The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-10
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Authors Gift to Missions.-Miss
Mary Fogg, the author of "The Life of
Christ" told in the very words of the
Scripture, has generously given one
thousand copies of her work to ST.
Marys Mission House, Opelika, Ala
bama The Catholics of three stations
of the vast field of $500 miles covered
by this mission, namely, Lanette,
Salem and Tallasee, are daily begging
the Vincentian Fathers to build small
churches for them.
Public Schools Criticized.-The
American public school system came
in for severe arraignment last month
when DR.. James E. Russell, dean of
Teachers College of Columbia Univer-
sity, in a lecture in Earl Hall, asserted
that the present system tended to
develop grumblers, fault-fnders, So
cialists and anarchists. DR.. Russell
spoke before the Institute of Arts and
Sciences on what Is Practical Edu-
cation?"
Eligible for ChapIaincy.-Rev. J. E.
Rockford, of Buffalo, who spent a
month recently at the Apostolic Mis-
sion House, Washington, passed the
examination for chaplain in the
United States army most creditably,
and has returned to Buffalo to await
his appointment, which will be signed
by the president and approved by con-
gress.
Catholic Press in BraziI.-According
to the Katholischer Welt Correspon-
denz, Catholic Press Society, mod
eled after that of Bavaria, has been
organized in Brazil. The German
Franciscans in Southern Brazil, under
the direction of Father Sinzig, strain
every nerve to fight the bad press by
means Of good German literature,
some of which is translated into Port
uguese, especially by means of papers,
periodicals and books.
A Promising Young officer-First
Lieutenant James Alexander O'Con-
nor, who recently completed course
at the Washington barracks engineer
ing school, has been assigned to
duty in connection with work in the
national capital, under the direction
of Colonel VIM. W. Harris, superin-
tendent of public buildings and
grounds. Mr.. O'Connor graduated
from the military academy at West
Point, June IA, 1907, standing Num-
Der in class of III members. He
was then commissioned as second
lieutenant being promoted to the
rank of First Lieutenant, February
81, 1911. The young officer has a
record as a rife man having won a
gold medal in the army rife COM
petitions in 1908.
Judge Seaman Promoted.-Judge
Kickham Seaman, the Chicago jurist,
was lately elevated from the Circuit
to the Appellate Court bench. Judge
Scanlon is of a we'll known Catholic
family of Chicago. His father,
Michael Seaman, is a poet of rare gifts
and his uncle John F. Scanlan, was
one of the original founders of the
Catholic Order of Foresters.
Brothers. School and County Fair.
At Leonardtown, Md, the Xaverian
Brothers of Leonard Hall College are
demonstrating what can be done in
the way of improving farming COM
munity by practical work. Last sum-
mer the plan was conceived of hold
ing county fair. 1t was started not
as a speculation, but in order to i'm
prove conditions in a backward dis
trict. Southern Maryland, especially
isolated st. Mary's County, has long
been proverbial for agricultural
backwardness. The boys of Leonard
Hall, who had taken industrial
courses and who had given an agri-
cultural exhibit the previous year,
were appointed as official aides to
the st. Mary's County Fair Associa-
ton. They practically conducted the
three days fair which was marked
success. The local papers commented
favorably on the complete absence of
gambling and other Objectionable
features.
Standing of the C. o. From the
time of it's organization thirty years
ago to December 1, 1913, the Catholic
Order of Foresters have disbursed
among the Catholic homes of America
over $1S,O00,OOO. Additional amounts
expended for sick and funeral benefits
raise the benefactions Of the Order
over $20,000,000. There are nearly
100000 members organized in 1850
courts. Twenty-eight states of the
Union and seven provinces of Canada
are represented in the membership.
Catholic Matron for Delinquent
SchooI.-Governor Dunno of Illinois
has appointed Mrs. John O'Connor OF
Moline, superintendent of the Illinois
state training school for delinquent
girls at Geneva. Mrs. O'Connor has
been carrying on excellent work in
Moline for several years as police
matron and Juvenile probation officer
Catholic Artists in Washington.-
E. L. Scharf, Phi. D., describes the
work done by Catholic artists in beau
tifying our national capital. He emu
mnratns more than thirty SculntOrs