New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1922, Page 5

‘ education. e = ” FATHER S”LLIVAN []N To make the state or federal govern- I:atcst I; I ment dictator in the tralning of the PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS Timely Subject Discussed in Ser- mon at St. Joseph's Church In a stirring sermon during which he pointed out what he believed to be advantages of an education secur- ed in parochial schools, Rev, J. Leo Sulllvan, at the masses in St. Joseph's church yesterday, quoted a number of word-famous laymen to support his contention that the teaching of sound morals and religion s as essential as teaching the three R's in the develop- ment of youth, Iather Sullivan re- peated statements by President Em- .eritus Efot of Harvard, Roger Babson and Sir Arthur Balfour, the British statesman, all of whom, an several oc- casions, have stated that sincere reli- glous convictions are a part of a well balanced individual, or nation. As examples of men who gained their education in schools where the value of God, as well as the value of the dollar, is taught, = Father Sullivan pointed to the late Chilef Justice White of the United States supreme court, Father Sullivan’s sermon follows: . “As American Education Week is drawing to a close and we have heard much concerning education and the "nol. it might prove timely in view of the opposition 'recently wi in the state election of Oregon toward parochial schools to say a word about this great American institution,f which has served so long and so loyally both God and country. “The ‘raison d’etre,’ the reason why the church has established a separate system of schools is because the com- mand of her Divine Founder deliver- ered to her first bishops and peests, the twelve apostles, to ‘go and teach all natlons,’ is just as vital, just as compelling today as when it first fell from the lips of the Divine Master. “We Catholics have established a separate system of schools because we b feve that a real broad, complete education consists in training all the faculties of the child, not only the body and the mind, but the soul and heart. “Train the body alone and you have a perfect, beautifully moulded brute; train the mind, and you may develop a clever scoundrel, a consummate vil- lain, To. balance a sane mind in a healthy body, to bring about harmony in the child, all his faculties must be developed side by side, all trained gradually, for after all, the end and the object,of education is not to pro- duce a stréng man or a clever man, but a good man. No Quarrel With PublicSystem, “We Catholics are not opposed to We are taxpayers, and our fathers before us helped to build the public schools and pay the salaries of those entrusted with the direction of public education. Furthermore a big per cent of our public school leaders are Catholic. Priests haye been and are members of boards of education, and in many cases ‘chairmen of these boards have gone into the public schools and ‘helped to instruct the children in th& higher, things:of life, reminding them that they have a soul as well a8 a_body, and a Creator to serve/ad: well as men. U “No, we have no quarrel with our public school system; it is good as far as it goes: but we hold that it does not go far enough, it neglects the most important thing in the training ‘of the child. “As Christians, we hold that the parent ‘has the primary duty in the education of the child, not the state. was as jchild, is to do violence to the constl-! tution which guarantees freedom in religious matters and incidentally in the equally important matter of edu- cation. We Americans are absolute- ly opposed to any attempt of the federal government to interfere in the freedom which the several states of the union always enjoyed in work- !ing out their political and' moral sal- vation, “Any attempts of the federal gov- ernment, to play the part of an auto- crat or a bureaucrat, by trylng .to centralize at Washington those pow- ers which hitherto were dealt with by the several states, are absolutely opposed to our democratic ideals and conceptions and at variancedwith the constitutions, “And just as the federal govern- ment has no right to trespass on the Jjurlsdiction of the state, neither has the state any right to invade the sa- cred precincts of the family. “IFor God has glven us certain in- alienable rights and liberties which no mortal power can in justice abro- gate or dstroy, and amongst these is the right to rear and educate our children, according to the dictates of our conscience, “Religion, Morality, Knowledge.” “The parochial school is the truly American school for it alone has ac- cepted and adhered to the historic, established and fundamental institu- tion for making Americans, “For the primary purpose of the early school system in America, to quote from the ordinance of the 13th of July, 1787, when this nation went on record, uttering its gducational creed, ure the famous words, ‘Re- liglon, morality and knowledge being necessary to gocd government, and the happiness of mankind, schools, and the means of education shall for- ever be encouraged.’ There is the fundamental principle which brought the parochial schools into being. ‘Religion, morality and knowledge’ are necessary to good government. “Furthermore it might be enlight- ening to note that private education began in the United States a full cen- tury before public education. Prot- estants founded religious schools in all the colonies before the #evolu- ticn, Catholic schools were also es- tablished in Pennsylvania, Matyland, Florida and the Spanish colonigs. No adverse criticism was made of pri- vate education during the long period of our early history, when practically the only education obtainable was that given under private auspices. “The fathers of our country, ‘the nresidents, statesmen, thinkers, were all educated at private {nstitutions. These were the real Americans, when hearts and souls were centered on their beloved America, and fts stability and perpetuity amongst the great Christian nations. “Nor ‘are we alone, in insisting upon a religious and moral tone in the teaching of young -Americans. There is no educator of any stand- ing, among our non-Catholic broth- ers:who does not honestly admit the tremendous disadvantage of our pub- lic school system, in the education of the young, with religion and moral- ity eliminated from.its curriculum. “Field Secretary J. O. Engleman of the National. E@ucation Association, president of the Illinois State Teach- ers’ Association, in a speech made to 800 public school teachers from all parts of Connecticut at the Broad Street auditorium. in Hartford, re- cently, said “Prisons are being filled not -because of {lliteracy. They are turning literature into lust, and arithmetic into roguery, because there is not enough endeavor to read the mainspring of the soul. Tricks of figures and shapes of letters are not the important things. Intellec- tual “training will not save the nation without deep moral teaching.’ Eliot, Balfour and Babson. “Dr. Charles Eliot, president emer- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1922, When Eugene V. Brewster, Brewster (lower left) has sued ve lrangle of movie magazines, took Corliss Palmer, 20-year-old cigar coun- ter girl from a Macon (Ga.) hotel and awarded her the prize in an international beauty contest, he sowed the seeds for the legal difficulties in which he now finds himself. New York publisher of a string Mrs, Eleanor V. V. for separation. itus of Harvard, whom many Amer- icans look upon as an educational oracle, an authority par excellence in the domain of education, acknowl- edged that the great disadvantage in our school system is lack of religious training, Here are his exact words: ‘The public schools are desperately in need of religious teaching.' He was speaking to a gathering of Congre- gationalists in Pilgrim Hall, Boston. He also said: ‘The failure of our public schools to turn out good citl- zens and good voters, is conspicuous. ‘We shall have to look it squarely in the face.’ An authority no less dis- tinguished, because he happens to be an Englishman, one who was a dom- inating factor ‘at the disarmament conference at Washington the early part of this year,"a man who shares with Lloyd George the honor of be- ing the greatest statesman in the British ‘empire, Hon. Arthur Balfour says: 'The division between religlous and secular training is fundamentally erroneous. It implies- a dualism of object, a divided object which no thinking man can readily approve. “‘If religious training is a good thing, do not attempt to divorce it from the general training of the mind. Do not put it into. a separate compartment, as it were, to be dealt with on entirely different principles and for entirely different purposes, The training of the young people of the country is and must be an or- ganic whole; you cannot cut it into separate compartments. A school is not and ought not to be a place merely for filling to the brim some | unfortunate child, with what is called a secular learning.’ | London to the National Society from St. Paul's Bulletin, Oct. 23, 1920.) “Our own Roger Babson, prince of statisticians, the great living oracle of our business world, says: ‘The |need of the hour is not more fac- tories, or more materials, nor more railroads, or steamboats, nor more armies or navies, but rather more Christian education. “‘We insure our houses and fac- tories, our automobiles and our busi- (Delivered 1in| panies, but the same amount of money invested in Christian educa- tion would give far better results, Besides, Christlan education can in- sure, what no corporation 'can {in- sure; namely, prosperity.’ “These are extracts from a letter sent to 16,000 executives as a part of the regular service of his organi- zation. The motto, the slogan of | every Catholic school, ‘For God and | country,’ and right werthy is she training young America for service to both one and the other, as her his- tory so eloquently demonstrates. “The Cross of Christ and the starry flag are given their proper place in every class-room, and to one and the other, are the students urged to con- secrate and dedicate their lives.” A M.E. ZION CHURCH IS INNEED OF HELP Small Congregation Carries Big Debt-White Churches Aid The negro church is in need of funds. So serious is its position that the Chamber of Commerce has been appealed to for aid and even Mayor Paonessa has been asked to issue a proclamation. In both cases vell you ¥ LiGGeTT & Myers ToAcco Co. terest on the mortgage is paid by five local churches, the two leading Con- gregational churches, the First Bap- tist, the Methodist and St. Mark's Fipiscopal, During tne past few years repairs have 'been expensive. One night last winter the water system froze up and the pipes burst. Other things con- spired to mount up a back debt of $400, part of which consists of an un- paid salary to the Rev. Washington, the former pastor. The congregation is small. There are probably 70 persons attending, 40 of which are contributing members, the others being women and children, Rev. Mr. Walters was sent here to help straighten out the financial sit- uation and reduce the mortgage. He has had considerable experience in this line of work. He is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute, of Chi- cago, and has made it his life work to come to the aid of run down churches and put them on their feet. He had two charges in Kentucky, after leaving the institute, where he greatly improved the financial situa- tion. Then he did similar work in Baltimore, Md.,, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Norwich, N. Y. Montrose, Pa., and Newark, N, J. At the Jast named place he succeeded in lifting a mort- gage. On Staten Island he was in- strumental in doing the same; in the reply has been that the persons. approached could assist as individuals but not officially. The African Methodist Episcopal Zion church, located at 315 Church street, is practically the only church in this city which looks after the spiritual welfare of residents of Af- rican descent. Efforts have been made from time to time to start a DBaptist mission but little success has been made, according to Rev. I. B. Wal- ters, of the local church. The church ness through mutual and stock com- going more deeply into debt. Las a mortgage of $4,000 and has been Camden, N. J., he raised funds to re- model the church; imCarlisle, Pa., he paid off the church debt and left that congregation with $500 in its treas- ury and a greatly increased member- ship. In Derby, Conn,, he assisted in paying off all church debts and $550 on a mortgage. He asks that the white people of New Britain help the color- ed people keep their own church. The drive for funds for this church has no connection with occasional so- licitations by a Waterbury and Hart- ford group of negroes, who solicit for The in- congregations in another city and Beatrice Blair Takes a Peep Into Ruth Roland’s Wardrobe ‘When 1 visited Ruth Roland and hegan to talk fashions, the first thing I noted was that she is very partial to velvet this autumn. I noted it from her talk and her extensive ward- robe, She has one of those modish ' long capes of black velvet with sev- eral rows of scallops, each scallop being finished with a silk cable cord. 1t delighted me particularly. One charming new creation that I noted was of black Chantilly lace over gold tissué, the bodice of plain black {affeta, with round decolletege, while the bouffant sides of the full skirt at the walst line were adorned with large black roses with long golden stems. Gold slippers and a large fan of golden uncurled ostrich go with this frock. Her new velvet gowns vary in de- sign, yet all are simple and girlish despite the richness of the fabric, All ¢ while with her crepe or Georgette creations she often wears sapphires or her ornaments of old Imperial Jade. Ruth's wondrous velvet gowns this autumn incjude black, rgse, Hydran- gea blue and periyinkle blue. One features a round collar of Duchesse lace; the other has roses of blue vel- vet and silver at the left of the waist, with long ends or rcse ribbon silver- cdged; while the rose velvet frock is exquisite with its long-waisted bodice of rose and silver metal cloth, the sole trimming being tiny hand-made roses of the two-toned metal cloth. The shoulder straps are of the roses as well. Bleeves are surely featured this sea- son, and they are indeed the pamper- ed twins of the family. The design of the sleeve mmay be carried into the gown in such a way that they become the center of attraction and style. have the long waists and new long skirts, - With her silks and velvets, Ruth prefers her diamonds or pearis; Often the sleeve is a mass of heavy artistically interwoven and in Ruth's wardrobe I noted sleeves embroidered, ruffled, hemstitched, brocaded, puffed, and some just plain. ‘When it comes to hats, Ruth has several of the immense new models among her autumn millinery. One especially chic is a very wide-brimmed chapeau of black lace, with a facing of periwinkle blue velvet, and the crown wreathed with large silk roses in the pastel colorings of blue, rose, lavender, green and yellow.