Saint Francis Catholic Church

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• Some information about the Silver Jubilee

Location: Vertical Files at B.S. Ricks Memorial Library

of the Yazoo Library Association | 310 N. MainStreet, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

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Ym CITY;

Ot, Francis cIiosr ihe best for his

Gofl and himself as he saw it!

His words were picj^tnint with mean-ing then—am! Iiavc not lost tlieirimpact now! Tiiese WOKDS OF ST.FUANCIS hiiild llie framework for

our St. Francis story,In order to appreciates early eiTortsand sar-rifices, it is necessary to consider the circumstanees that ]>oinle(lup thee need for this great understanding.

"Be Blest of God, O city . . .from your midst many shallbe chosen for the kingdom oflife everlasting."

The history of the present YazooCity dates back to 1824. what it wasknown as Hanan's Bluff. In liT20,I'le name wa.s changed to Maneliesl-er. incorporated on Deceniljer 5,

Land ofGrace

and Promise

1830. The small town began to growand became a mart for those at home

or th()se who traveled there liy horseor boat, for it was easily accessibleby land or water. By an act of the'legislature, approved February M,1830, the town of Manchester became known us Yazoo City. In lessthan a year after thi.s (Jiange, Yazoo(iity was ahm)St totally destroyed byfire.

During the Civil War, the city became a key naval bastion, and the

SR. M. MICHELLE, O.S.F.

St. Francis Parish

Yazoo City, Mississippi

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Yazoo navy yard became a model ofConfederate efficiency.

The end of the war left most of

the ])lanlcrs with their land, and little else. The freeing of the slaves hadwiped out a major portion of theircapital investments.

The city entered the Reconstruction period. However, once the erawas over, with the last troops leaving llie south, Yazoo City sotlleddown to a contented, easy-going agricultural existence.

On September 29, 1939, the Woodruff No. 1 came in at Tinsley P^icldin Yazoo (bounty, Mississippi's firstproducing oil well. But this was not

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BishopRichard O. Gcrow

of Natchez-Jackson,and student of St. Francis

tlie ttnly cliange lo liike |)hux' inYazor) City.Tnio, it was an age of transiliuii

, . . hill also an age in wliich ileoulc! be said,

"In the Christian word, something is wrong!" "... withGod's blessing and yours, wewish to build."

St. brancis Mi.ssitjii was Itorn in

October, 1939, al a nieeling belweenMost Hev. Samuel A. Slrilch. thenArclibisbop of Miiwaukci*. and bisformer elassmate, Most ixev. Kicii-ard 0. Gerow, bishop of Natchez-Jackson. Archbishop Stritch statedto the Bishop that the School Sistersof St. Francis of St. Joseph Convent,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were desirous

of beginning mission work amongthe Negroes in the South.Had it not been for the conflict

between the church and slate in Ger

many, generally known as the Kul-turkampf, St. Francis would not haveImcl the School Sisters' help in themission's formative years.The Prussian Diet enacted laws,

known as the May Laws, in 1873 to1875. 'riii'se laws hiid the full support of r-hanccHor Bismarck andwere insligaled by Falk, his ministerof Public Worship, and were the(uiuse of liie eonliiet between the

cluirch and stale. Then followed llie

expulsion of religions orders, theclosing of eonveiils. and the Bisiiop's

Father Potor do Boer, S.V.D.,first postor of St. Francis

Relaxing in the rectory of St. Francis is Mr. Joseph Hamel, o generous benefactor and personal friend of St. Francis Mission.

onlers for tin; nuns lo lay asiih; theirreligious garb or go into exile.

Three of tlu^so women, who belonged lo llui Order of St. Francisand hail been cxitelled from Baden.(/Cfinany, in com|iany wilii 07 oiliern-ligious exiles, landed in New Yorkon Oelohia" 12, 1873, on the liner"Cologne" from Bremen. They weredetermined to help tiie Americanclingy in the parochial seliools. Aftermany months of trying in variouscities to find a starling jtlace, tlieyfinally took root in the MilwaukeearcluiiocesR.

On April 28, 1874, the Sisters re-ceivcd permission of Archbishop

llenni to found a new community inthe Milwaukee Arclulioci^se and to

lake charge of St. Matthew's Schoolat New Cassel. On the following dayafter they were settled in their littleconvent, Moliier Alexia, .Sister Af-fons and Sister Clara renewed tiieirvows, from which they were dispensed, in the presence of FatherMichaels as representative of His Excellency, Bishop Henni.

Today the American congregation,divided into four provinces, numbers well over two thousand professed Sisters. Holy Name Province,Chicago, to which the Mississippi

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mission? now belong, nunilxns fiveluitiilrcd.

Ilisliop Cei'ow imnicdialely inli^r-ested lijin.s(.'lf in arranging for (lieSister? for bis own diocese, encourages! It)' Mollicr M. Stanislaus,(J.Sd'., inolb{;r general and Sister M.Cetrona, assistant general.

M<jtiH!r Stanislaus was seriouslyconsidering llie opening of a smalliios[)ital In the south but abandonedthe idea upon the advice of Arch-bisliop Slrilch. Hi? Excellency, liirn-scif a native of Tennessee and ac-([iiainlcd with conditions in the

soulii. encouraged the opening of aschool.

I he Society of the Divine Woi'dcooperated Ijy appoinlitig Hev. I'clerde Uo(;r, S.V.D., to establish thenii?sion in Yazoo (aty, a city of/.50(). ord) one of whom was aNegro Catholic.Rev, Peter dc Boer, S.V.D.. of

Haarlem-mer-nieer, Holland enteredthe Divine Word Seminary in hiscountry in 1021. He pronounce<l hisfinal or perpetual vow? in lOii'l andwas ordained in 1035 on .lanuary27. That same year he came to the

Firs^ Arrivals; Sr. M.Hortcnsia, principal,(back) and (loft toright) Sisters Lauri-ona, Cotnillo and

Christella in YazooCit/.

Colored Missions of this country, arriving at the Bay St. Louis, Mississippi head<iuarters of the DivineWord Fathers in the fall. After threemonths he was sent to give assistanceat Sacred Heart Mission in Greenville, Mississippi. He remained thereonly ijrielly and was sent lo HolyGhost Mission in Jacksoti. Mississippi by January, 1040. Early in liieSpring of 19-40 he went lo Yazoo

yards of dirt were moved frotn thetop of a rugged peak and dumpedinto the valley lo make room forbuilding purposes. This portion ofthe program was financed by Mr.Joseph Hamel of Yazoo City.By the fall of 19-40, a well-con-

slrucled school and convent loppedthe iiill overlooking the city.The mission was pla<'cd under the

patronage of St. Francis.

In 1941 tho Mission's chapel served as parMimc classroom.

City, Mississi|ipi, where he foundedSt. Francis Mission.

"Whoever gives me one stone,

shall have one reward, butwhoever gives me two stones

shall have two rewards, yesand whoever gives me three

stones, shall hove three re-

Vv'ords . . ."

Fallier dc Boer selected a site,

which at first appeared forlfidding,hut a site winch many times sincehas been commended. Ten thousand21

"Let us take thought of ourvocation. God in His mercyhas called us to do it not so

much for our sake, as for thesake of man."

'Hie pj-ospecl (jf going lo Mississippi was like that of going lo aforeign mission for the Sidiool Sisters of St. Francis. When Sister M.

Horlensia, priiu'ipal and su[)erlor,Sister Lauriana, Sisler Camille andSister Chrislella arrived in Yazoo

City, the convent was not completed,

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project.

A man has only as much knowiedgo ashe puts into action."

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but the Sisters of Cliarily of Nazareth, Kentucky offered them liospital-ily until late in October wIumi iheymoved into their new home.

Sisltn- M. Ilorlciisia, O.S.F., wasborn in Peoria, Illinois, one of seven cliiidren. She attended SacredHeart Kiemenlary School in Peoria,and then entered St. .loseph Convent. Si.-^ter's first f;onta< I with Ne-fjroes came in 1940, aflta- she hadtaught twenty-five years in ihe wesl.Because of her inexperience in tiiisfi eld, she confessed that she approached her task with Irc^pidation.

For .six years Sister worked at St.Francis Mission, laying tin; foundation for progress. After Sister completed her work here, she was trans-

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ferred to Holy .Angels School in Chicago.

