The Irish standard., 1915-07-17
ARE MEMBERS OF Eenee.-,o.,
OF CATHOLIC SOCIETIES.

Inc Association is affiliated WITH
the American Federation of Catholic
Societies.
Among the changes in the election
OF omcers Very Rev. F. P. siegfried
81. Charles Seminary, Overbrook. pa
ana Very Rev. F. ]. Schaeffer. d n
OF the st. Paul Seminary were elected
10 the Executive Board. The resolu.
'ions as adopted by the Association
at the closing meeting are as follows.
Resolutions.
me twelfth annual meeting Of the
catnollc Educational Association finds
IN the reports of its delegates from
all sections of our country. gratifying
evidence of earnestness, of solid nroe.
ress' constant improvement in Cath.
Ole education.
l. For these excellent results. the
Association makes public acknou,,-
edgment to the generosity of the
oatnollc laity, the self-sacrifice of orr
teachers and the untiring zeal of the
pastors and priests, all united and in.
splred by our Bishops. Few things
IN the history of Christian generosity
the world over parallels the munif-
cence of the Catholics in America in
oehalf of the schools, their colleges
and their universities.
2. The association urges that w.
cations to the brotherhoods and sis.
ternoods of the church should he on.
couraged and fostered by priests and
people in thorough advice and OK.
nortation and through the Christian
virtue of self-sacrifice.
8. Vacations will multiply where
nigh Christian ideals flourish and
where the true spirit of Catholicitv ia
manifest. An effective means for i'm.
planting genuine Catholic princinles
is the reading of Catholic paners and
Catholic books. The school is the
place to awaken the taste for sucb
reading.
4. The association heartily recon-
mends the education of our children
IN the music of our liturgy and in the
hymns OF the church. 1t is desirable
tnat the Catholics of our country
should have certain hymns known to
all, hymns which will awaken and
perpetuate Catholic devotion and
serve as sympathetic bond to unite
Catnollcs of all nationalities in our
common worship.
.. The association exhorts Catho.
lie parents to make every sacrifice
That children may attain the highest
education in high school and college
and may fill the ranks of every honor
able profession.
o. But as for the larger number of
our people, this higher education is
unhappily not possible, the associa-
ton deprecates the overlooking of
the curriculum, the multiplication of
subjects, the introduction of new and
untried methods and means to the az
clusion of the solid essentials Of edu-
cation. Some necessary facts of the
world and OF life and above all an &C.
curate knowledge of the elements Of
our language for speech and writing.
should be impaired to our pupils by
energetic drill. True democracy in
education requires that the whole peo-
PIE be possessed of what is necessary
before privileged few be given what
is helpful.
q. The association gladly well.
comes and wishes to see multiplied
all agencies for education of whatever
kind which will keep our young awav
from dangerous associations and
under Catholic auspices. The burden
put upon our generous teachers will,
be willingly borne because of the
| benefits to our faith from night
schools, vacation schools and other
courses for the Catholic instruction of
our youths.
| 8. The association recommends
that every Catholic, especially our
educational authorities, scrutinize
carefully and limit strictly all at
tempts at legislation which would in
terfere with our educational liberties
as citizens and would introduce class
legislation under the guise of social
welfare.
9. The association returns thanks
to our Holy Father for his blessing be-
slowed each year on this meeting of
the Catholic educators of the United
States and to his Excellency, the
Apostolic Delegate, for his very kind
letter of sympathy and encourage
ment.
10. The association is very CRATE
full to His Grace, the Most Reverend
John Ireland, Archbishop of St. Paul.
for his cordial reception to our dele
gates, his eloquent and inspiring ad-
dress and his sympathetic interest in
our proceedings.
II. We wish to express our thanks
also to the distinguished prelates, to
the reverend clergy, the local COM
mittees of the diocese and to all mem
bers of the committees for their SER
vices rendered to the convention.
II. We tender our thanks to the
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