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A Good Catholic
a Well*
Informed Catholic
Vol. V, No. 28
U.S. Needs More
Catholic Scholars,
NCEA Meet Told
11,500 Teachers Attend Parley
Commend Integra
ST, LOUIS (NC) College
and university educators heard
arguments here that Catholic
higher education is failing to
product enough scholars to have
real influence on American
thinking.
Monsignor John Tracy Ellis,
rioted Catholi? University of
America historian and author,
cited the “remarkablj low’ state
of intellectual attainment among
Catholics in this ountry in pro
portion to their numbers and re
sources.’
And Dr. John J. Meng, dean of
admissions. Hunter College, New
York City, maintained Catholic
colleges and universities “are not
turning out real scholars in any
measure comparable to the effort
being expended toward that
end
The two spoke o the National
Catholic Educational Associa
tion’s 53rd annual convention
her?
Mon«ianor Ellis Hiked on re
actions to an article be wrote
for Thought manazine last year
in which he took higher educa
tion to task for not producing
good, sound C»thelic intellec
tuals.
He said reactions ‘reveal a sub
stantiat agreement with the prin
cipal conclusions
Reporting on van* us opinions
found in letters written to him.
Monsignor Ellis said one of
"most pronounced" points
view dealt with duplication
programs of g’-aduat” studv
This is unfortunate he said,
because
make its greatest
America if it is
non-Catholics by
people.”
‘Catholic thought can
impact in
interpreted to
Catholic lay
teachers and
Some 11.500
tchnol administrator* on hand
at tha convention unanimously
favored inHaratinn In a reso
lution, the NCeA nledoed itself
to* b« ouided by "justice, char
ity and prudence in giving
leadershin toward the orderly
Integration of Negro and white
children 'n the nation's
school*. ''This intearation,''said
the delegates, "ha* been and
can be successfully achieved."
In another action at its final
Bession thp organization elected
Archbishop Albert G. Meyer of
Milwaukee as president-general
Be succeeds Archb'shon Joseph
E. Ritter nf St. Louis. The next
conventior. will be held in Mil
waukee in Anril 1957
Another speaker. Monsignor
fivivester Holbel. superintendent
of the schools in the Diocese of
Buffalo, N. Y.. asserted that pub
lic schoo1 educators are making
“honest efforts” toward finding
Th
ion in Schools
a way to include iroia) and spir
itual values in then schools
Nevertheless, Monsignor Hol
bel said, these educators face
two great obstacles ir parental
indifference and organized pro
test by some groups.
Monsignoi Holbei had high
praise foi the “released time” re
ligious education programs prac
ticed in many parts of the nation.
He said that although it must
be understood as distinct from
plans tor putting mural and spir
itua’ values directly nt the pub
lie schools, the “released time”
idea “more closely accomplishes
the objectives of the movement
toward giving students these
values.”
Lay teachers wera paised by
Bishop Bryan J. McEntegart as
being the strong allies of sis
ters in meeting the i
posed bv soaring
school enrollment.
th?
of
of
He had celled such duolica
tion orave mistake," and
said there were many corres
pendents who agreed with his
contention that it leaves none
ef the Catholic colleges and
universities possessing "the fa
cilities for work of a high qual-
Dr. Mena, who was educated at
the Catholic University, asserted
that “able Catholic lay intellec
tuals are far too few in number.”
challenge
CathoHe
rector of
of Amer
‘false as
Bishon McEntegart,
the Catholic University
ica. said that it is a
sumption” to say lay teachers are
temnnrary replacements for nuns.
"Anyone who is capable of
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Xavier University Professor
To Address DCCW Meeting
Father Faraon
Philosoph’ at Xavier Univer
sity. He has lectured extensive
ly throughout the Mid West.
As a member of the Pontifical
Institute, Lake Forest, III., ho
was one of five leading Catho
lic educators engaged in a
study compiled by the Insti
tute in Curriculum and Teach
ing Development, St. Albertus
Magnus Lyceum.
