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Show Tin: ri.'in.ic sliiudi. tjUi.siiuN. Till uUlo tchool tyttemli tecom lug a vexed question In many of the KasttmBtAlea and cities. In Wisconsin almost a revolution was edecteil on this lime. Ill Illinois, at one time, It threatened to rovoku a bllter light but the trouble srat temporarily settled by compromise. In Minnesota there has been much agitation for a year or more over this question. Tho Itomaii Cathollo church, though not ut strong numerically lu that region aa In other lacif, yet oommands close attention I y reason of the prominent part one of Its greatest dl(,nltarli , A rchl Ishop 1 re-laud, re-laud, playt In (ubllo atltlrt. In vdu cttloual matten he tf regarded at an authority even by lilt Trotestaut fellow citizens. In the liquor question lie elaudson a latfomi with most of tiio extreme temperance advointet llo-roo.raUluuKeutral llo-roo.raUluuKeutral wa) with I'ro-testant I'ro-testant reforninri on this line, though tucliucjurte It ivntrary to the dlscl- line of his iburch List August the parochial schools of ralrb-sult, Minn , were turned over tu the Hoard of 1. luutlou. Tho Irani frr was made In due legal form, I'sthir Coury, lu whose name tho school property wot reglstend, made the follow lug oiler! "In lonsldt ration of l I agree to place under the iiianageuient and control of the Hoard of l.diicatlou of the ell of J alrlault, the school bull Hug mil alt Its equipments, equip-ments, at remit known at the ( arlsli tchool of the luimtcultte Coniejtlou cliurih, with the grounds upon whkh the tohool building It located, the eaine to I e used by eal I l-onrd for educational (lupous under such conditions con-ditions as that board may determine to t for the lest I nti restt f nil c r lerned." .The Hoa(d of lIurslltm acce(le the roisltlou. Die rchoolr, how ever, were left In charge of forme leachert, Lilt under the control of the I ubllo tchool tuperlntoodent. ftthofh children exclusively continued to ti thiiii. This liil to further nglUlbn It watttatol thtt the transaction was not In goo! faith, that tho whole thine wat a scheme to get even tho publh schools un ler priestly domination. Itccenlly the Protestants dejsileil one of their number, a Mr. Mott, to Inve-stlgalethe tltuatloii. He did tt, and lu his report says that no change watmalelait August liecause It was then too lite In the tat)n I J Introduce reforms. Hut since then the parochial schools have been rogra le I, Htale text books Introduced, an I In many In-sUnccs In-sUnccs the teachers changed. He says, however, that among the teach crs employed aud paid by the city are n few allien of the church, but they tiavctreeti relloved frum giving any religious teaching during their connection connec-tion with their ubllo school wi rk If everything It ai reported, the I ubllo tchool problem, lu Kalrbault, Is fettled for the resent. Hut If sisters of the church living In convents M employed at teachers, tho liitluence of that church would certainly be exerted and trouble would be sure to arise from rrotettant oljcctors. The root of the dllltcully Is the tie-ccvslty tie-ccvslty of excluding religion entirely from the ubllo schools Whllo the Htale takes chsrgo of publlo education It Is certain to continue to bear bitter fruit. A large number of religious people drelre their ihllJren to be trained religiously In schools. This can only be done fairly and consistently consistent-ly by leaving each denomination to regulate rducatlsu for the children of lit monikers. Hut tlilt woill woik a revolution lu the common tchool tjt-tern, tjt-tern, and ai the prevailing sentiment of the country It against such a change, we may took for more or lets agitation ou the tutjoct. In Utah the wltest polity It to encourage and su((s)rtltie public schools for children until Ihey acqulro n common education, then let the Church rovlde for a higher education edu-cation tylti own meant for nhanced scholars, an I teach Itt teneta therein, as other denoroluatlont may dolu their academies. |
