Academy of the Immaculate Conception - Pax Yearbook (Ferdinand, IN)

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Continuation of C S. M. C THE MISSION SOCIAL was held on October 20, 1947. The gym was very definitely turned into a scene of festivity due to the hard work of willing hands. Bal- loons and posters were not a small part in the line of decorations. The Mystery Box an entirely new addition was quite popular and created a lot of interest. lt increased the fund considerably. Others such as the Ice Cream, Sandwich and Drinks, Penny Pitch, Novelty, and Bingo stands were a great asset in helping us to reach the sum of 5350.00. THE WHITE ELEPHANT SALE held on January ll, 1947 in the gym was an event which created much interest and ex- citement. Various articles were auctioned and prices that were paid were considerably higher than the retail price. To give you an example: a one-cent piece of bubble gum went for 4252! Now please don't think us spendthrifts. Aft- er all the proceeds, 550, went to the Missions and you know bubble gum was hard to get! DONATIONS have been sent out to various Missions both here and abroad. lt is estimated that about S500 has been sent out this year. OTHER PROJECTS 9 Members of the various study clubs sold Christmas Seals during the Christmas Season. Clothing was gathered by the girls and sent to the people of Europe. The girls wrapped Christmas packages and sent them to Father Gregory's Indian Missions. A movie about the work of the Medical Missionaries in India was shown in the As- sembly during the latter part of October. The girls certainly enioyed it and they also got a good inside view of what is being done for the welfare of those poor people by our Missionaries from home. SPEAKERS 0 Last but not least we mention those who came here to the Academy in order that they might talk directly to the girls about mission work and the need of Missionaries. Father Sourd, a Glen Mary priest, talked to the girls in November. His work consists chiefly in instructing in the Catholic Faith, those less fortunate people who live away from churches and Catholic localities. Father Gregory Kunkel, O.S.B. addressed the Student Body and told them some very interesting experiences. His life is dedicated solely to the Indians in Winnebago, Nebraska. Page 'lhiventy-one

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Q.. MISSION OFFICERS. left to right Dolores Baumgart . . TREASURER Rita Meyer . . VICE-PRESIDENT Sylvia Becher .... PRESIDENT Lucille Fortwendel . . SECRETARY . .M.C. Queen of the Apostles, pray for the ltlissiunsp That .ll may lenow tlie Savior of llie world. ' The C.S.M.C. Unit of the A.l.C. has seen a 4114711 successful year during '46 and . With the various activities sponsored by the Mission Unit the girls were kept quite busy. . . and mission-minded too. Some of the High- lights were: THE MISSION MEETINGS were held regularly each month and have proved interesting because all the girls co- operated. In our first meeting the new mem- bers were enrolled after they made their pledges. They received the Student Crusade Pin which was explained to them along with the Crusade Banner during the course of the meeting. There are now IO8 enrolled in our Mission Unit. A debate about the Negroes which came up during our meeting on Janu- ary ll, I947, is one, we are sure, the girls are not likely to forget. THE BULLETIN BOARD was an important factor in the line of Mis- sion News. lt kept the girls informed of various events which were to take place in- cluding our Mission Social and our White Elephant Sale. Other items of importance as the Holy Father's Monthly Mission Intention, the Sunday Gospels, the month of February during which we were to pray for Unity of the World, Church Unity Octave, reminders for the different seasons of the year. All these and more kept our Bulletin Board no- ticeable and interesting. PRAYERS AND SACRIFICES were offered up for the Missions all during the year and we hope that the girls have made it one of their daily practices. Observ- ance of World Unity played an important role in the life of the Student Crusader this year.

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Mission Sfucfy Clubs I ATIN AMERICAN ' The aim of this club is to learn more about the countries of Latin America, their people, their religion and their customs. This year our group studied in particular the work of the missioners and the need for more mission work in these countries. This proved very interest- ing and helped us to become better acquaint- ed with our neighbors of Latin America .... Leader . . . Charlene Lents, Scribe . . . Loretta Vieck, Members . . . Claudine Lents, Patricia Mack, Rosemary Will, Shirley Deken, Rosemary Eisterhold, Bernice Hoffman, Mary Feldpausch. CURRENT PUBLICATIONS 9 This club has made Communism its special study. From the monthly publication of To- day's World and various other pamphlets we have learned the meaning of Communism, how it is spread and to what heights it has risen in our own country. We know that it is a problem which will some day confront all of us, if we do not do something to check it .... Leader . . . Flora Beckman, Scribe . . . Mary Caroline Seghers, Members . . . Judith Beckman, Rose Marie Kloeck, Alice Smith. MEDICAL MISSIONARY ' Our club studied about the Medical Mis- sionaries which are located at Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We learned their different works and their main occupation which is to care for and instruct those in pagan lands like Africa .... Leader . . . Doro- thy Clark, Scribe . . . Margaret Best, Members . . . Gladys Batliner, Corinne Schafer, Rita Ann Becher, Doris Jean Olinger, Virginia Mae Verkamp, Joan Meyer, Maxine Schafer.