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The Road To True Peace Lead* Through Mary Vol. Ill, No. 47 Civics Clubs In Every Catholic School Urged Activation of a Catholic Civics Club in every school of the diocese was announced this week by Father Bennett Ap plegate, diocesan superintendent of schools. This recom mendation was made in a letter sent to the principals by the diocesan superintendent. In his letter, Father Applegate described the Catholic Civics Clubs “an effective force in promot ing an understanding of Christian social principles through planning, study and practical projects.” The Catholic Civics Clubs, spon sored by the Commission on Amer ican Citizenship of The Catholic Univenstiy of America, are design ed to "foster and promote civic virtue and to be a positive aid to teachers tn training their pupils to become alert and articulate Christian citizens.’’ Clubs are usu ally organized among boys and girls in the upper elementary grades.. Over 10.000 official charters have been issued by the Commis sion since 1946 Clubs have been organized in all the forty-eight states and in Alaska, Canada. Rperto Rico, and the Virgin Is lands. As a means to the attainment of its overall objective the Com mission yearly establishes a theme for a specific program of study and action. Last year s theme was “Were All People.” Unusual activities and projects were reported to the Com mission in the development of this theme which showed how various people have contributed to the growth of this country. This theme will be the subject of a new se ries of picture-stories in Treasure Chest, the nationally distributed Catholic comic-style magazine, is sued biweekly during the school year. The 1954-55 theme was'describ ed in Father Applegate s letter un der the title “We Need One An other.” The announcement in the letter indicated that the projects and study activities of the Civics Clubs in 1954-55 will promote an understanding of the material in terdependence of men, with special reference to the close relationship that exists between urban and rural people. Through a unified approach the theme will demon strate mans dependence upon God the social nature of man ... the dignity of the worker and his work and the unity of all men. Officials Tag Red Delegate ‘Informer’ WASHINGTON (NO Bishop .John Peter of Red-held Hungary was described by U.S. State Department spokesmen here as an “informer” who re ceives special “supplement-for danger” pay from the com munists. The spokesmen said that Bishop Peter s service to the communist government in its political and military sys tem was reason enough for placing restrictions on the Re formed Church of Hungary prelate while he attended a World Council of Churches meeting in the U.S. According to the State Depart ment spokesmen. Bishop Peter has not performed ecclesiastical func tions or been in a pulpit since he became a church official in 1949. One of his functions under the Red regime, however, has been to “inform for the communists against anticommunist clergymen, the officials said. They said Bishop Peter had also “lured back to Hungary” ranking clergymen so that the communists would be successful in discrediting “former anti-communist religious leaders” who had fled Hungary, State Department authorities alee said that the Bishop was the only leading Hungarian churchman who receives a pay ment of approximately $400 month as a “supplement for dan ger," usually given by the com munist government to police and soldiers who have special mis sions. The visa issued to Bishop Peter restricts him from travel except for direct transportation to and from Evanston, Ill where" the World Council meeting was held. He may hold no press conferences, speak at no gatherings outside the World Council, and make no re cordings to be replayed during or after his visit. In an address to the World Council meeting, Bishop Peter spoke in behalf of the mdepend ence of churches. He said the “ex istence of the church is not bound up with any social system but serves independently of the chang es in the social system. He said religious conditions in Hungary are far better now than in “former times” but indicated that an emphasis on Scripture has “replaced” former teaching Bishop Peter was one of 11 Iron Curtain clergymen allowed into ths U.S. for the meeting. The program will be implement ed through a series of articles to appear in the Young Catholic Mess enger. national Catholic current affairs weekly for