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PAGE ~6—The Southern Cross, November 24, 1966
Rev. Herbert J. Wellmeier
Thanksgiving week-end is an opportunity to be grateful for all
the things we take for granted the rest of the year. Teen-agers
have a special debt of appreciation, because they are the recipi
ents of so much, and very little is asked of them in return.' In
that happy in-between age, growing towards maturity and respon
sibility, their life is filled with good things. Someone took the time
to name just a portion of what makes for their enjoyment. The
verses appeared in “Junior Current Week” a year ago and are
reprinted here.
T rue, we’re just a bunch of funny teens, dear God
You know we’re caught in the middle of childhood and adulthood
You know we have all sorts of problems, You know we need Your help
And we know we should be grateful for all the things we have, big and
small
T hanks, for instance, for hamburgers and cokes, and malts and french fries
And catsup and pickles and even onion rings
And cafeteria lunches, and Sunday dinner, and nice restaurants
And especially the variety of food we can eat most anytime
T hanks for loud shirts, button-down collars, and funny hats
And plaid, and wild stripes, and colored jeans
And big bushy coats, and letter jackets, and fur
And especially the opportunity to wear what we want to
T hanks for rec rooms, ping-pong, and comfortable beds
And private homes with personal treasures and trinkets
And pictures, and souvenirs., and pillows and blankets
And especially the warmth of a place to think
T hanks for records, and TV, and cars, and stereo
And magazines, and newspapers, and comics, and jokes
And good movies, and good friends, and good times
And especially the fun of looking forward to the future
T hanks for pine cones and woods, and corsages
And outdoors and indoors, and a predictable sun
And light, and ouict, and a chance to breathe and smile
And especially for love and our parents and teachers
T hanks for our customs, and stores, and plenty of choice
And safety, and the right to be ourselves
And arguments, and discussions, and new ideas
And especially the freedom to stand up and be different
T hanks for people, and government, and church, and help, and hope
And the opportunity to give thanks in the first place
And thanks God, for You; for everything You are
And thanks especially for overlooking the times we forget to be thankful
NATL ACHIEVEMENT
Savannah Girl
Among F inalists
Sister M. Rosalie, RSM,
Principal of St. Vincent Aca
demy, Savannah announced
last week that Olinda Lenore
Douglass is among the 1,150
Finalists nationwide in the
third National Achievement
Scholarship Program for out
standing Negro students.
More than 250 of the Final
ists will win four-year college
scholarships ranging in value
from $1,000 to $6,000 ($250 to
$1,500 per year), depending
upon their need. Two hun
dred scholarships are under
written by Ford Foundation
grant funds and additional a-
wards by sponsors. Winners
will be announced in March.
Over 30,000 Negro students
were considered in selecting
the Finalists. Nearly 4,500
were directly nominated by
their schools and an additional
1,000 were endorsed for candi
dacy by their schools after
requesting consideration on
the basis of their scores on the
National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test. Students
from more than 1,900 schools
were considered.
Financial need is not con
sidered in selecting Achieve
ment Finalists and scholar
ship winners, but does govern
how much financial help a win
ner receives. Starting with
information supplied by the
candidate and his family, the
student’s need is calculated by
a standard formula which
takes into account such factors
as family income and assets,
other children in college, un
usual expenses, debts, and the
cost of attending the college
chosen by the student. The
sum each winner receives is
not made public.
Achievement Scholarships
are a sort of “educational in
surance,” since the award can
be adjusted if family finances
change markedly while the
student is in college. Scholar
ships are guaranteed for four
years as long as the student
maintains normal progress
toward a bachelor’s degree in
an accredited college or uni
versity in the United States.
Students may compete
simultaneously in the Achieve--
ment Program and the Na
tional Merit Scholarship Pro
gram, both of which are ad
ministered by the Merit Corp
oration, but may not be award
ed scholarships by both.
