The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-08

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| COLLEGES FOR WOMEN ORGAN
lied INTO A SECTION
| One OF the most interesting and i'm
portant discussions at this years
meeting of the Catholic Educational
Association, which closed at Balti-
more, Md, last Thursday night, was
that relating to the Standard College
AT the closing session of the College
Department there was an animated
discussion on the problem of the
Standard College, and it was the
leading topic in every group through
out the entire meeting. Out of the
confusion which reigns everywhere
in this country in educational matters
secular educators are seeking ear
| nestly to bring an order that will be
fruitful as well as practical; and at
this years meeting determination
was evident among all departments
| of the Catholic Educational Associa-
ton to arrive at some common un-
departments of the Association could
be brought into complete harmonious
| relations with each other, working
each one to the advancement of it's
own interests without forgetting the
well-being and growth of the others.
In pursuance of this determination
the feeling gradually developed for
| Tho nococcifv re mora fronun0t yooof |
ings among special groups, and it is
expected that during the coming year
committees from the various Depart
ments will meet for a closer discus
sion of vital topics, in order that the
work of these departments may be |
better promoted. These meetings
will be held at different points to suit
the convenience of the delegates and
will be in touch with, and under the
control of, the Executive Board of the
| Association.
Heretofore the superintendent
and inspectors Of parish schools
have never had proper opportunity
at the annual conventions for a
thorough discussion of the problems
before them; hence the present plan
will enable them to hold one or more
meetings in the course of the year
when matters of Importance to the
conduct of the schools may receive
| just and careful attention.
Yielding to the educational de-
mands of the day, college courses
have been added to large number
of Catholic academies for young
women, and in the past ten years
Catholic colleges for women have
come to be strong factor in the edu-
| cational field For some time the
question of organizing these colleges
has been put before the Catholic Edu-
cational Convention, resulting this
year in giving over section to their
use, to be an adjunct of the College
Department. The President and Secre-
tary of the College Department will
have charge of the annual program
for this Section.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions, present
ed by the Committee on Resolutions,
were unanimously adopted as the
sentiments of the thirteenth annual
| meeting of Catholic educators:
/. The thirteenth annual meeting
of the Catholic Educational Associa-
ton learns from the reports of its
delegates from all sections of the
country, gratifying evidence of earn
estness, of solid progress and con-
| slant improvement in Catholic educa-
/ ton.
| 2. The Association recognizes the
increasing demands for religious
/ teachers in our schools. 1t therefore
urges on parents and clergy the i'm
portance of fostering vocations to the
Brotherhoods and SisteFhoods of the
| Church by holding up to the youth
the beauty and glory of guiding the
minds and hearts of the young in the
ways of God.
3. The American Catholic school
system stands for thorough-going and
complete Americanism with undivided
allegiance to our country from all
whatever sympathies they may legiti-
mately entertain for the land of their
ancestors. This is the spirit of our
Catholic people as we'll as of our
schools, and any individual deviation
from it is an injury to Church and
State.
! 4. In many of our large cities,
there is a great lack of accomoda-
tons for the children of the elemen-
tary public schools, SO that much
overcrowding in classrooms results,
and, moreover, large numbers of the
children are able to get only half
time at school; in spite of this condi-
ton, the municipalities continue the
policy of spending enormous sums of
the public money on large and ex-
travagantly eqipped high schools,
and even colleges. We reprobate this
as a crime against the children of
the common people, who need full
time and proper accommodations dur
| ing their few years of schooling.
The municipalities have no right to
favor the privileged few at the ex-
/ penSe of the many. and should re