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PAGE 8 — The Southern Cross. January 8,1970
BY ALIDA SMITH
DIOCESAN VICE CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC RELATIONS
ALPHA . . . OMEGA.
There is something about the
end of an old year that makes
us all pause to look back in
thoughtful appraisal and
reflection. Now that a new
decade has quietly crept onto
the scene along with the New
Year, our awareness of our
shortcomings, our failures,
our resolutions unfulfilled,
seems ten times as
burdensome. But tagging
along with that depressing
awareness, like a kid brother
with a big grin all over his
freckled face, comes an
undeniable surge of hope. It’s
hope for the endless
possibilities of a new day, a
new year, a new decade, and
it’s something that makes us
feel that life and God are
good, and that perhaps good,
in the end, may prevail.
The event of 1969 which
most deeply affects Savannah
DCCW members is
undoubtedly the critical
illness and death on New
Year’s Day of Msgr. John
Toomey, Spiritual Moderator
and good friend to all
members of the DCCW. By
his constant and untiring
efforts on behalf of justice
and brotherhood for all,
Msgr. Toomey gave us an
example to follow which we
will never forget. It will be
difficult to continue the work
he began, now that we no
longer have his advice and
help to rely on, but it must
be continued. He would want
and would expect this.
I felt that it was most
appropriate tuat Msgr.
Toomey should have
appeared as Guest Columnist
last week. Even though he
was unable to tell you
personally all that he wished
for each of you in the New
Year, he was able to express
his hopes and prayers by
means of that column. As
Mary Broderick said to me, it
was as if the Holy Spirit had
planned it that way. I don’t
doubt it at all.
FAREWELL TO EILEEN.
From Columbus, Viola
Hardy, DCCW Corresponding
Secretary, sends the news
tnat we are losing Eileen
Stiles, Diocesan Chairman for
International Affairs. Eileen’s
husband, Major Stiles, has
just returned safely from
Vietnam, and their new post
will be Fort Rucker,
Alabama.
The ladies of Our Lady of
Lourdes PCCW in Columbus
honored Eileen with a
farewell dinner in the Parish
Hall on Tuesday evening,
December 16. A gift of silver
was presented in appreciation
of her untiring efforts during
the four years she has lived in
the parish. Special guests at
the dinner included Evelyn
Gallman, our Diocesan
President, Margaret Byrne,
President of Holy Family
PCCW in Columbus, Eula Mae
Dokos, Past President of the
Columbus Deanery CCW, and
the nuns from the Ursuline
Community in Our Lady of
Lourdes Parish.
Viola’s letter went on to
say that, in order to show the
feelings of the PCCW for
Eileen, a poem composed by
the “poet of the parish”,
Agnes Meeks, was read during
the evening. It is entitled
“Parting of Ways”:
Now we have Come to
the parting of ways,
But we shall always
remember the happy days
When an artist was needed,
you were there.
When a leader was sought
for, you had time to spare.
When the cry of need
became loud from the distant
shores,
You just added their needs
to your daily chores.
At church, at school, at
work, or play,
You gave of yourself
willingly from day to day.
So just as the sunshine
follows the rain
May you make others just
as happy along life’s way.
CHRISTMAS IN JAIL — Archbishop Timothy Manning speaks
to men in Los Angeles County Jail chapel after celebrating Mass
for them Christmas morning. Chapel seats 350; over 400
prisoners attended Mass. Archbishop spoke to men of Christ as a
prisoner. Inclusion of chapel in jail occurred when Sheriff Peter
Pit chess changed plans for recreational space, insisting that far
more rewarding purpose would be served by using area for
chapel. All denominations use it. (NC Photo)
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Sunday Pre-School Replaces
Nursery At St. Mary’s, Augusta
SUNDAY PRE-SCHOOL — Pictured with children attending
weekly Pre-School at Augusta’s St. Mary’s on-the-hill are: Mrs.
Darrell L. Davis, Chairman, Mrs. William Conlon, Mrs. Donald
St. Denis, Mrs. Paul M. Thompson, Jr., Miss Ann Heffeman,
Miss Henrianne Kine, Miss Susan MacLeod.
Mrs. Darrell L. Davis, the
Director of the Sunday
Pre-School Christian Formation
Class, is the former Joanne Shuey
and is the wife of Dr. Darrell L.
