The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-07-02
Says That the Catholic Schools and Public
Schools Are Working Well Together
in Minnesota.
Much Has Been Done to Purge Libraries and
Schools Of Books Objectionable
to Catholics.

The following is the address Of Bish-
op McGolrick, of Duluth, delivered OH
the evening of June Goth, just before
the performance given by the grad
yates of Holy Angels academy of this
city. Bishop McGolricll has given
much attention and study to the cause
of education and what he has to say
upon this subject is always worthy of
serious consideration. After Il few
words by way of introduction, the
bishop said:
81 came here for the direct purpose
of saying few words in commendn-
tion of the work of the good sisters
who have had, for several years, the
happiness of preparing these children.
In my time in Minneapolis l attended
the schools very frequently and had
the opportunity of examining the chill
drcn and bearing testimony to the
value of the good work done by the
sisters. I think that the children of
those whom I have examined in aritll-
mctic. geography and grammar nre
now going to school, and many of them
I meet them from time to time as
visit Minneapolis md often my only
knowledge of the child is guess at
the name from a resemblance to the
mother whom knew when attending
school in years past.
'"rhc work that has been done in this
school speaks for itself. The children
educated here are filling various posi-
tiOns in life. Some have settled down,
married ana are good hOnsckecperS,
scattered widely through the country;
a great many are teachers; many OF
them are here, and they are engaged in
the various nvOcatons of life. But
all are hearing testimony to the value
of the teaching received in Holy An.
gels academy.
"Thcrcfore. | come that | may say
n few words in favor of the general
work that the sisters do. In these
times education is brought to oul
doors. There is no one who can com
plain, and particularly, think. il
Minnesota. There are few places sc
favored by the direct means of educa
tion for young and old, poor and rich
as the state of Minnesota. In the old
cn times there We're some complaints
and occasionally we hear complaint.
now and again, with reference t.
schools; their forms, methods, pccu
liarites and systems of teaching, ant
sometimes we find the objections o
learned people published in the mig;l
zines and newspapers of the country
But ] think we have little reason t,
complain, either of the schools direct
ly supported by the public or of on
private schools. They are fairly wei
united in the state of Minnesota.
know that in many Of the privat
schools under my own direct obscrva
ton the children are preparing to tax
the general examinations of the stat
schools; to take examinations for CT
try into the university. The univcrsit
examinations taken by the pupils O
many of our schools here bear notabl
testimony to the good work that /
done in the schools.
''In times past we Catholics ha'
reason to complain of the books in us.
or the making of books there is II
end. Books of all kinds are heape'
upon us. Libraries spring up aroun
us and large numbers of books ar
spread broadcast over the land. Tler
can be no excuse that literature is nc
brought home to us. Catholics hav
had reason to find fault with certai
books in use in the general schools, i
the teaching Of history and in variOu
other branches, books assistant to gel
cral reading, and so on. But I thin
that by fair cXpostulation with til
publishers and by laying before til
public what has been wrong, in til
course of time all this question wi
be fairly well settled. recollect ther
was once n little difficulty with refel
ence to a book that was likely to
a great deal of harm to pupils in th