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I PAGE 6 GEORIGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1964 JESUIT CAUTIONS Ushering in the Christmas season at D'Youville Academy, members of the Glee Club par ticipated in the Christmas carol program sponsored by the Le nox Square Association at Le nox Square on December 12. The Glee Club members un der the direction of Mrs. War ren Taylor sang several un familiar carols, including a calypso carol, **Mary's Lullaby' 16* COUKTLAND STREET. N E ;ATLANTA.GEORGIA 3MB3 by Eugene Hammer, andAdam3 "Mmuit Chretiens”, in French with soloist Penny Padgett. Pre- c ding the program, the chorus presented their director with a corsage. Rebroadcast of a por tion of the program was heard over W.S.B. later that evening. Three months after its or ganization, the D’Youville Aca demy Debate Club, participating in the Chamblee Forensic Lea gue Debate Tournament held at Chamblee High School Dec ember 11 and 12 won six of the ten debates iawhiab.they par ticipated-.- - & wAM Topic under debate was: Re solved that nuclear weapons should be controlled by an in ternational organization. Speak ers for the affirmative were Anne Farnsworth and JudyDie- terle, while Cathy Hare and Les lie Laird defended the nega tive. Coach for the debates is Sister Elizabeth Mary, Chair man of the Academy’s history department. miHNtyaCTiOHTCAU. Cl. 71694) c & s REALTY COMPANY "Specialists in Commercial and Industrial Real Estate” Suite 200 Henry Grady Bldg. Atlanta 3, Ga. Warehouses, Stores, Mfg. Plants, Acreage, Shopping Center Dev., Subdivision Dev., Industrial Dev., Insurance 524-2052 MIKE & STEVE SERTICH Peachtree Road Pharmacy PICK UP AND DELIVERY SER VICE I CALL CE 7-6466 4062 Peachtree Rd. 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Rich of 583 Valley Green Drive, NE Atlanta, receives trophy and congra tulations from Dr. Henry King Stanford, president of the Uni- versityof Miami on her selection, by eleven Southeastern colleges as Arnold Air Society- Angel Flight "Little Colonel.” Miss Rich, a senior at the University, will compete in April with six teen other girls for the title erf ’’Little General,” representing 165 squadrons of the Arnold Society, an honorary group for Air Force ROTC cadets. GLEE CLUB D’Youville Sing ers In Lenox Program CHICAGO (NC) — The tra ditional Christmas story of Christ's birth has become ’ re grettably overlaid with roman tic legends, instead of facts, according to a Loyola Univer sity theologian. Father Francis L. Filas, S. J., chairman of the Jesuit in stitution’s theology department, told the Loyola University wo man’s board that "the emphasis on the White Christmas, the long journey to Bethlehem, the story of the harsh innkeeper, and the Magi following a star, has taken precedence over the emphasis on the birth of Jesus Christ and His message of self-sa crificing love.” AS AN indication of the im pact of legendary materials, Father Filas described the oft- repeated story of the overnight trip by Joseph and Mary to Beth lehem just before Christ’s birth. * Mary would have been fin unbelievably Irresponsible mother to make such a trip so close to the anticipated birth of her child, and Joseph would have been unbelievably hard hearted to have taken his preg nant wife on a four-day 90- mile donkey ride,” Father Fi las said. ’'Actually, the gospel story implies that Joseph and Mary were living in Bethlehem for some time before Jesus was born,” he said. ANOTHER legend which con stitutes ’'perhaps the greatest warping of the Christmas story,” according to Father Fi las, is the calumny against the imaginary innkeeper at Beth lehem who turned away the Holy Family. ’This action contradicts all the traditions of oriental hos pitality and is an unfounded in terpretation of the Gospe story,” the theologian said. The inn was nothing more than a stockade barred against rob bers in which there would al ways be room for two more persons. In all likelihood, the reason for Christ’s birth in the cave can be traced to a de sire for privacy, since the inn would have been crowded and noisy, he explained. “WHEN St, Luke says *there was no -room for them in the D’Youville Glee Club On WAII Climaxing its Christmas program, the D’Youville Aca demy Glee Club will appear on WAII-TV Channel 11 at 7 p.m. on December 25, Pre-record ing the program, the chorale, under the direction of Mrs. Warren Taylor, will, present the carol ”A Virgin Most Pure” by Noel Goemanne. Two other choirs will offer Christmas se lections. A choir representing the Protestant Churches will sing a traditional carol, while a Negro choir will offer some spirituals. D’Youville Academy’s annual retreat exercises were held on December 9, 10, and 11. Re treat master Reverend Patrick Mangan, O.M.I. preached the retreat. Freshmen attended the exercises on