• On the occasion of her fiftiethyear in religious life, the CatholicInterracial Council presented herwith tile Thomas J. Crowe Interracial Award, for "iier jiersonal contribution over tlie years to the causeof interracial justice ami charity."

One iiundred twenty-nine "children'' from six to nineteen years ofage ac<-cplcd the invitation of theSistcrrs to icgi.'^fcr for grades om; tosix. A .spctdal cla.ssroom was initialedfor the iimlcrprivilcgi'd. Two of thesix classrooms were tcm[»oiarilv usedas a cluii'cli.

One of the fi rst projccis was theinanguralion of sid)slantial noondaylunches made, possible by benefactors and govcunment commodities.Clothing for the children most inneed was provided through the handiwork of the (lostiilants and novicesof the Molhcrlioinii;. and by the mission clubs of the higii schools t)fthe School Sislcu'.s of St. I'rancis.

As soon as the sciiool was in operation, ]"'alhcr de liocr made plansto (d)tain fiiiuls for the building (jfa church. A dmiation of S.'iOlK) sentby Archbishop Cushing in incmorv'of Julia Walsh, formed the nuclimsof the new collection. The idiurch,built on simple lines recalling thestable of Bethlehem—was dedicatedby October 4, 1942.

Tile Serapliic Mission Auxiiiary,a group of "missionary-miiuicd" ladies associated with llie Sisters ofSt. Francis in Milwaukee, Wiscon-23

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Fr. Clement Mathis, Fr. Joseph Stier,S.V.O., second pastor S.V.D., third pastor

Sr. Madonna, principal Sr, Daniel Marieand superior, "efficl- O.S.F.cncy personified."

sin, in addition lo funiisliing amie(|uipping ibe Sisters' convi'iil. don-alcd the altar, the tabernacle, and alarge cructifix for liie new church.In nn)ie recent years, the Auxiliaryhas conlinueil its woik l)\ [mrciias-ing de.sks foi- the primarv grades,and .(•ompletcly renovating the eon-venL-chapel. Twenty-four convertswere hajilized on liie occasion of thechurch dedication.

"A man has only as muchknowledge as he puts into action."

Dedlcalitin ceremonies for Saint

Francis Vocational High School,built and ecjuipped at an approximate cost of 815,000 were held in October, 1944. The vocational trainingconsisted of home economics, shopwork and mechanical drawing, inaddition to a regular academiccourse. The first liigh school classgraduated in 1947.The original building plans were

almost comjiietely executed exceptfor liie building of a gyrnnasium-audiloriurn. However, Father dcCoer was assigned to start a missionin Jackson in 1945.

Sister Hortensia, too, was calledto work elsewhere—tliough still inthe field of Neg ro missionary activity. Sister spent eighteen years atHoly Angels School in Chicago,where she acted as principal duringthis time.

Sister M. Luperta assumed the position of superior and principal.

Rev. Clement Mathis replaced Father de Boer. The school continued

to grow so that it became impera

tive to enlarge the convent and thegrade school. The grade schoolbuilding was also brick veneered.

Father Mathis is a native of Aus

tria and claims as his home town

a place with the quaint name, Zwis-chenwasser, in the Diocese of Inns-bruch. At twelve years he enteredthe Divine Word Seminary at Feld-kirch in Austria. Hence, after grammar sciiool, all of ids scholastic preparations for the priesthood weremade with the Divine Wor<l Mis

sionaries. On August 14. l9dH hewas ordaineil a priest at liie DivineWord Seminary, in Techny, Illinois.Early in 1940 Father Mathis joinedthe faculty at Divine Word Seminary, Bay St. Louis. An assignmentto parish work sent Idtn to HolyGhost Mission at Jacksotd Mississippi, as assistant priest hy July 4 thatyear. Four years later, on September 29, 1945, lie was named pastorof liie newly founded St. FrancisMission at Yazoo City.

In 1950, Father Mathis was trans-

And then a cafetoria, progress, progress, progress . . .

Fr. "Terry"—a mon omong men.

North Cambrirge's "man for all seasons.'

ferred to Belle Chassis, Louisiana.Falh<;r Josepii Slier, S.V.D., camefrom an assistantship at Ilallieshurg,Miss., to become the mission's thirdpastor.

Father Joseph Stier was horn atNewport, Ki'iilucky. He was thirteenyears old when he entered the freshman year at the Divine Vi'ord Seminary's high school department at25

Techny, III. Father Stier was ordained at the Techny seminary onApril 3, 1938. He joined a band ofAmerican missionaries in Honan

Province, China. After five years,Father's work, and that of all hisconfreres, was interrupted by thewar. He was repatriated by the Japanese in December, 1943 and backin the Uidted Stales be was assignedto St. Anscliu Parish in Chicago.Tins was a congregation of Negroes.It was here that lie first worked ex

tensively wilii the peoph^ willi whomIds career would Ik^ engaged evenlu-allv. At war's end he relurmxl toChina and hy 1946 he was at HongKong at tiio mission proiaire or fund-raising center. Two y(?ars later hehad again entered Honan Provincefor he was assigned to the olliee ofCaliiolic Welfare at Kaifeng, lliepopulous city there. His slay therewas Inief, however, for within onlya few months the Coimminisls over

ran the area moving from the northdown across tlie face of China. Bywinter, 1948 Father Slier was againin the U.S. and once more assignedto work witli Negroes of Chicago.

Tln^ wheel of Ids priestly careerIiad turned full around for him.

From a brief stint at Chicago heplunged entirely into Divine WordMissionaries' work with Negroes inthe South. On September 29, 1949,he jireceded Father Thomas Megan,S.V.I)., his old lioss in Honan. toHattieshurg, Mississippi, where theyteamed to found Rosary CatlioUcMissions for Negroes. Father Stier

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Fr. John Kist, S.V.D,, "To Renew all thingsin Christ," is the present pastor's goal forSt. Francis.

Iravcll(-(i. pecking funds while Tn-lliei Megan allciulc-d the cunsliiie-liiiiis. Ill mid-puiiimer, 1950 he wasmade pastor of St. Franci.s Missionat Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Otic year after Father Slier be-(■aiiie pastor. Sister M. Limaiue he-came principal and superior. Thoughnew to work in tlie Negro aposloiale,Sister Iiad spent many years in thewest doing missionary work amongthe Indians. The St. Francis commu

nity liad groat cause to rejoice in1951 for Jannic Mylcs, Sister Daniel Marie, made her profession as amemlier of tiic community of theScliool Sisters of St. Franci.s. Site isnow leaching at Holy Angels Schoolin Chicago.

A fund was starliul for the building of a now gymnasium. Once morethe earth was moved for buildingpurposes. At the same lime, a fool-bail fi eld was graded and laid oul.

The new aiidiloriiim-gvnmasiiim, ahi'iek-rronled .steel building, wasfieditaileii on Oelohcr 2. l').5(). Knotted jiine covers the interior and uniariile slaluo of Our Lady of theSmile, adorn.p (he front of ihe Imild-ing.

Rev. Francis Therimill, S.V.D.,was appointed assistant to FatherSlier in I95d. The teaching of American hi.plory, religion and the direction of the athletic program, in addition to |iarish dutie.s, were amongI'aLlier's res[)onsil)iHtics. Fr. Theri-auit is a native of North Camhridge,Mass. lie entered the Divine WordSeminary in Miramar, Mass., at llieage of 14. Oil June 21, 19.5.5. FatherTlieriaidl was ordainetl at llic Di-vine Word Scniinaiy of St. Augustine in Bay St. Louis, Miss. lie wasassigned to the Region of Flores inIndonesia and never rceeiviMl Idsvisa. As an assistant in St. Rose deLima Rarish in Bay Si. Louis he began his a|ioslohUe among .Negroes,Sepleinher, 1956. Two years laterFather Tiieriault joined Faliter Stierin Yazoo City.

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In Soplemiier, J95B, Sister Limanawas appointed to St. Mary s in HollySprings, Mississippi and Sister Madonna, who had already spent manyyears in missionary work at St. Francis, was apjiointed as principal andsuperior. The work of the missioncontinued to progress under her dedicated guidance.

For five years Father Theriaullwas active in parish and school activity at St. Francis, exci^pl for aperiod of six months when Fallicrmade Ids lerlianship at Rome.

The erection of a cafeteria was anecessary addition to the originalbuilding plan. Lunch had lieen serv-

' ed in various places during llie preceding yi:ars. When the mission be

gan, Iun(4i was prepared on ihe Sisters' porch and served in the corridor in grade school—then, after thehigh school was erected—a kitchenwas included. This was an improvement—the students were served inthe kilclicn and had lunch in theirhome rooms.

