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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1954
Page
10
In Oberlin the month brings a blizzard that paralyzes travel yet fills with beauty as snow cloaks shrubs and trees. Residents recall trains and youth dreams, from Casey Jones to the Twentieth Century, and look forward to Lent’s Ash Wednesday observances and six weeks of church services across town.
Sacred Heart Church in Oberlin announces Lenten services held Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p m through the season. Visiting clergy from Lorain Deanery will preach on the Stations of the Cross on Wednesdays, with Rosary and Benediction. Fridays feature the War of the Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Rev Father Martin T Engelhardt of Sacred Heart Church Oberlin Col lege schedules an illustrated lecture on The Sacrifice of the Mass by Rev Fr Joseph T Moriarty spiritual director of St John Colfece Cleveland. The talk at 2:30 p m Sunday March 7 in the Groveland at South Pleasant Street church hall is open to Newman Club members parishioners and all interested without charge.
Dave Brubeck and Teddy Charles will headline Oberlin College Jazz Club’s third concert of the year at Finney Chapel on March 9. Charles and Brubeck, cited in Downbeat Metronome polls, previously performed at Oberlin and Los Angeles. Tickets available at Haylor’s Book Store Music Shop Scotty’s Barber Shop Wagner’s Music Shop Owen’s Record Rack Record Mart.
Oberlinite William A Grills has accepted a position as sanitarian with the Lorain County Health Department announced by Dr Marion G Fish er Health Commissioner Grills a Oberlin native graduated from Oberlin High School in 193 followed by Oberlin College earning a degree in health and physical education while in college he played guard for the Yeoman football team he and his family live at 5 West College Street Oberlin
Arthur L. Williams, director of bands at Oberlin College and ABA member, participates in the 20th annual ABA convention at the United States Military Academy West Point. Special concerts honor John Philip Sousa on the centennial birth anniversary. Officers include Lt Col William F. Santermann and Glenn Cliffe Bainum with Dr. Edwin Goldman as honorary life president.
Yuan Chang a 19 year old Chinese scholar at Oberlin College is active in YMC A and Cosmpolitan Club and serves as federals dorm president while hoping to study law. He joined the Forensic Union and has spoken before PTA groups in Lorain County. His family escaped from wartime China and he studies with a U S scholarship aided by the Oberlin In China committee. His sister Yi Chang graduated in 1953. His brother Hen Chang studies engineering at Brookton Polytechnic Institute.
Oberlin groups announce a range of church and community events for the coming week. Highlights include a family pot luck at 6 p m March 4 at the Oberlin Temple of Pythian Sisters and meetings of the W S C S, Len ten service, Girl Scouts, Wesley Fellowship chili supper, and Ash Wednesday services across several churches.
About 25 Oberlin Grange members attended led by Arthur Rogers. A donation was made to an aid appeal and a two-candidate ballot was held. Banana nut bread entries must follow State Grange recipe. Refreshments served by Mr and Mrs Rudolph Neumann Jr and Mr and Mrs Jake Albright. Pinochle party planned for March 6.
Oberlin College debaters will meet the first Indian college debating team at 4 30 p m Friday to argue that World Government is the Only Solution for World Peace. The Indian team has toured the United States since February 8 arriving in New York aboard the Queen Afary.
The Oberlin Council of Church Women hosts World Day of Prayer for women at Mt Zion Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Friday. Rev. Edward Hawley assistant pastor of First Church will speak. An offering will support refugee and migrant work.
Eight year-old Sandra Franco of Los Angeles has endured 58 hospital visits for a rare anemia. Despite illness she remains cheerful and a straight-A student. Surgeons removed her spleen during a recent stay at Children’s Hospital highlighting her long health battle.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Kangas return to Shadden road after several weeks in the south visiting relatives in Pompano Beach Florida Red Level Alabama Hutchinson Kansas and Fairborn Ohio They also visited Mr and Mrs Albert Charney and Mr Charney and family and other kin in several states Briefs George Surman back from St Josephs Hospital after eye operation L C Jaycox slowly recovering from recent surgery Elyria Memorial Hospital Families of Elyria visit Port Clinton and near Toledo relatives on Forty Ninth Street and with James Hambly and Linda Hambly.
Oberlin Conservatory presents a Sunday March 7 chamber music recital in Warner Concert Hall. Five faculty members Nathan Gottschalk Paul Collins David Robertson John Frazer and George Waln perform Black String Quartet No. 3 and Brahms Quintet in B minor Opus 115 with Gottschalk and Robertson on violin Collins on viola Frazer on cello and Waln on clarinet. Admission is free. next recital by Richard Hudson on April 6.
Professor L E Cole of Oberlin College keynotes the third annual Lorain County Leagues dinner at Holly Hall Bive. Forty nine mothers representing six leagues attend. Topic is Psychological Development of the Child with a vocal solo by Mrs Nancy Pelander. Officers elected in business session led by Mrs Francis Roy.
Oberlin College Conservatory sponsors an Amherst High School Orchestra of Snyder New York to perform in Oberlin Warmer Concert Hall on March 5. Fifty five students directed by Eugene Kaza will play a program including McKay Symphony Miniature pieces Gershwin and Vaughan Williams works, with free admission for afternoon and evening performances at 1:30 and 8:30. The public is invited.
Oberlin church announces weekly religious events. The Men's Choir meets Friday after the Lenten service. The Girls' Choir gathers Saturday morning at 1 o clock. Religious instruction classes for grade school children Sunday mornings at 9. The High School religion class meets Thursday nights at 7 in the church hall.
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