December 9, soph omores on December 10, and juniors and seniors on Decem ber 11. Throughout the three days the students fully partici pated in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the new Liturgy. Elect Freshman Prexy At Pi-Hi William de Golian will serve as president of the St. Plus X freshman class for the rest of the year. David Beavln will assist him as vice-president. Charles Metz will assume the duties of class secretary-tre asurer. As the result of Friday’s ele ction, Thomas Edison and Mich ael Shea will fill the position of class councillors. Kathleen Cowan will be the alternate. She will replace any of the councillors when needed. inn,’ it is a delicate interpre tation that Joseph and Mary sought such privacy,” Father Filas suggested. The theologian also deplored the tendency in certain scri ptural interpretations to reject the story of the three Magi as sheer parable or fantasy. ’The story of the Magi dove tails with so many essential traits of further narratives in St. Matthew’s Gospel. Granting, that certain poetical and figura tive hyperbole amplify the Magi story, it is nonetheless defen- dable in strict history. "WHAT is a distortion,” Father Filas said, ” is it the legend of three kings coming on Christmas night? Actually the Magi were most probably priests-astrologers who did in deed come to foil wo this mys terious star, but they could have come as late as six months af ter the birth of Jesus.” ‘The most likely date for Christ's birth was the spring of the year 6 B.C.,” he said. ’Thus, the weather was mild, and at most raw, but certainly not winter with snow on the ground.” ’’By studying the facts of the first Christmas, the meaning of Christ’s birth is immeasur ably heightened in a way that legendary imagination can never accomplish,” Father Fi las said. Discussion Set For St. Anna’s The third of a series of three discussion meetings held at St. Anna’s Mission, Monroe, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16. The topic will be ’’The Family of God - Worship and Atitudes to Men of All Faiths.” Father William Hoffman, As sistant Pastor of St. Joseph’s, Athens, is conducting the series. The general public is in vited to attend. 78-51 SCORE -’VW* ft teS.f. <Yf: {Vl. FIRST COMMUNION for the group of boys and girls shown above was administered at SS. Peter and Paul parish by the pastor, Fr. Michael Manning (upper left). Their teacher, Mrs. Maureen Pendergast, is at the upper right. START SEASON St. Pius X Debaters At Chamblee Beginning the debate and speech season, representatiwes from St. Pius X participated in the Chamblee Forensic Con clave last weekend. Out of 53 participating schools from 6 Southern states, the group plac ed third in total points and gath- ered several individual and team honors. In debate with a record of 5 wins and 0 losses, Thomas Nerney, junior, and Quinn Spit- zer, sophomore, received the top affirmative team trophy. Nerney placed fifth out of 176 individual debaters, and Spitz- er ranked sixteenth. NEGATIVE team members are Thomas Carr and Raymond Warrell, sophomores. They compiled a record of 3 wins and 2 losses. Speech events included men’s and women’s dramatic inter pretation, original oratory, im promptu and extemporaneous speaking. Quinn Spitzer placed first in men’s oratory, and Patricia Leite, junior, took fifth place in women’s Marsha Hair, junior, cap tured third place in women’s extemporaneous speech. Laura ST. JOSEPH HIGH Carr, senior, rated fifth. Other participants from St. Pius were Christine Smith, Jon Lorraine, Stephen Raville, and Catherine Case, Seniors, Patricia Errigo, junior, and Andrew Pratt, sophomore. Girl Tankers Begin Season’s Training College Park Tops St. Pius Cagemen Coach William Daprano will train the Saint Joseph Girls’ Swimming Team. The girls swim at the Y. W. C. A. in Atlanta Three nights a week. Twelve girls participate. They are Yvonne Aman, Iris Cooper, Mary Sherlock (sen iors), Lorraine Bergin, Deb bie Eeton, Linda French, Cath- • • MB ■ -- ■ ■ • • ie Stanik, juniors. Sophomores are Joyce Galla gher and Judy Sutherland. Freshman are Cathy Pinkley and Barbara Sutherland. Tankers have set a high goal for themselves this year. Last year they took home the tro phy for the relay meet held at Forest Park. In March they carpe in third in the State. J—i BY BILL MOSLEY St. Pius X’s Lion Cagemen felt the horns of the College Park Rams Saturday night as the Lions fell 78-51. Shooting seem ed to be the Lion's major prob lem, as the squad hit only 30 percent compared to the Ram’s 55 percent. High scorer for the St. Pius team was Greg Beckham with 15 points. Lee Peeler and Lyle Carlson were next in line with 11 and 10 points respectively, Greg was also the top re bound er with 12. HAPEVILLE'S Hornets were the Cager’s opponents the pre vious night. This time the Lions