Spring Hill College - Torch Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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xu I III C012 SA W Rlay. Bl. 1. KENNEY, s. J. .h'l'VIl0I' Ph z'I0,mp1zy The College Faculty a necessary subject on account of the discoveries and the various occurrences in all parts of the world. Another thing which added materially to the value of education was the introduction of mod- ern languages into the regular curricu- lum. Before this change was made, all branches of mathematics, physics, etc., were studied in the original Latin. In the various Colleges in Europe there was a course arranged in such a manner as to have no high school course at all. The College comprised the sec- ondary work and three years of Rhetoric, making a total of live years requisite for entrance into Universities. On comple- tion of the above mentioned course the student was'in a position to attend the , 3' MR. Digxxrs A, ifcnkrx, J. MR. J. A. Gassox, S. J. iflvevstfr of Erzglialz, and Dirrctur of Profvs.w.1r uf Latin, C?I'z't'k and Hisiury Freshman .sl?hh'!icS Rev. P. P. fD.SL'LI.IX'AN, S. J. MR. J. .-X. Tooxrrv, S. J- Prufcsacr nf Christian Apologetics, Lat- Professor of English, History of Philos- in and English cphy and Director of Corsair

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KXIIIII looi2sfxu2l VI The College Faculty For every suhject to he lectured upon, there is a professor assigned, and the complete carrying out of this charge in the most comprehensive manner consti- tutes his duties as instructor. The chief things with which the Ratio deals are: the discipline to he kept, the matter to he taught, and the methods to Inc fol- lowed, Having the experience of cen- turies of teaching, the Jesuits are well able to prescribe a course which shall he followed in their various institutions of learning. Previous to the revision of the Ratio in 18.32, only the essentials were taught in practically all the schools. However, the Jesuits inaugurated into their sys- tem of education, the teaching of history and geography, which had hecome quite 3 Ricv. R. 'I'. BRYANT, S I Dmoz of Dixriplizz N: Ri-zv. flII.'XRLF!-2 J. 'QI'l1iK, S. J. Rizy. ifxiu. Vhl.XRINt1, S. J. Profz'.mur of Iillgll-All, Dirrclm' nj' lllr' IJ1'ojw.s,mr of Pllyaim 111111 Cfrrizlinz Springliillion, .l.x.v'I l,IilH'llI'I'Illl ' Ri-Ly. j, S. Iirrrr, S. J. - Rm: Ii. M. Ilicck N I Proj'c.v,mr of .lcroinzlilzg rznrl Spfznixlz ljlofixuor of lfngliklz, Gcrnlurz um! L ful. i929 V

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XII I Ill lc UR SAU2 I W The College Faculty higher institutions of learning and even- tually receive his degree. ln 1726 when the Society was sup- pressed in France, the Rector of the Uni- versity of Paris translated the Ratio for his Outline of Studies . Education, as understood by the Je- suits, is the full development of all the faculties that are characteristic of man, the physical, intellectual, moral. It is not the purpose of the Jesuit system to over burden the student, rather it strives to obtain for him a well-balanced course, from which the scholar can obtain that which is best suited to his faculties, and to the unforeseen difficulties which may arise in life. Qi, f-M if , 5 2 I JA,-wiv REV. RUN.-XLD INIACIDUNALD, S. -I Clzfzpfuizz K. T. H.XR1i, B. li. A. XV. T. D,xI.Y, Ph.ll. PfL7f,L',Y,YLlI'I1fFf?1tlPIl'l' Prnfi'.x.mr' of 1ff0lIOHIfl'S 111111 Fimnici K .Al.s.vz'.xtr111t Diwftm' nf .ltlzlrlim L. Y.-xx flL'RA, B. S. I.. J. Iioi'i1ocsoi'1ii, B. S. Prufrxiwr of Biology and Director of Pmfm.-m' ll-fiDP't1'2Ul'Ilg and .llutlzwmi 1 .Mendel Society Regis! mr i929 V