St Josephs College - Phase Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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f- -Q 'PSC We pledge to the President of the United States, Com- mander-in-Chief of the total forces of our nation, the total resources and strength of our colleges and uni- versities-our faculties, our students, our administrative organizations, our buildings, and our equipment. To win the' war and win the peace that follows requires trained minds and hands. The institutions of higher education of the United States are organized for action, and they offer their united power for decisive military victory and for the' ultimate and even more difficult victory to estab- lish a just and lasting peace. From the Preamble-Resolutions and Recommendations of the Na- tional Conference of University and College Presidents. To the solemn pledge of the Presidents of the institutions of higher edu- cation, Saint lose'ph's wholeheartedly subscribes. At no other time in the history of our Country have the ideals that gave it birth and that have been its strength been so viciously attacked or so gravely endangered. The' pre- servation of the National Ideal will call forth the utmost of effort and sacri- fice on the field of battle, and in the home support of the armed forces, and more significantly will it make demands upon the field of education, partic- ularly of political philosophy. The nation stands in need of highly specialized technicians in great numbersg it will require many millions of physically fit men in the ranks and thousands of courageous and capable men to direct the fighting forces. A total victory will be won only by a total effort. To assist in the training of the technicians, to aid in the building up of a fund of well developed man- power, to help in the creation of the morale of the fighting men and of civil- ians, through inspiration which is born of the knowledge of the ideals which support the defense of our country and of appreciation of the philosophy which underlies the American form of life and government, Saint joseph's directs its supreme efforts. Q Page eighteen E D U C A FOR vicToRY

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ln recent years the athletic program has been greatly exe panclecl. St. losepns athletes participate in all intercollegiate Sports. The basketball scene was taken as the Pcimas cledia cated their new tieldhouse Page seventeen

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TICDN Why AND PEACE dx f-iris ' : N ,K i gd . g mv ,X gg To assure a matriculate of the possibility of completing his undergrad- uate career before reaching the age of compulsory military service, Saint lose'ph's offers an accelerated program through which the regular four-year college curriculum can be completed in three calendar years, through six regular semesters and two summer sessions. The' basic skeleton course of Religion, English, and Philosophy is maintained: Religion to provide the abil- ity to view all relations under the aspect of eternity, English to furnish the indispensable medium for intelligible and forceful expression of ideas and an acquaintance with the inestimable treasures that are the heritage of Mother-tongueg Philosophy to give the bases for all other scientific and cul- tural endeavors and to correlate all human wisdoms. ln the accelerated pro- gram, emphasis will be placed on physical education and physical fitness. A program of physical exercises and of intramural sports activities, includ- ing as much of the aspect of military training as is feasible, in which all stu- dents participate is offered, so that when the call to duty comes none' will be found wanting. For winning of the Peace, a task more difficult than the winning of the war itself, leaders will be necessary who are well-versed in the basic princi- ples of Christianity, who have a deep knowledge of eternal truths, and who are possessed of an unshakable sense of true values. The world must be won for Christ, nolasting universal peace will be possible except it be founded upon the Christian principles of basic justice, charity, and liberty for all. The anti-social, the anti-democratic, the anti-Christian background and princi- ples of the forces which have involved the entire world in bitter death- struggle must be met and vanquished in the intellectual arena just as their armies must be met and conquered on the bloody battlefield. To the pur- pose of developing youth into men of physical vigor, of sound scholarship, of fine spiritual outlookg into loyal Christians and loyal Citizens, Saint loseph's is irrevocably dedicated. Page nineteen