| Show THE EDUCATION controversy THE qu question eption of education to la provoking a great deal of controversy all through the united states and is becoming an issue in politics at the recent elections in cleveland ohio and in several of the new england cities the public school versus thee the parochial school figured as a direct issue the political upheaval caused sed by it in wisconsin and in illinois two years ago is yet fresh in the minds of the reading public the new york educational review for march contains an article entitled education to whom does it belong it was wa written by one who might be termed an ultra catholic lu in fact it is a criticism on a pamphlet written by the professor of moral theology in the catholic university of washington in thi pamphlet the professor the rev thomas boutillon claimed that he wrote at the request of his ecclesiastical sias superiors and it is isbit but reasonable to assume that the work was per used by them before its publication he held to the theory that education did not belong wholly to the family to the state stair to the oh church u ach or to the individual but to all four combined in harmonious working the matter of edla combining bining harmoniously these four factors the learned doctor left to inthe the men whom god has placed at the head of the church and the state N before the pamphlet was written several parochial schools were leased eased to school boards in minnesota sit at a nominal sum and ceasing to be cato olle olio schools were at once turned into public schools this immediate change was eff effected acted with the consent of archbishop ireland who was so warmly received by the pope a few weeks ago the same authority endorsed indorsed indor sed pamphlet at the time of its publication the educational review writer whose name is john A mooney takes taken direct issue on the question he contends that the ideal catholic school is i the parochial and that all the church councils and synods have imposed upon the clergy the duty of providing a school in every parish he dwells on the inconsistency of this proceeding if s scheme is the rew real church plan the catholic theory is in he evs says to tho the parent arent belot belongs gs the ed education of tho th child the state has haa no DO rt right to ta educate the state may and should encourage education the catholic position is wholly in accord with the democratic principles that underlie our theory of government in support of these principles which are the opposite ot of dr principles ons the american catholic thiearchy hie archy clergy and laity have been and will continue to be united charles oconnor skilled in american political studies discussing democracy in johnsons new held that as governments were forbidden to interfere with religion the they should now be commanded to withdraw witt withdraw draw from the control of education the politician was more in harmony with catholic theologians than is dr bouquillon to clear the air is not hurtful more light ot or course but we shall see all the better if the air air be clear quite clear I 1 boquillon is a native of belgium and came to this country two years a ago go to occupy th the e chair of moral theology in the washington university hta his pamphlet has provoked much controversy tro versy veray within the catholic church and several leading churchmen have openly antagonized it |
