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B'ishop Turner to Ordain In New Bedford Church . Most Rev. Kenneth R. Turner, S.F.M., Bishop in exile of 'Lishui, China, will confer the Sacrament of Holy Orders Saturday morning, May 24,' in St. Anthony's Church, New Bedford upon Rev. Mr. Maurice C. Duchaine of St. Theresa's parish, New Bedford; and of the Missionaries of Our Lady Rev. Mr. Charles H. Poirier of La Saiette. ' Rev. Mr. Duchaine and Rev. of St. John's parish, Cam Mr: Poirier will receive assign bridge, Mass.; Rev. Mr. Ar mand J. Giroux, Southbriqge, ments in the Fall River Diocese, while the newly ordained La Mass.; . ~ev. Mr. Robert J. Camp bell, Easthampton, Mass.; Rev. Salette Fathers will be assigned
Consistent, generous Parish and Special Gift returns in the Charity Appeal have swelled the present, total to $221,984.10. The strength of parish contri bution and the'devotion of the solicitors point towards a successful completion
of the Appeal.
Eight Parishes of the Dio
cese have attained the honor
group of those who have sur
passed their contributions of
last year. Numbered among them
are the Parishes of St. Roch's
Fall River, Corpus Christi of
Sandwich, St. Augustine's of
Vineyard Haven, St. Bernard's
in Assonet, St. John the Baptist
of Central Village, Our Lady of
the Isle on Nantucket, Our Lady
, of Grace in North Westport, St. Louis de France of Swansea. While the Appeal officially ended yesterday, many returns remain to' be made. Mr. James E. Bullock, Lay Chairman of the
1958 Appeal, urged all solicitors
to complete both contacts and
returns with all possible speed. ' Mr. Bullock said at the Appeal
Headquarte'rs this morning: "My
thanks go to all who, cooperated
in this greaf charitable venture
of 1958. Your sacrifices of money,
time, and goods to aid our broth
ers in need' are the objects of my
personal appreciation.
"Those who h~ve stray re
turns 'to make can expedite our
task at determining the final'
figure of success by turning
these returns in quickly. Again,
thank you for your loyalty to
Charity and your' willingness m
share your time and' resources
with the needy.
Praises Catholic College Stand In Education SAN FRANCISCO - Dr. John P. Hagen, director of. the Navy!s Project Van guard, said Catholic colleges are to be' congratulated on bucking the "all science" ap proach 'T 'w current in U. S. higher education.
Dr. Hagen, a M~thodist, came
here to address the annual Navy League convention. ' Wondei'ful Job ' "Our college students need, more '''ork in philosophy and the Turn' to' Page 'Nineteen .
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REV. MR. DUCHAINE
Mr. Guy J. Gervais, Woonsocket, R. I.;, and Rev. Mr. Raymond P. Hubert, Woonsocket, members
REV. MR. ~IRIE~,
,by the superiors' of their com munity. ,"
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Figures Show Role of, Lay ,Teac:her Increases'in CatholitEducation WASHINGTON <NC )-Statistics released here today stress the increasingly importarit. role of lay teachers in Catholic education show that between 1946 and 1956 their numbers increased by 156 per cent.
Bishop' Cas$idy Requ'iem'Mass On Satur~a'y' A Pontifical Anniversary Mass of Requiem for the'repose of the sourof the late Most Rev. James E. Cassidy, D.D., third Bishop' of Fall River, will be celebrated Saturday at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. This will be ihe' seventh an niversary of Bishop Cassidy's death.
