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

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MR. F. MacPECK, S.J. Ignatian, Camera Club. n communication. FR. J. BECKER, S.J. Department Head, Inside S.I. D98, D19, D2I, Dli5, Hl2... Bingo! Photo-Art by Ed Dyer

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MR. r. McCurdy, s.j. Dramatics, Publicity. MR. R. FRATINI, S.J. Soccer, Frosh-Soph Baseball. mm ■• . ' $1 English, facility In our age of communication, power lies in the hands of those who are able to communi- cate with facility, with a flair. Such a facility means money. Lots of it. But it means much more. It means freedom and slavery, hope and fear, life and death. That’s why there’s so much emphasis at S.I. on language, particularly our own language. Facility comes only from practice. And that means a lot of reading — accurate reading — to find out what and how the best communi- cators do it. And a lot of writing — clear, sharp, trenchant prose. That’s the why of .the reading lists. Lists that include the best (even if sometimes boring) books. That is the purpose of the weekly (and oftener) writing assignments. And it all adds up to facility. Better-than- average ability to find out what others are really saying. Better than just-run-of-the-mill ease in saying exactly what needs to be said, to produce just precisely the effect intended. The world S.I.’s graduates walk into needs to know the truth S.I. students should have found in class and extra-curriculars and chapel. To understand the need, to communicate the needed answer clearly, with force — this is why facility in communication is a must. For, if the S.I. graduate cannot communicate the truth his generation needs, who will?

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Science—preface of the space age Today in what is truly The Scientific Age, education is apt to fall victim to overemphasis or specialization. Science is important: it may train you for a good postion; yet it is by no means the alpha and omega of the truly educated man. To be truly educated your schooling must manifest a balance of train- ing in history, language, literature, mathematics, philosophy, science and theology. Science in today’s world has mushroomed in importance — but still it is only a part of the whole. At St. Ignatius we strive to give the student the best in each of these important fields — so that whatever his future training demands, he will meet it equipped with a sound and solidly educated background — Richard D. Spohn, S.J. MR. W. KENNEDY Chemistry; Algebra I. FR RICHARD D. SPOHN Dep’t. Head. Mr. Buley discusses ionization with one of his classes. Fr. Spohn and Mr. Parker use Ohm’s Law to find parallel circuits. 1 0 O kiIj AMPERES 'I HANDS OFF THANK YOU