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Announcement

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Courses

Second Term

November 29

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January 29

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Shell School of Social Studies

Room 602

31 East Congress Street

WABash 1159



NOTES ON

LIFE AS IT IS

AND MAY BE YET -

Shell School of Social Studies
Is opportunity.

It is your chance

regardless of your
"race, 11 creed, color or money
to learn how to share

in greatest measure

the fulness of life.

All about us today

life has grown small;

it has been allowed

to shrink and to wither.

On every side

materialism

shuts out our God

and cuts away bur soul.
Machines and steel and humdrum rote
compress us in

and crush.

The dull routine of the engine's throb

threatens to keynote

even our national life

with regimentation.

This School might be called

a screech to be free -

a protest -

an effort

to show people

that life need not be

all gadgets, ads and standard brands.

It aims -to show people

a picture

of life as it can

and of right should be.

It strives to stir up

the desire for full life -

a desire it hopes will spread

from person to person

and yield in a mighty, firm demand.

It calls upon people

to resist with all their stores

of latent power -

to change their groans

for songs of joy

and fight -

to clutch and repossess

with their bleeding

machine-gashed hands

the soft rich loam

of the fruitful earth -



to dare the heights

(as God invites us all)

of His own life

through grace.

In aid of this

our program presents*

a) Philosophy and Theology -

These tear away

the encrustrations

laid on truth and bare

the very fibres of life -

God, Christ,

Truth, Work,

Justice, the Church et cetera.

We argue that here is the stuff

from which as a basis

the organic reconstruction of life

must grow.

b) Social Studies -

These bring the aforementioned

eternal, general truths

to bear on the things

of our time and our place.

By this means

we decide

what good

our common life

presents to be kept

-and what of bad

our action

must destroy.

c) Liberal Studies -

These are presented

to discipline the mind,

to enlarge its scope,

to put it in touch

with the mightiest minds

who have held life up to view,

to help it support

the greatest truths,

to provide it

truly human things to do,

to equip it to give effective voice

to truth.

We teach in a word

the motives,

the principles,

the means,

which

heeded,

observed

and used

will make

our action together

achieve the decent,

the good,
the full and human life.



GENERAL NOTES

Shell School Is an adult education

center of social studies. It Is au-

thorized by the Most Reverend Bernard

J. Shell, D.D.
,
Auxiliary Bishop of

Chicago, to function as a project of

the Educational Department of the

Catholic Youth Organization. Since

the School opened on February 1, 1943,

4,842 students have attended.

In accordance with the policy

established for the School by Bishop

Shell there are no requirements of

previous education, "race,'* color,

creed or money. The School is abso-

lutely free and open to everybody.

Second Tern . , November 29 to January

Third Term . . .January 31 to April 1

Fourth Term . . April 17 to June 17

Registrations open Monday, November 22.

To register, write or call Registrar,

Room 602

31 East Congress Street

Chicago 5, Illinois

WABash 1159.

Schedule of classes:

The Basic Course

6:45 to 7:35

7:45 to 8:35

8:45 to 9:35

General Division

6:00 to 6:50

7:00 to 7:50

8;00 to 8:50

9:00 to 9:50

Saturday

1:15 to 2:05

2:15 to 3:05

Labor Studies

7:15 to 8:30

8:40 to 9:45

Dramatics

6:30 to 7:30

St. Benet Library and Book Shop

39 East Congress Street

HARrison 7039

Monday to Friday - 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday - 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.



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THE BASIC COURSE

Introduction

Realizing that some students of
the School might wish to pursue a
comprehensive and intensive study of
the full Christian synthesis and its
backgrounds. Bishop Shell last Sep-

tember directed the establishment of

the basic course: This curriculum

(see below) provides the student with

the intellectual basis for full and

conscious participation in Christian

and democratic life.

It gives him above all In Schol-
astic philosophy and dogmatic theo-

logy an integrated, complete and

timeless standard of judgment. To-

gether with this standard of evalu-

ation, the student is put In posses-

sion of the best thought of the past.

This is achieved through the reading

of the most representative classics

of each historical period. A key to

understanding the intellectual com-

plexion of his own time is provided

in the surveys of the natural sci-

ences. And since the object of this

course is to produce effective social

agents, a picture of the society in

which the student will have to work

is provided by the study of economics

and sociology.

The complete course requires two

years. Students completing the full

curriculum are eligible for gradua-

tion., Each of the three classes

during the second term will meet

twice a week, on Tuesday and Thurs-

day, at 6:45, 7:45 and 8:45 respec-

tively.

No new students for the basic

course will be accepted this term.

Application may, however, be made

now for admission to the new cycle

which, conditions permitting, will

open this spring.

