St Francis Preparatory School - San Fran Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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The moulding and the processing are two of the most important phases of building. In the Franciscan planifori education, these steps receive the utmost stress. The rnouid. is where all the characteristics of an object or of a man are formed. ln the mould the designs and markings of the finished product are formed and in the processing, theyisaret made bold and clear, burnished and polished and the various ornamentations that set it apart are added. gt One of the most important of the Franciscan mouldsis- the one labeled Activities. ln all the various clubs and activities the finishing touches, the distinguishing charac' teristics are added to each student. f The processing strengthens the product shaped in the mould. It finishes the production and makes the item mar- ketable. The dipping and the cooling, the coating and the painting, all combine to bring out the finer points sug- gested in the mould. The students at St. Francis are not dipped and cooled, but they are processed to bring out their finer points. The activities and clubs in which they participate develop and strengthen the characteristics formed in the mould. This is especially true within the aura of religious activities. We are students at a Catholic high school and therefore are in the mould for Catholic thought and action. Actual participa- tion in such actions as First Friday Mass and in clubs as the Third Order process and develop what was suggested in the mould. Each student has a different talent. The Franciscan plan for education carefully provides for a full development of individual talent. From music to mathematics there are clubs and activities to suit each student. However, these are not merely clubs which a student can join because he be- lieves he has a certain talent in a particular field. They are more than that. Each is 8 group designed carefully to nur- ture and develop the talent of every student. The Math Club, the Galvani Society, the Glee Club-valet the clubs- fit into the Franciscan plan to develop fully individual needs and interests. Another important phase in the development of the student is the relationship between the faculty and the students. This is accented in the various clubs by the manner in which the moderators discreetly handle each student. ln this building process every student is a custom-made article -not something turned out by mass machinery. Yes, moulding and processing are important. Each has a definite place in the making ofa Franciscan man. Mathe- matics, science, languages, music and, most important, Religion are all moulds in which the different talents are formed and through special attention and active participa- tion they are processed. Suggested by the Franciscan blue- print, the distinguishing marks of the Franciscan man are developed through the many activities at St. Francis Prep which form a sound basis building for education. . H -we , f A -, cate:-i -. t. ., - - . l-Fsiffm ' S' 'V - sr. r ,. . . - 'mgfisksw-fa . ' X ' rr 'V l j 'f.2 ?,,g,i,si. 1- x si? ,Q X New I ggi' qw - . K L . 5, ,ae . . - - -,W aswc...g...mxixiW ... 4 F

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Student Body returns to school after daily recitation of the Rosary during month of October. Religion is the basis for all not be confined to the classroom and practical religious ac Every the students. One is a closed retreat house and provides the from the world before is held at St. Vincent de In order to give them tended a Byzantine Mass both species. One of the St. Francis. This is a is designed to tation of the Still another Conducted by ical and dogmatic Every First for mass and they portant of practical A recent devotions to Our recited in her honor Visits, masses, students. Religion However, this religion must lt must be real, vibrant urri n a monastery or for withdrawing for underclassmen and their religion, the Seniors at- received communion under Ients is the Third Order of Brother Benignus O.S.F. lt stimulate interest and imi- Prep is the Friday talk. s explore the eth- Vincent de Paul's Church is one of the most im- the Prep students. in the Prep was the October morning, the rosary was door is always open to Prep of the Prep activities.