The ideal was arrived at in 1960when, on April 24, St. Francis Cafeteria was dedicated. Built to harmonize with the other buildings, itwas one step closer to a completemission.

Bui a kindergarten was yet neial-ed, and Father Slier again began abuilding ])rojcct. Tlic additionalslrncture was to liouse a kindergarten. dollies room ami music ro.itn.

SOCIETY OF SISTERS' SPONSORSRev. Benjamin M. Horton, S.S.J.335 BroadwayNew York, N.Y. 10013

Dear Father:

Believing in the worthy object of the Society of Sisters' Sponsors—the siijjporl of 472 ol Ood's nuns in the Colored Missions I accept the invitation to become a member (subject to withdrawalwithout notice, at my option, at any lime) of the Society of Sisters'Sponsors.

Monthly, upon receiving my bill, I will send S .With thanks for the opportunity of helping God and the Church.

Very sincerely yours in Jesus,

DecliciUed in I'JGS, ihis was llie finaladdition to St, Francis.

"If I were at the same time

to meet some saint comingdown from heaven and anypoor priest, I would first paymy respects to the priest . .

Tiic work of llicsc last fourlcciiyears was set in liigli rtdiid whenFather Slier eclcljraled Ids silver jubilee in tlu! |)riesthood in 1903. Rcc-ognilion of Faliier's priestly missionary elfoi-Is was a reneetion of tiicaceoinplishment.s of missionary ac-tivil\' in the area since llie foiinda-

lion of the mission Iwenly-lwo yearsliefoi(?.

I'allier 'riieriauit left .St. Francis

in 19().3 lo work in the Divint^ Word

Parish of St. Nicholas. Presently Father Tlnniault is tlic vocation di

rector in the IJivinc Word Mission-

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ceived this assignment in 1904.In 1901, Father Slier was appoint

ed lo Fu J(ui llniv(irsity in Formosa.

Rev. Joiin M. Kist. S.V.D., a classmate of Faliier Slier, was selectedto continue the work at .St. Francis,and Father left liis eight year pastorale! at St. Mary's in Viekshurg tol)ecome pastor at St. Francis in Sep-lemher, 1904.

Father .jolm Kist was horn in

.jidinslowii. Pa. lie was graduatedfrom eighth grade at Si. .joseph Parochial School. l'"alh(!r Kist sliidied at

tlu! I)i\ine Word .Seiuinai'\' in (»ir-

ard. Pa., for six y<!ars. Father hi;-came ill dining his second year ofphiloso|ihy and was not cNpeirled tolive. He liansfern'd to Ba) Si. Louis.Miss., in 19.3.0. (Jiilained in 1939,

his first assigimienls, pitfeel-assist-anl and procurator retained him inthe Bay. In 1910. however, he wastransferreil lo tlie Divine Word Sem

inary in Hirard. Pa., where he taughtinnilit'Hiiilies anij seienee. ||ih (jrsj

jinsloiid assignment was givitn inI9l9 as asslslanl iiaslor of Onr Lmlyof (he Diviiid Siieplu'i'il jmriiih in'rr(!nlon. New jersey. The next ap-]>oiiil iiiniil as assislaiit at Si. FiaiieisXa\i<T Mission in San I'Vaneisco.carried him across the eouiitry. Withhis wide range of experience lie wasready to take over St. Mary's Parishill Viekshurg, Miss. For eiglit yearshe was shepherd to Si. Mary's flock.

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DL ■ Yazoo River flows through therich bottom land of .Central Mississippibefore it empties into the MississippiRiver at Vicksburg. About 40 milesupstream from Vicksburg the populous-farming center of Yazoo City sits beneath .huge loess bluffs past whichfl ows the Yazoo River. From the slaving era the region has had a largeNegro population and by 1940 theNegroes in Yazoo City ■ numbered

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the late Cardinal Mundelein's funeral)that the School Sisters of St. Francis(a sizeable congregation headquarteredat Milwaukee) wanted to staff severalschools of Negro Missions as theircontribution to the cause of the homemissions. Their fi rst thought had beento staff a hospital serving Negroes,but Cardinal Stritch had advised instead the staffing of several schools.

Bishop Gerow invited Divine WordMissionaries to the Yazoo City project, and they accepted through VeryRev. Joseph Eckert, S.V.D., their provincial in the South. By April 21, 1940Father Peter de Boer, S.V.D., hadtransferred from an assistantship atHoly Ghost Mission in Jackson, Mississippi to Yazoo City to begin themission. The young Hollander wasthen but 5 years ordained. He foundhospitality at St. Mary Rectory inYazoo City. On April 21 he wrote toFather Eckert: J'SInce last Friday Ihave taken possession of Yazoo City.For the time being I will stay with•Father Doyle (at St. Mary) who isvery good and gracious to me. . . . Inthe beginning of this week, perhapsTuesday, the work will start, fi rst somegrading and terracing, then sodding,and it will be the most beautiful spotin Mississippi. Come and see. . . . Bythe fi rst of June the Bishop hopes tohave- the school building started, andthen gradually things will materialize.School and convent are on the programnow and except some sizeable donations come in that will be all for thisyear. The school will be a success sincethere is only one school for the Colored(in Ya?oo City) and that is overcrowded and inadequate. At least some300 children have no opportunity togo to school. . . . If you meet a well-to-do person who does not know whatto do with the money, please suggestto him or her to build a nice little

Th* MESSENGER aski prayere and aid today for U.S. Negro Miistoni

. That year'the city was selected by chapel here in;Yazoo City . . . it willBishop Richard 0. Gerotv as a site for be a lasting moment . . . and it will

.-one of several Negro Missions- con- not cost over $5000."" templated. Through the late Cardinal The grading, terracing, etc. to whichStritch of Chicago he had learned (at the young missionary referred above

•Send-your contributionj Jo Rev. Father Provincial, Divine Word Mltiionariei, Bay Saint IduIj, MIm., 81

YAZOO CITY , MISSIONwas needed to make the site for themission since the rugged top of a forbidden, loess bluff had been selected forthe site. The place was known locallyas Powell Hill. Mr. Joseph Hamel, alocal white friend of the new mission,paid the cost of the landscaping whichremoved 10,000 yards of dirt off thehill top and fanned it out onto a basesome ten acres wide.By the fall, 1940 a si.\-room wooden

building had been erected to doubleas a school and a church. Also a convent was being built to house theSisters. The early building expenseswere partly met by a }55,000 gift fromMr. Ovide Aubin of IST'w York City.Bishop Gerow set September 22, 1940for the dedication date though theconvent would not be finished untillate in October. Meanwhile four Sistershad arrived in late summer and found

hospitality with the nuns of St. ClaraSchool (St. Mary Parish). Sister M.Hortensia headed this first band whichincluded Sisters Camille, Christella,and Lauriana. These nuns initiallyenrolled 129 children (130 is also recorded) from ages 6 to 19 in grades1 to 6 and in a special section for thosemost retarded. On October 9 Fatiierde Boer reported to Father Kckertamong other items, ". . . the enrollment has come very close to 130. Theconvent is not ready yet. The Sistersare grateful for your suggestion ofrunning water in the rooms." FatiierEckert acknowledged the report twodays later. In his acknowledgement hepenned the advice, "Keep good recordsof everything. It may seem trivial, butin 25 years" it will be hfstory, muchappreciated by others." This bit ofadvice was to be carefully heeded andnow in 1963 as the Mission approachesits 25th year its early records andphotos are indeed abundant and clear.By Christmas 1940 the enrollment

was 139. These were all grammargrade pupils. The pastor and Sistershad already gotten across to them thehealthy idea that they were to paytheir way as far as possible. Even so,payment was minuscule. Monthly thetuition from the entire student bodytotaled $86. The students were receiving hot lunches too — a great boon inthat desperate era. The lunches cost5 cents each. They were prepared inthe convent's kitchen, slipped intotrays and carted off to the classroomswhere each child ate at his desk.Father de Boer wrote to Father Eckert, ". . . the ehiklren are well behaved and of very good will." Theyhad every cause to be thus, enjoyingas the}'^ did such devotion and resourcefulness from the Sisters. Thesenuns themselves, as have been all theirSisters following them to Yazoo City,-had asked for the assignment with theNegro children. They were supportedby the Seraphic Mission Auxiliary, agroup of lay women associated withthe Milwaukee headquarters. TheAuxiliary furnished and equipped theconv'ent, provided the four Sisters'salaries, their clothing, and their travelexpenses. It even underwrote the costof the hot lunch program. Through thefinancial aid of the Auxiliary the entire burden of the Sisters' support wastaken off the young mission. Later, byJanuary 1, 1946 the Mission would beasked to provide $200 monthly towardsthe Sisters' increased numbers then(11) and in view of" their many invaluable labors.With the school under way Father

de Boer labored to make good on hispromise to beautify the scraped andbarren hill top. By winter, 1940 hewrote to Father Eckert, "We haveplanted about 18 trees . . . They areevergreens and will add a little colorto the plant (the mission) in winter-

A pious pracfico is growing among devout people. They arrange now to hove such anotice as the following appear publicly at their death for all acquaintances' benefit: "In. placeof flowers, it is the pious wish of the deceased that you contribute to his favorite charity, e.g.Negro Missions of the South, Divine Word Missionaries, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi.

