The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-28
CATHOLIC. EDUCATION.
Father Harpes' Address to
Graduates Of st. Peters
Parochial School.
GENEROUS PATRIOTISM UPHELD
PATRIOTISM UPHELD
Church Instructs Teachers to
Instill Love OF Country Into
Youthful Minds.

Peters parochial school, was held last
evening in the College Hall, on Grand
street. The exercises were made notable
by the address of the Rev. Father Harpes.
His subject was Catholic Education"
The interior Of the spacious hall was
deliberately decorated with the national
~colors, and the programme arranged by
the Sisters was mainly patriotic. As a
consequence every member received en-
thusiastic applause. The programme
opened with the school orchestra rem
dcring a number of patriotic airs, which
were followed by:-
Salutatory. William A. Nevin; chorus,
Morning Chimes" Abt, the Vocal Glass
| es; class prophecy, William A. Nevin,
Voices at the Throne Anna Kenny;
chorus, .Goosey, Goosey, Camden Te-
| desco, Boys: tambourine dance, Little
Girls; orchestral, the National Airs. Mos
es, the School Orchestra; the Grecian drill,
Senior Grade; chorus. THE Victory Ban
ner," Benedict, Boys; Tableau, Our He
roes' Expectation the American Ath-
letes: valedictory. Mary Pagan.
Honors were then conferred on the
graduates by Rev. Fathers Harpes and
Harlin. Each of the graduates. received
a gold medal and a diploma. Their friends
did not forget them as flowers were given
to them in great profusion. The Rev.
Father Harpes made the address to the
| graduates. He was frequently interrupt
ed by loud applause, and his address will
long be remembered by those who attend
ed the exercises. He said
"A year ago today I spoke on the great
work of education as 1t is carried on in
our Catholic schools. / proved to you
not superior to any school in the land
| said: Our children are as bright and as
intellectual as those of other schools.
zeal and skill as those Of other schools;
teaching is their vocation, and with them
it is q work Of love. Our tex books and
tical as those Of other schools. For these
reasons, | said, our schools are at least
equal to all others, and they certainly are
the minds of our children, we also form
their hearts. We teach them to know, to
love and to serve God. and to be happy
edge is worth having without the knowl-
aBut We are told tina our schools are
not up to date, l. e.. that we do not give
our children a National education. and
that freedom of education threatens in the
hands of the Church to become a serious
CfldC ~ LII lku0 AllCIlCdl SiJlTllt III
other words we are told that We are
strangers II not enemies to National m
situations.
For the sake of truth and Justice we
claim that the Church believes as much
as anyone else in National education. i. G.,
In an education which inspires the young
and of true patriotism for their country.
The Church regards 1t as a sacred duty
for all her teachers to educate children
in the love of their country, and to teach
them respect for its laws. to inspire them
with zeal for their country's interests, for
its glory and prosperity Any atteinp-
sentiments in the hearts of the young
would be regarded by the Church as c
crime.
IF we understand National education In
this sense then surely the Church reeds
no one to teach her a. lesson. and we
claim that on the score of patriotism our
superior to any school in the land. Love
of our country, loyalty to our temporal
rulers has and always will be our sacred
which waves oyer our schools and adorns
our classrooms. and the principles of
liberty and justice which the flag repre-
they are to the best American citizen.
Though no favors are shown US, though
strict justice Is sometimes denied us,
though no material aid is given us. we
will always teach our children that we
are bound to love our country and he
devoted to all its interests. And though
love our country, and even there, on for
eign shores, in exile and on Punishment.
we will teach our children to love their
National institutions have nothing to
fear from Catholic education, and though
the country be dotted all over with
American Protective Association. Our
schools and our system of education are
truly national, and they have contributed
as much as any other educational system
tn make America the RTe9 test the han