The Achievement Program
was created by a $7 million
Ford Foundation grant to Na
tional Merit Scholarship Cor
poration in 1964. Nearly 50
corporations, foundations, and
individuals participate in the
program as scholarship spon
sors.
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MOST PURE HEART OF MARY CHOIR and
guests are pictured following fellowship dinner at
the Downtowner Motel, Savannah, with the Rev.
John V. Mulvey, S.M.A., pastor, as host. Seated
(left to right) are: Sister Mary Aquin (Principal
of St. Mary’s School), Mrs. Dorothy Williams, Mrs.
Lois Russell, Mrs. Willa Ayers Johnson, Ezra John
son, Mrs. Joseph :C. Schreck (organist of The Ca
thedral of St. John the Baptist), Joseph Schreck,
Reverend John V. Mulvey, S.M.A., Mrs. Rose Mil
ler, and Sister Frances de Sales (St. Mary’s School
music teacher). Standing (left to right) are: Miss
Rosalie Williams, Mrs. Agnes Young, Mrs. Anna L.
Heyward, Mrs. Betty Winn, Mrs. Martha Gordon,
Julius Stevens, Mrs. Johnnie M. Campbell, Mrs,
Christola Polidor, Mrs. Carrie L. Simmons, Miss
Gloria Daniels, and Samuel Butler.
(Williams Studio)
MRS. WILLA A. JOHNSON
Savannah Organist Gives Report
On School Of Liturgy And Music
Mrs. Willa Ayers Johnson,
organist at Savannah’s Most
Pure Heart of Mary Church
was the featured speaker at a
fellowship dinner held last
week for the church’s choir
and invited guests.
Mrs. Johnson reported on
the International Summer
School of Liturgy and Church
Music conducted last summer
at the University of Windsor,
Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Courses were conducted in
Vernacular Chant by Father
Gilbert Chabot, A. A.; in
Liturgy and Gelineau Psalms
by Father Clifford Howell, S
J.; in Choral Technique by
Paul Salamunovich; in Organ
Repertoire and Pedagogy by
Berj Zamkochian; and in
Verna Canto (the new litur
gical music science) by Wayne
Belton.
Highlights of the school in
cluded an organ recital by Berj
Zamkochian at the Ford Audi
torium in Detroit, and the con
cert-participation at Cleary
Municipal Stadium in Windsor,
where students performed in
a joint sacred choral concert
featuring a Gelineau Psalm
Festival conducted by Father
Howell and the Durufle
“Requiem” conducted by Paul
Salamunovich with organ and
orchestral accompaniment.
Mrs. Johnson outlined some
of the directives stressed at
the University of Windsor
The Georgia Region of the
Newman Student Federation
will hold its annual convention
in Athens, Georgia during the
first weekend of December.
The University of Ga. will host
the convention to be held at the
new Catholic Center on the
University campus. Thepresi-
School, now being practiced at
More Pure Heart of Mary.
Holy Mass is a generous act
of love. It is a mystery. Christ
is active in the liturgy - always
present. Arguments about it
are not important.
Liturgy is not being
properly performed if the laity
do not participate.
2, 3, 4
dent of the hostingNewman or
ganization is Edward Steppe
and the Rev. Christian Malone,
O.F.M. is chaplain.
Nightly accommodations for
delegates are in the Down
towner Inn in Athens. Reg
istration begins at 4:00 P M.
on Fri., Dec. 2, at the Down
towner Inn. The total cost for
the Convention is $12.00. This
covers accomodations (taken
through registration), Sat.
lunch, Sun. breakfast and the
other various convention
items, speakers, etc. The con
vention is open to students of
all religions.
Richard Shoemaker, Re
gional Director and Convention
Chairman, has announced that
three prominent speakers one
a layman, will address the
convention. Shoemaker ex
plained the theme of the con
vention as “Man, the Eighth
Sacrament.” “The idea of the
convention,” said Shoemaker,
“is to link up intellectual,
liturgical, and social concepts
into an all-encompassing, uni
versal concept of Christian
Community.”
