The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06
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 in Catholic Schools
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 chial schools, according to a recent survey, 23,130 are boys and 23,789 are girls. With only 55 lay teachers | the percentage of religious instruc- tors is 95.5, according to the report. | There is need for increased vigil lance among the teachers, due in part to the tendencies of parents to neglect the correction of children, | to soften and lessen their duties and to allow them q freer scope with out supervision, Father Munich re- ports.
 The report of Father Munich is the first school report made since the Diocesan Office of Parochial schools has been transferred to St Thomas Seminary in September 1929. Since that time, five new schools have beer erected, two be- ing replacements and three being new institutions. The new build ings are located in East Hartford | Plainfield, Stamford, Bristol and 1 Middletown.
 The building program, during the past 16 months represents con- struction cost of S5S1,00, according to the report. which remarks that "the diocese of Hartford is expend- | ing with energetic vigor not only in | providing religious education for its children, but in providing suitable buildings where the health and en- vironment of the pupils are given proportionate considerations"
 The jobs provided by the new con- struction have aided to some extent in the relief of unemployment, ac- | cording to Father Munich.
 
 tion," Father Munich declares in his report, "has estimated that the cost of educating the average public school pupil for the year 1880 was $102.50. Ii one multiplies the mum Der of parochial school children fir the Diocese of Hartford by this la. test estimated cost, it is seen that the state of Connecticut benefits tc the amount of $4S09. .197.50.
 "The financial consideration alone is, to say the least, an appreciab ble accrument. Besides, from the stand. point of character, training, the pa rochial pupils are trained through motives of religion to develop into good citizens into conscientious citi- Zens, into citizens responsible for their deeds to God Almighty, the Founder of society and of the moral I
 | Following the Sisters of Mercy with 560 teachers in AZ schools in this diocese, the list of teachers and their communities are as follows: | IA Sisters of St Joseph (Hartford) ) in 12 schools; 95 Sisters of the Holy Ghost in nine schools; AS Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of Mercy in four schools: 47 Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in four schools; 36 Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul in thre eschools. Thirty-one Pelican Sisters, O.S.F. in three schools; 29 School Sisters of Notre Dame in four schools; 24 Franciscan Sisters of St Joseph ir three schools; 22 Sisters of St Joseph (Stevens Point, Wis), in two schools 21 Daughters of Mary of the Inn maculate Conception in one school; Is Sisters of SS Cyril and Methodius and the same number of Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Vir- gin Mary, in two schools each. Seventeen Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis and the same nuIber of Sisters of St Francis in two schools each; 12 sis ters of St Domenlc (ColdweH, N. J. ) in one school: II Sisters of the Holy | Cross in one school: seven Lithu- anian Sisters of St Francis in one school; six Sisters of St Dominic (East Columbus. Ohio) in one school: five Sisters of Divine Char ity in one school and the same mum Der of the Third Order of St Fran ciS in one school