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PAGE 8—The Southern Cross, January 17,1974
DCCW Notes
By Guest Columnist
Alida Smith
Sav. Deanery CCW President
It has been quite a while since I sat
down at the typewriter to prepare a
column for DCCW Notes. And so very
much has happened in those few years
that at times it seems I must have
changed and become an entirely
different person instead of merely an
older edition.
If I had the time to re-read some of
the columns that I wrote several years
ago, I wonder whether I’s still believe
that what I wrote then was as true for
me now as it was when writen?
Somehow, I doubt that I’d still feel the
same on some issues. In fact, I hope I
wouldn’t, because if I had not changed
and grown, what a pity that would be.
CHANGE: defined by Webster’s as
“A substitution of one thing for
another”. And by now, we have all
experienced change in its many forms --
a change of address, a change of name
upon marriage, a change in looks due to
a new hairdo or style of dress, a change
in attitude or belief, or the sad change
that comes from the loss of a loved one
or a friend leaving town. There will
always be changes, some good and some
bad
That seems to be heart of the matter.
Is this particular change good? Does this
change substitute something of equal or
greater value in place of what we had
before? This is a personal question, and
one which each must answer for
himself. The situation will differ in each
case, and many of you will find that
personally you heartily approve of some
changes, while others may not care for
them. This is to be expected, since we
are all individuals and different from
one another in many, many ways. We
cannot be expected to like the same
things.
But it does seem that problems arise
when individuals see varying degrees of
good and bad in certain changes
occuring in the Church today. The
situation begins to polarize, and before
you know it, there you are -- the
“liberals” vs. “conservatives.”
Depending on the issue under debate, I
have argued at times as a liberal; on
another issue, I am a staunch
conservative; and I have even wandered
half-heartedly down the
middle-of-the-road, but I usually cannot
stay there too long, probably because I
am opinionated, or so a friend says.
Study the issue and decide whether
it’s really important enough to enter
into the controversy. Don’t let a small
matter become blown up out of all
proportion to its true size. Confession
before or after Communion? Yes, I have
a definite opinion, but whether it is
finally resolved one way or the other, or
whether parents are allowed to choose,
it doesn’t seem to make that much
difference. The main thing is that the
children do learn to appreciate both
sacraments for their true and
incalculable worth and use them both
frequently all their lives.
It’s another matter if the issue at
hand is truly a matter of faith and
morals, such as an attack on the basic
doctrines of the Church on the Real
Presence, or the infallibility of the Pope,
or the fact that the Catholic Church is
the one true Church. If the issue is
something as basic as one of these, then
you’re right to defend the Church, and
you shouldn’t let yourself be
intimidated by anyone or anything.
Don’t worry too much about the
lesser controversies. They will be
resolved eventually. The Holy Spirit will
always guide the Church, so relax and
don’t get “uptight” about the minor
points. This quote from Vatican II’s
“Pastoral Constitution on the Church in
the Modern World” sums it all up
beautifully: “For the bonds which unite
the faithful are mightier than anything
which divides them. Hence, let there be
unity in what is necessary, freedom in
what is unsettled, and charity in any
case.”
It’s been fun being back here with
you again on page 8. Thanks to Gill
Brown for the opportunity. God bless!
Dr. J. Robert Logan Reelected
At Savannah’s St. Joseph’s
Dr. J. Robert Logan has been
re-elected President of Savannah’s St.
Joseph’s Medical and Dental Staff for
1974.
Dr. Logan is a native of Savannah. He
is the son of Col. and Mrs. Joseph A.
Logan and is married to the former Miss
Virginia Connerat. Dr. Logan graduated
from Benedictine Military School and
received his Bachelor of Science degree
from Georgetown University,
Washington, D.C. He earned his medical
degree from Georgetown.
Otolaryngology Department at Eglin Air
Force Base, Florida.
Dr. Logan has been a member of St.
Joseph’s Medical Staff since he
established his Savannah practice in
1968.
Other officers of the Medical and
Dental Staff are Dr. Carl Brennan,
Vice-President; Dr. Alexander
Paderewski, Treasurer; Dr. O. Emerson
Ham, Jr., Secretary.
Dr. Logan interned at Grady
Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, and
completed a four-year residency in
Otolaryngology at Grady Memorial and
Emory University Hospitals in 1966. He
followed this with a two-year tour of
duty in the United States Air Force,
during which he served as Chief of the
Chiefs of Departments elected are Dr.
