The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-15
THE FARIBAULT PLAN FAILS.
FATHER C0NROY HAS HAD ALL HE
WANTS OF CO-EDUCd TON.

Protestant aud Catholic children VIII No
Longer Meet In the snme schooI-His-
| tory of the Movement that Made So Much
STIR When ireland Brought II Forward.
FARIBAuLT. Mimi. Sept. 14.-The Faribault
plan. famous wherever the jurisdiction OF the
| Holy See at Rome extends Ia dead.
Father Conroy pastor OF the Church OF the
immaculate Conception. which on Oct. %.
| 1901, transferred its parochial schools to the
city OF Faribault. appeared before the Board Of
Education yesterday afternoon and said that
tho Catholics OF Faribault could no longer con-
sent to the assignment Of two Protestant
teachers to the old parochal school.
| The Board OF Education at once annuled it's
lease. which would have expired on Oct. %.
and to- day all Protestant children were with
| drawn from the school. The two Protestant
| teachers left also. and henceforth It will be
| conducted as Of old. as q strictly parochal
| school.
| Tho same action was taken in saltwater
where parochial school was transferred to
the Board Of Education about q year ago. and
the Fnribault plan is at last dead.
On Oct. %, 1891. Father Conroy submitted a
proposition to tho Board Of Education OF this
city OF 5000 inhabitants for MI crying the paro-
chial schools with the public school system.
step the desire that the children thon enrolled
in the parochial school might receive the
benefits that result from an American
training in all that word implies.
and the custodans Of tho public schools in
Farbault might receive the additional tax
from the county and State which It would not
receive SO long as the school was conducted in
tho interests Of tho Catholic Church.
The Board OF Education accepted the prop
osition. and the lease was made out for one
year for consideration OF ST.. Then came
the storm from both Protestants and Catholics.
The Protestants asserted that tho wave Of
Catholicism would be swept from church to
school. and that the Faribault plan had for Its
object the interminGling of Catholic and Prot
estant children in places whore Catholic in
struction would prevail. in order that the lat
ter could be wooed from the faith OF their fore
it was also said that it was simply an effort
Of Catholics to get secular as well as non
State Hitherto they had been compelled to
pay for the maintenance OF their schools. but
MY Ths s" cashoilcs also inseished against the
Si;SgP tqs,ssn q Nsx yoff IT, satSSSiiSe
religious instruction and fall from the arms Of
the m other church.
waSed I the battle that Arehbshor Ireland the
promulgator OF the plan. went to Rome and
which was translated as tho toeration V Of the
Holy See for the plan.
Arch bishop Ireland said the Pope's decision
was 10 sant only for exceptional cases, and that
the edict was against the general adoption Of
this radical departure from established policy.
The plan in Faribault reached a crisis in
July. 1892. when nine Of the Protestant teach
ers resigned. dissatisfied with tho workings Of
the plan.
month later however, Faribault voted to
continue the plan. and alsnse was made for
lily. and since then Papal Delegate satolli has
conferred with Archbishop ireland. and tho
Ireland ordered Father Conroy to take the
step which yesterday gave tho death blow to
the Faribaultplan. The local feeling Ia that tho
proper step has been taken. as the sentiment
has grown strong that the Catholics favored
expense Of supporting tho school Now how
ever. Catholic teachers have again been en-
gagged and the parochial school will again be
all that the name implies.