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A Good Catholic
Is a Well-
Informed Catholic
Vol. V, No. 4
(OUAt SUNT
Modern and practical will
bje the second of Columbus’
two new central Catholic
high schools according to
plans already made hy the
architectural firm of Emer
ick and McGee. It will ac
commodate 1.000 students
A feature of the building will
be a prominently placed chapel
wing, emphasizing the moral
training of the children Daylignt
for the chape] will be through
“tiers” of offset exterior panels,
giving a modernistic but attrac
tivf appearance
Family Clinic
Schedules 3rd
Prenatal Class
The third in a series of
Prenatal Classes for Parents
Mail be held at 8 p.m Thurs
day at St. Ann’s Hospital,
1555 Bryden Rd.
The social, economic, emo
tional and religious problems
of marriage are discussed in the
classes, which are designed pri
marily for young married couples
who are looking forward to hav
ing a family.
Thursday's program will
feature talks by Michaol Houli
han, psychiatric social worker
for the Columbus Psychiatric
Clinic John Holden, a father of
five children and Mrs. John
Crawford, mother of seven.
Houlihan’s topic, “The Psycho
logy of Parenthood”, deals with
the changes tn attitudes, feelings
and ideas with the coming of
children. Holden and Mrs. Craw
ford will discuss “Becoming Par
ents.” Their talks will concern
the responsibilities joys, sacri
fices and satisfactions of parent
hood.
Mrs. Charles Groezinger, presi
dent of St. Ann’s Guilds, will
again serve as moderator.
The classes, which also are
scheduled Nov. 10 and Nov. 17,
are sponsored by St. Ann’s Family
Clinic The Clinic aims to help
couples achieve the full joy of
Christian living through counsel
ling, medical and guidance
services.
Fast Day
Monday, Oct. 31, the day
preceding All Saints Day, is
a day of fast and partial ab
stinence. All Saints Day is a
Holy Day of obligation.
Official
My beloved Brethren:
The Parishioners in Franklin County are now in the midst of a major building
program which was planned several years ago When in June, 1953 it was announc
ed that the Development Drive had reached its goal of $2,500,000.00. the decision
was made to proceed with the construction of a new Saint Vincent Orphanage and
two new central high schools.
This decision was made in the expectation that eventually all of the amount
which was pledged would be paid. To date $1,828,078.36 has b.een paid to the Dio
cesan Development Fund. Some payments are still being made but at the present
rate no more than $50,000.00 will be real'zed from these additional remittances.
I am eager to express my deep gratitude for the generous response which
our Catholic people gave to the Development Fund Appeal in 1953. It was a mag
nificent testimony of Catholic loyalty to the works of charity and education indicat
ed in rebuilding the orphanage and providing essential central high schools. I am
not unmindful of the sacrifices which thousands of devout people have undertaken
to meet their pledges. I also realize that some were not able to meet their pledges
because of misfortunes and circumstances completely beyond their control.
In the midst of the large building program we now need at least $500,000.00
to complete the work which was announced in view of the original pledges. This
takes into account the amount pledged by parishes outside Franklin County as their
share toward the new Saint Vincent Orphanage.
Today in all the parishes of Franklin County a coordinated appeal is being
made to raise at least $500,000.00 to finish this much-needed building program. Fol
lowing the Communion of this Holy Mass each adult will be handed an Appeal En
velope. This envelope contains a leaflet describing the needs and plans of the pro
gram. It also provides an opportunity for each adult wage earner in the parish to
indicate what he will pledge and pay during the next six months to the Development
Drive to finish a great work for the honor and glory of God.
These Appeal Envelopes will be taken up in a special collection at all the Mass
es, next Sunday, November 6th. They will be tallied immediately and results will
be announced in subsequent notices in “The Catholic Times.”
I am confident that these two charities: housing, feeding and clothing of the
homeless in a new Saint Vincent Orphanage additional facilities for a religious
centered high school education, will move your hearts to a generous response to
this appeal. It will provide the means to finish successfully what we started out to
do. Above all. it will call down on you the eternal blessing of Almighty God.
Plans for 2nd High School Modern, Practical
The practical training of the
school will be given in 17 class
rooms well lighted in the best of
present-day building technique
and with the latest in equipment.
There will be thirteen “special
purpose” areas serving as science
laboratories, industrial and art
rooms.
Like Bishop Watterson high
school, already completed, the
n ’w educational unit will cost an
approximate $l.OOO.0OO.OO, There
will be two floors of large class
rooms, with an abundance of non
glare lighting provided.
Devotedly in Christ
fMlCHAEL J. READY
Bishop of Columbus
The school library will be prop
erly placed stressing its
ance. There will also-be
nasium.
