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PAGE 2—The Southern Cross, June 1, 1963
WRITERS
AND
READERS
EDITED BY LEO J. ZUBEB
2932 North Decatur Rd. Decatur. Georgia
FOLKLORE KEEPS THE
PAST ALIVE, by Arthur Palm
er Hudson, University of Geor
gia Press, 1961, 63 pp., $2.50.
Reviewed by Charlotte K.
Gafford.
Scholar, folklorist, and auth
or, Arthur Palmer Hudson de
livered the text of the three
lectures which comprise this
attractive volume on the
Eugenia Dorothy Blount Lamar
Memorial Lecture series at
Mercer University.
Dr. Hudson, using two well-
known old folksongs illustra
tively, first presents folk music
as the poetry of the earth. He
writes with facility and the
charm of surety, moving easily
into a discussion of the histor
ical heritage contained in South
ern folksongs and on into cita
tions of folksongs in specific
American poems, novels, and
short stories. It is interesting
to be reminded that students
and devotees of the folk ballad
can thank Professor F. J.
Child’s absorption with the de
velopment of prose fiction in
English for his famed and ex
haustive 5 volume study, The
English and Scottish Popular
Ballads.
So much do Southern fiction
and the ballad share an oral
tradition, a communal myth
ology, that one feels it is, per
haps, this collective spirit
which has served both as arche
type.
Dr. Hudson has, of course,
written at greater length on this
subject in other volumes. He
is also editor of North Caro
lina Folklore, a highly respec
ted journal.
THE LITURGY, edited by The
Benedictine Monks of Solesmes,
translated by The Daughters of
St. Paul, St. Paul Editions, 664
pp., $5.00.
Reviewed by W. L. Schmidt.
Amidst present discussions
on the Liturgy, this volume will
come as a welcome resume on
what past pontiffs have had to
say on the subject. Theexpres-
sons of no less than 13 pon
tiffs, from Benedict XIV to
John XXIII, on the liturgy are
represented here in a very
scholarly manner. The source
of each excerpt is given togeth
er with date of origin. A system
of numbering and coding accom
panies each exerpt which refers
to an unusual analytical index
from which easy reference can
be made to other pontiffs’ re
marks on the principal topic
within the excerpt. An appendix
includes the. Instruction of the
Sacred Congregation of Rites on
Sacred Music and the Sacred
Liturgy. There is an alphabeti
cal index, an index of quota
tions, and an index of docu
ments and sources, written and
oral.
Truly outstanding for study
and reference on the subject of
the liturgy, and valuable to the
layman as well as the religious.
WHALES, by E. J. Slijper,
Basic Books, 1962, 471 pp.,
maps, illus., $12.50.
Reviewed by Leo J. Zuber.
Whatever else you may think
about the Southern Cross’s book
section, you'll have to agree
that it provides variety of sub
ject matter. And the notice of
this book is another brick in
that structure. And the book is
of compelling interest.
Whales, it appears, are not
only large; they are fascinating.
Moreover, nothing larger than
whales swimming today’s seas
have ever existed. In spite of
our great discoveries and
scientific advances, the whale
is still an important commodity
in the world’s commerce. An
illustration is of a poster dis
playing a smiling Japanese
housewife (in Western dress and
wristwatch) advertising whale-
meat for the family diet, an
item not to be ignored where
protein foods are not otherwise
plentiful. Other whale products
are oil (for soap, margarine,
paint, cosmetics, boot polish,
candles), animal feed (for fox
farms, dog food, cattle meal),
meat extracts, glue gelatin, fer
tilizer, tennis racket strings,
surgical stitches, chessmen
(from whale teeth), and so on,
a list as long as any whale.
The author of WHALES is a
professor at the University of
Amsterdam; the English edition
is a translation which reads not
at all like a translation. The
fourteen chapters cover such
topics as man’s historical as
sociation with whales (or vice
versa), locomotion, behavious,
sound production (they com
municate by sound as our
SONAR operators learned to
their dismay and confusion),
feeding, metabolism, reproduc
tion and their future. The il
lustrations are impressive and
the other graphics excellent.
