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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
AUGUST 24, 1940
OFFICIAL SCHOOL CALENDAR
DIOCESAN SCHOOLS
Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta
1940-1941
APPROVED,BY
THE MOST REV. GERALD P. O’HARA, D. D. } J. U. D.
1940
September 9—Schools Open.
October 14, 15—Teachers’ Institute, Savannah.
Holidays, Savannah District.
October 17, 18—Teachers’ Institute, Atlanta.
Holidays, Atlanta District.
November 1—Feast of All Saints, Holyday.
November 11—Armistice Day, Half-Holiday.
November 27—Thanksgiving Holidays Begin at Close
of School Day.
December 2—Classes Resume.
December 8—Feast of the Immaculate Conception,
Holyday,
December 23—Christmas Holidays Begin at Noon.
1941
January 20-
January 21-
January 22-
January 2—Classes Resume.
January 20—Commemoration of Lee’s Birthday, Half-
Holiday.
-Examinations.
-Examinations.
-Examinations
January 23—Examinations
January 27—Second Semester Begins.
April 9—Easter Holidays Begin at Noon.
April 15—Classes Resume.
May 22—Feast of the Ascension, Holyday.
May 26—Examinations.
May 27—Examinations.
May 28—Examinations.
May 29—Examinations.
June 3—-Jefferson Davis’ Birthday, Half-Holiday.
June 5—Close of School Year.
Any special holiday or half-holiday declared for Ihe public schools
of a locality may be observed, if the pastor so directs, by the
Catholic schools of that locality. Pastors may grant two holidays
within the school year. The granting of additional holidays is
contrary to the Diocesan School Regulations and impairs the proper
observance of the sschool program. If a holiday other than those
set forth should be declared, permission for same must be obtained
in writing from the Superintendent's Office.
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Louis T. Miller
Dies in Atlanta
(Special To The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Louis T. Miller,
widely known throughout the South,
as an insurance executive, died here
July 28.
A native of Augusta, Mr. Miller en
tered the insurance field in that city
coming to Atlanta more than a
quarter of a century ago to become
connected with the Cotton Insurance
Association.- He later became state
agent for the American Central In
surance Company, of St. Louis, and
later served as southern manager for
the American Central, the Western
Assurance Company of Canada, and
the British American Insurance Com
pany. At the time of his death he
was southern representative of the
Manhattan Fire and Marine Insur
ance Company.
He is survived by his wife, and *wo
brothers, Thomas T. Miller, of Au
gusta, and Edgar Miller of Biverton,
N. J. His mother was Mrs. Susan
Tobin Miller, of Augusta, the sister
of the late James Tobin, and a de
scendant of one of the pioneer Cath
olic families of Augusta.
Funeral services for Mr. Miller
were held from St. Benedict's Church,
Terra Haute, Indiana.
MISS DOROTHY BOSWORTH
FUNERAL HLD IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral services
for Miss Dorothy Bosworth, member
of a well-known Atlanta family,
whose death July 27 followed a
lengthy illness, were held from the
Sacred Heart Church, the Rev. J.
P. Reis, S. M., officiating.
A native of Atlanta, Miss Bosworth
graduated several years ago from the
Sacred Heart School. The daugh
ter of the late Howard Bosworth, she
was 28 years old.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs.
Nellie Daly Bosworth; a sister, Mrs.
Laurence Greene, of New York City;
two brothers, Donald J. Bosworth
and Joseph M. Bosworth; four aunts,
Mrs. J. C. Candigriffe. of Orange, N.
J., Mrs. Nora Daly Powell, of At
lanta, Mrs. Mellie B. Hamilton and
Mrs. J. E. Woods, both of Jackson,
and an uncle, Joseph M. Bosworth,
of Atlanta.
MARCUS W. POURNELLE
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA. Ga. — Funeral services
for Marcus W. Pournelle, 82, whose
death took place July 27. were held
from the Sacred Heart Church, with
a Requiem Mass, the Rev. John Em-
merth. S. M„ offociating. Francis
Etheridge, of Atlanta, a great-grand
son of Mr. Pournelle, was the server
at the Mass.
The Rev. A. C. McLaughlin, S. J.,
officiated at the interment, which
took place in Macon, with two great-
grandsons of Mr. Pournelle, Leo Vol-
ker and Augustin Farmer, acting as
servers.
A native of Washington County, he
was a descendant of pioneer resi
dents of that county, his father and
grandfather having both served as
ordinary.
