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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER 25, 1948
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MODEL CLASSKOOM AT MOUNT ST. JOSEPH’S, AUGUSTA—Sister Hoberta Joseph, o£ 1he
Sisters of St. Josepli of Carondelet, second grade teacher at Mount St. Joseph’s Academy in Au
gusta, Georgia, and her pupils are proud of their newly renovated classroom, which features the
latest innovations in schoolroom illumination. Sister Roberta Joseph is using yellow chalk on the
dark green blackboard, is standing beside Blanche Hughes." Seated at the front desk is David
Lowenhcim, and sitting in back of him is Pat Rice. The little girl at her desk is Linda Bowles.
The Mothers’ Club of the school financed the project, with the cooperation of the Georgia Power
Company.—(Photo by Frank Christian—Courtesy 'The Augusta Herald).
Mount St. Joseph s Mothers Club,
Augusta, Sponsors Model Classroom
Featuring Innovations in Lighting
ACQUIRED PLAYGROUND
FOR SCHOOL OF TYBEE
AUGUSTA, Ga.—The Mount St. I
Joseph Mothers’ Club held its i
first meeting of the school year
on September 14, in the school
auditorium, with Mrs. John P.
Cooney, presiding, and Monsignor
James J. Grady, pastor of St.-
Mary’s-on-Thc-Hill Church, as the
guest speaker.
The Model-Lighted Room was
opened for inspection, at the con
clusion, of the meeting. The sec
ond grade class room was selected
for the project, and was complete
ly remodeled accoiding to the
latest lighting specifications is
sued by the Georgia Power Com
pany, through Walter Smith, il
lumination engineer with the lo
cal office and Miss Rita Lee,
lighting consultant for the state.
Because of their interest in this
experiment, the new equipment
was installed at a greatly re
duced cost, in order that they
might test the new lighting tech
nique in actual operation in a
clasj room.
Desks arte arranged in circles
to provide better lighting for
the pupils at work. Blackboards
and chalk are not the conventional
black and white, but the boards
are a soft dark green and yel
low chalk is supplied. These col
or’s are used because it has been
demonstrated that they produce
the least eye-strain. Color schemes
arc subdued to eliminate con
trasts, and the position of light
ing, both artificial and natural,
has been strategically used to the
best advantage.
Mothers’ Club members who fi
nanced the project for the-school,
hope that the model room yvill be
only the first of its kind in the
school. It is the first scientific
experiment in model lighting in
any Augusta school, and it has
attracted considerable interest
throughout the city.
Sister Roberta Joseph, second
grade teacher in the "new look”
classroom at Mount St. • Joseph’s,
said she should have some inter
esting comments to make soon in
regal’d to the children’s reaction
to the improvements.
Sisler Kathleen Marie, C. S. J.,
principal of Mount St. Josepii
Academy, called the roll and
checked the attendance record.
Mrs. Cooney told of the work
done at the school during the va
cation months, especially in con
nection with the installation of
the new illuminating equipment
in the "model classroom.” She
expressed appreciation to the
Georgia Power Company for co
operating in the project, and to
Mrs. J. B. Lowenheim and Mrs.
Albert Rice, who served with her
as members of the committee in
charge of the project.
Mrs. Rice, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, told
the meeting that the group would
organize and sponsor the sale
of Christmas cards till* year. Pro
ceeds from the sales will be used
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Mounted displays of boxed cards,
as well as catalogs of name-im
printed cards were exhibited.
Mrs. Edward Scliweers, chair
man of the Athletic Committee,
said that her committee would
meet with the Athletic Associa
tion to consider the purchase of
new basketball equipment for the
school.
Following the business session,
lea was served with Mrs. James T.
Beeson and Mrs. James M. Mason
presiding at the attractively dec
orated tea table
SCHOOL FACULTY
Mount St. Joseph Academy be
gan the school year with an en
rollment of 368 students and
with a faculty which includes
these Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet: Sister Kathleen Marie,
O/’ineipal; Sister Marguerite Marie,
kindergarten; Sister Delbert Jo
seph, first grade; Sister Roberta
Josepli, second grade; Sister
Thomas Margaret, third grade;
Sister Mary James, fourth grade;
Sister Mary Raymond, fiftli grade;
Mother Eulalia, sixth grade; Sis-
le Estelle, sevcntli and eightli
grades; Sister Alojsius Marie,
ninth grade; Sister Marie Cccile,
tenth grade; Sister Mary de Sales,
eleventh grade; and Sister Kath
leen Marie, twelfth grade.
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL PTA
MEETS IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Class moth
ers for the year were named at
the September meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association of the
Cathedral School. They are Mrs.
Sidney Barra*, eighth grade; Mrs.
Ira J. Ryan, seventh grade; Mrs.
Mahany, sixth grade; Mrs. Win
nie Tucker, fifth grade; Mrs. Mar
ian Ramsey, fourth grade; Mrs.
P. J. Buttimer, third grade; Mrs.
Louise Davis, second grade; Mrs.