Davis, Associate Professor of
Physiology at the Medical College
of Georgia. Mrs. Davis is die busy
mother of four children -
Lawrence, 11, Mary Kay, 8,
Darrell, Jr., 7, and Daniel, 5, but
has the enthusiasm and ability to
take time out from her own
schedule to help with the parish
C.C.D. and also directs the
Sunday Pre-School Mrs. Davis
holds a B.S. Degree in Chemistry
from Mount St. Scholastica in
Atchison, Kansas from which she
was graduated magna cum laude
and did graduate work at St.
Louis University. Before coming
to Augusta whe was in charge of
the teaching of Physiology to all
nurses in training at Catholic
Hospitals in the City of St. Louis,
Mo. Perhaps her favorite
organization, however, is the
Legion of Mary with which she
has done extensive work in St.
Louis.
BY MRS. DARRELL DAVIS
Thirty pairs of tiny feet
scurry happily up the steps
and into the big hall. It’s 11
o’clock Sunday morning and
time for Sunday Pre-School
at St. Mary’s on the Hill,
Augusta.
The idea for the
Pre-School had its beginning
last June when Mrs. Vance
Logan, Jr., new President of
the Ladies Auxiliary, picked a
committee to take charge of
the Sunday pre-school
nursery for the coming year.
The members, Mrs. Darrell
Davis, Chairman, Mrs. William
Conlon, Mrs. Donald St.
Denis and Mrs. Paul
Thompson, Jr.,
enthusiastically began making
St. Mary’s was the leader
in the Boys’ Division
following the first week’s
play in the Savannah
Parochial Basketball League
which is sponsored by
Savannah Council 631
Knights of Columbus. There
was a three-way tie in the
Girl’s Division between
Blessed Sacrament, Cathedral
and Nativity.
Last week’s scores were:
GIRLS — Blessed
Sacrament 40 - St. Mary’s 15;
Cathedral 27 - St. Michael’s
26; Nativity 18 - St. James 7;
St. Mary’s 20 - Sacred Heart
10.
BOYS - St. Mary’s 46 --
Blessed Sacrament 24; St.
plans.
Although none of the four
had any previous experience
in setting up a pre-school,
they decided this was what
they wanted to do for the
4-and 5-year-olds who would
be in their charge for an hour
every Sunday. Mrs. Logan
gave them a free hand; Msgr.
Daniel Bourke the financial
nod; the Junior Legion of
Mary young ladies promised
their continued assistance.
As the Committee did
their “homework” on child
psychology and how the child
learns, they realized their
choice of a school over a
nursery was indeed a good
one. It has long been known
that 50% of mature
intelligence is shown by the
age of 5 years and that most
of a child’s moral values are
formed by the age of 6 years.
At the height of the
Roman Empire, we are told,
it took 75% of the entire
population to produce the
necessities of life, leaving
only 25% to produce the
immense Roman Culture. In
America today it takes a little
over 5% of the population to
produce the necessities of
life. The potential inherent in
the next generation staggers
comprehension. If we can
produce a generation with the
desire to work for the good of
the entire world to the extent
the people of past
civilizations worked for their
own town, then we truly will
begin to “build the
earth”-bring all things to the
fullness of Christ. But we
must start with children
under 6.
The 4-and 5-year-old tries
SAVANNAH
Michael’s 44 - Cathedral 39;
St. James 27 - Nativity 22; St.
Mary’s 47 - Sacred Heart 8.
All Games this week will
be played at Blessed
Sacrament Gym as follows:
Saturday, Jan. 10 - 1 P.M.
- Saint Mary’s Girls vs. St.
James Girls; 2 P.M. - St.
Mary’s Boys vs. St. James
Boys; 3 P.M. - St. Michael
Girls vs. Nativity Girls; 4 P.M.
- St. Michael Boys vs. Nativity
Boys.
Sunday, Jan. 11-1 P.M. -
Cathedral Girls vs. Sacred
Heart Girls; 2 P.M. -
Cathedral Boys vs. Sacred
Heart Boys; 3 p.m. Blessed
Sacrament Girls vs. St James
to understand the world
directly, perceptually and
intuitevly. He does not use
the thought process to
evalute what he sees. The
child experiences the world as
here and now. What he sees,
hears, feels and tastes is for
him a true reflection of the
world. The child cannot
engage in abstract thinking,
or understand causality.
