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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, April 2, 1960 National Survey Special Examinations For Aquinas Pupils Columbus Deanery Meets At Albany ALBANY—“Mrs. Jos. J. Dem- bowski, Warner Robins, was elected president of the Colum bus Deanery Council of Catholic Women at the meeting held March 13 in Albany. Other of ficers elected were vice presi dent, Mrs. Robert Connor, Col umbus; secretary, Mrs. Robert Wagner, Valdosta; and treasur er, Mrs. Richard Bettinger, Warner Robins. “The luncheon meeting, held at Radium Springs, was opened with an invocation to Our Lady of Good Counsel by the Right Rev. Msgr. Herman Deimel, Columbus. After the reading of the minutes and the treasurer’s report, roll call was conducted. Six members of the clergy were present. “Father Marvin LeFrois, Al bany, introduced guest speaker, Father Vincent Kilpatrick, who is a professor and Dean of Stu dies at the Seminary at Holy Trinity, Alabama. Father Vin cent praised the women of NCCW and stated that they are highly articulate, dynamic and highly informed on the prob lems here and abroad. Further, they have gone on record and will still go on record as being outspoken in their desire to ex tend to all groups in this coun try, regardless of race, proper justice. Father Vincent stated that the Church is depending more and more upon the laity to make known its position among secu lar groups. He pointed out that within the last few years, the priests have been consistently insistent that the laity is the Church and therefore, the mem bers of the laity are responsible for spreading the doctrines of the Church and that the future missionary efforts of the Church are dependant squarely upon their shoulders. “Mrs. Dembowski, acting pres ident, called upon the committee chairmen for their reports. “Mrs. Norman I. Boatwright, Augusta, president of the Savan nah Diocesan Council of Cath olic Women, gave a report on the Institute she attended in At lanta at Emory University, which was held primarily to dis cuss lay leaders and the problem of the number one killer of our country — traffic accidents. Mrs. Boatwright spoke briefly about the Diocesan Convention which will be held in Savannah the week-end of April 30, and urged the members to attend. The theme of the Convention is “Towards A More Eucharistic fiife.” '“A new Constitution and By- Laws was presented and adopt ed. The fall deanery meeting wHl be held in Valdosta. ' “Mrs. Dembowski thanked Mrs. Ray Pinkston, Albany, Chairman of Arrangements, and her committee for their efforts in providing a lovely luncheon and meeting place. (Continued from Page 1) guest at the Banquet on Satur day evening. Miss Flannery O’Connor, not ed author, book reviewer, and native of Savannah, will be the luncheon speaker at the Twen ty-first annual convention of the Savannah Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Miss O’Connor’s latest book, published by Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy, is “The Violent Bear It Away,” has been very favorably received by literary critics. The author is the only daugh ter of Edward F. and Regina O’ Connor. She attended Peabody High School and Georgia State College for Women in Milledge- ville, near where she now lives on a farm. After receiving her B.A. from GSCW, she went to the State University of Iowa where she studied creative writ ing under Paul Engle, taking a master of fine arts degree in 1947. “A Circle in the Fire,” one of Miss O'Connor’s short stories, won second prize in 1955 in the annual O. Henry awards, and again in 1957 her short story, “Greenieaf,” received an O. Henry award. Among other hon ors which have been bestowed upon this young writer is a Ford Foundation fellowship in creat ive writing in 1959. Mrs. Mark A. Theissen, presi dent of the National Council of Catholic Women, is a graduate of La Salle Academy, Coving ton, Kentucky, received her A.B. degree from the College of the Sacred Heart, Clifton, Cin cinnati, Ohio, and her B.S. in MEETING OF ALBANY PTA ASS’N ALBANY — St. Teresa’s Parent Teacher Association met on March 10th with the presi dent, Mr. Ray Dwornik, presid ing. The president introduced Mr. C. P. Whiting, who made the formal presentation of the civil defense emergency hospital kit which will be located in St. Te resa’s School. Mr. Whiting ex plained the advantages of the civil defense kit in the event of any disaster. Also addressing the group was Mrs. R. Knaus who explained the purpose and services of the Easter Seal Clinic. Members were urged to contribute to the support of the clinic through the purchase of Easter Seals. Miss Peggy Barton, Diocesan winner in the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s Essay Con test, was presented her awards at this meeting. Making the pre sentation was Mrs. John Dillon, chairman of the Home and School Committee. The group was reminded that the Brownie Troop would have cookies for sale at the April meeting. Father Le Frois announced that the use of the school uni form will be continued. The Rev. Gerald Steirt, visit or from