The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-24
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER.

There is one or more young lady
in every parish who should have the
esteem of the parish clergy, and it
is the we'll trained Catholic school
graduate who has become public
school teacher and continues to re-
alize her gift of faith. Our public
schools are we'll filled with this type
of girl, and every opportunity that
comes for doing a good turn is. used
says the Tablet.
Such teacher only regrets her lack
of permission to go further in correct
ing her young charges, The parish
school gives the Catholic teacher a
greater range for her work. There is
the convenient church, the obliging
priest, or the intelligent nun ready to
help in Strengthening out the lapses of
poor little Mary, or fresh little Tom
mic. The letter we hereby publish is
a splendid picture of what a live Cath
Ole teacher can do for the hayward,
and we assure the young lady of our
most esteemed we'll wishes for her
with the hope that her example may
be followed by many others similarly
placed:
"My Dear Valerian:
Being a teacher in the public
schools, I was very much interested
| in the teacher mentioned in The Tab
| let short time ago. She was hesitat-
| ing about accepting a position in the
public schools lest her passion for
teaching religious principles be stifled
somewhat. In connection with the
above l relate the following, not in a
boastful way, but merely to show how
much good has been done, is being
done, and still can be done by Cath
Ollie teachers in our public schools.
Realizing the menace of much Of
| the so-called censored movies, net
only as far as the morals of our chill
'dren are concerned, but also as l OBJ
served their effects on the nervous
system of regular movie patrons
among my pupils, l set about as a
member of the police women of my
precinct to lend my aid to remedy con-
ditions in the immediate vicinity.
Nov there are many dear little
Catholic youngsters in our public
schools, and God knows the children
are not to blame. A girl of thirteen,
a Catholic and a pupil of mine in a
| IA grade, l noticed more interested
in An Eye for an Eye and Why
Would not Marry ETC., and finding
ho, ,,fc inv cd
| and found she was a movie iend,' at
tending five and sometimes six times a
week
'The fact that l discovered her es-
| corts were not always fit company for
her, did not serve to arouse the girls
mother to the necessity for action.
Finding her unwilling to do her part,
| then showed her my police badge
and explained that since she wouldn't,
I'd have to take steps to make Katie
a worthy citizen of the community.
| Then what do you suppose happened
| That Catholic mother applied for a
| transfer. of Katie to the nearby paro-
chial school where, ash she expressed
| it, no busybody lady cop could tell her
what to do Little did she dream that
she was sending her just where l
wanted such a girl sent-and to the
very parochial school where I myself
had received my never to be forgotten
training. l rejoiced inwardly and
breathed prayer of thanks. But
again Katie was to find that horrid
lady cop on her trail. For Katie's
teacher, my own former good Sister
teacher, agreed to keep me Informed
of Katie's attendance, ETC., and am
glad to say Katie is now getting on.
I know that prayers of the good Sis
tiers have their effect, but many are
the Catholic teachers in the public
schools saving souls daily, and as eff
fectively as were ever done else
| where.
"The example of anzsinterested pub
lie spirited Catholic does much good
that can never be estimated in worldly