Ernest Edwards, Surgery; Dr. Harold A.
Black, Dentistry; Dr. Edgar Martenson,
General Practice; Dr. William G. Sutlive,
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. F.D.
Maner, Internal Medicine and Coronary
Intensive Care; and Dr. J. Reid
Broderick, Physical Therapy.
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DR. PRINCE A. JACKSON addresses Southern Regional Education
Conference at recent Atlanta meeting.
DR. JACKSON URGES
Save Black Colleges
BY WILTON C. SCOTT
DEAN FOR EXTENDED SERVICES
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE
Dr. Prince A. Jackson, Jr., President
of Savannah State College and member
of the executive committee of the
Southern Regional Education Board is a
leader in efforts to see that the
predominately black college identity is
not destroyed. It is his opinion that
these colleges can be fully integrated
and make a tremendous contribution to
the total community in which they are
located as well as to the nation at large.
Dr. Jackson returned recently from a
series of meetings in Atlanta with
representatives of southern institutions
which have been placed in jeopardy by a
November ruling from Peter E. Holmes,
director of the Office of Civil Rights,
U.S. Department of Health, Education
and Welfare. (HEW).
Not only the university system of
Georgia, but systems in other
southeastern states failed to satisfy
HEW criteria for full integration of all
institutions.
The distinguished Savannah State
College educator met with Holmes in
Atlanta recently. Savannah State
administers a large number of
federally-financed programs which
could be jeopardized if HEW fails to
accept any university system integration
plans.
Dr. Jackson is a member of St.
Benedict’s parish, Savannah. In 1971 he
was named to a three-year term on the
Committee on Education of the United
States Catholics Conference (USCC),
and has served as Vice-President of the
Chatham County School Board.
The Savannah educator is active in
parish life, having served as President of
the Holy Name Society, President of the
Parish Council, and as Lector. He was
instrumental in the birth and operation
of St. Pius X High School, Savannah
(now St. Pius Community Center).
Married and the father of five
children, he received his B.S. Degree
with honors in his class of 1949 at
Savannah State College and a Doctoral
Degree with Distinction from Boston
College in 1966. He holds an M.S.
Degree from New York University and
has studied at Harvard University as a
National Science Foundation Fellow.
He is a member of the New York
Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Jackson became President of
Savannah State College on April 14,
1971. During the 2Vz years he has been
President, many significant changes have
taken place at the College.
The faculty has increased from 97 to
123. The number of faculty holding the
doctorate in 1971 was 32. The number
holding the doctorate in 1973 is 73
which is 59%, and well above the
national average.
He has brought the average salaries up
from among the lowest 4-year colleges
to among the top three 4-year colleges
in the University System.
The administrative structure of the
College has changed from one Dean to
where there are now four Deans.
Dr. Jackson has also established an
All Sports Hall of Fame to recognize the
former great athletes of the College and
commissioned a committee to write the
history of the College.
The College has received major
acceditation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools, the
National Council for the Accreditation
of Teacher Education, and the
Engineers’ Council for Professional
Development as well as five-year
approval by the State Department of
Education during his two years as
President. The graduate school has also
been accredited recently.
Calls NFPC Retreat
Learning Experience
CHICAGO (NC) - “I felt we both
had gained,” said Bishop Maurice J.
Dingman of Des Moines, Iowa, after he
conducted a retreat for the 27-member
executive board of the National
Federation of Priests’ Councils (NFPC).
Interviewed by Priests-USA, the
NFPC monthly published here, Bishop
Dingman said he got new insights into
his own life and role as a bishop during
the post-Thanksgiving retreat in
Charlotte, N.C.
His greatest insight, he said, came
from a question raised by one of the
priests: “do the bishops criticize each
other in terms of how well they do their
job.”
“This question must be understood in
context,” Bishop Dingman said. “I had
expressed the thought that the priests
were putting too much emphasis on the
bishop and expecting him to solve the
problems of the priests. It is my feeling
that there ought to be peer influence. If
the priests were actively engaged in
living out the ideals of the presbytery as
a community, then there would be a
supportive system that would include
fraternal correction.
“I was also struck by the significance
of the remark, because it seemed to say:
‘Do you practice what you preach?’ I
am willing to admit that all of us fail in
this regard. I am sure that bishops do
not practice fraternal correction to any
significant degree. As a matter of fact,
we just do not interfere with another
bishop’s diocese. And this would
include any direct comment about his
sense of the Church or his style of life
within that Church.”
