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JESUP FIRST COMMUNION—First Communicants at St.
Joseph’s, Jesup, are pictured with Sister Regina Tracy.
The children are left to right: John Banner, George Thur
mond, Jimmy Ussery, Donald Ratigan, Susane DuForis and
Paula Hickey.—(Wayne County Press Photo)
Honor For Miss Dillon
SAVANNAH — Kathleen Ann
Dillon, Dental Hygiene student
at West Liberty State College,
West Liberty, West Virginia
has been enrolled in Sigma
Phi Alpha National Dental Hy
giene Honor Society.
Kathleen, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Dillon will receive
her diploma in exercises to be
held at West Liberty on June 3.
A graduate of St. Vincent’s Ac
ademy, she attended Armstrong
before going to West Liberty.
This past year she was a
candidate for Homecoming
Queen, Vice-President of New
man Club and President of Io
ta Psi Alpha Sorority.
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DECISION-
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conversely, that some Negroes
are intellectually superior to
some Whites.
Actually, educational testing
has shown no great distinction
in innate ability.
In Nashville, results indicat
ed a definite and significant
score in favor of the Whites
over the Negroes; in Chicago,
less significant score in favor
of Whites over Negroes; and in
New York, no significant score
of Whites over Negroes.
A similar test, given in Los
Angeles showed Negroes to be
slightly higher in ability than
the other three tests had shown.
Furthermore, Army tests have
shown that northern Negroes
score higher than White Geor
gians.
If both groups were attend
ing the same school system
would it be unfair, then, to se
gregate the White student be
cause of actual inferior ability?
According to Judge Scarlett’s
decision it would be fair.
He stated: "theclassification
of children on the basis of co
herent groups having distin
guishable educability capabili
ties is such a reasonable clas
sification’’ (within the meaning
of the equal protection clause
of the Constitution).
Is it fair to Negroes of Chat
ham County "having distingui
shable educability capabilities
to be segregated from White
students of similar abilities?
If I.Q. is the determining fac
tor, why not segregate accord
ing to I. Q. ?
The fair thing to do, under the
ruling in question would be to
have three school systems—
School A for bright students;
School B for the average student
and School C for below average
students. Then all children will
be educated according to their
ability.
In actual practice, what can
be deduced from the tests al
luded to by the experts testi
fying at the trial is not the
native intellectual superiority
of white students, but the know
ledge that environmental dif
ferences play an evident role
in the educational ability of
students.
When loose comparisons are
made, it can be shown, no doubt,
that marked differences do oc
cur. But most psychologists
will agree that these differen
ces can be attributed to factors
otheir than innate racial dif
ferences in mental ability.
A strange factor in the Chat
ham case is the statement of
the white intervenors that “on a
college level, voluntary inte
gration might be an advantage
to both the White and the Negro
students.”
Let us, for a moment, consid
er a freshman class in college
as grade thirteen, and assume
that voluntary integration in
this grade is advantageous to
both groups. If it is, why start
at this level? If integration is
advantageous in this grade, why
not in the twelfth or the ele
venth?
Will the psychological injury
which witnesses for the inter
venors expect affect one grade
and not another? Is this psycho
logical injury something like
measles which normally affects
children but rarely those in
their late teens? Is there really
such a great difference between
a senior in high school and a
freshman in college that the
latter can benefit and the for
mer be injured by integration?
Given equality of opportunity
Negroes are intellectually equal
to any other group. Unfortunate
ly, that equality is not available
today.
Too many Negroes find their
environment too great a handi
cap in the race for education.
Some day this handicap will be
removed and the opportunity for
progress equalized. The Scar
lett decision has postponed that
day, but not indefinitely.
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of St. Gregory’s Abbey, Shaw
nee, said in his telegram: “The
priests and Brothers of St.
Gregory’s Abbey, Shawnee, will
offer their prayers for the suc
cess of your mission and di
vine protection of your space
ship throughout your journey.”
