The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-09-11
Archbishop Ireland
Educational Fund

charity of the Church and reach out
for the benefit of all, of the country
itself.
His Grace thanked all those present
for coming together to get new stim-
ulus for the work of the Church in the
diocese We must think of the vital
ity of the Church in the twentieth cen
tury. Through the efforts of such
men as those represented at this
meeting the Church will accomplish
in this age what has been accom-
p!ished by Catholics in the past, and
she will be one sound sOlace and con-
ISOLATION in the face of the intellectual
despair and misery.
National Parishes.
The men at this meeting represent
ed the various natiOnalities from which
the parishes in this diocese have
sprung. Hitherto the idea abroad has
been in way that all parishes were
national. His Grace now proposes to
have united diocese with the thought
of our children growing up around US.
We here pledge ourselves as notable
group of Catholics that we shall unite
our efforts in order that these chill.
dren shall become loyal Catholics and
loyal citizens. Today there are
ninety-tWo parish schools in this diO-
ceSe, and about one dozen others that
are Catholic, but they are not under a
parish system We have high schools
in the Twin Cities and in smaller
towns: there is st. Thomas College
for all and college for women.
Nearby there is a seminary in which
is developed our rising priesthood.
Units of Structure.
We have, therefore, all the units
and elements in the diocese to form
solid structure of education, COM
bination of units that rarely is found
in other dioceses. The work in these
institutions is carried on according to
the wish and direction Of the Arch
bishop. 1t is great educational
force, but as it exists today it is dis
ton between parochial and high
school, between high school and col
lege. between college and seminary.
Every element for this educational
structure is intended for it's place in
the whole, and as yet the elements
are isolated. His Grace then de-
clared that he desired to propose a
plan of unity, of combination, for
these scattered elements. The bene-
fits that will follow such a thorough
Welding of the various educational
| forces are manifold. The proposition
| is to develop a system of schools
rather than ninety-tWo units, plan to
| build up the overhead in order that
i from proper supervision and unified
management these units will become
equalized, built up, stimulated, organ
| lied into a solid system of education
Supervision of Schools.
| In the first place there is the ques-
ton of supervision. A good work al
| ways becomes better through proper
| supervision. This is the experience
Of the Individual in his spiritual life:
| it is the experience of the business
man who is constantly casting up the
details Of his business, studying it's
| weakness and providing for the
strengthening of the parts that need
new force.
| We Catholics have habit of COM
ing together in groups and of prais-
ing ourselves and our achievements.
4 business man gets together his
group Of supervisors, not for personal
praise or encomium, but to discover
flaws, the causes of loss, the reasons
of possible inefficiency, and he is con
stantly planning betterment of his af
fairs through supervision. This su.
pervision will get us out of the rut OF
self-praise. 1t will build up real
system of organization.
His Grace then mentioned the fact
that he had inaugurated this great
work under the name of his revered
predecessor, Archbishop Ireland. We
owe him a deep debt Of thanks, said
the Archbishop, for his pioneer eff
, forts in the interests of religion anC
the cause Of education in this coun
, try. In his honor we must write oul
} names large in this task
Large Sum Needed.
( His Grace then explained that hi
7 proposed as the object of united eff
: forts in the diocese the raising of ;
large sum of money to strengthen th'
: work established for our children
: This plan will take the form now O
: raising $5,O0O,OO0 for building up an,
4 Strengthening the educational force
t of the diocese.
e Of this sum sufficient amount b
0 set aside for all the needs of superv
sion, including directors, Offices, an
the running expense of such an enter
prise.
q standardizing Schools.
e In the second place, proper super
t. vision will discover at once that tn
d important need is standardization
If You cannot standardize children will
e out first standardizing the teachers
e Hence the need of a Catholic norma
e school is apparent. The idea of sue
e a school is that it embOdy all tn