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-q i S At Nativity School Civics Clubs Are Chartered Augusta Expansion Program For Saint Mary’s •PAGE 6—The Southern. Cross, November 21, 1963 THUNDERBOLT—Two civic Clubs organized at Nativity of Our Lord School received their official charters last week from the Commission on American Citizenship in Washington, D. C. The charters formally recog nize affiliation of the new Clubs with the national organization at the Catholic University of America. “The Young Catholic Pat riots of America” club is com posed of seventh-graders with Mike Conner, President; Sha- ran Sullivan, Vice President; Bobby Shoemaker, Recording Secretary; and George Bouchea, Sergeant-at-Arms. Nativity eighth grade stu dents comprise the membership of “The Patrons of Mary Ci vics Club.” Officers for this group are President, Danny Knesel; Vice President, Robert Dillard; Recording Secre tary, Gini Cafiero; Correspon ding Secretary, Angela Moore; and Sergeant-at-Arms, Tony Werlinger. The two newly-chartered or ganizations thus join thousands of other Catholic Civics Clubs for students throughout the country. Their aim is to develop informed, responsible young citizens. The theme of this year’s pro gram for both clubs is ' 'Guard the Freedoms They Won.” Club members receive help in deve loping this theme from the “Young Catholic Messenger,” national current-affairs weekly for students. Monthly articles in the periodical point up the fun damentals of good citizenship and suggest practical projects for club members. THE PATRONS OF MARY CIVICS CLUB of Nativity School received its charter last week from the Catholic University’s Commission on American Citizenship in Washington. Theme of this year’s program is “Guard the Freedom They Won.” Here Sister Mary Christine, principal of the school, hand s the charter to the officers, left to right: Tony Werlinger, sergeant-at-arms; Danny Kensel, president; Robert Dillard, vice president; Angela Moore, corresponding secretary, and Gini Cafiero, recording secretary. (Savannah News-Press Photo by Buddy Rich) AUGUSTA—Ground-breaking ceremonies on Wednesday af ternoon marked the official opening of an expansion pro gram at St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill Church here. Construction work actually began earlier this week on a new convent and school extension. The entire program will cost more than a quarter of a million dollars. The $165,000 .00 convent is being erected by the Gilbert Construction Company of Au gusta, with the R. E. Watkins Construction Company, also of Augusta, as contractor for a $75,000.00 addition to parish school facilities. Figures on costs for furnishing both build ings are not yet available. “The added school space is badly needed,” said the Rt. Rev. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F., pastor of St. Mary’s. “We have more than 150 public school children attending Catechism classes every Sun day. The new addition will make it possible for them to receive an adequate Catholic educa tion,” he said. Monsignor Bourke praised parishioners of St. Mary’s for their “great generosity toward the Sisters of St. Joseph, who staff our school.” “For generations the Sisters have lived in a building which God’s World— (Continued from Page 4) of the future is on my own shoulders. Success or failure depend entirely upon human cle verness and ability. If my own skill of intelligence (or that of my fellows) is lacking, then disaster is inevitable. If I guess wrong or falter at any point, all is lost. The secret of a spirit serene and confident is to let our reli gious belief breech the barrier between head and heart to let faith dominate feelings and atti tudes as well as intellect. We are human and therefore by definition imperfect. Conse quently we scarcely shall es cape all worry even when we have brought our faith alive. However, if we have to admit that anxiety is our frequent companion, we shall do well to assess the state of our faith. has been steadily deteriorating. Our people rightly feel that the Sisters should have a decent home, and have pledged them selves to provide one.” Persecuted— (Continued from Page 5) tributing medicines even in dis pensaries were forbidden. Or- hanages were closed down on government orders. “Besides, we have regret fully to record unjust dealings and false accusations. Many missionaries—about 50 from 1956 to 1961—were expelled from the Sudan on this basis. “Meanwhile missionaries who wanted to go on leave were refused their reentry per mits. They preferred to stay and suffer their physical fa tigue and even mortal diseases in silence. However a few months ago, after earnest and repeated requests, some re entry permits were granted by the Ministry of the Interior.” The Bishop said that the Su dan’s Missionary Societies Act of 1962 “gave legal confirma tion to the previous practices of the government.” Provisions of the act are “obviously a plain contradic tion,” he said, "While it speaks of freedom of religio n for all, it fixes absurd restrictions.” He said that from October, 1962, to March of this year, 143 missioners were expelled from the Sudan for "unfounded reasons.” U. S. Bishops— (Continued from Page 1) zens, if only because of their proportionately greater num bers, were so largely charged with setting the moral tone, their best representatives re vealed an enlightened Christian sense of stewardship which re dounded to the common good. “Private education, volun tary welfare programs, medical research and political idealism wer e encouraged. We rejoice when exemplary Catholics bring, together with new insights into human need, their own beneficent influence on the common good,” they said. A LOT OF preparation is going into open house to be sponsored by