The volume is not forbidding
for general reading; quite the
opposite. It claims some status
as a text; I don’t recall seeing
the course listed but, if it is,
there is no problem of text.
One thing for sure—I found it
plumb interesting.
One other thing. If you want
to be socially exclusive, there
is a “Pat the Whale Club” with
a membership of eight. Qualifi
cation for admission? Pat a
whale.
WHO OWNS THE AIR?, by
Marya Mannes, Marquette Uni
versity Press, 1960, 20 pp.
Reviewed by Rev. Leonard
F.X. Mayhew.
Marya Mannes has for years
been both critic and a cham
pion of television—a critic of
all the mediocre, vulgar and
just plain boring images that
emerge from the magic tube
and a champion of the still
largely potential accomplish
ments of which this most power
ful communication medium is
capable. Miss Mannes is not
content simply to decry when
Newton Minow has aptly labeled
television’s “vast wasteland.”
She has some very definite—
and convincing—opinions about
the causes of the malady and
some possible remedies as
well. The excessive costs, the
tyranny of sponsors, the rever
ential awe accorded to ratings,
the party-line myth that all the
public wants is escape—all
these and more come in for
some honest and hard appraisal.
That this booklet was first
given as a lecture at Marquette
University three years ago and
is still almost totally applicable
is a depressing indication of the
sad state we have grown to ac
cept as normal. The author’s
comparisons of American tele
vision with the British variety,
both commercial and govern
ment-sponsored, is re-assur
ing to this degree at least, that
there are .possible solutions
which have succeeded else
where—why not here? The point
is that we—the people, the pub
lic—own the air. It is high time
that our good taste, our best
instincts, our real needs were
considered by those who deter
mine our television fare.
I highly recommend this
booklet to anyone who owns a
television receiving set. It
could easily and profitably be
read—aloud and meditatively—
during the commercials in any
hour-long program.
Archbishop Asks
Prayers For
Protestant Meet
ERIE, Pa., (NC)—Archbish
op John Mark Gannon has call
ed upon the 212,000 Catholics
of the Erie diocese to pray for
the success of the World Con
ference on Faith and Order,
called by the World Council,
of Churches (Protestant and Or
thodox) to meet July 12 to 26
in Montreal, Canada.
“We ask all Catholics to
join with other men of goodwill
in northwestern Pennsylvania in
praying that the Montreal con
ference will be guided by the Ho
ly Spirit in seeking unity
in truth” the Bishop of Erie
said. “The leadership of Pope
John XXIII and the response of
the whole Christian world to the
deliberations of the Second Va
tican Council have made reun
ion of all Christians a bright
prospect.”
The Archbishop will be host
to 1,4UU guests at a ecumeni
cal banquet at Gannon College
on May 30. It will round out a
full day which starts with the
college commencement at 9
a.m. with Gov. William W.
Scranton as speaker and includ
es awarding of papal honors to
38 priests and laymen in St. Pet
er’s cathedral.
“The ecumenical progress of
Christians in our area in the
past few years has been most
heartening” he said (May 24).
“While the day of complete re
union seems far in the future,
we must continue to pray daily
for all those who sincerely seek
to be God’s agents in bringing
it about.”
The conference at McGill Un
iversity in Montreal for which
Archbishop Gannon asks pray
ers aims to promote Christian
unity. It will be the fourth such
conference in 36 years. The
first was at. Geneva in 1927,
the second at Edinburgh in 1937,
and the last at Lund, Sweden, in
1952.
Aquinas High School Graduates Fifty-Six
AUGUSTA — Fifty six mem
bers of the senior class of Aqui
nas High School received their
diplomas from the Most Rev.
Thomas J. McDonough at com
mencement exercises conduct
ed at St. Patrick’s Church on
Sunday evening, May 26th.
Graduation speaker was the
Ralph E. Seikel, Moderator of
the school delivered the ad
dress.