Bishop Blesses Cornerstone
Bishop Ready is pictured above as he prepares to seal the
•ornerstone of the church-school building in the new St. Andrew
parish before it was set in place Sunday. Pictured, left to right,
•re Father Michael Nugent, pastor of St. Andrew parish Father
Albert Culliton, pastor of St. Christopher parish Father George
Kennedy, pastor of St. Agatha parish, and Bishop Ready. The
new building is expected to be completed in August. The school,
which will provide facilities for the first four grades, will open
In September. The project was begun last October.
o SINK
Father Michael Faraon. OP, Ph D, S.T.Lr., will be
guest-speaker at the Eleventh Annual Spring Conference of
the Columbus Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. The
Conference, to take place Sunday. Apr. 29. 1956 at 2
in the New Philadelphia Public*
High School auditorium will
have “Family Life” as its theme.
Father Faraon who will talk
on "Th Theology of Marriage,"
it professor of Theology and
He is
Climaxing his annual Easter message.
His Holiness Pope Pius XII imparts his
traditional "urbi et orbi" blessing, (to the
city and the world). In his message which
he delivered before hundreds of thousands
of persons from the central balcony of the
Vatican basilica, and which was broadcast
Educated at the University of
Detroit
Quebec,
June 7,
he was
ganized
gram.
and Laval University,
Father was ordained
1949 While in Chicago
active in the newly or-
Adult Education pro-
author of a book on
0
the
his
the
Ed-
philosophy of love Titles of
lectures have included “Cult,
Basic of Culture in Catholic
ucatior,” “The Theology of Wom
an,” "Theological and Philoso
phical Content of Sex,’ and
“Christian State or Pagan Chaos."
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Cana Conference
Set In Kenton
KENTON—Father Louis Putz,
C.S.C., of University of Notre
Dame, will direct a Cana Confer
anc« Sunday. April 15. at Immac
ulate Conception parish here Fa
ther Putz will discuss the spirit
ual, physical and moral aspects
of marriage
Registration is scheduled at
12:30 p. m.. followed by the first
of three conferences at 1 p.m
Benedictioi of the Most Blessed
Sacrament and the renewal of
marriage vow? will close the con
ference.
Invitations have been issued to
pastors and interested couples
from surrounding parishes
Prior to her election as nation
al regent of the organization in
1952, Mrs Howard had served as
national vice-regent tor 13 years.
She served as Ohio state regent
for five years from 1934 to 1939
Other organize i o n s with
which Mr*. Howard was active
include the Ladies Auxiliary
of the Knights of St. John, the
Catholic Women's League, the
Board of Trustees of St. An
thony Hospital and the altar so
ciety of Our Lady of Victory
parish. She was also a member
of the board of directors of the
Columbus Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women,
In addition to her work for
the Church. Mrs. Howard was an
active civic leader. The first
woman city clerk of Columbus,
she was prominent in the activi
ties of Democratic women in Co
lumbus and Franklin County, and
worked for manv vears in the of
fice of th? Franklin County Re
corder
She had been president of the
Columbut 16, Ohio Friday, April 13, 1956
As Hundreds of Thousands Kneel
to more millions in the radio and television
audience, the Pope declared that only a
full and active faith can bring peace. He
also warned nations against risking atomic
catastrophe, which the Pontiff said, is
made more terrible by the development of
radio-guided missiles.
Enrollments Here Gain
39% Since 1946, New
School Report Shows
The Diocesan School Office announced this week the
distribution of a booklet commemorating a decade of pro
gress in education in the Columbus Diocese embracing the
school years 1945 to 1955 The booklet, entitled “Vision.”
also serves as the Annual School Report of the Diocesan
Superintendent of Schools
The 48 page brochure reviews pictorially and statistic
ally the growth of the parochial schools.