students of the upper elementary grades, publish ed by Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher, Inc., Dayton. Ohio. A Study Guide, mailed monthly to teachers, will supplement the articles with practical suggestions for activities, projects, and addi tional study. The 1954-55 theme of the Cath olic Civics Clubs. Father Applegate emphasized, “will be a practical means for the training of boys and girls to become good citizens for God and country.” o------------------- Labor Day Mass Set At Cathedral For the tenth consecutive year, a special Labor Day Mass will be held in St. Joseph Cathedral. Bishop Ready will preside at the Mass, scheduled at 10 a Sept. 6. Civic officials and members of the AFL and CIO unions as well as representatives of other labor groups will attend the Mass to ask God’s blessings on labor. Full details will be made pub lic in next weeks edition of the Catholic Times “This is true not only of the beaches, not only of holiday re sorts, but of the city and village streets and other places both pri vate and public,” Cardinal Ciriaci wrote. “Even in the house df God there is a tendency to wear dress that is unworthy of the occasion and irrev erent, and whose spiritually ruin ous effects, especially on young people, are easy to imagine.” Cardinal Ciriaci said that even such pagan leaders as Cicero and Seneca had spoken out against styles of dress offensive to mod esty and decency. He stated that an additional rea. son for Christians to observe mod esty is the atholic teaching that the body is the temple of the Holy Ghost and should be preserved from any profanation. A JT Holy Father Condemns Immodesty In Dress VATICAN CITY (Radio, NC) His Holiness Pope Pius XII has appealed to the Bishops of the world to take action against immodesty in dress, which has "spiritually ruinous ef fects. especially on young people and is “a most serious plague of the present time.” The Holy Father s appeal was conveyed through a letter written at his express instruction by His Eminence Pietro Cardinal Ciriaci. Prefect of the Sacred Con gregation of the Council, and pub lished in the Acta Apostolicae Se dis, official Vatican bulletin. Th* letter recalled that one of the principal aims of th* Marian Year it a salutary reform o* morals among Christians. It said that one step toward such reform should be directed agains* “indec encies of fashion which, especial ly in th* summertime, furnish a sad and blameworthy spectacle." COLUMBUS 10 OHIO Pictured is the architect's preliminary sketch of the new St. Edward Church in Granville now under construction. The new church will replace the chapel which has served the parish since its establishment by Bishop Ready in 1947. The present chapel is located in a building which serves both as church and rectory. The new church will be of stone and brick construction. The front will be of Briar Hill stone and the side wall* of Roman brick, salmon in color. The architecture will have an English emphasis, fitting in very well with the building design of the community. Situated on a tract of six acres located on Route 16 it will be set against the gently roll The Cardinal suggested that ap peals be made to fathers and moth ers to give their children good ex ample as well as teaching them to avoid the dangers of immodesty. He invited Catholic organizations to regard the matter among the most important to be considered in their apostolic endeavors. WHl Censor Movie Ads ST- PAUL, Minn. (NO The Dispatch-Pioneer Press here has announced that its local daily newspapers will in stitute a “mild” form of cen sorship of its advertisements particularly of movies. A spokesman said that the advertising staff will form its own “board of review” and re ject advertisements that are “over the line” of decency either in text or pictures. "We hope the threatremen them selves will take care of this pro blem but we intend to look at every piece of copy that comes through and reject those which we believe to be unduly suggestive or bordering on obscenity,”’, .a. spokesman said. Four Priests Added To St. Charles Faculty Four priests, whose appointments to the faculty of St. Charles Seminary were ennounced this week by Bishop Ready, ar* shown above as thoy discussed their duties for the upcoming academic year. Seated (left to right) are Father James E. Kraus, assistent at St. Mary Magdalene Church, and Fa ther Charles Haluska, assistant at Holy Cross Church. Standing (left to right) are Father Robert O'Brien, assistant