Working with symbols is still
difficult. Although he can
learn to perceive objects
without touching and moving
them, he still learns best
through manipulation.
At this point the group
knew pretty well what they
had to do and how to do it.
The Sunday hour was divided
into five periods in which
there was a planned but free
environment that would be
helpful to the child’s best
development.
The first period was Free
Play with puzzles, pegs and
peg boards, Play-doh, stencils,
crayons and paper to keep
the children busy and
interested. This was followed
by a simple Bible ceremony
and Religion instruction.
Next there was Group Time
with planned creative
activities of the Montessori
type to help the child
assimilate the religion taught.
Finally, there was Pick-up
and Goodby.
What religion could be
taught to small children in
this limited time to enable
them to grow to their fullest
spiritual development? The
foundation of any subject
may be taught at any age in
some form. The basic truths
of religion can be taught to
little children if presented in
the right way.
Girls; 4 P.M. Blessed
Sacrament Boys vs. St. James
Boys.
Won Lost
St. Mary 2 0
St. James i q
St. Michael \ q
Blessed Sacrament o 1
Cathedral o 1
Nativity o 1
Sacred Heart o 1
Won Lost
Blessed Sacrament 1 0
Cathedral 1 0
Nativity 1 0
St. Mary l 1
Sacred Heart 0 1
St. James 0 1
St. Michael 0 1
After looking over many
curricula the one finally
chosen was FIRST STEPS IN
FAITH published by Herder
and Herder. It is truly an
exciting program. The
concepts given the children
are few in number but deeply
taught. The curriculumis
developed on four basic
themes.
The first theme is the
relation of the child to God.
The child must be aware of
God’s never failing love and
that his response to it is
contained in Christ’s great
commandment: “You shall
love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart, with all
your soul, with all your
strength, and with all your
mind, and your neighbor as
yourself.” The child learns to
pray spontaneously. He is
introduced to the Trinity.
The second theme treats
the ideas promulgated by the
Documents of Vatican II. The
child must become
increasingly aware of the
world around him. He must
gain an appreciation of
himself as an unique and
significant individual. These
goals are accomplished
through creative activities.
The child whose senses are
aware is the one most open to
the word of God.
The Liturgy of the Church
is the third theme. Through
simple Bible Ceremonies the
child is introduced to the
Bible as God’s word. He
follows the Church year and
experiences the Liturgy
insofar as he is able.
The last theme is joy. Joy
is the natural state of a
Christian. All the lessons are
permeated with joy so that
the child will have joy in the
knowledge he is a creature
whom God has created out of
joy.
From its conception the
Pre-School has been a
cooperative venture. One
member of the Committee
serves each Sunday and
implements the program all
have had a hand in planning.
The Junior Legion of Mary
members are conscientious,
effecient and loving assistant
teachers. They constitute the
magical ingredient for they
have a report with little
children that most adults
have lost.
Any success the program
has enjoyed is due, firstly, to
the splendid cooperation and
support of the pastor, Msgr.
Bourke, and the whole of the
Ladies Auxiliary. And,
secondly, to the fact that the
four Committee members and
the Legion’s young ladies
sincerely love small children
and give unstintingly of
themselves for a good
program.
Basketball Is Underway
Obituaries
* S/Sgt. Marvin D. LaSure, formerly of Hephzibah, December
25th
* Mrs. Hugh H. Saxon Jr., formerly of Augusta, December
28th
* Mrs. Annie McCarthy Kavanaugh of Savannah, December
29th
* Mr. Frank M. White Sr., formerly of Augusta, December
31st
* Mrs. Gertrude W. Makin of Savannah, December 31st
* Mr. Harry Parsons Palmer of Savannah, December 31st
* Mr. James Bent Brown of Savannah Beach, January 1st
* Mrs. Ruby Farrell Birdwell of Savannah, January 3rd
Marriages
* Miss Frances Leigh Duncan and Mr. John Milton Taylor,
both of Savannah, Ga., December 28 in the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, Savannah.
* Miss Laura Tobin Gary of Augusta, Ga., and Capt. Jack
Joseph Van Geffen of San Francisco, Calif., December 29
in St. Mary’s on the Hill Church, Augusta.
* Miss Cara Lynne Meads and Mr. Michael Richard Balcolm,
both of Augusta, Ga., in St. Teresa of Avila Church,
Augusta.
