The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-20
Adult Educational
Courses Successful
Catholic Transcript Pays Editorial Tribute to Spon.
sOrs, Lecturers Public's Keen Interest

The third weeks classes III Ine
adult education courses being given
at Waterbury Catholic high school
under the sponsorship Of the Con-
fraternity for Christian Doctrine
will be held Monday night.
Hundreds Of Catholics ana non
Catholics have attended the two ses.
sions thus far. There are 10 lecture
courses from which to choose, with
priests and laymen as instructors.
The director Of each subject gives
two lectures a night, one at 9 o'clock
and one at 8 o'clock. The course VIII
last for 10 weeks. ~
Editorial Tribute
The Catholic Transcript, ofncial
diocesan publication, this week pays
high editorial tribute to the spon-
sors of the courses and the instruc-
tors VIII care serving voluntarily. The
editorial cites the enthusiasm with
which the opening Of the courses
in various communities has been
greeted.
The Transcript editorial follows:
THE COMPATIBILITY
ACHIEVES
Nearly all the larger towns OF the
Diocese Of Hartford have their
adult schools. The Hartford sec.
ton Is In its second year at the
work. This work promises to con.
tinue and 20 on the records as
splendid success. The lecturers are
taking up the work as q labor OF
love. They are doing their best
TO give the highest satisfaction. 4
Some Of the themes treated pre-
suppose previous study and the de-
sire to advance In subjects that
help to keep their students abreast
Of the times.
The membership Of these schools
amounts to thousands throughout
the diocese. In the Hartford school
students from all over the county
attend. Fully 1000 were registered
the opening year. New Haven and
Bridgeport are now taking up the
work with enthusiasm. waterbury
and New London promise to con-
duct splendid schools.
Correct Teaching
This work is one that should con-
tlnue, for 1t is the best plan yet
discovered for bringing correct
Catholic teaching before the mem.
beers Of the church and some Of
their nom BAL holic friends. One adj
vantage Is given to the students
eager for information on any spe.
cial point, for the auditors are al
lowed to ask questions and demand
explanations. Discussion Is invited
and many return to their homes
with more correct views and broad
er vision.
The teachers, not only contribute
their labors gratuitously, but they
double up by giving two courses
each evening. That's hard work
and lots Of It, for the courses run
on for ten nights. Each lecturer
Is supposed to meet his auditors
twenty times, and that for q full
hour. They have the satisfaction,
however, Of realizing wildly that
CHey are beTVICchpA0 w tAASNoosAAo
who are eager to improve them
selves and keep themselves abreast
Of the religious issues Of the hour.
The students vary In age from high
school graduates to married men
and women who are reaching mid.
die life. A study Of the problems
which beset earnest members OF
the Catholic church Is duty that
Is worthy Of the best encourage
ment and the most earnest sup
port. .
Dependable Friends
The pastors and their curates
are everywhere prepared to CO.
operate with the teachers, and to
prove themselves the dependable
friends OF O movement which
seems destined to achieve wonder
fully among the rapidly-growing
numbers Of Catholic men and
women who are committed to an
intelligent, practice Of their reli-
gion. All Of the clergy Of the do.