The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-04-17

teacher at Boston College and Ca.
tholic University.
Election held
Convening in a final session,
educational leaders from through
ont the nation elected Archbishop
Edward F. Hoban, Bishop of CIeve-
land, as President General of
NCEA, succeeding Ar ,hbishop JOS
eph E. Ritter of st. Louis.
The resolutions listed other
challenges of our time with
which NCEA finds itself confront
ed as:
"The fight against codIessness
and secvlarism, the challenge TO
produce more religious teachers in
an expanding educational scene
and the challenge for nsfionaI and
regional planning TO make the best
use OF our resources ard TO avoid
unnecessary and selfish duplics.
fion."
The resolutions also paid tribute
to religious and lay teachers, 70
parents and laity, to the United
States and "our parent countries
and to the President of the us.
"The United States, our Country
by its very genius of freedom for
education and education for free
dom has made a home for the
Catholic school, the Catholic col
lege, thus fostering through the
expansion of the Catholic educa-
tional system a most vital moral
and spiritual factor in our national
life" the educators stated.
The NCEA. ''corporately and in
the name of its thousands of indi-
vieual members" pledged alleg-
lance to His Holiness Pope Plus
XII and to the Church as represent
ed officially by Archbishop Amleto
Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Del.
egate to the U. S., noting that rhe
association has enjoyed the alert
interest of our successive pontiffs
has been guided by their magnific-
ent encyclicals :, has been en-
couraged by the unfailing advice
and counsel of the Sacred Congre-
cations, and has been faithfully
supported by our great and good
Apostolic Delegate"
The association also resolved on
the occasion of It's golden Jubilee
to 'rededicate itself to the more
complete fulfillment of its
name: Education, the communica-
tion of knowledge, which is Cath
olic, embracing all truth. (and)
which is national, ministering to
our entire nation; thus realizing
its best services to God and coun-
try"
Facilities Growing
Citing the developments in Ca
tholic education during the past
so years, the association stated:
Graduate schools have realized
and are achieving distinction. Uni
versities have strengthened their
faculties and curricula. Colleges
have expanded in number, capac-
ity, excellence; secondary, elemen-
tary and pre-schools have multi
piled: all this to care for our tre-
mendously increasing school popu-
lation Membership in profes-
sional and learned societies, sus-
tanned research, scholarly publica-
tions mark the quality of Catholic
education mothered by this associ-
alton. Representation on national
and international boards and com
mittees represent the Americanism
of its members"
The association also expressed
renewed loyalty to our hierarchy
for the greatness, the goodness
of its guidance; gratitude to relig-
ious communities, superiors and
teachers for the generosity of their
support; appreciation to the great
Army of Catholic teachers for
their tireless service" and "praise
and honor to our matchless body
of laity that makes the Catholic
schools possible"
Officers elected at the NCEA
final session, in addition to Arch
bishop Hoban we're:
Vice Presidents general-Father
John J, Clifford, ST., of Munde-
lein, H.; Father George A. Glea-
son, SIS, st. Charles College, Ca
louisville. Md; Father William r.
Cunningham. csc. Notre Dame,
Ind; Msgr. Joseph v. S. McClancy
of Brooklyn. NY; Msgr. Paul E.
Campbell of Pittsburgh. Pa; and
Brother William Mang, csc, New
York.
Treasurer General is Msgr. Rich.
and J. Quinlan of Winthrop, Mass.
Msgr Frederick G. Hochwalt of
n ~ - . A.