at St. Agatha's Church, and Father William Rardin, assistant at Corpus Christi Church. The appointments ere effective Sept. 2. Theholic Times Columbus 16, Ohio, Friday, August 27, 1954 Proposed Sketch Of N etc Church For St. EdWard s, Granville A ied Rumania Prelate Dies In Red Prison VIENNA (NC) Msgr. Wladimir Ghika, one of the many victims of communist persecution of religion in Ru mania. has died in prison it the age of 80. Reports read ing here attribute his death to maltreatment he suffered at the hands of his persecutors. Monsignor Ghika who belonged to an aristocratic tamily served as a Rumanian diplomat before he be came a priest. Many years he work ed in the slums of Paris where he lived in an old railroad car equip ped as a chapel. Named a protono tary apostolic in 1931, he returned to Rumania before World War II. After the war, when the com munists seized full power in Ru mania and permitted King Mich ael to depart for Paris. Monsignor GhikS was also allowed to leave the country, but at the last moment decided to remain in Rumania When he protested against the per secution of religion he was arrest ed and sentenced to 20 years im prisonment -------------------o-------------------keep 3 Canadian Priests Decide To Remain In Indo China STE. ANNE DE BEAUPRE. Que —(NC)—Three Canadian Redempt orists will remain in Hanoi. Indo China. during the communist oc cupation. It is their own wish to remain. They are Fathers Michel and Fran coi* Laliberle. who arc brothers. x®d Patrice Gagne. All are inis si oners. ing hills of Licking County. The interior will be of exposed brick of the same color as the exterior and the ceiling will be of natural colored wood planking. The hand carved stations of the cross will have individual downlights which will illuminate them to advantage. The windows will be of leaded glass in color. The church which is 46 by 80 feet will have a seating capacity of 210. It is hoped that it will be completed by the Christmas season. Mr. Walter Litwin is the architect for the' structure and Buckey Brothers of Newark is the contracting firm. Senate Investigator Says: Nation Is Losing Battle Against Smut Literature CINCINNATI (NC) The nation is fighting “a losing battle” against immoral publications, a leader in the battle admitted here last week James H. Bobo, Memphis attorney now serving as as sociate counsel to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Ju venile Delinquency, cited the mushrooming traffic of porno graphy He said this mounts to possibly $300-million a year and continues to grow. Mr. Bobo came here to address the Na tional Association of County and Prosecuting Attorneys at its fourth annual conference. Pornography, he explained an interview, is material that is too obscene to be sold over the coun ter. It includes books, magazines, cartoons, records, photographs and films. A small book costing only a few cents to print may bring $2 to $8, he said, and the market is “chiefly among young kids.” Fifty feet of obscene film may be rented for a single night for fees ranging up to $100. he added. Many parents, Mr. Bobo seid, hove “no idea" what their chil dren read, what company they or where they spend their time. He added: "When our com mittee went to Philadelphia for hearings, everybody told us that th* sale of liquor to minors was a rar* occurrence there. But we sent out an investigator who turned up 450 kids 18 or under within a few hours in 35 down town bars." “One of the most alarming fea tures of juvenile delinquency to day.” he went on. “is that young sters of 14 and 15 are committing more crimes of violence—robbery, rape, even murder—than ever be fore.” Mr. Bobo said the subcommittee had found that approximately 100 million comic books are published every month, and that about one fourth of them are in the "horror crime” class. “The normal youngster isn’t bothered by them.” he said, "but the kid who is not well adjusted or who is mentally unbalanced can be tremendously influenced by them” Only 150 persons are responsible for the publication of comic books. Mr. Bobo said, and about 70 of them are directly connected with the publication of crime and hor ror comics. Grass Roots The curbing of comic books and pornography and the solution to the problem of juvenile delinquen cy will not come from Congress or the courts or social agencies, Mr. Bobo is convinced. "It will have to be a grass roots movement.” he said, “with parents taking a lead ing role.” A Baptist, Mr. Bobo believes that “religion must play a very great part if we ever are going to stem the tide of juvenile de linqi-ency." He added: "I don't think that many of our young people growing up today have any concept of religion." He praised the cooperation giv en by parish priests to the commit tee in its investigations and said that his own observation in the field of juvenile delinquency had convinced him that “the Catholic Church is doing a tremendous amount of good i 1 di Official Bishop's Appointments Wednesday. September 1st: 9:00 a.m.