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National Circulation, 475,919; Denver Catholic Register, 20,975 y BIG ENROLLMENT CROWDS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS beautiful residence for some time to come Contents Copyrighted by the Catholic Press Society, Inc., 1940— ^Permission to Reproduce, Excepting The Bishop of Cheyenne as a result of the e'rection of the building shown below on Articles Otherwise Marked, Given After 12 M. Friday Following Issue m the^ residential section of Cheyenne by the Most Rev. Patrick A. McGovern. Completed recently, the Georgian-style house is of brick and stone construction. One of its ten rooms is a chapel for the Bishop Huge Increase of and the three Ursuline^ Sisters who act as his housekeepers. The altar in the chapel and the fittings of the sanctuary were designed by the Monterey guild of Fresno, C<alif., noted fabricator of ecclesiastical art. DENVER CATTKXIC Students in Highs Creates Probiem REGISTER Pnpils Turned Away at Some Institutions; Con The National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service Supplies The Denver Catholic Register. We Have Also the International News Service (Wire and Mail), a Large Special Service, Seven Smaller Services, struction of New Buildings in Next Photo Features, and Wide World Photos. Few Years Necessary VOL. XXXV. No. 48. DENVER, COLO., THURSDAY, JULY 18^ 1940. $2 PER YEAR The astonishing growth of the Catholic high schools of Tourist Attendance Growing Denver in the past ten years has created the serious problem of finding accommodations for pupils in nearly every one of mm GIVENthe parochial high schools. A similar situation exists in sev 1,500 Persons Hear Mass eral of the grade schools, especially those in parishes in the newer parts of the city. Construction of new buildings must 3-WEEK VAailON be faced in the next few years. At Four Summer Chapels According to the ten-year surrey of Catholic education in Colorado just completed by the Rev. Hubert Newell, diocesan su Some 1,500 persons attend of Cathedral parish. Although perintendent of schools, the enroll Mass in the four major Summer the resort has been open only a few SANTA MARIA ment o f pupils in Colorado Cath chapels of Colorado and the tourist weeks, there are enough Catholics NOTED STADS TO olic high schools increased 50 per in the vicinity now to fill the church attendance is still growing. These cent in the years between 1930 twice each Sunday. According to The rolling terrain of Camp chapels are the ones at Evergreen, and 1940. Every parochial high the Rev. Francis Kappes, assistant Santa Maria, 63 milles west of Estes Park, Grand Lake, and Cas school, in Denver except one has cade. In addition, visitors to the at the Cathedral, who has been at Denver at Olava, has been the romping gn'ound for the past six reached capacity in the matter of ASSISI AT MASS Jewel Wealth in Colorado state swell the congregations at tending the Grand Lake chapel, there are about 350 persons pres weeks for 260 Catholic boys from pupil accommodation and at least many other churches, particularly two, Holy Family and St. Francis those in resort areas. ent for the Mas.ses. Denver and vicinity. On£ hundred and twenty-five boys were in at de Sales’ high schools, have had Developed by Pohndorfs Of these four summer churches Another chapel that is popular tendance from June 7 to 28 and to turn away pupils in the past IN GENIML CUT F. D. R., CANDIDATE the one that attracts the most per with vacationi.sts this summer is a group of 135 will complete its two years. FOR THE PRESIDENCY sons to its services is Christ the that at Ca.scade, situated in the period on July 18. July 20 will The problem is not so pressing mountains near Colorado Springs. (By Harry O’N eill) rect these gems from their pristine King chapel at Evergreen. Ac begin one of the two periods set in most of the grade' schools of The nomination of President F. It is cared for in the summer by the It is a far cry from the Metro D. Roosevelt by the Democratic When a vast army of men homes and make them beautiful cording to the Rev. Barry Wogan, aside for girl campers. the city, although all of them are pastor of St. Joseph’s church in Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who politan Opera house in New York party as its candidate for 1940 swarmed into the Colorado Rockies for all the world to see. Pohn- The early morning bugle has at the near-capacity mark in en in the ’ 50s, they had but one thing Golden, from which the Evergreen also have charge of Sacred Heart was the least startling news of the dorf’s, on downtown 17th street been the keynote to busy days of rollment. St. Vincent