The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-11
Catholics and Fduca+i0n

At present, among all denominations in
the United States, there is a widespread
movement TO give the public school chill
dren OF the nation some religious and
moral training.
Catholics view with delight the efforts
being made in this direction and hope
and pray II will be successful. The prelates
OF thu Catholic church have commended
this movement and the leaders of the
Catholic laity have also strongly indorsed
II III current newspaper and ma EaZine ar
ticles and in addresses and interviews.
All Catholics hope this worthy move
ment viii succeed so that the rising gen.
Grafton may come to know Aim. ghty God.
and knowing Him, learn to love and
serve Him.
Why the Parochial School
Catholics Believe in religious training
for children That is why they build and
maintain their own schools everywhere
This is done in order that in addition to
having hrst-class general education Cath
Ole children may have proper knowledge
OF their Maker and an understanding of
God law as the main foundation OF
Christian character.
Pioneer of Education
The Catholic church is the pioneer Of
education in the United States The first
school in this. our country. was a Cath
Ole school opened at St. Augustine Fla,
IN 1908, thirty years before the first non
which was established in New York in
1888. Catholics opened the first schools
in California. Colorado. Texas Arkansas.
Missouri Indiana. Iowa, Dakota, Michi-
Maryland Kentucky, Alabama. Missis-
sippi and Louisiana. The first professional
elementary school teachers in our country
were Catholic nuns, who came from France
1T27 and opened St. Angela's free school
in New Orleans. That school ia still in
existence. and is the oldest free school in
At the time of the outbreak of the
American Revolution. which was more
than fifty years before our public schools
were started. no less than seventy Catholic
schools had been opened within the pres
ent confines of the United States.
When the public school system was
State-controlled free schools were opened
in Massachusetts in 1889, the Catholics al
ready had three universities. fifteen coll
leEes thirty academies; seven training
elementary schools in this country.
Here in Indiana
Any student of history of our own
State knows that Catholics established the
first schools. (See Centennial History
of Indiana" Hyman & Cottman 1916 or
Dillons or Dunns History of Indiana.)
All these historians are nOn-CathOlics One
ated on the White River where it crosses
the line between Marion and Johnson
counties, and was conducted by a French
man" centennial History of Indiana"
Flaget. in 1922 conducted schools in Vim
cennes. and Father Rivet succeeded him in
conducting the schools in 1906. This is
not surprising because as the historian
says page 90. Centennial History"),
The Catholic church is by far the oldest
religious institution in the State"
BISHOP SIMON GABRIEL BRUTE
first Catholic bishop of Vincennes), in
1884 ESTABLISHED THE FIRST FREE
SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF INDIANA.
There are twenty-five Catholic
Parochial schools in Indianapolis and
Marion County. attended by over 5000
pupils These boys and girls are the
children of your neighbors. There Is no
mystery about the Catholic schools. You
can easily see or hear what is being taught
in them and how Catholic children are
being prepared for citizenship.
For further particulars call or write
THE CATHOLIC INFORMATION
BUREAU,
S02-SO4 FIDELITY TRUST BLDG
INDIANAPOLIS.
Phone Lin. 1857.
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