Iowa and guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Davis, was intro duced to the members of the PTA. Following the business ses sion a St. Patrick’s Day program was presented by the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. SPAGHETTI DINNER AT THUNDERBOLT THUNDERBOLT — The Church of the Nativity, of our Lord, sponsored a spaghetti din ner on Sunday, March 13, with proceeds going for the remodel ing of the Parish Hall. Mrs. John Ganem was Gen eral Chairman of the dinner. Mrs. S. Ricuperio and her moth er, Mrs. Aliotta prepared the spaghetti sauce according to an old family recipe. Co-chairmen were: Mrs. S. Ricuperio and Mrs. R. E. Stradt- man. Frank Aliotta was in charge of food service, Mary Courvoisie was Treasurer, and Fred Corco ran and Steve Richards directed Advertising and Publicity. Other chairman were: Mrs. Mildred Halifax, Mrs. L. J An drews, Jr., and Mrs. Wm. G. Saunders, tickets; Mrs. R. Max Butler, Jr., Decorating and table service; Mrs. E. C. Mulligan, hostesses; Mrs. Mary Galibert, coffee; Mrs. T. J. Joyner, des serts; Mr. Ed. Mulligan and Mr Robert Steadtman, beverages. GREED People who aren’t happy with what they have, will never be happy no matter what they get. Education from the University of Cincinnati, and did graduate work at Xavier University, also in Cincinnati. The National president was a member of the NCCW Board of Directors from 1956-58 before her election to the president’s office in 1958. Among other of fices presently held by the pres ident are Honorary Life Mem ber of the Cincinnati Catholic Women’s Association, Board Member of the Xavier Universi ty Honors Course Committee, and Life Board Member of the Cincinnati Charity Ball. She also holds the following civic offices: Secretary of the Covington Pub lic Library Board, member of the Needlework Guild Commit tee, member of the Community Chest Board, Red Cross repre sentative for Cincinnati Catho lic Women’s Association and Advisory Committee of the Ce rebral Palsy Committee. Some of the past offices held by Mrs. Theissen are member of the Red Cross Board, Girl Scout Board, chairman volun teers USO, president La Salette Academy Alumnae, Board Mem ber Alumnae of the Sacred Heart College and a number of others. Mrs. Theissen will be guest of honor at the 21st Annual Convention of the Savannah Diocesan Council of Catholic Women which will be held April 30, May 1 at the DeSoto Hotel in Savannah. Life is just what we make it —and some folks seem to think their mission on earth is to make life miserable for others. Panel Highlight At Sacred Heart AUGUSTA — A panel discus sion on “Teaching Obedience in the Home” was held at the March meeting of the Sacred Heart Home and School Assn, held recently in the school auditorium. Mrs. William H. Barrett served as moderator. Mrs. Richard Z. Craig led the discussion on the “Psychological Approach.” Mrs. W. S. Dickson spoke on “Teaching the Pre- School Child,” and Mrs. Clifford Richards used as her theme “Teaching the Elementary School Child.” A flag ceremony, under the direction of Mrs. Joseph Oetjen, was conducted by the Sacred Heart Girl Scout Troop No. 105. Patricia Kearns thanked the as sociation for the gift of the troop flag. Mr. John T. Holleran, presi dent, announced that a barbecue will be held on April 26 at the Julian Smith Barbecue Pit. He appointed a nominating com mittee to present a slate of offi cers for election at the next meeting. It was voted to change the date of the April meeting to the 5th when Father John Cuddy, diocesan superintendent of schools, will be the guest speak er. The first grade won the grade count, and a social hour follow ed the meeting. Nomination Of Officers At Warner Robins WARNER ROBINS—At their monthly meeting the nominating committee of the Sacred Heart Ladies Guild presented their can didates for officers for the com ing year. Nominated were Pat Delaney, president; Alma Na- dicksbernd, vice president; Ves ta Carnes, secretary, and Claire Smith, treasurer. Members may submit other nominations for these positions to Maj. Catherine Moran, president of the Guild, by mail or phone. A vote will be taken at the monthly meet ing in April. Other business taken up at the meeting was the announce ment that three delegates from the Ladies Guild would be ap pointed to attend the Diocesan meeting at Savannah on April 30, and May 1. It was also announced that the booth under the supervision of the Ladies Guild at the Spring Festival on April 30, will be a cake and candy booth, with cakes and candy being supplied by the Ladies Guild. A hand-crocheted lace table cloth, completed by Mrs. James R. Williams of Warner Robins was displayed at the meeting, and will be the main prize of the Spring Festival. Books of tickets were distributed among mem bers of the organization for sale to members of the community on the seventy-two inch table cloth, which will be displayed in local stores at a later date. Swallows Back To Capistrano Right On Schedule SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., (NC) — The swallows re turned to this Catholic mission right on schedule