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time. There are still about that manylocust trees or elms to be planted anda few oaks." Provincial Eckert obviously satisfied with the progress,wrote on May 18, 1941, "Is there achance around Yazoo to expand thework eventually? Did you ever scoutaround?" llntil this year (1963), however, no branch mission has grown outof the Yazoo City effort.The second school year began in

September, 1941, and Father de Boeradded a 7th grade. He even had theclassroom furnished and ready by thepreceding July 10.Meanwhile, the school had grown so

that it was no longer used also as achurch. In fact this double role hadnot been contemplated as a long-rangeplan for the school building. Fatherde Boer had early indicated his wishto build the Mission an integral Churchor Chapel. And through a donation of$5,000 from then Archbishop Cushinggiven for the memory of one JuliaWalsh, he saw his chance to begin thechurch. On May 25, 1942 Father deBoer wrote that work had begun onthe church. By .\ugust the brick structure was finished, and he began toconvert the former chapel space intotwo class rooms. At this time he wasplanning also a rectory (for he hadbeen living in an old house on PowellHill), but the rectory has not yet beenrealized. On October 4, 1942 Bisho|'>Gerow dedicated the church and baptized 24 children.

It was the urgent need to providea high school for his 8th grade graduates that now burdened the priest.By March 9, 1943 he was planing ahigh school whose curriculum wouldbe that of a vocational training school.By the -last week of September,

1944 the high school had been builtand equipped for $15,000. It was dedicated October 1 by Bishop Gerow who

also confirmed 20 persons and baptized 9 converts that day. It offeredthe first two high school grades to 48students while the grammar schoolenrolled 260 pupils. Among these 308children there were 32 Catholics.Sister Hortensia headed the elevennuns now assigned to the mission.Father de Boer's plans then turnedtowards a gymnasium-auditorium aftersetting up a workshop in the summer,1945 for the high school vocationaltraining program.On August 22, 1945 Father Clement

Maihls, S.\'.D. was named the Mission's new pastor and replaced Fatherde Boer on October 1. Father de Boerreturned to Jackson after his live yearsat Yazoo City. .At Jackson he was tofound and build Christ the KingParish.

Father Mathis was not immediatelyable to put the vcKational training program in full swing. By January, 194bat the middle of his first school yearat Yazoo City he had to concede adelay in the program until September,1946, Aleanwhilc he counted $385 intotal tuition monthh' collected fromthe student body. About this time,then, the mission was asked to begincontributing to the nuns' support, aburden borne until now by the Seraphic Mission .Auxiliary. ProvincialI'.ckert agreed that it was only fairtliat the mission accede to the request.

Father Mathis was having his financial struggles. By .August, i94() he hadto enlarge the convent, add 2 classrooms to the growing school buildingand top .that building's sagguig fiatroof with a more rain-repellant gableroof. .Also he had to brick veneer thatframe building. He accomplished allthis with the help of a $2,000 loanfrom his Provincial. The two roomshad been^ added just in time, for by

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October 13, 1946, there were enrolled411 children in St. Francis School; 98of them were in the high school. Thestate superintendent of schools visitedSt. Francis School that fall. He statedthat he was well impressed with theequipment, with the order, and cleanliness of the classrooms and of thechildren. He indicated that he wouldurge that the school be placed forthwith on the list of accredited schools.On A4ay 26, 1947 the high schoolgained its first graduates.

Father h'lathis was assigned to BelleCliasse, La. by mid-summer, 1950,and Father Joseph Stier, S.\''.D. camefrom an assistantship at Hattiesburg,Aiiss. to become the mission's thirdpastor. At the opening of the schoolyear, 1950 Sister hi. Limana wasnamed the superior of the Sisters andprincipal of tiic school. Under herleadership the nuns and pupils begana fund drive in 1952 to help the pastorrealize Father de Boer's early wishfor a gymnasium-auditorium. FatherStier began building by mid-1956, andon October 21, 1956 Bishop Gerovvdedieated the brick and steel structure.The Mission was now in its 16th yearand counted 330 adults and 85 infantsbaptized. The congregation, however,was but a third that size since themembers steadily migrated away fromVazoo City to Chicago, St. Louis,Detroit, Los Angeles, and elsewhere.A happy portend for the future hadbeen seen at the outset of the schoolterm that year, however. Of 55 firstgraders enrolled that yety, five wereCatholics. This meant that the beginnings of Catholic families were beingniade. By the following year sevenlittle Catholics were numbered amongthe first graders. That year, 1956, thehigh school counted an accumulativetotal of 176 graduates since 1947.Blessings were now being counted atSt. Francis Mission. Some of them,siirely, were traceable to the BlessedVirgin's favors. The parish had heldpublic recitation of her Rosary daily94

since December 13, 1950 when OurLady of Fatima was enshrined beforethe church. The daily Rosary stillcontinues.

Towards the end of 1959 FatherStier began building a cafeteria, badlyneeded since the early days when hotlunches were first offered at the school.Father Stier was no longer workingalone as he prepared to build. FatherFrancis Theriault, S.V.D. was assignedto assist him by September 1958. Thebrick and steel cafeteria was dedicatedon April 24, 1960. The following year'senrollment counted 294 in the gradeschool and 107 in the high school, anenrollment that St. Francis School bidswell to maintain.

At this writing there are numerousindications that the Mission is maturing as it approaches its silver anni-.versary (in 1965). About SO^f' of thehigh scliool students are Catholics, andthe percentage of Cailiolics is constantly rising in the grade .school.Meanwhile, the Mission has alreadyseen the first efforts of its congregationto produce priestly and religious vocations, a sure sign of mature Catholicity.In 1951 one girl entered the conventwith the School Sisters of St. Francis.

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DCSA Oratorical Contest

The'Delta Catholic Scholastic Asso

ciation has recently announced thatthe oratorical contest, sponsored each

year by the association, will be heldat St. Francis High School in YazooCity on December 1.

The heads of the association said

also, that the speeches will not be onthe traditional topic of the "Bishop'sAnnual Statement". Instead, it willconcern some general theme which isimportant to high school studentsthemselves. The topic for this yearhas not as yet been chosen.

Other DCSA activities for the yearare scheduled as follows; 'A'ednesday,

February 2, 1966, Spelling Contest,Sacred Heart School,Camden; Wednesday,May 1966, Music Festival, HolyChild Jesus School, Canton. Beginning-this year, the association will alsosponsor an essay contest. This essaycontest will give impetus to the students to learn to write well, and willfurther the main purpose of the DCSA,which is scholastic achievement. Thecontest will run on three levels: mid

dle grades, junior, and senior highlevels.

Ihe DCSA is making an effort to integrate the.association. Other schoolswill be invited to join by a formalletter.

HIIIIOP HIWSVol. XIII, No.2 St. Francis High School Yazoo Citv. Iiiss. llovember.ic

Parish Celebrotes Sliver JubileeProgram Depitcts Past, Present

St. Francis' Silver Jubilee cel

ebration was held on October 26. Ceremonies began with Holy Macs at 12:00.Most Reverend Richard 0. Gerow, D.D.,S.T.D. presided at the Mass, duringv/hich the choir and the congregationparticipated in singing the Mass forChristian Unity.

