St Josephs College - Phase Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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RELIGION Perfection of character through divine grace, and solid religious instruction, is the proper and immediate end of Christian education. This is the burden of the late Pontiff's Encyclical, Christian Education of Youthu. It follows, then, that the Catholic College must not only strive to impart sound Catholic teaching and practice, but it must, likewise, seek to translate that knowledge into instructive action. Conscious of this primary aim of Catholic education, St. Josephis has made every effort to present a well-planned course in advanced religious instruction. The Religion courses are, therefore, arranged with a view to correlate the funda- mental truths of the Catholic faith with the real issues and problems facing the layman in his daily life and conduct. A knowledge of the Life of Christ and a general acquaintance with the Sacred Scriptures being a necessary background for an intelligent understanding and appreciation of the whole religious structure, special emphasis is placed on the reading of the Bible. To insure sound teaching and effective guidance, the Department of Religion is comprised solely of priest-members, all trained instructors. To supplement the formal courses offered, a library of representative books and pamphlets relative to the respective courses are available for student use and reference. As a capstone to the entire religion program, the College oifers every student the opportunity for individual and personal guidance by a priest member of the faculty, the choice is determined by the student. REV. THOMAS H. GROTEN- RATH, M.A., CHAIRMAN

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TOP: REV. NORMAN G. REV. HENRY J. MARTIN, TOP: REV. CHARLES J KOLLER, A.B. A.B. ROBBINS, A.B. BOTTOM: REV. NORMAN BOTTOM: REV. MR. VIN- L. I-IECKMAN, A.B. CENT SI-IAFER, A.B. Page tfwenfy-eight

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REVEREND WALTER T. PAX Ph.D., CHAIRMAN Page The Department of Philosophy and Education has a twofold ideal, to prepare a graduate to be able to meet the requirements of the State of Indiana concerning regular High School Teacheras Li- cense, and to give every student a firm foundation in the various branches of Scholastic Philosophy. For this reason a large number of courses are designated as elec- tives in order to permit the student to choose those subjects in which he desires to secure a Teacher's License. The Philosophy courses acquaint the student with the scope, terminology, and problems of Scholastic Philosophy, and also em- brace the Helds of Ethics, Logic, Epistemology, Ontology, Cosmol- ogy, Theodicy, and the History of Philosophy. Every graduate is required to show a minor in Philosophy. One of the members of this department, Father Lucks, served as Director of this first yearbook. Giving invaluable aid, Father Lucks was always ready with the advice without which the book could not have become a reality. thirty PHILOSOPHY