St Joseph Preparatory School - Azuwur Yearbook (Bardstown, KY)

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THE WORLD of the future drafts- man and architect-Mechanical -' 1 Drawing. a subject highly favored by Prepmen. X . -:Nr-f W , I -n CAMPUS CLASSRO0M ACTIVITY Forty acres encompass a variety of structures, buildings, and fields: Spalding Hall, named after Archbishop Spalding, containing within its storied structure the chapel, rooms and dormitories, rec- reation rooms, Faculty quarters, and some admin- istration offices. Flaget Hall, named after the saintly founder of the school, Bishop Flaget, holding inside its three stories freshmen dormitories with six or eight boys forming private families of their own in each dormitory. Kenneth l-lall, the little theatre, producing dra- matic triumphs on the part of the Players and the Glee Club. Xavier Hall, latest and proudest of the St. Jo- seph building clan, possessing twelve bright class- rooms, library, administration oflhces, dining rooms, and kitchen, all in modern style. x. ,.,l The gymnasium, marshalling within its walls the basketball court, lockers for all prepsters, and the science laboratories. The smooth diamond attracting the baseball tournaments every year and all visiting teams envious of the St. Joe nine. The track encircling the lighted football field and clay tennis courts inviting wholesome exer- cise before a cool dip in the pool. Golf greens, extra diamonds, and football fields giving all prepsters more than enough room to play. ,mira A-vo i TO OUR LEFT is viewed the intricate subject of geometry with all its curious functions of laws and signs. AMO. AMAS. arnat. amarnus. arnatis. amant. The prepster is no different from others: Why did Rome have to conquer the world?

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-L: il ED CATl0 At school you are not engaged so much in acquiring knowledge as in making mental efforts under criticism. A certain amount of knowledge you can indeed with average faculties acquire so as to retain, nor need you regret the hours you spend on much that is forgotten, for the shadow of lost knowledge at least protects you from many illusions. But you go to a great school not so much for knowledge as for arts and habits, for the habit of attention, for the art of expression, for the art of assuming at a moments notice a FAC LTY In the Xaverian Brother each graduate found the magnetic example of Christ. He liked the spiritual descendants of Theodore James Ryken inspired with the Zeal of Xavier. He admired their education, their patience in class, and their ability on the ball field in coaching. He found a sympathetic listener in defeat or worry. ln extra- curricular activities he found a companion who could smile at the practical ioke or frown upon the misdeed, Unknowingly the graduate drank deeply from the cup of good example. t illf t . '-M ,,,:,-3-psf' ,,,-v new intellectual position, for the att of entering quickly into another persons thoughts, for the habit of submitting to censure and refutation, for the art of indicating assent or dissent in grad- uated terms, for the habit of regarding minute points of accuracy, for the art of working out what is possible in a given time, for taste, for discrimination, for mental courage and mental sobernessf' QVVilliam Johnson Cory, l9th Cen- tury master at Etonj LIBR RY ln the library our graduate was initiated into the vast store of learning set down in black and white. He did research. Occasionally while en! sconced in a good book, he could enjoy richness in tone and over-all pleasure from the records in the hi-fi room. He read through interesting peri- odicals on all subjects. At times he was curi- ously addicted to various topics which struck his fancy in the encyclopedia. The library to our graduate was a retreat to learning and relaxation. TO THE LEFT the lab-a pla vestigate for himself. i ently. where the average high school boy can indulge his curiosity and in THE EXPERIMENT shown below doesn't look too hard but perhaps the seniors could tell you differ

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0ur Ubjective . . . are high BELlGl0N After an exposition of God the Father and a living Faith, the freshmen, now sophomores, studied the model of modern living, Christ. As iuniors the topic revolved around the Holy Ghost. Apologetics and the topic ot marriage provided stimulating and interesting subject matter for the seniors. Weekly lectures to each year by the chaplain uncovered new territories in the Faith. Yearly retreats provided a spiritual lift and a three-day retreat at Gethesame, the Trappist Mon- astery, was a conquest of a spiritual Mount Ev- erest. ENGLISH English was in turn coaxing, befuddling, curi- ous, boring, and interesting. Dreaded tive min- ute talks alternated with equally forbidding grammar drills. But through the years the grad- uate struggled through compositions, listened to more fluid-speaking classmates discuss and de- bate, sometimes even had his poetry or essay published in a national contest, avidly read gruea some tales by Poe, and secretly admired the beauty in Keats' poems. At the apex of high school English, from a study of MacBeth, the senior might have been tempted to conclude: Shakespeare was pretty clever after all. if l . tts., IN THE CLASSROOM scene at the right some at- tentive freshmen are following carefully Brothers distinction between principal and principle. LATIN The first two years of Latin pursued by our graduates gave them a background in syntax and grammar for English and other modern languages. Having passed through the amo, amas, amat stage, the sophomore discovered that Caesar could be interesting in his conquering travels. A few accelerated students elected to follow Cicero in his golden-tongue diatribes against Cataline and Hnally in the fourth year found the poetry of Virgil an interesting challenge. MUDEBN LANGUAGES f'Garcon, passez-moi du sel, s'il vous plait. Every year about the same time there is a renais- sance of French in the dining room as a new-born confidence pushes new found admirers of the graceful French tongue to advertise freshly ac- quired wares. French readers are passed out to students desiring to test their store of grammar and syntax. Au revoirs are sprinkled among graduates' farewells. NO TYPING SPEED champs here. to be sure. but future college men who will look back thankfully for this opportunity. .si 1