* Miss Carol Elizabeth Thompson and Mr. Enoch Mendelsob
Ham, both of Savannah, Ga., in the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist, Savannah.
Necrology
* Rev. Michael J. By me, January 8,1922.
Catholic Women’s Club
The Catholic Woman’s Club of Savannah will meet on
Tuesday, Jan 13th at 8:15 p.m. in the Rectory Meeting Room
of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 222 E. Harris St.
St. Anne’s P.C.C.W.
St. Anne’s (Columbus) Parish Council of Catholic Women’s
December meeting was a combined business and social meeting.
After a welcome address by the president, Mrs. Harry
Broughton, a Covered Dish dinner was enjoyed. The members
had been urged to invite a friend or neighbor as their guest for
the meeting. Mrs. Wilkes Gibson chairman Church Communities
Commission arranged the program. Mrs. Polk Land, led the
group in singing Christmas Carols. Mrs. Tom Lkeinsmith read
the scripture on the birth of Christ according to St. Luke. Mrs.
E. V. Deaton, a prominent Protestant lay Christian worker,
educator and civic leader was special guest and speaker. She
presented the reading “The Other Wise Man” by Van Dyke. This
touching story was a fitting climax to the year’s activities.
Sacred Heart Program
“Overraction, which threatens our religious life, is not
something new in this Post-Vatican II age,” says Father William
Bamaby Fatherty, S.J. in a Sacred Heart TV Program scheduled
to be aired by Augusta’s WRDW TV, Channel 12 on Sunday,
January 11th at 11 A.M. Father Faherty is Professor of History
at St. Louis University.
PROFESSIONAL HELP
New Counseling
Center In Augusta
A Pastoral Counselling
Center is now in operation in
Augusta under the patronage
of the Episcopal Church. The
Rev. Waid H. Dean, Ph.D is
Director of the project and
Sister Josephine, O.S.H.,
M.A., an Episcopalian Sister
is Assistant Director.
The Director reports that
the center is ecumenical in its
organization and serves
anyone in need, regardless of
religious affiliation, race or
economic status. The fee for
services is set in accordance
with a standard sliding fee
schedule based upon the gross
family income of the client.
Consideration is made for the
size of the client’s family and
any other unusual assets or
libilities he may have.
The offices which are
located in the Bon Air Hotel
are meant to serve as an
adjunct and supplement to
the Ministery of the parish
clergy. According to the
Counselling Center,
“Vocational, adjustmental
and marital difficulties are a
few examples of problems
which are often outside the
special competency of the
majority of clergymen.” The
Center’s purpose is to offer a
professional resource where
persons may be referred for
study, evaluation and possible
remedial counseling and
consultation. When necessary,
referrals will be made for
psychiatric care.”
Dr. Dean received his A. B.
degree in Psychology from
the University of Kansas;
M.A. in Psychology and Ph.D.
in both Psychology and
Neuro- physiology from
Louisana State University. He
has served on the staff of
LSU Medical School; New
Orleans Guidance Center;
Lenwood VA Hospital in
Augusta; Medical College of
Georgia; Gracewood State
Hospital. Prior to nis
ordination to the Diaconate
in the Episcopal Church, he
attended Virginia Theological
Seminary.
Sister Josephine is a
graduate of the University of
South Carolina and received
her Master’s degree from
Teacher’s College of
Columbia University and
Union Theological Seminary
of New York City. She
recently took a refresher
course in counseling at Iona
College and training in group
work under a special program
of the Episcopal Church.
Two other members were
added to the staff this fall.
They are the Rev. Jacob
Berlin, who is a full time
counselor and the Rev. Harry
Thompson, part time
Counselor.
The Rev. Berlin received
his A.B. from Harvard in
1950 and M.S. in Public
Health from the U. of North
Carolina in 1951. He also
received his Bachelor of
Divinity from Virginia
Theological Seminary in 1960
and a certificate in Pastoral
Counseling from the Pastoral
Counseling and Consultation
Centers of Greater
Washington, Inc., in 1968.
The Rev. Thompson
received his B.D. from St.
Luke’s Theological Seminary
at the University of the
South, and his M. Ed. from
the University of Georgia at
Athens. He is Director of
Augusta College at Fort
Gordon.