The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-22

Southland" by the Reverend j.
A. Zahm, G. S. c., whose acquain-
lance with South America and her
institutions extends over a period
Fof thirty-three years. In this
book, Father Zahm narrates in
cidents of his journey, and gives
descriptions Of the places which
Fhe visited, and leaves the reader
to draw his own conclusions.
What has he to say about edu-
cational institutions in South
America? In Bahia. Brazil's old
est capital, he notes the presence
of a trade school. an academy of
medicine, law and agricultural
colleges, normal and polytech-
meal institutions, an academy Of
science and arts, and conserva-
tory OF music, all Of which are
entirely up-to-date Institutions
OF instruction. " The Lyceum Of
Arts and Trades counts almost
two thousand students and the
number OF educational institutions
OF all kinds i'll the city and state
OF Bahia totals something more
than eleven hundred.
Montevideo, the Youngest of
South American capitals, has it's
university, school of medicine,
atheneum, diocesan seminary, n.y.
gienic institute, convent Of the
Salesian Sisters. and several
schools for secondary instruction.
In Buenos Aires everything, from
the primary schools to the univer-
stiles is the best that money can
buy or science suggest. The same
may be said Of the College Of
Law and Medicine, the Academy
OF Art and Music. the technical
and trade schools, the chemical,
electrical, biological and bacteria
logical laboratories. Many Of
these edifices are palatial i'll de-
sign and finish, and equal to the
best Of similar institutions i'll the
United States or Europe.
The University of Cordoba, in
Argentina, is, after the universe
ties OF Lima and Mexico, the old
est i'll the western hemisphere.
1t was founded in the year 1913,
and thus antedates, by nearly a
quarter Of century, the estab-
lishment Of Harvard. The fame
Of this university and the luster
shed upon the country by its dis
tinguished graduates in all the
higher walks Of life, merits for
Cordoba the name of "The Learn
ed City,
Santiago has admirable educa-
tional and philanthropic institu-
tions, During colonial times"
says Father Zahm, education in
Chile, as in other parts Of Span
ish America, was chiefly in the
hands Of the hierarchy and the
various religious orders. The re
suits achieved by the institutions
under their control may be gagged
by the achievements Of the uni
versities of Mexico, Lima, Cordo-
ba and Chuquisaca, by the schol-
ars they sent into the world, by
the countless volumes OH science,
literature, history and archaeo-
logy which are due to the pens
OF their learned alumni and, still
more, by the exalted position i'll
church and state which was at
tanned by their students after they
had left the classic halls Of their
alma mater" Besides the nation
al university, Santiago has a Cath
Ollie University, founded in 1888,
by the late Archbishop Casanova.
1t has all the departments of a
modern university, and its corps
OF teachers is made up of emf
nent men, many of whom are dis
tinguished professors from Eu-
rope.
In addition to these, one needs
only to recall the world-famous
universities Of Quito, Bogota, and
San Marcos in Lima, i'll order to
show how unfounded is the asser-
tons made by Bishop Stuntz, re-
garding the educational facilities
of South America. In these in
stitutions the people Of South
America, including the native
clergy, receive an education sec
ond to none in the western world.
There is no need for Protes-
tants to erect colleges in South
America. Their schools cannot
compare with the educational in
stitutions of all kinds conducted
for centuries. under the auspices
of the Catholic Church. Ii Bishop
Stuntz is obsessed with the de-
sire Of founding schools to- Danish
ignorance, he need not look be-
yond the confines of his own coun-
try for localities i'll which they
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