St Josephs High School - HiWay Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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SL PKRINTKNDKM 1 A I IIKU JOHN RABKI.V raiso the chalice during ih.- Offcrtorv of the Mass. .5RD-YEAR RELIGION TEACHER Sister Joan watches as students do their assign- ments. Sister also teaches junior English SER ER DENNIS RADECKI aids Father Waldron in administering Holy Communion to Helen Burkart. LAUGHTER ERUPTS as Father Thaddeus Kwak pops a humorous question in his class.

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STUDENTS in Father Rigel s sophomore religion class find a remark unusual and humorous As the laughter subsides. Father maxes a valiant attempt to respond to the comment RELIGION CLASS is open for discussion as Bro James Gleeson listens to opinions. Spiritual Paperbacks Replace Conventional Text Books The textbooks used in this year s rehgion classes placed em- phasis on understanding the sacraments and Vatican II. While junior classes studied the difficulties of leading a ma- ture Christian life, the seniors concentrated on a variety of spiritually-orientated paperbacks. Acceptance of one ' s talents and limitations was the principal concept stressed in each class. Lively, informal debates accented classes throughout the year; topics centered on the problems of faith in the modern world as encountered in teen-age life. These discussions aimed at leading the students to evaluate their personal beliefs and base their commitments on an enlightened conscience. m

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FRESHMAN ALGEBRA STUDENTS wonder at a detail Mr. Frazier stresses in his seventh period math class. Steve Backs and Bob Cervelli want an explanation of his statement. PLANE GEOMETRY student Joe Pluta appears bewildered by Brother Francis Warth ' s ex- planation of a theorem Brother is concentrating on questions about a difficult assignment. WHILE A STUDENTS answers to a geom- etry assignment are being read, Mrs, Harri- gan examines problems in her book.