Students now enrolled in the

basic course include:

Florence Allen, Inez Barnard

Dorothy Coghlan, Florence Cusick



Glenn Devlin, Marion Elledge
Catherine Hennessey, Mrs, Rae Keeler

Clara Kraemer, Catherine Leinen

Helen Lowe, Irene Maloney

Gwen McCalii ster, Joseph McDonough

Florence Miesch, Marguerite 0*Connor

Ann Pfister, Rosemary Rowland

Emelia Sitta, Norma Svejda

Catharine Taylor, Genevieve Tillotaon
Colette Wagner, Theresa White

Economics General

Ethics

Theodicy

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Ideas II . Rome

Tuesday and Thursday - 6:45 - C
Mr. Joyce

This course will continue the
literary history of thought and
will deal with the period of the
Roman Empire. Works to be read
and discussed include: The Aeneid
of Vergil, the Odes and De Arte
Poetics of Horace, the Satires of

Juvenal, Longinus’ on the Sublime,
the Rhetoric of Quintillian, the
Institutes of Justinian, the let-
ters of St. Jerome, the Confes-

sions and The City of God of St.
Augustine. The continuity with
and the contribution to We stern
thought of Roman civilization will

be indicated and analyzed.

(Edward Joyce, A.B., St. Mary of

the Lake University; S.T.E., St.

Mary of the Lake University; Ph.B.,

Loyola University)

Mathematical Reasoning II

.

Tuesday and Thursday - 7:45 - C

Mr. Schaeffer

In this course the student

will be made further acquainted

with the methods and procedures of

mathematics

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(George Schaeffer, B.S., Central

Y.M.C.A. College; Ph.D. candidate.

University of Chicago; Instructor

in Chemistry, University of Chi-

cago; Director, The Basic Course)

Physical Science Survey II.

Tuesday and Thursday - 8:45 - C

Mr. Schaeffer

This course will constitute

a survey of the basic concepts and

methods of the physical sciences.

Its immediate purpose in the cur-

riculum is that of preparing the

student for the study of the branch

of philosophy known as cosmology.



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GENERAL DIVISION

Introduction

In the general division of Shell

School a broad selection of courses

is offered. All subjects presented

bear in some way or other on the prob-
lem of bringing our life in common to
its fullest possible development, of

restoring nunan life to a truly human

basis. From amon these courses you

are free to select whichever suit your

interest and the time at your disposal.

During the time you spend at Shell

School you are strongly urged to avail

yourself of the opportunity to see the

complete Christian synthesis. Making

this intellectually your own Is the

foremost requirement to your active

and effective participation in the great

work of reconstructing the social order.

Some part of this synthesis is offered

during every term, and the whole is

covered in all of its branches at least

once during the cycle of an academic

year.

The synthesis is made up of the

divisions of Scholastic philosophy

(Introduction, Minor Logic, Major Lo-

gic, Metaphysics, Cosmology, Psy-

chology, Theodicy, General Ethics and

Special Ethics) and the treatises of

dogmatic theology (Apologetics, Holy

Scripture, God, Christ, Grace, the

Mystical Body, Liturgy and the Sacra-

ments) .

With a knowledge of the truths

of this synthesis as a basis, you are

equipped to study and understand the

social question and to evaluate right-

ly and act upon proposed solutions.

To help you in the selection of

course sequences suited to your needs

members of the staff of the Education-

al Department are available for confer-

ences. Appointments may be requested

by writing or calling the Registrar.



THEOLOGY

The Mystical Body

Monday - 6:00 to 6:50 - A

Mr. Drury

The highest life possible to us
l, in the way” Is the supernatural life

of grace. We participate in this di-

vine life through incorporation into

the Mystical Body of Christ, the

Church* Last June our present Holy

Father, Pius XII, made this beautiful

and powerful doctrine the subject of

an encyclical letter, Mystlcl Corpor-

is* It is the purpose of this course

to explain the encyclical.

(George Drury, A.B., St. Mary of the

Lake University; S.T.B., St. Mary of

the Lake University; Educational Di-
rector, Catholic Youth Organization)

The Sacraments II. Holy Eucharist ,
Penance, Extreme Unction, Ho-

Tuesday - 7:00 to 7:50 - B
Father Laukemper

In the Mystical Body, the Sacra-

ments are channels through which the

life of the Body flows from Christ,
the Head, to us, the members. This

course will present explanations of

the theology of the Sacraments and

illustrative demonstrations of how

they are confected and administered.

(The Reverend Bernard Laukemper,

Classical Studies, Muenster, Germany;

S.T.B., St. Bernard* s Seminary, Ro-

chester, New York; Pastor of St.

Aloysius Church, Chicago)

Liturgy

Tuesday - 8:00 to 8;50 - B
Miss Hanlon with guest speakers

Liturgy is the communal prayer of

the Mystical Body which brings life

from the Head to the members. The

aim of this course is to give people

a greater appreciation of and a fuller

participation in the liturgical riches

of the Church.

(Loretto C. Hanlon, Graduate, Loyola
University School of Social Work)



The Language of the Maas

Wednesday - 8:00 to 8:50 - C
Miss Gallagher

The central act of the liturgy Is
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, A know-
ledge of the meaning of the prayers of
the Mass will help to make our parti-
cipation more perfect. This course
will study the Latin language with
particular- reference to the text of
the Missal.

(Marguerite R. Gallagher, A.B., St.
Xavier College; Graduate study, Loy-
ola University; Librarian, the Chi-
cago Public Library)

The Bible I. Introduction

Wednesday - 6:00 to 6:50 - Library
Mr. Drury

The Word of God, "the word of
eternal life," Is contained In the
Book of Books, the Bible. These

six lectures will constitute a gen-

eral Introduction to the study of

Holy Scripture. They will treat of

the questions of Inspiration, the

canon, the blble text, translations,

the senses of scripture and the

rules for Interpretation.

