rf. H Elllllli LEARNING In this, the Atomic Age, a thorough knowledge of mathematics is necessary in order to meet the demands of the future. From the building of the pyramids right down to the construction of mod' ern aircraft and the Atomic bomb, mathematics has been a vital necessity. As Freshmen' and Juniors' we received our first glance into the sci' ence of algebra, while in our Sophomore and Senior years we learned the basic foundations of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. wJ Ll 4- av- '5 'CES' Q 5- ABOVE: Huh? answers R. Doordan to one of the History questions asked by Father Martin. RIGHT: Mr. Mc- Hugh makes certain that those in the back of the room Cand the camera, also, can see the problem solved by Homer! during Algebra class. Mr. Levand with Joseph Con- nolly and other members of junior B just before the start of an interesting Physics Class.