St Ignatius College Prepatory - Ignatian Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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FR. J. ENRIGHT, S.J. Religion 2, Sodality. FR. R. PALLAS, S.J. Religion, P.S. 4; Master of Ceremonies. Sodalists celebrate the Immaculate Conception by a Solemn High Mass. Religion, education for MR. J. KEATING, S.J. Religion, P.S. 2; Greek 2; Sodality; Intramurals; Frosh- Soph Football; Varsity Base- ball. Counseling the doubtful FR. J. RYAN, S.J. Religion 4, Chaplain, De- partment Head.

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MR. J. COLF.MAN, S.J., Sociology 4, Sodality, NFL and Debating Sociology, never more relevant The unexamined life is not worth living. Two thousand five hundred years ago, one of the first social critics, Socrates, spoke these words. Since his time, many other social thinkers have asked what makes for the good life in the well-governed society. Each year the seniors at S.I. join the ranks of these thinkers by evaluating for themselves their society ( Are we all status seekers?”; Is a classless society the American ideal?”), their government ( Democracy is still on trial”), and their economic system ( Are all the Jesuits socialists or something, with all this talk about a planned economy?”). Some of the assignments are risky, as when they in- terview a member of the lower class and ask whether he is happy being unemployed; others are pesky, as when they must wheedle a saleslip from a reluctant candy store operator to prove to their in- structor that they really did visit an LL” store. Some are economical- ly enlightening, as when they start their own corporation. But, whether the method used is interviewing immigrants, playing the stock market, or genuine library research, the end in view remains always the same: to examine man’s life in society and to determine what is just, noble, useful, and good according to reason and God. The People The Government The Causes

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Students take an active part in their religion. Christ said, What does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul?” We might ask, What good is an education, unless we know how to live and use that education for our own and others salvation?” That’s the purpose of our religion course at S.I. With modern math, modern English, modern methods of learning languages- religion has gone modern too. This year a new religion program was started for the frosh, stressing the new biblical and liturgical approach. Lord of History” was the new textbook for the frosh, and next year Our Life and Worship” will be put into second year. But religion is more than book knowledge; the S.I. student practices his religion by his attendance at one of the daily masses, by a yearly retreat (three-day closed retreat for seniors), by his serving at mass and apostolic work in the Sodality. The S.I. student seeks to be a champ in a chapel as well as in class, and on the field. Religion classes give the theory; opportunities are many for putting the theory to practice. FR. B. SARGENT, S.J. Religion, P.S. 4. FR. R. DEVLIN, S.J. Religion, P.S. 1, 3; Track, Cross Country. Ottoboni consults Fr. Monaghan concerning a proof in apologetics. FR. J. MONAGHAN, S.J. Religion. P.S. 3.