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W. the proposed new St. Mary's School, So. Dartmouth, that will consist of eight classrooms, library, hea.lth room, all-purpose room, and auditor-
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ium-gymnasium. Rev. ,Arthur G. Considine, pastor, has stated that no definite date has been set for ground breaking. The new structure will be located at the rear of t~e Church with both facacle8 being parallel.
Bishop Eulogizes Life
Of Devote'd Chancellor
In a eulogy delivered to a congregation of Bishops, monsignori, priests,' religious, friends and relatives that filled St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, Bishop Connolly lauded the priestliness of his departed chancellor, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John H. Hackett, J.C.D., in a. manner that manifested the beloved prelate as the true exemplar of everything eveit' written or stated about the ideal priest. With words and ide a s gathered from the Scriptures and various spir itual 'writings, Bishop Connolly wove them into a tapestry of the ideal priest-Monsignor Hackett. The eulogy follows: Turn to Page Four
Board Requires New ~atio;
come at other times than Christ mas," said one woman. "Our people need attention the other 11 'months of the year, too." "Toys!" 'excla~med a super visor at the Paul Dever State School, 1~80 Bay Street, Taun ton. "We wade through them at this time of year-but what we really need are pajamas for our children. You should see the things they have to wear to bed!" Expanding on the subject. she said, "The laundry is hard on pajamas, and they are quickly Turn to Page Six
All diocesan elementary schools containing six c1ass lOOoms or more and an high schools with an enrollment of ~50 students or more must maintain a supervising principal who is not required to teach regularly scheduled classet=;. All principals must possess at least a Teacher's Certifi fOIr, cate from the Common wealth of Massachus'etts. The Ordinatm<OJn
Oblate Set
Rev. Leo R. Gravel, O.M.I., will be ordained a Catholic priest, serving the Church in the community of the Oblates <1)( Mal'y Immaculate, Dec. 17 by Most Rev. Eric F. MacKenzie, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston. The «ndination ceremony will take place in St. Peter's Church. Lowell. The young priest will Tul'll to Page Eighteen
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religious-to-lay teachers ratio, clearly explained, will be' effec tive as of September, 1967. These decisions, reached and voted on by the Diocesan Board of Education, this week received the approval of the Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Diocesan Bishop. A recommendation -was also made that principals also pos-: sess a Master's degree with some courses in education adminis 'tration. However" the demand for a Teacher's Certificate was the only requirement at this time. It was the unanimous opinion .of the Advisory Council, to ,the. Diocesan Board of Education' that if there was to be' educa tional leadership' within" the' schools, the principal had to be freed of routine classroom teach ing. A study of the .schools in the,. Diocese of ]fall River revealed that: over 30 schools have al ready established the policy of maintaining a supervising prin cipal and have the three re ligious to one lay teacher ratio: 9 schools will have to release one of' the religious teachers as a supervising prinCipal a~d hire one lay teacher; 9 schools will havc to hire one lay teacher so Turn to Page Twelve
As Christmas approaches, state, municipal and reo Jigious institutions within the Diocese brace themselves for the annual flood of visitors bearing candy, toilet articles, toys and other remembrances. A lot of this yearly attentiolll is welcome, but officials in charge of these institutions do have a few wistful wordt=; to t=;ay. "If only people would
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Non-Teaching Principals
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Christmas Ar~und Dioc~se' True Di$p~ay of Charity
Bishop Connolly Shifts Curates Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, today announced the tt-ansfer of two assistants affect ing two parishes in the Diocese. The transfers are effective Tues day, Dec. 20. They are: Rev. William P. WASHINGTON (NC)-A Eu Blottrilan from Holy Family, ropean Cardinal who is widely East Taunton to St. Mary's, North acclaimed as an architect of -the Attleboro, and· Rev.. Harold J. Eumenical Council is scheduled Wilson from St. Mary's, North to address the 1967 Catholic' Attleboro, to Holy Family, East Inter - American Cooperation Taunton. p.ogram (CICOP) Conference to Father Blottman, the son of be held in Boston from January Mrs. Kathryn M. Blottman and 26-28. the late John B. Blottman, H) Leon Joseph Cardinal Suenens, Carpenter Street, Attleboro, was Archbishop of Brussels, will graduated from Attleboro High speak at CICOP's Grand Assem"; School and awarded a Bachelor bly on the importance of Latin of Science degree by Holy Cross America in relation to the Uni College. He served two years in versal Church and the brother the U. S. Army and attended St. hood of mankind. Philip Neri ::'ichool, Boston, be Cardinal Suenens' close ties fore entering the major semi with the Council began in 1962 nary. Turn to Page Thirteen Turn to Page Eighteen Leon Joseph Cardinal Suenens
Brother Joseph
Postponed due to the funeral of Msgr. Hackett, the Confrater nity of Christian Doctrine Lead ership Day scheduled for last Saturday at Bishop Stang High School, will be held this Satur day .at Bishop Cassidy High in Taunton. Hundl'eds of public high school students enrolled in CCD parish schools of religion are expected to attend the day. They will par ticipate in a series of conferences and discussions designed to as sist them in assuming roles as Cht"istian leaders. Dr. Walter English will ad dress delegates on their role in ecumenical affairs and race re lations. Dr. English has been ac- , Turn to Page Eighteen
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