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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Apr:. 17, 1969
Twelve Students' Earn 'Top Honors As Academic Standings Published At Bishop Connolly High School Honor roll students at Connolly High in Fall River are juniors with first honors: Stephen Andrade, Stanley Kaczynski, Michael Manning, Ralph Martin, Thomas Medeiros, John J. Sullivan, John M. Sullivan. Sophomores . with first honors: Carl J . ' Ferreira and Charles N. I Mass.. Division of the Association of Student Councils, held at Shaker. Freshmen with first Barnstable High School. Main honors: Thomas P. Barry, speaker was author Kurt VonJeffrey L. Benoit, Robert A. Laroche. Additionally, 11 juniors earned second honors and 11 third honors. Ten sophomores merited second honors and two thir.d honor;'; while 14 freshmen were on the second honors list and seven received third honors. On the spiritual scene at St. Anthony's High in New Bedford, seniors have made their annual retreat, this year at Our Cady of Round Hill Retreat House, South Dartll)outh. A recent bible vigil for students was sponsored by the National Honor Society and included viewing of a film, "Christ the King," Tennis has begun at Holy Family High, also New Bedford, and the school's Catholic Action Movement is planning a day of spiritual renewal for members. An upcoming cake sale sponsored by CAM will benefit a fund to send representatives to a Summer school of Christian living. Junior Prom And a~ Bishop Cassidy High in Taunton preparations are under way for the junior prom, to be held Saturday night in the school auditorium. Today, however, more serious matters are going forward as senior students replace teachers at those formidable front-of-the-room desks. The principal's office has been taken over by Claire Eagan, with Bar-' bara Ventura assisting her as school secretary. . Used to be that you were in college before you thought of Summer trips abroad with fellow-students, but now it's on the high school level. Mt. St. Mary Academy in Fall River and Stang High'in North Dartmouth are among diocesan schools that will be sponsoring European study-trips come Summer. The senior government class at St. Anthony's recently participated in a state-sponsored stu-' dent government exchange program. Purpose of the project is to acquaint city teens with the workings of town governments and vice versa. Participating schools prepare scrapbooks' explaining the 'operation of their local governments for the benefit of visiting students, and the best such scrapbook will receive an award. SAH students as their part in the exchange program' visited the high schools and towns of Westboro and West Bridgewater and in turn welcomed students from those communities to New Bedford. Debate Champs At Cassidy Jane Masi and Kathleen Curley led their team to the championship of the Narry Interscholastic Debate League, defeating St. Catherine's of Newport in playoffs held at the Taunton school. The score was 46 to 44 and the victory . marked the second year in a row that Cassidy has tied for first place in the league. Last year the team tied with Holy Family and this year with St. Catherine's. Forty-one area high schools were represl<nted at the annual convention of the Southeastern
negut, whose provocative topic was "How to Grow Up, In Case You're Interested." New association officers inelude two from diocesan highs: Kathleen Donovan, Bishop Feehan, Attleboro, vice-president; and Ruth Griffin, Cassidy, treasc urer. Miss Mary McMahon, Cassidy's guidance director, was reelected executive secretary. And Holy Family students' are reading the lastest issue of Hy Fy Spy, the school paper, competently edited by Steve Furtado and his staff.
Parish Parade ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, FALL RIVER The parish school board announced at its third meeting of the year that graduation of St: Mary's School will take place on Wednesday evening, June 11, at 7:30. The announcement was also made that a full four year scholarship to .Bishop Connolly High School was earned by John AIbernaz and a partial scholarship to Dominican Academy' was awarded to Margaret Vezina; ST. PIUS X" SO. YARMOUTH The Women's Guild will sponsor a rummage sale at 9:30 on Saturday morning in the Parish Center, Station Ave. Mrs. John Fitzgerald is serving as general chairman of the event. lMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON It has been announced that Mr. and Mrs. James Downing were awarded the door prize at the recent parish dance and buffet. ST. MARY'S, FAIRHAVEN The annual parish show will be held at 8 Saturday and Sunday nights, April 19 and 20 at Elizabeth Hastings Junior High School. Theme will be a "Laugh-In Clown Variety Show" and the program will be directed by Malcolm Tripp. Ticket cochairmen are Mrs. Lucien Dlugo$inski and Mrs. John Wojcik. Tickets are available from them and at the rectory and will also be sold at the door. ST. THERESA, . SOUTH ATTLEBORO A parish council is in process of formation, with Thomas Ludham as temporary vice-chairman. A nominating committee has Henry Benoit as chairman and Gerald Brillon and John Kenny as members. It will present a slate of council officers at a meeting Monday night, April 28.
