St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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RIGHT Mr. James Finley reads disinterestedly to a reflection paper an death which is sincere. but somewhat dry BELOV.' Thoroughly interested and entertained by Mr McGinnis' illustrated description of the Fast Side of Cleveland. Mr Dan Conway listens attentively Underclassmen regularly anticipate the sound ot the chimes. Here, they eagerly await the tune they can be liberated to adventure into another fundamental Theological learning experience.

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“[ he classroom — it's the symbol of the learning experience which is our primary reason for coming to any high school, but particularly to Ignatius. For some, it is a symbol of frustration and defeat. For others, it connotes accomplishment and victory. Yet for all, the classroom itself strikes an ominous note of indifferent ennui. But the classroom finds its salvation in a certain mood, a certain character, which envelops it. It's the exuberance of a reading teacher capturing the attention of his freshman class with a variety of comical dramatizations; it's the shocked excitement of a chemistry class after watching its first sodium experiment; it's the mock fear of the figure behind the golden ruler; it's the excitement of a teacher high on teaching and students high on learning which gives a classroom life. And it's these varied outlooks, these varied perspectives, on the concept of learning which make the Ignatius education so unique.

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LEFT Ft Powers is often drown aback by the wit and wisdom of Tim Conway BELOW In an effort to return to a presentable state of appearance. Miss Rosemary Torrence carefully applies lipstick to her tongue Theology Stimulates Concern I revisited the Old World of Catholic grammar school the other day, and I found things just as I had left them. Double files of boys in their white shirts and blue ties opposite plaid uniformed girls proceeded toward the massive church for another grueling session of Stations of the Cross. The students still knelt, stood, and sat at the appropriate times for each of the fifteen stations. They couldn't wait for Easter vacation to come. It helps them to better understand God, just as it had helped me. When we didn't understand Him, we learned how to take it on faith. Often, we didn't understand. After living in the other world for four years. I've learned more. Talk about Christian concern within the muraled walls of the Main Building has finally penetrated my mind. If only I could tell them what I know now. They didn't understand me, but I told them not to take what I said on faith. Maybe they'll learn to understand in the other world of Ignatius as I did. I can't help but think that someone in a world beyond Ignatius is thinking the same thing of me. CLASSROOM LIFE 19