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mmm> =s^S = Courier Journal Thursday, February 9, 1989 Local News Newspaper marks 100th year with By Lee Strong The board of directors of the Rochester Cath- olic Press Association, parent company of the Courier-Journal, voted at its December, 1988, meeting to change the newspaper's name to Catholic Courier. The name change was adop- ted legally on Jan. 10,1989, and will take effect with the issue of Feb: 16. According to Bishop Dennis Hickey, general manager of the 100-year-old diocesan news- pager, the board made the decision to reinforce tba paper's Catholic identity. \A newspaper sponsored by the diocese should have some- thing which identifies it as a Catholic publica- tion reflecting Catholic news,\ he said. The name change is the latesf wrinkle in a long history that began one evening in 1889 when printer Edward J. Ryan, typesetter Tho- mas H. Donovan and Willard A. Marakle, a re- porter with the Rochester Union and Advertiser, visited Bishop Bernard J. McQuaid, the first Catholic bishop of Rochester. Out of that meeting came the Catholic Jour- nal, the direct predecessor of this newspaper. The first edition of the new Catholic publication was published Oct; 5, 1889. Although the paper has undergone various name changes and reor- ganizations, it is the longest-lived continuous ' Catholic newspaper in the diocese. Marakle was the first editor, but left after five years. He was succeeded by Donovan, who in turn left after a few years. Ryan then became the editor, a position he held until his death in 1928. Ryan's daughter, Ruth Ryan, tried to keep the paper in operation after the death of her father, but was unable to do so. In March, 1929, a group of laymen and priests, with the encour- agement of then-Bishop John F. O'Hera, bought the paper and renamed it the Catholic Courier and Journal to differentiate it from the Catholic Journal. Although still privately ow- ned, the paper became the official diocesan newspaper. Maurice F. Sammons was named managing editor. Financially unstable when the group bought it, the paper was hit hard by the Great Depres- sion. On April 7, 1932, the diocese assumed control.. Father Leo C. Mooney was made managing editor, and Thomas H. O'Connor, who had edited the Rochester edition Of the Catholic Echo since 1924, became the news edi- tor. Meanwhile, the paper was renamed the Catholic Courier. Throughout most of the 1930s, Father Mooney struggled to keep the paper solvent. Edward Esse, associate editor from 1938 to 1942, described the priest as \a magician and a banker.\ Nevertheless, money remained short, and at times the staff went wftnout .pay for as many as five weeks. In 1939, jFather William Hart, vicar general of the diocese and pastor of Corpus Christi Parish, became the editor-in- chief, and on several occasions he advanced money to help pay the bills. change Gafljolir Utmrnal. Thomas O'Connor ,w!as a central figure at the paper during this pefipd. Although officially designated as news editor, he was essentially the editor of the Catholic Courier. O'Connor remained with the ijewspaper from 1932 until he retired in 1968. lk$?48, he was honored for 25 years in Catholic journalism, and in 1968, the 100th anniversary/of the diocese, he was noted as one of the key .laymen who \strength- ened the faith o f the dipcese.'' In 1942, Father Mfjoney left the Catholic Courier to devote himself more fully to his du- ties as pastor of St. Patrick's Church. He left behind a paper that was was financially stable, if not profitable. Circulation, meanwhile, had increased to just over 14,000. Father Mooney's replacement as managing editor was Monsignor John S. Randall. The / new managing editor ~ variously described as a \fireball a \dynanio\ and \one of the best businessmen in the'\&pcese\ — brought with him a growing reputation as an organizer and a fund-raiser. WitMrivjfjve years, armed with Bishop James E. Keathey's call for 100 percent subscriptions in parpbes, he managed to double the newspaper's circulation. By 1971, his last year as managing ediifpr, the paper's circulation had risen to over 7Oj,$i0P subscriptions. Mbnsignor Randall: became active in the Catholic Press Association, attending its national convention|ih 1943, hosting the con- vention in Rochestfef in 1947, and ieventually becoming the associsiiipn's secretary (1949-54), vice president (#954-56) and president (1956-58). In 194t^)^ represented the associa- tion at a U.S. Senate subcommittee in- vestigation of the nation's critical newsprint, shprtage. Joining Monsignor Randall at the Catholic Courier was Monsignor Patrick Flynn, who served as the newspaper's editor from 1942 1958. Bishop Dennis Hickey described^Mori- signor Flynn as \a professional newsperson\ who \was very much interested irf the social teachings of the church, with an/emphasis on labor and unions.