The Irish standard., 1919-11-15
Annual Report Just Issued
Continued from Paee y

small College Or put it out of existence
altogether. He decries the monetary
standard in education, and advocates
the formation Of q sound public epin:
ION to Offset dangerous movements
how threatening. all the smaller col:
leges.
{ A timely paper is that of Prof. Will
liam A. McAuliffe on "The Problem of
Americanization," in which he points
out the various steps to be taken in
this paramount work. There can be
no Americanization. he concludes,
from the top down, or in mass, which
will not come from the court that
grants the citizenship certificate, nor
from the school, nor from speakers
that talk patriotism, nor from the pa
triotic society that prints platitudes.
It will come when fundamental con-
ditions are right, as we shorten the
distance between the Constitution and
the shop, as we square every act with
every utterance in public print, as we
bring God into the lives of the people;
as we inculcate a love of justice on
the part of employer and employe and
as we make life livable for the indi-
vidual.''
Earnest Pleas for the Classics.
Two papers, the burden Of which
was plea for the classics, we're read
, by Rev. William Carey, G. s. c.. and
Rev. James j. DAILY, 8. j.. the latter
we'll known as a writer and himself
the wielder Of graceful and scholar
ly pen. Both deprecated latter-day
attacks on the classics and advocated
q united effort to hold these cultural
masterpieces to their proper place IN
educational development.
certification Of Teachers.
Certification of Catholic teachers
was the basic subject Of all the papers
presented before the Conference OF
Women's Colleges. Four papers by
Sisters from different congregations
considered the regulations governing
the certif1cation and licensing OF
teachers in the states of the North
Central division of the United States
The data presented is brief but com
plete, and is rounded out by the paper
of DR.. Mary A. Molloy, who gave q
comprehensive outline of "The WI
mona Plan," dtsigned to secure rapid
and efficient certifcation of Catholic
teachers, a plan already justified ir
the success it has achieved, the writ
or claims. These valuable papers vii
~ be published in separate brochure
form, and sent out to all the religious
teaching congregations in the c0un
try.
Papers Of the Parish School Depart
ment.
It would be impossible within linn
tied space to mention all the admir-
: able papers noted in the Parisl
School Department, but one in par
ticular was read with unflagging in
terest--that of Rev. John A. Neppe
on. aschool Legislation in Nebraska.
This carried information of the sue
cessful methods which the Catholics
used in Nebraska last winter to offse
anti Catholic attacks on the parish
school. Well worth the attention ant
imitation of Catholics everywhere ar
these methods, which may at any mo
ment be needed in other states.
A perusal of all the papers in tht
Department will repay the reader
notably that Of Rev. ]. v. 8. Nc
Clancy on Characterization and Cath
olic Elementary Schools; "The Uni
fication of Catechetical Teaching" b
DR.. MacEachen; Vocational Advise
ment," by Doctor O'Grady; 9TH
. Relations of Superintendent to Hi
Teachers" by DR.. w. A. Kane, Q
Cleveland; and that of Rev. w.