The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-11

total abstinence cannot be sur
passed in the present generation.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS PRAISED.
1t is nothing new in these days
to read tributes paid by non Cath
olics to the value and efficiency of
the educational system Of the
Catholic Church. Every fair
minded non-Catholic must recog-
nize the fact that the educational
institutions conducted under the
auspices of the Church take no
second place when compared with
similar institutions under state
control. Catholic schools have
more than justified their existence
from the purely intellectual stand
point. The training they give in
secular branches is, to say the
least, the equal Of that given in
the public schools, and when we
take into consideration the fact
that they place great insistence
upon the moral and spiritual de-
velopment Of the pupil, we recog-
nize the primary reason for their
existence.
Catholic schools have been so
often unjustly criticized in the
past that many people, among
whom are a few out-of-date Cath
olics, regard the training which
they give as inferior to that Of the
public schools. The number of
such Catholics, however, is SO
small as to be negligible. The
great body Of the faithful pay
tribute to the high educational
standard maintained by Catholic
schools and show their apprecia-
ton by their patronage. Many
non Catholics, also, DESTROYS Of OBJ
tanning the best possible training
for their children, patronize Cath.
Ollie schools and colleges where
they know that the most sacred in
terests of their children will be
safeguarded.
The "North American Educa-
tional Directory, a non-Catholic
publication, contains an article by
Leigh Mitchell Hodges in which
after referring to the growth in
numbers Of the Catholic educa.
tional institutions within the past
decade, he says:
Hence, it is only statement
Of fact to say that the advantages
offered by this branch Of the
i Church s activity are on a pa1
with those obtainable at the fore
most secular institutions while
none who has made close study
of the matter will dispute their
supremacy as moral mentors.
II
"The convent-bred girl has long
been accepted as model of sweet
useful womanhood, possessed OF
refnements and accomplishments
which add a distinct charm to hel
natural attractions, and it is con
sideration of the first Importance
that the development of her do.
nestle traits is singularly com.
plete.
i "The convent-bred girl, while
well grounded in the classics and
mentally cultivated in every way
that may be Of service to self OF
fellow-beings, is primarily home
maker, and in this age of increas
ing common sense, we are coming
to right realization Of woman''
place and power in this, her high
est estate.
1 "Of the boy or youth who il
armed for the battle Of life in !
Catholic institution, as much may
be said in regard to matters o.
equally great assistance to him il
playing his allotted part. While
necessary emphasis is laid upo1
the mental training, the physica
welfare and development are By
no means neglected, and this prop
er regard for the unfolding ant
uplifting influence of clean sports
and athletics has given the stu
dents and graduates of Catholi'
colleges place in the front ranks
of athletic endeavor.
$50 pronounced are the advan
i tages set forth by some OF these
centers of instruction that many
non-Catholics, aware of the com
, pleteness of the training and tn
, good influence of the surround
ings, make choice of them, par
! ticularly since it is generally IN
derstood that no effort IS made t
interfere with personal religious
beliefs This fact may be clearly