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Abbey College Progress Report Notes Instruction Staff Growth In a progress report made pub lic today, the Very Reverend Cuth bert E. Allen, O.S.B., president Bishop Attends Chapel Blessing COLUMBIA, S. C. — Bishop John J. Russell of Charleston offi ciated at the Catholic rededication of the interdenominational chapel of the University of South Caroli na here. The chapel, which was built and originally dedicated in 1805, served as a hospital during the Civil War as the meeting place of the South Carolina House of Rep resentatives during Reconstruc tion, and as a place of worship and a meeting place for student or ganizations since 1868. Henceforth it will be used sole ly for religious services. Father Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., executive vice-president of Notre Dame University and a native of Spartanburg, S. C., gave the prin cipal address at the Catholic re dedication program. of Belmont Abbey College, dis closed the program undertaken to strengthen the instructional stafl of the college. By placing first emphasis on the faculty, the administration of the college aims at a qualitative im provement in' ~ the educational structure as a basis of the in stitution’s services to its students. The report indicates both a ver tical as well as a horizontal growth and the results are manifested in the recent additions to the faculty. Already appointed to the faculty are six additional members spread over the various departments, and further appointments are to be made in the next few months, which will bring the full time fac ulty to 36 members and an instruc tional ratio of one teacher to 15 students, Father Cuthbert stated. Among the new appointments are three with the doctorate in their teaching fields, one with the doctoral work completed, and two with professional degrees. The ap pointments announced in the re port are the following: Mr. W. Stephen Sanderlin, Jr., Ph.D., to the department of Eng lish. ***************************************** H. H. WEEKS Seed & Feed Store YIELD TESTED FEED-SEED 219 Tarboro Street ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. Sister M. Annella Lynn, R.S.M., Ph. D., to the department of So ciology. Mr. Benedict Berry, License en Philosophie from Laval University, Quebec, Canada, to the department of Philosophy. Mr. Alois C. Baggenstoss, Ph. D., to the Chemistry department. Mr. Francis Rossner, LL.B., to the department of Business Ad ministration. Mr. Nield Gordon, A.B. in Phy. Ed., to the Physical Education de partment as coach of basketball and instructor in hygiene. Two Abbey faculty members were granted leaves-of-absence to complete their studies for the doc torate. The Reverend John Oet gen, O.S.B., of the English depart ment, is in residence at the Uni versity of North Carolina, and Mb. Gilbert J. Farley is on a fellow ship at the University of Miami, Florida. ■/ OSVPress Publishes High School Course CHARLOTTE — Those who are teaching Catholic students attend ing public high schools will be in terested in knowing that the Dio cesan' Course of studies, The Ad vanced Course for Catholic Living is available at Our Sunday Visitor Press. The Publisher has grant ed the Diocese the bulk rate for single copies on both the teacher and student texts. The teacher text contains an out line of the material to be covered weekly together with completely developed lesion plans. Teacher Text Book I Student Text Book I Teacher Text Book II Student Text Book II “Most modern school, most beautiful view” St. John’s School Nears Completion,, Waynesville WAYNESVILLE — Workmen are putting the finishing touches on the $145,000 St. John’s School — an ultra-modern plant, which prompted Father Lawrence Newman to describe it as the most modern school in North Carolina, with the most beautiful view in the United States.” The structure is scheduled tor completion in about three weeks. Already the 35 high school stu dents of the school are using the classrooms in the new plant. The 130 elementary students will move from the old building across the street about October 20. The new building has 11 class rooms, with provision for 240 ele mentary students, and about 90 in the high school department. There are seven Sisters and one lay teacher on the staff. Our Sunday Visitor Press Huntington, Indiana Attention: Mr. J. W. Mehring, General Manager Please send: copies of ADVANCED COURSE FOR CATHOLIC LIVING BOOK I copies of STUDENT’S MEMO PAGES, BOOK I copies of ADVANCED COURSE FOR CATHOLIC LIVING BOOK II copies of STUDENT’S MEMO PAGES, BOOK II We \mderstand these books are available for the Diocese of Raleigh at the bulk rate. NAME ADDRESS CITY AND STATE For Today’s Modern Living A i nruimg Buy For Those Who Love The Glowing Beauty, Cozy Charm, and Permanency of Kroehler Furniture ROCKY MOUNT FURNITURE CO. Main at Hill Street "In the Heart of the City” Telephone 6-6916 Rocky Mount, North Carolina OBITUARY Mrs. Marietta S. Mormino WAYNESVILLE — A Mass of Requiem was offered in St. John’s Church here for Mrs. Marietta S. Mormino, wife of Joe Mormino, who died last Thursday at a local hospital following an extended illness. The Rev. Lawrence C. New man, pastor, officiated. Those surviving, in addition to her husband, are two daughters, Genevieve and Ann Mormino of Waynesville; her mother and one brother. The main entrance is off Church street, and it is on this floor that the elementary and kindergarten classrooms are built. Each class is a complete unit within itself. Each room has automatic heat controls; sound-proof walls, fluorescent lighting, tile floors, modem desks, slate blackboards. A striking feature of the rooms are the full-length windows, with top and bottom slanting ventilat ing sash. The kindergarten and elemen tary rooms have outside entrances to the adjoining playground. All rooms have two or more different colors of walls.- The corridor walls are made of 6 x 9 cream colored tile. From the Meadow Street side, there are two entrances. The first is for the convenience of Nuns, and the students getting to the cafeteria in the Convent across the street. The cafeteria seats 60. The high school entrance is also from Meadow Street. The science department has had the latest equipment installed, with a darkroom as an added fea ture. The Library adjoins the study hall, and connecting ‘with the Li brary on the other side is the workshop where books are re paired. This room can also serve as a conference room. The building is fire-proof throughout, having only wooden desks and doors in the entire struc ture. Construction on the building be gan March 7, which followed a letter from Bishop Vincent S. Wa 'ters. Raleigh, stating he felt a new and modem plant should replace the wooden structure which has been used for a school since 1939. Father Newman began work on the plans, and ground was brok en on the 236 by 80 foot lot March 7, with Z. B. Robinson, Asheville, general contractor. f****************************!*#****#*********** MUNN# GRIFFIN & COMPANY, INC. Wholesalers ESTABLISHED IN 1900 502 South Church Street ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA
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