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NEW ORLEANS (NC)-Clarion Herald staffers took 10 awards in the annual Press Club of New Orleans competition here. The Catholic weekly was competing against daily newspapers, wire services .and other weeklies. .
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Family Life DiviSDOln Proposes Gu~de~ines for Sex Education Continued from Page One experts and professionals from fields such as psychology, theology, medicine, sociology and education. It should also include interested parents and representatives of parish and diocesan lay organizations. The Family Life Division suggests that the committee define its objectives, explore the resources at its disposal and adapt program formats suitable for the projected program in the individual diocese. "As soon as possible, the committee should set up an inservice training program for all teachers," and, simultaneously, should institute "a diocesan-wide program of adult education'" for parents, dealing with informa路tion on child development "concentrating on the psycho-sexual development of the child from birth to maturity." Program for Parents The guidelines also recommended establishment of .a coordinating coinmitteebefore the program begins in the school. This committee should include "the pastor or his delegate, the principal and. one of the teachers and at least two officers of the parents' association. This committee would: Present the program to parents, teachers and the local community; Plan a special orientation program for parents; Study, select and evaluate educational materials for the program. The guidelines ,also suggest that "in the months prior to implementing the program in the schools, a special series of meetings should be held to acquaint .parents with more precise aspects of' the program and to elicit their support and cooperation at home." Such meetings, the guidelines said, "are most effective if held in a parent-teacher setting." Grave Obligation I ~n .his introduction to the gUidelmes Father McHugh cited the U. S. bishops' 1968 pastoral letter, "Human Life in Our Day" which said: "In accord with the Decree on Christian Education of Vatican Council II we affirm the value and necessity of wisely planned
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education of children in human sexuality, adapted to the maturity and background of our young people. "We are under a grave obligation, in part arising from the new circumstances of modern cu'lture and communications, to assist the family in its efforts to proviqe such training. "This obligation can be met either by systematic provision of such education in the diocesan school curriculum 路or by the inauguration of acceptable educational programs under other diocesan auspices, including the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine."
Goal of Press Continued from Page One their language about things they understand-if it is to teach ef-' fectively, to mQiivate and to persuade persons to bring Christ into their lives. Gile said the Catholic press must move into areas "where there is widespread difference of opinion' and intense emotional feeling. It must summon Christians to action to bear witness to Christ by undoing the heavy burden and letting the oppressed go free. "It must repeat the call of Christ," he continued, "to leave our possessions and follow himto find our true selves by losing ourselves in service to others, fighting poverty, disease, war, ignorance, prejudice and hunger."
MIAMI (NC)' - Rep. Claude Pepper of Florida told a Knights of Columbus meeting here that there must be a means of "breaking down the barriers that have existed in the past" to federal and state aid for all children regardless of what schools they attend. "As far as I am concernsd," Pepper said, "except for the teaching of religion or the practice thereof, I favor public sup-' port for the education and care of all children, regardless of race, color or creed," Pepper added that he always has supported all aid to education programs which do not violate the principle of separation of church and state. He addressed more than 500 members of the K. of C. and hteir wives at a K. of C. Founder's Day dinner. Also present was Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll of Miami, who warned that government must take an interest in the education and care of all children. Since parents have a Godgiven right to educate their children in schools of their choice, Archbishop Carroll said, all children are entitled to the same assistance from government in areas not dealing directly with religion, regardless of what schools they attend. The cost of educating all children e:ventually will have to be borne by state and federal governments, the archbishop contended, since this is the responsibility of government.
Australian Regiona~ Seminary to Close MELBOURNE (NC)~The first regional diocesan seminary in the state of Victoria will close after 46 years of educating 400 priests. Corpus Christi College in Werribee has trained priests for the Melbourne, Ballart, Sandhurst, Sale, Hobart and Adelaide Sees. Philosophy students will be moved to the major seminary at Glen Waverly some time in early 1971. The Jesuits conduct both seminaries.
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