The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-02

Heart Polish schools st. 5Adal-
bert, st. Casimir. French-St.
Louis. Bohemian-St, Stanislaus.
| Here are the actual conditions
in the above mentioned schools.
| % In each and every school the
English language is the medium
OF communication between teach
er and pupils. (2) In each school
every elementary branch is taught
through the channel Of the Eng
nsh language. 60 Some Of the
schools have what they call class
IN reading in a foreign language.
This class is entirely optional, and
gives merely a reading knowledge
OF the language. az In several
OF these schools there is also a
class Of catechism in a foreign
language for those who desire it.
Even here very few of the chill
dren avail themselves Of this
class.
This brief resume shows how
utterly baseless is the statement
that our Catholic children are
mot being taught in the English
language. " The real feeling back
OF such assertions is to be found
IN the desire, socialistic in it's ten
dency, to bring all private schools
directly under state supervision.
The study Of educational condi-
tons IN various states of the
country leads one to the conclu-
SION that certain authorities are
anxious to bring the Catholic
schools down to the level of many
public institutions. 1t is a matter
OF open knowledge that in very
many places throughout the coun-
try competitive contests have dis
closed the superiority of Catholic
pupils. Those versed in the inner
workings of educational condi-
lions throughout this country are
aware OF a strong feeling in many
quarters of aversion akin to zeal
Ousy over our Catholic institu-
| tions.
| AS to the realization of Amer
lean ideals among the foreign
born children in our schools. we
have but to look at the records
made in all kinds Of war work
and patriotic endeavor in these
same schools. With regard to the
teachers themselves it may be
stated that the vast majority of
them are American born, and are
Thoroughly imbued with the high
est standard Of American ideals.
Ut all OF them may it be said with
accuracy and truth that they are
obliged to inculcate patriotism in
their pupils. The duty of every
| Christian, to- render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesars, in
cludes the obligation also in the
teacher Of encouraging the per-
Torrance Of that duty in the mat
ter of patriotism.
| The Catholic schools of St. Paul
lmpart knowledge in all their sub
jects in the, English language.
Their standard of scholarship will
compare favorably with that of
any other similar group Of schools
that may be selected. The teach
ers IN these schools are capable,
conscientious and thorough. They
are not the victims of every ex-
perlmental system that is launched
upon the sea Of education. They
do not pretend to adapt them
selves to every fad and fancy that
may fit through the brain of So
called educators. Their system Of
teaching is old and tried, and the
fruit Of experience by the best
educators in the world Of knowl-
edge. The results Of this system
of education are apparent on
every hand. To endeavor to
throttle that system, to try and
replace it by "socialized sys-
tenn" of imparting knowledge,
seems but an admission of inferi-
GRITTY on the part of those who
would tear down the magnificent
structure Of Catholic education in
order to make it conform to the
little two-story building of some
other system. =