Dinner Features Personalities

Following the Mass, at approximately 2:00, dinner was served to the invited guests in the cafeteria. FatherJohn Kist S.V.D., wqs toastm.'^ter. Themajor snea'.ters were Most ReverendRichard 0. Gerow, Reverend PeterDeBoer S.V.D., Sister M. HortensiaC.5.F., and Reverend Clement Itethis,S.V.D. The central theme of their remarks was the early days of the mission. Also present were Sister Daniel{.^rie a former graduate of St. Francisclass of '^9, Sr. M. Christella O.S.E,one of the first sisters to come toSt. Francis in 19'^0, and Sister K.Madonna,0.S.F., former principal.

Program Recalls Earliest Days

The program, This Was A Beginning,began at in the auditorium. Itopened with the orchestra playmg

nf Music and Triumphal Marg^

from the opera Aida, by Verdi. The

choir sang the Canticle of the Sun byGoeman. The program went on to relatehow in the year 1939, the Most Reverend Samuel H. Stritch, then Archbishop of !;ilwauke9, and his former classmate, the Most Reverend Richard 0.Gerow, rot and decided that the SchoolSisters of 3t. Francis should ccme tothe diocese of Mississippi. It toldhow Father DeBoer, S.V.D. arrangedthat^ the school be completed in timefor its opening in September 19^0, Theschool began with six grades, and eachyear it added a new grade, =0 that by19^^ the high school was begun.

In 19^15, Father Clement Mathis,S.V.D. replaced Father DeBoer, who wascalled to begin a mission in Jackson.In 1950, Father Joseph Stier, S.V.D.replaced Father Mathis. Father Stierbegan the work for a gymnasiura andfootball field.

Since_19ffO, four Sisters have actedas principals of St, Francis; 19^0-^6Sister M. Hortensia; 19^5-52, Sister

^Perta; 1952-58, Sister M.Limana:1958-64, Sister M. Madonna; 1964, Sister M, Michele.

The program featured the musicalgroups now active at St. Francis: thechoir, the orchestra and the chorus;it also featured choral Sneakers andgrade school students singing "May theLord Bless Thee".

John Meeks looks surprised asSeniors read first issue of HILLTOPrCEWS.

Juniors Top School

in Bazaar Race

All totaled, the students of St.Francis sold 577 chance cards for

the bazaar this year. In the highschool, the junior class by far outsold the others with 101 cards as com

pared to the seniors' the sophomores' 63, and the freshmen 46.

Sister Judette, junior class moderator, said that this high amount wasreached because of the cooperation of

all the members, and not simply because of the greater number of stu

dents.

Outstanding sellers in the otherclasses were Posey Wilburn, 17, andLouis V.'ilburn, 5*

In the grades, the sixth grade sold51; Level Tv;o in the ungraded primarysold 4l, Leroy Jones and Lillie Cole-man being the outstanding sellers.Grade Five sold 40, and here AlvinBrown sold 5, Walter Johnson 6, andEdwina Gordon 2. The Basic Conceptsclass sold 38; Grade Eight, 37, withthe help of Mary Jo Shaffer who sold 3,Grade Seven sold 32, where VeraWilliams was the top seller with 4.

Both the Kindergarten and the Level

One classes sold 22.

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i All Saints Day5 Bnd of first quarterFootball, Rosa Scott - there12 Football, Florence - there19 Football, Zone Playoff21 World's Finest Chocolate

Sale BeginsThanksgiving Day

Conference Playoff26 Thanksgiving Holiday4 DCSA Oratorical Contest

Feast of ImmaculateConception - Holy Day

'56 Grad Tel ls

Value Of Educe fionDear Students,

I would like very much to expressmy opinion on why we must learn.

I have been in the U.S. Navy forthe past eight years, and during thistime I have traveled many places. Thegeography and history of these countries are very important in helping tounderstand the people. !Ilie more weknow about the country, the morefriendly the people are. You, as thefuture leaders, will determine thefriends of our nation.

Mathematics is one subject that isvery important to me. I have beenworking with electronics for sevenyears. The subjects that are requiredfor electronics are physics, algebra,geometry, and trigonometry. I had mychance to leam them all, but v/hen Istarted in electronics it was hard for

me because I wasted time in hi^school math.

If for no other reason, we mustleam all we can to elevate our peopleto the level of full citizenship,'^/hether we like it or not, we have toprove to people that ■we,as Negroes,areinferior to no one. In later years wewill have to hold what our people aretrying to win for us now.

Bobby L. Berry *56

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y4Z0o,V/hat v;culd you say if a man from

Mars were to ask you what's going onat St. Francis?

I would think that' I v/as off myrccker and I would be as polite as Icould while running.

Rita Young, '69

Just picture me trying tc talk andnot a word coming out. Ko thanks.

George Dixon, '68Eow did you get here? And v/hat's

your purpose being here? Are you justbeing nosey? And then I'd run.

Diane Taylor, '69I would tell him to go back to y;ars

and let us be, but by all means pleasedon't shoot me.

Kenrene Gross, '68Things have beon running smooth for

25 years. Nov/ it's about time forsomething to get upset. The thingthat s happening is our big Jubilee.

Marvin Rollins, '69

Jubilee Question Of The MonthIs Yazoo City different because St. Francis Parish has been in it for 25 years?

I don't think Yasoo City is different because St. Francis has been init for 25 years. I think that it isthe same end will always be the sare.^•-aybe the school is different sincenew buildings have been added, but thecity seems the same.

Carla Jean Kyles, '6?

I believe Yazbo City is differentbecaifSe St. Frsincis Parish has been init for 25 years. There are rany moreNegro Catholics in Yazoo City. Manychildren were trained well here to goout and meet the needs cf tlje world.They v/ere smarter because the nunspaid attention to the need of each individual child. He might not have received this attention at a larger public school. St. Francis has made agreat contribution to Yazoo City, thestate of Mississippi, and the UnitedStates by producing leaders for tomorrow.

Joyce Espy, '6?

In my opinion, St. Francis has beena great aid to the Negro. It hashelped many to find their way toChrist, and appreciate what He hasdone for man.

Virginia Byas,'67

Before 3t. Francis school came toYazoo City, the Nerro knew little ornothing about the Catholic religicn,

.'irchie Sulton, '6?St. Francis has helped many Negro

people in many ways. The clothingsales alone have helped many peoplewho can't afford to buy store goods.The low cost of the school tuition,too, has helped many to get a bettereducation. Will Fisher, '68

The school has been, hore for 25years and it has made a big differencein Yazoo City because St. Friincis hasalways had teachers v/ith a good education and the ability -to teach. TheNegio children here in Yazoo City haveonly two schools tc choose from, YazooTraining and St. Francis. At ourschool you will leam v;hat should belearned.

Ella Rose Wilson, '66I thi^ Yazoo City has become dif

ferent in a way. A Negro Catholicschool in Yazoo City gives those students who want to increase their education a good chance to do so. St.Francis has more to offer a personwhere his education and religious lifeare concerned.

Shirley King, '66

ClemmieCol li ns ThrillsTo World's fair

A fev/ of the students of St. Francishave seen the World's Fair in New Yorkeither this summer or last year.Cleraraie Collins was one of them. Hereis her account of it.

"There v/ere so many wonderful thingsto see that it would take at leastthree days to see it all. I only hadone day but I don't think I will eversee such a beautiful sight again in raylife.

"As soon as I walked into the gatethere v/ere flags on both sides of theroad to represent each part of thev/orld. I was curious, so I startedtraveling around. I rode on two typesof transportation, the train, whichshowed me some of the fair on theground, and the aerial car which gavea viev/ from about 35'feet up.

"After riding a while, I decided tov/alk around,and discovered expositionswhich represented each part of thev/orid. For example, in one building,there v/ere pictures, statues, andcraftv/ork done in Florida; in anotherbuilding those of Hawaii, and in another those of Africa. There were expositions from all over the worldright in the same area of the Fair. Itmade the world seem small to have allthose countries represented in oneplace.

"A fair like this is very educational, and shows a person things that arecoming in the future. I talked on atelephone and could see the person Iwas talking to. I also used a pushbutton telephone. I visited the BillyGraham exposition, and signed my nameon the list of visitors. That wasquite a thrill.

"There were many more things tosee, too many to put on paper, but thelittle that I have described will givesome idea of the wonderful World'sFair. Now the Fair is over. It closedOctober 15. But it will remain in mymemory for a long time."

