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A Good Catholic
Is a Welk
Informed Catholic
Vol. IV, No. 48
Classes Begin
For 26,000
Pick Superiors
The growth of the Catholic
school system in the Colum
bus diocese during the last 10
years was hailed by' Bishop
Ready this week, as nearly 26,
000 students prepared for the
first day of classes. At the
same time, names of 15 new
principals were announced.
Tn a letter tn all clergy, religious
and faithful of the diocese. Bishop
Ready cited school expansion in
the past decade. He asserted
"The record (of 10 years) is
an enviable one. Ten new grade
schools and three new high
schools have been opened since
1945, and 28 schools have been
enlarged or remodeled in the
last decade under an auspicious
program which cost more than
$6,000,000. These projects have
added 277 classrooms to schools
o u hout the twenty-three
counties of the diocese. This is
a great contribution.
“We do not hesitate to proclaim
these achievements in the many
communities of the Columbus Dio
cese. Our Catholic people can be
justly proud of the added financial
contribution of more than four and
one-half million dollars each year
in operating their schools. It would
take that amount of added tax
money annually to teach the Cath
olic youth who now receive their
full Christian education in our re
ligious schools.
Bishop Ready described the
accomplishments of the past 10
years, and the planned construc
tion In the next few years, espe-
Diocesan Schools’
10-Year Progress
Told in New Book
The spectacular growth of the
Catholic school system in the Co
lumbus Diocese in the last 10
years is delineated the booklet
“Vision,” expected to be off the
presses next week.
Written and compiled by the
School Office, under the super
vision 6f Father C. Bennett Apple
gate, superintendent of schools,
the booklet tells of new school
buildings, additions and convents,
as well as educational progress ac
complished since 1945.
On the cover of the 36-page
booklet is a picture of Bishop
Watterson High School, first new
high school to be.built in Colum
bus in more than 30 years.
The booklet points out that in
the "Decade of Progress" Parent
Teacher Associations, the federal
lunch program and the Guidance
Center have been introduced in
the diocese. Moreover, student
population has risen in that per
iod from 18,050 to an expected
25,000 in September.
Issued annually by the School
Office, the booklet will be sent to
pastors, principals, civic officials,
and various school administrators.
Educational Facilities
Increase over 40%
Here in Last Decade
The social hall of the new St- Agnes church is being
converted into a classroom for first and second graders this
week. The new school will draw pupils who formerly would
have attended St. Aloysius and St. Mary Magdalene schools,
thus relieving overcrowded conditions. In th’e photo above,
a group of youngsters of the parish are getting their first
glimpse of their new school as Sister Mary Agnes, S.N.D.,
left, and Sister Agnes Angela, S.N.D., prepare the hall for
classes. Sister Agnes Angela is principal and will teach the
second grade. The four first graders ignoring the camera
are Judy Dalton, James Oddi, Terence Martin and John
Michael Amapn. A school building to accomodate eight
grades will eventually be erected on the parish plot-
daily on the high school level,
as "monuments to the faith and
understanding of our loyal and
generous Catholic people.
Praising the zealous pastors and
teaching sisters, he noted that they
have “met the challenge of caring
for the spiritual and intellectual
welfare of our Catholic youth I
would be remiss if I should fail
to commend also that grand group
For that’s the date that Ohio's
capital city will unveil a statue
of the discoverer of America The
statue, which will stand in front
of City Hall, is a gift of Genoa,
Italy, birthplace of the famed navi
gator.
The awakening of the city to
the significance of Columbus
Day was urged as long as six
years ago by the Columbus Reg
ister, predecessor of The Catho
lic Times.
In a front page editorial on Oct.
14, 1949, the Register assailed the
“token observance” of Columbus
Day in the city, and called for a
celebration which would attract na
tional attention
“We in Columbus,” the editorial
asserted, “are dwarfed repeatedly
by the founder’s day celebrations
in such smaller communities
throughout the nation, and even in
our own area, but yet what found
er’s day ceremony has the intrin
sic potentialities of a Columbus
day celebration in Columbus?