Two Catholic chaplains at
Patrick Air Force Base, near
the Cape Canaveral launching
site, offered prayers for as
tronaut Cooper during their
Masses on the morning of his
flight.
The prayers were offered, as
it is customary before a space
flight, by Father (Maj.) Howard
Lesch, C.SS.P., and Father
(Capt.) John J. Castellani, a
priest of the Hartford, Conn.,
diocese.
Maj. Cooper, the fourth Am
erican to make an orbital flight,
sped around the earth about 22
times in some 34 hours, at
times attaining a speed of
nearly 18,000 miles per hour.
The 36-year-old astronaut,
a Methodist, had attended ser
vices in the First Christian
Church at Cocoa Beach, Fla.,
on Sunday, May 12, three days
before his flight.
He stated once that he does
not think religion is merely
something to revert to in times
of crisis.
"Religion is important in all
the things we do,” he said.
"But I don’t think a man needs
to fall back on his faith any
more or less in this space pro
ject than in any other under
taking.”
One reason his capsule was
named Faith 7, Maj. Cooper
said, was that it‘‘expressed his
belief in God and country.” The
”7” also stood for the original
seven U.S. astronauts.
Maj. Cooper is married to
the former Trudy Olson of Seat
tle. They live in Taylor Lake
Village, about 25 miles from
Houston, Tex., and have two
daughters—Camala, 14, and
Janita, 13.
God’s lip
There Too!
Astronaut L. Gordon
Cooper’s mother was asked
last week if she had worried
years ago when her son spent
so much time piloting a
Plane. , r _ ( „. , ' vtsrfT f
“I worried about it, yes,”
she replied,“But I once ask
ed that question of another
mother who had three boys
who flying. She said, ‘Don’t
you know that God’s up there
the same as on the ground?’
and she went on knitting. I
have always tried to remem
ber that.”
Jottings
By BARBARA C. JENCKS
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morrow, I would not invest the
money or go in search of a mink
or suburban home. How would I
spend it? For the most part,
I'd spend it on things I could not
see, touch. Naturally, I’d enjoy
this money most if I had done
something worthwhile for
someone else with it. Each has
his own dreams of charity giv
ing. There are several people
whom I know who a gift of
$100 or so would mean every
thing. I’d pay my own debts off
and then enjoy the delicious
feeling of independence. I'd be
able to take a day off without a
prick of conscience or qualms
about a boss’ reaction. Work
and a purpose is good for us
mortalsl But I’d be able to stop
more and enjoy this world which
claims us—the sea, sun, sand.
I’d be able to write something
that would not wrap Friday’s
fish ... a novel perhaps. The
sense of straining and scrimp
ing would not blind me nor would
the bills facing me cause the
sun to go in momentarily. Most
people’s circumstances dictate
the way income must be spent
even a Sweepstakes winner with
a family must spend the pre
cious prize money on unroman
tic things of life—bread, milk,
children’s shoes, electric bills,
carpeting, etc. I am being fore
ver called "unrealistic” and
”a dreamer”. Thus my ficti
tious fortune if spent for tan
gibles would be spent for fresh
cut roses, beautifully bound
volumes of poetry, records of
Mozart and Nat King Cole, too
. . . things that go beyone mat
ter)
# * *
FOR MOST OF us, the dream
of winning the Sweepstakes or
falling heir to sizeable sums
remains only a dream and our
days are spent going on thrift
campaigns which never last.
But as far as going into debt,
it is all worthwhile if it is the
right kind of debt. People take
mortgages on homes; they have
budget programs for paying for
cars and television sets and fur
niture. There are other things
that you cannot see or touch
which are worth falling into debt
from my point of view. One thing
is travel. You cannot wear 4t
or touch it or see it but the
memories of trips abroad are
among life’s choicest treasur
ed. I found it so. When I did
squander money it was always
for those intangibles ... a
long distance telephone call to a
friend far away; a ticket to
a symphony or opera; a train
trip to see someone. Yet a trip
to Europe is worth going into
debt. It was ten years ago
this week that I m^de my first
trip to Europe. The memories
are as clear as if it were last
week or yesterday . . . and one
of the bonuses of the trip was
that it was shared with my best
friend. I will never forget my
first glimpse of the coast of
Ireland veiled and green, a little
unworldly; the candlelight pro
cession at Lourdes; the au
dience in St Peter's with the
late Holy Father; Paris’ Eiffel
Tower view on a sunny sum
mer day. These memories you
cannot buy at any store or wear
like a fur coat or drive around
in like a new car but they are
yours to take out and live over
anytime you choose and no one
can take them from you—no
foreclosures, age does not des
troy the pleasure associated.
