The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-12-31
Local HighIights OF '54
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the present 4o-year-old school.
JAN. Is = The Ohio Catholic
Welfare Conference, meeting in
Columbus. warmly commended the
Ohio Board of Film Censorship for
its determination to continue its
work despite a recent unfavorable
decision of the u. S. Supreme
Court. The conference also approx
ed proposed changes in the federal
Social Security System and recon-
mended an increase in unemploy-
ment benefits.
FEB. I2-The st. Johns Society,
oldest Catholic lay organization in
the diocese, reelected Fred Igel
of Columbus as its president.
FEB. 25-A lecture by Father
Gerard S. Slogan of Catholic Uni
versity launched the seventh an
nual Critics Forum in the Colum-
bus Gallery of Fine Arts.
MARCH 3 - The Ohio State
Council of the Knights of Column
bus presented to Bishop Ready a
check for $4,000 to promote youth
welfare in the Columbus Diocese.
MARCH q - Construction will
begin Immediately on a 17,945
school plant for st. Gabriel par
ish, Bishop Ready announced this
week.
MARCH II - Pope Plus XII sent
his personal blessings to the Co
lumbus Diocese. The pledge of af-
fection of the Holy Father for the
Bishop, priests and people of the
diocese came in response to greet
ings and offerings of prayers sent
to him on the anniversary of his
election as Supreme Pontiff and
the celebration of his birthday.
MARCH lo - Msgr. Herman E.
Mattingly was relieved as editor of
The Catholic Times after 16 years
in the service of the Catholic press
of the diocese. His successor is
Father David G. Dennis, assistant
editor for the past three years.
MARCH 1o - Bishop Ready ap
pointed two new deans. Father
William c. o'Brian, VIZ, pastor oi
st. Mary Church, Delaware, was
named dean of the Western Dean
cry, and Father Ambrose Freund
VT, pastor of Sacred Hear
Church of New Philadelphia, wa,
appointed dean of the Northern
Deanery.
MARCH ~ - Bishop Ready or
dained nine young men to the
priesthood in ceremonies at st
Joseph Cathedral. The new priest:
are Fathers Clement v. Durbin
John J. O'Rourke, Robert T. Man
ming, Colby J. Grimes, Anthony
Borelli, Roland r. Torer, Francis
P. Miller, Clarence ]. Durbin and
John M. Fahey.
MARCH 2s-Miss Patricia Fal
lon, a junior at st. Mary of the
Springs College, was named presi
dent Of the Ohio-Kentucky Region
of the National Federation of Cath
olic College Students.
APRIL I - Bishop Ready Off
ciated at cornerstone laying cere
monies Of the new $235,00O I'm
maculate Conception High Schoo
in Dennison.
APRIL 4 - New Lexington st
Aloysius became the second team
in diocesan history TO win a state
championship when they downec
Delphos st. John team 65 to So il
the finals of the Class B basket
ball tournament in Cleveland.
i APRIL 4 - Mary Ann Quigley
senior at Rosary High School
won first prize in the statewide
Employ the Physically Handicap
ped" essay contest.
APRIL a - DR.. Ralph Bunche
director of Trusteeship of th'
United Nations, described the UN
as the only hope for prevention o
atomic warfare, in a talk at th
eighty-third annual meeting of th'
Ohio College Association and Al
lied Societies of st. Mary of tn
Springs College.
APRIL II - The cornerstone o
the new $1,000,00o Bishop Waiter
son High School was blessed an
set in place by Bishop Ready.
APRIL Is - Bishop Ready ar
pointed Msgr. Harold O'Donnell
assistant chancellor of the diocese
and Father C. Bennett Applegatt
superintendent of schools, as nc
ministrators respectively of ou
Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
Grove City, and st. Agnes Parish
Columbus.
APRIL IS - More than $50
women representing lis affilii
tions of the Diocesan Council c
Catholic Women attended the o.
ganization's ninth annual Sprin
Conference in Delaware.
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