Bishop Dignman said he was also
struck by the idea of beginning an
executive board meeting with a retreat.
“I asked why your executive board
started with a retreat,” he told the
NFPC monthly.
“Could the bishops of the United
States learn something from your
experience? Perhaps we could handle
our agenda at our national meeting in a
more efficient way if we were to engage
in two or three days of prayer and
reflection,” he said.
Around The Diocese
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Obituaries
* Mr. Edward A. Brennan of Savannah, January 7th
* Mr. Frank Egbert of Augusta, January 9th
* Mr. Stephen T. Poliak of Statesboro, January 10th
* Mr. Romeo Anthony Vignati of Augusta, January 10th
* Mr. Andrew Terio of Savannah, January 12th
* Mr. George Lucken of Savannah, January 13th
Marriages
* Miss Judy Ann Cross of Midville, Ga., and Mr. Nickolas W. Mellinger of Augusta,
Ga., December 16th in Augusta.
* Miss Randi Jones of Columbus, Miss., and Mr. Calvin Joseph Tuchscherer of
Augusta, Ga., January 5 in St. Mary’s on the Hill Church, Augusta.
Necrology
* Rev. Henry Schlenke, January 23, 1928
* Rev. Louis A. Wheeler, January 23, 1971
St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill
The Ladies Auxiliary of St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill parish, Augusta, held its January
meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the parish hall. Mrs. William Smith, Chairman of the
“Newcomers Coffee” announced that 49 ladies, new in the parish will be honored at
the coffee to be held Feb. 7th. All but nine of the newcomers have been contacted,
she said. Guest speaker for the meeting was Mr. James O’Leary, Director of the
Alcohol and Drug Unit at the U.S. Veterans Hospital.
W. Robins Ladies Guild
The Sacred Heart Ladies Guild in Warner Robins, held their regular monthly
meeting on January 3. The ladies used this meeting to make cancer pads for Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Free Cancer Home. Guest speaker for the evening was Mr. Steve
Dugan who spoke on cancer legislation. Bill No. HR 10746, introduced by
Congressman Jack Brinkley of the 3rd district, is now pending in the House of
Representatives. Brinkley’s plan would add a 2% surcharge to Income Tax in hopes
that a cure for cancer would be found within five years. Should this bill be enacted, it
would raise 15 Billion dollars with the proviso that it be used “exclusively” for finding
a cure for cancer. The tax and the agency in charge of the funds would self destruct
the minute the cure becomes available and research funds are no longer needed. A
copy of this bill may be obtained by writing to the office of Congressman Jack
Brinkley, City Hall Complex, Warner Robins, Ga. 31093
First Mass Jan. 27
Father Ronald Pachence will celebrate his first Mass in St. Benedict’s Church,
Savannah on Sunday, January 27. Father Pachence will say the 10 o’clock and 11:30
masses. There will be a reception in the St. Benedict’s parish hall for Father Pachence
following the 11:30 mass. The newly-ordained priest served as a deacon in the St.
Benedict’s parish during the past summer. Everyone is most welcome to both the mass
and reception following at St. Benedict’s for Father Pachence.
BY THE CHEF
These recipes were sent to the Cook’s Nook by Mrs. Hinton Owens of Augusta.
Western Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients:
l A cup vinegar
x h cup water
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoon mustard
IV2 teaspoons salt
IV2 teaspoons pepper
V4 teaspoons red pepper
juice of one lemon
1 large onion
V4 cup butter
x h cup catsup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Boil for 2 minutes in an uncovered pan. This sauce is delicious on chicken or spare
ribs.
Zucchini
Ingredients:
serves six to eight people
4 or 5 medium zucchini sliced 1 inch thick.
1 large onion chopped
2 Tablespoons flour
2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
V2 cup white wine
one 10V2 can cream of mushroom soup
V2 cup grated cheese
Procedure:
Panboil the Zucchini slices and drain. Place in single layer in a 9x11 inch baking
dish.
In a saucepan brown onion in butter or margarine. Add wine and soup. Pour over
the Zucchini. Spread grated cheese on top.
Bake in 350 degrees from 30 to 40 minutes.
You may substitute green beans or eggplant or squash. This is a delicious recipe.