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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MARCH 27, 1943
Ursuline Convent and Academy, Columbia
The Ursuline Convent of the Immaculate Conception. Columbia, South Carolina, is the residence of
the Ursuline Nuns who conduct the Ursuline High School and St. Peter's Parochial School.
Ursuline Academy, Columbia,
Founded Eighty-Five Years Ago
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBIA, S. C.—The founda
tion of the work of the Ursuline
High School in South' Carolina is
based on the prestige of the Ursu
line Order for more than a hun
dred years. In 1834 the Most Rever
end John England, first Bishop of
Charleston, brought a colony of
nuns from Cork County, Ireland,
to Charleston where they opened
the Ursuline Academy on Broad
Street. This was the first Catholic
institution for the higher education
of young ladies in South Carolina.
In 1838- Bishop Patrick Neilson
Lynch, cognizant of the dire need
of education and of the spread of
Catholicity in his diocese, estab
lished the Ursuline Academy now
known as the Ursuline High School
in Columbia.
Through periods Of opposition
by bigots, war, fire and earth
quakes, this institution has for
eighty-five Jears been devoted to
the moral, religious, intellectual,
practical, physical, and cultural
development of its students, many
. of whom have honorably held, and
continue to hold, positions of so
cial promise and business respon
sibility.
In addition to the regular aca
demic courses offered, Ursuline
has a commercial department un
der the supervision of Sister Aloy-
sius. Specialized courses in typing,
shorthand, bookkeeping, commer
cial law, mimeographic operations,
and other instructions required for
the business world are offered.
In the field of cultural training
the music department under the
direction of Sister Mary Ellen and
Sister Jeanne Therese offers am
ple opportunity for advantages in
piano, violin, band instruments,
voice and choral speech.
True to the fundamental pur
pose for which the Ursuline Order
•was founded, the Ursuline High
School has always made the for
mation of a Christian woman of
superior moral standing the pre
ponderant concern of its curricu
lum.
In addition to an increased pro
gram of studies for this semester,
the weekly assembly periods have
been exceptionally interesting with
various activities. Among the
principal social activities was the
Valentine Party sponsored by the
Freshmen class under the super
vision of Sister Gilberta. The
beautifully decorated assembly hall
and the daintily arranged refresh
ments gave evidence of the artistic
ability of the girls.
Other entertaining features in
the program of the school was the
presentations of a comedy, “A
tSTain Episode" by the Junior clas,
on February 4. under the direction
of Sister M. Alexine. Plans are at
present under way for the presen
tation of a school play under the
direction of Sister M. Cordelia. The
students of both the High School
and St. Peter's grade school en
joyed two moving pictures shown
for them in the assembly hall of
the school under the auspices of
Mrs. Charles Bultr :i and Mrs. C.
^Abdalla.
Through the courtesy of Father
Martin C. Murphy, pastor of St.
Peter’s Church, and Father Thom
as Mackin, pastor of St. Francis de
Sales' Church in Shandon, the
members of the Praesidium of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel sponsored a
Catholic magazine and book dis
play for three successive Sundays.
Based on the subscriptions made
for various Catholic magazines
their efforts to propagate Catholic
reading was very successful.
URSULINF. ALUMNAE
ASSOCIATION
A point of special interest to the
many grateful and loyal daughters
of Ursuline High School was the
organization of an Ursuline Alum
nae on February 1. With this es
tablishment the long cherished
hopes of the graduates of many
years has been realized. Contact
is being made with all the old
graduates through the kind assist
ance of Mother Clara Agnes, who
through more than a half century
of interest and motherly care for
the Ursuline girls has endeared
herself, not only in the hearts of
her former pupils, but in the
hearts of all her many acquain
tances. It is earnestly hoped that
all the links in the Ursuline chain
of graduates may be gathered in a
reunion at the close of the current
school year. For this purpose
plans are being made for a corpo
rative community Sunday follow
ed by an Alumnae Breakfast on a
date to be announced later.
The enthusiasm manifested at
the meetings of the Alumnae
prompted by the loyalty of its
members to their Alma Mater gives
promise of an active association.
Much of the time at the previous
meetings was spent in drawing
up the constitutions and by-laws
for the organization. Father Mar
tin C. Murphy was appointed spir
itual director, and the following of
ficers were elected for a term of
one year: President, Miss Cather
ine Partin; vice-president, Miss
Thelma Knuckley; secretary, Miss
Grace Serio; and treasurer, Miss
Anita Brunson.
Victory Corps Certificates
Presented Students of Two
Atlanta Catholic Schools
ATLANTA, Ga.—M. T. Shields,
state school supervisor, presented
various divisions of students war
workers at Marist College and
Sacred Heart School with certifi
cates of merit, on March 19, re
marking that the combined Victory
Corps of the two Catholic school
was “one of the best I have seen
in operation.”
Fred Bragg and Arthur K. O’
Shea received the certificates on
behalf of the boy’s physical fitness
program, and Miss Josephine
Marino received the certificate on
behalf of the Sacred Heart Victory
Corps.
