St Marys College - Dial Yearbook (St Marys, KS)

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Eighty-Seven OFFICERS SENIOR SODALITY AND MISSIONS. The C. S. M. C. Unit. The Mission Society of St. Mary’s is a unit of the Catholic Students' Mission Crusade, a national organization, with headquarters at Cincinnati. The purpose of the parent association is to unite into a band of zealous workers all Catholic students in the country, to promote by prayers. good works and material assistance, all missionary activities, whether at home or abroad. The movement, though of comparatively recent foundation, has grown amazingly and it now numbers over 70.000 active workers. The good that it has accomplished is incalculable. Indeed, if its progress of the past is any criterion, then the Catholic Students’ Mission Crusade is assuredly Marion Batson, destined to play a major role in the forwarding of Cath- Presidcnt olic missionary work throughout the world. Mission Society. The Crusade unit at St. Mary’s, like the parent organization, has expanded rapidly in the last few years. From a small but zealous body in the beginning it has increased to its present membership, embracing the entire school, and its growth in activity has kept pace with its increase in numbers. ' The society was this year incorporated into the sodality and the good work being accomplished was given added momentum by the united effort of both organizations. DIAL ANNUAL

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RELIGION FRANK E. MORRIS, Prefect. SENIOR SODALITY. On Sunday evening, Oct. 1, the members of the sodality met to elect officers for the first semester. Fr. F. W. Benoit, who succeeded Fr. Rosswinkel as moderator, presided at the meeting. The following were chosen as officers: Marion Batson, Prefect; John Rose, Assistant: Edmund Kirchner. Treasurer; Richard Mchren, Prefect of Candidates; Patrick Larkin, William Kelly. Sacristans; John Delaney, Frank Carroll, Librarians; Frank E. Morris. Marshal. Later the sodality was divided into six guilds. Each of these had its own guildmastcr, its own officers and its cwn set work to do. They were: The Catechist Guild, under Carlton Bergman, the Library Guild, under J. Winfred Roleke, the Shrine Guild, under Joseph Loftus, the Stamp Guild, under Joseph D. Wade, the St. Vincent dc Paul Guild, under Robert E. Cadis, and the Financial Guild, under Louis Kirchner. The sodality and the mission society, hitherto separate organizations, were fused into one for the purpose of imparting more life to the latter through the agency of the sodality. The officers of the C. S. M. C. were: President. Marion Batson; Vice-President, Edmund Kirchner;. Treasurer, J. Scblegel; Committeeman, J. Costigan. The sodalists who acted as Class Captains of the C. S. M. C. were: Senior. John Delaney; Junior, C. Bergman; Sophomore. W. Smyth: Freshman. J. Costigan; Fourth Classical. T. Wade: Fourth Scientific, J. Scblegel; Third A, F. Smith; Third B. Paul Dowling; Third English, T. Brennan; Third Sc:cntific, N. Gosselin : Second A. Roland Wright: Second B. Morgan T. Hcaly; Second English, Harry Russell; First A. William Garvey. First B. Marshal C. Corns; First English. Joseph Harrington. In the midst of its activities the sodality was shocked by the death of Rev. Fr. Rossw:nkcl, our former moderator. Our firm belief that he was called to his eternal reward served, however, as a consolation in this bereavement. On the eighth of Deccmbe the sodality held its first reception and fifty-three entrants chose the Blessed Virgin as their patroness and mother. Rev. Fr. Rodman gave a splendid sermon, emphasizing the duty of each sodalist to love and cherish his heavenly mother. After the Christmas holidays sodality activities were resumed and new officers elected. These were: Frank E. Morris, Prefect: Carlton Bergman and Frank Carroll, Assistants; Chas. Blandford, Treasurer; John Delaney, Secretary; Marion Batson. Prefect of Candidates; Samuel McAllister and Leonard Shawe, Sacristans; Ed. Andler and Francis O’Donnell. Librarians; Frank Motherway. Marshal; Carl Haight. Tom Huddy, Wilfred Hayden, John Costigan, J. P. Whelan and George Bothe were appointed Guildmasters. The second reception of candidates was held on Feb. 2. and thirty-six were admitted. Rev. Fr. Herbers officiated and delivered an excellent sermon, exhorting all to a greater devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. J22 DIAL ANMJAL XT Kilhty-Six

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