The Irish standard., 1918-08-31

duly influenced thereto by the fact that
rade or relative is student at certain school col
lese and make this circumstance the sole ground of
sideration in making their choice Other factors of
but trivial nature may also sway their judgment and
lead to disastrous result 1t therefore time when
parents and pastors should give the benefit of their
perence and judgment their charges and gently
firmly insist determination of the question
In the of Catholic children who about begin
their school life the question of choosing between the
parochia and the public schools has passed
argumentatve stage and must be regarded definitely
settled in favor of the religious institutions Such is the
consensus OF opinion of the clergy and hierarchy we'll
of the great majority of the leading scholars and
writer's Of the faith. The events years. since
the beginning of the Armageddon have tended further
to crystalline and sodfy this judgment in favor of schools
in which religious and secular training begun stimuli
aneousS Wherever it is possible therefore, it becomes
the duty of Catholic parents and guardians conform
the precepts of the church herein with the fidelity
obedience is rendered along other moral lines.
In respect to higher education the principles
be said to govern. Notwithstanding the tremendous
growth of the attendance Catholic colleges unver
stiles during the past few decades is sad to note that
the number of Catholic youths who have received
eft of collegiate training is far below the proportion exist
ing among nonCatholics This fact made strikngly
apparent when preparations made such gigantic
scale for the training officers at the military
personnel army and navy is Catholic the percentage
Catholic officers is much less than thsa situation due
to the fact that there Catholic fol
this training who possessed the preliminary
qualifications in higher education This but to
phasze the necessity opening the Catholic boys
girls throughout the land the opportunity of acquiring
collegiate and university training in larger number thar
heretofore in order maintain the standing and ranl
of their faith in the great professional industrial
commercial activities of the world.
But it is not is often sad that such stu
dents should be enrolled in non-Cathoic institutions il
order to acquire the highest academca professional
technical training The currcua of the Catholic nttu
tions will be found equal and in many instances supero
those of other institutions which have been wde
advertised and enjoying greater patronage. Careful in
vestigaton should be made in given to ascertain
whether Catholic school cannot be found which will
vide the desired facilities for the particular dc
Sired rather than to jump at the conclusion that certain
boosted institutions the only worthy of patron
age should be kept mind that in the Catholi
institutions be found points of excellence whic
may than Offset the supposed superiority of thei
rivals in other respects. is not stating the matter to
strongly to that in them preemnently to be foun
provisions for the cultivation and preservation of tn
spirit of morality and religion.
In them is to be found danger of the contaminan
influences of materiaism, skeptcsm and atheism whic
have been made the boast of German college
and universities The teaching of Christianity is mad
vital and fundamental part of the culture they offer
their Students their teachers sturdy exemplars
that discipline.
In the German "Kuur" the materiaisc philosophy ha
found its reducto ad absurdum and this should
la warning to those who feel inclined to disregar
the religious and moral factor in making choice
educational institutions for those whom they exc
else authority.