PHILOSOPHY

Introduction to Philosophy II

.

Friday - 8:00 to 8:50 - B

Father Bergln

The study of scholastic philo-

sophy Is Important because It provides

a blueprint, a guide for all human

life. In this course Father Bergln

will continue his presentation of the

great questions and the methods of

philosophy. The divisions and the

subject matter discussed under each

will be studied.

(The Reverend William Bergln, C.S.V.,

St. viator*s College; M.A., Notre

Dame University; Ph.D., University of

Louvain, Belgium; Formerly President

and Professor of Philosophy, St. Via-

tor^ College, and Professor of Re-
ligion, University of Illinois)



Philosophy and Modern Life

THE SHEIL SCHOOL FORUM

Friday - 9:00 to 9:50 - B

Mr. Bums and Guest Speakers
The foundations on which human

life to be In accord with human dig-
nity must be built are presented to

us by philosophy. The principles of

philosophy must be applied to the life

of every age or the life of the period
will be of sub-human quality. What

these principles are and how they
must be applied to the conditions of

our time will be discussed on the

Shell School Forum during this term

by prominent present day philosophers.
(Robert E. Burns, Fh.B., Loyola Uni-

versity; Graduate study, Loyola Uni-

versity; Director, General Division)

Hi story of Ideas I . Greece

Friday - 6:00 to 6:50 - B

Miss Dugan

The human race has a rich heri-

tage in the intellectual life of the

great thinkers of bygone ages. In

that legacy one of the most precious

gems is the philosophy of ancient

Greece, thought that has iinfluenced

Western civilization for the past
twenty five centuries. This course

will consider the development and

content of philosophy from the Early

Ionians to Socrates, Plato and Aris-

totle.

(Lee Ann Dugan, B.S., De Paul Uni-

versity; Graduate student in philo-

sophy, Loyola University)

Metaphysics

Wednesday - 7:00 to 7:50 - B

Miss Gardner

At the core of all philosophy is

the science of being; it is the ul-

timate basis of all other knowledge.
The conclusions of ontology, which
is the subject matter of this course,

represent the highest achievements

of the human reason.
(June Gardner, A.B., Barat College;

Graduate student in sociology, Loyola

university; Social worker. Catholic
Home Bureau)



Character Analysis

Friday - 7:00 to 7:50 - A
Miss Curtin

Living a well ordered personal
life and achieving our proper develop-
ment Implies a great deal of self-
knowledge. To advance In virtue in-
quires a recogniton of the strong
points and the weaknesses In our
character. With regard to others, an
understanding of their temperaments
can frequently do much to effect an
harmonious and practical modus vi-
vendl. This course will give a pre-
sentation of the classical four tem-
peraments: the choleric, the sanguine,

the melancholy, the phlegmatic. These

time honored types which have been
guideposts of spiritual guidance for

centuries are admittedly general,

but they are still a most fruitful

means to knowledge of ourselves and

of our fellowmen.

(Margaret Curtin, Ph.B., Loyola Uni-

versity; B.E., Chicago Teachers* Col-

lege; M.A., Loyola University; Ph.D.

Candidate, Loyola University; Instru-

ctor in Philosophy, Loyola University)

A Map of Life

Tuesday - 9:00 to 9:50 - B

George Hubbard

With all the foolishness that

makes up the modern atmosphere - In-

dustrialism, big cities, ugliness

both physical and mental, the pro-

testanti sm in the sphere of the think-

ing spirit that produced that great

boon to mankind called capitalism

and the very pleasant vista of a soup-

kitchen world held out before us by

the fascists and the communists - it

is small wonder that our concept of

the good life Is not a little ob-

scured. This course will attempt to

restore that concept, to show that the

true philosophy applied, the Chris-

tian design for living, gives a warm,

a full, a happy and a colorful life.



SOCIAL

STUDIES



SOCIAL STUDIES

Sociology

Thursday - 6:00 to 6:50 - B
Miss Crowe

Man is by his nature meant to
live the common life of society.

This life as well as his individual
life is to be governed by the prin-
ciples of reason. What these ra-

tional principles are, how our so-

cial order fails to embody their

full realization and what can be

done to remedy this deficiency
will make up the subject matter

of this course on the science of

society.

(Ruth A. Crowe, Mundelein College;

Ph.-B., Loyola University; Graduate

study, Loyola University School of

Social Work; Social worker)

Christian Social Thought

Saturday - 1:15 to 2:05 - A

Sister Vincent Ferrer

If our life today has become a

harsh, bitter and seemingly futile

affair, it is because the world has

finally succeeded in separating it-

self from Christ. The social im-

plications of Christianity possess

the power to change all this, if

only given the chance once again to

operate in our life together, to

govern our relationships one to

another. This course will present

these implications as they have

been crystallized by our most

aware and progressive thinkers.