—Diocesan Principals and Teachers Meeting. Solemn Mass, Coram Episcopo, Cathe dral. Thur sday, September 2nd: 5:00 p.m.—Principals and Teach ers Meeting. Pontifical Benedic tion, S(. Mary of the Springs. Sunday, September 5th: 10:45 a.m. Silver Anniversary, St. Mary Magdalene Parish. Solemn Mass Coram Episcopo 3:00 p.m. —Graduation, St. Francis Hos pital School of Nursing, Ca thedral. Monday, September 6th: 10:00 a.m.—Labor Day Mass, Cathe dral. Wednesday, September Sth: 8:00 p.m. Dedication, Saint Gabriel School, Columbus. Friday, September 10th: 9:00 a.m. Opening Mass at Saint Charles Prep Sunday, September 12th: 10 a.m.—Dedication and Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Columbus. Tuesday, September 14th: 7:00 p.m.—Serra Club Charter Din ner Meeting. Thursday. September 16th: 9:00 a.m. Opening Mass at Bishop Watterson High School. Friday, September 17th: 9:00 a.m. Opening Mass at Saint Charles Seminary. Saturday, September 18th: 9:00 a.m. Ordinations, Jose phinum, Columbus. Sunday, September 19th: 4:00 p.m.—Investiture Ceremony for Monsignori, Saint Joseph Ca thedral. Monday, September 20th: 9:00 a.m.—Mass, Cathedral, Catholic Knights of Ohio Convention. Tuesday, September 21st: Lan sing, Michigan, for 25th Anni versary, Episcopal Consecration of Bishop Albers. Thursday, September 23rd: Investiture of Archbishop Edwin O'Hara at Kansas City, Missouri. Sunday, September 26th: Cor nerstone laying, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Marysville. Tuesday, September 28th: 11:00 a.m. Saint Gaspar del Bufalo Commemoration. o n tifical Mass, Saint Charles Sem inary, Carthagena, Ohio, Bishop Ready preaching. The invocation at the first gen eral meeting of the two-day session will be delivered by Father Fran cis Riehl, pastor of St. Ladislaus parish. Columbus. The teachers will be welcomed by Monsignor Ed uard Spiers, newly appointed prin cipal of Watterson High School. Principal speakers include Fa ther Robert White, principal of No tre Dame High School. Portsmouth, who will speak on "Administration from the Catholic Viewpoint.” and Father James Kulp, diocesan direc tor of the Confraternity of Chris tian Doctrine, who will offer some “Confraternity Reminders." The meeting will also offer spe cial interest for the Music Teachers of the Diocese as well as the class room teacher* Manon S. Egbert of the American Music Conference will conduct a music workshop of sev eral session* to aid teachers in the field of school music. Mr. Egbert has had 15 years experience as a music educator, having organized school bands, or chestras and choral groups in Washington. Oregon and California, and having supervised music in grade schools. Following World War II. Mr. Eg bert was director of music activi- 21 Diocesan Schools To Get New Principals Twenty-one diocesan high schools and elementary schools will have new princi pals this year according to an announcement made this week through the Diocesan Schodl Office. Sister Leonarda, O.P., has been appointed principal of St. Mary of the Springs Academy. The following Sisters have been appointed principals at high schools outside the city of Columbus: Sister Agatha. S.C.N., Immacu late Conception. Dennison: Sister Myra. S.C.N.. St Mary, Marion, and Sister Bernetta, OP.. St. Francis de Sales. Newark. Named principals at elementary schools in Columbus were Sister Mary Loretto. S.M.. Holy Family ster Ursuline. R.S.M.. Holy Family Sister Peter Claver. O.P., Holy Spir it: Sister Marcia, O.P.. Our Lady of Peace: Sister St. John. S.N.D.. St. Aloysius Sister Agnes Claritha. S.C.N.. St. Dominic Sister Quenlin, O.P. St. Gabriel: Sister Phyllis, O.P.. St. James, and Sister Gerard, O.S.F.. St. John the Evangelist. Named principals in elementary schools outside the city of Colum bus were Sister Agatha, S.C.N., Immaculate Conception. Dennison Sister Mane Dennis, S.C., St. An thony. Kenton: Sister Scholastica, S.N.D.. St John, Logan Sister My ra. S.C., St