The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-05
rHE ROMAN CATHOLIC COLLEGES.
A sharp Critioism Of Their Educational
Deficiencies by Catholic scholar.


Deficiencies by . Catholic scholar.
To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-ST: Tho
writer Of this letter. like the majority OF his
fellow c0untrymen. wondered mildly when q
short time ago so few Catholics" obtained
positions as teachers in the Philippine schools.
The puzzle became by no means easier to solve
when the information came out that several
Catholic colleges had been asked for candi-
dates by Secretary Root and that these in
situations had presented hardly any Of their
students In response Then vague whispers
were heard in enlightened circles to the effect
that the Catholic colleges had been caught nap
ping. that they could not Offer students able to
fulfil the requirements and that the whole
affair disclosed terrible deficiency In quar-
ter which most of the Catholic periodicals
declare to be incomparably equipped and
magnincently managed. The rumor was ex-
ceedingly dsquleting. On hearing 1t Catho-
lies felt something of the CONSERVATION which
the Jesuit fathers Of New York and Boston
are credibly said to have experienced when
the faculties Of the semlnaries at Yonkers and
Brighton declared to them Reverend fathers,
we have to report 20 you that although
our entrance examination Is almost ridicu-
lousy easy. these. your graduates have
A recent event. however. has cleared up the
puzzle, so far as the present writer is con-
Serned and he has been urged 10 MAKE rNWphh S
dents to the Philipplnes?,'
!, Al an examination held lately. eleven can
didates were young men who had been edu-
catedtN at Catholic colleges. Two had been
graduated az bachelors OF arts and eight OF
ny nine nsd The
ing Of this degree They represented seven
different institutions conducted by four dif-
ferent teaching orders. and. let me remark.
schools for intelligence and general scholar
ship. The papers they presented have come
some specimens Of the mental discipline to
which they bear witness
Paper No. !! "'Lalla Rookh was written by Tom
"one Of SCOTS works Is old Immortality"
'"rhc theory OF astronomical science advanced
to levers w "sans each serving IN an orbit
and thus revolving about one another y was held
for S some time UNI. the discoveries o. Calico
Paper No; 2. "Evangel'nc Is beautiful tale OF
Arcsda The simple French peasants W., wrs driven
The Justinian code Of laws was one that Justnian
and then punished With death those that broke t."
Paper No 3, Calico was monk and an astron-
omer he discovered that the sun was the centre
paper No. / Under Nero the prosecutions a.
stopped only when the Christians hld themselves
away where they could not be found
The battle OF Gettysburg was won by Gen.
Paper No. s. Millions rpics Paradise Lost, Para
disc Regainet K Allegro &C. were the hrst master
There were seventeen prosecutions the most
terrible being under Nero. They ceased BY the
conversion OF the Emperor to Christianity Titus
Constantine and others"
The battle Of Gettysburg was won by Gen.
Paper No. O. Milton wrote the nrst English epic
Paper NOT The Justnisn code was one by which
Justlnan's province was 70 he governed. II very
his it Tine '''e1 o', s,..
XIV. OF France are very strongly conrasied the
former being noted for Its centousness. while the
| latter the sweet perfumes of morality pervaded."
centre of the universe"
Paradise Lost is the hrst English epic"
shakespeare S sources were English history ana
Scripture. Dante's sources were the Scriptures
Shakespeare wrote The Cottcrs Saturday
Paper No. 8. Paradise Lost Is the first English
epic o,.. ~ ~ ~o,., ,,r .,
trigues and ieaouses while that OF Louis XIV. was
renowned for Its harmony and excellent moral
The battle OF Gettysburg was won by Gen.
Grant"
almost all Of Shnkeespeare's plays picture the
demorazed condition Of the times the Eliza than.
Dante through hell, as II were after having lost
| his loved one"
"inever heard of The Co,ter,s Saturday Night,
THE Battle of Gettysburg was won by Gen
| Grant"
! Paper No. 10. Millions Paradise Lost, Is the
FIRST and only English epic"
DRY den wrote the Rape of the LOCK,
One OF Homcss works Is The Acrobat of the
| Breakfast Table.
| The Copcrncan system is that universally held.
and teaches that the sun is the centre OF the
! around which the stars and planets revolve'
| The battle of Gettysburg was won b. Gen.
paper No H. Charles IL. of England had consid.
cradle and continuous trouble with his mobiles; All
his designs nearly were opposed and thwartcd. ana
| finally he was asSasslnattd
Not one OF the candidates answered cor
rectly the question, What is the earliest
tempt to answer the question What Is the
meaning of the classical school and the 70
mantle School. as these phrases phrases are applied to
composition, the exercise in which Catholic
colleges boast of achieving distinction which
is the despalrnS envy OF Harvard Yale and
men an exercise in translation was given Of
which the first sentenc" read: Although only
a small part of the summer remained, Caesar
| determined to go to Britain The nine YER
| sions Of these words were as follows
| ouamauam parva parta etatis mancba,. Caesar
constltuavit translre In brlttaniami ,.,
! sire rcsolvt. - , ~,
/ Magma parte rstus elapsa Caesar tamen in Brit
| taniam tranSire cOnsttut.
Cesar Sola partc @tatis rrctn. transre IN brtan
| lam dctermnabat.
PHne
| VT In Rritannarn translrct.
| Parte parva gStatls relnQucnte C@sar venire ad
Brlttanium CONSTITUTE,
| QuamvIs tantum pars parva @statlS rcmaneba',
Cesar tran8lrc In Brttanam constitnit.
| OunmVIs RstaS propc cOnSumpta est, Caesar In
! Rrltenam transrc consttult.
| Tamcn pnrs Tstatls brcvls remaneret CTsar
dccrCvlt In Brlttanlam iransfuSse.
! think 1t will be an easy matter for any
| reader Of these lines TO surmise why the Coy
! eminent appointed SO few Catholics" as teach
| era in the Philippines. Neither have these
| bows sinned, nor their parents. that the curse
| Of Ignorance should follow them through life,
| that they should ever strive. vet never attain.
| But somew where the responsibility must lie,
and all who are Interested in the diffusion Of
| mental culture among the young men Of our
| country should seek to fix II where 1t belongs.
| For those who are Catholics IA deeper prob
! lem remains To the schools conducted by
| certain reverend gentlemen they are sending
| boys to be cducnted--to these same reverend
| gentlemen they are contributing generously
| out OF their limited means. What shall be sald
OF the return made? Let the reverend gentle
| men answer! JOHN DWIGHT LEE.
uAp,prIcav md "G;Oh Save the King