(Sister Vincent Ferrer, O.P., M.A.,

University of Wisconsin; Professor

of Economics, Rosary College)



Social Action

Wednesday - 7:00 to 7:50 - A

Mr. Keeler

It is not enough to be hearers

only of the teaching of the Church

on the social question. These truths

carry with them the obligation of

practice and of the apostolate. We

must follow them out in our own

lives and do all we can to influence

others to do likewise. For this
work of "ransoming the time,” a

task upon which the saving of the
world from barbarism depends, au-
thoritative directives have been

given. In so vital an effort it is
important to know what we are capable

of doing and how we are to proceed.
It is the aim of this course to pro-

vide that knowledge.

(Clarence R. Keeler, B.S., Cornell

University)

Marriage

Wednesday - 7:00 to 7:50 - Library

Instructor to be announced.

The vocation in life for most

people is that of marriage. In it

two people are united as one through

the new sacramental life of Matri-

mony. Their purpose thenceforth is

one: to wander the narrow path to

heaven not only together, but help-
ing each other, sanctifying one an-

other, perfecting one another. This

is aided by the natural love of af-

fection which made them to find each

other. Preparation for this high
calling should be serious and con-

sidered - particularly in a world

in which ”a great number of men ei-
ther entirely ignore or shamelessly

deny the great sanctity of Christian

wedlock, or relying on the false

principles of a nev; and utterly per-
verse morality, too often trample it

under foot.” In this course practi-
cal discussion will be given to the

obligations of wedded life, the
choice of a partner and the true con-

cept of the dignity of marriage.



The Pre-School Child

Wednesday - 8:00 to 8:50 - Library
Miss Somerville

The strongest bond in which
husband and wife realize and see the
oneness of marriage is the new natu-
ral life that arises from their un-
ion, the child. Their love, so to
speak, has become flesh and now they
see before themselves the wonderful
task of modeling Christ's spiritual
features in the new life whose com-
ponents are a product of their own

characters and physical heritage.
They will naturally want to give
their child the proper training to

meet successfully the challenge of

everyday existence. The first five

years of life are the formative

period in the development of the

physical, mental and emotional life

of the child, and this course will

concern Itself with pre-school

growth and development, habit for-

mation, training and discipline.

It will discuss feeding habits,

sleep, toilet and undesirable habits.

(Dora B. Somerville, B.S. ,Ursuline

College, Cleveland; M.A., Catholic

University of America; Postgraduate

study. National Catholic School of

Social Service and University of

Chicago; Social Service Department,

Catholic Youth Organization)

Housing

Course to be given Jan. 12,19 and 26

Wednesday - 7:00 to 7:50 - C

Mr. Grunsfeld

Bad housing means bad living.

That we have bad housing is all too

evident to anyone riding the eleva-

ted trains through our city. The

"cratering-out" we see presents a

difficult problem, and solving it

merits our interest and democratic

action. The outline of the problem,

its causes and the possibilities of

achieving minimum standards of shel-

ter for a healthy and decent life for

all people will be discussed in these

three lectures.



(Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr., B.S., Mass-

achusetts Institute of Technology;

Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris; Ameri-

can Academy, Rome; Architect for

the Adler Planetarium and the Michi-

gan Boulevard Apartments; Governor

of the Metropolitan Housing Council)

The Challenge of Collectivism

Course to be given November 29 and

December 6 and 13

Monday - 7:00 to 7:50 - B

In man's eternal search for the
good life we now find him reaching
out to collectivism. This offspring

of statism and extreme reaction to

that individualism which has char-
acterized the modem economic era
has many faces and as many names.

It may appear as communism, nation-

al socialism, fascism or state cap-

italism. With its seductive promis-

es of order, security and salva-

tion from the emptiness of be-

ing forgotten to the full life of

participation it offers a serious

challenge to our freedom. The vi*»

gi lance which is the price of our

liberty requires us to arm our-

selves with an understanding of its

true nature. Only then shall we

be in a position successfully £o
meet and defeat this threat. This

short course will present three

lectures in which the challenge of

collectivism will be analyzed.

I. November 29 - Fascism

Frank Smothers, Editor,
The Chicago Sun

II. December 6 - Communism

Speaker to be announced.

III. December 13 - The Ans-

wer: Euman Freedom

Speaker to be ahhounced.



The Shape of Things to Come

THE SHEIL SCHOOL ROUND TABLE

Thursday - 8:00 to 8:50 - A
Directed by Mr. Burns and Mr. Ferrie

There is abroad in the weary
world today a great deal of discus-
sion and writing about world affairs,
particularly of the future. Unfortu-
nately much of this post-war planning
is escapism, but the greater part of
it is prompted by a genuine desire on
the part of all peoples to shape a

better world for themselves and for

their children. If that desire goes

unfulfilled, an irretrievable oppor-

tunity will have been missed. We

must understand our problems thoroly

and think out solutions for them.

It is our job to do this because in

a democracy it is the will of the

people that ultimately determines

the path our nation takes. The means

to doing this is the democratic pro-

cedure of open discussion and free

interchange of ideas. In this series

various members of the faculty to-

gether with others will act as dis-

cussion leaders. They will present

their arguments in four-minute talks.

Then the meeting will be thrown open

for audience participation.

Dec. 2 - International Organization

or National Independence?