St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill Parish Council of Catholic Women next Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Shown getting ready are Mr. Noel Schweers Jr., Mr. Gene Howard and Mrs. Stephen Mulherin. Purpose of the occasion is to explain some of the Catholic church’s beliefs and rituals. IN PHOTO above members of newly chartered 7th grade Civics Club of Nativity School, “The Young Catholic Patriots of America” pose with their teacher and club moderator, Miss Virginia Brush. They are, back row (1. to r.) Miss Brush; Michael J. Flaherty, Treas.; Douglas Rountree, Reporter; Tommy Muller, Parliamentarian; Tony McBride, Chaplain. Front Row (1. to r.) George Bouchea, Sergeant-at-Arms; Sharon Sullivan, Vice- Pres.; Mike Conner, Pres.; and Robert Shoemaker, Sec. FBI Head Hoover Sees Youth As Target Of Reds (By Carl A. Balcerak) NEW YORK (NC)--FBI Di rector J. Edgar Hoover, honor ed here by the Catholic youth of America, warned that “com munists are engaged in an in tensive campaign to control the minds and win the allegiance of American youth.” “During the past two years communist spokesmen have ap peared on nearly 100 campuses from coast to coast,” Hoover said after receiving the Pro Deo et Juventute (For God and Youth) Medal at the convention banquet (Nov. 16) of the Catholic Youth Organization Federation. The FBI chief focused his attention on the menace posed by communism, but he also said that Americans are developing “a dangerously indulgent atti tude” toward pornography and have “mollycoddled” young criminals. Auxiliary Bishop Edward V. Dargin of New York presided and gave the invocation at the banquet, which was attended by nearly 5,000 Catholic young people. The youth award was presented to Hoover by Msgr. Frederick J. Stevenson, direc tor of the Youth Department, National Catholic Welfare Con ference. Honored with Padre of Youth Awards were Msgr. Har old J. Markey, former director of youth in the Detroit archdio cese, and Msgr. Maurice Woulfe, former director of youth in the Buffalo, N. Y., diocese. Msgr. Markey is pas tor of Visitation church in De troit. Msgr. Woulfe is pastor of Infant of Prague church in Cheektowage, N. Y. Hoover said that in the Red effort to win over American youth “a national youth com mission has been established within the Communist party, U.S.A.; special publications have been issued; front groups have been organized; and an ambitious .speech program has been directed against our col leges and universities.” The purpose of the communist speaking campaign on campus es, he said, is “to create con fusion, raise questions and spread doubts among you young' people concerning the American way of life.” “If their constitutional right to free speech allows them to use the public school forum to promote the secular creed of M a r x i sm-Leninism—which openly and avowedly denies God —does their constitutional freedom of religion also prohi bit the rest of us from using the same public school forum to express our faith that God does exist?” he asked. “It is indeed ironic,” he continued, "that Communist party speakers—whose minds and thoughts and actions are in no manner free-should demand the opportunity to parrot the Moscow line to young Ameri cans under the guise of acade mic freedom. Academic free dom is not an instrument for the perpetuation of conspirator ial ideologies. Nor is it an agent of sfelf-destruction—a freedom to destroy freedom.” Hoover said communists are particularly aware “of the rich opportunity for infiltration pre sented by unwary racial and na tionality groups. “This is especially true of the intense civil rights move ment within the United States,” he added, “for America’s 20 million Negroes and the count less other citizens who share their objectives in the current struggle are a priority target for communist propaganda and exploitation. “Make no mistake about the communists in this country,” Hoover stressed. * ‘Whether they are members of the Soviet bloc diplomatic establishments in New York and Washington— or whether they are fanatical adherents of the Communist party, U.S.A.—all represent the same ideology of treachery, de ceit and subversion.” In referring to lawlessness and pornography, Hoover said “Americans, in growing num bers, are developing a danger ously indulgent attitude toward crime, filth and corruption/ Mrs. John A. Pope is general chairman, and assistants are Miss Anne Casey, Miss Elizabeth Casey, Mrs. C. G. Kaiser, Mrs. J. Lee Etheredge, Mrs. Lidia Porro, and Mrs. Harry Jacobs. Mrs. John C. Hagler III is president of the council and Mrs. Mulherin is secretary. Educator Urges Aid To All Schools UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (NC)—The president of the American Association of Uni versity Professors said here that government aid should go to all schools, public and private. Fritz Machlupl Princeton University economist, said the fact that a majority of Ameri can students attend public insti tutions doesn’t mean it has to be that way. "It just happened that way,” Machlup said. “But there is no proof that it has to be this way. “I can easily conceive of a system where all education is supplied through private enter prise,” he said in a lecture to some 2,000 students and faculty members at John Carroll Uni versity. Machlup advocated a broad government loan program to help persons who desire an edu cation and some form of tax benefit for college students. A SCHOOLMASTER had de veloped a reputation for short reports to parents. On one oc casion he wrote of a certain boy, “Trying.” The parents were delighted —until the next report came in. This one read, “Very Try ing.” Catholic Digest—Decem ber. One of the prime purposes of the CYO is to draw teenagers closer to their parish priest. We all must face the reality that the yough moderator