St Benedict High School - Benedictum Yearbook (Highland Park, MI)

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The BENEDICTUM MUSIC DEPARTMENT Modern civilization is rapidly recognizing the value of music as an educational means and less as an educational frill. Consequently, school authorities are encouraging pupils to participate in school orchestras, bands, and glee clubs. Playing in a high school orchestra involves hours of tedious practice, but the resulting spirit of co-operation and respect for discipline are alone sufficient reward. St. Benedict Orchestra has shown its splendid ability on many occasions. Proof of the orchestra's obliging nature has been given by its willingness to play for all the school and social functions of the parish. For an orchestra composed of only nineteen members, it can well be proud of its variety of instruments. The orchestra includes the following choirs besides the drums and piano: a string choir composed of the first and second violins, double bass, and cello, a reed choir made up of first and second clarinets, alto and tenor saxophonesg and a wind choir including first and second cornets, trom- bone, sousaphone, and baritone. During the past year many members of the Music Department advanced them- selves by studying compositions from Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Grieg, Hayden, MacDowell, Mozart, Nevin, Schubert, Schumann, Sinding, and Tschaikowslay. Other achievements may be added to the credit of the Music Department. In the fifth annual Music Memory Contest sponsored by the Symphony Society, St. Benedict was the only school that had seven perfect papers. The music pupils who brought this honor to the school are: D. Kennedy, Hauck, E. Best, A. Carron, A. Wines, A. King, and H. Clawson. We delight in the yearly improvement of St. Benedict Music Department and feel certain that everyone who has come under its influence has been uplifted by the spiritual beauty of music. VlOLlNS CLARINETS SOUSAPHONE V. O'Malley E. Schmitter C' Schmiuer V. Kenney P. Mulligan J. Hauck T pjANQ A. C. Creil CORNE S L. McGlynn K. Brady D, MePhai1 II- Johnson S. yfineil F. Burghsrtlt DRUMS . 'arne I. Ansell CELLO TROMBONE . M. Mclnnes B' Demvsev DOUBLE BASS SAXOPHONE M. Sequin -I. Bader Music is nziuglnf wifb lbe firm' of Vllillfllg umllers, ztilh Ibe lzwrllfr of fbi' wiml, willy ffae MINI'- mllr of fureslsg sbe lives in flu' enrlfJ's seismir' fu'uz'ir1gs. in ilu' Hlfgbfj' IIIOHOH of ifae !7l1111l'lX, in the jjfllllfll cowflfefs of illflexible afmns, sbt' is in ull the ligfrls, in all lbw colors ibm' ifuzzlc' or soofbe our eyes, she is in the lilomf of our znferfes, in t'1'L'l'.V 171111, IIJXXEOII, evsfusy ibut shakes Our lJt'L1l'fX. She is f'L'l'V'j'll'!JL'V't', soaring beycml umf 1lf10l'l' flu' Yllflgl' of fauman speevfv uutu 1ll1t'lll'f1Jlj' spheres of Jirim' emofion.-Paderewski. Page Tlvirfy-firl

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The BENEDICTUM OUR SOCIETIES During the past year the S. S. C.. Students' Spiritual Council, was placed at the head of St. Benedict School societies. At the council's first meeting oflicers were elected and committees chosen. Thereafter the council met every month to discuss matters of spiritual interest. An exact record of Communions, Masses, and Visits to the Blessed Sacrament was kept on a spiritual bulletin board. Father Lord, the sponsor of this new movement, was rather pleased with the promptness with which the students accepted the organization. In one of his letters he wrote: I was delighted to get your report and the clipping that accom- panied it. St. Benedict has evidently been very much alive and very quick to carry through our plans. The other schools around the country will be delighted to hear about it. The Girls' Blessed Sacrament League, which was formed last year, requires for membership the reception of Holy Communion at least three times a week, attendance at Holy I-Iour once a month, and a visit to the Blessed Sacrament each dav. The junior Holy Name and Children of Mary, pioneer societies in our school, continue to be active. The Junior Holy Name showed themselves strong on Father and Son's Day by their presence at the Holy Table and the big Father and Son Entertainment, the Children of Mary, on the first Sunday of May, when they paid a most filial tribute to their heavenly queen. Thus through our societies have the boys and girls of St. Benedict had many contacts with Christ and His blessed Mother-contacts which will ever remind them of the words: Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His justice, and all these things will be added unto you. - SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Although with its essay contests, oratorical contests, studies and examinations, the past year was a very busy one, S. B. H. boys and girls had time for social activities. The boys' football banquet and the dance which followed constituted the first big social event of the year. Immediately preceding the dance, seventeen boys received letters. Spirit thus ran high, and it would be hard to find a merrier or happier crowd than that which stepped to peppy music on this memorable evening. Besides, there were at various other times during the year social gatherings of an informal nature. The entertained were the League of the Blessed Sacrament, the Children of Mary or the junior and senior basketball girls. But always, capable and charming hostesses presided and a most delightful time was offered. St. Benedict Alumni banqueted the seniors in May. The banquet, the hosts, and hostesses were all that anyone could possibly desire, and long will the seniors cherish the happy memory of this occasion. The social activities were culminated in the Junior-Senior Banquet on june eighteenth. All that was said about the Alumni Banquet can be said with equal measure here. But beneath the gaily floating blue and gold the seniors ended the evening with conscious regret, for to them it meant not only the closing of the yearis activities, but also of their scholastic career in St. Benedict School. Page TlJi7'fJ'-SIA