This publication is dedicated
to Bishop Ready, honoring the ev
idenced record of progress made
under his guidance.
Enrollment, now at its highest
peak in diocesan history, has
rocketed to 20.195 in elementary
schools, and 4.929 in high
schools. This total represents a
thkty-nine (39%) gain since the
close of World War IJ
Ten new grade school* and
three new high school* have
been opened since 1945 and 28
schools enlarged or remodeled
in the last decade under a pro
gram which has cost more than
$8,000,000.00. These projects
have added 264 classrooms to
schools throughout the twenty
three county Diocese. Three
thousand youngsters are now
enrolled in schools which did
next oven exist in 1945,
To cope with the increase in
student population, teaching
staffs have been greatly enlarg
ed Ten years ago the teacher
pupil ratio was higher than the
Requiem Is Offered
For Mrs. H. T. Howard
Requiem Mass was offered Wednesday morning in Our
Lady of Victory Church for Mrs. Helen T. Howard, 73,
former national regent of the Daughters of Isabella Mrs
Howard died Sunday at her home, 1635 Glenn Ave.
Mrs. Howard, who in January of this year was honored
by Pope Pius XII with' the “Pro
Ecclesia et Pontifice” medal, was
associated with the Daughters of
Isabella throughout most of her
life. The D. of I is one of the
largest charitable organizations
of Catholic women in the Unit
ed States Mrs. Howard advanc
ed its program of charity in many
communities of the Diocese.
Franklin County Women’s Demo
cratic Club and was a past state
central Democratic committee
woman from the Twelfth Ohio
District
Survivors include four daugh
ters. Mrs. Harry Metzger, Mrs.
Vincent Morrissey. Mrs. John
Hardy and Mrs. Charles Sauer, all
of Columbus, and two sisters. Sis
ter Catherine Julia. S.N.D., who
teaches at St. Joseph Academy.
Columbus and Mrs Edward Da
vis of Columbus
Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cem
etery.
Pope to Address
All Workingmen
VATICAN CITY (NC)
His Holiness Pope Pius XII
will address workers of th?
world on May 1 in a messag?
that will be radioed and tele
vised.
Many thousands of workers
of several nations will gather
on that day both in St. Peter’s
Square here and in the Cathed
ral Square in Milan. A giant
television screen will be erect
ed in the Milan square so work
ers can see and hear the Holy
Father.
”1 Y
holic limes
present ratio There were 276
faculty members, including seven
lay teachers a decade
pared to 810 teachers
123 lay teacher.* now.
“Statistics, although
authentic signposts, do
demonstrate th? gains
Catholic schools
pointed out Father Bennett Ap
plegate, diocesan
schools.
more than a score nf events which
had an impact on every one of
the 84 elementary and secondary
schools.’’
ago, com
including
they are
not alone
made in
since 1945”,
director of
Progress is mirrored in
Notable was the establish
menl of a Diocesan Guidance
Center, under the direction of
Sister Francois, S.N.D. Chil
dren beset with school and
home problems are helped at
this clinic
Other significant events high
lighted in this review of an era
of progress include establishment
of the Federal Lunch Program
in 47 schools: organization of a
school lunch workshop beginning
of city health services in Colum
bus schools, growth of the study
of music lay teacher organiza
tion the advent of television,
which enables viewers to see Ca
tholic schools in action and the
establishment of special vocation
days designed tn encourage'
youngsters to consider a life ded
icated to God
The total contribution made
dining this period is best sum
med up by Monsignor William Me
manus in the sermon recorded in
“Vision” “Thinking about the
decade's achievements can lead
only to the conclusion that God
has been good to you In His Prov
idence He gave you a Bishop ten
vears ago who himself has been
blessed with the particular tal
ents and experience so useful in
th? administration of an expand
ing school system. You have the
leadership o, a Rishnp whose ca
pacity for appreciating big and
cood ideas is surpassed only by
hie willingness to respond tire
lesslv to the inspirations of God s
grace.” Further Monsignor Mc
Manus states that in the area of
community relations, the Colum
bus schools might well serve as a
model for other Catholic systems
to imitate.