again this year — St. Joseph’s Day, March 19. The birds arrived at daybreak. They were greeted by about 500 tourists and the peal of mission tower bells. The mission was founded here in about 1776 by Father Juni- pero Serra, O.F.M., who estab lished a series of West Coast missions. The remarkable return of the birds on March 19 has been re corded here for many decades. They remain until mid-October, then leave for their winter haunts in South America. Escapes Fire PYOUNGSOUWON, Korea, (NC) — Bishop Thomas Quinlan, Vicar Apostolic of Chun Chon, narrowly escaped injury when the parish house caught fire here. The Bishop was making his annual Confirmation visit to the parish. Both he and the pastor, Father Simon Kim, were awak ened by neighbors who had been aroused by the flames in the night. The fire was apparently caus ed by an overheated stove chim ney setting fire to a roof beam. Efforts to quell the fire failed for want of a ladder. No fire brigade is available in the rural parish. Bishop Quinlan and Father Kim saved their personal be longings. AUGUSTA — Students at Aquinas High School were se lected to receive a two-day series of pupil tests as part of a national survey of the abili ties and aptitudes of American high school students. Aquinas pupils participated with some 460,000 students from 50 states in a special census to determine the students’ abilities in school work and basic aptitudes. The tests included a wide range of general information on current events and general knowledge which the students receives from out-of-school sources. The tests, supervised by the “Project Talent” offices of the University of Pittsburgh, were designed by leading educational researchers. Follow-up studies will be made. A year from now, mem bers of the senior class who have graduated from Aquinas will be questioned as to occupa tion and interest in further training and education. Each of the four classes tested at Aquin as will receive this follow-up survey. The study, which will include public and parochial school in 21 selected Georgia communi- COLUMBUS — “Your child ren are about to enter a highly competitive world; it has been that way since Adam and Eve.” So began Fr. Vincent Fitzpat rick, M.S.Ss.T., in a talk to the P.T.A. of Pacelli High and Holy Family School in Columbus. Fa ther Vincent went on to discuss the value of competitive sports in the training of youth. He is former director of varsity ath letics at St. Joseph’s Preparatory Seminary, Holy Trinity, and at present holds the post of dean of studies there. Besides their value in the phy sical development of boys and girls, the priest, basing his ob servations on an allocution of Pope Pius XII, further empha sized the worth of competitive sports in training the intellect and will. Reasoning from the educational principle of “trans fer of training,” Father explain ed that young people can ac quire through competition in sports qualities desirable for competition in life. He enume rated among these desirable qualities the ability to make and stick to decisions, self-control, obedience to authority, group spirit, and the facility to win as well as lose gracefully. “It might sound strange to hear a priest speak on a subject seemingly so unrelated to his job of saving souls, yet sports can teach a discipline similar to that by which souls are saved, as St. Paul indicated in his memorable example.” About one hundred parents ‘ and teachers were on hand to hear Father Vincent speak at the school auditorium. COMMUNION BREAKFAST Father David O’Connor, M.S.S.s.T., of Holy Trinity, was guest speaker at a Communion Breakfast sponsored by the Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Columbus on Sunday, March 13 at the Candle light Restaurant. In his talk to the group he presented some of the theological implications of recent developments in space science. Father explained that the Church not only does not fear or discourage such scientific in vestigation, but rather she wel comes and fosters every such effort of scholarly men where by “man may be enabled to ties, will provide facts for plan ning various types of local school programs. Each student will be graded with 65 scores, 800 items of in formation on plans, preferences and background, and 300 items on his school guidance and edu cational programs. A follow-up study will compare these factors with his subsequent successes and failures. Scores from individual schools will not be related by “Project Talent,” but will be reported to the schools for their own use. Individual students scores will not be compared publicly, but will be available for counselors to use in guiding students in vocational decisions. Officials point out the study is not to compare one school with another, but to learn on a national basis what talents are possessed by American youth and what kinds of abilities and education lead to various ca reers. The Rev. Ralph Seikel, mode rator at Aquinas said, “We are extremely pleased to have been selected for this testing. Such testing is valuable to our stu dents, and it would cost hun dreds of dollars to have such