The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-03
h0lic Institutions and Matters of Educational

scolastic institutions there are over
100000 pupils in attendance, of
whom 1,497,949 were in the 5,588
schools of elementary grade at the be-
ginning of the present school year in
September, 1915. In the academies
and colleges there are over 10000;
schools about $500; in the industrial
and technical, 1900; in seminaries,
5000; in training schools, 5000; in
various institutions for dependent
children, about 10000, besides several
thousand in night, club, settlement,
social and summer schools.
These vast numbers of students are
housed in schools which in structure
and equipment compare favorably
with the public schools. With few ex-
ceptions the buildings are exclusively
devoted to school purposes. In every
instance they provide space for as
.sembly room, library, laboratory.
They are built according to municipal
requirements; they are well lighted
and heated, and they are conveniently
located.
AS a rule, the pupils Of the elemen-
tary grades are Catholics, though
quite frequently Protestant and Jew
ish parents seek admission for their
children, which is always cordially
granted In the schools of secondary
and higher grades there are always a
fair number who are not members of
the Catholic Church. In the profess
sional school Catholics are often out
numbered by those Of other creeds or
of none at ALL
Though admission is thus open to
all, the greatest care is taken to admit
no pupil that might be a detriment to
the others. For these schools are pri,
vate schools, and in sending children
to them parents have a guarantee not
only of the exceptionally good char.
acter of the teachers, but of fit com
partnership for their children as we'll
There is a Catholic Educational AS
| ISOLATION in the United States com
posed of members of all the scholastic
| institutions and working through
| special committees for the various
| grades or classes of schools. This
association meets annually, and, al.
| though it exercises no control over the
! schools, it's suggestions are as rule
| adopted. Gradually also number Of
Catholic academies, especially fol
girls, are affiliating with the Catholic
| University, with a view to introducing
uniform courses of study and of oh
tanning entrance certificates. Still
neither of these agencies is authorized
| to regulate Catholic schools.
In each of the one hundred anC
| eleven dioceses in the United States
| one or more school superintendent
! with a diocesan school board, regulate
| the teaching in the Catholic elemen
tary and high schools. They visit ant
inspect the schools, formulate pro
grams Of study, draw up examination
| papers and see that all State or loca
| regulations for education are oil
served by the heads of the school
and teachers.
| For cooperation with the schools o
the State, or district, is a primar,
principle with Catholic Bishops, schoo
superintendent, and all concerned il
the Catholic school system. Not onl
do the derive authorization from tn
State authorities when this is re
quired, but they conform also to Stat
or local programs of study; use a
far as possible the same textbooks a
the public schools, and prepare tn
pupils for such examinations as ma,
entitle them to certificates of entranc,
into normal, training or professional
schools. The Catholic schools in Ney
York State are enrolled under tn
Board of Regents; in California the
comply with requirement of preparin
pupils for admission to the State I'm
versity; in Nebraska they are accreC
tied by the State University and tire
of them are recognized by the Stat
for normal and training work; il
Washington two Sisters schools ar
ranked as normal schools by tn
} State.