New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1922-12-11

To make the state or federal govern
ment dictator in the training of the
child, is to do violence to the consti-
tuition which guarantees freedom In
religious matters and incidentally In
the equally important matter of edu-
cation. We Americans are absolute
ly opposed to any attempt OF the
federal government to interfere in
the freedom which the several states
Of the union always enjoyed In work.
ing out their political and moral sal
walton.
ANY attempts of the federal gov
eminent. to play the part OF an auto
crat or a bureaucrat, by trying to
centralize at Washington those pow
ers which hitherto were dealt with
by the several states, are absolutely
opposed to our democratic ideals and
conceptions and at varianceswith the
constitutions.
"And just as the federal govern
ment has no right to trespass on the
jurisdiction Of the state, neither has
the state any right to invade the sa-
cred precincts of the family.
FoT 1Ou has given Us CcI ldlu
alienable rights and liberties which
no mortal power can in justice abro-
gate or dstroy and amongst these is
the right to rear and educate our
children, according to the dictates Of
our conscience.
"Rcligion, Morality, Knowledge"
'"rhe parochial school is the truly
American school for 1t alone has ac-
copied and adhered to the historic,
established and fundamental institu-
ton for making Americans
For the primary purpose of the
early school system in America, to
quote from the ordinance of the 18th
of July, 1887, when this nation went
on record, uttering its educational
creed, are the famous words, Re
ligion, morality and knowledge being
necessary to coed government, and
the happiness of mankind, schools,
and the means of education shall for
ever be encouraged There is the
principle which brought
the parochial schools into being.
Religion, morality and knowledge |
are necessary to good government.
Furthermore it might be enlight-
ening to note that private education |
began in the United States full cen
tury before public education. Prot
estants founded religious schools in
all the colonies before the !revolu-
ticn. Catholic schools were also es-
,ablished in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Florida and the Spanish colonies. No
adverse criticism was made of pri-
5ate education during the long period
If our early history, when practically
he only education obtainable was
hat given under private auspices
'The fathers of our country, the
residents, statesmen, thinkers, were
I'll educated at private institutions
These were the real Americans,
When hearts and souls were conferred
III their beloved America, and its
liability and perpetuity amongst the
'reat Christian nations.
Nor are we alone, in insisting
lpon a religious and moral tone in
he teaching OF young Americans.
here is no educator of any stand
ng, among our non-Catholic broth !
RS who does not honestly admit the {
tremendous disadvantage of our pub
c school system, in the education Of {
he young, with religion and moral
" eliminated from its curriculum.
Field Secretary J. o. Engleman of
be National Education Association,
resident of the Illinois State Teach
RS Association, in speech made to
90 public school teachers from, all
arts of Connecticut at the Broad {
treet auditorium in Hartford, re-
emily, said Prisons are being filled )
OF because of illiteracy. They are
lrning literature into lust, and s
rithmetic into roguery, because
lere is not enough endeavor to read r
lie handspring of the soul. Tricks t
figures and shapes of letters are r
OF the important things. Intellec- a
lal training will not save the nation {
ithout deep moral teaching.
Eliot, Balfour and Babson. t
"Dr. Charles Eliot, president emer- n