“It could easily be an event that
would attract nation-wide atten
tion, fit for transmission to the
Bishop Blesses Cornerstone for New School
Bishop Ready blessed and set in place the cornerstone for the new St. Mary Elem
entary School, Columbus, last week as many religious and lay friends of the parish looked
on. Pictured above during the ceremony are, left to right, Monsignor Joseph Kiefer, pas
tor of St. Anthony parish, Bridgeport, who delivered the sermon at the Mass preceding the
cornerstone rites Father Paul Richter, pastor of St. Anthony parish, Steubenville Father
Linus Dury, pastor of St. Nicholas parish, Zanesville Monsignor Edmund Burkley, pastor
who noted his 50th jubilee of ordination on the same day Father George Marzluf, assistant
pastor, St. Mary parish Bishop Ready, and Father James Berendt, assistant pastor of Holy
Spirit parish, Columbus- Work on the new nine-classroom school is expected to be com
pleted next June.
NEWSPAPER OV/tSTON
OHIO STATE N'JSe.'J*
of lay teachers who have answered
the call of pastors to become an
essential part of our teaching force.
Their work is indeed a source of
inspiration for all of us.”
The 61 grade schools in the
diocese will open their doors
Tuesday, and the 24 high schools
will hold the first classes the
following day.
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Christopher Columbus May Be
Coming into His Own- Finally
Christopher Columbus, for many years practically ignor
ed the world’s largest city named after him* will receive
some belated honors Oct. 12.
nation and even the world via
newsreels, radio and television
broadcasts. We could rival the
Mardi Gras of New Orleans with
our parades, our floats, our whole
hearted cooperation in honoring
the man who opened the gates of
a westward immigration that now
totals more than 145,000,000 peo
ple in the United States alone, not
to mention the millions in Canada
and South America.
“When in a city of this size,
named after the discoverer of
America, can pass with only token
observance it reflects unfavorably
on the inhabitants. It shows a lack
of pride and appreciation for those
who made possible our present
stage of civilization.”
In conclusion, the editorial
asked rhetorically, "Are we in
Columbus going to wake up and
pay tribute to our namesake in
a manner that reflects well in
our city, our state, Our country?"
The answer this week appears to
be “Yes.” An elaborate program is
planned for Columbus Day.
In addition to the unveiling cer
(Continued on Page 2)
The Catholic Times
Coumbus 16, Ohio, Friday, September 2,195S
To the Reverend Clergy, Religious
and Faithful of the Diocese of Columbus
My beloved Brethren:
Labor Day Statement
The “most serious cause of
alarm” came 1947, when Con
gress enacted the Taft-Hartley
Law. This the 1955 Statement char
acterized as an “excessively legal
istic” law “which was merely wish
ful thinking.”
The “most serious cause of
alarm” came in 1947, when Con
gress enacted the Taft-Hartley
Law. This the 1955 Statement char
acterized as an “excessively legal
istic” law “which was destined to
Official
The beginning of a new school year has always been an
event of great importance in Catholic parochial life. In our day,
however, the concern for the education of our children assumes
an importance unparalleled in the history of our country. Con
vinced that the child’s understanding of his faith must ideally
be acquired as an integral part of his §chool day, we must now
face squarely the tremendous burden placed upon Catholics in
making this conviction a reality.
On September 6th our Catholic schools will open their doors
to more than 25.000 children. Ten years ago the enrollment
was little more than half the present figure. To accommodate
the increased enrollment our Catholic people responded to the
call of their Bishop and pastors to build new schools and to
renovate the old.
The record is an enviable one. Ten new grade schools and
three new high schools have been opened since 1945. and 28
schools have been enlarged or remodeled in the last decade
under an auspicious program which cost more than $6,000,000.00
These projects have added 277 classrooms to schools throughout
the twenty-three counties of the Diocese. This is a great contri
bution. We do not hesitate to proclaim these achievements *n
the many communities of the Columbus Diocese Our Catholic
people can be justly proud of the added financial contribution
of more than four and one-half million dollars each year in
operating their schools. It would take that amount of added
tax money annually to teach the Catholic youth who now receive
their full Christian education in our religious schools.
The accomplishments of the past ten years and the planned
construction in the next few years, especially on the high school
level, shall stand as monuments to the faith and understanding
of our loyal and generous Catholic people. Our needs remain
great and I urge you. my Brethren, to continue your generous
support of our Catholic schools.
Not in brick and stone but in terms of dedicated lives do
we measure the contribution of our zealous pastors and teach
ing sisters. Burdened by increased enrollments they have met
the challenge of caring for the spiritual and intellectual welfare
of our Catholic youth. I would be remiss if I should fail to com
mend also that grand group of lay teachers who have answered
the call of pastors to become an essential part of our teaching
force. Their work is indeed a source of inspiration for all of us.