High School Fund Campaign
To Open Tuesday in Marion
A drive to raise funds for the construction of a new
Catholic high school in Marion will get underway Tuesday,
it was announced this week.
Father William J. Spickerman. pastor of St. Mary’s
Church in Marion, and executive I
chairman of the campaign, said
more than 425 parishioners of
St. Mary's have volunteered to
take part in the fund raising ef
fort. Minimum goal, he said, is
$500,000.
The coeducational school, to
be staffed by Sisters of Charity
from Cincinnati and lay teachers,
will be constructed on a 15-acre
site at Mt. Vernon Ave. and For
est Iawn Dr. It will aeccomodate
nearly 500 students.
Preliminary plant, Father
Spickerman said, call for a one
story brick, concrete and stone
building with nine classrooms,
a library, medical clinic, home
economics depa-tment, adminis
tration offices, commercial and
business department, chemistry
and physics laboratory, biology
department, music department,
study hall, drafting and arts
room, and general shop.
It will also contain a cafeteria
which can serve 180 students
simultaneously, an auditorium
chapel seating 470. and a gymnas
ium with a capacity of 1800.
While the structure will be of
modern, functional design. Fath
er Spickerman said, it will retain
the warmth and charm of tradi
tional architecture, even though
the costs of construction will be
geared to functional rather than
decorative purposes. Accent will
be on tinted glass, giving the
school the maximum of natural
daylight.
Full equipped, the school will
cost approximately $730,000.
The present St. Mary’s High
School has served Marion and
surrounding areas for more than
50 years. Because of the contin
ued growth of the community,
the existing facilities are no
(Continued on page 2)
imp'rt
a gym­
centrai
Location of this second
high school has not been announ
ced Within the next ten years
another of the three high schools
announced in the original drive
will have to be constructed. One
will be placed in the west end
of the city the other in the east
or southeast. School population,
city expansion areas, available
adequate property are some de
ciding factors.
Work on the sorely need
ed new St. Vincent’s Orphan
age was
week as
structure
shape.
progressing this
one wing of the
began to take
of some of the old
Razing
out-buildings on the orphan-
Thega~- holic Times
Columbus 16, Ohio, Friday, October 28,195S
Appeal Made to Complete Development Drive
Bishop Ready
Enrollments Will Double
During Next Ten Years
Enrollments in the Catholic high schools of Franklin
County will be doubled in a ten-year span of figures releas
ed by Father Bennett C. Applegate, Diocesan Superinten
dent of Schools. The greatest jump will be within the next
eight years when 2,000 will be added to the present enroll
ment of 3,010
In 1952 Catholic high school
students of the area numbered
2.445 in September. 1962. nearly
ten years later, the number will
be almost doubled when 4.830
are expected to register for
classes.
Last September the high
School enrollment wa* 3,010,
and in 1963 it will soar to 5,010,
just 2,000 more. "This means,"
said Father Applegate, "that
even with the second central
Catholic high school now plan
ned to care for 1,000 students,
capacity of all schools will be
taxed." Bishop Watterson high
school, the first of the two cen
tral units, already has an en
rollment of 343, and its capac
ity will be the same as that
planned for the second school.
All existing high school® will
continue at present capacities.
The high school enrollment
during the past nine years show
ed an increase of 600 students
During the next eight years the
increase will be 2.000 The com
plete figures as released by the
School Office follow
1946
1947 ..................................
(948 ...........
2,419
2,326
2,372
1949 2,294
1950 2,324
1951 2,384
1952 ................................. 2,445
1953 ........ ............... 2,630
1954 2,760
1955 3,010
1956 ................................ 3,202
1957 3,416
1958 ............................... 3,586
1959 ............................... 3,790
1960 4,210
1961 4,640
1962 .............A.................. 4,830
1963 5,010
New Orphanage Begins to
The tollowing priests will take
part in the ceremonies:
St Joseph Cemetery: Father
I^o Brehm, deacon Father
Joseph Hakel, subdeacon. Father
William Rardin. cross bearer Fa
ther Bernard McClory and Father
Peter Essman. acolytes: Father
Colby Grimes, thunfer Father
Anthony Borrelli, holy water Fa
ther Donald Schultz, mitre bear
er Father Francis Miller, book
hearer Father Clement Durbin,
candle bearer and Monsignor Ro
land T. Winel, master of cere
monies.
Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Father
John P. Byrne, deacon: Father
James Kimberley, subdeacon Fa
ther James Kraus, cross bearer
Father James Berendt and Fa
ther Joseph Byrne, acolytes Fa-
Architect's drawing of new St. Vincent's orphanage
age grounds to make way for
the new construction began
shortly after Bishop Ready
turned the first spadeful of
earth in July. 1955. marking an
other phase of the diocesan De
velopment Drive.
