Saint Ursula Academy - Scroll Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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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

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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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Msgr. Ready As a sequel to the topic discussed Sunday evening Msgr. Ready addressed the delegation on the f'Task of Unity. Contending that the greatest political challenge today is the establishment of a just world society, the speaker main- tained that justice, human dignity, fam- ily'sanctity, and charity are fundamental considerations in providing a better and happier America. Continuing, the speaker reviewed America's pledge to the Atlantic Charter and to the doctrine of the four freedoms. No one had the least doubt about the Charter, he said, until Russia announced a proposed unilateral partition of Po- land. Although mindful of Russia's courage and valor in battle, while Rus- sia holds to its present policy of persecu- tion and discrimination against religion, it would be an international outrage to allow her to rule the Catholic people of Poland. To betray our promise in this matter, as set down by the Charter, would serve only to sow the seed for future wars. Therefore, he concluded. in an honest spirit of friendship towards Russia, we must stand united and firm for the fulfillment of the Charter. Urging the N.C.C.W. to take the lead in the fight against hate-mongers and persecutors, he stressed the import- ance of the continuous work of spread- ing charity of fellowship throughout all nations so that the 'fagony of War will never again afflict humanity. Papal Peace Program Sunday evening the topic 'fThe Fam- ily in the Family of Nationsw was dis- cussed at the general session, The Rev- erend E. A. Conway, SJ., centered his talk on The Papal Peace Program and the Pattern for Peace. He urged that the Dumbarton Oaks proposals be ex- amined in the light of the f'Pattern for Peace, written by the Most Reverend Samuel A. Stritch, in which is empha- sized the importance of founding genu- ine world peace on moral principles. Archbishop Stritch says: 'fYou cannot have law without justice, and justice is a moral thingf, The tentative proposals of the Dumbarton Oaks report for in- ternational organization of the United Nations are mainly an outline of the League of Nations with the added power to use force for Hthe suppression of acts of aggressionfl The reasons for the failure of the League of Nations can ultimately by reduced to two, as they are stated in f'The Papal Program : first, it Widely ignored morality and religion in both private and public lifeg second, it failed to recognize the most important political fact of our time-the interdependence of nations in a shrunken world. Father Conway explained that our Holy Father knows that peace is not just the absence of war. Peace does not result from the absence of anything. It comes from the presence of somethingg and that something is Order, founded on justice, tempered by charityf, Since Hour policy makers are showing a praiseworthy concern for the judg- ment of the people, we have a great opportunity to influence the outcome of these conferences, for we Christians are not blameless in the moral degeneration that made peace impossible in the last warfy VVe can see that this does not happen again both by working to create the moral and religious atmosphere necessary for it. and by thinking and talking of the great problems of the day in the light of our Faith and the social teaching of the Papacyfy Economic Aspects The Tuesday morning session was devoted to the Economic Aspects of Christian Family Lifefl At this meet- ing the Reverend Albert lVlurphy, di- rector of the Catholic Charities of Cleveland, speaking on Hlylothers in In- dustryf' told those present that if mothers leave the factories and return to their homes after the war, it will be due to a desire of the women them- selves. Dr. lklurphy blamed industry and economic conditions for weakening the moral fiber of society, Aid to War Victimsu was the topic for discussion at the evening session. Rlonsignor Patrick OlBoyle, Executive Director of the VVar ReliefiServices, declared. The occupied countries have 16 THE SCRQLL