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PAGE SIX—Section Two THE BULLETIN DENIED BY SECULARISTS Primary Right of Education Belongs to God and Parents By Paw. H. H*fcfclW E DUCATION, TO WHOM does it belong? The answer lo that question depends on how swer another: To whom does the child belong? To the Catholic, or for that matter, to whoever reasons out the origin and m here is bul one answer: The child belongs first of all to God, in whose image a was made Coming from God. he must return lo God, and the process of returning The child, from the dawn of reason, has the right This roe*™-that the secularist « o know something about who made hint Neither par- effect that neb parent* shall have fti -Ms, nor Slate. Oof any power on earth can rightly rate their chtidren in any school of Unit oat God from the life of the child. The right to any way they wish; but that the pot know God far transcends the right* to the air we ^ rqual to the Usk of paying for a religimw eduea- bcrath to the food that nourishes us to the oppor lion «n todays deflated money, can send hi* children io develop mind and soul, which perfect us “fr*"*** ^PPfted by tte puWte mcyyS-a j torally. must teach either a watered-down religion or Uminoer of »° religion «t all. Basic Unit of Society After God the child belongs to II , partnership with Cod a* its i are founders, unde: ' " e institution of the family, which it damental unit "of society, ha The divine authority of tl children obliges father and mother to accept tl given constitution through wit' ' fly life. The right of parent* t 1, inherent, and ii And yet our serai* ri*i i (hat right. They d# not do so I the Communist*, who outlaw Nonetheless they effectively do so by rla DEMANDED BY JUSTICE Tax Aid for Pupils In Private Schools were a free question whether or Catholics should campaign for educational ee ity. that is. equal treatment for their pupils. It is not a free question! education belongs naturally and ( ents. that parents may not be unduly ing compelled to pay only for an education they not choose, is against the fact erf distributive justice, which co t _ _ The authority of parent* must ext “public" schools, which are for only a part of the spent by their children in school. A* a consequence, population, those for whom religion in education Is the teachers of the school, and the State itself, are net vjtn). but the deputies of the parent* in the education of Words of Plus XI Pius XI, in his great encyclical. Dtefttf lifts* ifo thrift, put this beyond all doubt when he said: "Let it not be said that it is impossible for the state, in a nation divided into various creeds, to pro vide for public education except by the neutral mixed school, for the State should more reasonably, and can even more easily, provide for the situation by leaving ive and Since the child belongs to God, and the Church, which is nothing more thin ati extension of Christ on earth, is by that fact an educator, it follows that the fSS Duties of State The State has definite rig particularly as concerns the^enftrvly Catholic scht cial aid^is given by the State to each of the set being of Ha ciUlens. Put the State is not constituted by n Its duly is lo encourage parent* and t is reference to the V&, which ely ignore* special of Parent.v school, the Pope ^ i religion, the policy *°! n “ rd " ' den of Catholics, who. ‘ h due'rega^'fcr thTfrith CATHOLIC EDUCATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS „ power*. Owing it* origin and authority lo God, it m ihe unflagging effortaof the secular and Regular proterf the rights of tfc« to -to , support Wholly at their expense Catholic My wlongs. the parents and the t- clergy. su t schools f W Iheir children, as their most grave gat ion of conscience requires, and who with laudable generosity and constancy persevere in ^the holy purpose in Catholic schools. Justice Demands Rid -Although this education is not aided by the public treasury, as in itself is demanded bo dirt n but it e to*, tier, it cannot be impeded by is conscious of the rights of indispensable condition* of lawful liberty. •And even where this elemental liberty is im peded or in divers way* made difficult. Catholics will never labor enough, even at the cost of great sacri fices, to support and defend their school* and to see that just educational laws are made." This is the message of the Vicar of Christ, words roust be followed. It is impos " ' the present system whereby alt e to pupils of secular schools and schools of the par- —— religious choice arc kept going only under dif- ies. Whether distributive justice' will be obUmed ry or the next, ids goal is clear—it must *■! P.H.H. lt % € T%Ylt>> uppty of (tudy bul as yet not too much has been done. Foreign language: In the 195859 *ehooj yew n n white Catholic schools had the Foreign language in the ,- Wl . tnentary .School Pfogrsro* in 10 different langt Department of Education. i|nnd r «t “It tie., a need for more religious teacher*! i* the rrvine need* nf American ruhnlir life Catholic Education Becomes 'Commodity in Short Supply' •s*HE CHURCH IN