St Joseph and St Louis High School - Eagle Yearbook (Biddeford, ME)

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07,2 1. 2 Tracing today the lines of travel long ago. . . . Encyclopedias furnish the necessary in- formation for interesting projects in World History. 3. Seniors are learning how to live in so- ciety with clear, unshakable Christian and Democratic principles. 1 X it Cin' 05550 l:w'i 'M I I Social Sciences in the Catholic High School build up the character, the personality, and the religious life of students. They develop in our young generation an urge to contribute their support when the efforts of Catholic leaders to change the social order offer a challenge to their spirit ofcoopera- tion. Social studies encourage the students themselves to become leaders in their home and among their friends and associatesg they prepare for society members who can be relied on to apply social principles to practical problems and to come up--unaided--with the right answers. Social Sciences help the pupils to adjust themselves to their social environment, thus facilitating for them the double task of earning a living and of working out their eternal destiny. Through Social Sciences the Catholic High School turns out stu- dents who will be loyal to God and country. -4 an ' 1 .t ,nb I ti I te, V . y 4 I V' ' M -..sq ,, M G J 4. American History. . .The Seniors turn 46 back horizons to the time of the Amer- ican Expansion.

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rcaspqs The courses in this field resolve themselves into two classes: languages --those designed to teach skills in self- expression, and literature--those which broaden and enrich life through the ex- periences and thoughts of literary char- acters, An educated person has learned to use his own language effectively and has acquired some acquaintance with an- other, which is a useful social achieve- ment and a means to the development of an entirely new set of interests. The world's great literature helps to keep alive the high ideals of writers and offers adequate material to open wide the doors which lead to good reading as a worthy use of leisure, 1. There is no royal road to Latin . . . 2. Diagrams help the Sophomores read intelligently and write effectively. 3, Voici la deuxieme proposition , . , 4. La culture francaise demeure un prec- . , l . ieux heritage dont nous devons savoir profiter. 5. . . . but Latin is the most valuable subject for general culture. 3-15 4 5-1 ' 1. It

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Spend less than you earn. . Business is the keystone of our national life. The interdependency that exists between our business ac- tivities and our social and political problems is an outstanding charac- teristic of twentieth century living. The aim of the business course is to develop manual, mental, and social skills to enable the student to fulfill efficiently the duties of his job, to understand the relation between our business environment and our per- sonal and social welfare, and to ob- V tain that security in the business world that all desire today. tive journals. 'X 1 W. is -14 a lX efficient stenographers. Typing to the rhythm of music leads to speed and accuracy. The cycle having been mastered the class concentrates on classifying transactions in their respec Speed in shorthand dictations makes