Dec. 9 - Minorities and the Problem

of National Unity

Dec. 16 - Jobs: "D" Day and After

Jan. 6 - The Fate of the Conquered

Nations

Jan. 13 - The Capacity of Our Nation-

al Plant to Produce

Jan. 20 - Russia

Jan. 27 - Bureaucracy and Freedom of

Enterprise

(Edward C. Ferrie, A.B. , St. Mary's

College, Winona)



The Negro In America

Tuesday - 8:00 to 8:50 - A

Mrs. Morgan

One of the most pressing prob-

lems of our national life is that

of resolving the contradiction be-

tween our expressed ideals of po-

litical democracy and our mainten-

ance of a semi-caste system with-

in our social order. America pro-

fesses to be a good nation, dedi-

cated to the brotherhood of man

under the Fatherhood of God; yet

it has never fully included the

Negro in its political, economic

or social system. This denial to

the Negro of his rightful place

as a human person is all the more

acutely unjustj in view of the con-

siderable pai*x he has played in

building the nation - a part never

told in the texts from which we

study our history. In the first

part of this course Mr. Cayton

will develop some of the ideas in-

corporated in his provocative ar-

ticle of last July called "The

Negro* s Challenge." He will show

how America*s failure to act now

to remove its inconsistency with

regard to the Negro may leave us

with nothing more than a cheap

military victory over the Axis and

eventual defeat on the Ideological

front. In the second part Mrs. Mor-

gan will present the historical role

played by the Negro people in the

making of America.

I. Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and Dec. 13 -

The Negro

1

s Challenge -

Horace R. Cayton, Director,

Parkway Community House

II. Jan. 3, 10, 17 and 24 -

"History of the American

Negro - Mrs. Morgan

(Madeline R. Morgan, A.B., Northwes-

tern University; M.A., Northwestern

University; Conceived and organized

course on Negro achievement used In

the Chicago Public Schools; Depart-

mental English Teacher, Emerson

School

)



Pan-America

Friday - 6:00 to 6:50 - A
Dr* Schwarz

Nations as well as Individuals
are meant to live a rational common
life. Two global wars within the
space of one generation are evidence
that we still have a long way to go
to achieve It. A familial relation-
ship between peoples can be helped
a great deal by the breaking down of
the barriers of Ignorance that fre-
quently separate them more sharply
than geography. This course will
attempt to make us better acquainted
with our Immediate neighbors, those
who live together with us in the
Western hemisphere.
(Ernst Schwarz, PIi.D., Berlin State

University; Director, The Pan-Ameri-

can Good Neighbor Forum)

Community Organization

Course to be given Jan. 3, 10, 17 and 24

Monday - 7:00 to 7:50 - B

Mr. Meegan and Mr. Alinsky

Life as well as the way of life

called democracy touches us most di-

rectly and vitally In the neighbor-

hood or community In which we live.
Its provisions for health, housing,

education, safety and family welfare

are good or bad in large measure be-

cause we and our neighbors do or do

not unite cooperatively to secure

the best of these things. This course

of four lectures will deal with the

important subject of community or-

ganization. The first two will tell

the dramatic story of one of the most

highly successful examples, Chicago*

s

own Back of the Yards Neighborhood

Council. The last two talks will

discuss the theory, technique and

possibilities of community organi-

zation.

I. January 3and 10 -

The Back of the Yards Neigh-

borhood Council - Mr. Meegan

U. January 17 and 24 -
Community Organization: Getting

Together to Make Democracy

Work - Mr. Alinsky



(Joseph B. Meegan, Ph.B., De Paul Uni-

versity; Graduate study, De Paul Uni-

versity and Northwestern University;

One of the original organizers and

present Executive Secretary of the

Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council)
(Saul D. Alinsky, Ph.B., University of
Chicago; Graduate study, Univesity of
Chicago; Sociologist, Institute for

Juvenile Research; Criminologist, Ill-

inois State Penitentiary System; Ex-

ecutive Director, Industrial Areas

Foundation)

Consumers f Cooperatives

Thursday - 8:00 to 10:00 - Library

Mr. Cavender and Guest Speakers

One of the most serious evils of

our economic life today is excessive

profit-taking. A most effective means

of combating this evil is the organi-

zation of consumers 1 cooperatives.

This course will present lectures on

various phases of the movement during

the first part of each class. The

last half will be devoted to small
group discussions.

(Arthur Cavender, Ph.B., Notre Dame

University; President, The Chicago

Cooperative Union)

Introduction to Social Group Work

Saturday - 2:15 to 3:05 - A

Mrs. Gentile

This course is intended to give

an introduction to the purpose, char-

acteristics and use of social group

work as a method of social work and

as an experience for group members.

The objectives and scope of group

work will be studied in the light of

community needs and existing organ-

izations. The distinctive roles

of private and public leisure time

agencies, with particular reference

to what already exists in Chicago,

will be presented.