Speakers will be: Rev.
James Scherer of Atlanta, Sr.
Rosaire of Athens, and Mr.
Richard Pratt of Asheville,
N. C.
Prayers at the foot of the
altar are not for the people.
They should be said during
the Introit.
Low Mass became common
because the priest did every
thing. No one understood as
it was said in Latin. The only
objection to Latin is that it
is unintelligible. Wherever it
is understood, it should be
kept. The people should decide
if they want to keep parts of
the liturgy in Latin.
There should be different
functions in the Mass for
priests, sub-deacons, choir,
and people.
Mass does not have to be
the same in every church.
Ideally, a hymn is sung
during the Communion of the
FaithfuL It forms a fellow
ship background for the pro
cession.
“Thanks be to God” should
not be said by the people.
Never sing A—MEN. It is
better to say and sing
AH-MEN.
Church Music is an ART.
A good pianist is not neces
sarily a good organist. A
Church should select a well-
trained organist. When there
is no director the organist is
the leader.
Some silence is needed in
church for meditation. Too
much congregational partic-
pation will kill the spirit of
worship.
Music must have rhythm.
Rehearse a-cappella. A choir
that can not sing without the
organ—can not sing.
FolK-song Masses are not
desirable.
Now that English is being
used in the Mass, a new form
of music called VERNA
CANTO is being developed.
Verna Canto is music to fit the
vernacular. To sing Verna
Canto one must adhere to ele
gant speech.
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DEC
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Obituaries
* Maj. John H. Gallagher of Savannah, killed in action in Viet
Nam, November 12th.
* Mr. A. C. McNeelySr. of Waycross, November 15th.
* Mrs. Mary Russell O’Hayer of Savannah, November 18th.
* Mrs. Freddie Mae Williams of Savannah, November 18th.
* Mrs. Jeanne C. Gingell, of Columbus, November 19th.
Marriages
* Miss Allida Leslie Joyce of St. Simons Island, Ga., and Mr.
Eugene S. Koster of Chicago, Ill., October 15 in Log Cabin
Chapel at the University of Notre Dame, Ind.
* Miss Margaret Sanders Land of Columbus, Ga., and Capt.
Robert Reed Smith of Rahway, N. J., November ‘ 12 in the
Church of the Holy Family, Columbus.
* Miss Suzanne Lucas of Bloomingdale, Ga., and Mr. Lawrence
Aloysius Thompson Jr. of Savannah, Ga., November 19 in the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah.
* Miss Elizabeth Linden McCarthy of Savannah, Ga., and Mr.
Stephen Ernest Lynn of Marlow Heights, Md., November 19 in
the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Savannah.
Necrology
* Rt. Rev. Msgr. Harry F. Clark, November 27, 1935.
* Rev. William McCarthy, November 27, 1930.
* Rev. Gregory Duggan, December 3, 1870.
* Rev. John McCarthy, December 3, 1920.
Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Kunze, Sr., of Columbus, celebrated
the 50th Anniversary of their wedding on November 15th at
the Green Island Country Club. On Sunday morning, November
20th, the couple renewed their marriage vows during the 10
A.M. Mass at the Church of the Holy Family. Following the
Mass the entire congregation was invited to attend a reception
held in the Parish Hall.
B.C. Alumni Meeting
Savannah’s Benedictine Military school has announced plans
to form an Alumni Association. According to a school spokes
man, graduates have already formed an organizational committee
and drawn up a proposed constitution to be presented at a meet
ing of interested alumni Wednesday, Nov. 30th at 8:00 P M in
the school cafetorium. Said the spokesman, “letters and a copy
of the proposed constitution have been sent to most of our gradu
ates - those whose addresses we have - and all Benedictine
alumni are invited to attend the meeting on Nov. 30.”
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