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Vol. 1, No.6
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ST. PAUL
Thursday, May 16, 1957
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Lay Corner Stone Sunday At St. Michael's School Bishop Connolly will lay tbe corner stone of the new st. Michael's School, Fall River, when he visits the parish Sunday afternoon to administer the Sacrament of Con· firmation to a cl~ss of 200 children. With exterior work on the - - - - - - - - - - - modern, red brick 'structure tribute to' his parishioners and complete and marked prog his assistants" Rev. Ernest R. Borges and Rev. George J. Sousa. ress being made on the in for their cooperation and assist teriol', priest.,> and parishioners are looking forward to the open ing In September. llsed Abandoned Structures'
For the past 25 years children of the parish have been attend ing sessions in three buildings. inclUding the basement of the parish hall on Wellington street tor pre-primary, and the former Vnds'lY Street and Fulton Strlt~t public school butldings, acquired from the city. Rev. Arthur C. dosRels, pastor, discussing the new school, paId
ance. Father dosReis was espe· cially grateful to Bishop Connol ly, whom, he said, deserves great credit for his encouragement and aid, in bringing the project j;O reality. Cost Is $400,000
Designed by Joseph M. Mosher st. 'Michael's is being built by Joseph P. Flynn at a cost of over $400,000. It will 'Pl'Ovlde class rooms for pre-primary and eight grades; a playroom and an all· purpose hall with showers and facilities for basketball.
Blind of Diocese to Honor Bishop Connolly ,Saturday
'Establishment of a_day" school for educab~ mentally - retarded children of all races and creeds under.10 years of age in Fall River has been announced by the Most Rev. James L. Connolly, D.O., Bishop of Fall River. ' The school will open next, Fall. It wi 11 be st~ffed by Sisters of Mercy "long known ,and esteemed in the Diocese ' for their dedicated services in educating the young.' "This, I know," said Bish- ' op Connolly In his announce
ment, "Is charity with. a chain
reaction already set up. I can
well expect requests for services
in other communities. and for
other needs. Let me say simply
that I should like nothing bet
ter than to provide for, all,"
Appeal Starts Sunday
Announcement of the opening
or the new school came as final '
plans were made for the launch
Ing on Sunday of the 1957 Catho 'lic Charities Appeal. It is the Appeal with a heart: "To one and all a cordial word of thanks." said the Bishop as he thanked all who, have, 'in any way. given of their time.' effort and resources In the past to make the Catholic Charities Appeal a success. Eight thousand representatives .of the dloc~se set -out next Sun day for the Charities Appeal. "We hope their approach. will ba welcome to all. They represent not merely the Bishop, but 24 agencies or' Charity. They speak for, all our needy. young and old. They act as emissaries of Our Lord carrying His command that' we love our neighbor as ourself. I trust they will be generously dealt with and contributions made with a view to give a fair share of support to our extensive work." "And this brings us to a new field of Catholic Charity. Wa have always been concerned for handicapped children" those par ticularly who happen to be men tally retarded. It has been our ' , privilege these past two years to share In work .sponsored by our Diocesan Council of Catholio Women In their 'behalf. The work is quite demanding'. The need is widespread. The costs are well-nigh prohibitive. However. we are prepared now to open a day school for Exceptional Chll· dren. It will be limited to those under ten years of age, and will be located in Fall River. It will be staffed by the Sisters of Mercy. Turn to Page Nine
SCIENCE IN ELEi\lENTARY SCHOOL: Sister Mary Frances,S.N.D.,Ph:D., ,an associate professor of Biology at Emmanuel College in Boston. discussed the place of science in the elementary school at the second annual diocesan teachers conv~pt1on at st. Anne's School, Fall River,
Acclaim Teachers Session Overwhelming Success
The Second AnnualConvention of the Catholic Teach ers Association, held last Thursday and Friday at st. Bishop ConnoUy will be guest of the Catholic Guilds Anne's School, Fall River, brought· together nationally for the Blind in the Diocese at the annual Bishop's Day known experts from val'ious parts of the country. Saturday afternoon in Sacred Heart School, Fall River. The faculties of the' 55 Members of the New Bedford, Taunton and Attleboro discipline and knOWledge In. the Bishop's Talks elemen~afY and 10. high child G u i Ids.. accompanied by who Is often given little of Bishop ·Connolly will speak their regional directors, es,. o'colck with RoSary and Be~edic Sunday on 'radio, In connection schools of the Diocese h~ard these outside the' classroom. tion in· Sac'red Heart Church. Dr. Amaabelle M. MellvlUe. corts and drivers will join Following ,t~e church service. with the Catholic Charities Ap Bishop ConnqUy ope~ the professor of history at Bridge peal. as follows: ' Convention by warning against the Fall River group in hon Bishop Connolly will address the WSAR, Fall River, 1 p.m. "educating 'by slogans." The water State Teachers College.
oring Bishop Connolly at the final meeting of the' season. Members of the Sacred Heart Women's Guild will be hostesses. The meeting will begiri at 2
gathering and extend his per sonal greetingll to the members In the school auditorium. The proTurn to Page Fourteen
WALE"Fall River, 6:30 p.m. Bishop pointed out to the teach WARA, Attleboi'o, f:15 p.m. ers that while new methods: and WPEP. Taunton. 12:15 p.m. ,techniques must be used the WNBH. New Bedford" 6:45 p.m. basic alms of education remain WBSM, New Bedford, 5:45 p.m. the I!ame-to instill goodness and
spoke on the religious character of education in Colonial Ameri ca. She presented Bishop John Carroll and Mother Seton as two who did much to preserve Cath olic education in this country at that period. Religion in EducitUon '
NEW BEDFORD SOCIAL CENTER:
P. Kennedy, Jr. building.
Cultural" educational and recreational needs will be met in this new Joseph
Professor William J. O'Keefe of Boston College Law School spoke at the Priests' Luncheon on civil laws and Cathollc educa tion. Pl'Ofessor O'Keefe. a na tional authority In his field, point~ out' that only modern manipulation and distortion of law could say that the parochial or private school had no place in the American scheme of edu ·cation. The laws th~mselves as well as judicial 111ttrpretations of the laws take Into full consid eration ,and with approval, the place of religion In the field of education. Student Needs Sister Marlon, S.C.H., M.A., of the, Academy of the Assumption, Wellesley Hills, gave a vivid demonstration for elementary teachers on the teaching of geo grafjhy. While this session was &oing on, the high school teachTum to Pille Foudeen