Litho by A. c. Halldln Company. Indiana. Pa.PagS^

Hijhop NewsThe HILLTOF NB'Wo is published six

times eaeh year by the students of ot.Francis high school, Yazoo City, Mississippi. Subscriptions are .75 P®^year.

Opinions Mary Carter, Purvis BooneGeneral News Mary Alice Hutchins

Linda HendersonSports......................John MeeksGrade School Lacy MooreHeadlines Mary CarterTypists Carolyn Beck, Shirley KingAdviser, Sister Francis l-iary, OSF.

HILLTOP NEWS November,19^5

College Senior Instructs

fn Phy. Ed./Acodemfcs

Mr. Aaron C. McGee^ a senior at

Mississippi Valley State College,spent this first quarter of the schoolyear doing his student teaching hereat St. Francis. Mr. McGee graduated

from McEvans High in Shaw,Mississippi,

and then went to college at MVSC,where he is majoring in Physical Education and General Science.

At St. Francis, Mr. McGee taughtPhysical Science, Biology, Basic Mathematics, and Physical Education. Hewants very much to be a teacher. "Ithink I will like teaching", he said,because I like to help others. Itseems that when a person teaches, hecan see his own progress as the students make progress in their schoolwork".

Mr. McGee thinks St. Francis is a

good school. He said, "If it werepossible, I would stay on and workhere for the rest of the year."

Even though the class schedule hasbeen off schedule since Mr. McGee'sarrival, it is good to know that hewould not mind staying here. He hasadapted to the "changing times" as weprepared for Homecoming, Forty Hours,and the Jubilee Program,

At Stuft

St. Francis band had the honor oiparticipating in Jackson State College's Homecoming parade, which was onOctober l6, I965. Once before in 196:^Mr. Eavis, the director of JacksonState's band invited St. Francis totake part in the Homecoming. But asthrilling as it was in 19^31 it was agreater privilege to be asked backonce again.

The band left the campus Saturdaymorning about 10:30 arriving in Jackson at 11:45. They finally were onthe "Tiger's" home ground, that ofJackson State's mighty football team.There the beautiful colors of all theother bands who were to take part, hiteach member as he stepped off the bus.There were Lanier, Jim Hill, Jackson

State and the blue and gold of South-em University.

Every band looks forward to seeingother bands perform in order to getnew ideas in music routine and steps.Since St. Francis is a high school, itwas great to see a college band in ac-tioh. With Jackson and Southern'sfine music it wasn't hard to find- interesting things to listen to andwatch.

....

Mr. Aaron C, McGee works hard and

thinks hard on the football field.

Holloween, Holy?It's really not what you think--

Halloween that is! There's a storybehind it. Annually on October 3I v/ecelebrate Halloween. It's na-e means,holy evening. Tliis is because it ison the eve before All Saints' Day. T^on the eve before All Saints' Day. TheJack-CLantern a well knovm symbol ofHalloween, comes fron an Irish tale.They believed that a man named Juckwas refused in heaven becc-.use of his

evil deeds, and fron hell because heplayed tricks on Satan. They thoughttoo that cats were once people. Halloween is over now. Did ycu play anytricks??

A Pay /a TAe life Of A StaAeaf ParseBobbie Gene Johnson, a graduate of

the nlass of '65 1 is now studyingnursing at St. Dominic, Jackson Memorial Hospital. As a senior at St.Francis, Bobhie Gene wrote many articles for the HILLTOP NEWS. Now she

writes from Jackson, describing heractivities as a college freshman anda student nurse.

Up at the break of dawnl You rush

to the bathroom. Wash up quickly.Hurry, you'll be late for prayers andyou know that means five demerits fromSister Lourdine.

Once you're dressed, you run downthe stairs. In ten minutes you'veconsumed a hearty breakfast and had adelightful chat with your classnates.

Then you enter tne chapel. Youkneel in a pew and you pray. You askthe Lord for His help throughout thedav.

Out of the chapel you hurry over tothe hospital. You listen to thenurse's report. You check your patient's chart and you go to your patient's room,*

There after greeting your patientyou find out about his ni^t. Ycu takehis temperature, pulse, respirationand blood pressure. You straighten uphis room and you get him fresh water.You get him ready for breakfast bywashing his face and hands and brushing his teeth. With this done youhelp serve breakfast trays. Then youchart your patient's temperature,pulse, respiration, blood pressure,and your observations. After breakfast, you bathe your patient andchsinge his bed.

This takes you to about 9:30 A.M.At this time you attend a conferencewhere you discuss your problems of themorning with your instructor and theother student nurses.

After the conference you rush backto your first class of the day. Yousit and listen to lectures and take

notes all morning. Your subjects(Anatomy, Physiology, Nursing I, Chemistry, Nutrition, and Psychology) arevery interesting and require a great

P

Bobbie Gene Johnson stands in the

white uniform of a student nurse. This

picture was taken in St. Dominic'sHospital, Jackson.

deal of study.At noon you go to lunch. By this

time, you're exhausted, so you eat tostore up on some energy.

Lunch over, you check your mailboxfor mail. This is sometimes the highpoint of the day because a letter fromhome gives you a real lift.

At 1:00, afternoon classes convene.Here again you listen to lectures andtake notes or you have lab. In labyou perform experiments or give returnprocedures. You may get to bathe yourlab partner or brush her teeth.

At 3:00, your classes over for theday, you head to the rumpus room for abut of music,chatting, or television.

Then you go to supper. Supper over,you hurry to get your shower.

By this time it's 7:00 and you havestudy hours. You may have to do a research paper on the "Defense Mecha

nisms" for Sister Maura or you mayhave to study for one of Mrs. Bright'spop quizzes. But even if you have no

assignment you have to study,A student nurse's day is very busy.

So at 10:30 P.M. you go to bed, tiredfrom all your daily chores.

This is the life of a freshmannursing student Monday throu^ Friday.Saturday and Sunday are yours to spendas you want.

HILLTOP NEWS November,1965

B/sfiop'Elect Perry S.V.D.

Interested In Negro Catholics

Eeverend Harold Ferry, S.V.D., provincial superior of the southernbranch of the Society of the DivineV/ord Fathers in Bay St. Louis, is nowBishop-Elect of the Diocese of New Orleans. Father Ferry will be the firstKegio bishop ever to hold a diocesanoffice in the United States.

One Sunday last surrjner, when FatherKist was laid up with a broken leg,Father Perry came to St. Francis tosay Mass. During his sermon, he showeda concern for the number of NegroCatholics in the United States. Hesaid that even though their number issmall in Mississippi, it is comparatively large in other parts of thecountry, and is steadily growing.

Father has been present at St.Francis on many other occasions also.He had even planned to be here for thejubilee celebration. Many of the students know h'im well. It was the privilege of Edward Smith ('6?) to meetFather at the bus station last summer.

Now that Pope Paul VI has been tothe U.S., he seems closer to all Americans, but since he has named FatherPerry Bishop, he has become especiallyclose to the southern Negro, and tothe parishoners of St. Francis.

Marty Seems Ferocious

Plays With HeartEveryone around St. Francis knows

Marty, Father Kist's dog. From morninguntil night when there are children or

other dogs around, Marty is playing,running and jumping, and chasing cars.Morning and evening, Marty plays witheveryone in and out of the neighborhood. If man, woman or child walks byMarty's little house, he'll run, jump,bark, chase and howl to get attention.

Marty is really a delightful character, lively and fun loving, withtime on his hands. He plays with everyone going to school, and the look onhis face says, "I'll have my fun righthere and now."

Marty's living high on top ofPowell Hill with his own home and

friends. Father Kist, in his sparetime, has built Marty a house on thehill, Marty and Father are often seenaround the school together, especiallyduring football games. It probablygives Marty a special lift to be withFather, seeing that Father really hasvery little time to spend with him. Itis easy to see, too, that Father enjoys being with Marty,

But Marty not only has friends andFather to play with, he has other dogslike Skippy and Princess, and otherfriends with which he plays every day.Even at night he sometimes goes for amidnight "howl". One wonders whetherhe ever really gets a good night'ssleept

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New

Lecterns

Foci li tote

Learning

Process

At the beginning of this schoolterm, there were three changes whichwent by practically unnoticed. Duringthe summer. Sister M. Claude, O.S.F.had bought some soft ply wood, and inher spare time made three lecterns.They were given to Sister Francis Haiy,Sister Augusta, and Sister Judette.

