The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-01
ANNUAL MEETING
HELD IN BALTIMORE-PRO-
CEEDINGS AND PAPERS.

Catholic educators and men promi
nent in educational work from al
parts of the country, gathered il
Baltimore this week for the thirteenth
annual convention of the Catholic
Educational Association which opened
there on Tuesday morning and closed
on Thursday afternoon. Besides the
Apostolic Delegate and Cardinal Glib
bons, who were present at different
sessions, many other Church dig
nitaries were in attendance, thus lend
ing their support to a movement
which has at heart the dearest and
most vital interests of the Church
The attendance at all the sessions
was large, and close attention was
given to the important matters dis
cussed.
A pleasant feature of the conven,
tion was the presence of Rt Rev.
Bishop O'Connell of Richmond, Va,
the first President General of the AS
soCiation, whose efforts in the early
days were such strong factor in the
growth and stability of the organiza.
ton.
Nearly all the delegates arrived in
Baltimore on Monday In the after
noon there was meeting of the
Executive Board at the Rennert
Hotel, which was headquarters for
officers and committee meetings. In
the evening at o'clock at Calvert
Hall there was a reception to the
members of all Departments and
Sections, followed by registration.
On Tuesday morning the delegates
and visitors attended a Mass at the
Cathedral of the Assumption. Rt
Rev. Owen B. Corrigan, Auxiliary
Bishop of Baltimore, welcomed the
delegates in a few happy words. I'm
mediately after Mass the convention
was opened in Calvert Hall assembly
room, with an address by the Presi
dent General, Right Reverend Bishop
Shahan, rector of the Catholic Uni
versity. The report of the Secretary
General, Rev. Francis w. Howard
LII. D.. and of the Treasurer General
Rev. Francis T. kIai.q. "a, u. were
then presented, and after the appoint:
ment of committees and the trans.
action of routine business, the first
paper of the convention was read. by
Very Rev. Thomas E. Shields, Phi D.
professor of Education at the Catholic
University, on the subject of the pres
ent condition of education in the
United States.
Departmental Meetings.
Tuesday afternoon was entirely
given over to Departmental meetings
The College Department met at Cal
vert Hall, Rev. DIR. NJ. Schumacher
C. S. c., of Notre Dame University
the President of the Department
opening the conference at 2:30. After
the presidents address and the trans
action of regular business, the dele
gates listened to paper on 'Why
sociology should be taught in oul
Catholic colleges" by Rev. j. w
Mcguire, C. S. c., professor of Sociol
ogy, st. Viator College, Bourbonnais
Ill.
An important feature of this meet
ing, and in fact of the whole conven
ton, was the organization of Cath
olic Colleges for women into a sep
arate section. This was accompanied
at meeting held after the Collegc
Conference.
At 2 o'clock Rev. John A. Dillon
President, opened the sessions of thu
Parish School Department in the as
sembly room of Calvert Hall. HI
gave an address comprising a brie
resume of the years work and wha
the department hoped further to &C
complish. A business session ant
appointment of committees followed.
A paper was then read-"The Gar,
Plainly DR.. ]. H. Haaren, ASSOCIATE
superintendent of New York publ
schools.
The Superintendents' Section, al
adjunct of the parish school depart
4 ment. met at o'clock with Rev. A. '
Garthoeffner, the chairman, presiding
Rev. Albert Muntsch, S. j., st. Loui
University, spoke on "Co7educatio
from a Catholic standpoint" and RI
Rev. Mgr. P. R. McDevitt, superir
tendent of parish schools, Philade
phia, conducted the discussion.
opening address, spoke.
Seminary Department.
Rt Rev. Mgr. John B. Peterson, Pl
D., President, opened the first sessio
of the Seminary department at P. \
on Tuesday He announced the gel
eral topic to be: The problem I
seminarists' summer holidays. Wi
the vacation be spent entirely ava
from the seminary, or under immed
= ate seminary control? Rev. Barthol
new Randolph, c. NJ, of st. Vincent
Seminary, Germantown, Pa, had II
the subject of his paper, THE Vac
tion Passed Under the Direct Infiuen'
and Control of the Seminary"
lengthy discussion of much intere
and value followed.
Wednesdays Meeting.
Wednesdays meetings began wi
that of the College department, Il
Mathematics and Science section
which held conference at 9 o'cloc
Papers were read by Rev. Ignati
Wagner. C. PIP. s., Collegeyille, In
on ''The Place of General Science
the Curriculum; Rev. Brother Pot
mian, F. S. c., Manhattan Cole!