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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1963 GEORGIA BULLETIN PACE 3 CADINAL KOENIG ‘Updating’ Goes On With Paul VI ROME (NC) — The doors which Pope John opened to let fresh air into the Church "not only remain open but are being opened even more widely than before" under Pope Paul VI, according to Austria's Franzis- kus Cardinal Koenig. But the Archbishop of Vien na denied that this is a new po licy for the Church. In the course of an exclusive interview with the N. C. W. C. News Ser vice he said: "ACTUALLY, IT IS not a new policy at all, for 'aggiornamen- to’ — which is the term used by the late Pope John XXIII and continues to be used by the successor when he defines the aims the council should pur sue — constitutes ‘updating’ which is the task the Church faces constantly in a changing worlds And when is it not chang ing?" he asked. "However, those who may have had doubts in their minds as to whether the new Pope would be in favor of the same basic ideas which have moti- valed and ids pro- decessor, zciuiuuy oy now should feel entirely reassur ed." any of us had expected, and it is gratifying that the doors Pope John opened wide not only re main open but are being open ed even more widely than be fore." ASKED WHETHER, in light of his recent contacts behind the Iron Curtain he saw any pros pect of real improvement in re lations between the Church and the communist regimes, Cardi nal Koenig said: "We must not expect mira cles in this field. But we should understand that in communism, too, there is a difference be tween theory and practice. ‘THE TENSIONS in Church- State relations in the commu nist countries here and there appear to have lessened some what, and there is hope that conditions may slowly improve rather than deteriorating fur ther. After all the principal consideration is whether any thing cam be done to alleviate the situation for the benefit of the Christians behind the Iron Curtain. The outlook in this re spect may well improve, if at least we establish and main tain contacts, no matter how li mited in scope they may be. "IT SUFFICES to mention the he talk the Holy Father gave t the opening of the second fession, then his remarkable atdress when he announced his itention to bring about a re- fem of the papal curia — a pnject, of course, which will rauire considerable time for excution—and the appointment of moderators whose very nares represent a program of proress and rejuvenation in the Church. "lo less indicative of hisin- tentins is the appointment of lay ’auditors’ who won't be 'listeners’ only, but will be in- vitedto express their views and give their counsel on suitable occaSons.” "FNALLY THE project of a special secretariat to promote contacts with the non-Christian religiins which implies the de sire o promote a real solida rity aoong all believers in God in the face of an aggressive modem atheism—all these to my rhi)d are clear indications of the purpose of the Holy Father jto promote by all avail- ablej means the efforts Pope John So\ effectively inaugurat- ■ ed.’j 1 Cardinal Koenig was asked whether the Pope’s appointment of Augustin Cardinal Bea, pre sident of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, to ‘ the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, might also be seen in this light. He replied: "YES, INDEEDI I am convin ced that the new climate now prevailing in the Church and be- 1 coming more noticeable all the time in our dealing with mem bers of other Christian chur- hes will be enhanced consid erably by the opportunity now ofered to Cardinal Bea to make hi influence felt directly in thl supreme congregation, an infkence • which no doubt will reflet the ideas of the Holy Fathr himself.” It \as then that the 58-year- old Autrian churchman declar ed: "All his really is more than 'The good news of the re lease of Archbishop Beran of Prague and four other Czech Bishops is a proof of this even though this move on the part of the communist regime in Prague for the time being re mains coupled with some ques tion marks." CONCERNING THE ecumeni cal council, the Cardinal voiced the opinion that in the wake of the divergences which came to the fore in the first session, the council has now clearly em barked on a middle-of-the-road course. "It is as though the council now were seeking above every thing else unity—a unity not by by-passing issues, but ra ther a unity of purpose and di rection which the Holy Father to my mind has been hoping for fro m the very beginning of his pontificate." The Cardinal was asked one final question in regard to the prospect of participation in the council of observers of the Greek and other Eastern Or thodox Churches. "I FEEL IT IS perfectly un derstandable," replied the Viennese Ordinary, "that in the Orthodox camp there should be different attitudes in this mat ter, and we must not be impa tient. To my mind it is entire ly possible that progress will be achieved in creating a bet ter understanding of the Ca tholic position among the Or thodox Churches not yet rep resented here." "As we go along 1 think we will find that the breakthrough in our own ranks. toward a greater 'opening' in our deal ings with all men of good will eventually will produce a posi tive echo far beyond any boun daries. Protest Dropout WASHINGTON, D.C.