He is survived by five daughters,
Mrs. W. H. Turner, Mrs. Paul C. Lord
and Miss Hattie Pournelle, all of Ma
con; Mrs. H. F. Freeman, Toombs-
boro, and Mrs. F. M. Waters, of Mi
ami; four sons, Marcus J. Pournelle,
Cecil Pournelle and Bernard Pour
nelle, of Atlanta, and Louis Pour
nelle of Douglas; a sister. Miss
Louise Sullivan, of Sandersville, and
three brothers, Edward Sullivan,
Leo Sullivan, and Will Sullivan, of
Sandersville; thirteen grandchildren
and eighteen great-grandchildren.
MISS EMMA J. HURLEY
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral services
for Miss Emma J. Hurley, who died
July 31, were held from the Sacred
Heart Church, the Rev. John
Emmerth, S. M., officiating.
FUERAL IN ATLANTA OF
MRS. ABILIO MILHEIRO
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Elizabeth Milheiro
were held from the Immaculate Con
ception Church, August 7, the Rev.
Joseph R. Smith officiating.
Surviving are her husband. Abilio
Milheiro; a sister, Mrs. Mary Routsos,
and four brothers, Charles Collier.
Dewey Collier, Joseph Collier and
Jack Collier.
SIRS. JOHN MALONE
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga—Mrs. John N. Ma
lone the former Miss Mary Rice, of
Augusta, died here August 18, fu-
r ,al services being held from the
Sacred Heart Church, the Rev- John
Emmerth. S. M., offiicating.
Mrs. Malone is survived by her
husband, who heads a local real estate
firm; two sons. John N. Malone. Jr.,
of Atlanta, and Matt T. Malone, of
Houston. Texas; a daughter. Mrs.
Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., and four
grandchildren.
St. Leo’s Subprior
Observes Jubilee
(Special to The Bulletin)
ST. LEO. Fla.— The Rev. Lewis
Fcser, O. S. B., Subprior of St. Leo
Abbey, and well-known Florida
priest, has celebrated the golden an
niversary of his religious profession
by the solemn renewal of his monas
tic vows.
Father Lewis made his renewal of
his vows as a member of the Order
of St. Benedict before his superior,
the Right Rev. Francis Sadlier, O.
S. B.. Abbot of St. Leo, during a
Solemn High Mass of the Feast of St.
Benedict, founder of the Benedictine
Order. _
400th Anniversary of First Mass
Near Augusta to Be Commemorated
Celebration of Mass by Priests With DeSoto’s Expedi
tion in 1540 to Be Recalled—Bishop O’Hara
to Officiate at Anniversary Mass
AUGUSTA, Ga—In 1540 when the
expedition led by Hernando de Soto
made its way from Florida through
Georgia, an encampment was made
at Silver Bluff, on the Savannah
River, just below Augusta, and
priests with the party offered the
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
This is the first recorded celebra
tion of the Mass near Augusta, and
the 400th aninversary of that event
will be commemorated here on Sun
day, September 29.
His Excellency the Most Reverend
Gerald P. O'Hara, D. D., J. U. D„
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta will cel
ebrate the Solemn Pontifical Mass in
observance of the anniversary, at St.
Patrick’s Church, the oldest Catho
lic parish in the city.
Arrangements are being made for
a luncheon which will be served at
the Richmond Hotel following the
services at the church.
The committee in charge of the
luncheon program has extended in
vitations to Robert R. Otis of Atlan
ta, -chairman of the executive com
mittee of the Society for Georgia
Archaeology; and to Stephens
Mitchell, Atlanta attorney, and an
authority of Georgia's early history,
to be guest speakers at the lunch
eon. Mr. Otis has graciously accepted,
and a favorable reply is also expect
ed from Mr. Mitchell.
The Rev. Harold Barr, pastor of St.
Mary'S-on-The-Hill, has been named
general chairman of the committee in
charge of arrangements for the anni
versary observance, and representa
tives of local Catholic organizations
will make up the committee member
ship.
James B. Mulherin, grand knight,
and Coleman Dempsey, a past state
deputy, will represent Patrick Walsh
Council, Knights of Columbus, on the
committee, and John T. Buckley,
president of the Augusta Branch, and
Hugh Kinchley. Executive Secretary,
will represent the Catholic Laymen’s
Association. Miss Anna Rice, Dean
ery President; Mrs. Ben Boeckman,
Mrs. Ethel Keenan Lynch, Mrs.
Catherine Mobley, Mrs. Gene How-
erdd, Mrs. Owen Schweers and
Miss Dorothy Smith will rep
resent the National Council of Catho
lic Women, while the Catholic
Youth Organization will be repre
sented by Frank Young and Miss
Dorothy Lemon, of the Cor Jesu
Club, and Crane Garren and Miss
Peggy Redd, of the Holy Cross Club.
John P. Muiherin, who has directed
the choir of the Sacred Heart Church
for more than half a century, and
John Chesser, a member of the choir
of St. Patrick's Church, form a special
music committee.