The Sisters had this to say in response to their new lecterns. Sister

Francis Mary said, "When you neednotes, books, and reference material,all during the same class period, alectern is the ideal thing to have infront of the room." Sister Augustahad this to say, "A lectern gives thestudent more courage to stand in frontof the class, and it is convenient,practical, and comfortable."

Sister Judette's comment was, "Ateacher tries to hold on to her class'attention, but sometimes all she holdson to is her lectern. It is a greatsource of security and satisfaction.People enjoy 'knocking on wood'".

Although the students would like touse them as leaning posts during theiroral reports, it should enable them tokeep an erect posture. Thanks to Sister Claude and her creative skill,teachers do their work more freely,and students listen more carefully.

Thtinks 8e

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Classes Elects Officers

The following students were electedofficers for their classes for this

year. This means that their classnates

feel they have ability, and a sense ofwhat it means to be a leader.

Seniors: President Lacy MooreVice President Carolyn BeckSecretary Clemraie Collins

Treasurer Purvis Boone

Juniors: President Archie Sulton

Vice President James Smith

Sophomores:President Robert Hutchins

Vice President Willie Brewer

Treasurer James HarveyFreshraen:President Marvin Rollins

Vice President Linda Brewer

Secretary Kay ConwayTreasurer Edward Byas

The officers themselves have these

qualifications in mind as to whatwould make them effective as officers.

An officer automatically takes theduty of setting example. He has tohave leadership powers, thinking powers, and the power to make a decision.

An officer's leadership pov/ers are

shown when he can tell his class the

right way to go. His thinking powersare shown when he can think up some

original ideas for class activities.

The power of making a decision isshown when the officer csin choose be

tween the good and bad things for hisclass.

These officers say that an officeris a servant of the class and that he

has to take things he doesn't like,despite his dislike for them.

An officer must have a sense of re

sponsibility; he is responsible forthe actions of his class. He is re

sponsible for planning and carrying ona good class meeting. He has the responsibility of keeping order in theclassroom. "An officer is almost a

teacher", said one of the lower class

men who is an officer himself.

The cf-^icers this year have theability, and a sense of v/hat they haveto do. If they put these to v/ork,St.Francis will go places this year.

The majorettes step in time during half time. Pictured are Michele Espy,Futh Ann Henderson, Joyce Espy, Marinda Praeter, Roseraarie Thomas,EarnestineWilliams, Rita Young, Carolyn Smith, Linda Brewer, and Mary Alice Hutchins,

HILLTOP NEWS November,1965

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Old Glory flies as high as theEagles would like their score to be.

Mr, Leach and Kr. McGee collaborateon the next play.

Stuitents Celebrate

Jubilee celebrations didn't end onTuesday afternoon after the program.In honor of the coming of the SchoolSisters of St. Francis to Mississippi,Bishop Gerow granted all the schoolstaught by the Sisters a free day. OnThursday, October 28, the studentscelebrated the school's silver jubileewith a field day and a movie.

In the Softball games among thegirls, the Juniors defeated the Freshmen, and the Sophomores won over theSeniors.

The boys played kickball and tennisIn kickball, the Sophomores beat theFreshmen, and the Seniors defeated theJuniors.

"Lilies of the Field", featuringSidney Pcitier ended the most enjoyableday.

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Cheering up a storm are Clemmie Collins, Sandra Hall, Diane Johnson,Shirley King, Barbara '.veils, Eettye Monroe, and Cdell Taylor.

Victorio ZJeam

Qeti VariedJ^e^pon^e

Eagles Lose yordageBecause of Peno/fles

Penalties have been a free gift ofthe officials to the Eagles of St.Francis. All or nearly all of the Bfans of the Eagles know that a foot- 'ball field is 100 yards long and 53/? ^yards wide, and that the object of mKbttSb-. .the game is to push the ball through Sister Kichele thinks it's funny,enemy territory and into the end zone. Kendenhall doesn't.But they began to wonder why the manin the striped shirt had the ball andwas taking it back the other way. Pen- EmmI ac DImwalties v/ere the reason. BOfllCS KlOy r Oirly

It could be off side. This is when ,one player jumps from his side of the ^ ^ing, captainline before the play has begun, and °f -aglette squad, the best qual-roakes contact with the others. It ^ Eagles have is their sports-could be a personal foul; this is hit- f Sood to say that ating or kicking another player. It ^ games. Butmight just be roughing the passer. important thing is whetherIhis is when the rushers t^kle a f f^ reputation aspasser after he has thrown the ball. players who can take a loss with-Holding is when one player holds an- ^ fight, and a win with a level

other to keep him from a tackle. Too oi! n j ..much time in the huddle is better Cheerleaders too need this qualityknown as delay of game. 25 seconds isthe maximum amount of time allowed I v toward thebefore a play is started. Soughing Cfficialsthe kicker is the same as roughing the ri-ff ?f +•passer except that the man is going to ®^ , difficult to cheer. If thekick the ball instead of throw it. cheerleaders have good sportsmanship,

It might be too many men in the they will be able to cheerbackfield; h men are all that are al- circumstances,lowed. It may be too many men on the From now on, the pep rallies arefield at one time, or possibly it is a going tc be "campaigns for spirit",penalty on the coaching staff for Eaglettes will be campaigning foryelling on to the field. a lot more participation at the games

Penalties have stopped the Eagles I^ey plan to let the Eagles know thatfrom scoring six times this season. school is behind them 1005^.

Eagles Play Fairly

according to Shirley King, captainof the Eaglette squad, the best quality the Eagles have is their sportsmanship. It sounds good to say that ateam has won all of its games. Butthe most important thing is whetherthey win or lose their reputation asfair players who can take a loss without a fight, and a win with a levelhead.

Cheerleaders too, need this qualityand even more so than the boys. Whenthere is an ill feeling toward theother team, or when the Officialsaren't calling the game justly, it isvery difficult to cheer. If thecheerleaders have good sportsmanship,however, they will be able to cheer-under any circumstances.

From now on, the pep rallies aregoing tc be "campaigns for spirit"The Eaglettes will be campaigning fora lot more participation at the gamesThey plan to let the Eagles know thatthe school is behind them 1005^.

HILLTOP NEWS Novenber^lgg^

Szschiel ̂ tutts, Michael Alexander,Michael Bennett, and Michael Cox exa-rrine nccie of the interesting books inthe nev/ly located library.

Centra/ized LibrarySpurs Younger Readers

library facilities in the ^-rade-school are better this year for tv/oreasons. Cradually, the children havebeen helping to buy more bocks, andSister Calasance, along vith all ofthe grade school teachers, has decidedto put all of the books into one room,so that they can be available to anystudent who wants them.

The library now has about ̂ 00 booie,and its hours are any time before 8:00a.m. or after 5^00 p.m. It is locatedin Sister Calasance's room. Accordingto Sister, it should be in a room allits own, but this isn't possible.

Although it is a good start, thislibrary is far from being complete.At five books a pupil it would takeabout l400 bocks to make it an averagelibrary. The books are costly. Agood book costs from •23.50 to 35.00.In great demand is a set of World Bookencyclopedias which costs SlJO.

Host of the books in the libraryare for the lower grades. The libraryneeds more books on folklore, legends,fables, and myths.

The main way of getting money is byhaving raffles, but donations are hdp-ful and welcome. Most of the bookswere bought by the third, fourth,fifth, sixth, and seventh grades.

The reason for having a library inone room is that it costs less if all

the rooms can use the same books, andthe main reason for even having a library is that the children love toread and leading increases knowledge.

Our library is good but not goodenough fcr eight grades.

Club Cleans CampusThi-- grade school children have been

among the most faithful workers whenthe time came to prepare the groundsoutside for the jubilee celebration.

Th^re was grass to cut and haul a-v/ay, sweeping, mopping and hoeing.Every day after school for about twoweeks there was a crew of boys andgirls working consistently and wholeheartedly.

As a reward for their work they received candy, milk and cookies. Butthey didn't work only for the reward.Their pure .generosity could easily beseen in the long line of volunteers.Sister H. Celesta is extremely proudof the work of her Jubilee Club.

Their work will not be forgotten.This is one of the best ways to celebrate, by doing something tc proveon^s pride and loyalty for his school.

Neat PenmanshipMerits Cash Prizes

St. Prancis students were success

ful in the content held li'.rt ye':r bythe Educational ABC's of Industry •The follo'/ing students won prizes forhandwriting;

JoAnne Keeks, 52.50Linda Brev/er, 31.00

The purpose of the program is toafford an opportunity for students,to gain an insight into the way inwhich different industries operate.A great deal of enjoyment and realopportunity "to learn by doing" ispossible for those students who participate. Thousands of entries aresent in from every state.