(RNS) — Two brothers of the White Fa thers of Africa, a Roman Ca tholic missionary order, have withdrawn from Benjamin Fran klin University'here because the private institution bars Negro enrollment. HYUFHTTBMPAMY • PRIMING 1/ T *; ni G 550 FORREST ROAD. N. E. • IITHJGRAPHINO L-_- ,1 ATLANTA, GEORGIA Alltmla Simct 1912 “PET.*you betl" PET MtiKCOMtoMY DAIRY DIVISION For Convenient Home Delivery In Atlanta Call 636-8677 "Give a girl a book she should read and her personality will grow—that is the theme for the girls at D’Youville Academy. They will present a Fall Festival to be held Sunday, October 20 from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m. Books will be on display throughout the school for donation to our new library. This Festival will be held at the Academy at 4146 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, all parents, friends and relatives are invited. Refreshments will be served by the members of the Library Club. CATHOUC EDUCATORS High School Without Grades Is Panel Subject WASHINGTON (NC)--An un graded high school? Elemen tary level courses taught only by specialists? Less stress on formal doctrinal instruction? Twenty Catholic educators, with the aid of outside experts, are looking at such questions in a deadly serious project whose outcome could affect mightly the structure of Catholic educa tion. IT IS a discussion of what to teach and when to teach it, an issue educators call "articulat ion." The problem is familiar to parents whose childrenmove from one school to another, but find that courses do not corre spond. Known formally as the work of the Articulation Committees on Elementary' and Secondary Education of the National Cath olic Educational Association, the project is concentrating on religion, English, foreign languages, mathematics, sc ience and social studies. Organizers of the project are Sister Mary Richardine, asso ciate secretary of the NCEA Elementary- School Department; her assistant Sister Mary Nora; and Father C. Albert Koob, O. Praem., who is asso ciate secretary of the NCEA’s Secondary School Department. SISTER Richardine, in a joint interview with Father Koob af ter a two-day meeting of the committees here (Oct. 7-8), said the goal of the project is to suggest to Catholic schools BOSTON (NC)—Some method for child spacing in Ireland that would be "compatible with the Catholic ethic" would be a des irable project for joint resea rch by the United States and Ire land, the son of Ireland’s pre sident said here. Dr. Eamonn de Valera, pro fessor of obstetrics and gyne cology- at University College in Dublin, who spoke at the 100th anniversary- celebration of Car ney Hospital here, suggested that the U. S. and Ireland join in a research assault on the problem of population which he termed "one of the most urgent problems in the wrld today." DR. DE VALERA stressed that he was talking about find ing a method to enable family- planning in a way that would be "completely compatible w ith the Catholic ethic." He said Ireland is especially- qualified for such research for two reasons — because it is predominantly a Catholic coun try and practices the Catholic creed strictly regarding par enthood and marriage, and be cause Irish medicine has long ways to meet the strong pres sures—also being felt by public schools—for innovations. "This is what is behind the problem of the student who goes from one grade to another, or from one school to another, only to find he is expected to take a course he already has been through or meets similarprob- lems," volunteered Father Koob. "There is great pressure," he added, "for schools to ac cept new movements, ranging from foreign language in grade school to the ‘new* mathemat ics. But what happens is that one school accepts an innovat ion, another does nbt and the pupil gets caught in between.” SISTER Richardine elabor ated by noting that some ele mentary schools teach algebra today. "But then," she said, "the pupil goes on to high sc hool and may find he must take algebra again." Father Koob described the issue, which he said is intensi fied by the high mobility of Am erican families, as "thebiggest problem" of American educat ion. Public schools, he said, have been increasingly active in dealing with it. "Catholic sch ools," he said, "must not be simply swept along by the tide. That is what has happened be fore. We just followed down the road after the public sc hools. We;ve got to try to in fluence the direction." Ethics distinugished itself in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology. t Dr. de Valera said his coun try has not sufficent money to undertake such research and suggested the United States tie- in. 4 D’Youvillite 5 Receives Award D’Youville Academy’s news paper The "D’Youvillite," has received a rating of first hon ors from the National Catholic School Press Association after its first year of publication. Critical ratings for the news paper indicate special commen dation for its layout and feat- To welcome the freshman class, the Academy seniors re cently were hostesses at a Big Sister-Little Sister luncheon on the school terrace. This year, two additional Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart have joined the faculty. Sister Mary Joanna, G.N.S.H., Is Academy librarian and Sister Ktery Cornelia, G. N.S.H., is