They have investment firms
where. people go to be advised
how and where to invest money,
so if you have any dreams you
want to invest, these are my go-
broke-rate thoughts on how to
squander them.
Obituaries
Leo F. Colen
AUGUSTA—Funeral serv
ices for Leo F. (Buster) Colen
were conducted at 9 May 15 at
St. Patrick's Church by Rev.
Father Joseph J. Murphy.
Survivors include his Mother,
Mrs. Lillian Colen, North Au
gusta; and a sister, Mrs. W. M.
Black, North Augusta.
Anna Maria
VonSchlichten
ALBANY—Anna Maria Von
Schlichten, twenty month old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
VonSchlichten, died May 6.
In addition to her parents she
is survived by two brothers,
Richard and Stephen VonSch
lichten, a sister, Christina, and
several aunts and uncles.
Robert E. McTigue
ALBANY—Mr. - Robert E.
McTigue died May 1st.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Toby Ivey, 2 sisters, Mrs, Katie
McDougal of Miami, Fla., Mrs.
Nell Kendrick of Monroe, La.,
two brothers, Joe McTigue of
Albany, Harry McTigue of Lou-
THE CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUB of Savannah installed new officers at their meeting
Sunday, May 12th. Shown above are 1. tor. Mrs. Mary Bignault, Treasurer; Miss Margaret
Murden, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Rudolph Heitman, President; Mrs. F. B. Elmore,
Jr., 3rd Vice President; and Mrs. Bernard Taylor,Corresponding Secretary. Not present
when photo was taken were Mrs. Leon Blackburn, 1st Vice President; Miss Regina Lytgen,
2nd Vice President; and Executive Board members, Mrs. John Buckley, Mrs.
E. Cafiero, Mrs. Eugene Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Edna McDonough, and Mrs. A. J. Schano.
Criticizes U. S.
Approach To
L. A. Problems
BOGOTA, Columbia, (NC)~
A priest-editor criticized the
U. S. approach to Latin Ameri
ca’s problems and called for a
removal of barriers in order
to “reach an understanding
which will satisfy both Ameri
cas.”
Father Mario Revollo-Bra-
vo, editor of the Bogota Catholic
newspaper El Catolicismo, said
in an editorial (May 9):
"Now is the time to leave
aside what separates us and join
forces in an effective continent
wide plan, especially for us who,
regardless of barriers of lan
guage and technique, are bro
thers in the same Christian
Faith and have the same res
ponsibility within the Church.”
OUR LADY Or THE HILLS
CAMP
A Catholic camp lor boys and girls agos
7 lo 14. 200 acres, 37 buildiags is the
Blue Ridge Mountains. Largo modern
pool, mountain lake, with all camping
activities guided by trained counselors.
Ideal accommodations for visiting par
ents. Camp provides pick-up service to
or from nearest rail, air, bus terminal.
A camp for youngsters lo grow... spirit
ually, healthfully. For literature, write:
Father Charles McLaughlin
OUR LADY Or THE HILLS CAMP
HENDERSONVILLE, NORM CAROLINA
The Southern Cross, May 25, 1963—PAGE 5
LAKELAND FIRST COMMUNION—First Communicants of
Queen of Peace Parish, Lakeland, are pictured with their
pastor the Rev. John J. Murphy, O.M.I.
isville, Ky., and two grandsons.
He was a member of St. Te
resa’s Church.
