27,941 Attend Archdiocesan Schools Total Hits New High By Edward T. Smith i new high of 27,941 students I Jones, archdiocesan super-(students or 61 per cent over the Catholic elementary and this year, according to fig- intendent of schools 17,381 boys and girls enrolled high schools in the Aixhdio- ures released by the Very The total represents an in- in the archdiocesan schoids 10 cese of Denver enrolled a I Rev. Monsignor William H. I crease of an impressive lo.seo years ago and a growth of 231 over figures for the past year. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulatione ' PUPILS IN the 85 elementary Contents Copyright by the Catholic Press Society, Inc.. 1962 — Permission to Reproduce, Ezeepi schools of the archdiocese total On Articles Otherwise Marked, Uiveii After 12 M. Friday Following Issue 22,410; of whom 17,705 are at­ tending 48 schools in the Denver metropolitan area and 4,705 ini 19 elementary schools ojtside that area. D E N V E R C A T H a i C Students enrolled in the 16 Catholic high schools of the archdiocese total 5,531. Of these 4,868 are attending 12 Denver area schools and 865 are en­ rolled in four schools outside that area. REGISTER In September of 1952, the comparable enrollment figures VOL, LVIl No. 12 DENVER, COLORADO THURSDAY, NOV. 1, 1962 for the elementary schools were 10,996 in Denver and 3,057 out­ side of Denver for a total of New Hospital Wing in Colorado Springs 14,853. A six-story new wing to be built west of the present SL came to Colorado Springs from their motherhonse, then in The elementary school gain in Francis hospital, Colorado Springs, is shown In the architect’s Indiana, to care for patients then lodged in a small adobe the 10-year period came to 8,709 sketch above. In addition, the present main hospital wing is honse. Many were railroad employes and miners. Hie present or 81 per cent in the Denver to be remodeled and renovated. The Poor Sisters of St, Fraads hospital was first opened in 1888. Officials said constmctioa of area schools; 1,648 or 54 per Seraph of Perpetual Adoration conduct the inslltation, which Is the new wing Is contingent on a public subscriptioi campaign, cent outside of Denver, and marking its 75th anniversary. It was early in 1887 when pio­ plans for which are to be presented this week. The existing 8,357 or just under 60 per cent neer Sisters Huberts, Notbnrga, Sylveria, and Kunigunda hospital is at the right. for the entire archdiocese. Colorado Sprlngf HospHof HIGH SCHOOU'^enrollments 10 years ago were 2,894 in the Denver area and 434 outside Denver for a total of 3,328. Denver high schools showed an increase of 1,772 or 61 per Building Program Announced cent in the past decade. Those outside Denver, with an in­ A $2,700,000 building and A new, six-story building, which will replace beds now in ior citizens of the Colorado crease of 431, have almost ex­ remodeling program, to be which wiU contain all the mod­ the obsolete south wing con­ Springs and Pike’s Peak area. actly doubled their enrollment partially financed by a $1,- em facilities for a general hos­ structed in 1901. For years the Sisters of St. of 1M2. The total high school In­ 500,000 public subscription pital, is proposed for the area The old south wing will be Francis and the business and pr^essional men who were and crease in the archdiocese is 2,203 campaign that is being plan- west of the present complex <rf razed to effect site planning that hospital buildings. can adequately meet the needs are members of lay advisory students or 66 per cent in the ed, was announced for 10 year period. of pedestrian and vehicular traf­ boards have waged a struggle golorado Springs’ oldest TWO FLOORS of the building fic, parking, and delivery of sup­ to keep the hospital’s facilities This year’ s total represents hospital, St. Francis’, bywill house 80 medical and sur­ plies. This area also is need^ in step with m ^ c a l advances an enrollment more than two Winford Griffin, president gical patient beds, some of for an ambulance entrance that and increased hospital use. and one-half times as large as of the hospital’s lay advis­ will open into three modem the 10,399 boys and girls attend­ ory board. emergency suites in the new IBESE MEDICAL advances, Mayor 6lwoa InvHathn ing archdiocesan elementary St. Francis’ hospital is con­ building. it was pointed out, haVe led to and high schools 20 years ago St. Jude Burse The present main hospital pressing needs in the commu­ Mrs. Doris Knecht, chairman of the Cath­ American Education Wedc. Nearly SM invi­ ducted by the Poor Sisters of St. in 1942 and nearly triple the building, to the north, Mr. Grif­ nity for enough of the most olic Parent-Teacher league, and Sister Jean tations to attend the open house have been Ffancis Seraph of Perpetual 9,748 enrollment 25 years ago in Receives $30 fin explained, is no longer ac­ modern hospital facilities, if the Patrice, Cathedral high s^ ool prindpal, Den­ seat to legbiators, public school administra­ Adoration. Sister M. Erharda is 1937. ceptable for acute patient care. families in the hospitai service ver, extend an invitation to Mayor Richard tors and principals, leading businessmen, and superior of the present 165-bed A total of $30.50 was given by This year’s figures, however, It will be remodeled and reno­ area wish to take advantage of Batterton to attend the open house Nov. 13 non-Catholic leaders in the community. hospital. Plans for constructing week to raise the St. Jude also show a slowing down in the vated to create a 38-bed geri­ the possibilities for extended to be held at the Cathedral school during a new wing are a climax to the Burse for the education of fu­ enrollment boom that folIo*ved hospital’s 75th jubilee celebra­ atric department for care of sen­ (Tom to Page 2) ture priests to $3,119.04. World War n. The one-year in­ tion, which was formally marked crease of 231 over 1961 figures at a Solemn Mass Sept. 4 at Donors from Denver were Civic Leaders, [daeators Invited is less than <me-quarter of the which Archbishop. Urban J. D.G., in thanksgiving, $5; R. (Tom to Page 2) Vehr presided. McG., $5; M.J.K., $5; J.L., $1; Anonymous, $1; M.F., $3.50; New Peril Faces Naas To Open House at Cathedral Nov. 13 and S.A.G., $5. The other donor was Anony­ CathBdaci dri school, Denver,’ *'^erS* advTSory’ ttfmrti, 'Wtii- ^ Nov. 4 fo Climax mous, Tucson, Ariz., $5, Who Saved Puhlic School Nov. for civic officials in charge of the event, is to give Cathnllc schools. In addition. Sacred Heart of By Paul H. Hallett Mary parish. South Boulder, and public school educators, “ our friends in the public school Exhibits will be erected in (See Story on Page S) added $51.96 to its burse. will nighlight the archdioc­ a first-hand look at the opera­ each classroom on two subjects Youth Week Observance A flare-up in the smoldering issue of nuns in teach­ esan schools’ observance of tion and goals of a Catholic in the elementary and high ing in public schools— ^intermittent since 1892, when the schod.” school curriculum. The displays THE SUM of $8,000 wiU es­ American Education Week (See Picture on Page 17) school board of Trinidad unsuccessfully tried to induce will include the textbooks used observance. The celebration of tablish a seminary burse in per­ Nov. 11-17, More than 5(X) Catholic youths Sister Blandina Segale and the Sisters of Charilv to MEMBERS OF the advisory in the subjects and a chart Catholic Youth Week has petuity for the education of a The theme of the open house, will pay their tribute to Christ change their garb in the public schools they had liter­ board are Sister Carmendta, showing the objectives and phi­ brought praise from President student for the priesthood. The “ The Eklucated Child Belongs to as a model of Christian leaders ally and morally built— came losophy that guide the teaching principal will be invested and by the Rev. Mr. C. Stanley Lo­ archdiocesan grade school cur­ in a Mass in the Cathedral Nov. Kennedy and from hundreds of when a POAU official an­ Us All,” will stress the com­ only the interest used. well, editor of Church and State riculum consultant; Sister Fran- of the subject in Catholic 4, the climax of the Catholic nounced his organization would mon concern of public and par­ Review, a publication of Prot­ d s Eileen, supervisor of Lor- schools. Youth Week observance in the take court action to compel the ochial schools in the education DONATIONS TO the seminary estants and Other Americans etto Sisters in archdiocesan The display on English, ac­ Archdiocese. of American youths. burse should be sent to the public schools of Antonito to dis­ United for Separation of Church grade schools; cording to the committee, will Following the Mass at 8 a.m., The Catholic Parent-Teacher Most Rev. Urban J. Vehr, Arch­ charge their 23 teachers who are and State. Sister Jean Patrice, principal stress the development of a the members of the Catholic league, which is sponsoring the of Cathedral High school; Sister sense of beauty in the students Youth organization will form a bishop of Denver, Chancery of­ Benedictine Sisters.