Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-04-13
PLEA OF CATHOLICS.
Define Their Position On Edu-
cation In Public Address.
THEY OPPOSE STATE CONTROL
Claim This Tends Wholly Toward Sec
ularization--stand unslterahly For
Christianized System - High
Schools Urged.

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 COM
prising the declaration received the
unanimous assent of the representa-
tives of 20 different -practi-
cally the entire collegiate system of
the Catholic church in America.
The declaration adopted was as fol-
lows:
First-That this Association CT
Catholic Colleges request its presi-
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 welldefined effort in certain
quarters toward absolute state con
troll in education, thereby threaten
ing and Gripping 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
nu11 fboif attention RI he cucz
tenn of schools which our people have
maintained at great expense and sac.
rifiee.
Fourth--That we protest against
the unfair and unjust determinations
resulting from much of the eduea-
tional legislation, and we appeal to
the "Reminiscences and sense of JUS
tice of the American people to pro-
tect us from such illibefality
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-
lions.
koiALh a udt VIC Sdtl upOu stil ldtu
olics to recognize the imperative need
of more perfect organization of our
educational system, and we assure
them that with a fuller development
of the Catholic high school we shall
have a complete system, with its
headship in the university, and thus
we shall continue to maintain a high
collegiate standard
Words of cheer from across the sea
were received In cablegram of CON
graduation from Pope Leo XIII, dated
Rome, April IL, 1901.
The cablegram was in answer to
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 ]. Conaty
d. d., rector of the Catholic uni
versity, Washington; secretary and
treasurer, Rev. John Conway, s. r..
Gonzaga college,, Washington, d. c..
Members of the standing committee
-Augustinians, Rev Lawrence Al.
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, Nd; Jesuits, Rev. John
Conway, Gonzaga college, Washing
ton, d. G.