* For her tailored and sport suits, the Pathe star prefers the small tailored shapes, often of the same fabric as the suit itself, while others are close fitting turbans of feathers, and au- tumn leayes and flowers. Gay colors, embroiderd in wool is notéd on some of, her hats. Two blue hats I adored were both trimmed with, feathers. The hat of periwi§gkle blue is of silk and velvet, of medium sized brim and round; while the effective trimming embroidery of gold, silver and colors The other is one of the new ‘“poke” or Directoire shapes of Hydrangea blue, and its trimmings are three uncurled short plumes of os- trich placed directly in front. Another “poke’ creation is of purple silk, with masses of cerise silk roses. A very smart “dress” hat among Ruth's au- tumn millinery is built of braided wire cloth and trimmed with superior black bird of Paradise feathers. Miss Roland declares that ‘“every well-dressed woman will include one of the very smart new short box ccats of fur in her autumn wardrobe.” Her own selection is of black caracul. Her new evening wraps are magnifi- cent—ofie entirely of Ermine seems fit for the Queen of Serials, as Ruth is so often called. Another equally splendid is of seal and ermine, while a third that captivitated my fancy was of moleskin and squirrel. same bhle, and squirrel are often needed and one very unique and valuable coat and parka is of reindeer skin, with an in- set checked trimming of ermine and a collar, cuffs and finish to the hood of fox. Ruth only uses this when she 1s skiing, driving t logs, or working in snow scenes in her pictures. For the evening gowns, many beau- tiful fans are required, both of curled and uncurled ostrich plumes with mountings of amber, tortoise and pearl, Among her novel fans are those of Paradise and even one of veacock feathers, When I finished this inspection of Ruth Roland’s wardrobe, 1 wished for perhaps the thousandth time that 1 had been born beautiful — beautiful enough to become a movie star as popular as Ruth Roland herself. But then I thought of the gowns stars have to wear in pictures, and the ter- Ruth's other furs comprise a won- drous scarf of Russian sab) Other was many short curled plumes of the pleces of fox, Stone marten, Kolinsky rific expense of it all. Maybe I'm well oft and eught to be satisfied; but then, one can't help heaving a sigh of envy. | & Let Fatima smekers —and after all, what other cigarette is so highlyrespected by so many men? whose solicitations the Chamber of| Commerce has not approved, | $COUT MEETING TONIGHT | Troop Leaders to Have Session at 8' P. M.—Esecutives of State to Meet | Here Tuesday. i A meeting of all Boy Scout leaders at 8 o'clock, according to orders is-} sued by Scout Executive Walter O, Cook. The meeting will be for the' purpose of meeting the assistant di- rector of education of the national council, Wyland, of New York, who is coming to attend the council of scout executives of Connecticut Tues- ! day. The session’' Monday night includes of the city will be held in the Cham- |afternoon Tony Tratta, ber of Commerce: rooms this evening|son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tratta, was " PN ks assistant scoutmasters and older boya The Tuesday conference will be of scout executives of 13 cities and will be held at the New Britain club. Refreshments will be served tos night. Boy Fractures Skull By Coasting Into Auto Southington, Dec. 11—While coast« ing on Bristol street hill yesterday 11-year-old struck by an automobile and seriously injured. The name of the driver of the car is not known, though it is | said that he stopped to see - how badly the lad was injured. The lad was taken to the Meriden haspital where he was reported as suffering from a fractured skull and arm. The boy steered his sled in front of the automobile, it is reported. “Pape’s Cold Compound’’ Breaks a Cold ifi Few Hours Every druggist here guarantees each package of “Pape's Cold Com- pound” to break up any cold and end grippe misery in a few hours or money returned. « Stiffiness, = pain, § headache, feverishness, inflamed or congested nose and head relieved with first dose. These safe, pleasant tabe lets cost only a few cents and millions now take them instead of sickening quinine, bt g ia b b ba Lot to Lo ] ¢ TOYS- TOYS - TOYS Come In and Visit OQur Toyland T-HCOGSWELL Cor. Main and Chestnut Sts. § THE “Oh, Madge, so glad I my gift list. to remember this year. g g g % ¢ § & Now, young lady, no more with me!” “Madge, dear, at times g _.K g YOUR Q [ A SENSIBLE GIRL SHOWS 4 “Why, you foolish girl, WAY Overheard durine the lunch hours:— met you here. You know Tom sent me tickets for the theater tonight. He is de- tained at the office and I'll have to ~o alone unless you will be good enough to come with me.” “That is very splendid of you to invite me May. I appreciate the invitation and would so love to come but I had planned to stay at home tonight and make out I can’t put off making out this any longer than I have alrcm}y as I have so many persons tl k“you are very kind but you see how I am fixed, don't you?” if that’s all that is troubl- ing you, you're coming with me tonight. Just read the “CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS” in The Her- ald; they have a list all prepared for you. Between the acts you can read it over and check un your list. Youw’ll see the show and finish your list at the same time. from you. You're coming you are simply irresistible, Of course I’ll come now and be happy to do it. You have removed a load from my mind and I am more than well rid of it. Until tonight, then.” USE OUR CLASSIFIED PAGES AS XMAS SHOPPING GUIDE NO ONE FORGOTTEN—NOTHING MISSED