THE U- S. "has done so fine a piece of work in promoting Catholic education I that it is now a commodity in short supply," writes Sister Mary Uichardme There is no need to try to sell tl, she continues, "rather the problem is to guarantee ds genuine quaiilv, to keep ...I**. •«— w it an[ j 3 jj a „ *• - ' " ” it they view it as a irfment of Education, rence. Washington, D Supply igh the history of Cat pace'with the demands for it, and to allay the fears of those outside the Church^who a’re°so Inp pressed by its growth that they view it as a threat to the public school system " (Catholic Ele mentary SchoolUS A., Department nf Education, Na ilonal Catholic Welfare Conference. Washington, DC.) Social studies: New Catholic geography series Never SuUicicnt A backward g more recent publi 518 in* televised. Theory Would Deny :rr All Meaning to Life This is the slogan of the philosophy that lominated American education in this ten- Twenty year* ago Monsignor Thomas J. Quigley in tury. Yet this philosophv denii that life has hi* thesis on The lay Teacher m the American School meaning, it is the philosophy of Experimental- System, said, "that a complete exclusion of the laity ism. one form uf which was embraced by the arbiter ou'd be con- of American education. John Dewey 11859 1953) spirit of the Esperimenialism teaches that experience is ail best inter eats." that »r have or can ever hope to have. Man expert raiholic schools rsnnot pay ** high sal ments * Hide with thL- amt a little with that ami finally as those offered by the public schools. there U discovers that a certain kind of conduct hurts the ig lay teacher*. But recent ^ast. That is morality for him. There is „o objective sign* of administrative ef- morality, as there is no objective truth. Absolute . avision for training, salary, dogma must give place to hypotheses, which in turn for lay teachers. are modified a* experience alters. Observation, c*- great prub- Perimeni, trial. and error are the only method* to test school*. In ISSg- opinion* and to seek the truth. Is la the ' 5 casy !o *« *l>at Kxperimcntali*m leads in the realm of religion. Man is considered as merely a id teach thinking animal, his soul ignored. If religion enters ^ ^ and 175 ^ Experimentalism Rctutcd Any such philosophy a* that of Experimentalise! can be refuted by ii* own first principle. One who says we can know only from experience i* thereby asserting something not known from experience. A ing to youths a complete view of life from the lowest of creation fo fhg Supreme Creator* 8,786,275 Under Catholic Instruction \ TOTAL OF 8,786,275 school-age children and in l“titUtions of higher learning than 10 years ago-an r *■ vonnp men and women received Catholic in- ,ncre ** 4 0150J81 over lhc 252 ‘ 27 recordcd in l95 °- iar- 461,876 or five and ceding year. Injustice of Situation lei us see what a knowledgeable, fal » say of the injustice ii tool year 1959-60, an increase of one-half per cent above the pre pared With last academic year-* total of 4.898.693 in ele mentary and secondary schools, this year's combined figure of 5090,012 represents an increase of 191319 or 3.9 per cent. Of the ajrf , Reported by the I960 Official Catholic Directory in released CLda treat asm am rmi-.ii.- tan m °^ c * Papal Directive on Liturgical Parti- Catholic education reallv fits the c trenccs on the leaching of religion because it correctly understands what life 1*. both materials and method in religious natural and supernatural. Thu aim of education as i for life was cmphasiied by Pius XI in power, which o/ Choice in Herbcrg, a noted sociologist and the au- amous. Catholic, Protestant, Jew. deplores. Father Virgil C, Blum's Freedom ton (Macmillan), that in educa- 5,393,012 Enrolled a be right and proper, . < a!l1 F function of the gov- rare The" unity"and" solidarity'<Tf thTtCdion. *! “ ** This is ait increase of 163.148 pupils ovlr'the'previ It does not seem to be realized, however, that such ° f the teaching staff, 73.871 are sUters, 24304 are an attitude is, in fact, profoundly illiberal, since it laymen. 2,712 are priests, and 589 are brothers not only discourages pluralism and - ill celebrate their IBth birthday; but in five will rise to nearly 4,000,000. There will be a e in the total Of Americans aged 17 lo 20. More st school* and CCD centers. Language arts: Phonies 1* In the I some parts of the country. The schools an Fine art*: Vocal t grams where good leadership is provided are p ing. fn classroom art there is less tracing and eo of outlined sketches and more original creative w Science and mathematics; The science p I, it is Clear that end, and that, in the present ince God has revealed Himself Its only bex-tten Son. who alone and the life', there can be no Ideally perfect education which u not Christian e an enrollment pf 827.912 and are staffed by 40.869 20.684 of whom are sisters, 6.775 are priest*, 5342 at 4,123 are lay women, 3,544 arc bt The total enrollment in the leges is 302,908, an inercase of 12,041 ov the school year 1951-52 there had been a ... in this figure—31,699 There are now 19.9 per Cent