Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-13
A CATHOLIC PROTEST
Conference Of Catholic College
Representatives Declares
Schools Endangered.
Protest Against the Present Ten.
dency Of American Educa-
tional Legislation.

Resolutions Of the Meeting
Held at Chicago-.New Sys-
TEN Urged.
Chicago, April IA declaration Of
the Catholic position on education in
the United States was adopted yester-
day at theclosing session of the nation
al conference of the Association of
Catholic Colleges The resolutions COM
prising the declaration received the
unanimous assent of the representatives
OF seventy different colleges practical
~ the entire collegiate system of the
Catholic church in America. The dele
gates, on adjonrnilg. were enthusiastic
over the results of their labors. feeling
confident that the conference has been
a marked success
The declaration adopted vas as fol-
lows:
'Firs'-That this a sscciation Of Cath
Ole colleges request its president, Righ.
Rev. Thomas j Cona;y, Respectfully to
cali the satteEtion Of the bishops Of the
United States al their annual meeting
to the work Of this cnnfereEcei n regard
10 our collegiate conditions. and espe-
3cialiy TO the Importance OF the high
school movement.
Sscond-That the tendency of e,iuca-
tional legislation forces Us 10 warn our
Catholic people Of the systematic and
We'll defined efforts in certain quarters
toward absolute state control In eduea-
ton. thereby threatening and Gripping
all private educational effort, thus de-
privins u large class Of citizens OF the
liberty Of maintaining schools in which
their religion snail be made an essential
element
Third That We remind egislatt,rss Of
the rights os Conscience guaranteed to
us by otn' A,nercar citizenship and cali
their attention 10 the system OF schools
which oni people nave maintained az
sHaIt sxpensr and sacrifice.
Fourth That we protest against thu
unfair and unjust Discrimination result :
fng from nueh of the educational legis-
lati n and we appeal 10 the fair-inind-
team pecple 70 project w from such IL
lineralits
Fifth That this conference Of Cath
olie colleges convinces US that W. are
lussttied IL asserting that car college
sNstein deserves the generous co-opera-
tiRn q All interested in higher Catholic
education. ard we pledge ourselves o
us'e every effort 10 perfect stu more
our collegiate conditions
SIKH THAT We call upon all Catho-
sicasto recognize the Imperative need OF
4 more perfect observation-disclosures gu, edu-
es4islf'.l system. and We assure them
that with "a fuller Geyelopnie ii OF tho,
Catholic nigh sefnol Ne snail have il
scen5uietc system. With its feadaiiip In
me university ard thus We shall con-
tiniie % MAINTAIN high collegiate
standard.
cablsgram Of congratulation was
received from Pope Leo N.II.I at Rene.
The following officers were elected.
President Right Rev. Thomas j.
caraty y. u, reetor OF the Catholic
University. Washington
Secretary and Treasurer Rev. John
Conway s j.. ionZaga College Wash
ington. D. G.
NJ n,bers Of the Standing Committee
g-ugustinians: Lawrence A. Delurey
Vilanpva College. vllianova, Pa. Bene.
'lictines: Rev. Vincent Huber. st
Beae's College, Peru. H.. Fathers of the
Holy Cross: Rev. James Frencn Noi.e
Dame University. Notre Dame. Ind.
Diocesan: Rev. William l.. o,Hara,
Mount ST. Mary's college, Enmetsburg,
Md. Jesuits Rev John Gonzaga Col.
lsge, Washington, - G.
Il Was decided 10 hold the next con.
ference in 1902 the first Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday after July 4
II Chicago
Great interest attached to the closing
address of the president of the confer
ience Mgr. Conaty. He spoke, in part
rs follows
The work OF our third annual gath
tering is at an end. lis word !s tho word
/ q organization, the word OF uniticatio1
| IN education. The study afforded to MS
of the plan and purpose Of education;.
legislation should open the eyes of al
. the dangers which threaten our lib
jerty of conscience by the tendenc,
4 toward absolute .uiItI,i. oys, al; ,e,,,
eies in education, thus crushing all in,li
5Sat private schools in which our religion
liz made an essential factor We ar,
loitizens as we'll as Christians and we re,
fuse to bend the knee to the fetch Of
state paternalism and claim by rirtu;
Of our citizenship the right to educat.
our people in schools which our con
/ science approves. We appeal in thu
name of the spirit of common citizen
/ ship, to the spirit of justice and fa
play. and we stand ready to defend on
| claims in the name of true education
We warn Christian people that Chris
t.anity is in danger from the arroganc
4 and tyranny of legislation which no
only drives positive religion from GU
i scholo. but also seems to crush the pri
Iyate schools in which religion dwells a
ats very soul. BY showing the trend o
4 Legislation we place before our peopl
the dangers TO which our system o
schools is exposed
The keynote of this conference is or
! ganization--unitication This calls for
binding together of allsthe elements tina
make our system and determination
that will leave nothing undone until w
4 rave succeeded in complete unifica
ton of our educational work. With
4 larger high school development we ma
confidently assure our people that w
are in a condition to give a complet
Education. The university stands at Tn
i head of our system and thus guarantee