The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-07-17
CATHOLIC TEACHERS STICK TO
POSTS DESPITE n. c. L.

NO CatnOnc primary OF secoHuaiy
schools have been forced to close and
no important reductions in their
teaching stats have been caused by
the conditions which compelled 49,
900 public schools in the various
States to suspend sessions and
brought about a shortage of fully 49,
900 teachers. These facts rearding
Catholic schools have been gathered
by Rev. Father H. J. Spalding, S. j.,
of st. Xavier College, Cincinnati
from answers to questionable he
sent to teachers and directors Of
schools representing teaching COM
munties of women with schools from
Massachusetts to Colorado.
Far from suffering from the finan-
cial situation which has begot a crisis
in the public schools and left a vast
investment for education idle and use
less for want of teachers, Catholic
institutions of all grades, have COM
pleted a prosperous year and seem
assured of another no less prosper
Gus.
Father Spalding's QUESTIONABLE was
intended to ascertain whether "any
Catholic parochial school, high school
or college, had been forced to close
on account of financial difficulties, and
whether any such school had been
obliged ITO shorten it's term or dis
continue any courses on account of
the financial strain
The answer to the first question was
that not one of those to whom the
| QUESTIONABLE was addressed had heard
| of any Catholic institution that had
closed. One reply to the second ques
| ton was that a medical school under
! Catholic auspices had been compelled
to close owing to insufficient income
Another answer gave the information
that a small parochial school with
four teachers found it necessary tC
close one room. In this instance, not
withstanding that the pastor announc
ed that he could pay for only one
teacher, the other two remained al
their posts, giving their services gra
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Father Spalding quotes Rev. Father
Francis Howard, secretary of the Cath
olic Educational Association, as haV
ing said last March that he had no
heard of any Catholic schools or col
leges closing.
"On the contrary" wrote Fathe
Howard to Father Spalding, "ther
has been a steady growth
While Catholic schools in many in
stances are unable to take care Q
all who apply to- them. for admissio
and tuition, there has been no cu1
tailment of their work on account c
restricted funds or resources.
II think the showing of our school
during the war has been remarkable,
Father Howard wrote.
From a director of studies of Ion
experience Father Spalding received
letter which he regards as giving
. correct idea of the general status G
Catholic schools.
"Our present community, with heat
quarters at St. GATHERINGS, ha
schools from Eastern Massachusett
to Western Nebraska and as far sout
: as Memphis" writes this authority. Ct
believe that these schools will be
fair indication of the other parochia
schools, academies and normal schools
We have not closed single schoo
on account of financial difficulties. 1
fact, If we had the teachers, we coul
open new schools In many parts Q
the country. Qs
1--WE have been so busy with GU
school work that we have not ha
time to worry about the unimportan
matter of salaries and income. Il
some schools our salaries, which wer
$25 a month, were raised to 800
month" ai-s<i5k*