The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-04-16
Plea OF
CATHOLICS
Define Proposition On
Education.
CONTROL OF STATE
Opposed Claim This Tends
Wholly Toward SecuIariza- :
tion-- Sta nd for Chris
tianized System.

Chicago, April ia declaration
Of the Catholic position on education
in the United States was adopted at
the closing session Of the national
conference of the Association Of Cath.
Ollie Colleges. The resolution cont
prlsng the declaration received the
unanimous assent of the representa-
tives of 70 different colleges-practt-
cally the entire collegiate system of
the Catholic church in America.
The declaration adopted was as fol.
lows:
First-That this Association Of
Catholic Colleges request its presl.
dent, Rt. Rev. Thomas j. Conaty,
respectfully to call the attention OF
the bishops of the United States, at
their annual meeting, to the work
of this conference in regard to our
collegiate conditions. and especially
to the Importance Of the high school
movement.
Second-That the tendency of edu'
cational legislation forces us to warn
our Catholic people of the systematic
and well-defined effort in certain
quarters toward absolute state con
troll in education, thereby threaten.
ing and crippling all private educa.
tional effort, thus depriving large
class of the citizens of the liberty
of maintaining schools in which their
religion shall be made an essential
element.
Third-That we remind Legislators
of the rights of conscience guaranteed
to us by our American citizenship
and call their attention to the sys-
tenn of schools which our people have
maintained at great expense and sac.
rifice.
Fourth-That we protest against
the unfair and unjust Determinations
resulting from much of the educa.
tional legislation, and we appeal to
the fairmindedness and sense of JUS
tice Of the American people to pro-
tect us from such illiberality.
Fifth-That this conference of
Catholic colleges convinces us that
we are justified in asserting that our
college system deserves the generous
cooperation of all interested in high
er Catholic education; and we pledge
ourselves to use every effort to per-
feet still more our collegiate condi-
tions.
Sixth-That we call upon all Cath
Olics to recognize the imperative need
Of more perfect organization of our
educational system, and we assure
them that with fuller development
Of the Catholic high school we shall
have complete system, with it's
headship in the university, and thus
we shall continue to maintain a high
collegiate standard.
Words of cheer from across the sea
We're received in cablegram of con-
graduation from Pope Leo XIII, dated
Rome, April IL, 1901.
The cablegram was In answer to a
message which the convention sent
to the pope When it convened.
The following officers were chosen
to serve during the ensuing year:
Presiden, Rt. Rev. Thomas j. Conaty,
d. D., rector Of the Catholic uni
versity, Washington; secretary and
treasurer. Rev. John Conway, 8. j.,
Gonzaga college. Washington, d. c.
Members OF the standing committee
-Augustinians, Rev. Lawrence A..
Delurey. Villanova college. Villanova,
Pa; Benedictines. Rev. Vincent HUI
Der, st. Bedes college, Peru. Ills:
fathers of the Holy Cross, Rev. James
French, Notre Dame university, Notre.
Dame, Ind; diocesan, Rev. William
L. OHara, Mount st. Mary's college.
Emmetsburg, Md; Jesuits, Rev. John
Conway, Gonzaga college, Washing
ton, d. C.