The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-07-12
0. F. NJ. EDUCATORS MEET
TO DISCUSS EDUCATIONAL MAT
ORDER FOLLOWING THE CATH
OLIC EDUCATIONAL coNVEN-
TON IN ST. LOUIS.

The Catholic Educational Associa-
ton meeting recently held in St.
Louis, Mo, was attended by twenty
Franciscan educators from all parts
Of the United States. In the week fol-
lowing the meeting these Friar teach
ers convened in st. Antony's Convent
in that city to discuss their own edu-
cational problems. The convention
lasted from June 20 to July 2, inclu-
sive. The following Franciscan Prov
inces were represented: Province Of
the Sacred Heart (St Louis, Mo-;
Province of st. John the Baptist
Cincinnati, o.; Province of the Holy
Santa Barbara (San Francisco, Cali;
Province of the Immaculate Concep-
ton New York, N. W; Commissariat
of the Assumption Of the Bl. Virgin
pulaski, Wis.,; Commissariat of the
Holy Land washington, D. CO..
The chief purpose of this convention
was to bring together for consultation
and cooperation the Franciscan teach
ers of the various courses, philosOph-
ical, theological, and classical, in order
to determine the exact scope of each
department and to improve the educa-
tional system of the Franciscan
schools in this country. Accordingly,
the leading topic of discussion was the
curriculum and the coordination of
studies. Besides this many other i'm
portant questions, educational and lit
erary, were considered.
The convention was opened Sunday
evening, June 20. At this session
Very Rev. Hugoline Storff, veteran
educator and present superior of the
Franciscan Province Of Santa Barbara,
| California, made an eloquent and in
| spring address on "The Franciscans
and Education" Also various COM
mittees were nominated and other
preparations for the work of the con-
| ference were made. On Monday, June
| 80, the conference was mainly occu-
pied with the discussion of a paper
read by Rev Ferdinand Gruen, 0. F.
| NJ, Vice-president of ST. Joseph
Seminary, Teutopolis, ILL.,, on 'The
| Curriculum of the Franciscan Prepare
| tory Seminary" On the following
day Rev. Claude Mindorff, o. F. NJ
lecturer on philosophy in the Fran
ciscan house of studies at Cincinnati
| Ohio, furnished much interesting dis
cusSiOn in his comprehensive paper
on The Curriculum of Philosophy
| The last day of the convention was
almost wholly taken up with the con
sideration of the many pertinent sug
gestions offered in the learned dis
sertation on THE Curriculum Of
Theology" by Rev. Thomas Plassman
o. F. NJ, project of Studies and teach
er of theology at st. Bonaventure'
Seminary, Allegany, n. Y.
In the final session an organization
of Franciscan educators was formed
which is to be known henceforth a.
the franciscan Educational Confer
ence" To govern future meetings
which it was proposed to hold annu
ally in connection with those of tn,
: Catholic Educational Association,
constitution was adopted and the fol
lowing officers were elected: Fl
Thomas Plassman, president; FIR. Maj
tin Strub, vice-president; Fir. Urbal
Freundt, secretary.
This gathering of Franciscan edit
| Gators may be regarded as historica
) in the sense that it is the first of it
kind ever held in these parts, an
J that it is bound to impart a fres
: impetus to the Franciscan movemen
in this country. A printed report G
, the proceedings will appear in du
time,