The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-05
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
NEW HEAD FOR N. c. w. c.'s Blu.
REAu OF EDUcArIoN-PLANs
TO COORDINATE WORK OF
CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS ALONG
EVERY LINE.
by N. C. w. C. News Service. +,

NJ ~ ~. W. " NEWS SefVlCc.l d
Arthur c. Monahan, lately specialist
OF the United States Bureau of Edu-
cation, has been appointed director of
the Bureau of Education, National
Catholic Welfare Council, and has be-
gun to carry out the purposes of the
organization. The Bureau operates
under the direction of the Department
OF Education of the Welfare Council.
Most Rev. Austin Bowling, Archbish-
OPP OF st. Paul, is chairman Of the De-
partment Of Education. IL.
Already Director Monahan has in
itiated the work Of established clear.
ing house Of information concerning
Catholic education and Catholic edu.
cation agencies; an advisory agency
to assist Catholic education systems
and institutions in their development;
a connecting agency between Catholic
education activities and Government
education agencies; and an active or
ganization to safeguard the interests
of Catholic education.
Plans Of Bureau.
1t is intended that the Bureau shall
establish and maintain relations with
the officials in charge of the diocesan
parochial school systems, with the Of
ficers of schools conducted by religious
orders, and with individual schools,
colleges, universities and other educa-
tional institutions. Contact will be
farYnn6 nd nc%o srn NTH no
Federal educational agencies, and with
national educational organizations,
such as the National Education Asso-
citation and the, American Council on
Education, and with Rockefeller Foun-
dation, the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching, and the
like.
What is regarded as a particularly
important function of the Bureau is
that of gathering complete information
concerning Catholic schools and col
leges and other institutions of learn
ing so as to furnish these facts to
Catholic educators, to the United
States Bureau of Education and to the
general public There will be pub
lished by the Bureau an annual direc-
tory of Catholic schools and school Of
ticials, to supply parents and the gen.
eral public with information respect
ing individual schools, their courses,
cost of tuition and the like. 1t is plan
ned that the Bureau will be prepared
to give advice to Catholic educators
on the subject of education methods,
equipment, building, organization su-
pervision and training, and to assist
Catholic schools in finding teachers on
one hand and to aid qualified teachers
to positions on the other.
In the twenty years since his gradua-
ton from College, Director Monahan
has been connected with education as
public school teacher and supervisor
and as specialist in the United States
Bureau of Education. He comes to the
dictatorship of the bureau after three
years service as Major in the United
States Army in charge of the educa-
tional work for the rehabilitation of
disabled soldiers in military hospitals.
During more than seven years con-
nection with the United States Bureau
of Education he personally investigat-
ed school conditions in practically
every state in the Union, in several
Provinces in Canada, and in various
European countries. He is the author
of about forty bulletins published by
the United States Bureau of Educa-
ton.
Mr.. Monahan's Career.
Mr.. Monahan was born, in Mas
saehusetts in 1877, and after attend
ing the public schools of Framing
ham, was graduated from the Mas
sachusetts Agricultural College. Sub
sequently he completed graduate
courses in educational given by the
extension service of Amherst College.
He has held the position Of teacher,
principal of high schools and super
visor in the public schools of Massa-
chusetts, and was for time instructor
in the Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege.