The Irish standard., 1890-09-13
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4 The Catholics Of Boston have some
i times been accused Of being behint
! their &C religionists in other cities il
4 the matter Of parochlal schools Th,
4 better pubic sentiment which followed
i the incident at the Eliot school, Rlread,
i referred to, and which for many year!
\ kept sectarjanism practically out OF tht
! public schools, probably accounts fol
much Of the Catholic inactivity OF past
years. Still Boston is by no means
without Catholic schools, and severa
Iparishes have for years back had ex-
Icellent aud we!l.attended schools Of
I their own. One Of the oldest Of these
jfschools is to be found in; the German
|:parlsh Of the Holy Trinity, where the
E3attendance is now nearly 500, pupils
looming to tho school from all sections
{ uf the city. The classes here are prin-
Ecipaliy taught by the Sisters Of Notre
Dame, though the boys have a lay In
{btructor, and one Of the Jesuit fathers
attached to 5heschurch supervisss the
whole school, Over In East Boston the
Holy Rsdeener: parish, Father Nc.
| T'arthy's, counts; about 1000 scholars
| boys and girls. under instruction; The
Assumption, Father Cassin, has about
half that number, while the Star Of the
Sea, out in the First Section, Father
O'DOnnell, reports upwards Of 2o)
pupils in its school. and The Sacred
Heart, Father Clarke. has probably an
attendance larger by so per cent. than
this.
| La the city propersS6. Stepen's parish,
over which Moran presides, has more
than 700 pupils IN st. johns schools;
st, ia mes, for girls, Rev. Father Mc
auaid, pastor. has upwards Of 300, and
the cathedral sanctuary choir day school
is attended by Some fifty pupils. In
Lhe Highlands TIE Redempterlsti fattsrs
OF the Mission Ohnrcn nearly emptied
ths public school LII their neigbborhood
when they opened the doors OF the
splendid parish school they have built.
and Father Gallagher OF St. Patrick s
did the same on Mount Pleasant. where
his school is one of the finest buildings
sfn THAT t1eigtibDrla st. f.) 0seph's g
parish. Rev. Hugh, ,Smyth, rector, also
in the Highland district, enjoys a we'll
equipped and attended school, the at
tendance at which would be vastly
larger if the parish did not cover 50
great an extent Of territory, thus ren
dering it difficult fer she pastor to bring
all the Catholic children together.
Father Magennis of Jamaica Plain has
fine school in his suburban parish,
and 1t was here. the writer is of opinion,
that the Sisters Of St. Joseph were first
introduced in the city as teachers. In
the peninsular wards the oldest Cath
Olic school is the one attached to S..
Peter aud Paul's Church, Father Blen
kinsop's. and here the attendance runs
well over 1000. Dowa at the point the
Gate Of Heaven parish has nearly 500
children in its schools, which are taught
by the same sisters that have charge OF
the schools ia J jamaica PLAIN.
Counting in the pupils who 60 to the
Portuguese Catholic schools at the
North end, there are probably close on
10000 children attending the Catholic
schools Of this city, and this without
counting the attendance at the several
academies or at Boston College. These
figures will, doubtless, be increased this
year, and there are several parishes
now witiloul schools, which will pro
badly erect such edidces bsfore long.
The burden Of supporting these schools
no light one. rests on the parishes III
which they are 81 ituated, and accordingly
as the attendance Of pupils increases
this burden becomes heavier. The in-
Justice Of doubly taxing Catholics tor
educational purposes will, perhaps. be
recognized before many years here as
lit has already been recognized in other
pEHCSS, 6uu UIGl SOA1O JuOd0uN0 VI ACAIOA'
which will be fair to all parties, may
be devised.
In the archdiocese there are about
Is 900 pupils attending the Catholic
schools at the least, and IN the outside
parishes, as in the citv ones, this at
tendance is constantly increasing. as
new schools are being builC ia places
where mono heretofore existed. All our
suburban parishes are now pretty we'll
equipped with schools, and in some OF
these districts the attendance at She
schools is very large. ST. Mary's,
Cambridge ST. Mary's, Lawrence;. st.
.Ioseph's, Lowell. aud the schools in
LYnn, Maiden. Waltham. Watertown
Salem and other places are really model
ones in everv respect, and the buildings
LII more than One instance are better
equipped than the finest OF our pub Flc
school edi6ces. NeWburyport is ano
ther place where the schools are deserv-
ing OF especial mention. and Father
feelings zeal in educational matters