The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-07-03
ICATH0LIC EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION

The paper was followed by an inter-
esting discussion.
Tuesday afternoon and the whole of
Wednesday and Thursday were given
over to the various departmental
meetings and interesting papers were
read and discussed by delegates prom
inent in these different fields Of edu-
cational activity. At the general
meeting held on Tuesday evening in
the st. Paul Hotel, a paper on "Edu-
cation and the State" was read by
the Right Reverend Mgr. McDevitt,
superintendent of parish schools,
Philadelphia, Pa, and discussed by
the Rev. Joseph A. Dunney, superin-
tendent of parish schools, Albany. N.
Y, and the Rev C. F. McGinnis, Pre-
feet of Studies in the College of st.
Thomas, st. Paul, and others.
A very important feature of the
convention was the movement for the
organization of a special section of
the Association for Catholic colleges
for women. Several meetings were
held under the craftsmanship of Rev.
M. A. Hehir, G. s.. Sp., of the Holy
Ghost College, Pittsburgh, Pa. They
were attended by large number OF
representatives of Catholic colleges
for women and steps were taken to
form a. section devoted to the interest
of these institutions.
The general meeting held in the st.
Paul Auditorium on Wednesday even
ing, June 80, was the one to which
the public looked forward with the
greatest amount of interest. The
seating capacity of the Auditorium
was taxed to its limit and the ad-
dresses were followed with marked
attention. The Most Reverend Arch
bishop, the officers of the Association
and of its different departments, as
well as other prominent clergymen
and laymen, occupied seats on the
stage. The first address was deliv-
cred by the Rev. James M Cleary,
pastor of the Church Of the Incarna-
tion, Minneapolis, whose subject was
Our Schools and What They Have
Accomplished" This was followed by
an address on "The Ideals of Cath
olic College" by the Very Rev.
Humphrey Moynihan, President of the
nlleaa nf ST Thanss. .iFlapoatii11psss
for Citizenship was the subject
chosen by the Hon. Pierce Butler OF
st. Paul, and the Catholic Man in
the Professions" was discussed by
the Hon. julius A. Collier of Shakopee.
The Right Reverend John P. Carroll
Bishop of Helena, dealt with the
question of Catholic Higher Educa-
tion," and pointed out its value and
necessity in this era of intellectual
activity and material progress. The
concluding address was delivered by
the Most Reverend Archbishop. The
program was interspersed with vocal
solos by Mrs. John Louis Whitaker,
Francis Rosenthal, Miss Sylvia
Schmidt, and Mrs. Jane Holland Cam
eron. Bergstrom's orchestra played
the overture and the postlude. We
publish the address by the Right Rev
erend Bishop Carroll and the Very
Reverend Doctor Moynihan in this
issue.
On Thursday the different depart
ments of the Association brought
their special work to close and the
committee on resolutions made it's re-
port which will be published in next
weeks number of The Catholic Bull
letin, together with other important
matter dealing with the convention
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