First 10 Donations to Regional
School Fund Tot ~ $110,000
The first 10 gifts for the new regional high school in Greater New Bedford total more than $210,000, Very Rev. Hugh A. Gallagher, campaign moderator, an nounced today. "This tre mendous manifestation of generosity is indicative of the enthusiasm with which the regional.hig'h school pro-' gram has been accepted in Greater New Bedford," Fa ther Gallagher declared.
JOSEPH P. DUCIIAINE l\femorial Gift!! Chairman
DR. ARTHUR F. BUCKLEY
General Chairman
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Fulbright Grant Provides Tour for Fall River Nun 8ister Sainte Veronique, 8.8.J. (Cecile Lafond), daug'hter of Mrs. Flol'estina Lafqnd, 83 Brightman Street, Fall River, has been appointed teacher of Latin, French and geometry to Postulants at the Provincial House of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Fall , Sister's studies in Europe, in River following a year of cluded general linguistics, French study and trav.el in Europe and Latin literature, and Roman on a French Government history at the Catholic Institute
Fellowship and Ii Fulbright Tt'av Gll grant. A' graduate of St. Matthew's Parochial School and of the Sa cred Hearts Academy, Sister re ceived her bachelor's degree from Rivler College. Nashua, N. H. She was awarded a master of arts degree in French literature <In absentia) by,Assumption Col leg'e. Worcester. In June.
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ST. PAUL
Thursday, Oct. 3,
Second Clm Mail Privileues Authorized at Fall River. Mass.
Contributions announced today by 'Father Gallagher have been made as memorial subscriptions. Memorial 'Gifts The advance phase of the buildirig fund campaig'n. being conducted from Westport to Wareham in the Greater New Bedford area, will' get underway next week. The campaign is be ing conducted to help defray the cost of the first regional high school in the diocese which will be built in Dartmouth, close to the New Bedford city line. Approximately 1,000 men, rep resenting 30 parishes in the cam paign area. win beg'in their soli citations as members of the Me morial Gifts Committee next week. offering parishioners the opportunity to designate indI vidual Items in the new building
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faU River M@l!\1 Helping Chur~h Grow in Africa Two Fall River natives are involved in the tremendous growth of Catholicism in Africa, according to thtL Most Reverend Charles M. Caval lera. I.M.C.. Bishop of Nyerl, Kenya. Africa. Brother Christo pher Cox has just completed sev eral years teaching in Kenya. Brother Pius Medeiros of the Consolata 'Brothers, formerly of Fall River. is anticipating his as signment to the Nyeri' Diocese, Bishop Cavallera told The An chor. The rapid spread ,of Catholi cism will find Africa 'a continent that will be one of the p1llars of, Turn to Page Three
JOHN CORREIA de l\'IELLO
Business Chairman
,Bishop Connolly Dedicates ,Kennedy Youth Center , Opportunity for spiritual and social as well as physical development will be offered the youth of New Bedford for generations to come through the facilities of the Joseph. P. Kennedy Jr.. Community Youth Center, Bishop Con nolly said after laying the' Bristol District Court in corner stone and blessing Third troduced the speakers follOWing the new building on County the religious ceremony and May Street Saturday afternoon. or Francis J. Lawler welcomed!
The ceremony was concluded in the presence of Joseph P. 'Kennedy, former ambassador to Great Britain. who established the Joseph P.Kennedy Jr. Foun dation which provided the initial gift of $250,000 toward the erec tion of the Center, Mr. Kennedy was accompanied by his niece, Miss Ann Gargan. Judge August C. Taveira of the
'children who' attend St. Co lumbkille' school in nearby Papillion and who have rid den the town's publicly 'owned schoolbu8 now must, make other transportation arrangements or walk. The practice' of transporting the children, which had 30 years Turn to Page Eight
Obesrvonce Of Youth Week
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WASHINGTON (NC)-A note w hie 11' His Holiness Pope Pius XII gave to a spe cial envoy of the Premier
of Japan early this Summer, con tained this paragraph: "W~ere natural catastrophes are concerned, one can only bow before, what happens through the Almighty's will. But should a ca tastrophe occur through the per verse will of a man to dominate with all the retaliations that would follow-how could such an act not be reprobated and con demned by every upright soul?" The Holy Father made this ob servation as part of the long and! continued efforts he has exerted to have men put the advances of . 'i'urn to Page Nineteell1l
Religious' Attend Music Workshop
"Happier - Healthier Holier" has been announced as the theme for the Dioce san observance of Catholic
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the guests to the city. Both expressed appreciation to the Bishop and Mr. Kennedy for ,erecting the building. Training for LeadershiKD Commending the Kennedy family for their willingness to aid the ,underprlvil1ged. Bishop
Catholic School Leadership Race Pupils Denied
Again'Recalis Bus Service
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Youth Week, Oct. 27-Nov. 3. Preliminary plans for the ob servance were drawn uj) at a meeting at Cathedral Camp by C.Y.O. Diocesan DirectOl' Rev. Leo T. Sullivan and area chair men fOl' youth of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Em phasis will be placed on how the Catholic Youth Organization can enrich the lives of young people physically, intellectually and spi ritually. Opening day, the Feast of Chl'lst the King, w1ll be observed as Youth Communion Sunday, with all young people in the Diocese urged to receive Holy Communion in their p a l' Ish
::~l¥> MITCHELL S. JANIAK Friends Committee Chairman
The 600 Brothers and Sis ters teaching in the 55 ele mentary schools of the dio~ cese gathered last Saturday
KENNEDY YOUTH CENTER DEDICATION: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Most Reverend Bishop unveil the oil painting of Lt.. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. at the dedication of the building in New Bedford. Boy Scouts Ronald Perry (left) ,and Bernard' Cabral assist.
aftemoon at the Sacred Heart School, AUditorium, Fall River for a Workshop on r Aturglcal Music. They were present from Acushnet. Fairhaven. New Bed ,ford, Taunton, Attleboro, North Attleboro. and Fall River. Dr. Peguy Sullivan Lyder, a professor of Gregorian Chant at ths Pius X School of Liturgical Music of Manhattanvllle College of the Sacred Heart, Purchase, N. Y., directed the workshop. 'Dr.' Lyder has been at the Pius X School of Liturgal Music for over 30 years and is a nationally 1'00Turn to Page Eleva!!