Mrs. Elliott
SAVANNAH—Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Elliott were held
May 20 at the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist. The Rev.
Lawrence A. Lucree officiating.
Surviving are her husband,
John J. Elliott of Jacksonville;
a brother, Henry J. Bubee; two
nieces; and a nephew.
Teens Against Smut
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., (NC)—
A petition protesting the sale of
magazines bearing obscene
photographs was brought before
the City Council by 11 girls
from St. Teresa's Academy.
The petition contained 12,318
names, those of academy
students and nearby residents.
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THE TRAGEDY OF THE MISSIONS
The Holy Father's Mission Aid
for the Oriental Churdi
In a recent magazine article, Father Nicholas Maestrini, for
mer Director of the Catholic Truth Society of Hong Kong,
describes the dismaying difficulties
of the missionaries. The average mis
sion diocese receives S12,000 yearly
help from Rome. With this altogether
inadequate sum of money, overworked
£r* PI ! Tm priests, brothers and Sisters are try-
ing bravely to bring the faith to mil
lions, even billions of people who do
not know Christ. He writes: "Innumer
able lives and sacrifices of mission
aries have been almost wasted be
cause they have been deprived of the
necessary tools to do their job” . . .
An appeal from Mother Margaret,
Superior General of the Daughters of Mary in Trivandrum, In
dia, vividly pictures some mission hardships. She writes: “At
present a small room, 20 by 30 feet, is used for services. It can
hold only 20 persons. There are 48 Sisters in the Novitiate.
Next year the number will be over 55. Since there is no parish
church nearby the people are coming to our chapel for Holy
Mass and the other Sacraments. It is extremely necessary to
have a chapel built” ... A moderately-sized one with a wing
large enough to accommodate the neighboring faithful will
cost $3,000 to build. Will you be generous in helping these
Sisters and faithful to have the essentials to carry on their
work? Send your help now. Thank you.
A CHILD LOVES THE CHURCH
Jo Ann H. of Los Angeles, writes: “I have now been a Catho
lic for seven months. I had no religion until I became a Catholic
on May 3, 1962. I am eleven and love the Church. I think It is
wonderful. I have started a little collection for the mission. This
is the first time I have sent .money so the more I save the more
I will be able to send you. I would like to write to a priest or
Sister or even more so you. Love” ... Of course, we replied,
thanking her and deeply moved by her wonderful enthusiasm
for the faith . . . Would you like to help too with, a prayer and
a $1 a month to one of our clubs, such as:
DAMIEN LEPER CLUB (cares for lepers) ORPHAN’S BREAD
(feeds orphans); PALACE OF GOLD (provides for aged) BA-
SILLIANS (supports mission schools); MONICA GUILD (fur
nishes chalices, altars, etc., for mission chapels).
FATHER’S DAY IS COMING. On June 16, Sunday, Dad
comes into his own. In your exuberance over Mother, don’t for
get Father. He too would like to be remembered. What nicer
way than to have a missionary say a Mass for his intention? Or
enroll him as a MEMBER of our association ($1 a year; $20
for a lifetime). Then he will participate in the graces of the
Masses of 15,000 missionaries. Other suggestions are a FOOD
PACKAGE for a Palestine Refugee family, costing $1C, a
STRINGLESS GIFT to be used where most needed. Or per
haps a MEMORIAL GIFT to a mission chapel.
NEAR EAST COUNTRIES RICH WITH VOCATIONS
Yes, but money is needed for the education of seminarians
and Sisters. We have many names of ones needing help,, such
4s EMANUELE YOUSEF BO.II and SALIM ABBU ATTISA,
Chaldean students in Baghdad, Iraq and SISTER MAJELLA and
SISTER GILBERT of the Sisters of the Destitute, Alwaye,
India. Will you adopt one of these?
Dear Monsignor:
I enclose $ of the $300 needed to educate a Sister or
$ of the $600 needed for the training of a seminarian.
I’ll send $ monthly or $ once a year. I will pray for
him or her.
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