College of the Holy Cross - Purple Patcher Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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We '-ark ii 'W' Mfr ' . H 'wif' k W tktngk tiff. A ., 3-'J 'Qjlgfzsk-.x4' gl qi ' ' A F. N ar I i gb 9 , F? 9 , 2 f if 133 c was ,.. I Y Ryan, SJ., and Mr. Stephen I. Clark of the Education Department deliver supplementary lectures. In view of their status as college students, the teachers are assured of an attentive audience whether they be explaining a point, posing a question, or inciting a laugh. Only rarely do they en- counter a problem class. However, as in all teaching, time spent in class is only half the job, equally demanding is the obligation to prepare classes. This year president Dave Driscoll has attempted to initiate discussion groups on more advanced subjects in the Pro Deo clubs. Also indicative of its close cooperation with the Dio- cesan Confranternity is the congress which the Holy Cross branch annually sponsors on the Sunday after Easter. The workshops, lectures, and discus- sions are concerned with improving the matter and manner of teaching. , iii iillilgfllfilf at The Choir and director Frederick Christie Each of us must confess that he looks forward to the days when the Choir will sing. Man is by nature elevated and inspired by music, we Hnd our devotion is stimulated and our attention awakened by the chords of c'Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctusf, Like- wise do the individual Choir members feel a more intimate participation in the Sacrifice through their effort. However, to appreciate fully the Choir one must wander into the upper chapel sometime after seven oiclock on Monday evening. In an houris practice, the weekis work is concen- trated. Here, its gay and dedicated director, Fred Christie, rehearses with them the g'Kyrie,', Salve Reginaf' or some piece appropriate for the season. Moreover, the Choir deserves credit for continuing the Missa Cantata, a step taken by Holy Cross in promot- ing the liturgical movement. 17

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- The preparation A.:-ZH:-cm., . il , ,. ,, In their Confraternity of Christian Doctrine program for the religious education of youth, the American bishops have appealed for the aid of the layman. Holy Cross men re- sponded to the call by forming a campus chapter of the CCD eleven years ago. They have continued their cooperation by providing religious instructors for many public school Children of the Worcester diocese. Each Week from September to June, seventy-five men journey to one of the seven parishes staffed by the Con- fraternity, stretching from Our Lady of Lourdes in East Millbury to St. Mary of the Hills in West Boylston. The staff is not inexperienced. Each instructor must take a methods course Which covers important aspects of both pedagogy and psychology. It is taught by moderator, Rev. john A. King, S.I.g in addition, Rev. I. Joseph

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Most Rev. Bernard J. Flanagan, Bishop of Worcester The Mass occupies a prominent place in the lives of the Holy Cross students and faculty alike, it is not altogether strange then that the St. John Berchmans' Sanctuary Society should consider its whole purpose the perfection of devotion at this Sacri- fice. Its members daily serve the students, Masses as well as those of the Jesuits. This year there were two hundred and fifty men whom presi- dent Tom Moriarty signed up to serve one week a month. By serving, they knew they could better fulfill their obligation to attend Mass. By saying the responses and offering the wine and water, they become more aware of the true nature of the Mass. Bishop Bernard Flanagan has taken an active interest in our spiritual prog- ress and projects. He has encoLu'aged our work with the orphans and the hospitalized, he has asked our co- operation with the newly formed Pro Deo clubs. As alumnus, friend, and patron of the college, Bishop Flana- gan has shown an interest which is both warm and sincere. This feeling is conveyed whether he be sitting in the Rectoris box at the B. C. game or addressing the students at the Christ- mas banquet and, most especially, by his willingness to offer his time, pres- ence and cooperation to any college function. To show our appreciation, the Purple Key, Sodality, and Student Congress combined to sponsor a lec- ture by Frank Sheed, its proceeds were given to the Bishop's charities as a gift from the student body.