Since its establishment in 1875
the old orphanage has been nome
for approximately 5,590 chil
dren To meet the growing needs
of the institution, additions to
the original building were con
structed on three separate occa
sions. The last of these additions
was completed in 1911.
Despite the generosity and
help of many individuals who
have provided much in the way
magnificent testimony of Catho
lic loyalty to the works of char
ity and education.” Bishop Ready
makes the Appeal to complete
the work in a Pastoral letter
which will be read at al! the Mass
es this Sunday.
The Bishop expresses his
gratitude to all for the gener
ous response to the original
drive, the goal of which was
$2,500,000.00. That amount
would have enabled the Diocese
to complete the orphanage and
the two high schools as origin
ally planned.
To date only $1,828.078 36 ha®
been received, although the tun?
assigned for the pledges ended
in June This means that at least
$500 000 00 must be raised at
once tn enable the building pro
gram tn become a reality
One high school ha? been com
pleted at a cost of a little over
$1,000.000 00 The orphanage is
now under construction, while
the plans for the second high
school have been completed for
some tim?. I-ack of funds has
caused the delay in proceeding
with the second school
The Bishop say* in hi* letter
Solemn Rites Planned
At Cemeteries Sunday
Cemetery Sunday, a day in which solemn devotions are
held in commemoration of the souls of the faithful departed,
will be observed throughout the Columbus Diocese Sun
day, the Feast of Christ the King
Bishop Ready will preside at
services at 3:00 p. m. at St.
Joseph Cemetery, Columbus,
located on Route 23 south of
the city. The St. Charles Sem
inary choir will sing.
At Mt. Calvary Cemetery on
W Mound St. Bishop Hettinger
will preside Music will be fur
nished by the choir of the Ponti
fical College Josephinum. Sim
ilar devotions will be held in
various parish cemeteries through
out the diocese.
ther John O’Rourke, thunfer. Fa
ther John Tague, holy water. Fa
ther Robert Lemon, mitre bearer
Father William D, Huber, book
Nearer. Father Francis Schae
fer candle bearer: and Father
James J. Carroll, master of cere
monies.
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Expect 5 Million
To Receive Holy
Communion
WASHINGTON —(NO— Some
5.000,000 Catholic youngsters
throughout the nation will be at
the altar railing for the second
annual National Catholic Youth
Communion Sunday on October
30,* Feast of Christ the King, it
was estimated here by Msgr.
Joseph E. Schieder, director of
the Youth Department. National
Catholic Welfare Conference,
sponsor of the event.
The Communion Sunday will
open the fifth annual observance
of National Catholic Youth Week,
which will continue through No
vember 5
Take Shape
•'H
of supplies and new equipment,
the continued use of the plant
is a losing battle against the
cost of operation and the safety
of the children and Sisters.
The excellent care given the
orphanage by the Sisters has pro
longed the life of the institution
far beyond all normal expect
(Continued on page 2)
Nov. 6 Designated ‘Appeal Sunday’
In All Parishes of Franklin County
A coordinated Appeal will be made in all parishes of Franklin County Sunday,
November 6, to raise $500,000 00 to complete the major building program planned sev
eral years ago to provide a new orphanage and sorely-needed central high schools
Calling the generosity of the people made the Development Drive of 1953 “1
thaf he it "not unmindful of
the sacrifices which thousands
of devoet people have under
taken to meet their pledges."
He also realizes that some were
not able to meet their pledges
because of misfortunes
circumstances completely
yond their control.
There are still quit* a few more
who are new in the area of
Franklin County, and who will
receiv the benefit of the.e of
St Vincent's, and tu0 central
high schools, each of which wa
to accommodate 1000 studenG
Goal of the drive $2,500,000
The dme ua® announced by
Bi®hop Ready in March 1953 B*
May nf that year approximately
6000 chairmen, vice-chairmen,
tram captain* and team worker
had been organized tn ctas« a
dnnr tQ-door solicitation that took
place on June 14.
Monsignor Edward Spiers who
wag later appointed pnncioal ot
the new Watterson High Schon]
was named executive secretary
Ground breaking ceremonies
for the new school took nlace
late in the spring of 1953 fol
lowing final approval of the
plans drawn by Ramsey, Croce
and Abbot, Columbus archi
tects. Bishop Ready blessed the
16-acre site, located at Cooke
Rd. just east of High St., and
turned the first spadeful of
earth to begin construction on
the $1,000,000 plant.
The cornerstone was blessed
by7 Bishop Ready tn solemn cere
monies April 9. 1954. The follow
ing September. 150 boys and
girls registered for the first class
in the largest secondary school
in the diocese.