\ His column, rOn Guard,\ which regularlvappeared on thel front page of the paper, displayed an in-depth mderstanding of social issues and church teaching On April i,JW0b, the Catholic TSqurier be- tj^g^Oaimotic CouaejjJournal. Moll, who has been involved with the nev, Jesuit high school suffers costly loss to burglars ~ Burglars stole more than $8,000 worth of computer and electronic equipment from McQuaid Jesuit High School early last week. Teachers arriving for work on Tuesday morn- ing, Jan. 31, discovered itemjs missing from four classrooms and an assistant principal's of- fice at the school, 1800 Clinton Ave. S., in Brighton. Included were electronic scales, a color television, a videocassette recorder, a computer system and portable copier and other science-related equipment and material. Joseph Marchese, McQuaid's assistant prin- cipal for student affairs, reported the loss to police, whose investigation indicates that the burglary occurred sometime j after Monday evening at 8:30 p.m. Police investigators have found no signs of forced entry to tttefschool, which school offi- cials say is locked at night. \Because there was no sign of force, that would indicate! that either someone left a doot/open, slipped a lock, or someone had a key;;!' said Brighton Police Sgt. Bill Flood. •; Although Father £ Baul Nochelski, SJ, the school's principal, believes the school's insur- ance will cover the loss, he added that computer disks which stored |ioijrs-worth of work by stu- dents and teachers w^re also taken, \We are* discussing whether;we need to make our secur- ity measures more spagent,'' he said. Teresa A. Parsons paper since 1946 and is currently a member of its board of directors, speculated that the change was made in part because th? paper was chang- ing its format and taking on i greater role in the life of the local church. \I think as (the staff) sensed the importance of die newspaper, they began to reevaluate it,\ he said. \I think they thought the adding of 'Journal' was going to make it sound more like t contemporary paper.\ f The /newspaper continued with pretty much r ae senior'Staff until 1958. At that time, l6nsignor Hart, who for 19 years contributed editorials and advice, stepped down as editor- in-chief due to ill health. Monsignor Flynn also /departed, taking over as administrator of St. Agnes Parish, Avon: Replacing Monsignor Flynn was Father Henry Atwell, who had joined the staff as asso- ciate .editor in 1954. A liberal whom Bishop Hickey described as \way ahead of his time,\ the new editor became a leading advocate of ecumenism and of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Father Robert Kanka, now pastor of St. James the Apostle Parish, Trumansburg, served as assistant editor under Father Atwell from 1965 to 1967. He said that Father Atwell's bril- liance as an editor and a writer were enhanced by the times. The Second Vatican Council, the Rochester race riots of 1964, the formation of FIGHT (Freedom, Integration, God, Honor, Today) and the arrival in 1966 of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen all contributed to make \it an interest- ing time to write about the church,\ Father Kanka observed. Throughout 1966 and '67, however, the lib- eral Father Atwell and the conservative Bishop Sheen disagreed about the paper's direction. At one point, the bishop suggested closing down the paper and purchasing an advertising sup- plement in the daily press. Finally, in Novem- ber 1967, Father Atwell left the paper to be- come pastor of St. Agnes of Avon. Father Kanka, who had studied journalism at Syracuse University, was appointed interim edi- Continued on page 10 Tnw» overlapping C%. ~ \one poj (Mack} amt one negative (white) - foi logotype for the newly renamed Gtmien » K - ' Beginning with the edition of Feb. 1 distinctive logo will appear in the JoifmpciihdUc Courier, and wiH lai used on corporate stationary for newspaper's parent company, the Roch Catholic Press Association. | The logo, designee! by staff graphic Lorraine Hennessey, is being unveiled month to mark the eonvergenee of , eyeffi$> trie #0th anniversary ,of Catholic ; journalism in; the Diocese of jR&hesj^ltae national celebration of Catholic : Month, '&e $a& implementation of a typesetting system and the official < • r j : ^t^ : <-^^l^0ir^er-Jpurn^:- to* Cat Press new ;ein type tor articles; a clean, modern typeface for use in headlines; new page and column - logos; and a greater emphasis-on photos and illustrations - will debut with die Feb. 16 issue. 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