St Josephs Academy - Twin Towers Yearbook (Collegeville, IN)

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FATHER ILDEPHONSE RAPP Speech To the intellect must be brought a com¬ prehension of facts which although not complete is still broad enough; some knowledge, even a moderate portion, must be had of all things in their rela¬ tion to their ultimate causes; each thing in creation must be known in that way which is the only true understanding— under the aspect of eternity. To the will must come the attainment of the power of choice, the mastery of the hu¬ man person, guided by true knowledge. To the imagination and emotions must be made clear the hidden meaning of all FATHER EDWIN KAISER Speech, Religion reality, because the universe reflects a Maker; the emotions which accompany the highest flights of man’s fancy must be born of a Christian heart; beauty in all its dazzling brightness is a vision of an attribute of God Himself. Thus, to all the faculties of man there comes in Catholic education that mark which is unmistakably its greatest treasure— wholeness, completeness. The aim of Catholic education in gen¬ eral is the preparation of man for his eternal destiny by the development of his spiritual capacities, his mental abil¬ ity, and his physical well-being in such a way that he will be a virtuous, law- abiding, useful member of society, ever conscious of his sublime destiny. St. Joseph’s Academy aims, first of all, at the development of Christian character and the implanting of a lively conviction that the activities of this life must be judged in the light of the life to come. It does not, therefore, demand the suppression of the natural faculties or a total renunciation of the activities of the present life, but rather, it propos¬ es to embrace in its training the whole of human life, physical, spiritual, intel¬ lectual, moral, individual, domestic, and social, in order to elevate, regulate, and perfect it in accordance with the ex¬ ample of Christ. Again, Pope Pius in his encyclical, “Christian Education of Youth”, states that “the true Christian FATHER JOSEPH HILLER German, Social Studies Page ten

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FACULTY The leaving of another academy class brings nostalgic happiness. Professors rejoice that another trained product takes its place in the world. Yet the abrupt termination of close associations is not pleasant. You gentlemen of 1946 face a world unique in many ways. You will go out into a nation whose war from without has been won, but whose war from with¬ in still rages. It is the struggle for a right and lasting peace. Young and inexperienced as you are, you nevertheless hold in your minds a cure for world ills. For you have been trained in an atmosphere of faith, hope, charity, and sacrifice; under the kindly mantle of St. Joseph, away from dis¬ torted truths and false values. Go forward now and apply the things you have mastered here. With you go all our fond wishes and prayers for your success. Sincerely, Rev. Henry J. Martin In his encyclical, “Christian Educa¬ tion of Youth”. Pope Pius declared that the “proper immediate end of Christian education is to cooperate with divine grace in forming the true and perfect Christian.” This statement is express¬ ive of the highest aim of all true educa¬ tional endeavor. The fundamental prin¬ ciple underlying Catholic education is that Religion, Faith, and Morality is the most important item in the life of man; that Religion must be the mainspring of life’s activity; that Religion must permeate every detail of life; that Re¬ ligion must be the source from which is drawn the motive of action in important decisions. Temporal interests and pur¬ suits, indeed, are not to be excluded, dare not be excluded, in the training of youth, but they must be molded, ennobled, and perfected, and subordinated to the spir¬ itual. Education in its highest purpose must seek to develop men whose moral strength in their daily lives derives from principles based on spiritual truth as taught and exemplified by the Divine Teacher Himself. Education, to deserve the name, must mean the development REV. HENRY J. MARTIN, C.PP.S., M.S. in Ed. Principal, St. Joseph’s Academy of the whole man—the development of his spiritual, mental, and bodily facul¬ ties. It must implant in mind and heart, the duties of creature towards God, to¬ wards neighbor in the sociological sense, towards the nation and the race, to¬ wards himself, and must furnish a true evaluation of personal worth and per¬ sonal rights. In the chaos of the present, in the swiftly changing social order of today, and in the bewildering denial of beliefs sacred to Catholics and the almost utter disregard of virtues and traditions once thought to be permanent institutions of Christian civilization, there is a press¬ ing need for stabilization of thought and a return to time-proved aims in edu¬ cation. One element in the definition of a good Catholic education is the quali¬ fication that it develops the whole man. Page nine

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does not renounce the activities of this life; he does not stunt his natural facul¬ ties ; but he develops and perfects them, by coordinating them with the super¬ natural. He thus ennobles what is mere¬ ly natural in life and secures for it new strength in the material and temporal order, no less than in the spiritual and eternal.” It is to the fulfillment of these aims and purposes that the faculty of St. Joseph’s has dedicated itself irrevocably. Because of his enterprising nature and sympathetic understanding of stu¬ dent problems, the Rev. Stanislaus Tus- zynski, C.PP.S., was chosen, at the be¬ ginning of the present scholastic year, to fill the office of Dean of Boys. Through hiS ' successful establishment of the demerit system and encouragement of new ideals. Father “Stan” has taken great strides in preparing “Students of Today” to become “Leaders of Tomor¬ row”. Assisting him in this task of direct¬ ing the two hundred or more boys of the Academy were the hall and dormitory supervisors. Brother John Marling, C.PP.S., who also served as assistant Dean of Boys, and the Rev. Raphael Gross, C.PP.S., were in charge of Seifert Hall. Noll Hall was under the super¬ vision of the Rev. Charles Robbins, C.PP.S., and Brother Louis Stock, C.PP.S. Brother Louis tended to the freshman studyhall and sophomore dor- FATHER FRED FEHRENBACHER Social Studies FATHER RUFUS ESSER English mitory until sickness forced him to the hospital, when he was succeeded by Mr. Urban Dumminger, C.PP.S. Father Robbins was in charge of Upper Noll, and, along with other members of the Faculty and several college students, al¬ so handled the supervision of the sopho¬ more studyhall. Mr. Emil Dinkel and Mr. Marcellus Oser, both of Xavier Hall, were placed in charge of freshmen dor¬ mitories in the Administration Building. These men have been ever present when their advice was needed, and it is through their efforts that the “Leaders of Tomorrow” are being trained. FATHER EDWARD ROOF Athletic Director Social Studies, Latin Paye eleven