A huge crowd of clergy, relig
ious and laity of the diocese was
on hand June 19. 1955. when the
Bishop dedicated the sleek new
building
Those attending the ceremon
ies were escorted on a tour of
the structure. They visited the
chapel, the 600-seat auditorium,
v.hich can be converted into a
cafeteria where 500 pupils can
be served every half hour, and
the auditorium stage, the site of
a portable altar where Masses
can be celebrated for the student
body
The two story classroom wing
is the length of a football
field with rooms having fluor
escent lighting, asphalt tile
flooring, movable desks. The
gym in the L-shaped building
has two complete basketball
courts and collapsable bleach
ers which can seat 1600 per
sons.
Four diocesan priests have
been assigned to staff the school
along with eight Dominican Sis
ters.
Monsignor Eduard Spier.- Fh
D.. was appointed principal Oth
er priests assigned to thr facul
ty are Father John Tague, S.T.L.,
Most Powerful Weapon
In Battle for Peace
Is Prayer
Price Ten Cents $3.00 A Year
and
Sickness has prevented
forts for charity and education,
and are therefore asked to sign
serious pledge? at this time.
Plans for the naw effort call
for special "Appeal Envelopes"
to be distributed at all the
Masses this Sunday. They will
be received back one week
later, November 6. which is
"Appeal Sunday."
some
from completing their original
pledge®: others have moved away,
while still other? have iu*t neg
lected to fulfill their pledges.
The new Appeal is made to ev
eryone Those who have not com
pleted their pledges are asked
to do sn if they can possibly ar
range it those who did not make
a pledge two years ago are asked
to make one now. while those who
so generously fulfilled ther first
promise'- are asked to consider
doing something in addition at
this time
Every adult is to receive an
Appeal Envelope In it will be
a pledge card and literature ex
plaining the need and (he plan.
Each pastor will put together
all returns nf his parish and pre
sent th? total to the Chancery
Monday. November 7.
The new pledge® may be paid
during a period of six months
The Development Office will bill
for a period of six months those
who return Appeal Envelopes
only The. CATHOLIC TIMES will
run a regular thermometer of
the results showing the success
of the effort during the six
month period.
Development Drive Was First
Organized Appeal for Diocese
For the first time in the historv of the Diocese of Co
lumbus. a major drive was organized in June, 1953, to ob
tain funds for diocesan development
Monev received from the campaign was to be used to
provide for a new orphanage tn replace the 82 year old
for the drive. Father Bennett
Applegate, diocesan superintend
ent nf schools, was named co
treasurer of the drive.
E. Fobor Biggert, well kn-»wn
civic leader and a life-long lead
er among Catholic laymen, wet
appointed diocesan campaign
chairman by Bithop Ready Hit
first task was to form an ad
visory council of about 44 Ca
tholic laymen to act as his cab
inet.
While the door-to door solid
(Continued on page 2)
Watterson High School
Is First Fruit of Drive
Bishop Watterson High School, the first of two central
high schools planned in the major diocesan building pro
gram was dedicated in solemn and colorful ceremonies by
Bishop Ready on Sunday, June 19. 1955 It now has an
enrollment of 343, and is staffed by diocesan priests and
Sisters of St. Dominic from St. Man’ of the Springs.
The new school honors the
memory of Bishop John Ambrose
Watterson. D.D.. second Bishop
of Columbus and is under the
patronage of St. Pius
Father Donald Schulz. A., and
Father Peter Essman. S.T.D
Sister Lauranna. O.P., is
superior for the Sisters who
teach at the school, and ten oth
ers who teach at St James School.
The convent for the Sisters at
Watterson was blessed by Bishop
Ready in June. 1955 The convent
chapel was dedicated to the Bless
ed Mother under her title. “Mary,
Queen
By 1957-‘58, enrollment at Wat
terson High School is expected to
reach the 900 mark. That will be
the first year that all four class
es. freshman through senior, will
be accepted.
4 AppeaF
Schedule
Wednesday, October 26
Messenger will deliver to
each parish an ample supply
of special Appeal Envelopes
with literature.
Friday, Ot..ifer 28
THE CATHOLIC TIMES
gives complete information on
the drive, featuring the Bish
op s Pastoral Letter, and ma
terial about the orphanage,
schools and othei data
Sunday, October 30
The Bishop's Pastoral Letter
is read at all Masses. Sermons
of the day on the Appeal. Im
mediately after Communion
the special Appeal envelopes
will he distributed to every
adult Explanatory literature
enclosed
Sunday, November 6
“Appeal Sunday.” The Ap
peal envelopes will be receiv
ed in all churches.
Monday, November 7
Each pastor will make re
turns to the Chancery.
Next Six Month*
Those signftig Appeal pledg
es will be billed for the next
six months. The CATHOLIC
TIMES will feature regularly
progress of the effort.