The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-15
THE SCHOOLS or TIE CRY.
statement and Argument by the superin-
tepdent or the Roman Catholic schools.

statement and Argument by the Superin-
tendent OF the Roman Catholic Schools.
To THE EDITOR or The suS-Sir' In
enumerating the children OF school age ~
our city for whom. on last Monday, the Board
of Education was not able to provide fuii aay
| school accommodations, you neglect 70 IN
| ciude the number OF Catholic children OF New
York who are attending the Catholic schools
| and for whom the Board Of Education was
not asked to provide school room. That
| full statement OF the school condition may be
made to the citizens Of New York city.
most respectfully beg q place In your paper
| to present the status. at this time. OF our free
| Catholic American school In New York.
| On last Monday morning, simultaneously
with the reopening Of our public Schools
| there were also reopened in the five boroughs
| OF the city $40 free Catholic parish schools.
| Into these l40 schools more than 81. 600 boys
| and girls. children Of the citizens Of New
| York. were received. and In these schools
| these children will get an elementary eduoa-
| ton UP to the requirements OF the Board OF
Education Of New York without cent Of
cost to tho city. These $4,000 children VIII
| be taught by more than /. 100 teachers. lay
| and religious. Four OF the schools are new
and were opened for the first time last Mon
| day. These are Holy Name School In West
Ninety seventh street. School Of Our Lady
Of Good Counsel In East Ninety-frst street.
Carmellte School In East Twenty-ninth
street. st. Anthony School In The Bronx.
Inspired by the vigorous and magnetic
influence of the Archblshop OF New York. In
ten years every parish church In the bor-
oughs Of Manhattan. Bronx and Richmond
will have Its school, and then the Catholic
school register Of ''e city will count not
$4,000. but 10000 nai.es.
Since II costs the city Of New York about
An A., -, ko.y lsxtr in
public Schools 1t follows that our Catholic
| schools to-day are saving New York city
In education more than 100000 q year.
To help the city save this o., O0O.O 900 annually,
the Catholic citizen Of New York Is spending
every year out Of his own pocket about
l.25000O hard earned dollars in educating
his own $1,000 children In his own schools;
and In addition TO this he Is cheerfully oon-
tributing his share to the stupendous annual
school tax Of more than S2l 100000 for the
maintenance of the public school system. In
which the rest Of the children are being
Of the i4o school buildings and the cost OF
the ground on which they. stand. and the
gigantic figure Of saving and Of profit to the
be ' said i'd hat the cathoiiSs Of New Yers
the Catholics Of New York S do not love e e e
cation and value its supreme. importance In
1he soaf s9d Q, 1sd Cannot realize this
ton Of the city, to give every boy and girl OF
Schools IL M oT Sk Gy In rs hs
Of thSussnds Of children are forced to accept
na dsy al ths w fSs%se n Lack %
calculation the Catholic children in our 10
o ssn2S t. nca n
4 it were to be confronted By our co. 90 chm.
dren demanding room and education in the
daily arordine immeasurable RELIEF and
50 edacstc o AZ the Sess and II srs
ssa f sss I the ehass ss erss.
IN New York city conducted bv various reli-
giouss denomi4a.ions 1particrete through
Of the COMMON NJ sohoo fand TSHss scRoos
are designated by name in the charter and
U eee Ssa %
These schools operate BY their own autonomy,
under their own individual names and cUn-
their care with a course OF studies the same
as or equivalent to that of the public schools !
to 1he Of the sSsrd Of
BY which these schools receive this money
t e,y %oSs ths 10 bSathoo schools q the
the city, to fulfil its obligation TO every one Of
" its ohidT s,a, Of ssh99 cSnsttapn
b, 4 the Board Of Education Of New York
Sly were ear to ss tRee to to
course Of studies approved by the board |
lent TO the public school course Of studies,
; crowded public u school would in very short
an incentive be offered BY the city. and every
pastor Of Catholic church without a school
and put that school on an educato ,ii loot.
inG WITH the requirements Of the, BOARD OF
Sav as 81 p%sSd Tss
capacity and efficiency even. il that would |
be necessary 50 To these approved Catholic
sent and room thereby made in them r1 for the he
are re- os o oe to the DO hSR
the little they now receive from the .s city Hi
Such an arran cement would not Interfere
o %th n1 M present ses demapd for for
diminish the number Of classes, In the public
s 9, So but. but only to afford The thousands
which is the one thing to be remedied. BIS,
sides more teachers would be needed in our
Sc heels %o whsT Sood Il said
mostly from the Iaity, because our religious
teaching orders Of men and women are even
teachers made on them 10'
! present this statement about our free
Catholic American schools at this opportune
moment because have a strong faith in the
liberal spirit OF fair play which anlmates the
majority Of my fellow citizens in our great
and magnanimous city Of New York-the
fGolneIst2ne In our Empire State, Many,
YORK PIX. who n; oppose the Catholic school and
they do not know our schools. They do not
Know what work our school is dolng-how
slye II is. how American It's character and
influence how powerful its moral force--in a
word. what giant bulwark It makes against
the real dangers In our glorious republic!
! ust as Its worth and Its work become better
known and understood by all the people. 40
surely win al opposition dissolve into sim
cer ere. admiration. and the small pttance. OF
out Of conviction that 1t will be money well
girls In our .honored city.
REV. THOMAS A. THORNTON
Superintendent New York Catholic schools.
NEW YORK. Sept, IS.