St. Paul daily globe., 1890-05-30

shall be discussed to the exclusion of all
other schools. This ruling is asserted
to be in cOntravention of the principles
and previous practice of the association.
In the Northwestern Chronicle CT this
week there appears an editorial by Rev.
John Conway, from which the following
abstract is taken:
''We have the most reliable evidence that
narrow policy is being pursued by the
officers, perhaps we should say. rather by the
president of the association. Complaint has
been made that the teachers of Minnesota
have been almost entirely ignored as far as
the committee are concerned. The public
were almost willing to condone this otfense,
as they have been assured that 1t was quite
unintentional, but we are not SO sure that
they will forgive another and more damaging
and far-reaching offense of which no less
person than the president, Mr., Garfield, has
been guilty: 1t is this He will not allow
the aspect of education as understood by
schools other than the public ones to be pre-
sented. This is not in accordance with the
principles nor indeed, with the practice OF
the National Education association, An
educational association that is truly nahona!
should not exclude from its benefits >all
schools that are not public. Yet this narrow
minded man has done so, thus inficting an
indignlty on large number OF American
citizens, and greviouS wrong on the asso-
citation of which he is the unworthy head.
Last year, under the presidency OF Mr. Albert
p. Marble, things were otherwise. There
was no trace of narrow policy and Cardinal
Gibbons and Bishop Keane presented their
views OF education at the Nashville meeting,
much to the delight of all concerned We
should have thought that mere courtesy. If
nothing else, would have dictated different
policy from that wfS1ch is being pursued by
President Garfield in reference to the COM
ing convention. We speak for the Catholic
portion OF the populations; we be!leve we eX-
rAr,T 1f1 nFn NJ
community whether Catholic or Protestant.
Catholics have taken great interest in the
coming meeting. They are members OF the
association; they have contributed towards
the expenses of the coming meeting; they
are members of the various committees; they
are helping towards securing hospitality for
the 10000 teachers who are expected to
come to st. Paul. Suppose they were TO WITH
draw their cooperation, together with the
many who have an active sympathy with
them. by reason of this gross outage. MI:
Garfield would find himself in an awkward
predicament. And if no other means be left or
remedying this ugly state of things brought
about by Mr.. Garfield, all honorable people
should have nothing to 90 with meeting
disgraced in advance by the narrow policy
lnaugurated by the president of the National
Educational association. We believe that If
Mr.. Garfield had known the kindly relations
and the broad spirit which pervades the peo-
pie of the Northwest-views so broad and
minds so unbiased that they easilyladmlt the
presentation of the different aspects OF a
questionable would not have had the TOOL
hardness to try to narrow us down to mis-
own short-sighted policy.
In discussing the matter yesterday
Father Conway said it is only fair tina
the Catholics and other churches who
have an earnest and friendly feeling
for the public schools, should be ac
corded the privilege of presenting feat
ures incident to schools other than those
of the class termed free schools. Said
he: cover half of the people in this
city are interested in other schools. and
don't like the action taken by President
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