Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
PRELATE UPHOLDS
CHURCH EDUCATION
Archbishop CurIey Is Critic
of Catholic Courses in
! Secular Colleges.

The foundation movement" BY
which Catholic instructors are install
ed in secular universities and colleges
Tor the purpose of providing Cathold
students of those institutions WIFI
courses in philosophy and religion
was assailed as insufficient and i'm
practical from the Catholic stand
point by Archbishop Curley OF Baltl
more, in an address at the sixth an
nual conference of the District OF 20
iumbia Chapter, International Federa
ton of Catholic Alumnae, at the WI
lard Hotel yesterday.
Archbishop Curley took emphatic
issue with Rev. John OBrlen, a
Catholic priest of the University OF
Illinois. and a Stanch advocate OF the
foundation, who contends that Catho'
lie education is the same as state
schooling plus the religious training,
and that State education is the same
as Catholic schooling minus the re-
ligious training.
The archbishop declared that the
two systems were far more varied
contending that religion relates 10
and is part of every phase OF Know
edge, and that therefore, in Catholc
ates the entire course.
Nav Not Take Courses.
For Catholic students to be allowed
to rely only upon the religious courses
provided for them in secular uniVer'
stiles, Archbishop Curley said, was
insufficient, further, because studenCs
are not apt to select those courses as
part of their curriculum. Only per
cent of the Catholic students of the
University of Illinois, he said. attend
Father O'Brien's lecture courses.
A prayer written by Father O'Brien
In conjunction with a Methodist min
lister and a Jewish rabbi, also drew
the archbishop's disapproval in his
address. The prayer, he explained,
is addressed to God with no cogni-
zance of Christ or His divinity, and
Archbishop Curley advised Catholics
against its use.
Very Rev. Ignatius Smith, prior OF
the Dominican House of Studies,
Brookland, spoke on Our Sacrifices
for Education" Father Smith de-
clared that Catholic schools are oper-
ated at one-third the cost of public
school maintenance. This is possible,
he said, because of the self-sacrifice
of our teaching religious" and OF the
maintaining it's schools. Fifty mil
lion dollars a year is spent in the con-
duct of Catholic schools, he said.
Father Smith suggested that Catho-
lies might dream of the time when
the State and National governments
will awaken to their duty of contribut-
ing to the support of parochial schools.
II suggest" he concluded, mot
resolutions or any action, but merely
thought--why not dream of the day
to come, when the governments will
recognize, not only our right to our
schools. but their own duty to the
Catholic SCHOOL," Father Smith said.
Mrs. James F. Hartnett. governor
of the District Chapter. presided at
the morning session, which was adj
totirned for luncheon. Mrs. James Z.
Collifiower was chairman of the
luncheon committee.
y Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was occupied
chiefly with the presentation of re-
ports from the various school alumnae
Presidents. Rt. Rev. Mgr. Edward A.
Pace of Catholic University, interna'
tional director of the Alumnae Fed
Grafton, spoke on the capitalization of
music talent.
The various committee chairmen in
Guided: Reception, Miss Bernadette
Dore: program, Mrs. Rieman NJ. Ches-
ley: music, Miss Margaret McAllister;
registration, Miss Anna J. Ready;
rules and regulations, Miss Alma
Happ; credentials, Miss Mary NJ.
O'Brien; pages, Miss Lillian NJ. Kelly,
ard dQcora tions Miss (,er1rlIda Tlaiy