Evening journal., 1919-12-08
PASTOR DEFENDS
new Sc HOOL LAW
DR.. Hubbard, During Ser
mon, Answers Objections
Made by Mr.. Connolly
SAYS ENGLISH SHOULD
BE CHIEF STUDY

Before a congrcga iJUO peO-
pie, which filled ever, .al IN the au-
dliorium. gallery ami sunday school
room Of 81 paul's N y. Church last
night, The Rev. Dr Carlisle L. Hub
bard answered objections 90 lhe school
Code. raised By William NJ. Connolly at
a meeting at the New Century Club. on
Friday night Tho i.5O0 present broke
( into prolonged applause expressing ap-
proyal Of The code and of DR.. Hub
bards vital defense OF th8 new school
laws.
DR. Hubbard read The objections
stated by Mr. CouncHy from a copy OF
he Morning News. and holding up tho
papc. before his audience, remarked
with smile.
you won't see my answer IN tomor-
row mornings copy OF the Morning
News HIS prediction was fulfilled.
Referring 90 Mr.. Connelly's first OBJ
lection. that The code required private.
including parochial, as we'll as public
schools, 10 report their number OF
children enrolled and attendance each
month. the minister said.
III the state makes such a require
ment and insists That children attend
school at least $50 days IN the year, and
that Is not too many days by any
means, the interests Of the State are
paramount. ! see no valid reason why
private and parochlal schools should be
exempted, The State has the same in
terest in the children Of Catholic fam
lilies as In those attending public
schools. 10 has right TO demand that
children In private and parochial schools
shall attend with the same regularity
and the same number OF days II re-
qlircs Of public school children.
Mr.. Connelly's second objection was
that tho code requires that English
shall be the only language taught up
to and including the sixth grade, such
an objection IS un-American.
In the name Of America and for the
sake OF America, only English, the Ian
TO and including the sixth grade. Es-
pecially In the case OF foreign children
should this be true. They need to know
English TO become Americanized. to un-
derstand American traditions and GUS
toms. have been told on good au-
thority that with the exception OF 10
minutes day only Polish is taught 10
the children In one OF tho parOchial
schools in this city. That ought not
to be.
The red radicals whole campaign
Is 10 place foreign-speaking leaders in
many laboring groups, such as the min
ers and steel workers. 1t Is possible 10
instln this foreign propaganda because
hVpdrad- apH thouaonds % man ,Tot,ff
know English and don't know Amer
lean customs"
The audience applaude1 these re-
marks 60 the echo.
1T Is a distinct crime for any OF our
Institutions TO teach anything but Eng
lish, UP 10 and including the sixth
grade at least" concluded Or. Hub
bard.
lie added, in conversation after the
sermon, that he thought the un-Amer-
lean objections made by Mfr. Connolly
would make more converts TO support
the school code than anything that had |
yet come out.
DR.. Hubbard's statements were made |
In connection with sermon series on
Daniel lie compared religious free
lom in America with the intolerance
which caused NebuchadneZzar TO throw
.he three children into the fiery FUR (
mace for refusing 10 worship an idol.
He urged support Of the code as sup
bort OF American liberty.
Dr. Hubbard also told his c0ngrega-
ion that in his opinion vaccination
should be required in private and pa
'ochial schools as much as in public
schools.