University Will Reprint
Rare Vatican Edition*
ST. LOUIS, (NO—St. Louis
University, which has been micro
filming the manuscript collection
of th Vatican Library in Rome
has received permission to copy
the library’s rare printed books.
Fathe. Paul C. Reinert. S.J., uni
versity president, has announced.
V incentians
Will Hear
Dayton Priest
Father Hugh Wagner as
sistant director of Catholic
Chanties. Dayton will be the
mam speaker when the dio
cesan representatives of the
St Vincent de Paul Society
conduct their sixth general
meeting Sunday.
Father Wagner will ad
dress the delegates at the
breakfast to be held in the
Virginia Hot? following Mass in
St Joseph Cathedral at in a m,
Bishop Ready will be cele
brant of the Mass which w ill be
attended by membert nf th? 44
parish conference^ of th? Society
throughout the diocese
The subject of Father Wag
ner's talk will be ''The Spirit of
Frederick Ozan am Today."
The St Vincent Ale Paul So
ciety was founded in 1833 in
Pari* by Ozanam and a group
of young mor. for the purpose
of spiritual «anctification of it*
member* through the spiritual
and corporal work* of mercy.
Father V’agner received his
Father Hugh Wagner
theology degree at Mt St Man's
of the West. Norwood O and was
ordained in Cincinnati in August.
1949
Following a two year teaching
assignment at Blessed Martin de
Porres High Schoo) Cincinnati.
Father Wagner entered Catholic
University, Washington. DC.,
where he earned his S W.—
Master of Social Work—in June.
1953.
In addition to his duties as as
sistant director of chanties in
Dayton, he is also moderator of
the St. Vincent de Paul Particu
lar Council there and is teaching
a course in Ethics at the Good
Samaritan Hospital School nf
Nursing
To Attend Meet
At Family Clinic
Engaged couples through
out the Columbus Diocese
were invited this week to a
series of marriaee conferenc
es at St Ann s Family Clinic
Inaugurated last year, the
service is another effort on
the nart of the clinic to form
a well-rounded program to prn
mote sound family life and assist
couples to achieve the full joy of
Christian living.
This year's conference will
open at 8 p.m Apr 19 at the clin
ic at 1555 Brvden Rd The sneak
ers will be Father John Kleinz.
professor at the Pontifical Col
lege Josephinum. and Doctors
Joseph and John Gallen, both
Columbus phvsicians Father
KJeinz will discuss the moral as
pects of wedlock and the two doc
tors will talk on the medical
phase of marriage
The se ond program is sched
tiled a w-’ek later at 8 Apr
26, Father John Wolf, professor
at St Charles Seminary will talk
on the spiritual side of marriage
Practical aspects of married life
will be .discussed by Mr and
Mrs. William Ryan and Mr and
Mrs. Robert Spires, all members
of St. Mary’s parish Lancas
ter
Father Lawrence Corcoran,
chaplain at St. Ann s, emphasized
the fact that couples need not be
formally engaged to attend the
The university will make the
film copies available at cost to
(other libraries throughout the
United States, Father Reinert said.1conferences. Approximately 125
White House Group
Urges Services for
All School Children
The NCEA resolution noted the
recommendation of the White
House committee and added that
the U.S Supreme Court has ruled
such services may b._ supplied by
us? of public funds
In St. Louis when he was at
tending th? convention. Monsig
nor William E McManus, assist
ant director of the Education De
partment of the National Catho
lic Welfare Conference and one
of th? 34 persons on the White
House comnjitte-. was
what th? phra*? basic health
and safety services” meant.
"No explicit definition was
given," Monsignor McManus
said, "but the committee evi
dently intended the phrase to
include such items a* bus rides,
school lynches, polio shots and
routine health examinations."
