The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-08-30
Comparison of Systems of Education Show
Failure Due to Lack Of Religious, Train
ing in Curriculum. &
Prof. NJ. G. Rohan Of Marquette University,
National Chairman Of Irish History Com
nnittee of A. O. H., Writes of Colleee
and University Training.

in tho graded schools. In the spbssv
of higher education, We may Say th,s
opportunity is more Widespread. /
greater number proportionately reach
the college and the university vho
have graduaed from elementary
schools, while Lesser number propor-
tionaely reach the goal Of graduatiou
from the eighth grade. Yearly, 10000
or more are graduated from our uni
verstties. The university degree has
become commonplace, where but a few
years ago it was rarity Gibbons
once said that the fortunes of the
Roman empire were In the hands Of
the Praetorian guard.. We may cay
that " no SNAIL degree. are the Tor.
tunes Of the United States in the
hands Of the university graduates.
One can more easily realize this fact
when he recalls that not only are the
universities sending forth men equip
ped in the natural sciences, literature.
and the purely cultural branches, but
that the college man and university
graduate has begun to invade through
the channels Of departmental educa.
tion the strongholds of industrial &C.
tivity. And 1t IL but few months
since a college president, regarded by
many as but an aoademician woke up
to find himself the president Of the
United States. Now. these facts. pat
ent to all, are vital for us Catholics
in particular. In tho first place w
might naturally inquire what are
Catholics contributing to this vast
educational sohenae which touches 70
many and various phases Of our na-
tional existence: and further what are
Catholic institutions for the higher
education of our people doing to Offset
the defects which we have seen are
the eyesores in the scheme Of educa-
tion now prevalent, tracing it II you
will from tho primary grade in the
rural schoolhouse to the imposing
halls Of great university.
To answer both these questions In
any adequate manner would carry u
beyond the scope Of this paper which
is meant to be rather provocative Of
reflection than calculated to supply
any full program at Catholic reform
in educational spheres. or any com-
plete description Of tho work being
50 nobly done by our Catholic sdu-
Gators, to learn the details Of which
one has only to glance at the cata-
logues which these institutions send
forth. l will rather attempt to eluci-
date an answer to the second ques-
ton. which. in reality, contains an an
swer to the first and which. touching
a. 1t does. the very philosophy Of edu-
cation is not so easily grasped by him
who reads only our daily and weekly
,, non Catholic journals. am confident
that the benefits Of Catholic higher
education could best be shown by
pointing out it's relation to non-C Cath
olic higher education. but to the gem
eral Catholic this is unnecessary. The
words Of Mr.. James J. Regan. Nation
al President Of the A. o. H., are timely,
'The Catholic school or college 10 the
only place for the education OF o,xr
Catholic youths" This question is not
merely one OF numberA though the
number Of pupils in the Catholic q:
stitutions for advance study do not
reach the proportions Of those in IL
primary Catholic schools-it u . NUM-
ber not to be despised and one which
is adding to its ranks daily. but if
only Catholics were once and for IN;
made to clearly understand the vital
worth Of thA Catholic nysfAsa <,f hialann