The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-17
FACULTY ATTEND
MEGA. NE ETlNG
IN MIAMI

On Friday December Z, 1851 the
National Catholic Educational AS
ISOLATION held its annual meeting
of the Southern Regional Unit at
Barry College for Women in Miami,
Florida.
Since the Convent of Mary I'm
maculate is fully accredited
member Of the Southern Ass0cia-
ton, the Sisters are thereby great
ly concerned with and interested in
the affairs of this association. The
Southern Regional Unit is COM
prised of the College, Secondary
and Elementary Departments. The
Sisters, who are members Of the
Secondary and Elementary faculty
of C.M.I, ST. Joseph's and St
Francis Xavier's attended this
all.important meeting.
The convention opened at $50
with Mass in the Cor Jesu College
Chapel. The celebrant was Arch
bishop Joseph p. Hurley. d. D..
Bishop of ST. Augustine, Florida.
After Mass His Excellency an
nouuced to the congregation of reli-
gious teachers. a startling piece of
news. A Maryknoll Bishop, who has
been laboring among the Chinese
for the past thirty years, was at
the present moment in a torture
chamber held prisoner by the Com
munists along with thirty.two other
members of the clergy and reli-
gious congregations. Archbishop
Hurley stressed the duty we have
of seeing that our newspapers be-
come more and more leSs-seeular
minded.
The preacher at this Mass was
Reverend William +. McKeever of
st. Augustine, Florida. who is Sup
erintendent of Schools. Father
brought TO the minds of those pre-
sent the Importance of their duty
as religious teachers, namely, to
educate and prepare children to be.
come citizens Of this world and Of
heaven. Seldom do teachers see the
rewards of their labors, but, never
theless, they do eventually appear.
unseen by most eyes.
Registration took place on the
porch OF the beautiful Angelieus
Rotunda at $3.50. The faculty and
college girls played the parts of
marvellous hostesses the entire day.
AT 1000 O'Clock Departmental
Meetings were held The teachers
in their respective departments
took active parts in the discussion
following the excellent addresses
given by such well-qualified and
famous speakers as the Very Rev
erend Louis j. Blume, SIN. Of
San Antonio, Texas, Reverend
Joseph FIGHTER, Sd, New Orleans,
Louisiana. Sister M. Rosenda, C.S.
F., PHI. d. author of the Christian
Impact in English. Milwaukee,
WiSconsis, Reverend Francis r.
Shea, Nashville. Tennessee and
Brother Lambert Thomas, F.S.C.,
Memphis, Tennessee.
All of the speeches were concern
ed with the everyday problems that
are faced by religious teachers in
this present day twentieth cen.
fury, One problem is the harm that
teleyision and the comic book are
doing to undermine the intelligence
of our pupils. Another problem is
that not enough stress is being
placed upon the teaching of re.
ligion, arithmetic and English.
Hence. students are not qualified
for high school and college work.
A banquet was enjoyed by all at
1880 in the CaIaroga Dining Hall.
Al las joint meetings of the
three departments occurred and
similar problems were discussed
as at morning sessions. The con.
yention was formally closed at
500 with the Very Reverend
Louis ]. Blume. S.M., st. Mary's
University, San Antonio, Texas,
presiding.
During the day the teachers we're
invited to visit the various book
displays which were attractiveIy
arranged on the campus of Barry
College.
The religious and lay teachers re-
turned to their houses fired with
zeal and eager to tackle the many
problems and issues which were
called to their minds during the
! course OF the day.