Saint Ursula Academy - Scroll Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Toledo- . C. C. W1 Mecca ORRY, not even standing room left,H was the greeting heard by scores of disappointed people as the curtain rose on the first evening session of the Biennial Convention of the National Council of Catholic Women, whose members had come from North, East, South, and West, to hear experts learnedly discuss that topic of greatest i n t e r e s t, The American Familyf, Inside the ballroom, jammed beyond capacity, the audience waited patiently for the convention to open. Church dignitaries, the national president, of- Hcers of the organization, and guest speakers sat on the stage and surveyed with great satisfaction the throng that had assembled. Excitedly, trying to identify the new faces of visiting archbishops and mon- signori, the audience was sharply silenced by the sound of the chairman's gavel. A blessing was simply and de- voutly invoked for the success of the convention, by Bishop Gannon, of Erie, Pa. Helen C. White To many of the listeners, the principal speaker of the evening was not a stranger. Five years previous she had visited Toledo as one of the highlights of the Catholic Forum Series in Ursu- line auditorium-and now she was to bring to representative Catholic women of the country a word picture of The Cultural Function of the Homef' Dr. Helen C. White, whose literary career has been phenomenal since her gradua- tion from Radcliffe College, possesses a reputation and background that are en- viable. The recipient of many honorary degrees and the Guggenheim Nlemorial Foundation Fellowship, which allowed her to study abroad, lliss White has gained national recognition as an author and literary critic, -RUTH HILLEBRAND T45 -PATRICIA KING '45 Spiritual Values VVith perfect poise, in her rich, culti- vated voice, the speaker completely pos- sessed the hearts and minds of her audi- ence, as she convincingly wove the pat- tern of the cultural heritage that enriches family life. Emphasizing the truth that only spiritual things matter, she went on to prove that it is much more important to give young people personal resources which will enable them to win the maxi- mum of illumination and enrichment in everyday living than to equip them with every material advantage. It takes time, intelligence and energy to give cultural advantages to the young, but in these contacts in the home there is a natural approach to the cultural interests of living, that gives one an understanding of that sphere of society in which he lives-how to make his own life inter- esting to himself and an inspiration to others. She concluded, A good home is not an end but a beginning. It is the beginning of a life wider than even the best home. That is why the attitude of the home toward the world without is so vitalf' At the close of her address, Dr. White was given the St. Catherine medal, pre- sented by Theta Phi Alpha, a national Catholic Women's fraternity, to out- standing Catholic women. Pontifieal Mass On Sunday morning, October the twenty-second, the bells of the Queen of the Holy Rosary Cathedral announced to the people of Toledo that a Pontifical High lNIass in honor of the National Council of Catholic Women had begun. Here in our own beautiful cathedral were gathered women from all parts of the country, from all walks of life. But they were all there for one purpose: to life their hearts and minds to God and to place the success of their convention in His hands. As the bells rang, the 1- 14 THE SCROLL

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large number of mouths to be fed! History records what happened. Christ miraculously multiplied those few loaves and fishes so that not only was this large multitude fed but baskets of frag- ments remained! Never let the small- ness of your offering discourage you. One need never apoligize for the small- ness of his offering-but he has reason to fear if his offering is mean. Offer your pennies to Christ. He will multi- ply them and with them feed the num- bei-less millions who cry out for help and assistance. Prayer-our help must also take the form of prayers for prayers are essential for the success of the Foreign Nlissions. lylan, be it always remembered, does not live by bread alone. The Foreign lVlissions can not succeed and flourish on alms alone-prayers are urgently need- ed. There is much more to Foreign Missioiiaries 'than the preaching of ser- mons and the presence of a band of lklis- sionaries on a foreign shore. Conver- sions to the Faith are wrought only through Godls grace. This Grace must be sought for by our prayers. ln this regard all can do well to take as a model and example Saint Theresa. The Little Flower aided the Nlissions so much during her short life by her prayers and acts of mortification that the Church has made her Patroness of the lwissions. She never left her convent yet she is rated as one of the greatest missionaries! We can do the same. By working our Rosary, we can work great wonders for the Nlissions. Use a bit of johnny's common sense and logic. Start looking after YOUR sore thumb! The best way to do this, however, is not to let your interest wander at random over the whole vast field of the Foreign Missions but to center your attention on one particular spot. Pick out a certain llissionary Order and pray for the success of their missions. Better still, pick out a partic- ular missionary. Adopt him! Help him by your alms and your prayers. Be systematic and practical. Set aside a definite time each day to pray for him. Set down definite prayers to say for him. Offer up a certain, definite number of sacrifices and self-denials each day for him. Thus by concentrating all your efforts and energy on one particular lylissionary, your assistance will have its highest and greatest value. In this way you will really be helping the Missiolis -YOUR sore thumb. Set about fixing up YOUR sore thumb. Use your feet to carry you to make visits in the church and chapel, your tongue to pray for the lylissions, your arms to work and send aid to the Missiona1'ies. And your reward to all this? Christ has promised that he who aids and helps a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. If you help and aid a missionary, you will receive a missionary's reward. xv s ' B f 9553 V ' m , fra . Y l R X .f . X i - , .AQ ICB THE SCROLL 15

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flfiss lfV11ite RCEFiUFX Theta Phi dlphrz Ifonor overflowing crowd became hushed and the procession began. The ceremony un- folded with sacred solemnity and im- pressive dignity. Nlsgr. Nlichael Ready, general secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, delivered the sermon on The Challenge to Unity. He said, 'fThese are not ordin- ary days in which we might meet and discuss academically our obligations to the Church and the State. These are days of crisis. In many nations the Church of Christ is manacled by cruel tyrants. Here in this nation the Church is free to carry on her mission. We have governments conscious of respon- sibilities to protect the freedom and dig- nity of the citizen. The Church and the State need loyal defendersf, Bishop Noll In the afternoon the Nlost Reverend John F. Noll, D.D., Bishop of Fort Wayiie, spoke on The Americans Under Siegef' He said that the family, the basic unit of society, is threatened with destruction by a dozen different adverse influences. Nlany signs point to a rapidly deteriorating family life, such as obscene stories, which receive no protest from the American public, and full employment, which has taken so many mothers from their homes into in- dustry. He stated: Full employment is not altogether an economic issue, it is becoming a serious moral one. He urged sufficient wages for fathers and unmarried children to relieve mothers from labor outside the home. He ad- vocated a positive crusade toward decen- cy rather than a negative one, saying it should be 'fpro-God, pro-decent, rather than anti-anythingf, Ursuline Tea Brescia Hall, on the Mary lylanse College Campus, was the scene of a tea, Sunday afternoon, served by the Ursu- line Nuns. Here the delegates took ad- vantage of the opportunity to exchange pleasantries and to become better ac- quainted with one another. The campus became a scene of bubbling activity as the Nlary Nianse collegians conducted groups of women on tours through the buildings and grounds. At the conclu- sion of the tea Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was held in the chapel, with the Most Reverend Ed- ward Hoban, D. D., Coadjuster Bishop of Cleveland, as Celebrant. The hospitality of the Ursuline Sisters will always be a pleasant memory to the hundreds of Women who were the bene- Hciaries of their bounty. THE SCROLL 15