Mary. Marion Sister Bernetta. O.P., St. Francis de Sales, Newark Sister M. Jeremias. O.S.F.. Holy Redeemer, Portsmouth, and Sister Zita. O.S.F., Sts. Peter and Paul, Wellston. -------------o—---------------- 2 Masses Sunday At State Fair Persons attending the Ohio State fair will have an opportunity io attend Mass Sunday without leav ing the grounds The Masses will be celebrated by Msgr. Gilbert Schmenk of the Pontifical College Josephinum at 8.30 and 10:30 a. m. in Music Hall, which is situated the southwest part of the grounds. The St. Peters Girls Choir will sing at the 10:30 a. m. High Mass. There Is No V acai ion From Your Religion _________________________ Price T»n $3.0C A Y—r Diocesan Teachers Will Attend Annual Meeting This Week Bishop Ready will preside at a Solemn High Mass, Coram Episcopo, at 9:00 a m., Wednesday, to open ths 52nd Annual Diocesan Principals and Teachers Meeting to be held at St Marv of the Springs College, Sept. 1-2. The meeting, based this year on the theme. “You Shall Have the Truth, and the Truth Shall Make You Free, (St. John, Chapt 8-321 will give approximately 600 religious and lay teach ers from throughout the diocese an opportunity to hear ad dresses bv prominent persons from the field of education and to view the latest in text-books materials and supplies More than 60 well known publishers and school supply firms u ill exhibit at the meeting. Father William Maloney, pastor of St. Aloysius parish. Columbus, will be the celebrant of the Sol emn Mass and Monsignor Roland T. Wind, chancellor of the Colum bus Diocese, will deliver the ser mon. Father Richard Endres, principal of Rosecrans High School, Zanes ville, and Father Bennett Apple gate. diocesan superintendent of schools, will be deacon and sub deacon, respectively. Father Am biose Freund, pastor of Sacred Heart parish New Philadelphia, and Father Edward McGinty, pas tor of St. Francis de Sales parish, Newark, will serve as chaplains to the Bishop. Monsignor Francis Schwendeman. pastor of St. Leo parish. Columbus, will be assistant priest. ties for occupation personnel in Korea. In this field, he organized music instruction classes for army bands, arranged and trained mu sic groups for soldier chows and for music programs for the chap lain’s office as well as provided music activities for the civilian personnel. As a violinist and music direc tor Mr. Egbert has presented many solo recitals and he has been a member of many ensemble groups for stage and radio. In the interest of religious mu sic. Mr. Egbert has made an inten sive study of liturgical music, and he bears a choirmaster's certificate from the Gregorian Institute of America, in recognition of his study of the many aspects o‘ chor al direction. Other guest speakers whose ap pearance will highlight the meet ing include Sister Mary Dennis. S. S .! principal of St. James School, sley Pa and Dorothy 1 An drew* editor of the three separate school editions cf O»r Litt/e Mes senger and the monthly Teachers’ Study Guides Sister Mary Dennis, who will dis cuss "Social Studies Technique”, co-authored the textbook "The Christian Citizen—His Challenge,” a book written in in attempt to “meet head-on the modern social heresies, and to answer the appeal Marion Egoert of Our Holy Father to present Christianity in all its majestic in tegrity.” The book has been adopt ed as a text in a majority of di ocesan schools throughout the country. Miss Andrews will address the teachers on "The Use of Periodi cals in the Primary Grades.” She will discuss the values to be deriv ed from effective use of periodicals in the instruction of reading, show ing how .weeklies can be an inte grating force for almost every study of the grades. Miss Andrews, who has supervis (Continued On Page 2j Official Clergy Appointments The Most Reverend Bishop announces the follow ing ap pointments: Effective September 2 1954 Saint Charles Seminary—Rev erend Robert O'Brien, M.A., Reverend Charles Haluska, M. S., Reverend James Kraus, S.T.D, Reverend William Rar din. Watterson High School—Rev. John Tague, S.T.L., Reverend Charles Essman, S.T.D., Rever end Donald Schulz, A. Diocesan Tribunal Rever end Anthony Borrelli, J.C.B. Reverend C. B. Carroll, O.P., Assistant Pastor, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Zanesville. Reverend Michael Aertgeerts, I.C.M., Assistant Pastor, St. Dominic Parish, Columbus. Reverend Clement De Meers man, C.I.C.M., Assistant Pastor, St. Cyprian Parish, Columbus. Roland T. Winel Chancellor