The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-08
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WHAT CATHOLICS THINK.

AOulbY as 10 AOuS III OIdeI IN THIS
city.
WHAT CATHOLICS THINK.
Among the representative Faribault peo-
pie who were seen was NJ. NJ. Shields, edi-
tor Of the Pilot, a leading local publication,
with large Catholic constituency. He
was asked what the general feeling was
among the Catholics regarding the
transfer.
at is vary good" be replied. "The
Catholics here are almost unanimously In
favor Of the continuance of the change, as
the new system has given almost universal
satisfaction. 10 is a mistake, however, TO,
think that there 10 no precedent for such
change. had the same system in opera
ton In Scots county several years ago,
when was county superintendent Of the
schools there, aud 1t caused no trouble,
Ill feeling or discussion. Over there the
great majority OF the pupils were Catholics
and there was no protest whatever. think
that our schools here are 8 success have
two children going 20 the school. and judK-
ing from fifteen years. experiences as
teacher l think they are advancing as
rapidly as could be expected. The thing
was regarded as an experiment at first, but
as it has proven very satisfactory 1t will be
continued with the hearty approval of all
concerned. What puzzles me is that the two
schools should have caused so much discus
sion when hundreds Of other schools having
similar attending circumstances oil over the
United States are not mentioned and have
been running for years"
DO you think that it would be advisable
20 carry the arrangement over the entire
countryW
swell, don't think that can say that
it would be- The Catholics are making con-
siderable fuss over it, but think il is be-
cause they do not fully understand the mat
ter. Take the country districts. for in
stance, no matter whether the children are
Catholics OF not, all have to attend the pub
lie schools and nothing is thought of it. l
don't see why tho arrangement cannot be-
carried out throughout the different cities"
The above is representative Catholic
opinion In Farbault and possibly over the
entire state.
A. E. McKellup, one of the leading men of
Faribault, said to the Herald reporter:
There was quite as much opposition
from certain element in the Catholic
church as from the Protestants. The re-
tanning of the nuns as teachers caused the
most trouble, but with better understand
ing or the case this has subsidized. The ma
Jority OF the people now think this all right
and make no objection. Nearly all the pu-
pills in attendance on the former parochial
school are Catholics You see, no teachers
had been engaged when the transfer was
made, and, as the school had been a pa
rochial school for years and years and had
never been In the regular public school sys-
tenn, they retained the Sisters of Charity
and have found them perfectly competent"
MAY BE ABANDONED.
In spite. however, OF the generally favor
able feeling which prevails in Faribault re-
garding the system, it may be considered
exceedingly doubtful whether 1t will be
continued in operation beyond the present
year. Those more Immediately concerned
and interested in the matter are prepared to
their utmost to bring about a continuance
OF the present system, and the proposition
OF the Catholics will undoubtedly be
removed at the next annual school meet
ing. This has already been done at Still
water, but the Herald correspondent learn
that the board OF education is not inclined
to foster the change any longer, and it Is
therefore probable that at the end of the
school year the Saltwater franchise schools
will again revert into the hands Of the orig
inal possessors and will be put to their origl-
nal uses. More antagonistic feeling, how
ever, has always excited in Saltwater than
Faribault. At the former place the people
we're combined in condemning the action of
the school board i'll accepting the priests
proposition. In Faribault the people were
as one in praising it.. So it looks that, al
though the system will perish In Saltwater,
it will still survive in Faribault.