lost by only a 3 point margin, 61-64. Down by 16 points in the third quarter, the squad re duced the deficit to 2 points as the game ended. The Hor nets sunk a free throw after the final buzzer. Greg Beckham again led the Lion scorers, swishing the net for 15 points. Lee Peeler had 11 and guard John Griffin bang ed in 10 points for the Lions, Pius X Seniors Announce Dance Senior class members will hold the second annual Christ mas Dance December 26, 1964, from 8:00 till 12:00 in the gym nasium. Steve and the Wanderers will provide the music. Admission will be $1.00 and dress for the dance will be Sunday. To sponsor the dance, the seniors have sold chocolate candy. Each class member re ceived thirty bars to sell. Candy was 50p a bar and the to tal profit was $476. NOTE THIS CALENDAR December 18 - Cathedral Club of Christ the King Dinner at Chatthoochee Plan. Club 8:30 p.m. $2.00 ticket Res. - 872-2097 or 355-5845 January 10 - St. Pius Tenth High School Home and School - 2:00 p.m. Lorrain Winner Of VFW Contest FIRST FRIDAY Club of Atlanta has elected its new officers for 1965, They are, left to right: Harry L. Cashin, Jr., secretary; Matthew J, Dwyer, vice-president; Father Eusebius Beltran, moderator; Arthur A, Fessenden, treasurer; Bernard F, Whit- ham, president. Meetings are held on the Thursday preceding the first Friday of each month at the Piedmont Hotel. Senior Jon Lorrain is the school winner of the Veterans of Foreign Wars oratorical con test at St. Pius X. Placing second was Patricia Leite while Thomas Nerney reciv- .ed third. Both are juniors. Name Chairmen At Sacred Heart President William Rieker of the Holy Name Society of the Sacred Heart Parish, has nam ed committee chairmen: Frank Cole, membership; Charles R. Smith, breakfast, Larry Mellert and Frank Cole, program; Joseph A. Seibold! sick and vigil; Frank B. Schro- er, adoration; R. L. Martin, Jr., retreat; Craddock Goins’ publicity. Pi-Hi Juniors Hold Hootenanny Guitar strains rang out as the St. Pius X junior Student Councillors sponsored a hoote nanny. Anne Ketcham, Georgia State College folksinger, per formed to help the financing of the Junior-Senior Prom. Junior Sec.-Treas. Gayle Deckbar said the Festival, was a great success because of co operation. Pilgrims Climb BURBANK, Calif. (NC)—Some 3,500 members of the Italian Catholic Federation made a pil grimage for the intention of Christian unity (Dec. 6) to the top of Mount Raphael to a small chapel which was built by St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, first U.S. citizen-saint, when she worked in this area. Mother Cabrini died in 1917 and was canonized in 1946. “Challenge of Citizenship” was the theme of the oratori cal composition. The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored this contest, with the cooperation of the National and State Asso ciation of Broadcasters. K Of C Ladies Hold Meeting The December meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary Knights of Co lumbus, Father Thomas O'Reil ly Council 4358 was held at the home of Mrs. Joseph Lynch. President, with all the officers serving as co-hostesses. The highlight of the evening was a visit from Father Simon Slattery of St. Thomas More Church, Decatur, who accepted a check from the Club for the education of an Irish priest for the Atlanta Diocese. This is one of the projects of the Auxiliary. Father Slattery gave a most in teresting talk on Ireland. Final plans were completed for the animal Auxiliary dinner to be held at the Druid Hills Country Club on Thursday even ing, January^ 7, 1965, at which time the officers for the new year will be installed. After a short business meeting, a Christmas party was enjoyed by the members with an exchange of gifts, followed by refresh ments. The prize of the even ing was won by Mrs. Anna O’Connor. FATHER JAMES HARRISON Fr. Harrison To Be Honored A farewell reception for Fath er James Harrison will be held at St. Pius X High School on Sunday, December 20, from three to five p.m, I he recep tion will be in the Cafetorium. Parents of students, graduates and the public are cordially in vited to honor Father Harrison on this occasion. Father Harrison has been the Principal of St. Pius High School since its beginning. Father John Cotter, newly appointed acting Principal, feels that many former studnets and parents of present and past students, as well as those who admire the achievements of St. Pius, will wish to attend. There will be a program to honor Father Harrison from the students of St. Pius High School on Dec. 22. ANTIQUES. RELICS. LAMPS. FRAMES ®tc pillage ^ittiguc i^Ijop 80 PEAC AT LAN flflTH 3990 PEACHTREE RD ATLANTA. GA CE 3-2827 Gl 7-2865 WE BUY - SELL USED FURNITURE & CONSIGNMENTS Phon« 522-6500 N»e s & cqa *•» Foarist Ro.M t Atlanta «2. 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