Religion Plays
The Bishop Thill Conference consisting of schools throughout the Miami Valley was active again this year. The various conferences w~re held at Holy Angels School in Urbana, Springfield Catholic in Springfield and Julienne High School in Dayton . James Kurz and Charles Hilgeman were president and secretary respectively of this or ganization.
The Catholic Students Mission Crusade represents the largest religious activity at Chaminade. Its main purpose was to keep christian ideals before the students themselves. Through such an organization the sodalists were able to undert~ke various and sundry activities. Among these were novena devotions of every sort, the sponsoring of a Holy Year Pilgrimage, the preparing and distribution of Christmas baskets, the offering of Masses, and the organizing of the Catholic youth to participate in the spiritual and social activities of the parish. Not only has the e.S .M.e. labored in the school
and parish but it has also taken an active part in the Bishop Thill Conference throughout the Miami Valley. Chaminade is proud of the fact that two of its sodalists, James Kurz and Charles Hilgeman, are president and secretary respectively of the Conference. Consecration to Mary is a requisite of all members of the e.S.M.C. The highest degree of consecration, symbolized in the "gold pin", officially enrolls the student as a member of the sodality. This year the progress could be noted in its insistence upon spiritual growth of the individual- a growth centering about the parish.
Freshman sodalists participate in Frosh Consecration.
The installation of C.S.M.e. presidents takes place at Emmanuel Church.