Mary Russell and Mrs. Frances
McKenna, first grade. Mrs. Wal
ter Schaaf was appointed chair
man of the welfare committee, and
Mrs. Helen Hernandez, chairman
of the sick committee.
Brief talks were made at the
meeting by Monsignor T. James
McNamara, rector of the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist, and
Sister M. Gilbert, R. S. M., prin
cipal of the Cathedral School,
who introduced the school fac
ulty.
Seventy-six mothers were pres
ent at the meeting, at which
Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf presided.
ST. THERESA’S CIRCLE,
MACON, ELECTS OFFICERS
MACON, Ga.—Mrs. W. D. Jar-
rclt, Jr., has been elected presi
dent of St. Theresa’s Circle of
St. Joseph Church to succeed
Mrs. Roland Brown. Other of
ficers of the circle are Mrs. T.
J. P k eid, vice president; Mrs. T. E.
Harrison, recording secretary;
Mrs. Joseph Lyons, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. D. L. Wood,
treasurer, and Mrs. Thomas Mc-
SAVANNAH BEACII, Ga.—The
Diocese of Savannah-Allanta has
purchased from Jash Rovolis a lot
adjoining the site of the new pa
rochial school of St. Michael’s
Church. The property has a
frontage of 60 feet on the west
side of First Avenue and a depth
of about 80 feet along the south
ern side of Eighth Street. It will
be used to provide space for a
playground for the pupils attend
ing the school.
Catholic Action Rally
in Memphis, October 3
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—One of the
largest public demonstrations ever
conducted by Catholics in Mem
phis will be the Catholic Action
rally for world peace at Rose
wood Park, on Sunday, October 3,
when His Eminence Samuel Car
dinal .Stritch, Archbishop of Chi
cago, will deliver the sermon at
a Solemn Pontifical Mass which
will be celebrated on an outdoor
altar by Bishop William L. Adrian
of Nashville.
Among the.prelates who will be
in attendance are Bishop Albert
L. Fletcher of Lillie Rock and
Bishop Richard O. Gcrow of
Natchez.
Thousands of members of the
laity, including Knights of Colum
bus and Boy Scouts, will take part
in the ceremonies before the Mass.
There will be a memorial service
in honor of the dead of World War
II. at which children from the
city's parochial schools will form
a living Rosary. Catholic and
non-Catholic residents of Mem
phis and the South are invited
to attend the services at Rose
wood Park. Gold Star mothers
of all denominations will be spe
cial guests.
In the evening there will be
a reception and banquet at the
Peabody Hotel. Monsignor Louis
J. Kemphues, of Memphis is gen
eral chairman for the rally, which
is sponsored by the Holy Name
Society.
PASSES BAR EXAMINATION
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Michael
Gannam who recently passed the
state bar examination and left for
Washington, D. C., where he will
study at Georgetown University
for a master’s degree leading to
foreign service. He may return
to Savannah to practice law, or he
may enter diplomatic service with
the government.
Mr. Gannam is the son of Ka
ran Gannain and the brother of
George K. Gannam, who was kill
ed in the Japanese attack on Pearl
Sisters of Meray
Serving in Georgia
Get New Assignments
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—New assign
ments for a number of the
Sisters of Mercy of the Union
serving in the Diocese of Savan-
nali-Atlanta have been announced
here.
Sister Mary Maureen will be
the new Superior and Superin
tendent of St. Joseph’s Hospital
here, succeeding Sister Mary
Bride, who goes to Mercy Hos
pital, Macon. Sister M. Ignatius,
who has been Superior at the hos
pital in Macon, has been trans
ferred to St. Joseph’s Infirmary,
in Atlanta.
Other Sisters assigned to the
hospital here are Sister M. Corita,
Sister M. ThecJa, director of
nurses, Sister M. Aloysius, Sister
M. Brendan, Sister M. Canice, Sis
ter M. Teresa. Sister M. Mildred,
Sister M. Sylvana, and Sister M.
Incarnata.
Teaching staffs at schools con
ducted by the Sisters of Mercy
in Savannah will include: St. Vin
cent's Academy—Sister M. An
gela, principal; Sister M. Berna-
dine, Sister M. Patricia, Sisler M.
Laurentia, Sister M. Michael Jo
sepii. Sister M. Felicitas.
Cathedral School: Sister M. Gil
bert, principal; Sister M. Colomba,
Sister M. Agnes. Sister M. Ro-
sulie. Sister M. Carmelila, Sister
M. Thoinasine, Sister M. Rosarii,
Sister M. Consuela, Sister M.
Daria, Sister M. Marian.
Blessed Sacrament School: Sis
ter M. Edward, principal; Sister
M. Consolata, Sister M. Stanislaus,
Sister M. Finbar, Sisler M. Amelia,
Sister M. Regina Joseph, Sister M.
Aurelia, Sister M. Dorothea and
Sister M. Cecelia.
Harbor, being the first .service
man ironi this city to lose his
life in World War 11.
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