(Helen Walker Gentile, A.B. in Music

Education, De Paul University; M.A.,

Northwestern University; Introduced

and taught the Group Work Department

of the National Catholic School of

Social Service)



Renaissance and Reformation

Thursday - 7:00 to 7:50 - A

Father Cardinal

The sixteenth century marks the
beginning of the development of mo-
dern life. With it started the
movement away from the traditional
values, the final term of which we
are reaching in our time. This

course will deal with the history
of the Reformation and the Re-

naissance and will thus provide
part of the background required
correctly to appraise and under-

stand the world in which we now

live.

I. Dec. 2 - The Secret Ar-

chives of the Vatican

II. Dec. 9 - The Popes and the

Renaissance

III. Dec. 16 - Remote and Proxi-

mate Causes of the Religious

Upheaval of the Sixteenth

Century

IV. Jan. 6 - Martin Luther vs.

Leo X

V. Jan. 13 - The Divorce of

Henry VIII

VI. Jan. 20 - The Fall of Wolsey

VII. Jan. 27 - The Sixteenth Cen-

tury Evaluated

(The Reverend Edward V. Cardinal,

A.B., St. Viator f 8 College; M.A.,

Catholic University of America;

Secret Archives of the Vatican,

1930 - 1931; Ph.D. in History, Uni-

versity of Illinois; President of

St. Viator* s College, 1934 - 1938;

Lecturer at Mundelein College;

Visiting Professor at Summer Ses-

sions, Catholic University of Ameri-

ca; Professor of History, Loyola

University, 1938 -
;
Author of

"Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio; Legate

to the Courts of Henry VIII and

Charles V.")



Interpreting the News

Tuesday - 7:00 to 7:50 - A

Mr. Smith

Soci al action requires sound

judgment. To form sound judgment s,
however, we have to get at the

facts. This necessitates careful

handling of
n
the news" as we re-

ceive it through the various chan-

nels. We must, among other things,

exercise care in the selection of

our sources, be able to discount

the coloring of accounts by the a-

gents of special interests and be

able to strip away mere propaganda.

This course will offer a weekly

round-up of current events. It wil!

demonstrate how the newspaper ac-

counts of these are to be handled
so as to yield usable data for

sound social judgments.

(Charles Carroll Smith, Director

of Promotions, Catholic Youth Or-

ganization; Business Manager, Chi-

cago Catholic Men’s Club; Chair-

man, Catholic Youth Congress)

Languages

Our curriculum includes sev-

eral languages. It is planned to

add more. They find a place at

Shell School for two reasons. In

the first place a language is a

social study in its own right. It

represents a system of sounds a-

greed upon by the people of a cer-
tain locality to express their

Ideas. Acquaintance with a lan-

guage automatically purveys a great

deal of information about the civ-

ilization, the morals and the ha-

bits of thought of the people who

fashioned or who use it. P\irther,

language is the indispensable in-

strument of social intercourse and

cooperation. Consider, to take one

example, what it will mean in terms

of hemispheric solidarity, our logi-

cally first step toward the estab-

lishment of the family of nations,

if large numbers of our people ac-

quire a command of the Spanish

language.



Polish

Wednesday - 6:00 to 6:50 - C
Instructor to be announced

French I

Tuesday - 6:00 to 6:50 - B

Miss MeBarron

(Rose McBarron, A.B., Mount St. Jo-

seph College, Cincinnati)

French II

Thursday - 6:00 to 6:50 - Library

Miss *McBarron

German

Wednesday - 6:00 to 6:50 - B

Mr. Murdoch

(Leander B. Murdoch, A.B., Lombard

College; M.A., Northwestern Univer-

sity; Graduate study. Northwestern

University; Former Professor of

Modern Languages*. Franklin College,

and Professor of German, Marshall

College

)

Spanl sh I

Tuesday - 6:00 to 6:50 - A

Mr. Sansolls y Serra

(Severlno Sansolls y Serra, A.B.,

Coleglo de San Carlos Borromeo, Ma-

nila; Legal studies, Unlversldad de

Santo Tomas, Manila; President, Thi

Filipino Catholic Guild)

Spanish II

Wednesday - 6:00 to 6*50 - A

Mr. Sansolls y Serra

Spanish III

Wednesday - 8:00 to 8:50 - A

Mr. Sansolls y Serra

Spanish IV

Thursday - 6:00 to 6:50 - A

Mr. Sansolls y Serra



LABOR-

STUDIES



LABOR STUDIES

Courses in this division are
conducted by members of the Catho-
lic Labor Alliance. This is an

organization which has for its
object to assist and cooperate with
honest union leadership every-
where, whether in the A*F. of L.,

the C.I.O., the Railroad Broth-

erhoods or bona fide independents.

It also publishes "Work,” a month-

ly paper ”for all who work for a
living.”

Parliamentary Law and Public Speaking

Monday - 7:15 to 8:30 - A
Mr. Sullivan

This course is designed to

furnish union members with a prac-

tical foundation in the elements of
good public speaking and parlia-

mentary procedure. The classes

will be conducted in such a manner

as to be most helpful to union
leaders and those aspiring to un-

ion leadership for conducting good

meetings. This class is open to

others besides union members by

special permission of the Director.

