The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-10-29

urged the women 10 JOIN sucn
groups, to read good Catholic liter
ature and to attend the lay the
ology courses being offered in the
diocese.
Mrs. Anna Marie Cline, chairman
of the workshop, presided.
Organization and Development
Miss Jean Fondriest of st. Jo-
seph parish, Dover, and Miss Mary
Elizabeth Flanagan of st. Peter
parish, Wheelersburg, presented
an outline of the organizational
structure of the diocesan council
at the organization and develop
ment workshop presided over by
chairman Marion Swickard, st. Jo-
seph Cathedral parish, Columbus.
Mrs. Carl Williams of Holy Rosary
parish, Columbus, urged an en-
thusiastic approach for establish
ment of relations with other edu-
cative, civic, social and cultural
groups in our communities. She
emphasized the contribution wom-
en- can make to society, when will
ing to accept responsibility. Mon
signor Roland 7. Winel, chancellor
of the diocese, and spiritual mod
orator for the council, urged all
to use their individual personali-
ties in group effort, encouraging
the development of the council and
extension of the membership. If
this were done, Monsignor Winel
pointed out, there would be an eff
fective apostolate in extending
Christ'S Kingdom on earth.
PTA
Showing a phenomenal memory
for poetry, Doctor Wilfred Eber-
hart, professor of education at
Ohio State University, brought out
the importance of literature in the
intellectual development of a child,
during the PTA workshop. DIR.
Eberhart brought the large gather
ing of teachers and parents back
to their grade and high school days
as he quoted poems and passages
from well known classics. He also
quoted from the students analyses
of poems received in his own
classes, pointing out that while
many times the students were CON-
pletely misinterpreting the work,
they did show a great amount of
originality and creative ability. His
talk left those in attendance with
a desire to reread those classics.
Father James J. McLarney, o.P.,
prior of st. Joseph Priory, Somer-
set, spoke on the need for parents
to teach children the truth. I'VE
need nothing more than to teach
him the Rosary, a compendium of
all the truths of our Faith" Father
McLarney stressed. Referring TO
the Rosary as prayerful contem-
plation, he selected the third de-
eade of each of the mysteries and
applied them to the spiritual and
intellectual development of the
child. Although his talk was direct
ed to the development of the child
as in Doctor Eberhart's talk, it was
quite evident that those present
were applying these fundamental
Ideas TO their own spiritual lives.
Public Relations
Background methods and front
line tactics for effective public re-
lations were outlined by two ex-
perts in their fields in the Public
Relations Workshop.
DR.. G. Robert Holsinger, assist
ant program director and news ed
itor of Columbus radio station
WOSU, stressed the need for col
lateral reading as the only adequate
means of acquiring the necessary
background to interpret the news
of the day. In his talk Interpreting
the News" DR.. Holsinger ad.
vocated the careful reading of
The Catholic Times along with
Catholic journals of current opin.
ion such as America and Common.
toedl.
Miss Mary Martha Sitter OF
Christ the King parish, Columbus,
in her talk Influencing Public
Opinion, detailed personal con.
facts and letter writing as the
means best calculated to enable
individuals and groups to effective
ly act on current issues of the day
Miss Marie Nerny of st. John
the Evangelist parish, Columbus
was chairman of the workshop and
lead the discussion at the end oi
the session. Father David Dennis
editor of The Catholic Times, was
honorary chairman.