Other parts of th? report sp?
cifically related to non public
schools included sections on the
“right and privilege of parents'
to send their children to private
schools and the “full freedom” of
private schools to give religious
instruction.
Members of the committee in
cluded Ralph 3unche. an un
dersecretary of the United Na
tions. Roy E. Larsen, president
and director of Time, Inc., and
past chairman. National Citizens
Commission for the Public
Schools: William S Paley, chair
man of the board. Columbia
Broadcasting System Ethel
Broun, president of the National
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers, and Martha Shull, first vice
president of the National Educa
tion Association
The report said that from
the beginnings of the country,
private and church-r elated
schools "have been a very real
and potent part of our national
life."
“It is a matter of settled con
stitutional law in the United
States that it is the right and
Plans Laid for Marriage Forums
few
MfeSk
Remember
Your
Banter Duty
Price Ton Cents $3.00
Recommends Public
Should Foot Expense
WASHINGTON (NC) The Committee for the
W hite House Conference on Education has recommended
to President Eisenhower that all children, regardless of the
school they attend, receive “basic health and safetv services
at public expense
In St. Louis. Mo., where it ended its annual convention
shorth after announcement of the committee'-: report, the
National Catholic Educ tional As
sociation urged a resolution
the enactment of legislation to
give basic health and safety serv
ices to both public and non-puhhc
school children
asked
The 50.000 word report said
the question of th? extent of such
services and whether public
school funds or other tax money
should be used to pros id? them
must be determined at state and
local levels to reflect existing
law*? and desires
A Year
privilege of parents io send their
children to such (puvate) schools.
It is a necessary curollary that
private groups, religious or oth
er, have a right to establish
schools ot their own,” the report
said
Th* committee said church*
related or sectarian schools
hav* "full freedom" to include
religious instruction in their
program of studies.
It also noted that “widespread
discussion and strong difference
of opinion” center around the ex
tent to which public schools may
take cognizance of religious val
ues and the manner in which re
ligious mstVutions may cooperate
with public schools.
The report said “continued
study at community, state and
national levels” is necessary on
the question of schools’ aim to
foster moral, ethical and spir
itual values.”
The committee said, however,
that an ultimate meeting of
minds on these questions would
be achieved in a mood o* under
standing and tolerance of differ
ing convictions and that “the
present era of rapid social chang
es” offers special opportunities
to accomplish this,
The group had rhe same obser
vation on the question of racial
integration in schools which it
said "cannot be achieved with
equal speed in each community.*
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Communicants
Packed Churches
BOSTON—(NC)—Five convents
which serve most nf the churchea
in the Archdiocese of Boston re
port that altar breads prepared
for the Communion of the people
during
nearly
a year
Final plans were formulated this weak for the mar
riage conference series to be held Apr. 19 and Apr. 26 at
St. Ann's Family Clinic, 1555 Bryden Rd. Engaged couples
or those who merely are thinking of getting married are
urged to attend the conferences. Pictured above as they
review the program for the meetings are, (left to right),
Miss Susan Groesinger of Our Lady of Victory, parish,
who along with her fiance, will attend the sessions Fath
er Lawrence Corcoran, assistant director of charities and
Doctors Joseph and John Gallen, two of the forum speak
ers.
invitations have been sent to married. All other couples, how
young men and women in the dio- ever, are invited No reservation
cese, who have expressed to their is necessary, and admission u
pastor the intention of getting free.
Holy Week of 1956 were
a half-million more than
ago
was revealed by the Re
Holy Week Committee of
This
stored
the National Liturgical Confer
ence, which called Holy Week
of this year "the greatest Eu
charistic event in modern times
“Observations reported by
priests elsewhere reflect what
we know to be true locally,” Fa
ther Carroll said “If other parts
of the country responded as well
numerically, it would mean an
increase of mere than 10 million
in the number of Communions
during Holy Week in the U S.