Pastors, teachers and parents during the past ten years
have thus demonstrated their devPtion to the religious education
of the children in their care. I beg them to join me in thanking
God for the. evident blessings of our educational efforts in the
past decade May Mary, our Immaculate Mother, direct and in
spire our devoted teachers and keep the beloved children of
our schools close to her Divine Son as we enter another school
year.
With my blessing,
Devotedly in Christ,
MICHAEL J. READY
Bishop of Columbus
Annual NC Message Predicts
Improved Industrial Relations
WASHINGTON (NC) “Substantial progress” has been made in the field of indus
trial relations in the past decade, and “there is every reason to hope that the next ten years
will be even better,” the Social Action Department of the National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence declared in its 1955 Labor Day Statement.
From time to time during the ten years that have elapsed since its first annual Labor
Day message, the N.C.W.C. depart
ment said, there has been “reason
to fear that its guarded optimism
about the future of labor-manage
ment relations in the United States
was merely wishful thinking.”
stir up bad blood between unions
and employers, to involve them in
wasteful litigation, and, finally, to
plunge them more deeply than ev
er before into a partisan struggle
for political advantage.” It added
that similar legislation passed by
maqy of the states has had the
same bad effects, and that “so
called right-to-work legislation has
been particularly harmful.”
Despite these "items on the
debit side of the ledger," the So
cial Action Department said,
"continued optimism is based, in
part, on the expectation that the
Congress and at least some of
the state legislatures will modify
New Uprising Believed
Brewing in Argentina
Peron’s Downfall Seen
The following account of the seething unrest in Argentina was
written for NCWC by a veteran newspaperman who has just re
turned from a visit to that troubled country.
From all indications, a Democlean sword hangs over the
Per.rn regime, which for nearly 10 years has held Argentina
in an ever-tightening totalitarian vise
Everyone in Buenos Aires diplomats, students, priests,
Catholic Action leaders, workers,
taxi- drivers, housewives, etc.—
seemed to agree that Peron s down
fall is only a matter of time.
The over-all impression is that
Argentina is on the verge of a new
revolution that might well lead to
civil war. Among every section of
the population the same question
is being repeated over and over:
Y ahora que? What next?
Large segments of the Army and
of the workers are still strongly
Peronist, thanks to the benefits
they have enjoyed at the hands of
El Lider. But there are other ele
ments in the ranks of both the Ar
my and the “descamisados” who
are seething with discontent and
want to see an end to the corrup
tion, repression and intimidation
that have marked the Peron re
gime.
Even more to bo reckoned
with are the great masses of the
population, almost entirely Cath
olic, to whom peronismo has be
come synonymous with religious
persecution.
Hitherto indifferent Catholics,
who raised no outcry when the
Peron government initiated its
anti-Church campaign last Novem
ber, have been shocked out of their
lethargy by the looting and profan
ing of churches by pro-Peronist
mobs in the wake of the June 16
revolt.
These outrages, not to mention
the new laws and decrees aimed
against the Church and religion,
have been a major factor in dis?
crediting th«5 Peron regime in
the eyes of Catholics who had
previously supported it. Far
from weakening the prestige and
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More Interest
In Liturgy Is
Shown in U.S.
WORCESTER, Mass. (NC)
Catholics throughout the
country are beginning to take
a more active part in liturgical
worship.
The experiences of a num
ber of parish pnests who at
tended the 16th Annual Litur
gical Week which just ended
here seems to prove it.
The priests reported that in par.
ishes the dialogue Mass was being
used more frequently and that con
gregational singing of High and
Solemn Masses was becoming more
a feature of parish life
They also told that in some cas
es a much fuller spirit of parish
community is being developed as
their people participate more fully
in the liturgy.
Although some of the priests ad
mitted initial difficulties estab
lishing more active participation
by the people, it was evident that
both in large city parishes and in
small rural ones, sufficient instruc
tion of the people was the big fac
tor in overcoming their initial re
luctance to recite the prayers of
the Mass out loud with their neigh
bors and to 10m in singing the com
mon parts of the high Maas.
According to most of the pes
tors present, the chief difficulty
of starting dialogue or eongrega
tionally sung High Masses is the
'heavy weight of tradition."
or repeal the laws referred to
above and will then look for
new opportunities of encourag*
ing the further development of
constructive labor-management
cooperation through the process
of collective bargaining.”
