The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-08
CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL
CONVENTION
CATHOLIC PROBLEMS IN EDUcA.
TON ARE ExPERTLY TREATED
PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION
HOLDS CONVENTION IN PITTS.
6URG-1OoO ATTEND.
(By N. C. w. C. News Service /,

(By N. c. w. G. News Service.)
important and interesting facts re.
garding the problems and progress of
catholic education in PENNSYLVANIA
were presented to the second annual
convention of the Catholic Education.
al Association of that State, Wednes.
day and Thursday of last week. More
than a thousand teachers from all
parts of Pennsylvania, a very large
percentage of them Sisters, attended
the several sessions of the convention,
which was held in the Synod hall,
Pittsburgh
Right Rev. ]. F. Regis Canevin. for
mer Bishop and now administrator of
the diocese of Pittsburgh, the Right
Rev. Arch-Abbot Aurelius Stehle, o. S.
b., OF st. Vincent College, and Right
Rev. Philip r. McDevitt, Bishop of
Harrisburg, were among the principal
speakers at the convention.
interesting Subjects Treated.
The Diocesan High School, was the
subject of an address by Rev. John g.
Flood. LII. D., superintendent of
schools of the Archdiocese of Philadel
phia. Rev. Charles Conner, S. j., OF
st. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, pre-
sented a paper on "The DEVELOPMENT
OF Character in the Individual" and
Sister Eustochia, of the Academy OF
Our Lady of Mercy, Pittsburgh, read
one on Thought Development versus
Memorization," illustrated with exam
pies from class work in language
arithmetic, etc. The last paper was
that by Rev. Thomas E. Shields, D. D..
of the Catholic University, on Cath
olic Education, the Basis of True Edu
cation In the absence of DR.. Shields
this paper was read by Rev. Thomas
Bryson of Pittsburgh.
At the opening session the Rev
Ralph l.. Hayes, D. D., superintendent
of schools Of the Pittsburgh Diocese
informed the delegates that in Penn
sylvania there are now 756 Catholic
educational institutions with an ag
gregate Of 5,022 teachers and 25O,OO(
students
Bishop McDevitt declared in his ad
dress that it was his personal opinion
that the state would never arrogate
to itself the exclusive right to contro
education, but drew attention to the
many signs pointing to an inclination
toward federal monopoly. He men
toned as forces trying to shape the
educational policy of the nation the
Socialistic, the atheistic, the declared
anti-Catholic groups, the professional
educators, and certain honest
though biased, body of supporters O
the common school.
| Public School Sectarian.
The public school is sectarian. Bish
OPP McDevitt said, inasmuch as it's oper
alton is based on the belief that relig
ion has no place in the training o
youth for life. This belief, he said, il
a creed as much as the Catholic be
lief is. He protested against compar
isons between the public schools an,
the Catholic schools that are injuriou
and untrue, and quoted the Unite,
States Commissioner of Education, Dl
P. p. Claxton, as stating that Amer
1 cans, who form one-seventeenth O
the worlds population, spend as nue.
for schools as the other sixteen-se,
enteenths.
| In view of the social condition
which cry out for tremendous RENE
dies, are we spending enough none,
and are we getting our money
worth? Bishop McDevitt asked. w
are within our rights when we crit
CHE the public schools: at times crit
| cism is patriotic duty. The mono]
oily of education is the most DANCE
GUS of all monopolies, and fair trea
ment to which Catholic schools al
, rightfully entitled must be guarantee
| by law and not depend on the favor
; politicians. s.
: Among those who took part in TIL
discussion of the various addresse
and papers were Joseph Beck, Fatht
} OMeara, 0. S. A., of villanova CO
! lege. Rev. w. F. Mentally, of Philade
phia, Rev. D. ]. Maladey, Pittsburg
: Rev. Hugh Boyle of Homestead, Brot
: er Lucian of Philadelphia, Sistt
i Electa of Seton Hill College, and Re
) Damien Segourn, T. o. r., Lorett
: and others.
r Officers Elected.
AT the business session which close
/ the convention, Rev. Joseph A. Boyl
superintendent of schools in the di
} cese Of Scranton, was elected pres
9 dent of the association for the col
ing year, and his invitation to co
7 vene in that city at the end Of 49,
was accepted.