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Official
Newspaper For
The Diocese Of
.Savannah - Atlanta
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Georgians Irre
spective of Creed”
Vol. XXXVI, No. 22.
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY. MARCH 31, 1956.
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HE IS RISEN
And the Angel of the Lord told Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, “Fear not you: for I know
that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, and see the
place where the Lord was laid.” (NC Photos)
Georgia Catholics
Observe Birthday
Of Holy Father
SAVANNAH, Ga. — On the
first Friday of March, the 80th
anniversary of the birth of His
Holiness, Pius XII, according to
the reports of the pastors, 15,202
people of the Diocese of Savan-
nah-Atlanta attended the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass and 10,694
of them received Holy Commu
nion for the intentions of the
Holy Father. At all the Masses
on the first Friday the rosary
Was recited publicly for the
same intentions.
This spiritual bouquet will be
presented to the Holy Father
through the office of His Ex
cellency, The Most Reverend A.
G. Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate
to the United States.
New Mission
In Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga.—The Fath
ers of the Society of the Divine
Saviour, commonly known as
the Salvatorian Fathers, have
opened a mission under the
patronage of St. Benedict the
MOor in the city of Columbus.
The mission has started humbly
with the rental of a house, part
of which has been converted in
to a beautiful, devotional chap
el. The first Mass was offered in
the Chapel on Sunday, Febru
ary 19th.
The Mission of St. Benedict
the Moor is directed by the Rev
erend Roger Miller, S. D. S.,
who will reside for the present
at Mother Mary Mission in
Phenix City, Alabama.
Easter Collection
For Saint Thomas
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The annu
al collection for the support of
Saint Thomas Vocational School
will be taken up at all parishes
and missions of the Diocese on
Easter Sunday.
In a letter addressed to the
laity Bishop Hyland, Auxiliary
Bishop, states that the support
of the Saint Thomav Vocational
School constitutes a serious
problem for our diocese.
“We have every confidence,
however, that this annual ap
peal in behalf of the school will
merit a generous response from
our good Catholic people. The
financial problem would be
solved, if every adult Catholic
were to contribute the Sum of
Five Dollars to this special
Easter Collection. Certainly, at
this season of the year
REPORT ESTIMATES THAT 4.4
MILLION STUDENTS ARE NOW
IN U. S. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
WASHINGTON, March 28
(NC)—An all-time high of more
than 4.4 mil'ion students are
now enrolled in the nation's
Catholic schools, representing an
increase of 738,753 students since
1952.
This is estimated in a report
released hei’e by the Education
Department of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference.
All types of schools are covered
in the summary. The estimated
grand total is 4,423,2(5?).
Elementary schools now enroll
an estimated 3,400,000 pupils,
but by 1960, the report predicts,
this figure should soar past the
4 million mark.
High schools now have an es
timated total of 690,200 students
and by 1960 this should spiral
to a new record of about 865,000,
the report says.
These estimated 1960 figures
will mean an increase of almost
100 per cent in the 15 years in
both elementary and secondary
schools, according to the report.
In 1945, grade schools had an
enrollment of 2,086,794 and high
schools had 420,707 students.
The more than 4 million stu
dents are in 12,241 schools staf
fed by an estimated 136,850
teachers, according to the re
port.
Since 1952, the summary in
dicates, 520 new e'ementary
schools and 120 high schools
have been onened. An estimated
8,543 new teachers were added
to the elimentary schools and an
estimated 3,968 new high school
teachers were added.
Six new colleges or universi
ties were opened since 1952, the
report states, making a total of
246 such institutions taking care
of an estimated 300,000 students,
an increase since 1952 of 35,272.
Five new minor seminaries
have been opened since 1952,
but there were no new major
seminaries, according to the re
port. There are 177 minor semi
naries with 21,200 students, an
increase of 686 since 1952, the
report says.
FUND RAISING COMMITTEE PLANS
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH DRIVE
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The first
regularly scheduled meeting of
the fund-raising committee for
the new Central Catholic High
School was held March 20th in
the library of Boy’s Catholic
High School at 7th and Telfair
Streets. Present at the meeting
were chairmen representing each
of the four Catholic parishes,
the chairman of the non-Cath-
olic section, the general chair-
mam and his executive chairman
and, Brother John Arthur, prin
cipal of Boy’s Catholic High
School.
Under General Chairman Al
fred M. Batjey and his Executive
Chairman Joseph O’Connell are
chairmen Edward (Bud) Sheehan
and Joseph Mannelly for St.
Mary’s Parish, Chairman Jack
Johannsen for Sacred Heart
Parish, Chairmen Otto Pope and
J. Gould Barrett for St. Patrick’s
Parish and Chairmen Anthony
J. Tarantine for St. Joseph’s
Parish.
Because registration in Boy’s
Catholic High is 25 per cent
n o n-Catholic, a non- Catholic
section is being organized under
Ray Campbell.
Brother John Arthur describ
ed the problems created by the
present old building at 7th and
Telfair and the advantages of
the planned co-educational
school to be located on Wheeles
people are accustomed to spend
ing considerable sums of money
on themselves, they should give
some thought to the poor and
should consider it not only a
duty but a pleasure as well to
share God’s material favors with
others less fortunate than them-
when selves.”
Road, across from the Municipal
Golf course.
Mr. Battey revealed that the
present average advance gift
was $1,333.33, and urged that
this high level of giving be
maintained by the eommittee.
Kickoff and general solicitation
are scheduled for May 6.
“Brennan Rifles”
Receive Colors
Dedication of “The Brennan
Rifles” Catholic University’s
AFROTC precision drill team
was held in the University
stadium March 22. The team,
though recently organized, has
already entered two competi
tions, the Bethesda Christmas
parade and the Alexandria
George Washington Day exhibi
tion, and has won first place
both times.
In the formal ceremony the
team was designated “The Bran-
nan Rifles” in honor of Patrick
Edward Brennan, of the Catholic
University class of 1943. At the
end of his sophomore year, Pat
rick Brennan, a native of Sav
annah, Ga., joined the Army Air
Force and was killed on a
training flight April 1, 1942 on
the Paradise Plantation in Geor
gia.
Patrick Brennan’s brother
Malcolm, an alumnus of C. U.
now on Naval duty, was flown
by the Navy from his base in
Chicago especially for the ded
ication ceremony. Ensign Bem-
nan was reviewing officer for
the AFROTC cadet corps and
presented the banner to the
newly dedicated precision drill
team.