Go! Eagles, Go!, shouted the gradesch cl pupils as they helped cheer theboys to victory.

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Wilfiams Triplets

Enter KindergartenDennis, Harlene, and Darlene are

r^-;ther special. They're triplets!Born October 7, I96O, these five yearolds are pupils in Mrs. Lev/is's kindergarten. Say's Mrs. Williams,"Theyplay so well together, and very seldom argue or fight, and I'm so proudof them." Mrs. Williams tells cf themany gifts she received after thebirth of the triplets. They weighed

pounds and were named in the orderof their birth.

Parely does it happen that thereare triplets in a school as small asSt, Francis. It v/ill be interestingto watch them grow, and to see v/hetherthey become more alike or different.

Many Thanks To AllSince the HILLTOP NEWS goes to

places far and wide, all over thecountry, and even to Formosa, to Father Stier, the teachers and studentsof St. Francis take this opportunityand this available space i;o send ahearty "Thank You" tc all who havehelped thera during these last fewmonths.

During the month of September therewere packages in the mail almost everyday marked "For the Bazaar".

Another heartfelt "Thank You" goesto the many friends who came to helpcelebrate the Forty Hours devotion andthe jubilee itself. Their support wasfelt in their very presence here, andin their many wonderful comments andpraises of the school and church.

Finally, thanks to all of the generous people in Yazoo City v/ho Ifoughtads in the jubilee booklet. This bookdepicting the history of St. Franciswould never have been possible \'ith-out them.

Along with the HILLTOP NEWS, then,goes a deeply felt appreciation, and arealization that the very existence ofSt. Francis depends on the generosityof its manv friends.

HILLTOP NEWS November,1965

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Saint Fionasflistory ' in sIl6<15gjuuxAfJU ihe, Ae,cji£J:A of. h/iancJL6,

iodq^, we. ̂ hoLL ̂ hnji£. ihe^e AecA^JiA wisth. you., od you view -dce/ie-d of/-AoncLd (^\juiAiorL, l/a^o (jUjy,qiuL^cerie^ of A^^LdL, _(h.y ike. gAe.e±Lny of Bmiheji T/wjicJU go wwtk you: feace and weJUiJoeJin^

SLuLe 1: IkLi an aejucl view of FjiohcIa F\L6^ion. and ihe. ̂ unjiouruL-injg. ajien., laken In.

SXlde. 2: /o ihn woJiLd In. genejiad, A^^ju^l 1^6 hnown. onJLy ol6 ihe dly of5I, F/ioncLd, who wa^ bom. hejie. In. 11 82, ike /ion. of fle/tno Beji^nodonn and ike. Lady flea^ A^/iLdl La ike foJJk^fuJL gjuojidJjxn. ofike F/wtncLAcan ̂ Aoneixtojue/i, and ikejiefone, one of ikenoAi vliaJLaenieMA of (knJi^iXan ̂ pXjiLtuaJjiijy,

SJjde J: Ike Schood SLdie/id of Si, hnancJuA begon. ikeJui wonk In. FiLAALA"^Ippl Jn. SepiembejL,

Slide k: Ike wo/ik done by ike SLAiejuA houA been vajiledl

Slide 5: The bmn^e ̂ iaiue ol I/, Fo^lgnoll (1(jl6) La_ aJimo/ii a ̂ culpiunedcommenioJLy. on ike Qinilcle of (jiexiiu/ie/i, I he In^cnlpilon foundai ike bo.^e of ike ̂ iniue /iead>A: "Ble.^ed be my. Lond wlik allHLa cjiejOLiune^,

Slide 6: The /iiaiiie of Si, FmncLA ̂ iandbA a ̂ ywbol of love of Qod ioall uko come io Si, FnnncLA hlLA^Alon,

Slide T* Tin ancjeni ilme.4 AjA^LaI wa.^ a Ho man cliy* Oi aeeepied Ck/iLA—iuxnwtu ̂ :^e exuily eenimue/i, bui wa^A laien. iom. byfeudS ikoi.levied. fo/L hiindjie^ of ueojuA, dei, li wa^ io become famousikmuok_il^^ fldelliy of. men and women dedleaiied io ike ideaJLAof Si, hnoncLA,

Slide 8: Si, h/wncl^ Qmmk wa/i bulli on simple JJnejA, Aecalllnn Qi/iLAilAliable o f Beiklehem, Oi wa.A buili bu hailxen. de Boe/i and dedL-coded on Ocioben. k, l^kd. ^

Slide 9; On ike yAolUwde of hli, Suha^lo ai an aliliude of /iome 2,500^ei, deep In ike woocLa La ike HeAmliauge of ike Quicje/u. wkejieSalni hAoncLA ofien went io pnay. and io ImmejuAe hlMiAelf In con-iejnpdjxidon, aJjccMivxting, JiLa pejilodiA of Lxim^Ae acilvLty wlikodxeJi/A of compleie /Aohiude and. /leiineraeni.

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Slide 11: The Fiai of ike BLeAA^ Vijijgiri hhjuj. hoA been, eckoed rncj/iy. iimeAoven. in. l/a^o (jJju IkiA pieiiine above ike alian. in. ike Qu-uixdiof ike Vijugin. Ld by. ike fnieAi dianio of ViienbOf Tl3^3)»On. ike eenien. iA ike Annitaciaiion., and AiuuiDundinjy ii. fnom ikeiowen. nigki hand connen. one AeerieA of ike mLnacde of £ie noAeAand ike coaeeAAion. of ike famouA OnaLJjgen.ce,

SJLide 12: An. aenioL view of Si, FnaaciA FiiAAion.,

Slide IJ: The wkiie Aiaiue of Saini. FnaaciA in gXcL^ed ienna coiia iA byAnxLnea deJJia liobbia (aboui 1^00), Ike Saiai'A face gb/eA an. im~pneAAion. of iniiiwie veiled Auffeniag., and necallA JiLa cnjy:Love iA noi lovecL

He haldA ike book of ike QoApelA and ike Qadaa, ike iwo poJeA ofhlA life. He had indeed iaken. ike QoAPel OA ike (neaAunijijy nodfoe kimAelf and hiA foUovjenA, while Jke QnoAA lixza even, befonehlA ^lyeAj and he deAlned io be nailed io ii in. ondee, in. allikJuiyAf io neAeible QiniAi,

Slide Ik: Si, FnaaciA ̂ ojgleA wanm^up befjone a gxune.

Slide IS* A new ajjdiJaJ^mr-yyinnaAijjm., a bnieh'-fnonied Aieel buildJjvyj woadedicnied on. Ocioben. 21, 1^5^, Knoiied pine. covenA ike inienion.and a manhle Aiaiue. of Dun. Ladu of ike Smile, adonnA ike fnoniof ike buildiny. ^ ^

Slide l6: I he eneciion of a caf^enia uxla a neceAAOJiy adxLiiion io onininalbuildjJiy pianA, Lunck had been Aenved in vaniouA placeA cumlng.ikje pnecedlny yleanA, ̂ when ike miAAion began, lunck woa pne-paned on ike SlAieJiA ponck, and Aenved in ike connidon. in ikeynade Ackool, ijien, afien. ike higk Achool woa buili, a kiichenWOA incJaded, JhiA woa an impnoveneni—bui ilxe ideal woa aji-nlved ai in 1^60, wken, on Apnil, 2k, Si, hnc'ncJ.A Co-feie/iia woadOLcaied. ^ ̂

SLide. iy: lizv, S. V.O. c^ehjiaied HoLu l'i)a4A but a .ihon£ time.in ike SxAienA nenovaied cjw.pel, befone he l'Xla called io hon^moAOL,

ihe Senapkie (AlAAijon AuxaIuuuj. firwjxced ikiA nejiovaHon,

Slide l8: An adLlAJaonal AinuciLUie hoLLAing, a hindejiganien, cloikeA noomand. muAie noom woa dedicaied in l^bj.

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SiixLe 20: JhJui iA a B^^arvtuze tjjonk of ike iweifik aeniwitp 9i wolafo/imejiLy. in Jan Darniam> and. ike /ligjd fJLgjiUue of QuuAi came,io JUife befo/ie. ike e^e.A of ike ̂ uik, hnancJiA,

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