is in God’s sight a spiritual father to the youth of his parish. He is under obligation of con science to get to know them as well as possible, to care for their spiritual welfare, to provide gospel doctrine and sacramental aids to their Christian growth. This should ideally all take place in a spirit of friendliness, may more, in the familiar relationship of warmth and genuine affection. To throw things into confu sion and turmoil, to make the CYO a battle-ground, an occa sion of class warfare bordering on anticlericalism. This may paint the picture in stark drab ness, but realistically, too often there is non-cooperation and antagonism that frustrates good will and the best laid plans for fruitful CYO activity. Fortu nately, this is not all over the diocese, but there are pockets of discontent. We appeal to all to come for ward courageously to make con crete constructive suggestions, without irreverence or anti pathy, and with a fuller know ledge of the goals and princi ples outlined by our principles organization. The CYO is an official nationwide program not a fly-by-night local operation. The history and philosophy of the CYO has been spelled out repeatedly and at length in this column. Ignorance of these mat ters is inexcusable at this late date, after these many years of CYO in the diocese. * * * Next week, we intend to re print in full, a letter of the Archbishop of Dubuque to the people of his diocese. You will find it most interesting and edu cational. * * * Information on your past or upcoming CYO activities are solicited for printing in this column. Address them to CYO, Box 27, Savannah Beach. Have them in this office by Saturday before the issue in which you want them to be printed. Two Pacelli Students Merit Semi-Finalists COLUMBUS, Pacelli’s class of 1964 betters the record of its sister class by having two members named as semi-fina lists in the National Merit Scho larship Competition. High sco rers are Lloyd Ann Heekin, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. David Heekin of Fort Benning; and Terrence Woodward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Wood ward of Columbus. Both students have registered for the exam on December 7, 1963 of the college Entrance Examination Board. Should their scores on this test sub stantiate the results of the spring examination, Terry and Lloyd will be listed as Finalists as was Dan Bloodworth, Pacel li’s sole 1963 finalist. Lloyd has chosen Rosary Col lege of River Forest, Illinois, as the college to further her studies in foreign languages and she hopes to spend her junior year at Rosary’s European branch. I n case Colonel Heeki: receives a foreign assignment in August, Lloyd will be bear her maternal grandparents while her eight younger brothers and sisters accompany their parents to Europe. The Heekin family is the first and only family so far to have a member in every class at Pa celli. David is a sophomore; her sisters, Emily and Susan, are junior and freshman class “Magnificent” Aid By Pius To Jews Qted WORCESTER, Mass (NC)— A national Jewish leader said here that Pope Pius XII ren dered “magnificent” assis tance to Jews during World War II. Joseph L. Lichten, director of the intercultural affairs de partment of the B’Nai B’Rith Anti-Defamation League, said he discussed Pope Pius’ serv ice to Jews with Pope Paul VI during a recent audience which he had in Rome with the Pope. “I expressed my regret that the full story of the wartime Pontiffs magnificent assis tance to Jews could not be known until the Vatican archives are opened,” Lichten said. "At this point Pope Paul smiled warmly and said, ‘I hope I will be able to help you in this.’ ” The Jewish leader was com menting on the controversial play “The Deputy” by German author Rolf Hochhuth, which strongly criticizes Pope Pius XII for allegedly failing to con demn nazi persecution of Jews. The play has been produced in Europe and is scheduled for Broadway production next year. Lichten, referring to studies he has made of Pope Pius’ ac tions on behalf of Jews, said that while he was in Rome re cently "it was enormously gra tifying to me, as a Jew, to be able to cite from my extensive research many Instances and several courftries where Pope Pius helped the Jews.” “I felt as strongly as ever in my life how tremendously im portant it is for us of different faiths to meet each other with sound information and greet each other with unlimited good will,” he said. members. All are striving to maintain the excellent scholas tic record set by Lloyd while she serves Pacelli in several ways: editor of the 1964 year book; school reporter for the weekly article appearing in the Ledger-Enquirer and C. Y. O. officer. Terry entered Pacelli from St. Anne’s School. In contrast to Lloyd he is the only member of his family attending Pacelli. However, he has three sisters and one brother. Although his hobby for the past several years has been in the electronic field, Terry has chosen the medical profession for his field of concentration. He has applied to Emory Uni versity for enrollment in the class of 1965 and he hopes to return to his native city for practice after the completion of the courses. TERRY WOODWARD AND LLOYD ANN HEEKIN, Merit Semi-Finalists from Pacelli High School, Columbus. JOTTINGS (Continued from Page 4) ones. My niece, who had been an avid reader of the Greek clas sics and had in her way “can onized” and “authorized” Achilles, wrote me that he was no longer at the top of her thirteen year-old hero list. Lo and behold the Kingston Trio had replaced the great Greek! Is not this more a phase than a symptom of youth? “El Cid,” the great Spanish hero of the current technicolor film, has been viewed by thou sands of American school chil dren. 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