de Paul’s, city to Assumption church in Cen on their minds— gold. As the chapel is cared for, there are more church in Colorado Springs. Nearly week. Anybody who was surprised for many years, is known not only hiking, handicraft, water sports, Loyola, a n d St. Philomena’s tral City; and there is a vast dif prospectors’ picks dug deeper and than 600 persons attending the 8 100 persons attend, the 9:30 Mass at it or who was taken in by the to thousands of Americans but to music, dramatics, and other forms schools, however, are faced with deeper into the wealthi-ridden hills, and 10 o’clock Masses there each there each Sunday, ference between the music of falsetto dramatics of the conven other thousands throughout the of activity. The full flavor of a steadily increasing enrollment. Sunday. The majority of these, Wagner and Verdi and the Gre tion is too simple to stay alive long. the hills gave up their treasure of world as a store occupying a really camp life has been reached at the According to the Rev. Manus P. Only once before has a man sought precious metal in greater and unique field. Its proprietor, Father Wogan says, are tourists Boyle, pastor at St. Vincent’s, a gorian chant of the Church. The who are on vacation in the vicinity end of the day with intimate twi a third term in the Presidency of greater abundance. Another treas August Pohndor^ Jr., a member light fires at the beautiful rustic new room will be added and an distance between New York city ure, however— overlooked in the of the chapel. But a large number W riting Jobs the U. S., and then, in the case of of >St. John’s pari.sh, presides over council ring at the foot of Mt. other teacher secured as soon as and Central City and the gap be Theodore Roosevelt, he was not scramble for riches— was there, a collection of jewels and gems of Denverites stop over there for the new rectory, now under con Mass on their way to camping sites Santa Maria, where camp enter tween operatic music and the plain elected for the first time but suc and has come into its own with the that probably can never be dupli struction, is completed. There were tainment comes at its be.st. chant of the Church will be bridged, ceeded to the office on the death years. Precious and semi-precious cated. Which is more beautiful, higher in the mountains. Father Being Sought 185 pupils in the four-room, eight- Wogan is being assisted this sum The enjoyable and worthwhile nevertheless, this Sunday, when of the President, William McKin stones, once buried in the rough the glistening untouched specimen grade school last year and the mer by one of the Jesuit priests program has been in charge of six of the artists who appear regu ley. We are, therefore, to be asked rocks, are now spread over the in the wall case or the finished and Frank L. Seiner, director of St. enrollment is expected to hit the world and have strengthened the polished gift or ornamental work from Regis college. For Graduates 200-mark this year. larly at the Metropolitan will sing to shatter precedent in the autumn Anthony’s Neighborhood house, at the annual homecoming Mass at election. state’s reputation as a producer of of art, the visitor has to decide for St. Walter’s chapel, situated in Denver, and eight counselors: Loyola school, which last year mineral wealth. Right in Denver himself. Mr. Pohndorfs late father the heart of the popular summer had the full eight grades for the 11 o’clock in Assumption church The writer expects the contest to Journalism is a popular study Joseph P. McConaty and Joseph in the well-known "ghost” town, is the agency that perhaps has founded the store. resort at Estes Park, is being B. Brown of Regis college, Harold first time, is steadily growing. be considerably closer and far done more than any other to resur- these days, featured at practically which once attracted thousands to more interesting than recent Presi Stones in Famous Grotto cared for by the Rev. Roy Figlino, Mountain and John Stein of St. With 150 pupils enrolled in the assistant pastor of St. John the every secondary school. Catholic its confines by the discovery of dential elections. The ' Roosevelt While Colorado has not given up institutions are no exception. The Thomas’ seminary, William Barry past school term and an even any rubies, emeralds, diamonds, Evangelist’s parish in Denver. The gold in the nearby mountains. administration has the vast political Returns Announced enthusiasm shown by high school of St. John’s seminary at Cama greater number expected this or other gems of the highest value, two Masses celebrated there each rillo, Calif., and William B.

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