The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-28
ABOUT SCHOOLS.
Description Of the Work Of
the Catholic Church.
Nothing undone to Separate Work o.
Education From the Clergy.

NEW YonK, Nov. 2s.-In an article on
enc Csshsiie school systcm. In the pecem-
Der number Of The North American Re-
view, Published today Mgn satolh makes
Ais hrst contribution 70 American pcriodi
cal litsrstuea TIE astiols has an import
ant bssrlnf on the Catholic school ques'
ton IA mo Uniesd 6tana h does not
touSA dfpeosly sa mat guhjecA but shows
the pr1uclpsH wAich ths highest author
islss q 10 Oushoitp church ssesrd ~ pors
tinanS - ne ssetie1nent OF the educational
problem. MEN eusolli describes In detail
the ed9one4snal work Of the Cathohc
church IN Rome, It's aims, processes and
means Of support, and the relation 10 sus-
tains TO the educational work OF the state,
throuHh ths public schools and colleges
est6bllshed hy the national and municipal
authorities
Mgr. Saboin points out that after tho
occupation Of Rome. Il was the first aim
of the italian government 10 make the
city ths center ef a culture which should
bo founded on free thought. Realizing
the importauos Of the school system as an
instrument I'm bringing about this result,
the government took every means IN Its
power to suppress she school system Of the
Cathol1c church
BY the imposition OF special oaths upon
Catholics aud by regulations intended TO
discriminate against pontaacal nominees,
1t grsdually succeeded i'm eliminating
Catholic influence from the educational
institutions, while some prominont Cath
olic Schools were even forcibly closed by
the police
I'm short" says Mgr. Satolli, "nothing
that partisan government, such as that
of Italy, could do To separate education
from the benefcent influ6ncs of the
church was left undone.
ytaly's school System.
'sThe Catholics soon perceived that 10
was necessary for them 20 act immedi-
ately and energetically, II they wanted to
combat the scheme. The result of their
endsavors has been the establishment of
school system and It's maintenance by
private funds, through which it became
possible to promote and di0use among
all classes primary, classical, technical
and normal instruction of the very best
quality, combined with complete religious
and moral education.
"In number, the Catholic schools ex.
csed the government and municipal schools
combined The municipal authorities of
Rome" says Mgr. 6atolli sin their
anxiety to impress the people and prelu-
dice them in faver of the state schools
against the Catholic schools, went To
great expense In erecting magnificent
buildings. containing large and we'll
ventilstsd rooms, gymnasiums, playing
grounda and every other adjunct Of use
fulness and comfort that hygiene and
~ suo~v ronld devtee
"How far thsy have succeeded in this
attempt may be learned from the testi-
mony Of &Enor Biagio Placidi, formerly
assesaoe - ths board Of public instruction,
vine does nss hesitate TO declare In one OF
hls rspssts that the principal reason why
the yNVfls IN the Catholic schools are
IN Ne nsa3pslty is that they do not have SO
fas - - - these srhosls as they would
II they sttssded ths municipal schools.
S1he pontf1ciRl commission therefore
did wsel IN avoiding the plan Of erecting
lnrue eohsvls % . considerable distance
sparA anA In dsoiding 10 sstablish num-
bss ef Gma11er schools which, though
mess HeassA would b. convenient TO all.
A rsgult thAre II not only not . parish,
but tAsss y hardly q street Of any Inn
poseanos IN homa that does not possess
Oatholio school,