The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-01-06
YOUTH NOTES
Sally Forth Gang,
Here's DCCY-196O

by John e. Jones
Times Staff Writer)

The SOLDERING refrains
of "Auld Lang Syne" still
linger round your head
and you're still trying to
figure out who put the
rock in the rockin' chair, but
now's the time to sit back and
take a look at 1860.
For the Diocesan Council
of Catholic Youth it was a
busy year a year of grow
ing pains and giant steps to-
ward the goal It was a
year when young adult lead
ership took hold.
THE PAST YEAR was mark.
ed with meetings, conven-
tons, publication Of the first
yearbook, a national safety
award, deanery developments
and parish visitations.
Let's take a month by-month
look at the world of the
young in 1860:
JANUARY
DCCY members really
in conventional dither prep
ping for Feb. 1914 meet at
Youth Center Conven-
ton speakers named included
State Rep. Paul j. Lynch, FIR.
Vincent Mooney, Elizabeth
Reid of The Grail, Harry J..
O'Haire of Sierra information
al and Don Mcdonald, NCCY
president Teams began
visiting parishes prior to con.
vention Girls hi-division
physical chairman Regina
Parks, st. Agatha, announced
two basketball leagues and Is
parish teams.
FEBRUARY
CONVENTION co-cHAIR.
MEN Ambrose Clay, Marion
st. Mary, and Lenora Kemp,
Lancaster st. Mary, called
convention to order Bill
Huhn, Columbus Immaculate
Conception, elected president
to succeed Albert Roehren-
beck, st. John the Evangelist
go. First annual Commun-
ion Crusade launched
NCCY Eagle of the Cross
awards to 81 youths Pro
Dec ct Juventute medals to
five adults 49,. And snow.
MARCH
Annual CYC Mar ri ge
Forum during Lent at the K
of :. st. Dominic CYC hi
division sponsored Youth Fo-
rum, a series of lectures on
the Catholic Church for nom
Catholics Our Lady Of
Peace captures Diocesan hi
division crown and st. Cathar-
inc five wins young adult
championship F.. Prepare
tons begin for Safety Week
and Safety Check with Ohio
Department of Highway Safe
ty ~. Charles Egelhoff, Co
lumbus Immaculate Concep-
ton, heads a Safety Check
Drive 49,. Corpus Christi and
Immaculate Conception girls
hi-division teams win basket
ball titles.
APRIL
BOB PATIN, Dennison I'M
maculate Conception, cops
fourth place in NCCY Orator
ical contest in Washington,
DC. :. Fiesta Week cele-
bration commences Ohio
Regional Council of Catholic
Youth Basketball Tourney
here with Columbus DCCY
represented in major division
by Lancaster St. Mary, st.
Catharine and minor teams
division Corpus Christi, Our
Lady of Peace and st. Agatha
-. Mike Zegeralla, st. Peter,
in for John E. Jones, st.
Christopher, as Central Dean
cry young adult president
Safety Week preparations be-
gin with assistance from Ohio
Department Highway Safety
and Chuck Egehoff ma m e d
chairman of safety check
lanes.
NAY
Safety week held during
rainy season with nine parish
councils checking more than
$50 cars Tom Boeke, st.
Mary Magdalene, elected pres
ident of Central Deanery hi
division, replacing Albert Bell
isari, Our Lady Of Victory
Memorial Day weekend
time Of DCCY executive COM
mittee meeting at Camps st.
Joseph and st. Rita.
JUNE
NATIONAL YOUTH AD-
GRAFTON Day on Pentecost
Sunday marks close Of first
annual DCCY Communion
Crusade Leadership De-
SnOrts of tn