The Statement, written by So
cial Action Department director
Msgr. George G. Higgins, noted
that the director general of the In
ternational Labor Organization re
cently observed that collective bar
gaining is being transformed into
“collective thinking rather than
conflicting bargaining It said
that given “a modicum of good
will” on the part of labor and man
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iBishop Stresses
Church’s Interest
In Laboring Man
990 000 MEMBfflC
The Labor Day Mass, scheduled
at 10 a m. on Sept. 5. will bring
to Columbus. New York s famous
“waterfront priest.” Father John
Corndan. S.J., whose attempts to
gain social justice for the men
who work on the docks were pub
licized in the recent motion pic
ture. “On the Waterfront
Father Corridan is associate
director of the Xavier School of
Industrial Relations, which of
fers a practical course in union
management affairs. Many work
ers bring their problems for dis-
New St. Joseph
Feast Observed
On Labor Dav
Permission to celebrate the new
feast of St. Joseph the Worker on
Labor Day in the Columbus Dio
cese has been granted by the Holy
See
Proclaimed by Pope Pius XII
earlier this year, the new feast was
to be celebrated on May 1. a day
recognized in many nations as a
workers' holiday. Because Labor
Day is celebrated in September in
the United States and not in May
as manv countries, special per
mission had to b^ obtained by the
Diocese to change the date.
K. of C. Booth Proves Popular at Fair
OHIO STATE COUNCIL
(XX V
LARGEST CATHOLIC
SOCIETY IN THE W‘
A popular exhibit at this year's Ohio State Fair was the Catholic Information ieoth eponeooed
by the State Council of the Knights of Columbus. District Deputy Peul Lynch, pietvvod above ae ho
answers a request for a pamphlet on Catholic doctrine, reports that the Knights on duty at the booth
were kept busy answering questions and providing literature upon request. The booth was manned every
day of the fair by members of the four Columbus Councils, and tho Council* of London, Defwwnrs, Lan
caster and Springfield. The success of the project hes prompted Knights of Cclumhue offWofe
plan on making the booth a part of the fair every year.
Most Powerful Weapon
In Battle for Peace
Is Prayer
Price Ten Cents $3.00 A Year
Final Plans Completed
For Labor Day Mass
The deep interest of the Church in working out manage
ment and labor problems on the basis of Christian social jus
tice and charitv was emphasized bv Bishop Ready this week,
as plans were completed for the eleventh annual Labor Day
Mass in St Joseph Cathedral.
In a letter to all pastors in the
Columbia Diocesf. Bishop Ready
stressed th= significance of the hol
iday.
“Labor Day should be an import
ant day for the working man,”
cumIop and solution at
he
declared, “but it should xiot serve
Father John Corridan, SJ.
to emphasize rias? difference or
conflict Rather it should bring to
mind the meaning of true Chris
tian brotherhood and the obliga
tion this imposes on individuals
toward their fellow workmen, em
ployers and the whole community.”
the
school.
The 43-year-old Jesuit got his ti
tle of the “Waterfront priest” six
years ago when a group of dissatis
fied longshoremen came to him for
aid. He became so interested in
their troubles that he has spent a
great deal of his time since then
in trying to help them.
His work is also emphasized in
“Waterfront,” a novel by Budd
Schulberg to be published Sept. 9
by Random House, New York.
Schulberg also wrote the script for
the movie. On the Waterfront.”
In hrs letter, Bishop Ready ask
ed the faithful to pray that
the great national wealth, the
high standard of living and the
material comforts should "not
beget a spirit of materialism,
but rather a desire to use them
as God intended, to serve as
moans to our eternal salvation
and to help others less fortu
nate than ourselves.
“We should remember,” he con
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Official
The following clergy appoint
ments were announced this
week by Bishop Ready:
Effective September 1, 1955
The Reverend Ralph Hunt
zinger, M.A.,, Assistant Pastor,
Saint Nicholas Church, Zanes
ville.
The Reverend James Kraus,
S.T.D., from Assistant Pastor,
Saint Mary Magdalene Church,
Columbus, to the faculty of Saint
Charles Seminary. Columbus.
The Reverend Omer Schroe
der, M.A.. to the faculty of Saint
Charles Seminary. Columbus,
with residence at Maryhurst.
The Reverend Jerome Kend
zierski, Administrator, Saint
Sylvester Church, Zaleski.
The Reverend Antimo Boerio,
P.I.M.E., Pastor, Saint John the
Baptist Church, Columbus.
The Reverend John Garry,
H.M., Pastor of Our Lady of
Lourdes Church, Otway, and
Holy Trinity Mission, Pond
Creek.
rC-UH LOCAL
qvj
Msgr. Roland T. Wind
Chancellor
Sr