(John A. Sullivan, LL.B., George-

town University)

Interpretation and Use of Company

Financial Reports

Monday - 8:40 to 9:45 - A

Mr. Delany and Mr. Yancey

The main objective of this course

is to explain how union leaders and

negotiating committees can best use

company financial statements and

statistics in collective bargaining

negotiations. Emphasis will be

.placed on hdw to interpret company

financial reports. Company pro-

cedure in setting /up piece work

rates, in figuring costs and other

problems of vital importance to

negotiating committees will be con-

sidered.



(Frank J. Delany, A.B., Georgetown

University; LL.B., Harvard Univer-

sity; Attorney, Wages and Hours Di-

vision, U.S. Department of Labor;

Lecturer on Labor Legislation, Loy-

ola University)

(John Yancey - Secretary-Treasurer

,

United Transport Service Employees

of America, C.I.O.)

Practices and Principles of

Unionism II .

Thursday - 7:15 to 8:30 - B

Mr. Hackett

In this course attention will

be directed to the everyday prob-
lems confronting unions and their

members. The textbook will be the

daily newspaper. The course will

also include reviews of current le-

gislation which affects workers.

(Edwin R. Hackett, President, Com-

mercial Telephone Workers Union)

Labor Economics

Thursday - 8:40 to 9:45 - B

Father Roche
In simple, concrete terms the

principles of economics will be ap-

plied to the problems which face

the worker. These principles are

taken from the encyclicals "On the

Condition of Labor" and "On Re-

constructing the Social Order."

(The Reverend Edward Roche, M.A.,

St. Mary of the Lake University;
S.T.L., St. Mary of 'the Lake Uni-

versity; Graduate study, Rome;

Teacher In the. Waukegan Labor School

Professor of Economics. St. Mary

of the Lake University)



DRAMATIC ART

The drama is one of the most

highly developed and forceful forms
we have for the presentation of the
problems of life and of the solutions
proposed for them. In it lies a
powerful means of social education.
The Sheil School intends to avail

itself of the abundant aid it can

offer to the cause of bringing about
a better world.

For this purpose the C.Y.O.

Theater is being formed. Its imme-

diate purpose will be the training

of actors and technicians for the

production of socially significant

dramas in the C.Y.O. Theater. Its

ultimate aim, however, envisions a

much broader sphere of influence.
It is designed to serve as a source

of trained personnel for parish and

other theater groups.

Auditions for the Theater will

be held November’ 30, December 7 and

December 14 in connection with the

course on Acting. Application for

auditions may be made at the time

of registration.

The courses and projects of this

division are under the direction of

Anna May Hawekotte Smith.

Acting

Tuesday - 6:30 to 7:30 - 2nd Fl$pr

Mrs. Smith

(Anna May Hawekotte* Smith, A.B.
,

Ba-

rat College; M. A. , Teachers* College,

Columbia University; Graduate study,

Columbia University; Instructor in

Speech, Barat College)

The Modern Drama

Friday - 8:00 to 9:00 - 2nd Floor

Miss Green and Miss Ward

This course will discuss vari-

ous dramas by modern authors. It will

present typical scenes for purposes

of analysis of the production prob-

lems involved for the little theater

group

•

(Marguerite Green, A.B., Barat College)

(Mariedythe Ward, A.B., Barat College)



LIBERAL

^TUDILS



LIBERAL STUDIES

Creative Writing

Monday - 8:00 to 8:50 - B

Major Beals

This course will deal with the

preparation and composition of mater-
ial Intended for publication.

(Frank L. Beels, Maryville College;

George Washington University; Uni-

versity of Chicago; B.S., De Paul

University; M.A., De Paul Univer-

sity; Military attache, Brazil;

President, Racine Military Academy,

1930-1933; Assistant Superintendent

of Chicago Public Schools since

1935; Major, U.S. Army (retired);

Author of several books and nu-

merous articles)

Effective Speech

Friday - 7:00 to 7:50 - B

Mrs, Smith

This course will teach the

essentials of good public speak-

ing - diction, voice, bodily ex-

pression and organization of material.

The Great Books II . Aristotle 1 s
”Nicomachaean Ethics h

Wednesday - 8:00 to 8:50 - B

Miss Blaser

Continuing its program of

reading and discussing the ” clas-

sics,” the great books of all

time, this class will this term

consider a work of the foremost

philosopher of all time. It will

study the famous ”NIcomachaean

Ethics” of Aristotle, the Stagi-

rite’s great treatise on the mo-

ral conduct of the Individual

person.

(Margaret Blaser, Marquette Uni-

versity; University of Wisconsin;

Librarian, Milwaukee Public Library

and St. Benet Library)



Shakespeare II .

Wednesday - 9:00 to 9:50 - A

Miss Carroll

This course will continue the

study of the works of our greatest

English dramatist, William Shake-
speare, The classes are frequent-

ly illustrated by presentations of

great scenes from the plays.

(Mary Elizabeth Carroll, A.B.,

Regis College; M.A., Radcliffe Col-

lege; Graduate study. Harvard Uni-

versity; Instructor In English,

Earat College)

The Book and Author Clinic

Monday - 9:00 to 9:50 - B
Mr. Van Voorhies and Guest Speakers

The Book and Author Clinic

will continue to present discussions

of current books by competent critics
and, whenever possible, by the
author himself.