Supervisor of Stud ies. Both Father Koob and Sister Richardine agree Catholic sc hools cannot solve the problem singehandedly. They are urging more involvement by their affi liates in public school studies. "We envision that the conclu sions of our committees will be put to use by Catholic educ ators who do get involved in such studies," said Father Koob. SOME of the trends and cha nges under study by the NCEA committees include these: —Much more modern foreign languages in the grade school. "We now have 1,100 Catholic grade schools teaching langua ges, chiefly French and Spanish. More will certainly do it. Some scholars say today these stud ies are the best preparation for the classical languages," Sister Richardine said. —Departmentalization of gr ade schools. "This would mean that a class of children would be taught by a variety of ex perts, or specialists, instead of by one or two teachers. It would be a major change and deeply affect the training of teachers," Father Koob said. —More emphasis in religion courses on the spiritual for mation of children as related to the sacramental and litur gical life of the parish. It would mean less stress on underst anding and perfect recitation of doctrine. "One reason this is put forward is to make the par ish a basic unit again, a focus for Catholic life," SisterRicha- rdine said. —A Catholic high school without formal grade rankings. "This would be an experimen tal academic school," said Fa ther Koob. "WE would be an ex perimental academic school," said - Father Koob. "We could watch it to see if it produced the same success as the un graded primary, if it cut down the number of drop-outs and if, because each student advanced at his own pace, it meant more of them would want to go on to college." —Rearranging social stud ies courses so that students would begin in the ninth and tenth grades to study world georgraphy and world history. "This would remove the impre ssion that western civilization isthe only one worth study," Sister Richardine commented. SISTER Richardine admitted that if such proposals before the NCEA committees are imp lemented, it will mean addit ional financial strain on Cath olic schools, especially in the training of teachers. But she said vigorously: "We are overemphasizing the sacri fice we are making todayforour schools. We can do what we need to. "There has never been a time when we didn’t exist on a shoe string. People today get the im pression that this has not been the pattern all along." DE VALERA SOX SAYS: Irish Study Family Planning TELLS KENNEDY Catholic Rural Life Endorses Wheat Sale GRAND FORKS, N. D.(NC) —The National Catholic Rural Life Conference has endorsed sale of U. S. wheat to Russia and Soviet satellite countries. The NCRLC said in a telegram to President Kennedy that there are "both moral and practical reasons" for stepped-up trade relations with communist bloc nations, including the wheat sale. PRESIDENT Kennedy an nounced at his press conference that he has approved sale of U. S. wheat to Russia and East European satellites. The NCRLC took its stand on the wheat sale issue during a meeting here of its board of directors. The resolution adopted by the board and sent to Mr. Kennedy said the contrast between com munist food shortages and U. S. farm surpluses is "clear proof of the superiority of our free, family-tyle farms over die state-operated farms of communist nations." program of non-violence." 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The NCRLC also pointed to Pope John’s comments in his encyclical Pacem in Terris to the effec! that changes in communist regimes may make it possible to consider " a new policy" toward them.- KING GETS NEW YORK (NC)—Negro in tegration leader Dr. Martin Lu ther King, Jr., will reveive the 1963 St. Francis Peace Medal of the Third Order of St. Fr ancis in a ceremony here Nov ember 9. The Third Order said Dr. King is being honored for his "truly Christian approach to the civil rights problem through his EDUCATOR Negative Thinking In Schools BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (NC)— The president of the new Sacred Heart University here called for an end to "negative thinking" about Catholic education. William E. Conley, president of the new university staffed by laymen, urged "total commit ment" on the part of teachers and parents to the well being of Catholic schools. "COMPLACENCY and con tentment can only lead to st agnation," Conley warned in a keynote address to more than 1,000 educators attending the 10th annual Bridgeport diocesan teachers’ institute. He described the U. S. Cath olic school system as a "phe nomenon unequaled in any coun try'" and said the need for it is "greater today than at any time in our history-." U. S. Catholic grade school enrollments rose 171 per cent in the last decade and Catholic high school enrollment in creased 174 per cent, he noted. Now, he added, colleges must be prepared for "the largest college-age group in history. AMONG the changes which he said are needed in Catholic edu cation Conley listed centraliza tion on the diocesan level of teacher licensing and assign ment and of financial support of schools. He said variations in the sit uation from parish to parish rule out school financing on the parish level. 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