St Josephs Collegiate Institute - Star Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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of Religion The purpose of education is to afford us the most complete prep- aration of mind and morals pos- sible, that we may overcome the barriers of life and merit for our- selves eternal happiness. A youth's intellect is his greatest as- set against the wiles ofthe world. The foundation, or cornerstone, of this intellect lies in our hearts. Knowledge of the fundamental sciences of language, mathe- matics and the countless others is completed by the training we re- ceive in religious education. In the development of our religious background the Faculty strives to make us spiritually zealous, Cath- olic youths who understand their r e l a t i v e purpose of existence. They endeavor to instill in our hearts and minds the thought that we are merely imperfect individ- uals given a place on earth for a purpose and afforded every op- portunity to fulfill this intention. We are taught to understand that without faith we can do nothing. ln the years to come, irrespective of where we are, or what we are doing, we will come to the real- ization that our religious educa- tion was directly the real basis of our success. l. Brother Clement explains! 2, Brother Boxil wotchesl ki. 2Hngs15 2m? 'iso-S 1

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Eff' REV BROTHER BASIL FSC U21 Department REV BROTHER CLEMENT A F S C REV. BROTHER A. PATRICK, F.S.C.

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Department Through the years we have come to the realization that 'the mark of a well educated man is his ap- preciation of the finer things in life. By the study of the English language, of its works and its authors, we are given a clear, un- preiudiced view of these finer things. We are taught the ele- gance, and meaning of the writ- ings of Keats, Shelley, Chaucer, Shakespeare and the numerous other celebrated men who pro- vided us with their work of beauty. The habit of good read- ing, both for education and en- ioyment, was instilled in us. But most important of all we were taught the meaning of writing and speaking for ourselves. Through the four years of our high-school education we were, as it seemed, constantly plagued by the most dreaded of high- school assignments-compositions and class speeches. As the time passed we began to accept these iust as any of our other assign- ments until finally they became a regular part of our studies. The training we have received in Eng- lish will eventually prove to be a most valuable asset when we go on alone to mold our future. l. Literatu 2. Drama 3. Grammar