The Irish standard., 1910-07-23
CATHOLIC EDUCATORS
In Convention at Detroit Discuss
Us Important Educational
81 Questions.
The Holy Father Writes Personal
Letter Commencing the
1 -s Work.


the Catholic Educational association,
which took place at Detroit recently,
was the most successful meeting of
the kind yet held. Delegates were in
attendance from all parts of the coun-
try and many important papers were
read and discussed by Catholic educa-
tors Of; distinction. AS an evidence IT
the great interest that Is being taken
in Catholic education, it is only neces-
sary to mention the fact that Mon
signor Falconio, D. D., Apostolic Dele
gate, was present at the sessions and
that the Holy Father sent personal
letter to the president of the associa-
ton, Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas J. ShahaE,
rector Of the Catholic University,
Washington, commencing the work of
the association. The. Holy Father said:
ditions. (Applause.) Many of our
scountrymen had become ashamed OF
Letter Of Pope Plus.
Eve have heard with especial pleas
ure of the society known as the Cath
Ollie Educational Association, recently
established in the United States Of
America, for the purpose of promoting
the Catholic training of youth, and OF
diffusing more widely the principles Of
Christian wisdom with its rich and
felicitous consequences for the popu.
lar welfare. These efforts, we hope,
will daily rebound to the interest and
growth Of religion. Your own dill
gence, beloved son, and that OF your
earnest associates in this excellent
work, no less than the good results
which we know have bsen already ola
tanned through your active zeal, fore.
shadow the realization of the afore.
BA!d desirable ends. There is, there
fore, no need to urge on those who are
already pushing steadily forward. To
one principal and supreme point we
would call your attention as you meet
In your annual convention to discuss
the perfecting of Christian training.
Each of you should be persuaded that
he renders to this enterprise a real
service only in so far as he initiates
Christ who went about to deliver to
the world His heavenly doctrine, be-
gan to do andfo teach Hence, it is by
personal example no less than by other
social agencies that each one Of you
should further the cause of Catholic
education. Example. indeed, is mighty
to persuade, nor is there any better
& means of moving mankind to the prac-
tice of virtue. Quite particularly is
this true in the education of children
who are all the reader to initiate what
they behold in. proportion as theiI
4 Judgment Is weak.
4i3 Eve may add that your efforts will
have greater success, If in addition to
all other means of preserving and in.
creasing Catholic life, you devote spe.
4 cial attention to that means of spread
! ing the truth and refuting error whic.
Is SO well fitted to our own time ant
conditions, !. e., newspapers, review,
and similar periodical publication
which the enemies Of religion, alas
abuse for the dissemination of thei
perverse teaching and for the ruin 0
morality.
Having thus set before you tn
path along which your common effort
ought to proceed, we do not doubt 70,
will abundantly correspond with on
| desires But lest you lack the aid O
divine grace. which quickens all hu
man energies. we very lovingly in tn
Lord and as an assurance of all dt
vine help confer upon you, believe
son, and upon all the members Of tn
aforesaid association, the Apostoli
Benediction."
The object Of these conventions /
r. to discuss the different educationa
! problems and to choose standar
4; acceptable to all Catholic schools. +
do this 1t is necessary that those l
charge of the work meet together an
# review the conditions which must b
4 met. .
Among the papers read were 9Th
Pastor and Education" by Mgr. sha
HI han; The Home and the School," b
Archbishop Glennon; Catholic Educa
I ton in Canada in it's Relation to tn
ass# giyil Authority by Chief Justice An
,sHss glin. III rs n. ID N 4, Az, til
The following striking resolutio
RS anong others was passed before tt
djoprnment qf the convention:
Whereas, We view with concern IL
Ell sncr achment upon liberty Of educs
EsSss ton by any private board of trustee
ggestiye Of an educational "trust
B sgnd notably what is called '.the Ca,
sste found ation.s acting without mar
llte from the people. without warra,
present conditions and without +.
visibility to any tribunal save then