Present at the exercises were
the Rev. Phillip H. Dagneau, S.
M., principal of Marist; Sister
Carmelita, of the Sisters of St.
Joseph, principal of Sacred Heart
School; Lieut. (J. G.) D. W. Mosler,
of the Naval Aviation cadet selec
tion board, and Major L. F. Pagel,
commandant of the . O. T. C. at
Marist College.
Ursuline Nuns
Conduct St. Peter y s
School in Columbia
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBIA, S. C.—St. Peter’s
School, in Columbia, is conducted
by Ursuline Nuns of the Congre
gation of Paris, whose mother-
house is located in Louisville, Ky.
The present enrollment of 140
pupils, includes children from St.
Peter’s and St. Francis de Sales
parishes.
The present faculty includes
Sister M. Josephine, the principal;
Sister M. Alice, Sister M. Xavier,
Sister M. Rosaire, Sister M. Ivo
and Sister Jean Therese.
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
DONATES FLAGS TO
CHURCH IN COLUMBIA
COLUMBIA, S. C—The Holy
Name Society of St. Peter’s
Church has recently donated two
large flags, the Papal and the Am
erican, to St. Peter’s Church,
where they are flown from stands
placed in the sanctuary.
Mrs. Doris McAuliffe
Dies in Swainsboro
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Mrs. Doris
Turner McAuliffe, of Augusta,
died on March 6, at the home of
her sister in Swainsboro, where
funeral services were held.
Mrs. McAuliffe, a devout mem
ber of St. Patrick’s parish, had
made her home in Augusta for the
past 11 years with Mr. and Mrs. M.
W. Boyle. She is survived by her
mother, Mrs. John Melton Turner;
two sisters, Mrs. Albert Bargeron
and Mrs. Scarborough, of Swains
boro; two brothers, John Melton
Turner, Swainsboro, and John Ed
ward Turner, Columbia, S. C., and
several nieces and nephews.
IN MANY PROTESTANT
CHURCHES and synagogues pray
ers were said for the recovery of
His Eminence Arthur Cardinal
Hinsley, Archbishop of Wesmins-
ter.
JOHN A. CARROLL, K. S. G.,
DIES IN BIRMINGHAM
ATLANTA, Ga.—John A. Car-
roll, widely known Southern fur
niture executive and president of
the Carroll Furniture Company
here, died in Birmingham on
March 10.
A native of Kentucky, Mr. Car-
roll came to Alabama some two
decades ago. In 1940 he became
the first layman of the Diocese
of Mobile to be invested with
knighthood in the Order of St.
Gregory the Great, the distinc
tion being bestowed upon him by
His Holiness Pope Pius XII at the
recommendation of the Most Rev.
Thomas J. Toolen, Bishop of Mo
bile.
J. LOUIS MORRISON
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for J. Louis Morrison, of
Oakland, Calif., formerly of At
lanta' who died on March 7 in
Oakland, were held from the
Sacred Heart Church here, the
Rev. Francis M. Perry, S. M., of
ficiating.
ZORIC DRY CLEANING
PETER nENNINGAN
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Bev.
Joseph R. Smith, pastor of the’
officiated at funeral service for
Peter Henningan, who died on
February 27. Mr. Henningan is
survived by a sister. Mm. Nettie
▲stele, of Holtun, Mo.
Palace Laundry—Dry Cleaning
453 Ponce De Leon Avenue, N. E. Phone Vernon 773"
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
THGS. F. RYBERT PRINTING COMPANY
RULING and BINDING
311-13 Edgewood Avenue, S. E. Telephone Jackson 3317
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
FULTON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
485 Stephens Street, S. W.
ATLANTA.
BASS FURNITURE COMPANY
146 Mitchell Street, S. W.
ATLANTA, GA.
ASIA RUG CLEANING COMPANY
WE SPECIALIZE IN CLEANING AND REPAIRING OF
ALL MAKES OF RUGS
We Clean Upholstery and Moth-Prool
Storage—Full Guaranteed Protection
122 Tenth St., N. E. Phone VE. 0421 Atlanta, Ga.
RES. PHONE—RA. 6223
FURNACE REPAIRING
Acme Service Sheet Metal Company
TIN AND SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS
Roofing. Guttering and Repairing. Copper Work.
Job and Repair Work a Specialty: Refrigerators Repaired
130 Edgewood 'Ave. Phone—MAin 4261
W. A. Paschal, Prop; * - . Atlanta, Ga.
CAPITOL FISH CO.
EAT MORE FISH
ATLANTA
ATLANTA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Founded by A. F. Herndon
148 Auburn St. Atlanta. Ga.
Over Twenty Million Dollars Paid to Policyholders and
Beneficiaries Since Organisation in 1905.
Branch Office—229 Auburn Avenue, N. E.
G. E. DeLORME, Manager.
J. J. FINNIGAN COMPANY, Inc.
Boiler Makers, Tanks and Water Heaters
Skeet Irea Works
Special Attention Given to All Kinds of Repair
Work, Including Acetylene and Electric Welding
63S Means Street, N. W.
Atlanta, Ga.