(Rousseau Van Voorhies, A.B., Loy-

ola University; College of France,

Paris; Member, the Louisiana Bar;

Director, Public Relations, The

Macmillan Co., Chicago)

Behind the Scenes of Radio

Thursday - 9:00 to 9:50 - A
fir. Andre and Guest Speakers

This course will take the stu-
dent behind the scenes and show
how various types of radio broad-

casts are produced# It will de-

scribe the part played by each
member of the radio station's staff
in putting the show on the air.
(Pierre Andre, Radio announcer)

Mathematics for Everyday Use

Thursday - 6:00 to 6:45 — C
Miss Ryan

This course will offer students
who require it the opportunity to

review or learn arithmetic, alge-

bra, calculus, geometry, trigono-

metry or statistics.

(Alice Ann Ryan, A.B. . Rosary Col-

lege)



Christian Art

Friday - 6:00 to 6:50 - C
Miss Grill

In our day serious endeavors
are being made to revive a truly
Chrsltlan art. This course will

present and discuss examples of

these efforts and the philosophy

behind them.

(Ann H. Grill, Graduate of the

Art Institute of Chicago; Instruc-

tor in Ecclesiastic Design, the

Art Institute of Chicago;

Workshop In Christian Art

Friday - 7:00 to 9:00 - C

Miss Grill

This class will offer the op-

portunity for creative art work.

The first thr^e classes will be

devoted to creche building in pre-
paration for Christmas. The lat-

ter half of the course will be oc-

cupied with drawing, lettering,

clay modeling and linoleum block

printing.

The Meaning of Music

Monday - 7:00 to 7:50 - C

Mr. Klekamp

This is a course in the tech-

nique of listening' to music. It

shows how to derive the most from

the music of the masters, how mu-

sic has developed and is put to-

gether and what parts are played

respectively by the composer, the

interpreter and the listener in the

production of a great musical ex-

perience. The classes will be co-

piously illustrated with recorded

music and piano selections.

(Norman Klekamp, Northwestern Uni-

versity; Assistant to Isadore

Buchhalter; Concert pianist and

teacher of piano)



Musical Forms

Saturday - 2; 15 to 3;05 - C

Mr. Klekamp

This is a somewhat more ad-

vanced course in music apprecia-

tion. It will discuss and illus-

trate the rigid and the free forms

of musical composition.

Songs for Chrlstnastide

Course to be given December 1 andl5

Wednesday - 7:00 to 7:50 - C

Miss Gallagher

In anticipation of the Feast

of the Nativity, these two classes

will be spent in learning and sing-

ing the songs with which Christen-

dom traditionally welcomes the

little Lord Jesus.

The illustrations in this booklet
are the work of Mr. Denis Tegetmeier.

The cover was designed and executed
by Miss Ann Grill and Mr. Jerry Keefe



SCHEDULE OP CLASSES

Monday

6:00 The Mystical Body - A

7:00 The Challenge of Collectivism - B

7;00 Community Organization - B

7:00 The Meaning of Music - C

7:15 Parliamentary Law and Public Speaking

8:00 Creative Writing - C

8:40 Interpretation and Use

of Company Financial Reports - A

9:00 The Book and Author Clinic - B

Tuesday

6:00 Spanish I - A

6:00 French I - B

6:30 Acting - 2nd Floor

6:45 Ideas II. Rome - C

7 :00 Interpreting the News - A

7:00 Liturgy - B

7:45 Mathematical Reasoning II - C

8:00 The Negro in America - A

8:00 The Sacraments II - B

8;45 Physical Science Survey II - C

9:00 A Map of Life - B

Wednesday

6:00 Spanish .II - A

6 :00 German - B

6:00 Polish - C

6:00 The Bible I - Library

7:00 Social Action - A

7:00 Metaphysics - B

7;00 Songs for Christmastide - C
7*00 Housing - C
7*00 Marriage - Library

8:00 Spanish III - A

8:00 The Great Books II - B

8:00 Latin - C

8:00 The Pre-School Child - Library

9:00 Shakespeare II - A



Thursday

6 jOO Spanish IV - A

6:00 Sociology - B

6:00 Mathenatics for Everyday Use - C

6:00 French II - Library

6:45 Ideas II. Rome - C

7;00 Renaissance and Reformation - A

7:15 Practices and Principles

of Unionism II - B

7:45 Mathematical Reasoning II - C

8:00 The Shape of Things to Come - A

8:00 Consumers’ Cooperatives - Library

8:40 Labor Economics - B

8;45 Physical Science Survey II - C

9:00 Behind the Scenes of Radio

Friday

6:00 Pan-America - A

6:00 History of Ideas I. Greece - B

6;00 Christian Art - C

7:00 Character Analysis - A
7*00 Effective Speech - B

7 ;00 Workshop in Christian Art - C

8;00 Introduction to Philosophy II - B

8:00 The Modern Drama - 2nd Floor

9:00 Philosophy and Modern Life - B

Saturday

1:15 Christian Social Thought - A

2:15 Introduction to Social Group Work -

2:15 Musical Forms - C

No classes will be held on the
Feast of the Immaculate Conception,
Wednesday, December 8.

The School will close December 20
and reopen January 3.









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