tests given independently here.” think God’s thoughts after Him.” Said the priest from the staff at St. Joseph’s Preparatory Sem inary: “Such study cannot bring out the glory of the God Who created ail these things.” Saint Mary’s Ladies Auxiliary AUGUSTA — At the meeting of the St. Mary’s Ladies Aux iliary, Mrs. Albert Rice gave a report from the Mardi Gras cel ebration, sponsored by the Au gusta Deanery of the National Council of Catholic Women. She, as chairman, expressed her grat itude to all those who helped to make it such a success. Mrs. Steve Mulherin, Ways and Means Chairman, brought up the question of a Spring Ways and Means project for the Auxiliary. It was decided that a dessert card party should be held on the Wednesday after Easter, and it was hoped that a fashion show of some sort could be provided as entertainment. Mrs. John Buckley announced that the Auxiliary was asked to be responsible for a party for soldiers at the U.S.O. on Satur day, April 2nd, and requested volunteers to make sandwiches and cookies. Mrs. William Barrett reported for the Citizens for Decent Lit erature Committee that a group of prominent citizens had met with Mayor Beckum recently, and she was pleased to mention that Mrs. E. V. Hastings, Mrs. L. J. Ward and Mrs. Barrett her self had been asked to be mem bers of the steering committee of this group. Monsignor Daniel J. Bourke, V.F., in his comments to the Auxiliary announced that the League of the Sacred Heart, one of the spiritual organizations of the parish, was asking for pro moters. Highlighting the March meet ing of the Auxiliary was the playing of a tape recording of the speech dealing with the problem of “Obscene and Por nographic Literature” which Mr. Charles Keating of Cincinnatti, made recently in Augusta. This recording is available as a pro gram for any interested organi zations. MACON BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS — Members of St. Joseph’s championship basketball team in the 13-year class of the Sandlot league are: back row (1 to r), Joe Genone, Coach, Andy McKenna, Paul MacGregor, Fred Howe. Front row (1 to r), Steve Puster, Charles Schroeder, Arnold Punaro, Andy Duffy, Edgar Hatcher and Louis Horn. D. C. C. W. CONVENTION HOLY TRINITY PRIESTS ARE BREAKFAST, P.T.A. SPEAKERS NATIONAL USO MEETING—Catholic Delegates attending the USO meeting shown in the above picture with Frank M. Folsom (center), chairman of the executive committee of the Na tional Catholic Community Service and a USO vice president are Mr. Edward A. Sheehan (right), Augusta, and daughter.—(Reni Photos) National USO Meeting WASHINGTON — Catholic leaders from all sections of the country were among the more than 300 USO representatives attending the fifth annual USO National Council Meeting here March 15-16. Theme of the meeting was “Civilian Responsibility to the Military in the Cold War.” Among the speakers were Lt. General Lewis B. Hershey, USA, Director, Selective Service Sys tem; Rear Admiral George A. Rosso, Chief of Chaplains, U. S. Navy and chairman of the Arm ed Forces Chaplains Board; the Honorable Prescott S. Bush, U. S. Senator from Connecticut and member of the Senate Commit tee on Armed Forces; and the Honorable Herbert E. York, As sistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Meeting Of Valdosta Catholic Women VALDOSTA — The regular monthly meeting of the Catholic Woman’s Club of St. John’s Parish was held at the new school on Gornto Road. The meeting opened with the Rosary followed by the Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel. Minutes and Treasurer’s report were read and approved. A re port on the dance held recently at the Valdosta Country Club was given. Receipts of the last bake sale were $49.50, a bake was held March 19th by Circles 3 and 4. Mrs. Dvorak, president, intro duced Michael Slack, an eighth grade student from St. John’s, who won the recent essay con test held by the Columbus Dean ery of the National Council of Catholic Women. Michael read his prize- winning essay, en titled “The Priest — An Am bassador of Christ.” Mrs. Wagner urged all mem bers to sacrifice a meal during the month of March and donate the price of a meal to the Ma donna Plan. Mrs. Moses then announced a spaghetti supper and skit which was held the night of March 17th, St. Pat rick’s Day, at the Woman’s Building on Patterson St. A panel discussion followed with the subject “Catholic Ac tion.” Four phases of Catholic Action were outlined as fol lows: The Legion of Mary by Mrs. Elmore Thrash, The Rural Life Conference by Mrs. Rita Donnelly, the St. Vincent de Paul Society by Mrs. Marion Grimes and the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine by Mrs. L. A. Singleton, Jr. Father Thomas Payne thank ed members of the panel, and complimented Mrs. Edith White- side on the wonderful work she has been doing at the Pineview General Hospital. Welcomed ; visitors at the meeting were Miss Mary Pryor and Mrs. O’Sullivan of Mount Pleasant, Mich. The meeting closed with Prayer of St. Fran cis, followed by coffee served by Circle 5. Bishop Confirms 140 At St. Mary’s AUGUSTA — Approximately 140 children and adults received the sacrament of Confirmation at St. Mary’s on-the-Hill. His Excellency the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D.D. J.C.D., Bishop of Savannah ad ministered the sacrement on Sunday afternoon, March, 27th. The Priest — An Ambassador Of Christ Essay of Peggy Barton, Al bany winner. Diocesan Essay Group I. “He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But to as many as received Him, He gave the power of becoming sons of God.” Christ created the priesthood so that, down through the ages, other men could learn of the true faith and become sons of God. He intended that the work of the Apostles should be fur thered so that the Church would flourish and endure forever. And so, He sends a man among us dedicated to His holy faith and to the salvation of souls. He is the image of Christ, His earthly instrument. All of us are made in the image and likeness of God, but there are few as perfect as this man. It is his duty in life to continue Our Lord’s work in saving souls, to be a saviour to his people. He is the priest, an ambassador of Christ. God has sent him from His heavenly kingdom to many a foreign, hostile land. Here, un- PEGGY BARTON daunted by indifference or out ward intolerance, he works on for the glory of God, even- though sometimes it seems that there is little hope. He labors fervently, knowing that to save his soul, he must save the souls of others. To every priest is given the greatest privilege, that of hold ing the body of Christ in his consecrated hands. What great er honor is there on earth? It is matched only by that of Mary, the Mother of God. The priest is given many un precedented privileges; one of the greatest is that of forgiving sins in Christ’s name. Many men’s souls are in his hands'; he prepares them to meet God — men who, without the aid of the priest, would never enter the kingdom of heaven. His sphere of influence among men is greater than that of some of the greatest leaders in history. To all who recognize heaven and hell as eternal, he is, by far, the most indispensible person in the world today. The privileges of the sacred ambassador are many and won derful, but the responsibilities are indeed as great. All eyes are upon him; he must set the ex ample for all men to follow. Many times, he has been per secuted for his resemblance to Christ. You saw him crucified for his love of man, you saw him stoned to death in the streets of Rome, devoured by lions in the coliseum, you saw him on the torture rack, refus ing to break the seal of confes sion, you saw him laughed at, scorned and spit upon. There is no diplomatic immunity for the ambassador of Christ. Yet he stands proud in the face of death — death of Christ, to whom he dedicated his life. He is a hero, a champion of heroes. The soldier wins many a victory for his country, but the priest wins greater victories for the kingdom of God. He is a hero to every mortal man, who, in his hour of death, is assisted by the priest. Even in a free country, the priest must be a hero. Many people who are ignorant and bigoted humiliate him with mockery. He rises above this and forgives them as Christ did when he said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” He conquers selfish ness with generosity, ignorance with truth, wrong with right, and hate with love, silently set ting the example for others. His patience is like that of Christ, because he represents the Lamb of God. This is the Priest — Christ’s ambassador from heaven. He stands out among men. SAINT JAMES HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION SAVANNAH — The. current controversial subject of “Flori- dation” was discussed by Dr. Louis L. Castilian and Dr. Laurence M. Dunn when the St. James Home and School Asso ciation met Monday night, Mrs. Edward J. Fogarty, President, presiding. A question and an swer period gave members the opportunity of hearing the med ical results fo years of research and the recommendations. Because of inclement weath er, the bicycle inspection for students scheduled March 12, was changed to Saturday, March 26, on the school grounds. Sister Marie de Lourdes’ Fourth Grade won the attend ance prize. St. Joseph’s Club Honored At Banquet MACON — St. Joseph’s Boys’ Basketball Team in the 13-year class of the Sandlot League was among the championship teams, honored by the Macon City Recreation Department at the annual Sandlot Basketball Ban quet Wednesday, March 16, held at the American Legion Post Three. Andy Duffy of St. Joseph Eighth Grade was honored as the outstanding sportsman in this city-wide league and re ceived a trophy. In the deciding game of the Sandlot basketball tournament St. Joseph Eighth Grade boys— the 13-year league — deafeated Macon Boys Club 28-26. Paul McGregor, with a long shot in the third overtime period, gave St. Joseph the final points. Ed gar Hatcher led the scoring with nine points. Joe Genone, Presi dent of St. Joseph Home and School, with inspiring enthusi asm served as coach. A trophy was presented to the team and to each member a miniature silver basketball.