Students attended a Baccalau
reate Mass at 8:00 a.m. the
same day, at which the Rev.
Seikel, Moderator of the school
delivered the address.
Commencement exercises;
capped a weekend of activities
including the annual Class Day
program on Friday, May 24th,
which featured a musical pro
gram conducted at the Aquinas
Glee Club, and the presentation
of awards for outstanding stu
dents. Awards were presented
by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J.
Bourke, V. F., pastor of St.
Mary’ s-on-the-hill.
The school’s two Valedictor-
Lepers Mourn Officer
By Father Patrick O’Connor
Society of St. Columban
SAIGON, Vietnam, (NC)—The
lepers of St. Joseph’s Hospital,
Bensan, 28 miles from Saigon,
mourn Lt. Parker D. Cramer,
young American officer killed
by Viet Cong communists May
6.
He won the admiration of the
lepers, their chaplain and the
Sisters of Charity when he was
stationed near them last March.
Lt. Cramer, 26, from Wan-
tagh, N. Y., had volunteered to
serve as an adviser in Vietnam
and had come to this country
last November. He was one of
a group of American advisers
attached to Vietnamese army
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a thinly populated, wooded re
gion where communists had ex
ercised control for years.
“The lepers remember him
very well,” Father Victor Ber-
set, C. M., chaplain of St. Joe-
seph’s hospital said. “They
were greatly impressed by him
and another American officer
who assisted at daily Mass here
whenever they could and re
ceived Holy Communion. Dur
ing the day they were seen vi
siting the chapel. The children
remember the plentiful gifts of
chocolate and candy.
“We had a Requiem Mass for
him here on May 9. Our lepers
pray for him and his sorrowing
parents.”
The Vietnamese soldiers had
a high regard for the young
lieutenant, the priest recalled.
On May 6, the jeep in which
Lt. Cramer and a Vietnamese
lieutenant were traveling near
Ben Cat was hit by a grenade
or gunfire. About 40 Viet Cong
communists surrounded the
disabled vehicle, killed the dri
ver and marched the two lieu
tenants away as prisoners. Af
ter about 100 years they shot
them.
Father Berset, Swiss Vincen
tian who formerly labored in
China, was struck by Lt. Cra
mer’s idealim.
“He told me that on leaving
the army, he would dedicate his
life to teaching,” the priest
said. “He was glad he had come
to Vietnam. As a teacher he
hoped to instill the spirit of
service to others.”
Already, by his example, Lt.
Cramer had done his teaching.
To Aid Tourists
JERUSALEM, Israel, (NC)—
Israel’s official tourist-promo
tion office is setting up a spe
cial department to handle the
Christian pilgrims that come
to the Holy Land each year,
now estimated at 100,000 to
140,000.
ians addressed students and
parents at the Class Day Exer
cises, held at the Bell Audi
torium Music Hall. They were
Miss Nancy Roberts, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Rob
erts, 225 Ellis Street, repre
senting the Girls’ Division, and
Mr. Frank Sheehan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Sheehan of
113 Alexander Drive, speaker
for the Boys’ Division.
The following students re
ceived awards: Frank Sheehan
and Nancy Roberts—theP-TO’s
Thomas Aquinas Award for
Scholastic Excellence in all four
years of school; Chippy Spears
and Nancy Roberts—Bishop
McDonough Medal for Excel
lence in Religion; Anton
Schmaltz and Dee Evans—
Medal for Excellence in En
glish; Frank Sheehan and Nan
cy Roberts—Medal for Excel
lence in Science; Anton
Schmaltz and Mae Mulherin—
Medal for Excellence in Foreign
Languages; Larry Turley and
Cherly Lewis—Medal for Ex
cellence in Social Studies;
Frank Simmons and Marion
Powell—Medal for Most School
Spirit; Larry Turley and Dee
Evans—Medal for Outstanding
Students-Athletes.
Jonathan Picciuolo and Beth
Sheehan of the junior class,
and Richard Stearns and Mary
Lynn Hummel of the freshman
class were cited for Excel-,
lence in the Past Year.
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