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U.S. ON BRINK OF "SCHOOL [To"uiCiamil AID" PROGRAMME Washington: The U.S. Government now stands on the brink of launching a vast programme pioneering in Federal recognition of the educational needs of both public and private school pupils.
By a vote of 73 to 18, the cussion centred on the in- TEXTBOOKS AND Senate added its endorse- clusion of parochial and MATERIALS ment to the House of Rep- other private school pupils. resentatives approval of Senator Morse and the • About 100 million dolPresident Johnson's 1.3 bil- bill's other supporters ar• lars ( £ 45.000,000) would lion dollar ( £ 585,000,000) gued that the aid contem- be provided to buy textplated in the legislation is books for pupils, materials proposal. at pupils, not and volumes for school libThe President hailed the aimed passage of the measure. church-related schools, a raries and some instrucIle predicted that it would constitution a 11 y permis- tional equipment. All would be owned by a pubprove to be "just the begin- sible course. lic agency, such as the ning, the first giant stride local school- district or libt owards full educational COURT CHALLENGE rary, but they would be MOVE BEATEN opportunity for all of our loaned to children attendschoolchildren." A major Senate chal- ing non-public schools. Mr. Johnson signed the lenge was an amendment • Another 100 million bill into law on a Sunday by Senator Sam Ervin, of at the one-room school in North Carolina, who pro- dollars would be used to City, Johnson Texas, posed tht the bill include establish educational cenwhere he began his own a provision authorising tres to benefit both public education. nearly automatic Federal and private school pupils with cultural enrichment He explained the Sun- court challenge by a taxpr ogrammes and other speday signing of the bill, say- payer of the bill's inclusion cial services. Public agening: "I do not wish to delay of parochial pupils. cies would operate these by a single day the procentres , but the legislation The Ervin propos al was gramme to strengthen this r eq ui nation's elementary and defeated 53 to 32 in the school re s that private educators and others face of appeals by Senator secondary schools." Morse and Republican Sen- from outside the public He then expressed his ator Jacob Jay its, of New schools take part in the "devout hope" that his York. planning for them. own "sense of urgency" The Johnson programme will be shared by Commissioner of Education Francis is not general Federal aid Keppel and other educa- to elementary and secon. tion officers of the Federal dary education, Senator Government charged with Morse told the Senate, although he freely admitted implementing the pro- it ANT A S, Australia's could be interpreted as gramme. a "back-door" approach overseas airline, has The bill sped through to broad-scale aid. been granted a special disthe Senate, as it had pensation from the Sacred The measure's thre through the House, proCongregation of the Counpelled by urgent appeals main provisions are: cil of the Holy See. of the leadership that ConFirst place in the open section of the Catholic Schools • One billion dollars gress capitalise on the wide ' Drama Festival conducted by the The dispensation was Therry Society last week went to the Aquinas College consensus of support for ( about £ 450,000.000) to granted in February this production of scenes from "Beckett.'' public school districts unPictured in a scene from the play are Ross Bryant the legislation. as Thomas Beckett, who was judged best year and is valid for a fiveder a formula based chiefly year actor, and Richard Chaney as King Henry II. (See page nine.) period . Senator Wayne Morse of on the number of children The dispensation is from Oregon, chairman of the in school who come from Senate education sub-com- families earning less than the law of abstinence on mittee and the bill's floor 2,000 dollars ( £ 890) a Fridays and all other obligatory days of abstinence manager, repeatedly char- year. The grant would acterised it as experimen- cover half of the cost of when Catholic passengers tal in its approaches and education for each eligible are travelling on Qantas flights. appealed that it be given pupil. member Orders of the conIn a letter, Mr. L. J. year's trial run. ference represented 1,518 Parochial and other pri- Power, Sales Development clerical Religious in AusMuch of the Senate clis- vate school pupils in the Manager for Qantas, said: tralia and New Zealand. same low income bracket "Naturally, we shall conwould benefit by extension tinue to provide wherever Of this number 415 are to them by local public possible suitable non-meat engaged in work in 126 Sydney : Almost 1000 Australian priests, parishes in the two counschool districts of shared meals, both in the air and services and facilities. Pub- during transit between nuns, brothers, lay men and tries, while 457 are teachwomen are en- ing lic school districts are re- flights, but we are most gaged 13,711 students in secin missi onary work in New Guinea, the ondary schools quired to take these chil- grateful for the dispensaconducted Pacific Islands and Asia. dren into account when tion, which will help to by clerical Religious. making their plans to aid obviate any embarrassIt was also revealed that This was revealed by mon interest and to needy students. ment in the future." the National Director of late projects for the formu- 1,307 students are studying greater in seminaries of member the Pontifical Mission Aid efficiency of religio us com- Orders of the Societies, Bi§liop A. R. E. munities. conference. Of Thomas of Bathurst, at the Bishop Thomas was one ta these, 1.147 are being ught by 239 teachers, 206 annual general meeting of four speakers to addres which of the Conference of Cleri- the Provincials of Orderss of whom are clerical Reli" were being made for cal Religious Superiors in and their representatives gious. the billeting of the 31 In addition, one member Australia and New Zea- at the two-day meeting. THE PARE NTS AND FRIENDS FEDERATION Choir boys from Melbo Order of the conference— urne land at the Sacred Heart His Lordsh ip spoke on Isee Page Five) have gone OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA WILL HOLD Monastery, K e n sington, the missions and mission the Society of Jesus—staffs awry. four University colleges THEIR ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING ON New South Wales. finances. An urgent call is being The Conference of CleriSUNDAY, MAY 30. The other speakers were with nine of its priests. Inade for homes, prefercal Religious Superiors was the -Apostolic Delegate, These colleges have a total abl in the Floreat Park, The meeting will be held in the All Saints' formed in 1953 at the sug- Archbishop Domenico En- student enrolment of 476. The principal resolutions Memorial Centre., St. George's Terrace, commencing gestion of the Apostolic rici, Father Kevin O'Shea, Subiaco area. Aventy boys will now of the meeting centred on Delegate at the time, Arch- C.SS.R., and Dr. :_lexiu at 1.30 p.m. s leed accommodation from bishop Romolo Carboni. Brassil, a leading Sydney vocations and the decisions One of the items on the agenda submitted for 'lay 16 till May 25. of the Second Vatican In 1963, it received the psychiatrist. consideration by one of the P. & F. Associations is A.ny parents who can see Fath er O'Shea spoke on Council. approbation of the Sacred "The Standardisation of School Uniforms." their way clear ongregation of Religious pastoral renewal and Dr. C to take one Among other business will be the annual report VOCATIONS two boys for the duraand recently its statutes Brassil on the discernment of the council and the election of officers and council tlon of their tour here are of vocations. were approved for a period It was decided to further members. hasked to contact Mr. G. A. of three years. investigate means of rerountain, 23-1151, , In a circular sent to all Associations, the necessity DISCUSSIONS Ext. 31. cruiting members for clerioff ice hours, or at of a fully representative attendance was stressed OBJECTIVE cal Religious Orders. Each of the addresses at's., home, 87-3580. so that the business of the Federation can be fully Delegates also pledged was followed by general The primary object of .1f possible, the orgatheir Orders to study the discussed. discuss ion confere among the nce the is to bring 114ers Suwant the boys housdecisions of the Vatican Each financial affiliated Association is entitled to the Superiors of clerical periors and delegates. in one area to facilitate Council on pastoral ret wo votes at any meeting of the Federation. Religious Orders together ansPort arrangements. During the meeting it newal and to use every to discuss matters of corn- was revealed that the effort to implement them.
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