The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-02


other members are Most Rev. Dennis,
J. Dougherty, chairman Department Of
Laws and Legislation; Most Rev. Aus
tin Bowling, st. Paul, chairman De-
partment Of Education; Rt. Rev. p. }.
Muldoon, vice-chairman Administrative
Committee and chairman Department
of Social Action; Rt. Rev. Joseph
Schrembs, chairman Department of
Lay Organizations; Rt Rev. J. E. Re-
gis Canevin; Rt Rev. William T. Rus
sell, chairman Department Publicity,
Press and Literature, and Rev. John
j. Burke, C. s. p, General Secretary.
Archbishop Hanna's Report.
In substance, Archbishop. Hanna's
report covered countrywide survey
OF the work of the five departments
OF the National Catholic Welfare
Council. He showed, in brief yet clear
outline, how these well organized ma
tlon-wide departments, touching every
source and dealing with every prob
lem of Catholic life, had been effect
lively co-ordinated by the Executive
| Department, his own immediate de-
partment, with national headquarters
at Washington, D. c.
Educational Recommendations.
Archbishop Bowling, chairman of
the Department of Education, in re-
porting as to the work so far accom-.
| co hof
cation which is to be established at
Washington had been directed to Sc
cure complete information regarding
proposed Federal and State legisla-
ton affecting education, and to furnish
such information to the Bishops,
school superintendent, supervisors Of
teaching communities and others con-
cerned. 1t is also to undertake the
work of educating the public, Catholic
and non-Catholic, upon the aims and
nature of Catholic education.
In order to do so it will gather and
disseminate such information about
the requirements in the various states
respecting the certification of teach
ers as may be helpful to Catholic edu-
Gators. 1t will urge the formation in
each state of Catholic association
to cooperate with this department and
with the Catholic Educational Assoca-
ton in the discussion and solution of
educational problems, and will devise
ways and means of putting into effect
the recommendations submitted last
September in the report of the Com
mittee of Education to the General
Committee on Catholic Affairs and In
terests.
The Bureau of Education has been
assigned quarters in the building oc-
cupied by the National Catholic We'll
fare Council in Washington, 1912
Massachusetts Ave, but as no perma-
nent director has been appointed, the
work of the Bureau has proceeded
slowly.
4 1t has sent out, as directed by the
Department, digests of pending legis-
lation and copies of the referendum
prepared by the American Council on
Education to secure expressions of
opinion regarding the Smith-Tower
Bill and similar proposals.
1t has now in preparation:
4 A directory of Catholic education,
to be published annually and to give
full information regarding our schools.
4 A photography of works on educa-
ton by Catholic authors.
A survey of rural educational con-
ditions.
A survey of Catholic educational
work among the negroes.
A list of Catholic students in non
Catholic colleges and universities.
The following were the chief recon-
mendations made to the Hierarchy for
the work of the Department of Edu-
/ cation during the coming year:
First, that general survey be made
of the present condition Of Catholic
schools.
Second, that measures be taken for
/ the more thorough preparation OF
| teachers in all Catholic institutions,
so that there may be an efficient body
to carry out the directions OF the
Hierarchy. Courses of education in
seminaries and community training
i schools, and normal training of teach
ers for elementary schools are espe-
cially desirable measures.
Third, that laymen be encouraged
to take larger share in Catholic
educational work, especially as teach
ers.
/ Fourth, that measures be taken to
solve the problems of rural and negro
education.
i Fifth, that in defining the Catholic
attitude towards measures for State
and Federal control, Catholics should
i give the minimum of complaint and of
opposition to such movements They
should discriminate between the
j things they can accept and those
j which they cannot accept-and then
4 confine their opposition to the latter.
i Sixth, that part of the work of ths
Bureau of Education be to outline a
policy on the position of the Church
in educational matters with a view to
meeting situations like those which
have arisen in Michigan and Nebraska
4 and in the Smith-TcWner bill. as well
as in other forms of opposition to Cath
lolic educational interests, and to carry
on propaganda by means of PAM
J..LYo&c orH 1oot,,roc tn further thpEe