HEARNE-COOK
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—Miss Frances
Cook, daughter of W R- Cook, of
Waycross, and Joseph H. Hearne took
place at the rectory of the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist. August
10. the Rev- Daniel J- Bourke, per
forming the ceremony.
Mrs. Sidney S. Sable was the ma
tron of honor, and James Tobin acted
as mest man.
| SAUNDERS-DILLON I
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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Miss Kath
leen Pierce Saunders and Mr. John
Francis Dillon were married with a
Nuptial Mass at the Sacred Heart
Church, August 6, the Rev. Aloysius
Wachter, O. S. B., officiating, with
the Rev. Norbert McGowan, O. S. B„
the Rev. Joseph W. Kavanagh. the
Rev. Michael Doona, the Rev. Daniel
Bourke, the Rev. Gustav Obrecht, S.
M. A., and the Very Rev. James J.
Grady, assisting in the sanctuary.
Miss Marguerite Saunders was her
sister's maid of honor, while Miss
Helena Dillon and Mrs. Edwin F.
Saunders, of Walterboro, S. C., were
bridesmaids. William W. Wolf, Jr.,
was the best man, with Edwin F.
Saunders, a brother of the bride, and
Laurence J. Steiber acting as ushers.
SCHOOL regulations
Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta
Approved by the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, J. U. D.,
D. D.
“Christ, the Teacher in Every Classroom”
I. The Official School Calendar of the Most Reverend Bishop must be ob
served by all the parochial schools of the Diocese. If in the judg
ment of the Reverend Pastor occasion should arise for a holiday ad
ditional to those set forth in the Official School Calendar, permission
must be first obtained in writing from the Superintendent’s Office.
II. No child is to be- admitted to our schools who has not attained the
age of 6 on or before December 31 of the year of entrance.
III. No child shall be admitted to a First Communion Class who has not
attained the oge of 7 on or before January 1 of the year in which the
Sacrament is to be received.
IV. A Pre-schoal clinic, looking to the enrollment of the coming year,
should he arranged for mi May of the cm rent year.
V. Teachers ’ are required to keep conspicuously displayed a copy of the
daily program.
VI. The attention of teachers and principals is emphatically directed to
the obligation of observing any State, County or City Laws regarding
absence, tardiness and truancy.
The number of pupils registered and the number in attendance are to
be shenvn daily on the blackboard.
VII. It is required that the Bible shall be read in all the schools of the
Diocese and that not less than one chapter shall be read at some
appropriate time during each school day.
VIII. It is required that all schc-als of the Diocese shall conspicuously dis
play the U. S. Flag through each school day. It is urged that the Flag
of the State of Georgia be likewise displayed.
IX. It is required that all pupils shall be vaccinated as a prerequisite to
admission to any of the schools of the Diocese.
X. It is required that faculty meetings be held regularly and frequently
for the discussion of school problems and that in every school a fixed
standard be established for marking lessons and conduct on reports.
XI. Teachers are not to absent themselves from Diocesan Institutes or
Superintendent’s Conferences without first obtaining written permission
from the Superintendent's Office.
XII. When a child gees from one to another of our schools he should be
given a written statement indicative of this transfer. 'This transfer en
titles him to take his grade in the second school. 'There should be no
demotion in such cases.
XIII. Expulsion from school falls exclusively within the jurisdiction of the
Reverend Pastor.
XIV. There should be a fire-drill m every room at least once a month.
These drills should be through the use of the fire-escapes on buildings
where fire-escapes are provided.
XV. In the following particulars, the program for all grades in every
school should be uniform: The first morning subject will be Christian
doctrine; every subject must have its relative proportion of time; no
subject shall be omitted for the purpose of giVing drill in something
else.
XVI. Manuscripts of pupil’s examinations are to be kept, subject to call,
for six months in the principal’s office.
XVII. Teachers are required to plan carefully the daily w'ork at least
weekly in advance and to keep the plan in book form and easily
accessible.
XVIII. Questionnaires or requests for information concerning our schools
from any source, except those issued by the Diocesan Superintendent,
are to be forwarded by the principal to the School Superintendent.
XIX. Representatives of book companies or agents shall not be interviewed
by teachers during the school hours.
XX. The focal point ot all Christian teaching, the very core of the whole
system of Catholic education, is the religious class. With It no c4het
course in the curriculum can compare in importance. Wc should strive
for a perfect knowledge of the Faith, and a thorough training in its
application under present-day conditions, especially these conditions aw
they apply in Georgia.
XXL The Bishop requests that there be no deviation from these rules.
Should an urgent cause for change arise* or any doubt as to £*te mean
ing of any of these regulations, the difficulty "must be referred to the
Diocesan Superintendent.
XXII. These regulations are to be regarded as legislative in character.
APPROVED:
BISHOP OF SAVANNAH-ATLANTA