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PAGE 2-B—THE BULLETIN, September 19, 1959. Catholic Education Has Two Focal Points (By Representative John R. Foley of Maryland) Catholic education in the United States has two focal points. Doctrinally, there is the Catholic belief regarding man, his nature and supernatural destiny. Historically, there is the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, 1884. The Catholic position on edu cation is completely unintelligi ble unless the 'primary fact of man’s supernatural life is recog nized. As F. J. Sheed says “To omit God from your study of things is to omit the one being that explains them; you begin your study of things by making them inexplicable.” The starting point of any dis cussion regarding Catholic edu cation must always begin with at least a recognition of the ad herence by Catholics to the fact that man is supnaturalized; that Almighty God who has so won derfully ennobled human nature and still more wonderfully re created it had invited us to be partakers of His divinity. NEWMAN EXPLAINS This doctrine extended to edu cation is magnificently explain ed by the illustrious Newman: “I wish the intellect to range with the utmost freedom, and religion to enjoy an equal free dom; but what I am stipulating for is, that they should be found in one and the same place, and exemplified in the same pfersons ... I wish the same spots and the same individuals to be at once oracles of philosophy and shrines of devotion. It will not satisfy me, what has satisfied so many, to have two independent systems, intellectual and religi ous, going at once side by side, by a sort of division of labor, and only accidentally brought together ... I want the intel lectual layman to be religious and the devout ecclesiastic to be intellectual.” Thus, Catholic education, be ginning in the home, and con tinuing in the primary school, the secondary school, and into the institutions of higher learn ing, constantly recognizes the commingled nature of man. In short, the ambitious ob jective of Catholic education as outlined by Pius XI is to pro duce saints in every class and profession, for every state and condition of life, from the sim ple and uncultured peasant to the master of sciences and let ters, from the humble artisan to the commander of armies, from the father of a family, to the ruler of peoples and nations, from simple maiden and matrons of the domestic hearth to queens and empresses. Treating of Catholic educa tion in the United States his torically, one must focus his attention on the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, 1884. Much precedes that Plenary Council and a great deal fol lowed therefrom. But Baltimore is the center through which and from which Catholic educational policy in this Country moved. The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore provided, among oth er things, for the erection of the Catholic University at Washington, D. C. It decreed that a parochial school was to be erected and maintained near each Church unless the local i Bishop judged that a postpone ment be allowed. Within fifty years, 60 per cent of the churches had schools in con nection with them. (Continued on page 8-B) AS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL OPENED These scenes at Cathedral School, Savannah, were typical of first day activity at Catholic Schools throughout the Diocese of Savannah as Diocesan Schools opened September 81h with record enrollments. Enrollment figures for the 1353-GO term are now be ing compiled by the office of the Superintendent of Schools, the Rev. John J. Cuddy. These figures appear on page 1-A (PHOTOS SAVANNAH NEWS-PRESS) BEST WISHES JAMES A. GOETHE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA DIXIE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF GEORGIA, INCORPORATED CONTRACTORS - ENGINEERS SAVANNAH, GEORGIA OSCAR M. HANSEN' A. 1. A. ARCHITECT 15 LIBERTY STREET, WEST SAVANNAH, GEORGIA "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which if stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all." Salute to Flag reminds students that Patriotism and Good Citizenship are God-given duties. W. D. Prescott PLUMBING AND HEATING ALL WORK GUARANTEED 3131 BULL STREET SAVANNAH, GEORGIA read.' Reading maketh a full man." A well stocked library helps to insure that "Johnny CAN KOHLER PLUMBING FIXTURES PIPES - VALVES - FITTINGS CHATHAM PIPE & SUPPLY CO. 513-519 WEST JONES SAVANNAH, GEORGIA WHERE SUPERIOR SERVICE, QUALITY PRODUCTS AND BETTER VALUES PREVAIL!