The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
Favors Separation Of the Sexes in
Catholic Educational
Institutions.
Thinks Irish Bishops Will Even
tually Have to Oppose the
Present System.
Would Have Young People Trained
in a College Pervaded by a
Religious Atmosphere.

His Eminence Cardinal Logue was
the principal speaker at the closing
exercises of st. Patrick's College.
Maynooth. In the course of his ad-
dress the Cardinal expressed his
views on the need of separate COL
leges for boys and girls and the need
OF Catholic atmosphere in colleges
ing trained. He spoke in part as fol-
lows: There is another thing which
rather prejudices me in favor of
Trinity College at present-that they
have avoided, and rightly avoided.
that unseemly mixture of sexes which,
unfortunately is to be found in our
new Catholic Colleges, or rather our
new National Colleges. We have
nothing Catholic in this country ex-
cept our poor people. We may call
them National Colleges - University
College in Dublin, the College in Cork,
the College in Galway. I don't know
much about Belfast; I suppose it is
too near me to attract my attention;
sometimes, you know, you don't see
objects we'll which are too close to
you. But I know that in these other
colleges there is that mixture; I
think it is not. becoming or seemly.
and I think that sooner or later there
must be a protest made by the Irish
Bishops, and the Irish priests, and the
Irish parents against this system. It
was introduced to satisfy the views
of number of persons upon whom
Mr.. Waters does not seem to be very
sweet-a number of those masculine
females, if may so call them, that
want not only to be equal to men in
everything, but to supplant men II
possible. Well, I think that is un-
becoming. And I think there is very
unfair opposition made to a move
that occurred within the past year
or so, to have a separate college for
women COl1ucCIGu Will OAAHSASAeJ
College in Dublin.
Separate Colleges Possible.
The thing is possible and could
easily be done. But those whose
views are in accordance with what
said, and who want to have this mix
ture, opposed it tooth and nail, and
they opposed it by device which is
we'll known to me with regard to an
other institution in Dublin. There is
a charitable institution there Of which
I am member; it is supposed to be
unsectarian, but whenever they want
to exclude Catholics from any con-
troll in it, they get lawyers opinion.
and whenever they want to get out Of
any pledge which they have made, as
they did make a pledge, lately to q
member of Parliament, they consult
q lawyer, and they get a lawyers
opinion. Well, with regard to the es-
tablishment of this female College in
Dublin, they got lawyers opinion.
The lawyer is distinguished man;
I don't think he is foolish; but if the
law be as he says, it must be a very
foolish law. It is to the effect that
any CORPORATION or body-as I heard
the opinion-that have made provi-
sion for the secondary training Of
students are precluded by the very
fact from making provision, even in a
separate establishment, for the train
ing Of University students. Now, you
know that would exclude the State in
the first place, because the State has
to make provision for primary, Sec
ondary and University education, and
It would exclude the whole body OF
educators through the country. l
could understand it, if the decision
were to the effect that a secondary
school could not be used as Uni
versity school. But that body, a
religious body, or other body who
make provision for secondary educa-
tion, are thereby precluded from maxi
ing provision for University Col
lege and University education in a
separate establishment, seems to me
to be very queer opinion. Whether
IT is the law that is at fault, or
whether it is q mistake on the part