• The biggest single leap was '2,768, and in 1956, 14,092-an in m the elementary schools crease of 409.1 per cent. ' where the number was said High schools: In 1946, 3,752; to have jumped by about 409 1956, 6,897-an increase of 83.8 per cent. per cent. The figures indicate that lay Colleges, universities: In 1946, teachers are perhaps the mo~t 6,690; 1956, 12,966-an increase significant aspect of the tranSl- of 93.8 per cent. tion Church education is going through to cope with the greatest T~e total number of lay. teach enrollment increases in decades. ,ers 10 these three levels 10 1956 was 33,955 as compared to 13,210 And there are amp Ie groun d s in 1946. for saying that the number of lay At present, there are no studies teachers can only continue to on what the cost of lay teachers increase. Leading Catholic educators is nationally. A survey that have predicted that continued probably will deal with this is enrollment growth may me,an now underway at the request of ' that by 1960 grade and high the U. S. Bishops. schools will have doubled en The increase in lay teachers rollment since World War II's also effects the place in' Catholic end. schools of' Religious instructors, HEADS NURSES: Cap The current statistics indicate who are the backbone of the lay teachers now are about one various school systems. Current tain Ruth A. Houghton, of every five per,sons staffing figures indicate that, while reli USN, of Andover, Mass., ~hools on a national basis. This gious VQcatioas are high, the graduate of Boston College proportion very likely will swing number of Religious in schools and Catholic University, has more in their direction if enroll has increased by only 22.5 per ment continues to grow. cent during the period 1946-56, been sworn in as Director of Lay teacher statistics reveal: as compared to the 156 per cent the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. . .ade iChools: In 1946, were jump of lay teachers NC Photo•
BESTOWS BLESSING ON MOTHER: Rev. ConTaci Lamb O.S.B., blesses his mother, Mrs. William X. Lamb ill St. Paul's Church, Taunton, as his father awaits the be stowal of his son's benediction.
Annual 'DiocesaJi Voctations Novena Starts' Tomorrow " A solemn High Mass for Vocations wIll be celebrated at 10 A.:M. next M~nday at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, Fa)l·River; at 10 A.M. Tuesday at St. Anthony's Church, New,Bedford, and at 10 A.M. Wednesday at St. Mary's Chur~h; Taunton. Rt. Rev. churches, as w~ll as in the ~Sgt."Janies J. Gerrar'd,- schools, of the 'Diocese. V.G.,wiU be celebrant of, The Mass in Fall River on Monday will be attended by aU ' each M ass. , priests' 'the area, the entire The annual Diocesan Novena . student bodies of Monsignor for- guidance and for the foster- Prevost High School, Dominican ing of vocations to ,the priesthood Academy, Jesus-Mary Academy, and the ,religious lif,e will begin Sacred'Hearts Academy, Mount , tomorrow and close on Pentecost St. Mar' Academy and the eighth Sunday,' May 25. During this' grade 'pupils of I<'all River and period a special prayer will be' Swansea. recited by both priest and people Rev. Edward J. Mitchell of after Mass and all 'other public Sacred Heart .church, Taunton, devotional services in' the / Turn to pa:g.~ Thirteen
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Make Benedictine's Vestments At Girls' CYO in Fall River One of Father Conrad Lamb's most beautiful ordination gifts, a set of Solemn High Mass vestments, is the work of three Fall Riverites who had never seen him until last Sunday, when he celebrated his First Solemn Mass'at St. Paul's Ch1!rch, Taunton. making his paper patterns,
The three are Mrs. John Father Lamb's previous experi
Sullivan of Sacred Heart ence as an electrical engineer
stood him in good stead. "Pat
parish, Miss Catherine Coughlin, St. Joseph's, and Miss terns are much like blueprints, after all," explains Mrs. Sullivan, Mary Cronin, St. Louis. In Feb ruary they began work on the "and Father did a good job!" vestments under the sponsorship' Experience Helped of the sewing department of the So did Mrs. Sullivan and the Girls' CYO in Fall River. Labor ,Misses Coughlin and Cronin. ing until after midnight on many "When we cut into that beautiful occasions, they put hundreds of material, we were nervous, to hours of work into the 12-piece put it midly," tht~y confess. BlIIt set. the combined experience of Miss Nor are Father Lamb's vest Cronin, home economics teacher ments of ordinary design. As a in the New Bedford school sys Benedictine, a monk of Marmion tem, and Mrs. Sullivan, veteran of 'years of home sewing, jo;'ned Abbey, Aurora, Ill., he is par ticularly interested in liturgical to produce an artistically beauti correctness and he prepared the ful job. Miss Coughlin's a11 vestment patterns himself for important part of the project was the guidance of the Fall River that of obtaining' the materials sewers, following medieval and other supplies needed for Turn to Pal:e Eleven norms for their Gothic style. In