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Published by the Catholic Lay men's Association of Georgia “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” VoT. XXIX. No. 3 FORTY PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MARCH 27, 1948 ISSUED MONTHLY—$3.00 A YEAR ON ST PATRICK'S DAY—Meeting at a SI. Patrick's Day fele in New York are. His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York: Harry S. -Ti nman, president of the United States, and John A. Coleman, president Of the New J'ork unit of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. President Truman is wearing the medal of the Friendly Sons, recently conferred upon him. UNP NC Photos). Masonic Magazine Publishes Catholic Side of School Question Parish Chairmen Appointed for Bishop’s Building Fund Drive in Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta Charles C. Chesser, chairman, Fa- 1948 Laetare Medal Awarded 1o Former Postmaster General NOTRE DAME, Ind (NO— Frank C. Walker, warlime post master General and former chair man or the Democratic National Committee, has been announced as 1948 recipient of the Laetare Medal, awarded annually since 3883 by the University of Notre Dame to an outstanding Catholic layman or iaywoman. Mr. Walker, who served as Post- Master General from 1940 to 3945, when he resigned to return to pri vate business in New York, is the fourth Notre Dame Alumnus to receive the award. The last pre vious alumnus so honored was Dr. Albert F. Zalinr, scientist, In 3925. The 15)47 medal was award ed to William G. Bruce, Milwau kee publisher and civic leader. Announcing the award. Father John J. Cavanaugh, C. S. C., pres ident of Notre Dame, said that “as a Cabinet member for five years during the trying priori of World War 11. and in many other po sitions of responsibility in the Government of the United States, Mr. Walker has been for many years an ideal public servant. “In liis extensive business' re lationships, and in Iris personal and family life, he has exemplified at all times the highest Christian and American principles. He has given generously of his-time and resources to every good r arise, and tire University of Notre Dame is especially proud to honor this noble and gifted alumnus and j member of I he Associate Board of | La-v Trustees at Notre Dame.” Mr. Walker was one of President Roosevelt s* closest advisers, serv ing in such top Government posi tions as executive secretary of the President's, Executive Council, head of the National Emergency Council, and head of the Division of Application and Administration of the Public Works Program. President Truman naine^ him in 1945 to serve as an alternate rep resentative for the United States at the first session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at London in 1945. The Laetare Medalist is a World War 1 veteran, married and the father of two children. Born at Plymouth, Pa., in 1888, he was raised in Montana and attended Gorizaga University in Spokane, Wash., before entering tire Law School at Notre Dame. In 1913 he was elected to (he Montana State Legislature. BRO. FRANCIS PATRICK MARKS GOLDEN JUBILEE AS CHRISTIAN BROTHER (Special to The Bulletin) PITTSBURGH. Pa. — On March 1. Brother Francis Patrick, who at one time was a member of tire faculty of the Catholic High School, in Augusta. Ga., completed fifty years of service as a Christian Brot her-. A native of Ireland, Brother Francis came to this country just prior to entering the junior noviti ate of the Brothers of thr' Chris-' tian Schools, at Ammendale. Md., on March 1, 1898. After his years of scholastic and novitiate training, Brother Francis tauglr in several parochial schools in Philadelphia, and high schools in Augusta, Baltimore, and at West Catholic High School. Phila delphia. In later years he taught at the Brothers’ nofmal school, at. La Salle College, Philadelphia, and at Scranton University. He is pres ently stationed at Central .High School in Pittsburgh. bishop john ii. McNamara, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Washington lias been named as Assistant at the Pontifical Throne l>y Hit Holiness Pope, Pius XII. SAN FRANCISCO.—The month ly Masonic Trestle Board maga zine oldest Masonic publication west of the Rocky Mountains, pub lished here, in its latest issue throws its pages open to the ex position of the Catholic side of the* question of public aid to parochial schools. In its leading editorial the magazine slates: “In these columns \ve have con sistently championed the Public School system and indicated the dangers inherent in any weaken ing in the barrier between Church and Slate, At various times we have found occasion to criticize ! the Parochial School system anfl lire unceasing efforts of the pow ers behind it to weaken the Pub lic School and ‘chisel in’ upon Public School funds. "But We recognize, too. that there are two sides to every question. On page six . we present the ‘other side.’ This lake- the' form bl an article by one of the leading Roman Catholic educators of tire West, in it. he, defends the Pa rochial Schools and makes a plea for tolerance. To some it may . appear strange that such a contribution should ap pear in a publication which has vigorously denounced I hat which the article defends. But this is America, glorying in freedom of thought, freedom of speech, free dom of discussion. And tolerance is the solid foundation upon which this nation lias been built. Tol erance, too, is one of our Frater nity’s. proudest attributes. So it is witlr pride, rather than apology, that, we have opened our columns to worthy exponent of the Pa rochial Schools’ case. We arc convinced of the justice of our convictions but believe that noth ing can be lost by free and open disfcussion.” The editorial invites replies to the articles by Msgr. James T. O’Dowd, superintendent of schools for tire San Francisco Archdiocese, entitled “The Catholic Partner in American Education.” Monsignor O’Dowd traces Ihe history of the parochial school system i'rom co lonial days down to tlic present time antj points out that Catholic schools -exist in recognition of the right of parents to send their chil dren to a school of their choice— a right based on natural law and upheld irt a number of cases ad judicated by tire U. S. Supreme Court. He reminds tlrat American par ents have exercised that right to insure that their children will be instructed in religious tenets as Well as other necessary studies. He points out that the U. S. Con stitution is based ‘upon the as sumption that man has innate dig- nlty because ire is a free crea ture with body and soul, an intel lect and will, emotions and social needs.” He contends that the “education of such a man cannot be cut up into separate, watertight compartments any more than can his very person.” Many national leaders, he writes, have been iron! upon “cutting off from everyday life an Important part of morality and culture,", and while these, men did not profess atheism, they have wholehearted ly supported secularism. “Secularism has been defined as Ihe denial of religion's rele vancy." Monsignor O’Dowd writes. "That many prominent educators have begun to he alarmed by lire logical outcome of secularism may bo noted front a reading of the 1947 study ot the American Coun cil on Education entitled ‘The Relation of Religion to Public Edu cation.' The plant 1 but is not tended carefully and regularly all loo often withers and dies. That religion has fallen into such a parlous condition is too evident to stress here. The issue is such as to demand much more than mere protest oi- sectarian fear. It is a tremendous challenge that oniy those who are opposed to religion as suelt will dismiss.” (NC) PAROCHIAL SCHOOL FOR SAVANNAH BEACH SAVANNAH, Ga.—Monsignor Joseph E. Moyian. Vicar General of tire Diocese of Savannah-Allan- ta, lias announced that a parochial school is to he erected this sum mer' for St. Michael’s Church at Savannah Beach The school building, which will be 150 feel long by 25 feet wide, will contain four class rooms and will be constructed of concrete block and stone. It ‘is expected Ural the building will be complet ed in tirpe for Ihe opening of the school year next lali. Missionary Sisters of the Im maculate Conception will teach in the school. > (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—Enlistment of all volunteer’ working personnel throughout the Diocese of Savan- nali-Atlanta in the $1.000,000 Bish op’s Building Fund is nearing completion, it has been announc ed b.v Monsignor Joseph F. Cioke, general chairman of the cam paign. Monsignor Croke staled: “The wholehearted cooperation from every parish in our Diocese is most gratifying. In every section of tile stale, our efforts to raise $1,000,000 to provide funds to erect new churches, chapels and parochial schools will be spear headed by an army of several thousand Catholic men and, wom en. vThrough their unselfish -de votion to our<**mse, through their giving of their time, efforts and means, and through their person ally contacting every Catholic family in Georgia, wc are confi dent of the ultimate success of our crusade. “This is no bit or priss appeal; long and careful preparation has gone into this mighty effort to in sure the complete success of this undertaking.” The campaign committee, wit'll the list of parishes and their re spective chairmen and pastors, is as follows: CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE * His Excellency lire Mosl Rever end Gerald P. O’Hara.. Honorary Chairman; the Right Reverend | Monsignor Joseph E. Moyian. V. G., Honorary Vice-Chairman: the Right Reverend Monsignor Joseph F. Croko. General Chairman. Parish Chairmen and Pastors: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah. Dan J. Sheehan, chair man, Monsignor T. James McNa mara, pastor: Sacred Heart' Church, Savannah. Colonel George Butler, chairman. Father Robert: Brennan. O. S. B., pastor: Blessed Sacrament Church, Savannah. Dr. Michael Egan, chairman, Fa ther Thomas A. Brennan pastor: St. Anthony's Church, Savannah, John DeCotau. chairman. Father Charles Canavan. S. M. A., pastor; St. Benedict's Church. Savannah, Paul Steele, Chairman, Father Jos eph Feeley, S. M. A., pastor: St, Mary’s Church. Savannah. James Kettles, chairman. Father Bar tholomew Keohane, S. M. A., pas tor. St. Theresa's Church. Albany, II. F. Wiggins, chairman. Father Daniel J. Bourke. V. F.. pastor; St. Mary's Church, Americas. Madison E. Dill, chairman. Fattier Godfrey Weitekamp, O. F. M.. pastor: Sacred Heart Church, Gr iffin, Henry L. Eskew Sr., chair man. Father John W. Doherty. G'.SS.R.. pastor: St. Peter's Church. LuGratigr. Naser Man- sour. chairman, Father .1. Joseph Molloy, pastor. Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Lakeland. A. I). Miller, Jr., chairman. Father Francis Me- Carron, O. M. I., pastor: St. Jos eph’s Church. Macon, 1 tolst C. Beall, chairman, Father Robert Bryant, S. J.. pastor; St. Joseph’s Church, Athens, Dr. T. 11, Mc- Hallon, chairman, Father Robert Brennan, pastor. Immaculate Conception Church, •Atlanta. Robert Cole, chairman, Father Joseph R. Smith, pastor. St. Anthony's Church, Atlanta, A. M. Deiters, chairman, Monsignor Joseph F. Croke pastor; Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta. Raymond Brooks, chairman, Father Harry Hayes, S. M., paster: Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta. Bernard J. Kane, chairman, Monsignor Joseph G. Cassidy, pastor;' St, Thomas More Church, Decatur, Robert Andrews, chairman, Fa ther Cornelius jE. Maloney, pas tor: Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Atlanta. Paul King. chairman, Father Michael McKecver, S. M. A., pastor. St. Patrick’s Church, Augusta, tlrer Harold J. Barr, pastor : Sa cred Heart Church, Augusta, J. P. Price. chairman. Father Flor ence D. Sullivan. S. .1., pastor; St. Mary'-s-on-The-H ill Church, Au gusta, Thomas H. Brltlingliain. chairman, Monsignor James J. Grady, pastor: Immaculate Con ception Church. Augusta, Edgar L. Matthews, chairman. Father A. J. Gall. S. M. A . pastor. St. Paul's Church, Douglas, Frank J. Hanna, chairman, Fa ther Frederick V. Gilbert, O. M. I., pastor; St. Michael’s Church, Gainesville, George A. Crisp, chairman. Father Michael Man ning, pastor; St. Francis Xavier i Church, Br unswick, Joseph . L. j Owens, chairman, Father John T. Mercer, S. M., pastor; Sacred Heart Church. Milledgeville. Mi chael T. Landy, chairman. Rather John D. Toomey, pastor; St. Peter Claver Church, Macon, Robert Thomas, Sr., chairman. Father Daniel Cannon. S. M. A., pastor. Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Port Wentworth. Charles Guil- | lotto, chairman, Father Dan J. Mc- I Cai’thV, pastor; St. Mary’s Church, Rome. Joseph L. Turbldy, chair man, Father James H. Grady, pastor; Iioly Family Church. Co lumbus, William Fortson, chair man, Father' Herman Deimel, pas tor: St. Augustine's Church, Thomasville, John Larkin, chair- j man. Father John J. O'Shea, pas tor: St. John the Evangelist Church, Valdosta. Robert L. Bruce, chairman. Father John J. I Kennedy, pastor; Church of the I Nativity. Thunderbolt. Dr. F. 1C. Duccv. chairman, Father John A. Morris, pastor. St. Joseph's Church. Washing ton. George Poelio. chairman. Fa rther John Crean. pastor 1 ; St. Jos- ! eph's Church. Dalton, Patrick Crowe, chairman. Father Joseph li. Driscoll, C'.SS.K., pastor: St. Michael’s Church, Savannah Beach, John J. Powers, chairman, Monsignor Joseph E Moyian., pas tor: St. Matthew's Church, States boro, Father’ Edward Smith, pas tor; Our Lady of Good Hope Church, isle of. Hope, Malcolm McKenzie, chairman. Father Ter rence Kernnn, O. S B.. pastor; St. Joseph's Church, Marietta, I’homas J. Griffin, chairman. Fa ther II. T. Hayes, S. M., pastor; St. Joseph's Church, Wa.vcross, Val entine Stanton, chairman, Father John II. Ilillmann, S. M.. paslor. Immaculate Conception Church, Dublin. John 11. Maloney, chair man, Father Walter J. Donovan, pastor. Marist College, Atlanta, Equipping Audio Visual Auditorium jxi New Annex (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA. Ga.—In Ihe recent ly completed annex building of Marist College, one of the larger classrooms is being converted into an Audio Visual auditorium. Equipment ready for use is a Baloptican slide and strip film projector, a 16-ihm silent projec tor, and a recorder for voices. A new 1,6-mm sound projector will also be put into use. The Visual-Air room will be used for many purposes- Tire mili tary department will have access to the room to show films for mil itary instruction. The U. S. Army uses motion picture projection on a large scale in every type of train ing, and tire Marist cadets will now he able to obtain such instruction on their own campus. A member of the faculty lias a complete line of motion picture and still cameras, and it is expect ed that a complete photographic department, with facilities for tak ing, developing, printing and en larging pictures will be made available to the student.